THE D H Griffiths Cup quarter-finals got under way on Saturday with one startling result.

Pilkington Reserves, having their best season for a long while, were humbled 2-1 at home by Division One side, Carborundum, Kevin Guy grabbing the Pilkington goal. Clock Face Miners Welfare (John and Mark Davock) were well and truly beaten 2-7 at home by Child Reserves.

In the Tom Worrall quarters, West Bank won a cracking game, to eliminate Division One championsSportsmans Athletic 3-2 Gary Robinson (2) and J J Groghan goals doing the trick.

This Sunday Toll Bar will oppose Oddfellows in the final of The Hatton Travel Cup at Prescot Cables (11am). It follows their 5-3 semi-final victory over last year's winners Ex Services (Rainhill).

RESULTS

Tuesday April 13

St Helens Star Premier Division: Child FC 6 Gerard Arms 1, Prescot BICC Reserves 0 Beeches Reserves 3.

Division One: Child Reserves 2 Billinge 0, Carborundum 3 Sidac Social 1, Old Congs (Haydock) 1 Chestnut Lodge 2, Clock Face Miners 7 Haresfinch Social 1.

Division Two: Bull and Dog 2 Glassblowers 2, Earlestown (Griffin) 1 Clock Face Miners Reserves 4.

Division Three: Billinge Reserves 1 Gerard Arms Reserves 4, Rainford North End Reserves 2 Ritherhill 2, East Sutton Labour Reserves 2 Bewsey Athletic 2.

Thursday April 15

Division One: College Street 0 Child Reserves 5.

Liverpool CFA Intermediate Cup Final: The Anchor 5 Tapes for Industry 3 (after extra time).

Saturday

D H Griffiths Cup Quarter-Finals: Old Congs (Haydock) 1 Rifle 2, Pilkington Reserves 1 Carborundum 2, The Anchor 5 Penlake Juniors 1, Clock Face Miners Welfare 2 Child Reserves 7.

Tom Worrall Cup Quarter-Finals: Billinge Reserves 5 Clock Face Miners Welfare Reserves 2, West Bank 3 Sportsmans Athletic 2, Eccleston United 4 Earlestown (Griffin) 2, Bull and Dog 1 Red Star (Rainford) 2.

Division One: Chestnut Lodge 4 Billinge 1.

Division Two: Glassblowers 4 Agrevo 2.

Division Three: Grosvenor Park 0 Broad Oak 3, Rainford North End Reserves 4 Leach Lane 3, Bewsey Athletic 3 Ritherhill 2.

Sunday Hatton Travel Cup Semi-Final: Ex Services Rainhill 3 Toll Bar 5.

Premier Division: East Sutton Labour 3 Rose and Crown 2, Oddfellows 5 Owens Corning Ravenhead 1.

Division One: Bispham Celtic 1 Brown Edge 3, Hammer 3 Victoria (Rainhill) 6, Sutton Heath Panthers 7 Athletico Nelson 0.

FIXTURES

Saturday

D H Griffiths Cup semi-finals: Rifle FC v Child Reserves, Carborundum v Anchor FC .

Tom Worrall Cup semi-finals: Eccleston United v Billinge Reserves , West Bank FC v Red Star Rainford .

St Helens Star Premier Division: Child FC v Prescot BICC Reserves.

Division One: Junction v Billinge, Chestnut Lodge v Old Congs.

Division Two: Glassblowers v Earlestown.

Division Three: Leach Lane v Rainford North End Reserves, Prescot BICC A v Bewsey FC, Ritherhill v East Sutton Labour Reserves.

Sunday

Hatton Travel Cup Final: Toll Bar v Oddfellows at Prescot Cables, kick off 11am.

Premier Division: Rose and Crown v East Sutton Labour.

Division One: Brown Edge v Athletico Nelson, Penlake v Sutton Heath Panthers.

Tuesday April 27

St Helens Star Premier Division: The Anchor v Beeches Reserves.

Division One: Child Reserves v Sidac Social, Chestnut Lodge v Junction.

Division Two: Earlestown (Griffin) v Eccleston United, Agrevo v Trees.

Division Three: Prescot BICC A v Rainford North End Reserves, Grosvenor Park v East Sutton Labour Reserves.

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