WEEKLY UPDATE 27 MARCH 2025
All eight games in the Individual Billiards Merit competition were played this week, 4 at Princeville and 4 at Pudsey. It was a good night for the players drawn away from home, as all 4 won at Pudsey and 2 more at Princeville.
I am indebted to Dave Howarth for his comments on the games at Pudsey as follows:
'In the Dad v Lad match (John Allan against his son Peter), the Lad was a long way in front for most of it, after getting off to a flyer. Dad fought back quite well late on, but was just a little too late to stop the Lad from recording a ''famous victory'' (200-183).
In my game against Jeremy Dixon, my game just wasn't up to scratch and Jeremy generally played well throughout, aided by some good running (J Dixon 200 D Howarth 136)
Although I didn't see Gareth Kershaw's game, I'm advised he also played very well. ''The 24 break ought to have been quite a few more... - apparently'' (G Kershaw 200- I Hussain 120)'
There was also another game at Pudsey between Brian Robinson and John Bedford, which John won 200-160.
For the games on the first table at Princeville, Chris Jarvis posted:
Ian (Ford) played well against Ralph (Allan) with some good potting - Ralph struggled to make up the handicap difference, which remained throughout their game ( 200-179 to Ian Ford).
Mick Cockcroft had one of his best games of the season and was unlucky to lose a very close game (C Jarvis 200 M Cockcroft 191)'
Chris omits to mention his final shot to win the game which was an attempted pot red in one pocket which disappeared down another!!
I could have down with a bit of that good fortune at the end of my game against Sid Ash, on the other table. I had plenty of good openings for most of the game, but contrived to break down in the 20's when I looked set. Having said that, I was nicely placed at 177-175 in front, but my chances then dried up and Sid, who had struggled for openings throughout, held himself together exceptionally well to make the points he needed in his the last few visits (200-182 to Sid).
Trevor Kershaw started 85 in front of Richard Bowes and played nicely in the early stages, a break of 32 taking him over 100 in front. What Richard was thinking was reflected in him writing the break very small against Trevor's name on the scoreboard - leaving room for more as the game progressed. Richard did get going however, and after a few runs into the teens, a 49 break got him on terms and from then he led. Trevor got going again and almost caught up, until both players were in the 170's and it became a case of whichever player got the next good leave would win. That turned out to be Richard for a 200-175 victory. A good game to watch and referee.
The draw for the next round of both the Individual Billiards and Snooker competitions will be made on Tuesday, and then later that day will be the semi finals of the team Play Off competition. Both matches are at Pudsey, with Pudsey B taking on Deaf Centre A and Pudsey A playing Princeville C. The winners will meet in the final, two weeks later (15 April) , on the table of whichever of them finished highest in the Final League Table of the regular season
Tuesday 8th April is the Quarter Finals of the Billiards Pairs competition, the draw for which is on the Individual Merit and Pairs page
Stephen Kershaw
Secretary
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