Billiards

Rob Childs lit up the Spalding and District Billiards League once again on Monday as he made an amazing 97 break for his Crowland B side. The ace potter, who plays off a maximum O200 handicap, also made scores of 51 and 45 in his frame win over Long Sutton’s Sean Swinburn (O20). Sadly for Childs, he was the only ...

Tulips B are eight points clear at the top of Spalding and District Snooker League Division One after shading a tight tussle with Donington A 4-2. Wins for Mark Woodberry (O35), Ady Sibley (R7) and Darren Woodberry (O28) – who made a 28 break – were enough for the Spalding side. That, coupled with a 4-2 win for Tulips A ...

Tulips B had their lead at the top of Division One trimmed in Spalding and District Snooker League last week. The title favourites’ advantage was cut to six points following their 5-1 defeat at in-form Holbeach D. Mark Woodberry was their only winner, with Denis Hix, Donald Mink, Ashley Bunn and Ian Woodberry grabbing the wins for the home side. ...

The semi-finalists in Spalding and District Billiards League Shield are now known. Crowand B, Consti D, Gosberton and Long Sutton are the final four after Monday’s quarter-finals. Consti B had the largest winning margin – and arguably the most impressive win. Steve Spencer, John Keeton and Mick Johnson all won to send league leaders Donington packing. Norman Gookey’s side had little ...

Having ended 2014 as the Spalding and District Billiards League’s basement boys, Holbeach B kicked off the new year with a maximum win over Pyramid B. Denis Hix (R70), Dan Coleman (R100) and Ashley Bunn (R40) all earned big individual wins in Bourne to give Holbeach’s season the shot in the arm it badly needed. Darrell Read (R40) did make ...

Martin O’Connor made a stunning personal best break of 96 in the Spalding and District League’s Billiards Shield last week – but it was ultimately in vain. The Pyramid B potter belied his R10 handicap to make one of the biggest breaks of the billiards season in any competition. But wins from Mick Cooper (O40) and Adam Barwell (O10), who ...

Table-toppers Donington passed a real test of their Spalding and District Billiards League title credentials by edging out Consti A 4-3 on Monday night. Norman Gookey (R80) and Jim Thompson (R30) made breaks of 23 and 24 respectively to help secure the success for Donington – although Robert Adams’ (R40) hit back with a big win for Consti. Fellow high-fliers ...

Spalding and District Billiards League title hopefuls Donington made the most of a match in hand by taking all seven points against Crowland B. Norman Gookey’s side swept aside the visitors, winning 600-435. Jim Thompson had breaks of 22 and 20 in his 200-170 defeat of Allan Sharman. That result meant Long Sutton started Monday’s match at Consti as deposed ...

A Rob Childs masterclass was the highlight of Monday night’s Spalding and District Billiards League fixtures. The Crowland B potter, who plays off an O200 handicap, reeled of breaks of 70, 50, 47, 33 and 30 (unfinished) to see off Consti D’s Stewart Davies (R20). He was the only Crowland winner, though, as Consti’s John Bellerby (R80) and Alan Hansard ...

A fine individual showing from Sid Shaw steered Donington to a 5-2 victory at Pyramid B in the Spalding and District Billiards League on Monday night. Shaw (O10) reeled off a fine 51 break, as well as pocketing further scores of 31 and 23 in his frame win. Norman Gookey (R80) delivered their other frame return, with Darrell Read (R40) ...

Mick Johnson is once again setting the standard in the Spalding and District Billiards League. The Consti B cue ace, who plays off a whopping O170 handicap, made a stunning 108 break in Monday’s 5-2 victory at second-placed Consti A. Johnson’s century surpasses the 80 break he made earlier this term and is the new benchmark for others to target. ...

The Spalding and District Snooker League’s only unbeaten side, Gosberton D, stretched their winning run to eight games in Division Three last week. Wins from Marcus Pell (O21), Simon Slinger (R7) and Jack Craft (R21) kept them perfect with a 4-2 success over fellow high-fliers Bourne SC B, despite a break of 30 from Pete Hodgson-Kerry (scr). Amazingly, the league’s ...

Division Three leaders Whittlesey C saw their unbeaten Spalding and District Snooker League start shattered by second-placed Pyramid E last Thursday. The top two went head-to-head in a cracking contest, with the Bourne side eventually prevailing 4-2 thanks to a last-gasp frame win for Neil McLean (R7) over Mick Blythe (R14). Adrian Sharpe (R14) and John Clapton (O7) were the ...