Snooker

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 ...

Pool wizard Mark Gray has booked himself a coveted place in the Mosconi Cup after bagging a big European Tour win over the weekend. Gray, a regular performer in the Spalding and District Snooker League for Bourne SC A in Division Two, was victorious at the fifth Euro Tour event of the season at Leende in Holland. That banked the ...

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 ...

Two of the likely contenders to win Spalding and District Snooker League’s top prize did battle last week – and it was Donington C who laid down an early-season marker. In what was a cracking contest, Donington – third last season – edged out hosts Tulips A 4-2 thanks to the narrowest of final frame wins from Neil Favell (O14). ...

There’s seemingly no stopping Gosberton D and Pyramid E in Division Three of Spalding and District Snooker League. Both sides made it four wins from as many games last Thursday night, with Gosberton D edging out Consti E and Pyramid E seeing off Services D. Gosberton’s win was incredibly hard-fought, as they needed frame victories from Nigel Goodwin (R21), Shane ...

Services A are setting the early pace in the top flight of Spalding and District Snooker League after a third straight win. Mike Knight, Paul Quincey and John McDowell secured frames to maintain the Spalding side’s 100 per cent start to the season and send them top of the table. The 4-2 result was Donington C’s first defeat. Jim Thompson ...

Jason Green wasted little time in laying down a marker in the Spalding and District Snooker League as he made an impressive 70 break on the opening night of the season. The cue ace helped steer defending Division One champions Pyramid B to a 4-2 victory over last year’s runners-up Holbeach A in the pick of last Thursday’s Division One ...

Spalding side Tulips were edged out 3-2 by Grantham in the final of the Cliff Hall Memorial Shield at Donington. Graham Crypsey and Shane Gray did win frames for Tulips, but defeats for Tom Goldstein, Craig Fitter and Bren Bowman ensured Grantham sealed the title. Result: Tulips 2 Grantham 3 (Tom Goldstein 2 Lee Gorely 76; Craig Fitter 36 Stuart ...

Hillside and Grantham B are in the hat for the next round of the Cliff Hall Memorial Shield – but they progressed in differing manners. Hillside were made to work hard for their win, having edged out The A Team 3-2 at Donington. Vince Fitter, Kevin Fitter and John Keeton delivered the three wins needed for Hillside, with Nigel Brasier ...

Prizes aplenty were dished out on Friday night as the Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League held their annual dinner dance and trophy presentation bash. All of the winners got their hands on silverware at the Springfields Events Centre showpiece, which brought the curtain down on another top campaign. The sought-after Highest Achievement Award went to league legend Eric ...

Spalding and District Snooker League ace Mark Gray is now ranked seventh in the European pool rankings after a strong showing in Austria over the weekend. The former snooker professional, nicknamed ‘Granite’, placed fifth at the third event on the Euro Tour Series at Sankt Johann. A whopping 160 entries contested the event, which was played in a double elimination ...

Jubilant Pyramid B held their nerve to secure the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One title on the final night of the season. The Bourne side had a tough final match against Tulips B, but held firm to prevail 4-2 and clinch the league’s top prize. Pyramid’s Spencer Dawkins (O49) lost a tight opener with Joe Garland (scr) 72-68, ...

Six teams are still in with a shout of lifting the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One title after the top two slipped up. Leaders Pyramid B are still firm favourites to take the league’s top trophy back to Bourne, but they were handed a 5-1 home reverse by Services A. Paul Quincey (scr), Charlie Mullane (R21), John McDowell ...