LEIGH & DISTRICT
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The Innaugral Event
.... was held at the end of the 1998 season.
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The qualifying events came from 5 leagues / 18 competitions,
L&D Midweek League,
Leigh Catholics League,
Leigh Veterans League,
Leigh Monday Night League,
L&D Parks League and L&D Sunday League.
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The players qualifying were Jimmy Prescott (Arthur Rothwell - Midweek),
Andy Wilson (Div 1Merit - Midweek), Colin Marshall (Individual - Midweek),
Norman Young (POS - Midweek), Alan Price (Merit - Catholics),
Bill Clegg (Handicap - Catholics), Jack Eccleston (Merit & Ind - Veterans),
John McCaul (Div 1 Merit - Monday Night),
Ronnie Vaughan (Div 2 Merit - Monday Night), John Smith (Individual - Monday Night), Cliff Berry (Div 1 Merit - Parks),
Colin Ackers (Div 2 Merit & Individual - Parks), Eddie Caufield (POS - Parks),
John Heathcote (Div 1 Merit & Individual - Sunday)
and Vic Platt (Div 2 Merit - Sunday).
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There was a field of 15 bowlers excluding multi-qualifiers.
Results & Draw
Round 1
Ronnie Vaughan 21 v 15 Colin Ackers
Jack Eccleston 15 v 21 Andy Wilson
Jimmy Prescott 21 v 08 Eddie Caufield
Norman Young 19 v 21 John Heathcote
John McCaul 21 v 13 Vic Platt
John Smith 21 v 15 Bill Clegg
Alan Price 21 v 09 Cliff Berry
Colin Marshall BYE
Round 2
Andy Wilson 21 v 17 Ronnie Vaughan
Colin Marshall 14 v 21 John Heathcote
John McCaul 15 v 21 John Smith
Jimmy Prescott 21 v 13 Alan Price
Semi-Final
Jimmy Prescott 09 v 21 John Heathcote
John Smith 21 v 10 Andy Wilson
Final
John Heathcote 21 v 15 John Smith
C of C 1998 - ​John Heatcote