September 17th 2003 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Heworth A began their season with a 4-3 victory over Heworth B, recovering from a 3-1 deficit. Fulford B got the better of their A Team in a 4-3 victory. Wins for John Adcock, Arthur Pegden, Ray Thackray and Nigel Smith were replied to by John Anderson, Sam England and Richard Stroughair. Bootham A gained a 4-3 victory over Bootham A, with Colin Robinson winning the deciding game against Ian Robinson on the pink ball. Acomb A beat their B side 5-2 in the remaining game to lead the table after the first round of games.

September 24th 2003 - Faber Shield Billiards September Roundup

8/9/03 & 10/9/03: With the addition of Heworth to the Faber Shield Billiards League their has been a number of games played on Monday nights, with each team having a free week in each round of games. Play began on Monday September 8th with Acomb defeating Bootham A 5-2 and Bootham B beating newcomers Heworth 4-3. Wednesday September 10th saw defending Champions Fulford beat Bootham B 5-2 at Bootham. Fulford took the first four games before Richard Stroughair lost to Tim Fillingham (who made a 37 break) and George Long came back from 40 points behind to defeat Alan Reed. Fulford comfortably took the aggregate point. In the other match that night, Heworth lost 6-1 to Acomb, who fielded only five players.

15/9/03 & 24/9/03: Bootham B beat their A team 5-2 in the next round of matches played on Monday 15th September. The defeat could have been worse as Ian Robinson needed to score just 6 more points against Ken Taylor before Ken took the game with breaks of 36 and 25. In the other match Fulford beat Heworth 5-2. Colin Neal, Phil Oliver, Alan Reed and Richard Stroughair won for Fulford with Mick Frampton and Dave Birch (who made a 33 break) replying for Heworth. In the latest round of matches (24/9/03) Acomb beat Fulford 5-2 to go to the top of the league on 16 points from 3 games and maintain their 100% start to the season. Fulford remain in second spot on 12 points. Jeff Brown and Brian Bickerstaff were the victors for Fulford. Heworth beat Bootham A 6-1 in the other game to gain their first win of the season and leave Bootham A bottom of the table on 5 points from 3 games, trailing the field by 6 points.

October 29th 2003 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Roger Gibson won the final game on the black against Keith Lawrence to avoid the whitewash against leaders Heworth A. Wins for Jason Milner and Kevin Gall put Heworth 2-0 up before both Clive Whyte and Neil Wood made breaks of 45 against John Anderson and Richard Stroughair respectively. Brian Shipley beat Phil Oliver before Steve Burdett came back from behind to beat Sam England on the black to make it 6-0. Gibson then took the final frame to make it 6-1 to Heworth A, who extend their lead at the top of the table. Fulford B defeated Heworth B 5-2 to return to pole position in the race for the B Team Cup. Winners for Fulford B were Bernie Appleton, Ray Thackray, Bob Smith, John Adcock and Gary Bolton. Hugh Faircliffe defeated Arthur Pegden after being behind and Gerald Chalk lost the remaining frame. Bootham A moved within one point of Heworth A with a convincing 6-1 win over Acomb A. The highlight was a 34 break by Brian Coulson in defeating Ged MacKenzie In the other game Bootham B defeated Acomb B 4-3. The winners for Bootham were Ray Stamp, Paul Mohanty, Tim Fillingham and George Long. With four games played Heworth A now lead with 20 points from Bootham A on 19. Acomb A drop to third position on 15 points with Fulford B fourth on 14 points.

October 22nd 2003 - Faber Shield Billiards October Roundup

8/10/03: Fulford moved back to the top of the table with a 5-2 victory over Bootham A. Wayne Puleston beat Ken Taylor 150-145 to cancel out Don Pringle's opening win over Colin Neal. John Anderson, making his Billiards debut for Fulford beat John Woodall 150-133, despite Woodall's 30 break. Richard Stroughair then comfortably beat Colin Robinson 150-66 with breaks of 38, 20 and 19 unfinished. Alan Reed beat John Darley to secure the aggregate point and Barry Rankin came from behind to pinch the final game of the night 150-148 against Brian Bickerstaff. Heworth beat Bootham B 5-2 in the other game, their second consecutive win. Heworth's win puts them in second place with Acomb in third.

22/10/03: Fulford completed a second consecutive 5-2 victory over Bootham B to increase their lead at the top of the table. Richard Stroughair won the first game for Fulford 150-80 with breaks of 22, 21 and 19 against Chris Granger. Ray Stamp defeated Wayne Puleston 150-128 to reply for Bootham B. John Anderson then beat Ian Robinson 150-116 and Phil Oliver beat Paul Mohanty 150-126 to increase Fulford's lead. Colin Neal won the next game 150-134 to inflict the first defeat of the season on Tim Fillingham and to secure the aggregate point for Fulford. Tony Lambert took a consolation point in the last game with a 150-123 victory over Brian Bickerstaff. Bootham A beat Acomb 4-3 in the other game, for their first success of the season. Acomb's points came from Pete Lawson and Keith Myers, but they also gained the aggregate point. Fulford now lead with 22 points from 5 games, with Acomb on 19 points with a game in hand. Newcomers Heworth, who had a free week, are third with 17 points from 5 games, with Bootham B fourth on 15 points and Bootham A on 11 points.

October 15th 2003 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Fulford A opened their account for the season with a 6-1 victory over Bootham B. Richard Stroughair made a break of 67 against Ian Robinson in winning the first frame in little more than 10 minutes. He just missed an awkward brown when looking set for an 89 clearance. Phil Oliver was handed victory in his match against P.Mohanty when his opponent missed the final black completely when trying ti cut it in to the middle pocket. Brian Bickerstaff cleared from green to pink to beat George Long before John Anderson continued his unbeaten run, beating John Wortley. Wayne Puleston beat Chris Granger to make it 5-0 before deja-vu struck as Sam England was handed his third consecutive victory in the league when Ray Stamp repeated the error of P.Mohanty on the final black. Tim Fillingham gained a consolation point for Bootham B in the final frame against Alan Reed. Bootham A brought Fulford B down to earth with a 7-0 victory. Wins for John Darley, Colin Robinson, Ken Taylor, Don Pringle, Barry Rankin, Brian Coulson and Mark Darley completed the victory. Leaders Acomb A continued their unbeaten run, recovering from 3-1 down to beat Heworth B 4-3. Pete Lawson comfortably won the decider against Dave Birch by nearly 50 points. Heworth A beat Acomb B 5-2 in the other game to move into joint top position with Acomb A. .

