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The Innaugral Event

.... was held at the end of the 1998 season.

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.

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).

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

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