TELFORD SNOOKER LEAGUE

Match Report - Team KO 2nd Round

Telford and District Amateur Snooker League (sponsored by Chris Hardy Tyres). Team Knockout: Dawley B v Bayley Q Walley Harper got the home side off to a strong start building up a good lead, but Chris Bates come to life on the colours at the end to win the first frame by 3 points for the Bayley Q. The 2nd frame saw Doug Morrey take on Steve Weatherall, a close match with good & bad fortune on both sides saw a couple of points in it going on to the colours, but some precise safety

With the rub of the green saw Steve triumph 69 - 40 to open up the advantage to the Bayley. Frame 3 saw a battle between Tom White and Lee Newton, although Lee slotted in a nice 22 break towards the end, it was Tom who finished 5 points the better in this frame for Dawley. Bayley's Chris Fletcher ran into an inspired potting display by Dawley's Barry Roden, and despite Chris taking some end colours, it was Barry who won 60 - 28 to leave Dawley with a 30 point deficit. A cat & mouse affair in the final frame saw Liam Goodman playing good safety to highlight any weakness from Rich Tranter, but Rich remained composed throughout winning 50 - 26 to leave the Bayley lads traditional waistcoat night guiding passage to the Quarter Finals. Anstice A beat Allscott

all results not yet in Bayley F v Hadley B, Broseley A v Anstice B; Coddon A v Bayley D, Eden A beat Maddocks D, Maddocks A v Maddocks C, Newport B v Coddon C

Consolation cup: Lds A v 2nd club trench A; played from Eden; the home side having to concede 65 on the handicap, didn’t start well, when the league Chairman Ian Ferriday put in a fine display to polish off Matt bailey 64-47 giving his side a great start, frame 2 saw the in form Lee Elcock v Paul Crooks, both players potting well throughout with Paul going down 74-46, in the next G Wiley clawed back a further 39pts winning 73-34, Stu Russell then put his side into a 32pt lead with another good display beating D Welsh 69-22, despite a vain effort from M Thompson in the last, Ade hung on 34-23, newly promoted Eden G (formerly Lds G) faced an uphill task in their match against Newport A, having to concede 125pts, they started well in the 1st with T Bell putting in a sparkling display out potting his opponent R Bassi 85-33, the away side responded in the next with M Turnock potting well throughout his frame 89-44 against J Jones, G Copson was up next for the home side facing M Hebdon, in a very high scoring frame, with some good pots from both players, Graham eventually winning 69-62, A Leveneu took on M Mehmi over 100pts behind, he put in another solid display restricting Mokesh to few chances, winning 69-22 giving R Leveneu a small chance going into the last, with Roy being in sparkling form this season, but it was a bridge too far and superb 25 clearance by Brian saw his side through to the next round, Shifnal B(25) v Bayley A(125); J Fallows started brightly for the home team pulling 44 back, beating A Burrows 78-34, and it was more good news for the home side as a resurgent L Knox played well to defeat B Mason 86-14, in frame 3 Matt Davies faced the loon Chris Morgan-Adams, and Matt knocked in a fantastic 99 break, with some fantastic long shots to keep getting himself back into position and even though he played a superb shot to finish close to the last red, it was always a tight angle, Matt eventually winning 140-12 putting his side in a commanding position, Angus Way v Steve Fletcher this was a tight affair with Angus winning 67-54, leaving Nigel Stallard to wrap things up in the last with some fine shots against Maxwell Hodson. Hadley 'A' turned the form book upside down with a victory in the consolation cup against 2ND CLUB ‘B’. Apart from the 1st frame which 2ND CLUB'S Ian Talbot took 61-26 against Tugboat, the rest of the frames were very close games, it went to the last frame and the last ball of the night when Iain Atkinson potted the final black to claim the frame and the match by a single point against Roger Smith. Let’s not think about the league title, We are concentrating on the cup this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. (report courtesy of Iain Atkinson), Bayley B lost to Dawley Social A. results not yet in Bayley E v Lds B, Dawley Social C v Coddon B; Lds C v Shifnal A.