After three games played the leaderboards page for the best snooker and billiards performances has been updated. There are currently eight players with a 100% unbeaten record in the snooker, whilst three players remain unbeaten in the billiards league. Richard Stroughair currently hold the highest break in both the snooker and billiards, with 67 and 38 respectively. There have been a number of 30+ breaks in the billiards so far including two from Ken Taylor - the winner of the highest break prize for the past 3 seasons.

October 1st 2003 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Heworth A beat Bootham A 5-2 but there are surprise defeats for star players Neil Wood and Clive Whyte. Wood opened up a 36-13 lead in his match against Barry Rankin before Rankin responded with a 37 break. Wood then missed the yellow ball when looking set to clear up, leaving Rankin to take the colours to win the frame. Brian Coulson came back from needing snookers to defeat Clive Whyte. Ironically the draw for the Scruton Cup individual competition has thrown up the chance of revenge for these players. Whyte plays Coulson in the preliminary round and should Wood defeat Acomb's Pete Lawson he will play at home against Rankin in the first round.

Fulford B defeated Acomb B 5-2 whilst Bootham B lost at home 5-2 to Heworth B in a close match with three black ball finishes. In the other match Acomb A beat Fulford A 5-2. Wins for Pete Lawson, Geoff Meek, Gary Robinson, Trevor Ventress and Bob Ventress left Fulford with only two points to take from the match. John Anderson and Sam England were the Fulford victors and continue their 100% record.

Acomb A still lead the league with 10 points, from Fulford B and Heworth A on 9 points. Heworth B are in 4th position with 8 points, just one point behind the current B Team Cup leaders Fulford B.

November 26th 2003 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Heworth A continued shier 100% record with a convincing 6-1 victory over Acomb A. The only hiccup for Heworth was a surprise second defeat of the season for Neil Wood. Wood, who remains the league's star player despite practicing little these days, lost to Ged MacKenzie (32 break) to add to his defeat by Barry Rankin earlier this season. Meanwhile, Bootham A won a close fought match against struggling Fulford A 5-2, to slip into second place 1 point behind Heworth. Richard Stroughair potted superbly to beat Don Pringle with breaks of 25 and 20 to extend his unbeaten home run to 25 matches over the last 3 seasons. John Darley pulled one back for the visitors with the help of a little luck in a black ball finish to his game against Wayne Puleston. Ken Taylor beat Fulford captain Brian Bickerstaff before Sam England beat stand-in C Team player Tony Cox on the black to level the match at 2-2. Cox had trailed 30-0 before fighting back to lead 38-37 and had a chance to win the match on the pink. Brian Coulson extended his winning start to the season to 6 games in beating Alan Reed, again in a black ball finish. Reed led by 5 points and left Coulson a tough long blue, which he potted to tie the game before clearing the pink and black at his next visit. Mark Darley looked to be heading for defeat against Phil Oliver before a poor safety shot on pink handed the frame to Darley. Colin Robinson beat Pete Stroughair in the final game to make the final score 5-2 to Bootham A. Chris Thompson extended his unbeaten start to the season to 6 games but Huw Faircliffe lost his first game of the season as Heworth B lost 4-3 to Acomb B. Alf Appleby inflicted the first defeat of the season on John Ashwell and Brian Birch won Heworth's other point. Mick Frampton, Keith Watkinson and Colin Richardson lost the remaining games for Heworth B. In the other game Bootham B won a one sided match against Fulford B 6-1. In a rare close game, Bootham's George Long beat Nigel Smith despite being 25 behind on the colours. Arthur Pegden gained Fulford's sole point with victory over Bootham B captain Ian Robinson.

With six games played Heworth A now lead with 31 points from Bootham A on 30. Acomb A are third on 22 points and Heworth B are fourth on 20 points to lead the competition for the B Team Cup prize. Fulford B, Fulford A and Bootham B are all on 17 points with Acomb B, who won their first game this week, last on 14 points. In the player of the season competition, Chris Thompson and Brian Coulson lead with 6 wins. Steve Burdett and Brian Shipley are close behind with 5 straight wins and these four are the only undefeated players so far this season. John Ashwell, Huw Faircliffe, Jason Milner, Clive Whyte and Colin Robinson all have 5 wins from 6 games.

November 19th 2003 - Faber Shield Billiards November Roundup

5/11/03 & 10/11/03: Acomb moved back to the top of the league with a 5-2 win away at Bootham B on Monday 10th November. George Long extended his unbeaten sequence to 5 games whilst Tim Fillingham made it 5 wins from 6 games for Bootham's only other point. Heworth's game against Fulford from Wednesday 5th November was postponed and was played on Monday 17th November. Wayne Puleston won the opening game 150-117 against Hugh Faircliffe before Chris Thompson leveled things with a 150-113 win against John Anderson. Richard Stroughair beat Peter Webster 150-102 with the aid of a 24 break and Brian Bickerstaff got revenge against Mick Frampton with a comfortable win that included a 37 break. Alf Appleby took a second point for Heworth against Colin Neal before Alan Reed enjoyed the run of the balls in a convincing 150-86 win over Keith Watkinson in the battle of the captains. The 5-2 win for Fulford keeps them 3 points clear of Acomb who have a game in hand. Heworth are in third place on 19 points, Bootham B fourth on 17 and Bootham A last on 11 points.

19/11/03: Acomb beat Heworth 6-1 to return to the top of the Faber Shield Billiards league on 30 points, 3 points clear of defending champions Fulford. Trevor Ventress opened the match with a 150-115 victory over Heworth captain Keith Watkinson. Huw Faircliffe pulled one back for Heworth beating Ian Gillies 150-124. Bob Ventress beat Peter Webster 150-108 to make it 2-1, before Acomb won two close games to go 4-1 up. John Ashwell won the first of these 150-147 against Chris Thompson and Keith Myers won the latter 150-148 against Alf Appleby. Pete Lawson beat Mick Frampton 150-116 in the other game and Acomb also won the aggregate point to complete a 6-1 victory. Bootham B defeated Bootham A 6-1 in the other game. George Long lost his first game of the season (to Don Pringle) whilst Tim Fillingham moved to top of the player of the season with 6 wins from 7 games by beating Colin Robinson. Ian Robinson beat Ken Taylor, Ray Stamp beat Barry Rankin and Tony Lambert and Chris Granger sealed the victory. Bootham B's win takes them up to third in the league on 23 points, with Heworth fourth on 20 points and Bootham A on 12 points in last position.

