WIDNESVIKINGS The boys in black
pass at the line sent Sam Wilde through a hole in the defence, with the second rower showing enough pace to beat the fullback.
With 14 minutes on the clock a brilliant move opened up the Roughyeds defence, as Owens and Craven combined to break through the middle, with the latter of the two racing under the crossbar.
Baker was next over the try line, as he made his second break of the afternoon before showing great footwork to avoid the scrambling defence, marking his return to action with a fantastic try.
With six minutes of the first half remaining Oldham broke their deadlock after enjoying their best period of play, which included forcing a goal-line drop-out. From the repeat set, Dan Abram managed to step past an attempted tackle and reach out to score, before converting his own effort.
Widnes almost executed another brilliant set move late in the half, as Craven found Shane Grady who returned a pass inside to Owens, but the captain couldn’t bring the ball into his grasp as the opportunity went begging.
Widnes started the second half as they started the first period, as it took less than a minute for the hosts to add to their lead.
Craven went short with the restart as Cross regathered possession and advanced the Vikings into the Oldham 20, where Wilde raced in for a carbon copy of his first try.
The Vikings then produced a fantastic long-range effort, as the ball was put through hands before Joe Edge released Jack Johnson, who had too much pace for the retreating defenders and raced in for the six-pointer.
On 51 minutes Edge went from provider to scorer, as Baker broke through the middle and found Craven in support, with the Vikings halfback sending the youngster over for his first senior try for the club.
Oldham enjoyed another positive