There were 3 matches at Cheddleton last night. 2 of them were crucial Division 3 matches that directly affected the top of the table.
Cheddleton 'D' were beaten 3 - 1 by Meir 'A' and, as a consequence, dropped down to 5th in the table. Meir have now moved up to joint 4th but only have one fixture remaining. Cheddleton still have 2 matches in hand of leaders Fenton 'A' but are 7 points adrift so their prospects look bleak. Cheddleton names first :
Roger Edwards 0 Steve Hill 1
Roger Walker 1 Tom Healey 0
Jacob Boswell 0 Dave Fuller 1
David Hallen 0 Peter Windows 1
Cheddleton 'E' and Stafford 'B' were 3rd and 2nd respectively before the match started and that's how it remains following a 2 - 2 draw - a point that neither team could really afford to drop. Stafford can actually count themselves slightly lucky as the Cheddleton Board 4 blundered a Rook away whilst several Pawns to the good. Cheddleton have now played the same number of matches as Fenton but are still 5 points adrift. Stafford now only have one match in hand and are 3 points behind. Cheddleton names first :
John Yee 0.5 Pavel Nefyodov 0.5
Karol Grzybowski 1 Kazik Wozniak 0
Alex Cartlidge 0.5 Andrew Leadbetter 0.5
David Rose 0 Peter Evans 1
In Division 4 Cheddleton 'G' stay 2nd after beating Fenton 'C' by 2.5 - 1.5. They are now only a point behind Fenton 'B' but have played 3 matches more than them. Cheddleton names first :
Phil Birks 0.5 Steve Emmerton 0.5
Jacob Cartlidge 1 Jason Plant 0
Sam Beardmore 1 Stuart Hull 0
Dominic Taylor 0 Ernie Wilkinson 1
