Billiards

Billiards round-up: Holbeach A keep a grip on lead, Childs sinks super 71 break

Holbeach A remain top of the Spalding and District Billiards League after a 5-2 victory over Consti A on Monday night. Ben Harding (R50) and Colin Dodd (R40) got their wins, with the former making a 20 break. The best break of the week game in the most one-sided clash, as Rob Childs made a super 71 in Crowland B’s ...

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Billiards round-up: Top Spalding and District League trio impress with big breaks

Three of the Spalding and District Billiards League’s leading players made impressive breaks on a quality night of action on Monday. The best break of the evening came from the league’s most heavily-handicapped player, Rob Childs (O250). He reeled off scores of 73, 61, 45, 32 and an unfinished 30 in Crowland B’s 5-2 home success over Donington. That helped ...

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Billiards round-up: Magic Mick reels off a stunning century break to seal Sutton success

Mick Cooper lit up the Spalding and District Billiards League with an impressive 100 break on Monday night. Long Suton ace Cooper (O190 handicap) made the century in a final frame victory over Gosberton B’s James Waterfall (R50) to secure his side a narrow 4-3 win. Crowland A are top of the table despite a 4-3 loss against Pyramid B. ...

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Billiards round-up: Childs racks up century break on season’s opening night

Rob Childs wasted little time getting his eye in on the opening night of the new Spalding and District Billiards League season. The Crowland cue ace, who plays off a league high O250, made a majestic 102 break en-route to defeating Shane White (O20) 200-88 on Monday night. Childs also hit breaks of 72, 49 and 45 as he steered ...

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Spalding League ace Cooper sees off top teen to win West Norfolk Open

Long Sutton billiards hot shot Mick Cooper saw off one of the country’s most talented teenage players to regain the West Norfolk Open title. The 59-year-old beat English under-19 champion Nathan Boughton to lift the crown for the third time in four years. Cooper, who is a regular player in the Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League, saw off ...

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Snooker – Celebrating a stunning season

Trophies were pocketed rather than balls last weekend as the great and the good of the Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League celebrated the culmination of an exciting 2017/18 season in style. The event at Spalding Services Club on Friday, May 11 was a night to remember for the Highest Achievement Award winner Nigel Brasier. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” ...

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Billiards round-up: Holbeach C shine to seal title with whitewash win

Red-hot Holbeach C clinched the Spalding and District Billiards League title with an emphatic victory on the final round of fixtures. They held a narrow one-point advantage over rivals Crowland A going into Monday night’s matches – so they knew that a maximum victory over host Pyramid B would see them crowned champions. And that’s exactly what they did, roaring ...

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Billiards round-up: Holbeach C favourites for title after Gosberton victory

Holbeach C hold a narrow lead going into the final round of Spalding and District Billiards League fixtures this Monday night. They defeated Gosberton B 5-2 this week, with Ben Harding (R60) and Colin Dodd (R50) securing frame victories. Dodd, who beat Marcus Pell (O10) in the final frame, made breaks of 29 and 25 for Holbeach. Shane White (O20), ...

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Snooker and billiards finals: Stellar show seals second Scratch title for Bourne star Palumbo

Awesome Alfonso Palumbo lifted his second Spalding and District Snooker League Scratch title after whitewashing four-time winner Craig Fitter in the final on Saturday night. Pyramid potter Palumbo saw off Services star Fitter (champion in 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2013) 4-0 in the best of seven frames showdown at Spingfields Events Centre – making a 41 break in the process ...

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Billiards round-up: 140 break is season’s best for Crowland cue ace Childs

Star man Rob Childs reeled off the biggest break of the Spalding and District Billiards League season so far on Monday night. Childs, who plays off a huge O250 handicap, made a massive 140 break in Crowland B’s 4-3 victory over Long Sutton. In the same game, Sutton’s Mick Cooper (O180) bagged breaks of 51, 48 and 39 unfinished, while ...