In the player of the season competition, Tim Fillingham leads with 6 wins from 7 games from George Long, Trevor Ventress and Keith Myers who have won 5 out of 6 games. Richard Stroughair still leads the highest break competition with a 38 break, from teammate Brian Bickerstaff and Bootham B's Tim Fillingham with 37 breaks.

November 12th 2003 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Heworth A maintained their 100% record with a 5-2 victory over Fulford B. Keith Lawrence won the opening frame against Gary Bolton with the help of a 21 break. Nigel Smith pulled leveled things, inflicting the first defeat of the season on Jason Milner. Ray Thackway put Fulford ahead in the next frame against David Taylor before Brian Shipley beat Arthur Pegden to level at 2-2. Clive Whyte beat Lewis Willie and Steve Burdett defeated Bernie Appleton, making breaks of 20 and 27. Neil Wood wrapped things up for Heworth making a 37 break in defeating Bob Smith. Meanwhile, Bootham A had a comfortable 6-1 win over Acomb B to move into joint top position with Heworth. Acomb A beat Bootham B by the same score line to stay in third place. In the other game Heworth B came from 3-1 behind to beat Fulford A 4-3 and return to pole position in the John Smith's B Team Cup race as a result of Fulford B's loss. Brian Birch put Heworth B ahead with a comfortable win against Wayne Puleston, before Richard Stroughair beat Mick Braithwaite 80-9. Stroughair looked set for his second 50 in three games when a positional shot went astray on a break of 30. John Anderson put the visitors ahead with a good potting display against Keith Watkinson, before Alan Reed beat John Sherlock to make it 3-1. Chris Thompson and Hugh Faircliffe extended their unbeaten start to the season to 5 games with wins against Sam England and Phil Oliver, respectively. Alf Appleby won the deciding game against Fulford captain Brian Bickerstaff.

With five games played Heworth A and Bootham A lead with 25 points from Acomb A on 21. Heworth B are fourth on 17 points, with a one point lead over Fulford B in fifth to lead for the B Team Cup prize. Fulford A are a point further back on 15 with Bootham B seventh on 11 points and Acomb B last on 10 points.

December 17th 2003 - Faber Shield Billiards December Roundup

3/12/03: Defending champions Fulford moved back to the top of the league on games won after a 5-2 victory over former leaders Acomb. Wayne Puleston set the ball rolling with a 150-86 victory over Ian Gillies. Brian Bickerstaff made it 2-0 by beating Paul Clark 150-120, despite Clark's 21 break. John Anderson added the third with a 150-110 win over Peter Lawson who played a miss on game shot down when double baulked as a result of misreading the scores. This gave Fulford a 124 point aggregate lead and when Colin Neal led Trevor Ventress 140-110 it looked like Fulford would gain the 5 points they needed to go top of the league. Unfortunately for Neal his tip fell off his cue and Ventress fought back to win 150-142 to make it 3-1 and reduce the aggregate lead to 116. Keith Myers continued his good start to the season to beat Alan Reed 150-90 and make it 6 wins from 7 games. This left Richard Stroughair to play the final game against Bob Ventress. Stroughair won 150-83 with breaks of 26 and 23 to secure the 5-2 victory for Fulford. Meanwhile in the other game Heworth beat 5 man Bootham A 4-3. Dave Birch made a 36 break to beat Ken Taylor (who plays of -80 handicap) 150-48 despite Taylor making breaks of 44 and 38. Colin Robinson made a break of 43 to level the scores with a 150-105 win over Chris Thompson. John Darley put the visitors ahead by beating Alf Appleby 150-129 before Mick Frampton leveled the game once more beating John Woodall 150-133 with the aid of a 22 break. Don Pringle then made it 3-2 by beating Pete Webster 150-126 but Keith Watkinson received a walkover in the final game and the aggregate point made it 4-3 to Heworth.

Myers now leads the player of the season competition jointly with Trevor Ventress and Tim Fillingham. Last years joint winners George Long and Richard Stroughair are just one behind with 5 wins from 6 games. With just one round of games to go before the Christmas break Fulford now lead on games won from Acomb on 32 points. Heworth are third on 24 points but have played one game more than the other teams. Bootham B are fourth on 23 points and Bootham A are struggling on 15 points from their 7 games.

17/12/03: Fulford A continued their good run with their fifth successive win, 6-1 over Bootham A. Colin Robinson made 3 breaks over 20 and a 31 break in a convincing win over Wayne Puleston despite having to contend with an exploding light bulb from the table lights! Alan Reed recovered from 40 points behind to beat Don Pringle 150-127 to level the match. Brian Bickerstaff made the most of a fluke to open the scoring against John Woodall going on to compile a break of 42. Bickerstaff's winning margin gave Fulford a 29 point aggregate lead. John Darley played well against a struggling John Anderson making a break of 29 and needed only to score once more to win the game. However Darley miscued and leaving Anderson to run out with a great 21 break to take the game 150-149 and make it 3-1 to Fulford. Richard Stroughair made breaks of 29 and 19 to open the scoring in his game against Barry Rankin. A further break of 20 enabled Stroughair to win by over 50 points and secure the aggregate point for Fulford to make it 5-1. In the final game Ken Taylor game from 145-88 behind only to lose 150-146 to Colin Neal. Neal had missed two game shot reds from close distance before firing in a tough distant white from distance to secure Fulford's 6-1 victory.

In the other game Acomb beat Bootham B in what was a very close game. The winners for Acomb were Bob Ventress, John Ashwell and Keith Myers. George Long, Tim Fillingham (break of 27) and Tony Lambert replied for Bootham. With three wins apiece Acomb took the aggregate by just 2 points to win 4-3. At the Christmas break with 8 games gone, defending champions Fulford lead on 38 points from Acomb on 36 points. Bootham B are third on 26 points, with Heworth on 24 points and Bootham A on 16 points. In the player of the season competition there are joint leaders in Tim Fillingham and Keith Myers with 7 wins from 8 games. Last seasons winners Richard Stroughair and George Long trail with 6 wins from 7 games. In the highest break competition Ken Taylor leads with a 44, from Colin Robinson (43) and Brian Bickerstaff (42).

