Snooker

Mick Cooper put in the performance of the week in the Spalding and District Billiards League – but ended up on the losing side on Monday night. The O190 handicapper sank breaks of 56, 29, 24, 20 and an unfinished 23 for his Holbeach A side against visitors Pyramid B. Despite Cooper seeing off Martin O’Connor (R20), wins from Maurice ...

Services C picked up an eye-catching 5-1 win over Spalding and District Snooker League Division One title chasers Sutton Bridge B on Thursday night. Bridge, who were joint leaders at the start of play, came unstuck as Nigel Cherry (O14), Shane Cummins (O21), Jordan Philpott (R14) and Kev Fitter (O28) all managed frame wins to steer Services to a superb ...

Pyramid A made it six wins from seven at the top of the Spalding and District Snooker League with a 4-2 victory over Consti B. Victor Rouse (R7), Michael Twell (R7) and Matthew Chapman (R7) won the first three frames for the leaders, while a break of 30 for Mick Johnson was the highlight for Consti. Sutton Bridge are up ...

An impressive 80 break from Lester Gaunt was the highlight of the week in the Spalding and District Snooker League. Gaunt, who plays off an O42 handicap, made the stellar score in Division Three as his Pyramid B side defeated Consti J 5-1. It’s now four wins from six for the Bourne side, who have started the season well. Also ...

An impressive spree of breaks from Mick Johnson was in vain in the Spalding and District Billiards League on Monday night. Johnson (O170) made scores of 63, 54, 43, 25 and 23 but still lost his frame 200-198 and saw his Consti B side beaten 4-3 by Gosberton A. In an all-Bourne affair, Pyramid A picked up a 5-2 win ...

A stellar 103 break from Mark Gray lit up the Spalding and District Snooker League’s Knockout Cup fixtures on Thursday night. The O105 handicapper also added a 27 clearance as he helped his Bourne SC A side to a battling 3-2 victory over Consti F, with Oliver Player (O28) seeing off Warren Peel (scr) in the final frame. The shock ...

It’s tight at the top of Division One in the Spalding and District Snooker League, with three points separating the top seven after six rounds of fixtures. Pyramid A lead the way by a solitary point after seeing off club mates Pyramid D 5-1 in an all-Bourne affair, despite a 23 break from James Sharpe. Just one point back are ...

The opening night of the new Spalding and District Billiards League saw three teams register maximum points. Perhaps the most eye-catching of Monday evening’s action saw cue ace Mick Johnson (O170) reel off fine breaks of 54, 34, 31 and 21 for Consti B at Donington. However, he was on the losing side as the hosts triumphed 7-0 (600-508) with ...

Red-hot Bourne SC C made it an impressive five wins from as many games in Spalding and District Snooker League Division Two on Thursday night. The second tier pace-setters saw off Gosberton A 5-1 on their home baize, with wins coming from Sean Jeynes (O7), Chris Page (scr), Adam Braybrooks (scr), Martin Ulyatt (O7) and James Kingston (O21). They are ...

The final unbeaten record in Division One of the Spalding and District Snooker League disappeared on Thursday as Boundary A went down 5-1 at Pyramid A. After winning their first three games, the Deepings side were soundly beaten in Bourne as Victor Rouse (R7), Paul Blackbourn (R14), Norman Vaughan (O14) and John Twell (O7) all won their frames handsomely. Also ...

Holbeach D put the skids on Pyramid C’s flying start to the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One season by shading a very close clash on Thursday night. In a clash that saw Paul Blackbourne (R14) and Paul Daw (O28) make breaks of 32 and 27 respectively, it was all level going into the final frame between Ian Woodberry ...

Spalding and District Billiards League legend Mick Johnson came up just short in his quest for county glory. Johnson, who plays for Consti in the thriving Spalding league, reached the Lincolnshire Billiards Singles final, where he came up against English Amateur champion Rob Hall at Boston. Johnson broke off and left a single baulk with the red over a baulk ...

A magnificent 89 clearance from cue ace Mark Gray lit up the second round of fixtures of the Spalding and District Snooker League on Thursday night. The league’s most heavily handicapped player, Bourne SC A’s Gray (O105) made the stunning finish in a 5-1 derby defeat at Pyramid C in Division One. Indeed, he was BSC’s only winner as Jason ...

The Spalding and District Snooker League finally returned on Thursday night – and one side made a flying start. Whittlesey A whitewashed hosts Gosberton A 6-0 to make the perfect start, Steve Jennings (O28) rounding off the victory with a black ball success in the final frame. Consti A also started nicely in Division Three, as they saw off Gosberton ...

Two trophies from the postponed 2020 Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League finals weekend have been decided. The team of James Glover, Colin Dodd and Ben Harding steered Holbeach A to Billiards Shield victory over Consti A’s Alan Hansard, Stuart Davies and John Bellerby. WINNER: Dave Pearson (right) with Jason Green. Also lifting a trophy was Dave Pearson, who ...

A star of the Spalding and District Snooker League has landed at number four in the World Senior rankings on his lockdown inspired return to the elite levels of the sport after 18 years. Former pro Mark Gray has concentrated on professional pool for the last decade, but with no competitions currently available, took up the offer to play in ...

A Donington snooker player who suffers from motor-neurone disease says he’s been blown away by some of the sport’s star players backing his efforts to raise awareness of the condition. Former World Champion and reigning Masters Champion Stuart Bingham is the latest to wear the Motor Neuron Disease Association (MNDA) logo at the Northern Ireland Open. It follows Mark King ...

It was an all-Donington affair as the Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League made a brief return on Wednesday night. The Snooker Pairs final, which is part of the league’s delayed finals weekend that had been scheduled for the end of March, was contested between four players from the same club at Donington. In a fixture played over two ...

Long Sutton A kept themselves firmly in the race for the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One title by beating rivals and former table-toppers Pyramid D 4-2. In what was the biggest game of Thursday night’s round of action, Derek Beba’s (O7) final frame win over Dennis Pearson (O7) proved key for Sutton as they moved to within four ...

Long-term leaders Holbeach A clinched the Spalding and District Billiards League title in style on Monday night. They romped to a super 7-0 success at Gosberton A to take an unassailable advantage at the summit, with games running out. Colin Dodd (O10) was the star of the show for the new champions, making three impressive breaks as he defeated Peter ...