Holmes Chapel Knights beat near neighbours Macclesfield away by 3-2 to take an early lead in Division 2.
Anthony Soames 0.5 Andrew Raeburn 0.5
John-Paul Taylor 0 Ian Chester 1
Phil Cattermole 0.5 Ben Scattergood 0.5
Raymond Pomeroy 0 John Hicks 1
Anthony Brough 1 George Scattergood 0