December 10th 2003 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Heworth A continued their 100% record with a convincing 5-2 victory over Bootham B. Paul Frampton and Kevin Gall were the only casualties from a Heworth point of view, whilst Neil Wood made a 39 break. Meanwhile Bootham A slipped up with a 6-1 loss to Heworth B. Colin Robinson won the opening game for Bootham against Brian Birch. Dave Birch replied for Heworth B before Chris Thompson beat Don Pringle to become outright leader in the player of the season competition with 7 wins from 7 games. Huw Faircliffe beat Mark Darley to make it 6 wins from 7 games, before John Sherlock defeated John Darley despite Darley's 32 break. Alf Appleby beat Ken Taylor and Mick Braithwaite inflicted the first defeat of the season of Brian Coulson to complete the win. Fulford A won 5-2 at Acomb B to move into 5th place in the league. Wins for John Anderson, Wayne Puleston, Richard Stroughair and Sam England put Fulford A 4-0 up before John Ashwell and Phil Carlton replied for Acomb B. Phil Oliver won the final match against Ken Bowser to complete the 5-2 win. In the other game Acomb A beat Fulford B 6-1. Trevor Ventress, Marcus O'Boyle, Gary Robinson, Peter Lawson, Paul Clark and Ged MacKenzie won for Acomb with John Adcock taking the sole point for Fulford B.

At the half way stage in the season Heworth A now lead with 36 points from Bootham A on 31. Acomb A are third on 28 points and Heworth B are fourth on 26. Heworth B now have a commanding 7 points lead in the competition for the B Team Cup prize. Fulford A move to fifth on 22 points from Bootham B on 19 and Fulford B on 18 points with Acomb B last on 16 points. In the player of the season competition, Chris Thompson now leads with 7 straight wins, following Brian Coulson's first defeat of the season. Brian Shipley is close behind with 6 straight wins and with Steve Burdett, who did not play this week, these three are the only undefeated players so far this season. Brian Coulson, John Ashwell, Huw Faircliffe, Jason Milner, Clive Whyte and Colin Robinson all have 6 wins from 7 games.

December 5th 2003 - Individual Cup Competitions Preliminary Round Reports

Fosters Cup: Defending champion Richard Stroughair scraped through his match with Acomb's Keith Myers with a 2-1 victory. Myers was the better player on the night but a straightforward missed match ball pink in the second frame cost him the game. Clive Whyte made it through to the first round proper with a 2-0 win away to Bootham's Tim Fillingham. The highlight of his win was a 33 break. Steve Burdett enjoyed a good 2-0 victory over Alf Appleby in an entertaining all Heworth match. Burdett made breaks of 47 and 37 whilst Appleby made a 28 break. Other winners included Ken Taylor, Pete Lawson, Mick Frampton, Kevin Ventress, John Adcock and Bob Smith. The first round is to be played by 31st December, with defending champion Richard Stroughair at home to Ken Taylor and 2002 winner Neil Wood away to Bob Smith of Fulford. Click here for the full draw.

Scruton Cup: Defending champion Neil Wood was given a walkover into the first round. Steve Burdett continued his good form in the Fosters Cup with a 2-1 victory against Mick Frampton. Burdett made breaks of 39 and 37 and Frampton made a break of 30. Last years Runner Up Clive Whyte gained revenge for his only league defeat so far this season in beating Brian Coulson 2-0 with the aid of a 38 break. Richard Stroughair struggled to find his form in a 2-1 victory over Bootham's Colin Robinson. Stroughair had led 1-0 but had to recover from 30 points behind in the deciding frame before winning on the blue ball. Other players through to the first round include Kevin Ventress, John Ashwell, Keith Myers, Arthur Pegden and Ken Taylor. Neil Wood has the chance to avenge his earlier league defeat to Bootham's Barry Rankin in the first round which is to be played by 31st December. Other highlights include Steve Burdett's match against Acomb's Ged MacKenzie, who beat Wood in the league last week. Click here for the full draw.

Hylton Foster Billiards Cup: Colin Robinson made breaks of 27 and 21 to beat Acomb's Ian Gillies (28 break). Bob Ventress made a 32 break in his victory over Don Pringle of Bootham. John Woodall beat Alf Appleby, Ken Taylor beat Roger Gibson and Paul Clark surprisingly lost to Brian Birch. Barry Rankin was another surprise loser to Acomb's Keith Myers, whilst Trevor Ventress defeated Ray Stamp and John Ashwell (last seasons runner up) beat Peter Lawson. The first round is to be played by 31st December, with the pick of the games being Tim Fillingham against Trevor Ventress. The pair currently lead the Player of the season competition jointly with Keith Myers. Defending champion George Tingle starts his defense with an away match to Acomb's Ken Bowser. Click here for the full draw.

Brian Jeffrey Construction Over 50's Snooker: Preliminary round winners were Don Pringle, Ian Gillies, John Ashwell, Alf Appleby, Colin Richardson, Trevor Ventress, Peter Walker, Keith Watkinson and Alan Reed. Defending champion Ken Taylor begins his defense away to Fulford's Geoff Robinson in the first round to be played by 31st December. Click here for the full draw.

January 28th 2004 - Faber Shield Billiards January Roundup

14/1/04: Defending champions Fulford edged a further point clear of second placed Acomb with a 4-3 victory tonight. Wayne Puleston set the ball rolling with a 150-115 victory over Ian Gillies. Keith Myers then capitalised on several pieces of good fortune to beat John Anderson 150-139 before John Ashwell made it 2-1 with a 150-131 victory over Alan Reed. Trevor Ventress then recovered from 127-100 behind to beat Colin Neal 150-141 to make it 3-1 and give Acomb a slender aggregate lead of 6 points. Richard Stroughair then gained a second successive convincing league victory over Bob Ventress to reduce the deficit to 3-2 and also effectively seal the aggregate point for Fulford. Stroughair won 150-80 with successive breaks of 35, 21 and 29 to make it 7 wins from 8 games in the league for him this season. In the deciding game Brian Bickerstaff beat Paul Clark 150-110 to level the frame scores at 3-3, with the aggregate point going to Fulford with a 106 point lead to complete the victory. With three games to go, Fulford now lead on 42 points from Acomb on 39 points. Heworth beat Bootham A 5-2 in the other game whilst Bootham B had a free week. Heworth are now third on 29 points, though fourth placed Bootham B are on 26 points with a game in hand. Bootham A are last with 18 points from their 9 games.

