Division Two.

After the mid season break it was nice to swap Christmas tablecloths for the green baize once more and at the Bayley it was the Cue teams turn to host title contenders the D team. In the opening frame it was the ever improving Ben Godding who began the stronger and he opened up an early 20+ advantage. Rob Cook for the Cue team couldn\'t quite find the impressive form he had enjoyed just before Christmas and Ben ran out a 67-18 winner. The second frame saw some nice safety exchanges and it was Steve Weatherall who had the first chance for the home side. However when on 9, after a lovely cut into the corner, the cue ball travelled off 2 rails before cruelly finding the centre pocket. This gave Chris Morgan-Adams the opportunity he was after and a brisk 21 break gave him the advantage which he saw through to the end winning 62-26 to put the D side just one frame from yet another victory. It was a battle of the skippers in the third frame and again after an early safety exchange it was Noel Hitch who got in first. Breaks of 24 & 20 helped him to open up a 45 point lead and after that Dave Dudley never really had much run to be fair and Noel was able to see it out winning 85-11 to halve the deficit. The penultimate frame saw some good potting from both players but in the end it was the home sides Danny Weaver that held his nerve to level the match beating Jim Lewis 58-30. The final frame saw the D teams Ade Smith begin the better but Spencer Clarke has been the dark horse all season and never seems fazed. Some great pots and assured safety saw him through to seal a remarkable comeback win for the Cue team as he won 52-37. Another good night with great banter, good luck for the rest of the season chaps.