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Coddon C’s unbeaten record came to an end last week
when Anstice C rocked the second division leader’s
perfect start to the season to leave just three points separating
the top seven sides in Division 2 of the Telford Snooker
League (sponsored by Romeo & Juliets).
Things started well for the Donnington side when Don Bayliss
took the opening frame from Mike Musgrave but a narrow 57-47
win for Colin Westwood over Fraser MacKinnon saw the Anstice
draw level and they went in front through Steve Camp’s
55-17 defeat of Alan Hedgecock.
Kev Smith secured the Madeley side’s second win of
the season when he came out on top by 52 points to 35 against
Sef Tusel and although Ray Whitehead salvaged another point
for the Coddon with a final frame victory over Dave Harper
it wasn’t enough to prevent his side slipping to their
first defeat.
Fortunately for Coddon, second placed Dawley A were unable
to take advantage as they too fell to a narrow defeat away
to Bayley A.
Spencer Rowley’s opening frame win over Sean Nolan
was cancelled out as Dawley’s silver-haired assassin
Mark Jones defeated Steve Nicholls.
Young Alex Nolan, playing in his first ever league game,
showed few nerves as he bravely fought back to snatch another
frame for the visitors when he took brown and blue before
sinking the last two colours to take the next on the black
only for the Bayley to clinch their fourth win by taking
the remaining two frames through Steve Fletcher and Chris
Morgan-Adams.
As a result Dawley now have to settle for a share of second
place in the table along with Maddocks B who made it five
wins out of six when they travelled to Wellington Billiard
Hall C.
Doug Morrey led the way with a 51-17 success over Andrew
Edwards but the Billiard Hall responded with Mick Turner
taking the next on the black against John Archer.
A 20 break from Wayne weeks wasn’t enough to put the
Billiard Hall in front as Les Hicks took Frame three 54-43
and the visitors made certain of clinching the match when
Wally Harper took the next as well against Craig Davies.
However Aaron O’Donnell’s final frame success
over Nigel White saved another point for the Billiard Hall
and denied the Oakengates side a share of the lead at the
top of the table.
Little Dawley C are now one of three teams on sixteen points
after recording a fine 3-2 win over Maddocks C who lie fourth
with one point more then their opponents.
Graham Wiley snatched a dramatic black ball win over Dave
Thomas to give Little Dawley the lead and the visitors went
further ahead courtesy of Mike King’s victory over
Jim Hill.
Colin Smith was unable to stem the tide as a 20 break wasn’t
enough to prevent Colin Gittus making it 3-0 with a run of
22 of his own – however the home side rallied superbly
to claim the last two frames through Joe Oliver and Nev Whitehead.
Little Dawley G were unable to follow their C side’s
lead as they fell to a 4-1 reverse at the hands of Dawley
B who had Alan Jones on hand to give them the early lead.
A vital 22 break saw Barry Roden safely over the winning
line as he snatched the next frame for Dawley by a single
point against Graham Copson and although Roy Leneveu pulled
a frame back for the visitors by beating G Jones the home
side took the last two frames through Kevin Jones and Steve
Hewitt who defeated Roy Vickery and Darren Leneveu respectively.
Minnesota Fats B had to come from behind to record their
fourth win with a 4-1 success away to Coddon B.
Andy Jones was in fine form early on for the Coddon but
his opening frame win over Harry Jones was nullified when
Mick Pearson drew the visitors level with a 73-52 victory
over Mark Wall.
Mick Egan’s 66-38 defeat of Steve Downs saw Minnesota
take the lead and they made sure of taking the match when
Kirk Stephenson got the better of Nick Pearce in frame four.
The home side had the final say though when Phil Szklarzewicz
clinched their second point of the evening with a 67-17 final
frame win over Neil Pearson.
DIVISION 1
First division leaders Anstice A looked to be coasting early
on as they opened up a 2-0 lead away to newly promoted Shifnal
B – Neil Price and Ian Duffy both recording twenty
plus breaks.
Keith Price’s narrow 50-41 win over Nigel Stallard
made it 3-0 before the home side clicked into gear with M
Shadab pulling a frame back with a fine 57-48 win over Noel
Stones.
And the home side took the final frame too when Nick Oakley’s
20 break proved no match for Ray Evans’ run of 26 as
the Shifnal man took the frame by 50 points to 39.
With second-placed Maddocks A’s result not yet in
Anstice’s lead at the top is now four points with both
Shifnal A and Bayley E lying in third spot together with
18 points each.
Shifnal A have now averaged exactly three points a game
as they returned to winning ways with a 4-1 win away to Little
Dawley A.
But they had to come from behind after Rich Heighway took
the first frame for Little Dawley with the aide of a 30 break.
Chris Painter soon levelled matters though and John Fallows
put Shifnal ahead with a 72-42 success over Lee Elcock.
Roy Martin took a close fourth frame to deny Jesse Lowe
before Andy Easthope put the icing on the cake with a 55-34
win over Ade Henry to leave Shifnal with five wins out of
six.
Bayley E’s bright start to the season has been halted
slightly in recent weeks and they suffered a second successive
loss when they made the short rip across town to play Wellington
Billiard Hall A.
