Victories from Brendan Wincott and Fred Spragg saw Maddocks D come from behind to keep their title hopes on track with a 3-2 win over Little Dawley B in the third division of the Telford Snooker League (sponsored by Romeo & Juliets).

The third division leaders took the opening frame when Mick Wincott defeated Gary Clements 59-41 but the favourites for the title were rocked back on their heals when the home side took the next two frames.

Breaks of 22 and 27 secured the second frame for Phil Cottey against Ken Davies and when Tom Wotherspoon took the next 58-24 against Mick Lucas Maddocks were in grave danger of losing for only the second time this season.

However Brendan Wincott had other ideas and a 21 break saw him safely home against Simon Evans before Fred Spragg saved the day with a close 57-47 success over James Evans in the decider.

Maddock’s victory leaves them three points clear at the top of the table after Bayley F took four points from their derby clash with their D team.

Captain Paul Maxfield led the way with a stunning opening frame win over Brian Aberdeen. Breaks of 22 and 41 set the trend for the rest of the evening and further wins for Tom Maxfield over home captain Darren Rhoades and Chris Shaw, who beat Dave Williams on the black, saw the F team take a commanding three frame lead.

Andy Summers continued to pile on the pressure with a solid 64-28 win over Craig Whitehead leaving the home side with the consolation of a final frame victory by Dave Dudley who beat the in-form Eddie Whitehead by 49 points to 27.

As a consequence of their defeat Bayley D slip to fourth spot with Bayley B moving up one place to third despite losing out by the odd frame to Wellington Billiard Hall F.

Things looked good early on though for the Bayley when young Danny Oliver claimed the opening frame with a 5134 success against Steve Weatherall.

But Pete Smith and Richard Tranter turned the tide with wins over Kelvin McLeod and Alan Wheatley in the next two frames - and although Chris Haycox levelled the match at two frames all with victory over Chris Fletcher, it was the visitors who had the last laugh when Chris Bates held his nerve to take the deciding frame on the black against Dickie Beddall.

Anstice B find themselves in fifth place in the table after a resounding 4-1 win over Newport British Legion B secured their seventh win of the campaign.

Danny Weaver’s 67-28 defeat of John Yapp was cancelled out by Keith Gardner’s close 59-46 win over John Darrock as the first two frames were shared.

However the Madeley side then took control with Mick Cahill knocking in a 24 break on the way to defeating Alan Munn 62-22 and George Hammond rattling in a superb run of 47 – the highest in the division so far – to take the next frame from Alan Davies.

And with Stew Wimbush taking the last frame too the Anstice were able to celebrate a fine 4-1 win to keep them on the periphery of the promotion race with 33 points from 13 games.

Minnesota Fats C have exactly the same points total following their 3-2 win away at Hadley A.

Toby Welsh and Tom Firmstone made the early running with wins over Dave Barnett Junior and Shane Dicken Senior before the home side hit back through Stuart Dicken’s 46-36 defeat of Bob Lane.

A narrow 39-28 win for Dave Barnett Senior over Dave Welsh ensured there would be a nail-biting climax as Neil Robinson took on Rich Goldie – and it was Neil who kept his cool to triumph 67-25 as Minnesota took the match by three frames to two.

Wellington Billiard Hall B came from behind to win their tie with Shifnal D by the same score after Terry Askew had given the visitors the lead with a fine win over Dan Francis.

Sanjay Chauhan doubled Shifnal’s lead with another good win – this time against Gaz Hughes before the Billiard Hall hit back by taking all three remaining frames.

First Kev Whitehead got the better of Ivor Peplow before Allan Francis squared the match with a 55-30 success over veteran Arthur Aston.

The comeback was then made complete when Iain Atkinson defeated Barrie Easthope in the decider to secure the match for the Billiard Hall by three frames to two.

DIVISION 1

The top two places in Division 1 seem destined for Anstice A and Maddocks A respectively as between them they dropped only one frame in last week’s fixtures.

Matt Davies’ black ball win over Noel Stones was the only point dropped by leaders Anstice A as the reigning champions defeated Shifnal E by four frames to one.

Ian Duffy opened the scoring with breaks of 34 and 36 against Rob Edmunds and Neil Price made it 2-0 with a 55-26 success over Chris Petford as the Madeley side set about protecting their lead over Maddocks A at the top of the table.

Keith Price added another point with a close 63-50 win over Dave Peplow before Shifnal claimed the fourth frame through Matt Davies.

However Nick Oakley’s 58-26 defeat of Arron Sparkes sees Anstice A’s lead at the top now a massive six points ahead of Maddocks A who took all five points from their home game with fancied Minnesota Fats A.

Ian Eldridge wasted no time getting into the swing of things with breaks of 39 and 30 securing the first frame against Jon Wright.

Ian Skelton and Darren Wincott got the better of Jamie Morris and Steve Collins respectively before Individual Champion Phil Davies made it four in a row, defeating Keith Blackham 65-34.

Leigh France’s 61-26 final frame win over Paul Devey completed a resounding win for Maddocks who now lead third placed Coddon A by nine points.

The Donnington side look destined to once again miss out on the silverware, having finished in third spot last term. Their 3-2 win over Little Dawley A means they have a lot of catching up to do if they are to overhaul Maddocks A in the race for runners-up spot although they did have Paul Harper in fine form for them last week.

