Week Nineteen

Snooker
Division One
Frodsham powerhouse Overton whitewashed Stobart Stadium A 9-0 – Ian White 79-34 and a commanding display from Chris Achilles 102-12 included a 52 break.
Fords A are still flying high after an 8-1 drubbing of Simms Cross A – Ste O’Hare 88-25 and Pat Horne 11-2 with dynamic performances.
HGSC B were routed 8-1 by Farnworth A – Alan Johnson 87-18 and Ste Ainsworth 64-42.
WCC A also remain in contention with an impressive 7-2 home win – John Dale77-38 and Danny ‘Who’s the daddy’ Morris 73-41.
The Irish Club demolished Fords B but just missed out on the handicap by six points – They eventually ran out 6-3 winners thanks to power packed opening duo Declan Cassidy 81-28 and Jimmy Murray 114-24.
RAOB continue their run of form winning 7-2 for the second week running – Opening Father/Son combo Ste ‘Albert’ Ratcliffe 74-30 and John ‘Harold’ Ratcliffe 71-50 with Scrapping wins.
In a re-arranged fixture the whipping boys of HGSC B gave out their own whipping as they shocked Fords A 6-3 – Gary Rowlands 94-19 and Terry Cartwright 70-22 with vital wins.
The match of the week came between Widnes Cons A and St Bedes – League leading St Bedes ran out 6-3 winners – John Hartshorn 73-50 inc a 42 break, Brian Kennedy 64-47 inc a 48 break.  (Breaks for the losing side came for Callum Malloy 36, Tony Cook 44 and Andrew Housley 68).

Division Two
USC gained a much needed 8-1 win at the expense of Stadium B – Andy Cotterill 79-33 and Neil Whelan 69-20.
Millbrow A easily brushed aside Village B 8-1 – Norman Locke Jnr 79-29 and Ashley Birch 69-31 easing them to victory.
Unfortunately their B team couldn’t match their A team counterparts as they were thumped 7-2 by Jekyll and Hyde side WCC C – Leon ‘The Beast’ Hosking 63-22 and Simon ‘Hot Dog’ Haste easily accounted for Wez.
HGSC A were also 7-2 winners – Alan Dunn 72-41 and Ged O’Brien 72-43.
Widnes Cons C maintain their challenge after cruising home 7-2 – Colin Grindley 77-30, John Rowan 73-45 and Mr Respot Phil Henderson 72-40.
Birchfield B edged past Corporation A 6-3 – Wayne Hewitt 86-26 and John Hallsworth 80-48.
St Josephs B won a tight encounter 5-4 – Middle combo Eric Baker 66-37 and Eddie Szczotok 63-32.
Birchfield C were also 5-4 winners in an even tighter match – James Condron 67-60 and Alan Clarke 63-35.

Division Three
Village C upset title chasing Widnes Cons B 7-2 – Paul Skitt 76-19, Lee Case 81-30 and Ste Allen 88-38.
In a re-arranged game Birchfield A were also 7-2 winners against new boys Runcorn Cons C – Geoff Cookson 65-33 and Paul ‘Smigger’ Smith 54-32 with vital wins.
Birchfield A doubled their tally as they beat Reform B 7-2 also – Ian Sharples 65-50 and Cliff Dicks 55-25.
Corporation B impressed against Stadium D 6-3 – Anthony Rawlinson 53-42 and Rob Woods 68-21.
Runcorn Cons C faired much better in the second match of the week as they beat Oddfellows 6-3 – Dean Bentley 98-51 and Ste Edwards 105-16.
WCC B brushed aside WBC 5-4 – Dave Robinson 40-23 and Joe Parry 37-30 winning the hard way.
RWMC shocked Farnworth C 5-4 – Mike Ellison 54-38 and Andy Relph 59-46.
Prescot Reform A crept past Farnworth D 5-4 – Ray Baldwin 67-13 and Ged Jones 101-33.

Billiards
Table topping WBC beat WCC 5-2 –Callum Malloy 100-62 and Ian Lowe 100-33 giving them a cushion at the top.
Farnworth B gained a much needed win against Widnes Cons B 4-3 – Hughie Farrell 100-43 and John Pinder 100-60.
Widnes Cons A and Simms Cross A could only manage a 3.5-3.5 draw – Mark Smith 100-37 for Cons and Eric Baker 100-50 for the Institute.