They started well enough with Andy O’Brien taking
the opening frame on the black against Graham Darrell but
wins from Andy Kendrick and Alan Turner saw the Billiard
Hall take the lead only to be pegged back through Ali Jones’ 69-30
defeat of John Rawlins.
However the balance finally tipped the Billiard Hall’s
way when Mick Hughes secured the home side’s second
win of the campaign with a 57-25 triumph over David France.
Shifnal E are still searching for their first win though
after falling to a narrow 3-2 defeat against Minnesota Fats
A.
Jon Wright set the scene for Minnesota’s third win
with a 35 break to take the opening frame from Arron Sparkes
but the home side turned the tables by taking the next two
frames through Jeff Sparkes and Dave Billingham.
But Minnesota were destined to finish the match just as
they had started it with Steve Osborne levelling matters
at two frames all before Paul Devey rattled in a run of 35
to deny Chris Petford and leave the visitors triumphant by
the odd frame.
John Jones gave Anstice D the lead when they entertained
last season’s runners-up Broseley A in what proved
to be a close affair decided ultimately by just a single
frame.
Paul Humphries drew Broseley level with a high-scoring 78-61
win over Darren Wilkie but breaks of 29 each from Adam Moore
and Phil Reynolds ensured they accounted for Mick Brezwyn
and Graham Long respectively as Anstice moved into an unassailable
3-1 lead.
However they were unable to add to their tally as Simon
McLeod took the final frame for Broseley with a 83-34 win
over Nigel Wallcroft.
DIVISION 3
Maddocks D are now the only undefeated team in the entire
league after a 3-2 win over Bayley B in the third division’s
match of the day.
The Bayley started the day second in the table – some
three points behind their opponents – and they set
about reducing that deficit as Kelvin McLeod rattled in a
32 break on the way to taking the opening frame from Martin
Wincott.
Danny Oliver then made it 2-0 to the visitors with a fine
60-28 success over Ken Davies but it was then that the Bayley’s
luck ran out as Maddocks took all three of the remaining
frames for what could ultimately prove to be a vital 3-2
win.
Former Bayley player Fred Spragg made no mistake against
Allan Wheatley before M Lucas levelled matters with a 54-33
win over Bob Tracy.
A 21 break proved crucial in the decider as Brendan Wincott
just edged out Dickie Oliver 52-41 to give Maddocks the match
and maintain their unbeaten record.
As a result Bayley B drop one place to third with Bayley
F leapfrogging them into a promotion spot following a 3-2
win over Hadley A.
D Barnett junior produced a fine comeback as he cleared
the last four colours to pip young Tom Maxfield 61-43 to
give Hadley the lead.
But his joy was short-lived as Andy Summers drew the home
side level by beating L Hayes.
A Barnett’s black ball victory over Chris Shaw put
the visitors back in front only for Paul Maxfield and Eddie
Whitehead to retrieve the situation for the Bayley with wins
over Shane Dicken and D Barnett Senior respectively to leave
Hadley still looking for their first win.
Minnesota Fats C lie just a point behind Bayley F following
on from their 4-1 win at home to Wellington Billiard Hall
F.
Paul Crooks took the first frame by the narrowest of margins – as
just a single point separated him and Martin Chapman.
Tom Firmstone made it 2-0 with a 47-31 win over Chris Bates
and the home side were soon four frames up after Dave Welsh
and Neil Robinson accounted for Steve Weatherall and Phil
Spencer.
Only Richard Tranter’s 73-45 win over Toby Welsh prevented
the whitewash as the home side moved up to fourth spot.
Wellington Billiard Hall B fared only slightly better when
they took two frames from a difficult away trip to Bayley
D.
Home captain Darren Rhoades gave the Bayley the lead with
a fine win over Danny Francis but the lead was short-lived
as Kev Whitehead knocked in runs of 24 and 30 to draw the
Billiard Hall level in quick-fire fashion.
They then went ahead courtesy of an Ian Atkinson victory
over Bill France but parity was once again restored when
Steve Lane, resplendent in his Union Jack socks, accounted
for Alan Francis 48-22.
And with Dave Dudley winning the decider 51-36 against Roy
Francis the home side were left to celebrate their third
win of the season to keep them in mid-table.
Anstice B also won by the odd frame when they travelled
to play Little Dawley B.
Captain Stew Wimbush led by example with a fine opening
frame victory over Phil Cottey and the visitors doubled their
lead when George Hammond won a tight second frame by nine
points against Rob Barlow.
Mick Cahill made it 3-0 before the home side staged something
of a mini comeback with Craig Darrock and Tommy Wotherspoon
getting the better of John Darrock and Billy Watson respectively.
Shifnal D celebrated their first win of the season in some
style as they raced into an early 4-0 lead against Newport
British Legion B only to be denied a full house through Mike
Doverskog’s 50-40 final frame win over Barrie Easthope.
Terry Askew opened the scoring and Sanjay Chauhan doubled
Shifnal’s lead with the aid of a 21 break against Alan
Munn.
Geoff French then made it 3-0 before Arthur Aston edged
out Alan Davies by some nine points to ensure his side of
a first win of the new season.
STEVE FLETCHER
Steve.Fletcher@telfordsnooker.com
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