28/1/04: Defending champions Fulford edged a further point clear of second placed Acomb after a comfortable 6-1 victory over Bootham B. Tony Lambert won the first game for Bootham by 150-124 before Phil Oliver (25 break) beat Fred Hough 150-115 to level the game. Colin Neal beat Paul Mahoney 150-128 and John Anderson beat Tim Fillingham 150-132 to make it 3-1. Fillingham made a break of 33 during the game but it was not enough to prevent him losing only his second game this season. Fulford captain Alan Reed made a 25 break in his 150-98 victory over George Long before Brian Bickerstaff completed the victory with a 150-145 win over Chris Grainger. Meanwhile Acomb won 5-2 against Bootham A in the other game. Colin Robinson defeated Keith Myers and John Darley had a 150-149 win over Peter Lawson to claim Bootham's only points. With just two games to go now, Fulford now lead on 48 points from Acomb on 44 points. Heworth remain third on 29 points with Bootham B fourth on 28 points (though both have only played 9 games to the others 10) and Bootham A last on 20 points.

Myers now leads the player of the season competition jointly with Trevor Ventress with 8 wins from 10 games. Richard Stroughair, who did not play this week due to work commitments, is third with 7 wins from 8 games with Tim Fillingham now fourth with 7 wins from 9 games. Ken Taylor still leads the high break prize with a 44 break from Colin Robinson (43) and Brian Bickerstaff (42).

January 21st 2004 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Leaders Heworth A, beat second placed Bootham A 6-1 to move 11 points clear at the top of the table. Brian Shipley needed a snooker before potting pink and black to beat Brian Coulson to maintain his 100% record with 8 wins from 8 games. Colin Robinson made it 8 wins from 9 games with victory over Jason Milner, whilst Clive Whyte (36 break) also collected his eight win from 9 games. Neil Wood made a 54 break in his win. Meanwhile, Heworth B beat Bootham B 4-3 to maintain their lead in the B Team Cup competition. Chris Thompson, on his return from a holiday, lost his first game of the season against Tony Lambert. As a result Brian Shipley takes pole position in the Player of the Season competition. Wins for Brian Birch, Huw Faircliffe, Alf Appleby and Mick Frampton set up the victory for Heworth B. The other casualties were John Sherlock and Mick Braithwaite.

An under-stength Fulford A lost 4-3 to Acomb A despite leading 3-1. Richard Stroughair opened the game for Fulford by clearing the colours for 27 to win 65-28 against Ian Gillies. Wayne Puleston then missed a glorious chance to make it 2-0 with an easy brown and blue over the pocket in his match against Trevor Ventress. Somehow Puleston failed to get on the blue in potting the brown and went on to lose by 54-40. Brian Bickerstaff completed a surprise, yet well deserved, victory over Gary Robinson by 60-48 to make it 2-1 before Sam England made it 3-1 with a 100-13 victory over Marcus O'Boyle. Gaining revenge for his defeat to O'Boyle in the Team Knockout match the previous week, England cleared the last red and the colours for a break of 33. Peter Lawson reduced the arrears with a 63-10 victory over Rich Terry before Keith Myers rode his luck to beat Pete Stroughair 76-35 to tie the game at 3-3. Alan Reed just made it in time to meet the 9pm deadline and play the deciding game against Ged MacKenzie. Reed missed a good chance when taking black of the final red and MacKenzie capitalised to win the frame 69-24 and secure a 4-3 victory for Acomb A. In the other game Acomb B lost 6-1 to Fulford B who have now closed the gap in the B Team Cup competition to just two points from Heworth B.

Heworth A now lead with 49 points from Acomb A on 38. Bootham A are third also on 38 points and Heworth B remain fourth on 30. Fulford B are fifth on 28 points, with Fulford A on the same points in sixth position. Bootham B are seventh on 23 points and Acomb B remain in last place on 18 points. In the player of the season competition, Brian Shipley leads with 8 straight wins and, with Steve Burdett close behind with 7 straight wins, these two are the only undefeated players so far this season. Clive Whyte and Colin Robinson both have 8 wins from 9 games, with Chris Thompson on 7 wins from 8 games. Richard Stroughair, Jason Milner, Brian Coulson, Huw Faircliffe and Peter Lawson are all close behind on 7 wins from 9 games.

January 7th 2004 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Heworth A continued their unbeaten run with a convincing 7-0 victory over Heworth B. Clive White beat Huw Faircliffe, Neil Wood beat Mick Frampton, Dave Taylor beat John Sherlock, Steve Burdett beat Alf Appleby, Keith Lawrence beat Paul Frampton, Jason Milner beat Keith Watkinson and Brian Shipley beat Mike Braithwaite. Wood's victory over Mick Frampton included a break of 71 to take the lead in the highest break competition. Second placed Bootham A beat Bootham B 6-1 but as a result fall 6 points behind defending champions Heworth A. Meanwhile, Acomb A gained a 6-1 win over Acomb B to remain in third position. Peter Lawson beat Ken Bowser, Gary Robinson beat Kevin Ventress and Marcus O'Boyle beat John Ashwell. Wins for Ian Gillies over Paul Waites, Ged MacKenzie over Steve Rodgers and Keith Myers over Jeff Keen completed the Acomb A victory. Phil Carlton beat Paul Clark in reply for Acomb B.

In the other game, Fulford B completed a season's double over Fulford A with another 4-3 victory. Arthur Pegden comfortably beat Phil Oliver to take the first frame before Wayne Puleston replied for Fulford A with a good win over Gary Bolton. Nigel Smith then beat Sam England by potting the final blue before Alan Reed beat George Toone on the pink to level the match at 2-2. Bob Smith had an easy win over Peter Stroughair to edge Fulford B 3-2 ahead and this became 4-2 as John Adcock beat debutante Richard Terry. Terry had played well and led by 9 with only 13 on the table when he played a safety putting the cue ball in the jaws of the yellow pocket and the pink near its own spot. However, Adcock potted a superb straight long pink under pressure and completed a 4 point win by potting the final black which was hanging over the middle pocket. In the final game, Richard Stroughair beat Ray Thackway by 46 points to gain a consolation point for Fulford A. Despite Fulford B having won 4 games to Fulford A's 2, the A Team are currently 5th on 25 points with the B Team 6th on 22 points. Both teams have cup games next week - Fulford B are away to Bootham B on Monday 12th and Fulford A are away to Acomb A on Tuesday 13th.

