PENNINE AUTUMN LEAGUE (SUN)

Leeds & Liverpool Canal (46 pegs) Maver North West are the Pennine League champions despite finishing second in the final match behind Tri-Cast Calder. Two bream made up most of winner Richard Thornton’s 7-2-0 weight in a tough match on the canal, but he couldn’t help his Matrix Halifax Black team to a win.

1 R Thornton, Matrix Halifax Black, 7-2-0; 2 N Hurst, Tri-Cast Calder, 6-9-0; 3 C Smith, Matrix Halifax Black, 5-10-0; 4 T Birwater, Matrix Halifax Blue, 5-9-8; 5 P Duffy, Maver North West, 4-15-0; 6 J Verbruggen, Maver North West and K Deacon, Tri Cast Rochdale, both 4-10-0.

Teams: 1 Tri-Cast Calder, 36pts; 2 Maver North West Red, 33; 3 Matrix Halifax Black, 32; 4 Tri Cast Rochdale, 29.

Final placings: 1 Maver North West Red, 168pts; 2 Tri-Cast Calder, 154; 3 Matrix Halifax Black, 148 (section wins); 4 Maver North West Black, 148.