Snooker

A charity snooker competition organised by Nigel Brasier and Tony Scully has raised an incredible £1,770 for The Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND). Held at Spalding Constitutional Club, the event was won by Sean Swinburn, with Mike Knight as runner-up. Organiser Brasier thanks Helen Mumby-Croft, Julie Croft and Kevin Fitter for sponsoring the event, as well as Vince Fitter for ...

Cue ace Mark Gray made the first genuinely big break of the Spalding and District Snooker League season as his Bourne SC A kick-started their campaign with a 4-2 win at Boundary A in Division One. The ex-professional, who plays off a huge O105 handicap, reeled off a 93 break in a frame win against Barry Malthouse (R14) at the ...

A 54 break from Mick Johnson was the highlight of Monday night’s action in the Spalding and District Billiards League. Johnson (O170) also reeled off scores of 50 and 47 as his Consti B side beat friendly foes Consti C 7-0. Team-mate Jason Rose (R30) also made a cool 30 break in the victory as Consti B grabbed their second ...

Division One leaders Donington C made it six Spalding and District Snooker League victories in row on Thursday by beating fellow high-fliers Pyramid B 4-2 on their own table. Wins from Ben Wrigglesworth (O14), Neil Favell (O14) and – crucially – Graham Slater (R14) got Donington over the line in what was a tight tussle on the Bourne baize. Favell’s ...

Two unbeaten records in Spalding and District Billiards League were shattered on Monday night. Joint leaders Holbeach C and Donington both came a cropper, losing to Long Sutton and Pyramid B respectively. Holbeach’s loss was the most eye-catching result of the week, with Sutton running riot in a 7-0 win. Mick Cooper (O140) made a 48 break and Adam Barwell ...

Long Sutton A made it five wins from as many matches in Division Two of Spalding and District Snooker League after handing rivals Consti G their maiden defeat on Thursday night. Super Sutton stormed six points clear at the top of the table with a 5-1 win in Spalding, with Stuart Atkin (O35) making a 20 break. Steve Dent (R7), ...

Reigning champions Donington A suffered their second defeat from three outings in the new Spalding and District Snooker League season. They went down to a 5-1 reversal away at Holbeach A who have made a flying start to the new campaign with two wins from their two matches. Kevin Hawes’ (R14) victory over Mick Pearl (O14), which included a 25 ...

Long Sutton are the early pacesetters in the Spalding and District League Billiards League after an emphatic 7-0 whitewash of Gosberton A on Monday night.   Mick Cooper (O140) was in cracking form for the victors with a string of breaks (36, 35, 27, 21, 32, 21, 22) in his victory which followed successes by team-mates Joe Garland (R70) and ...

A dazzling break of 75 from Mathew Smith (O42) steered Long Sutton A to a super 6-0 victory over Holbeach C in the Spalding and District Snooker League. Smith’s stunning effort was the highlight of a one-sided contest, with Steve Dent (R7), Sean Swinburn (O28), Stuart Atkin (O35) and Wayne Dent (O35) all on winning form to send Sutton top ...

Spalding and District Billiards League newcomers Holbeach C made a winning start to their maiden campaign as the new season started this week.   They recorded a 5-2 victory over stable-mates Holbeach A thanks to crucial successes from Ben Harding and James Glover.   Fellow league newcomers Consti D suffered a 5-2 opening defeat at Gosberton A despite Pat Bowman ...

Consti F made an eye-catching start to the new Spalding and District Snooker League Division One season as they beat much-fancied Bourne SC A 5-1 on the opening night of action. Despite seeing Bourne star Mark Gray (O105) win the opening frame – making a 36 break in the process – Consti won the next four thanks to Warren Peel ...

Pyradon edged out Tulips 3-2 on the final black of a thrilling final to win the Cliff Hall Memorial Shield at Donington on Friday night. The Pyradon team of James Sharpe, Alfonso Palumbo, Jason Green, Tom Pickering, Spencer Dawkins and Neil Reynolds were deserving winners, with Palumbo holding his nerve to win the final frame. The final was incredibly exciting ...

South Holland cue ace Mick Johnson is celebrating after helping Lincolnshire secure a brilliant billiards victory. Johnson, one of the top potters in the Spalding and District Billiards League, was part of a three-man team that won the Eastern Counties Billiards Championships at Cambridge. Alongside Rob Hall (Lincoln) and Chris Taylor (Boston), Johnson helped Lincolnshire ‘A’ defeat sides from Norfolk ...

Another hugely successful Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League season came to a close on Friday night with the annual dinner dance and trophy presentation evening. All of the campaign’s trophy winners got their hands on silverware at the Springfields Events Centre showpiece, which was attended by more then 100 league members. The night’s big prize, the sought-after Highest ...

Mick Cooper was on-song as his West Acre side had a night to remember when they dominated the West Norfolk Billiards League’s individual finals night. All five finalists came from the club with Cooper retaining the Open Scratch and Handicap crowns. The 57-year-old (R80) hit a break of 54 during his 195-124 victory over Bruce Welham (R20) and beat Dean ...

All eyes were on Division Two on the final night of the Spalding and District Snooker League season – and it was Services C who held their nerve to clinch the title by three points. The Spalding side beat Consti G 4-2 to secure the four points they needed to be sure of the title, with Geoff Hemsil (R21), Kev ...

Despite suffering a 6-0 defeat against deposed champions Tulips B on Thursday night, Donington A clinched the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One title. A 48 break from Darren Woodberry (O35) and a 22 clearance from Mark Woodberry (O49) were the highlights of the Tulips win – and they can now seal second with a win on the final ...

Magic Mark Gray moved to the top of the European pool rankings after securing an impressive Euro Tour victory in Austria over the weekend. Gray, who is a regular for Bourne SC in the Spalding and District Snooker League, pocketed the €3,500 first prize as he clinched his sixth career win on the Euro Tour. Played at the picturesque Sankt ...

It’s looking certain to be a nip and tuck finish to Division Two in Spalding and District Snooker League. Third-placed Gosberton B underlined their intentions with a five-point haul last week, while the top two of Services C and Pyramid B were both losing 4-2. Now just three points cover the top three sides ahead of the final two fixtures. ...

Crowland A clinched the Spalding and District Billiards League title as they held their nerve on the most exciting final night of the season in recent memory. Three teams went into Monday night’s finale knowing that they had a chance of lifting the league crown, but two of those – Crowland B and defending champions Long Sutton – squared off ...