Heworth A now lead with 43 points from Bootham A on 37. Acomb A are third on 34 points and Heworth B remain fourth on 26. Their lead has now been cut to just 4 points in the competition for the B Team Cup prize, from sixth placed Fulford B on 22 points. Fulford A stay fifth on 25 points with Bootham B seventh on 20 and Acomb B last on 17 points. In the player of the season competition, Brian Shipley joins Chris Thompson to lead with 7 straight wins, and with Steve Burdett close behind with 6 straight wins, these three are the only undefeated players so far this season. Brian Coulson, Jason Milner, Clive Whyte and Colin Robinson all have 7 wins from 8 games, with Peter Lawson, Richard Stroughair, Huw Faircliffe and John Ashwell on 6 wins from 8 games.

February 25th 2004 - Faber Shield Billiards February Roundup

11/2/04: Defending champions Fulford took a step closer to retaining their title without even playing in this round of fixtures. They had to sit out with a free week as rivals Acomb played newcomers Heworth in a close fought match at Heworth Conservative Club. Trevor Ventress took the opening game for Acomb with an impressive 150-117 win over Dave Birch. Chris Thompson leveled things for Heworth, riding his luck to defeat Peter Lawson 150-144. Mick Frampton then defeated the in form Keith Myers 150-120 before Peter Webster made it 3-1 by defeating Ian Gillies by a single point. Bob Ventress beat Alf Appleby 150-135 to reduce the deficit but Keith Watkinson won the final game against John Ashwell by the same score line. This was enough to ensure that Heworth also took the aggregate point by a mere 4 points to secure a 5-2 win. In the other game Bootham A beat their B Team 5-2 to record only their second win of the season. Barry Rankin came from behind to beat George Long and wins for Colin Robinson, Don Pringle and John Woodall along with the aggregate point gave Bootham A 5 points. Tony Lambert beat Ken Taylor (despite Taylor's breaks of 30 and 27) and Tim Fillingham beat John Darley to secure Bootham B's only points.

Fillingham's win keeps him in the hunt for the player of the season competition with 8 wins from 10 games. Trevor Ventress leads with 9 wins from 11 games but has just one more game to play to Fillingham's two. Keith Myers drops to third with 8 wins from 11 games but will not be playing in the final game for Acomb. Richard Stroughair is fourth with 7 wins from 8 games with club colleague Brian Bickerstaff enjoying another great season on 7 wins from 10 games. Heworth's surprise win consolidate their third place in the league with 34 points from 10 games. Fulford remain top with 48 points from 10 games with Acomb remaining in second place with 46 points from 11 games. Fulford need only 5 more points from their last two games to seal their third title in four seasons. Bootham B fall further adrift in fourth position on 29 points from 10 games with Bootham A fifth with 25 points from 11 games.

25/2/04: Defending champions Fulford gained the five points they required to retain their title with victory over Heworth. Wayne Puleston beat Peter Webster 150-104 before Huw Faircliff beat Richard Stroughair 150-146 in a close frame to level the match despite Stroughair's 24 break. John Anderson played well to defeat Chris Thompson 150-95 but Alf Appleby leveled the match once more with a 150-118 victory over Brian Bickerstaff with the aid of a 28 break. With Fulford already 65 points in front on aggregate Alan Reed secured the match for Fulford by comfortably beating Keith Watkinson. Colin Neal won a hard fought final frame against Mick Frampton, coming from behind to win 150-147 and clinch the match 5-2 for Fulford. The victory was enough to ensure Fulford had won the title no matter what result second placed Acomb achieved in their final game. However Acomb failed to win their final game, losing 4-3 to Bootham B. Tim Fillingham beat Bob Ventress to close the gap in the player of the season competition and should he win his final game he will tie for the title with current leader Trevor Ventress of Acomb who has 10 wins from 12 games.

Fulford now lead with 53 points from 11 games with Acomb safe in second on 49 points having played their final game. Heworth are in third place on 36 points with Bootham B fourth on 33 points. The sides play each other in their final game at Bootham on 10th March in a game that will decide who finishes third. Bootham A had a free week this week but with only one game to go their current tally of 25 points means they will finish in last place this season.

February 18th 2004 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Leaders Heworth A recovered from a 3-1 deficit to beat strugglers Fulford A 4-3. Richard Stroughair won the opening frame for Fulford beating the undefeated Brian Shipley. Stroughair had led 55-1 and missed a frame ball black of the spot when on a break of 25 with only 59 left on the table. However, despite two four point fouls he recovered to take the frame 63-9 with only 35 left on the table. Wayne Puleston extended the lead with a 55-27 win over Dave Taylor. Clive Whyte pulled one back for Heworth by defeating John Anderson. Whyte missed a black of the spot when on a break of 23 and Anderson conceded with the scores at 42-2 despite there being 51 still on the table. Sam England avenged his earlier league defeat to Steve Burdett by this time getting the better of a final black ball exchange to win 46-38. This was Burdett's first defeat of the season and coupled with Brian Shipley's defeat means there are no longer any undefeated players left in the league this season. With Fulford leading 3-1 Alan Reed built up a 30 point lead in the next frame against Keith Lawrence. With 35 points left on the table, Reed snookered Lawrence but fouled the pink with his cue in doing so. Lawrence took advantage and laid a number of snookers which yielded a further 18 points to reduce his deficit to just 6 points with still 35 on the table. Lawrence went on to take the frame 61-40 in what proved to be the turning point of the match. Jason Milner closed out his match on the colours to defeat Brian Bickerstaff 61-32 to level the game at 3-3 before Kevin Gall won a tense deciding frame 52-32 against Phil Oliver and secure a 4-3 victory for Heworth A.

Fulford B defeated Heworth B 5-2 to draw level with them on 36 points in the race for the B Team Cup. Fulford now lead as they have won one more game than Heworth B. Brian Birch won the opening frame against Bob Smith before Gary Bolton beat John Sherlock to level the game. Chris Thompson beat George Toone to restore the lead before Nigel Smith, Arthur Pegden, Geoff Robinson and John Adcock beat Mick Frampton, Huw Faircliffe, Mick Braithwaite and Alf Appleby respectively to seal a 5-2 win for Fulford B. Bootham A beat Acomb A 5-2 in a match that included two black ball finishes. Of the players in with a chance of Player of the Season, Brian Coulson beat Peter Lawson whilst Colin Robinson lost his second consecutive game. All three of these players had gone into this game with 8 wins from 10 games. Acomb B lost 4-3 to Bootham B in the other game. Acomb B led 3-1 due to wins by Kevin Ventress, Barry Manson and John Ashwell. Fred Hough, George Long, Tim Fillingham and Tony Lambert replied for Bootham B to complete the comeback.

