Fastbats pair on promotion trail

10:57am Wednesday 30th January 2008

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Fastbats have five teams in Division Three of the Bradford League and not surprisingly they feature heavily in the promotion and relegation frame.

The B and C teams are in the top two and the C team inflicted only the second defeat of the season on Fastbats B.

Greg Hill earned the man-of-the-match award for the C team with three wins, while Roman Maska and Terry Miller supplied one each. Hill also joined Maska to take the deciding doubles after losing the first two games.

This 6-4 victory means Fastbats C are 13 points behind the B team but they are nine points clear of third position, now occupied by Unity C following their 6-4 success at Thornbury B.

Steve Winnard took all three for the hosts but Craig Priestley and Steve Whittaker won two each and also the doubles for Unity.

Highdale A secured a crucial 6-4 victory over Dewsbury Sedbergh in Division One as the battle to stay out of the relegation places intensified.

Mike Stead comfortably won three singles for Highdale but Paul McKrieth drew a blank, so it was down to Phil Mann to provide the support with two singles.

This included a 14-12 fifth-game success against Steve Taylor in the final match - and he then joined Stead to take the decisive doubles.

RESULTS - Division One: Unity A 6, Thornbury A 4; Dewsbury Sedbergh 4, Highdale A 6; Police 5, Highdale B 5; Dewsbury TTC 0, Dewsbury Sedbergh 10. Division Two: Fastbats A 4, Hermits A 6; Unity B 8, Laisterdyke A 2. Division Three: Fastbats B 4, Fastbats C 6; Thornbury B 4, Unity C 6; Fastbats D 7, Fastbats F 3; Fastbats C 4, Fastbats F 6. Division Four: Rastrick BC 2, Highdale D 8; Rastrick BC 10, Baildon A 0; Rastrick BC 9, Hermits E 1; Embassy C 3, Hermits E 7. Division Five: Baildon B 4, Fastbats G 6; Drummonds 8, Hermits H 2. Division Six: Baildon C 9, Unity E 1; Fastbats H 1, Hermits J 9; Fastbats H 5, Unity E 5.

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