Billiards

Bourne SC A scoop billiards championship

Bourne SC A finished off their Spalding and District Billiards League championship campaign with a 4-3 win over Donington on Monday night.Lester Gaunt (O10), who has also taken the trophy for most wins in a season with 13, beat Nigel Brasier (R60), while Gary Surridge (R80) got the better of Tony Scully (R40), to get the points for Bourne.Ben Wrigglesworth ...

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Champion show from Bourne

Champions-elect Bourne SC moved 19 points clear at the top of the Spalding & District Billiards League with a 7-0 win against Gosberton.They complete their campaign at a Donington team aiming to finish second next week.Elliot Gaunt (R40) got them off to a perfect start with a 200-144 win against Shane White (O40) with Kieran Richards-Witham (R50) and Lester Gaunt (O10) following ...

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It’s as you were at the top of league

The top two in the Spalding and District Billiards League are holding on to their positions after this week’s matches. Bourne SC A beat Bourne Pyramid B 5-2 to stay at the top of the division.Elliot Gaunt (R40) and Carl Gibson (R50) were the winners, while Darrell Read (R30) beat Lester Gaunt (O10) to get the points for Pyramid.Donington remain ...

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Whitewash opens gap at top

A 7-0 win for Bourne Snooker Centre has widened the gap at the top of the Spalding and District Billiards League.Elliot Gaunt (R40), Ian Clare (R50) and Lester Gaunt (O10) all won to whitewash Holbeach A.They now sit 18 points clear of second-placed Donington, who went down 5-2 away to Pyramid A.Their winners were Reegan Cooke-Holmes (R80) and John Twell ...

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7-0 wins for three teams

Three teams handed out 7-0 drubbings in the Spalding and District Billiards League on Monday night – although league leaders Bourne Snooker Centre weren’t one of them. They did chalk up a win though, beating Consti A 5-2, keeping them at the top.They’ve only lost three games so far this season, and currently have 70 points.Their winners were brothers Elliott ...

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Donington do the 7-0 double

Donington have done the double over Holbeach B in the Spalding Billiards League, beating them 7-0 both times they have met. They whitewashed them back in October when they first met this season, and then did the same again on Monday night in the reverse fixture.Winners were Nigel Brasier (R60), Ben Wrigglesworth (R10), who got a 42 break in his ...

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Bourne pull clear at top

Breaks of 36, 29 and 20 from Lester Gaunt (O10) proved decisive as Bourne SC stretched their lead at the top of the Spalding Billiards League with a 4-3 win against third-placed Holbeach B to pull five points clear.Elsewhere in the league, it was a case of revenge is sweet. Gosberton B enjoyed a 5-2 win against Pyramid A, ample ...

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Cooper on top form for Holbeach A

Five 20-plus breaks from Mick Cooper (O200) proved crucial in Holbeach A’s quarter-final victory over Bourne Pyramid A in the Spalding & District Billiards League Shield competition. He scored 39, 38, 34, 22 and 20 on his way to beating Martin O’Connor (R70) 200-196 to help his team to an overall 578-577 success. Phil Coaten (R80) was also a winner ...

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Bourne hold on at top

Bourne SC cemented their place at the top of the Spalding and District Billiards League with a 7-0 win over Consti B on Monday night.Lester Gaunt (O10), Oli Player (R40) and Elliot Gaunt (R40) won their respective frames against Steve Spencer (R110), Mick Johnson (R150) and Jason Rose (scr).Breaks during the match included a 45 and 29 from Player, a ...

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Billiards professional wows at exhibition

Professional billiards player Rob Hall wowed at an exhibition knocking in breaks of 178, 148 and 121. During the exhibition match at Spalding’s Consti Club, three-time World Billiards Championship finalist Rob squared off against Spalding Billiards League players Jason Rose, Neil Harvey and John Bellerby.He gave them 700 points start and ended up with a total score of 1,248 against ...

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Bourne take top spot

Bourne SC took over at the top of the Spalding and District Billiards League with a 7-0 romp against third-placed Donington. Oli Player (R40) made a solid start with breaks of 23 and 20 in his 200-176 opening frame win and Elliott Gaunt (R50) and Lester Gaunt (scr) kept up the winning pace.Consti A lost top spot, despite a 5-2 ...

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Bourne suffer shock loss at Gosberton

Bourne SC lost ground on the top two in the Spalding & District Billiards League with a 4-3 defeat at Gosberton B. Marcus Pell (O40) was the star for the hosts with breaks of 23, 38 and 20 in a 200-169 win.Des Forbes chipped in with two 22 breaks in his 200-158 win after Kieran Richards (R50) had levelled 200-111. ...

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Breaks help Pell to win but team fail to seize chance

Breaks of 38, 27 and 24 helped Marcus Pell (O40) to a win in the Spalding and District Billiards League but it wasn’t enough to give his team a win. Gosberton B are still at the foot of the table after they lost 4-3 to league leaders Donington.Pell, who beat Tony Scully (R40), was the only winner for Gosberton, with ...

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Donington still at top

Donington are holding on to the top spot in the Spalding and District Billiards League after a convincing 7-0 win over Pyramid A.Tony Scully (R40), Nigel Brasier (R70) and Ben Wrigglesworth (R20) made up the winning trio.Consti A remain in second, just one point behind, having won 5-2 over clubmates Consti B.John Bellerby (R70) and Stuart Davies (R50) got the ...

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Donington are top of the billiards league

Donington are top of the Spalding and District Billiards League having won four of the five matches played so far.They beat third placed Bourne Pyramid B 5-2 on Monday night.Wins from Mick Pearl (R70) and Ben Wrigglesworth (R20) gave them the victory.Darrell Read (R40) got the points for Pyramid, a 37 break helping him to a win over Tony Scully ...

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Consti A open lead at top with a whitewash

Shane White (O50) hit breaks of 29, 25, 40 and 22 for Gosberton B but it proved in vain as his team fell 7-0 at Consti A in the Spalding and District League. He was beaten 200-127 by John Bellerby (R70) and there were also wins for Neil Burton (R60), 200-192, and Stewart Davies (R50), 200-166, as their team moved four points ...

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Pyramid B leap to top

A thriller at Holbeach A in Monday’s Spalding and District League fixtures saw visitors Donington pull off a 4-3 victory, despite trailling 580-577 on the aggregate points score. Ben Wrigglesworth (R20) and Jim Thompson (R60) were the away winners, with Mick Cooper (O200) potting breaks of 22, 25, 45, 22, 27, 26 and 46 on his way to a win for ...

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Bates battles in vain

Jason Bates (O160) hit six breaks of 20 or more on his way to a 200-190 win for Bourne SC against Holbeach B’s Neil Harvey (R50) but it was not enough to save his team from a 5-2 defeat on their travels in the Spalding Billiards League.Dennis Hix (R70) and Chris Chamberlain (R40) chalked up 200-186 and 200-189 wins to keep ...

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The snooker season ends on a high note

The curtain came down on another Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League season with the annual trophy presentation evening on Friday. All of the 2022/23 season’s trophy winners got their hands on silverware at the Spalding Services Club bash – which included snooker Division One winners Boundary A and billiards champions Gosberton B.The traditional dinner and dance also saw ...

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Gosberton B crowned champions

Gosberton B are champions of the Spalding Billiards League, despite losing 5-2 to Consti A in their final match of the season.It went to the wire with just five points separating them and second-placed Holbeach B going into the final week.Holbeach B won 5-2 away at bottom-of-the-league Pyramid A but it wasn’t quite enough and Gosberton took the title by ...

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