As a result of this weeks matches there are now no players with a 100% record in the player of the season competition. Clive Whyte now leads with 10 wins from 11 games, from Brian Shipley on 9 wins from 10 games. Richard Stroughair, Brian Coulson and Jason Milner are third with 9 wins from 11 games followed by Steve Burdett who now has 8 wins from 9 games. In the league table, Heworth A's lead has been cut by one point to 13 on 56 points. Bootham A extend their lead over third placed Acomb A to 4 points, on 47 and 43 points respectively. Fulford B move into fourth spot on 36 points with on more win than Heworth B who drop to fifth place on 36 points also. Fulford A drop into sixth position on 35 points despite a good performance against leaders Heworth A. Bootham B remain 7th on 30 points but now have a 9 point lead over bottom placed Acomb B.

February 4th 2004 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Leaders Heworth A maintained their 100% record with a comprehensive 7-0 win over Acomb B. The highlight of the game was Kevin Gall's 49 break. All the other games this week finished 4-3 though there was one surprise. Second placed Acomb A lost 4-3 to B Team Cup leaders Heworth B. Huw Faircliffe continued his great form this season with a victory over Marcus O'Boyle whilst Mick Frampton beat Gary Robinson to make it 2-0. Ian Gillies pulled one back for Acomb by beating John Sherlock before Keith Watkinson made it 3-1 to Heworth by defeating Bob Ventress. Keith Myers and Peter Lawson leveled the game with victories over Mick Braithwaite and Chris Thompson respectively, before Alf Appleby beat Trevor Ventress in the decider to seal the 4-3 win for Heworth B. Bootham A capitalised on Acomb A's loss to regain second position after a hard fought 4-3 win away to Fulford B. Colin Robinson lost only his second game of the season during the match. In the final game, Fulford A let slip a 4-1 lead but had already managed to win just their third league game of the season. Wayne Puleston won the opening game against Paul Mohanty and John Anderson beat Fred Hough to make it 2-0. Phil Oliver played Tony Lambert in the next frame and let slip a 30 point lead after a series of fouls resulting in free balls. Lambert went on to take the frame on the pink to reduce the deficit to 2-1. Richard Stroughair made a 30 break in defeating John Wortley and Sam England beat Chris Granger to make it 4-1 and ensure victory for Fulford A. George Long and Tim Fillingham beat Alan Reed and Brian Bickerstaff respectively in the final two frames to pull the scores back to 4-3.

Heworth A now lead with 56 points from Bootham A on 42 points. Acomb A slip to third on 41 points and Heworth B remain fourth on 34. Fulford A leapfrog their B Team into fifth place on 32 points though have won two games fewer than their B Team who are sixth on 31 points - 3 points behind Heworth B in the race for the B Team Cup. Bootham B are seventh on 26 points and Acomb B remain in last place on 18 points. In the player of the season competition, Brian Shipley leads with 9 straight wins, from Clive Whyte with 9 wins from 10 games. Steve Burdett is close behind with 8 straight wins, with Colin Robinson, Richard Stroughair, Jason Milner, Brian Coulson, Huw Faircliffe and Peter Lawson all on 8 wins from 10 games.

March 31st 2004 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Heworth A finished the season in style with a 7-0 victory over Bootham B. The sides meet again next Wednesday in the final of the Kutters & Shannon Team Knockout competition. Second placed Bootham A beat Heworth B 4-3 to secure second spot in the league. Mick Frampton beat Ken Taylor and Dave Birch beat Mark Darley to give Heworth the lead before John Darley pulled one back by beating Huw Faircliffe. Brian Birch made it 3-1 to Heworth with victory over Don Pringle before wins for Colin Robinson, Brian Coulson and Barry Rankin over Mick Braithwaite, Alf Appleby and Chris Thompson respectively gave Bootham the game. Acomb A surprisingly lost their final game 4-3 to Fulford B. John Adcock potted brown, blue and pink to beat Ged MacKenzie in the decider. Despite this Acomb A finish in third but Fulford B have to make do with runners-up spot in the B Team Cup competition. Fulford A sealed fourth spot with a 5-2 win over Acomb B who finished last. Wayne Puleston won the opener for Fulford 55-17 against Steve Rodgers. Kevin Ventress opened with a 20 break and levelled the game with a 48-35 win over Phil Oliver. Jeff Brown beat John Ashwell before Jeff Keen fluked the final black to beat Sam England (22 break) 45-44 to level the game once more. Wayne Hartley played well to defeat Ken Bowser 47-29 and Richard Stroughair made a 29 break in comfortably beating Paul Waites 57-10 with the colours still remaining. Alan Reed won the final game 44-32 agianst Phil Carlton.

Heworth A win the league on 77 points after 14 straight wins from .Bootham A on 61 points. Acomb A finish third on 52 points and Fulford A gain fourth with 48 points. Heworth B finish fifth on 46 points and take the B Team Cup prize for the highest place B Team. Fulford B finish in sixth position with 43 points from Bootham B in seventh place on 39 points. Acomb B finish in last spot on 26 points. Clive Whyte wins the player of the season competition with 13 wins from 14 games with Brian Coulson and Jason Milner runners up with 12 wins from 14 games. Brian Shipley finished fourth with 11 wins from 13 games and Richard Stroughair is fifth with 11 wins from 14 games.

March 17th 2004 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Heworth A won their ninth consecutive title after a 4-3 win away to Acomb A. Brian Shipley, Dave Taylor and Keith Lawrence lost for Heworth. Second placed Bootham A came from behind to beat Fulford A 4-3. Wayne Puleston won the opener for Fulford against John Darley and Brian Bickerstaff made it 2-0 by defeating Don Pringle. Mark Darley beat Alan Reed and Ken Taylor beat Wayne Hartley to level the match. Phil Oliver enjoed a good win against Colin Robinson before Brian Coulson came from behind to steal victory against Sam England to level the game at 3-3. Barry Rankin won the decider against Richard Stroughair, with the aid of a 21 break and a good deal of fortune. Stroughair recovered from 35 behind after laying several good snookers but missed a difficult blue when 6 behind with 18 on and pink and black over corner pockets. Heworth B defeated Acomb B 5-2 to take the advantage once more in the B Team Cup competition. Steve Rogers beat Keith Watkinson before Chris Thompson and Huw Faircliffe gave Heworth the lead with wins over Ken Bowser and P Charlton respectively. Paul Waites beat John Sherlock to level the game before Dave Birch, Brian Birch and Mick Frampton won the final 3 frames against John Aswell, Jeff Keen and Bob Ventress. Bootham B beat Fulford B 5-2 in the other game to draw level on points.

