Three matches over now, and Audco A are top of the first division. A 3-2 win over the Bayley E side at the Audco club, helped them to maintain their position. Much needed start, as I’m sure it will get harder as the season goes on!

This week saw a "local derby" between home side Maddock's A against away side Maddock's C. Following his excellent win last week Mick Wincott came right back down to earth with a bump when he was hardly given a shot against Ian Eldridge who potted very well to take the 1st frame for the A side 63-6. Next up, new signing for the A side Simon Biddulph was matched against an in form Darren Wincott, and following several snookers behind the brown ball to which Simon commented, "can you snooker me behind the yellow ball for a change” Darren took the frame 53-29. Ian Skelton then played Joe Oliver in a game which was full of mistakes and with the scores on 35 each, Ian cleared yellow to pink to take the frame and put the score at 2-1 to the A team. The match score was then levelled at 2-2 in the next with Steve Hassack continuing with his early season excellent snooker and with Phil Davies still suffering from having refereed Ian and Joe's game Steve took the frame 69-20. The final game decider was then between Leigh France and ex captain of the C side Graham Hoof, and it was Graham who maintained the C sides winning start to the season by potting blue, pink and black and pinch the frame 61-55.

Report courtesy of Joe Oliver.

Shifnal B continued their winning ways when they visited Anstice A and came away with a 3-2 win. Matt Davies had a 58 break, and who knows, this could be the team challenging for honours this season?

Minnesota B haven’t reached their usual performance this season, and succumbed to the Dawley A side, at Dawley, 3-2. Lots of breaks in this match with Pete Nolan having a 31, and a 22 to beat S. Harris, Darren Weston with a 38, beating Mark Jones, and Keith Price recording a 50 as he beat A. Nolan.

The Bayley A team were at home to LDS A, and suffered a 3-2 defeat to the Little Dawley club, who are having a reasonable start to their season.

Second Division

Shifnal F top this division with a fine 4-1 win over the Second Club B, a team who also has had a good start.

Dawley B met the Shifnal F side at Dawley where the Shifnal side took the spoils 3-2.

Bayley B, although away to the Second Club A, inflicted a 3-2 win over the Trench side to remain in joint second place with four other clubs in this division.

Bayley D are one of the above-mentioned teams, and they produced a 3-2 win when they visited the Coddon C side.

Coddon A, in spite of losing 3-2 to LDS G, are also one of the teams that appear in the top four of the division.

Third Division

Comrades had a good 5-0 result this week when they played at their new venue and beat the visiting Maddocks B side. Gaz Young made a 37 break in his win over Neil Warrender.

The two Newport teams, Newport Legion and the Audco C team met at the Legion, and this match went 4-1 to the new Audco side with Ant Heathcote losing to Richard Goldie 62-51.

Bayley Q also recorded a 4-1 victory over the Shifnal D side at the Bayley club, Chris Fletcher knocking in a nice twenty as he beat Arthur Aston 55-13. Chris Durham, Rob Cook, and Chris Bates gained the other three of Bayley's four points.

In a closely fought contest between Hadley & Little Dawley C, the latter came out winners 3-2, C.Soltys defeated Kev Whitehead 62-42 in a cracking game, both players receiving an ovation from the biggest "crowd" of the season! Ken Booty then defeated C.Kesterton in another absorbing game 50-41, both players recording reasonable breaks of 24 & 23 respectively. Tugboat got the better of S. Bevan in another closely fought game 48-39, to take a 2-1 advantage for Hadley, however the match was lost as Gareth Hughes & Al Francis both got beaten by G.Walls (22-43) & A. Garbett (37-48) respectively, again, 2 very close games, all-in-all a contender for match of the season!  PS: Iain Atkinson was dropped due to lack of form!

Report courtesy of Iain Atkinson.

Anstice B took the short trip to Little Dawley and found the opposition fighting back from three down to make a reasonable result for themselves, 3-2.

Alan Turner    

Alan.Turner@telfordsnooker.com

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