The former West Midland’s Individual Champion rattled in a run of 44 on the way to taking the first frame from Richie Heighway and things continued to look good for the home side when Zenon Lembicz defeated Jesse Lowe and Adrian Smith took the third frame for them - clearing from green to black against Lee Elcock after obtaining the one snooker he required on the colours.

However Little Dawley are determined to hold onto their first division status and battled back bravely to take the final two frames.

Ade Henry responded superbly as some fine snooker against Coddon captain Dave Lloyd saved the visitors at least a point and indeed it was by just a single point that they managed to pull back another frame.

Darren Pountney came from 28 points down on the green to eventually take the frame on the black for a 57-56 win against Ian Ferriday to move Little Dawley a point closer to first division survival.

Wellington Billiard Hall A were also on the comeback trail as they turned a two frame deficit against Shifnal B into a 3-2 win.

The Shifnal side used to play from the Billiard Hall so some friendly rivalry ensued as John Powell took the opening frame for Shifnal with a 29 break.

A Ali followed with a run of 24 to make it 2-0 against John Rawlins but any thoughts the bottom of the table side had of recording their fourth win of the season were soon dispelled as Graham Darrall began the fightback with a 20 break against M Shadab.

Alan Turner’s 64-27 win over Ray Evans squared things up before Andy Kendrick won the decider with a 26 break against competition secretary Nigel Stallard.

Bayley E also came out on top by the odd frame when they entertained last season’s runners-up Broseley A in what proved to be a closely fought contest.

Andy O’Brien gave the home side the lead with a 64-30 win over Carl Walker and the Bayley looked to be heading for a two-frame lead when Steve Hoof produced a super display to leave Richie Hulme requiring a snooker on the colours.

However, the former individual champion never gave up and duly obtained the snooker he required before snatching victory on the final black to level the frame scores at one frame all.

Martin Watkins restored the home side’s lead with a solid 63-24 win over John Shepherd before Ali Jones won another close frame 54-48 against Mick Brezwyn to put the Bayley 3-1 ahead.

However the visitors had the final say with Simon McLeod making no mistake against John Squire to leave the final score 3-2 to the Bayley.

Shifnal A went one better when they entertained Anstice D and won all but one of the frames on offer.

Linsay Knox set the ball rolling with a 69-47 success against Adam Moore . Angus Way was once again in target for Shifnal with a 56 points to 20 win over Andy Elliott before Andy Easthope continued in the same vane with a comfortable win over Phil Reynolds.

John Fallows’ 62-24 win over John Jones made it 4-0 before Nigel Wallcroft saved the visitor’s blushes with an excellent final frame victory over Roy Martin.

DIVISION 2

The top two teams in Division 2 both recorded 4-1 wins over the teams currently occupying the bottom two places to leave Dawley A just a point in front of Bayley A.

Sean Nolan’s 35 break secured the opening frame for Dawley A as they entertained Anstice C. Chris Woods made it 2-0 before Mark Jones weighed in with a 32 break to take the third frame from Colin Smith.

Steve Camp’s fine win over Pete Nolan saved a point for the Anstice but it was only a temporary respite as Rick Bailey completed a good night’s work from Dawley by taking the final frame with a 27 break against Dave Harper.

Steve Nicholls’s run of 24 gave Bayley A the lead away to Wellington Billiard Hall C and further wins for Spencer Rowley and Chris Morgan-Adams put the visitors into a commanding 3-0 lead.

Home captain Wayne Weeks pulled a frame back for the Billiard Hall with a fine performance against Bob Mason only for Steve Fletcher to take the last frame for the Bayley with a 64-26 win over Aaron O’Donnell.

As a result the Bayley find themselves in second place just a point behind Dawley A and four points ahead of Coddon B who came out on top by the odd frame at home to Maddocks C.

Andy Jones led the way with a brilliant 67-30 success over Graham Hoof and the home side doubled their lead when Simon Yeats got the better of Colin Smith.

Nev Whitehead stemmed the tide with a 69-34 win over Mark Wall only for Phil Szklarzewicz, playing in an unaccustomed fourth spot, restored Coddon’s two-frame advantage with a 74-30 triumph over Billy Rushton.

However Steve Downs was unable to give Coddon the finish they were hoping for as he narrowly lost out to Joe Oliver when the Maddocks player cut a thin re-spotted black along the rail to leave the Donnington side settling for three valuable points.

Maddocks B also fell to a 3-2 reverse as they entertained Little Dawley G.

This match proved to be a seesaw battle with the visitors taking the lead on no fewer than three occasions.

Darren Leneveu’s 63-43 win over Wally Harper was cancelled out when Les Hicks got the better of Chris Leneveu.

Little Dawley went ahead again courtesy of Roy Vickery’s 78-35 win over Doug Morrey only for Nigel White to reply for the home side with a 46-32 defeat of Roy Leneveu.

That left Graham Copson to take the decisive fifth frame for Little Dawley with a good win over John Archer to inflict only a fourth defeat of the season on the Maddocks side.

Little Dawley C were also celebrating a 3-2 win when they came from behind to defeat Coddon C.

The Donnington side went ahead through the in-form, Don Bayliss only for John Bowen to level for Little Dawley with a fine win over John Whitehouse.

Sef Tusel restored Coddon’s lead with a 61-31 success over Steve Farrington but wins for Rob Withington over Alan Hedgecock and Colin Gittus who beat Fraser MacKinnon turned the match Little Dawley’s way.

STEVE FLETCHER    

Steve.Fletcher@telfordsnooker.com

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