Heworth A remain 13 clear of second placed Bootham A with 70 points. Acomb A stay third on 49 points and Heworth B move up to fourth on 43 points. Fulford A are fifth also on 43 points but with fewer wins with Fulford B remaining in sixth position on 39 points by virtue of having won one more game the seventh placed Bootham B. Acomb B remain in last spot on 24 points. Clive Whyte still leads in the player of the season competition with 12 wins from 13 games, from Brian Coulson and Jason Milner with 11 wins from 13 games. Brian Shipley and Richard Stroughair both lost this week and fall out of contention with only one match left to play.

March 10th 2004 - Faber Shield Billiards March Roundup

10/3/04: Bootham B defeated Heworth 6-1 to ensure third place in the league this season. Tim Fillingham was amongst the winners for Bootham and as such shares the player of the season competition with Trevor Ventress of Acomb. Both players have finished with 10 wins from 12 games.

Fulford remain top on 53 points from 11 games and play their final game on Monday 15th March away at Bootham A with the title already won. Acomb finish second on 49 points with Bootham B third on 39 points, leap-frogging Heworth in fourth place on 37 points. Bootham A will finish in last place this season as they have only 25 points with just their match with Fulford to play.

15/3/04: Bottomed placed Bootham A defeated champions Fulford 5-2 in the final league match of this season. In what was an anti-climatic finish to the season both teams knew that the result of this game had no bearing on the final league positions of each team. It was however an entertaining match with several notable breaks and a couple of close finishes. Don Pringle won the opening game for Bootham by 150-148 against Wayne Puleston. Puleston had trailed 148-109 and made a break of 39 only to miss a straight red that would have given him the game. Richard Stroughair pulled one back for Fulford with a 150-128 win over John Darley that included breaks of 26 and 27 in his first two visits. John Woodall trailed John Anderson 102-97 before running out with an unfinished 53 break to take the game and the prize for the highest Billiards break of the season. Meanwhile, Colin Robinson came from 35 behind to pip Brian Bickerstaff 150-149 to make it 3-1 to Bootham A, making a 29 break along the way. Barry Rankin beat Alan Reed 150-129 to secure victory for Bootham before Colin Neal won the final game by 150-124 against Ken Taylor. Bootham A took the aggregate point to complete a 5-2 win.

Fulford finish top on 55 points and retain their title from Acomb in second on 49 points. Bootham B finish third on 39 points, with Heworth in fourth place on 37 points and Bootham A in last place on 30 points. Tim Fillingham and Trevor Ventress share the player of the season competition with 10 wins from 12 games from Richard Stroughair on with 8 wins from 10 games. John Woodall's unfinished break of 53 in the final game gives him the highest break prize, with Ken Taylor second with a 44 break.

March 3rd 2004 - Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker

Leaders Heworth A moved to within 1 point of their ninth consecutive title with a 6-1 win over Fulford B. Kevin Gall was Heworth's sole casualty whilst Neil Wood made a 63 break in his game against Nigel Smith. Bootham A also won 6-1 away at Acomb B to remain in second place. Winners for Bootham A were Barry Rankin (32 break), John Darley, Ken Taylor, Brian Coulson, Colin Robinson and Don Pringle. Acomb replied through Steve Rodgers. Meanwhile, Bootham B beat Acomb A 4-3 in a close match though Acomb A remain third in the league. Paul Mahoney won the deciding frame against Peter Lawson to seal the victory. The match was played as a "double header" and counted as their Semi-Final match in the Team Knockout as well. Bootham B's victory means they will play Heworth A in the Final on Presentation Night on the 7th April. In the final game, Fulford A beat Heworth B 5-2 to move into fourth place in the league. Richard Stroughair avenged his Billiards defeat the previous week to beat Huw Faircliffe 77-39 with a break of 27 to set the ball rolling for Fulford. Wayne Puleston added the second with the aid of a 20 break to beat Chris Thompson 55-27 and Sam England won a close third frame 42-32 against John Sherlock. Jeff Brown made his Fulford Snooker debut and comfortably beat Keith Watkinson 66-26 to add the fourth frame for Fulford. Another debutant, Wayne Hartley, deservedly won a strange fifth frame 89-52 against Mike Braithwaite to make it 5-0 to Fulford. The game was decided on blue when six fouls were made in quick succession. Hartley gained five after snookering Braithwaite, then himself went in-off in potting the blue. However, Braithwaite's next three visits all resulted in off's before a further Hartley in-off reduced his deficit to 19 with just 18 on. Hartley then cleared the colours at his next visit to win a high scoring frame by some 37 points. Mick Frampton pulled one back for Heworth with a fortunate victory over Peter Stroughair. Frampton was behind on the colours but came back to win on a fluked black by 51-45. Dave Birch was always in charge on the final frame and, although Alan Reed had a good chance to clear the colours from brown to steal the frame, Birch went on to win 59-28 to pull the match score back to 5-2 in favour of Fulford A.

Heworth A remain 13 clear of second placed Bootham A on 66 points. Acomb A stay third on 46 points depsite their defeat this week and Fulford A move up to fourth place on 40 points following their 5-2 victory over Heworth B. Heworth B move up to fifth place on 38 points just ahead of Fulford B who drop into sixth position on 37 points following their defeat against leaders Heworth A. Bootham B remain 7th on 34 points but now have now closed the gap in the race for the B Team Cup competition. Just 4 points separates three of the B Teams with two games to go and so there is still all to play for. Acomb B remain in last spot on 22 points. There was no change in the player of the season competition as all of the contenders won their matches this week. Clive Whyte now leads with 11 wins from 12 games, from Brian Shipley on 10 wins from 11 games. Richard Stroughair, Brian Coulson and Jason Milner are third with 10 wins from 12 games followed by Steve Burdett who now has 9 wins from 10 games.

The Presentatition Night report can be found here.