Coddon A, having narrowly missed out on runners-up spot in the first division, ended their Telford Snooker League season on a high note when they beat second division champions Bayley E in the final of the team knockout at Shifnal War Memorial Club last week.

The Bayley had high hopes of adding the cup to the second division trophy as they started the match with a handicap of 100 points but eventually lost a close match on the colours as Coddon took all five frames.

Donnington captain Dave Lloyd led the way by defeating Andy O'Brien by 40 points and the deficit was reduced still further after Lee Szklarzewicz won a tight second frame against Steve Hoof by some 30 points.

Ali Jones responded for the Bayley by opening up the next with a 22 break only for Ian Ferriday to battle his way back to take the frame on the colours before a scrappy fourth frame saw Darren Weston just edge out Martin Watkins by 4 points to leave Bayley's John Squire with a seven point advantage going into the last.

And although John kept former County Champion Zenon Lembicz at bay up till the colours the Donnington man seized his chance on the yellow to clear the colours up to the pink to secure the trophy for Coddon.

It was "hats off" to Little Dawley A (pictured) as well when they beat another Bayley side, Bayley A, in the final of the Consolation Cup.

Rick Cousins battled back to deny a determined Bob Mason in a closely fought opening frame. The Little Dawley captain's 61-41 win wiped out the Bayley's 20 point start and the Wellington side then fell behind as Ade Henry hit a rich vein of form, knocking in three twenty plus breaks on the way to defeating Arthur Burrows.

Steve Fletcher's 90-50 defeat of Richie Heighway proved to be the Bayley's only success on the night as Darren Pountney took the next against Steve Nicholls to leave veteran Jesse Lowe with a 79 point lead going into the last.

That was always going to be too much for Chris Morgan-Adams to retrieve and Jesse duly secured a well-deserved win for Little Dawley by claiming the final frame 66-40 to put his team's name on the trophy.

STEVE FLETCHER 

Steve.Fletcher@telfordsnooker.com

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