TELFORD SNOOKER LEAGUE

Match Report - 5th January 2011

Division One.  

It was a great start for the lads from Shifnal B with Matt Davies up first against Tom McDonald Matt was, the home player, was in sparkling form, knocking in a quick fire 90 to put his side 1 up, Aaron Sparkes then took on Dave Beyer, and with Aaron back to his early season form, knocked in some great pots to win 68-17. It was a tighter affair in frame 3, with Angus Way playing Andy O'Brien, both players potting well throughout. Angus finished the stronger, putting his side 3-0 up, winning 62-43. The good form continued in frame 4, as the two Johns, Fallows and Squire played each other, with the home player, John Fallows, cracking in an impressive 43 in the early stages, eventually winning 84-15. Lindsay Knox wrapped things up for the home side with a 54-18 victory over Dave France.

 

Maddocks C started the second half of the season with a much-needed win over Lds A. The first game saw Ade Henry beat Daz Millward 69-31, but only after Daz had missed several chances himself. Next up, Matt Bailey for the visitors was completely out of sorts, and his opponent Daz Wilkie, took advantage taking the frame for Maddocks 49-4. The home side took the lead by taking the next two frames fairly comfortably with Joe Oliver beating Jesse Lowe 54-14, and Steve Hassack finding a bit of his old form, and winning by a score of 61-7 against Graham Wiley. The last frame saw Stu Russell eventually run out after a close fought frame by 72-30 against Ian Cleary. Final Score 3-2 to Maddocks.

 

LDS G 0 () Mad A 5 (Ian Eldridge, Simon Biddulph, Leigh France, Phil Davies, Ian Skelton); Cod B 2 (Mick Pearson, Neil Pearson) Cod A 3 (Dave Lloyd, Andy Jones, Tony Garmson); Bay F 2 (John Williams, Andy Kendrick) Ans A 3 (Ian Duffy, Neil Price, Tom Maxfield);

Division Two.

 Bayley A played Shifnal F this week, and in a close match it was the Bayley side who came out on top. In the first frame Chris Morgan-Adams beat Chris Painter, with Bob Mason losing out to Rob Wright in the second. Arthur Burrows then lost narrowly to Dave Peplow, with Maxwell Hodson then beating John Briscoe, also a close frame. In the decider, it was Steve Fletcher against Roy Martin,  and this frame was a very close encounter with Steve just edging out Roy, to take the overall win for his the Bayley.

 Eden A 5 (Roger Lewis, Mike Reynolds, Steve Powell, Craig Reynolds, Lee Harris) Cod C 0 (); LDS B 2 (Chris Lawson, Sam Drake) Daw B 3 (Tom White, Doug Morrey, Barry Roden);  

 Division Three

 Stew Wimbush and Noel Stones won the opening two frames convincingly against Chris Fletcher and Rob Cook respectively, but  the next two frames were tight thrillers, with Nigel Wallcroft having to pot blue pink and black to see off Lee Newton. A tense tussle to the end, saw George Hammond pot the final black to inflict a rare defeat on Steve Weatherall. Tthe white wash for Anstice B, was complete when Steve Smallwood potted well including a 20 break to beat Richard Tranter

 Bayley D played leaders Newport B this week at the Wellington club. Bayley D have improved after a slow start, and this match tested their credentials for a swift return back to the second division. In the first frame Jim Lewis for Bayley took on Colin Farge from Newport, and it was the Newport man who took the first frame. Dave Dudley then levelled the match by beating Allan Davies, with Wayne Weeks restoring the lead for Newport with a victory over Mark Bedall. In a closely fought frame, Dave Williams just headed of the challenge of Steve Speake, to set up a decider between Adrian Smith and Les Stirling. Nice to see Adrian back in the snooker fold, but alas on this occasion, it was Adrian who narrowly lost out to Les, for Newport to win the match 3-2. Bayley D will be happy with their performance.

 New B 3 (Colin Farge, Wayne Weeks, Les Stirling) New A 2 (Mokesh Lal, Rushpal Bassi 2nd B 3 (Ian Talbot, Keith Mears, Roger Smith) Had A 2 (Richard Benting, Tony Morgan); Bay D 3 (Dave Dudley, Mark Beddall, Jim Lewis) Shi D 2 (Nigel Simpson, Will Brown);