Snooker

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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Snooker round-up: Tight at the top as five continue race for title

With two rounds of Spalding and District Snooker League fixtures remaining, no less than five teams can still win the Division One title. Leaders Bourne SC A slipped to a 4-2 loss against Consti F as they failed to hold onto their advantage – opening the door for Services E to join them on 94 points. The Spalding side romped ...

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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 round-up: Bourne SC A edge battle of top tier’s big guns

The top two in Spalding and District Snooker League Division One clashed last week – and it was Bourne SC A who won to seize the upper hand in one of the most exciting title races in years. Table-topping Services E went into the game looking to extend their advantage, but suffered a 4-2 home defeat thanks to Ian Clare’s ...

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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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Snooker round-up: Tulips B put skids on Bourne SC A’s title tilt

Bourne SC A missed the chance to stamp their authority on the Spalding and District Snooker League title race last Thursday night. With leaders Services E not in action, the Bourne boys suffered a 5-1 defeat at Tulips B in their game in hand and remain second in the table as a result. Joe Garland’s (O7) black-ball win over Michael ...

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Snooker round-up: Joy of six for Holbeach D in best victory of the night

Holbeach D stormed into the top six of the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One standings with a maximum victory on Thursday night. On an evening that saw just seven fixtures played across the three divisions due to the treacherous conditions in South Lincolnshire, Holbeach’s 6-0 triumph at Consti F was the most eye-catching result. Richard Lowe (O14), who ...

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WEEKEND FIXTURES: The snow is forcing postponements across the board

Much of this weekend’s outdoor sport is likely to be postponed due to the heavy snowfall over the past few days. In football, Spalding United’s trip to Sheffield FC in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South was called off on Friday morning. Pinchbeck United’s fixture at Thrapston Town in ChromaSport UCL Division was also postponed on Thursday afternoon, while Holbeach United’s ...

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Snooker round-up: Services E hit the summit as leaders falter

Services E have edged ahead in the exciting race for silverware in Division One of the Spalding and District Snooker League. Second at the start of play, Services won a tight tussle with Consti F 4-2 thanks to a final frame triumph from Craig Fitter (O56), who made breaks of 23 and 20, against Robert Adams (O14). Earlier in the ...

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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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Snooker round-up: Exciting title race as Division One’s top two shine again

A 67 close and break of 46 from Mark Gray (O105) was the highlight as Spalding and District Snooker League Division One leaders Bourne SC A continued their winning ways. They beat Pyramid B 5-1 with Gray sandwiched between two black ball wins from Ian Gibson (R7) and Oliver Player (O28) while Max Ayliff (O14) had a break of 25 ...

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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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Snooker round-up: Stuart sinks stellar 69 break in all-Long Sutton contest

On-song Stuart Atkin hit the joint-highest break of the Spalding and District Snooker League Division Two season so far as he made super 69 on Thursday. Long Sutton C’s Atkin (O42) was in sensational form to crush opponent Wayne Howard (O28) in the fourth frame – but his heroics couldn’t stop Long Sutton B winning the showdown 4-2. That result ...

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Snooker round-up: Ten-point haul boosts Bourne SC A’s top tier title challenge

Division One leaders Bourne SC A saw their title charge gather real momentum in Spalding and District Snooker League last week. The table toppers picked up ten points from two games as they thrashed fellow high-fliers Pyramid A 6-0 in a rearranged game on Tuesday and then edged out Donington C 4-2 in a much closer clash on Thursday night. ...

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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 round-up: Gallant Gray helps Bourne SC A go top of the table

Bourne SC A have gone top of the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One table after a 4-2 win over Boundary A thanks to a fine showing from star man Mark Gray (O105). Gray’s side were 1-0 down going into his second frame with Barry Malthouse (R7). It turned into an epic battle which Gray took 125-113 thanks to ...

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Boundary B turn the table upside down

Rock-bottom Boundary B pulled off one of the shocks of the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One season so far by stunning leaders Holbeach A 4-2. The Deepings side, who had only won three of their 15 games prior to the clash with the table-toppers, had frame wins from Daniel Smith (O14), Martyn McGhee (scr) and Steve Smith (R7) ...

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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: Mick’s magic helps Holbeach A extend their lead

A game-clinching 27 clearance from Mick Ayres (O7) helped Spalding and District Snooker League Division One leaders Holbeach A beat Holbeach D 4-2 to extend their lead at the top of the table. In a game that also saw Mick Pearl (O14) and Jem Merrison (O35) make breaks of 27 and 22 respectively in frame victories, Ayres (O7) held his ...

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