Division One.

CODDON PRODUCE SHOCK OF THE SEASON - Division 1 leaders Shifnal B took on Coddon A this week who were languishing down in the relegation playoff place prior to the game so the result was somewhat of a formality, and that’s exactly how it started with the unbeaten Matt Davies taking the first frame for Shifnal against Tony Garmson. However, that’s where normality ended and what followed was a display of true grit by the Coddon boys who were obviously intent on ending the season, and indeed their long association with the club which closes next week, on a massive high. First into the breach was Andy Jones who overcame Aaron Sparkes followed closely by Steve Downs who beat the in form Angus Way. Not content with the 2-1 lead, Dave Lloyd stepped up for Coddon and made light work of the next winning 71-23 against John Fallows to give the team an unassailable 3-1 lead. With the home side reeling from 3 major blows it fell to Nick Pearce to deliver the knockout punch with a 48 point victory over Lindsay Knox. The Coddon spirit will be sorely missed by the league when they close the doors for the final time next week, and this result will leave us all a memory of one of the finest victories seen.

Bro A 3 (John Banks, Graeme Long, Simon McLeod) Mad A 2 (Ian Eldridge, Ian Skelton); Bay E 1 (Dave Beyer) Daw A 4 (Sean Nolan, Alex Nolan, Pete Nolan, Mark Jones); Mad C 1 (Darren Wilkie) Bay F 4 (John Williams, Graham Darrall, Alan Turner, Andy Kendrick); LDS G 3 (Graham Copson, Roy Leneveu, Tom Bell) LDS A 2 (Lee Elcock, Ade Henry);  

Division Two.

 Tom Mulholland played a solid frame in beating Lee Harris 54-13, a good run of 20 from the last three reds helping to win the frame. Mike Reynolds played some great safety, and took his chances against Craig Baugh, who has been in fantastic form over the last few weeks for the Bayley. Mike running out a 71-11 winner. Ben Sewell was at his normal flowing best in beating Craig Reynolds 73-13. It was always going to be about who got in first with both players capable of knocking in big breaks. Thankfully for the Bayley lads it was Ben with a run of 35, which should have been 50plus, that got in and kept it tight throughout. Kev West and Steve Powell's game was a bit scrappy by both players admission, but Steve always had his nose just in front and took the frame 67-48 on the Pink. Last up in the decider were Richie Jones and Danny Oliver who have both had good seasons. The frame started well with both players taking reds with high value colours. Danny got a fair bit of run and along with two unfortunate in-offs by Rich, built up a 20 point lead. Rich however fought back and with Danny missing chances to put the frame away it came down to the last 3 balls. It looked all over after Rich rattled the blue and left it up, but after potting the blue a poor safety by Danny left Rich a chance to get the 1 snooker he needed on the pink and he duly obliged leaving the white tucked up behind the black. Danny missed, and after Rich potted the pink he had a long attempt up the rail which he rattled in the jaws, and although it ran safe the white came across the table and fell in the top left bag handing Danny the frame. Great game between 2nd and 3rd in the league and a grandstand finish as well

 Mad D 1 (Fred Spragg) Bay A 4 (Chris Morgan Adams, Arthur Burrows, Robin Clarke, Bob Mason); Had B 3 (Laki Badhan, Ken Booty, Darren Pountney) Shi F 2 (Spencer Rowley, Chris Painter); LDS B 4 (Colin Gittus, Richie Heighway, Sam Drake, Chris Lawson) LDS C 1 (Stuart Gwilliam); Shi A 1 (Eddie Mullard) 2nd A 4 (Ian Ferriday, Bob Lane, Dave Welsh, Toby Welsh);

Division Three

Bayley Q vs Newport B. With 1st playing 3rd in the division, both teams had a lot at stake, riding on the result. Colin Farge got off to an assured start with some precise potting. Rob Cook replied with some clever safety at the snooker's required stage, but it was not to be as Colin won 71-34 for the visitors. Frame 2 saw Steve Speake with the stronger all round game on the night to beat Chris Durham 61-28 putting Newport 2-0 up. Frame 3 saw an unbelievably tight affair with Lee Newton & Allan Davies sharing the first 7 reds without colours. Lee, who seems not to be suffering from the lack of sleep after the birth of his son, was the first to break the deadlock, and once clear went on to win 47-31 in a very closely fought encounter. Frame 4 saw Captain Chris Fletcher take on Wayne Weeks. The Bayley lads had hoped that Chris had not bumped into an exorcist in the last 7 days, and he didn’t'd disappoint as he once again played like the "proverbial" man possessed, throwing Wayne out of his playing stride, with Chris winning 54-42. A good fight back from Bayley Q had forced a decider between a regular pairing of Richard Tranter vs. Les Stirling. The frame ebbed and flowed each way with the only difference being a super pot on the final pink, leaving a score of 35-27 to Les, and a close win on the night to Newport B. It may not be the score Newport would have wanted, but it leaves things tightly poised for both the title & the 3rd place playoff's at the business end of the season, with one league game remaining.

Antice B Hadley A.

What a great team to play for. In our last game the beer was flowing all night and the games were all enjoyable, none more so than the last. The secret to lain Atkinson’s form was finally found in the Anstice stewards beef stew, having devoured several plates of stew and roast potatoes, bread and butter, lain put on several pounds which stabilized his balance, and he never looked like missing. The night ended with a few shared golf tips from the Hadley handicap bandits, classic night cheers Hadley.