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Billiards round-up: Whitewash win sees Crowland A race clear at the top

A 7-0 victory over Donington sent Crowland A 19 points clear at the top of the Spalding and District Billiards League table on Monday night. Their 13th win of the campaign makes the leaders red-hot favourites to clinch the crown with seven rounds of fixtures left to play. Second-placed Holbeach C – who have two games in hand on the ...

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Billiards round-up: Red-hot Childs sinks another impressive century break for Crowland B

Cue ace Rob Childs racked up another sensational century in the Spalding and District Billiards League on Monday night. The Crowland B potter, who plays off a mammoth O250 handicap, made breaks of 104, 86 and 45 to help his side thrash hosts Gosberton B 7-0. Team-mates Paul Holland (R60) and Allan Sharman (R60) also made breaks of 24 and ...

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Snooker and billiards: Welcome win boosts struggling Donington B

Donington B haven’t had much to cheer about in Spalding and District Snooker League Division Two this season – but that all changed on Thursday night. The strugglers jumped off the bottom of the table by thrashing hosts Pyramid C 6-0 as they registered only their fourth win of the season so far. Phil Burrell (R7), Pete Burrell (scr), Dave ...

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Billiards round-up: Whitewash win sends Holbeach C to the summit

A superb 7-0 success on Monday night fired Holbeach C to the top of the Spalding and District Billiards League standings. The new table-toppers defeated Pyramid A 7-0 on their own baize, thanks to wins from James Glover (R90), Colin Dodd (R50) and Ben Harding (R60). Dodd was the star of the show, making breaks of 31 and 22 in ...

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Snooker round-up: Spalding League’s leading duo on cloud nine after latest wins

The top two in Spalding and District Snooker League Division One continue to go great guns after both recorded their ninth win of the season on Thursday. Table-toppers Bourne SC A picked up a 5-1 victory at Boundary B to extend their lead at the summit to five points. Mark Gray (O105) led the way with breaks of 32 and ...

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Billiards round-up: Another spree of big breaks from cue ace Childs

Rob Childs put on another masterclass in the Spalding and District Billiards League on Monday night. The Crowland B ace, who plays off a massive O240 handicap, came back to beat Shane White (O20) 200-198 thanks to breaks of 65, 50 (twice), 33, 28, 25 (twice) and an unfinished 32. However, victories from Marcus Pell (O10) and James Waterfall (R60) ...

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Snooker round-up: Four-some Bourne SC A extend flawless start in top flight

A monstrous 99 break from Mark Gray helped Bourne SC A make it four wins from as many Division One games in the Spalding and District Snooker League on Thursday night. Ex-pro Gray (O105 handicap) made the stellar score en-route to defeating Andy Mowforth (O14) in the 6-0 success over Boundary A, as they moved four points clear at the ...

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Billiards round-up: Awesome foursome get new season under way with five-star showings

Four sides picked up five points on the opening night of the new Spalding and District Billiards League season on Monday. Rob Childs (O240) made breaks of 43, 41 (twice) and 35 (twice) as Crowland B defeated Consti C 5-2, with Alan Hansard (R70) hitting a 24 break in reply. Gosberton A defeated hosts Holbeach A by the same score, ...

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Magic Mick is honoured at Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League awards bash

The Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League celebrated another hugely successful season at their annual presentation night awards bash. A host of trophies were dished out after a long season of action, including the three snooker league titles won by Tulips B (Division One), Long Sutton A (Division Two), Crowland A (Division Three) and the Billiards League crown to ...

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Snooker round-up: Holbeach B hand second tier leaders Long Sutton A rare loss

Nobody has accrued more points in Spalding and District Snooker League than Long Sutton A – but they were hammered 5-1 at Holbeach B last week.   The shock result of the week shouldn’t hamper Sutton’s Division Two title hopes, but it does give the second tier’s chasing pack a glimmer of hope. Hosts Holbeach had frame wins from Zac ...

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