Week Eighteen

Snooker
Division One
A sensational ‘Leading Break’ of 98 from Stalwart Frank ‘The Machine’ Pennington helped RAOB beat Stobart Stadium A 7-2 – Stu Cosgrove 89-71 and Ray Dutton 22 clearence the other contributors.
St Bedes stay top after their 8-1 win – John Hallsworth 118-16 including a 35 break and John Mercer 90-17 including a 42 break.
Farnworth A had a 6-3 home win – John Chamberlain 83-31 and John Davenport 66-62 impressed most.
Fords B beat last years Champions St Josephs A 6-3 – Mark Carew 71-49 and Ernie Griffiths 48-36.
Runcorn Cons A beat a strong Overton side 6-3 – Ian Atherton 85-34 and Eric Fairfield 61-50 doing just enough (John Hughes 53 break and Geoff Brassington57 both in vain for Overton).
WCC also beat a strong side in Village A 5-4 – Jack Webb 79-46 and Dave Loseby 57-42 with big wins.
Irish Club took a 5-4 victory – James Murray 71-33, Mike Chester 93-29 and Dave Newton 40 break proving too strong for their opponents.

Division Two
USC were 7-2 victors against leaders Millbrow B – Brian Woodrow 65-41, Howard Jones 57-27 and Dale Roberts 57-31 in a one sided match.
Birchfield C beat HGSC A 7-2 – Paul Condron 83-34 and Alan Clarke 70-41.
St Josephs B were also 7-2 winners – Les Goulden 93-13 and Mike Whittaker 68-37 both in fine form.
Millbrow A won their match 7-2 – Norman Locke Jnr 77-26 and Tony O’Neil 70-28 the pick of the bunch.
WCC C had a 7-2 home win – Leon Hosking 90-15 and Dave Wood 64-39 taking the plaudits this week.
Corporation A were again 7-2 winners – Andy Freeman 69-26 and Kenny Cunningham 60-48 last on.
St Basils thumped Simms Cross B 7-2 – Barry Lane 63-42 and Mike Ellis 59-29 the stars on the night.

Division Three
Title challenging Farnworth C could only manage a 5-4 win this week against Runcorn Cons C – Jamie King 67-60 and Brian Cafferty 62-36 helping towards the victory, whilst the best frame of the night went to Dean Bentley as he demolished his opponent 106-2 and knocked in breaks of 16, a league topping 51 and a 36 clearence in a flawless performance.
Village C had a 7-2 away win – Mike Constantine 70-34 and Paul Skitt 68-26 in a strong team performance.
Stobart Stadium C also won 7-2 – Mark Ogburn 87-17 and Dave Jones 82-24.
Prescot Reform B beat WBC 7-2 – Ste Evans 81-53 and Ian Furbanks 55-38 amongst their winners.
Birchfield A were 6-3 winners at home to RWMC – Cookson brothers Maurice 76-56 and George 72-30 shone on the night.
Widnes Cons B won 7-2 – Tony Grant 74-44 and Leo Milne 67-27.
Prescot reform A could only manage a 5-4 home win – Carl Minshall 74-20 and Ray Baldwin 72-42 with good frames.

Billiards
Widnes Cons B beat Simms Cross B 6-1 – Dave Whittle 100-93 and Leo Milne 100-80.
WBC remain top of the pile after their 4-3 win – Callum Malloy 100-53 and Matty Jackson 100-40 getting them off to a flyer.
WCC also won 4-3 – Leon Hosking 100-20 and Dave Loseby 100-33 setting the standard.
Fords beat Farnworth A 4-3 – Openers Chris Achilles 100-52 and John Childes 100-76.

Week Seventeen

Billiards

USC keep their hopes of silverware alive with a strong 6-1 home win - Brian Woodrow 100-23, 'Chuckle Brothers' Richie Whittle 100-33 and Peter Whittle 100-23 with superb frames.
WBC remain top of the pile after their 4-3 away win – Callum Malloy 100-43 and Ian Lowe 100-14 being the difference.
Widnes Cons A stay in contention with a 5-2 victory – Tony Grant 100-46 and John Tighe 100-46 putting in big performances.
Simms Cross A had a 4-3 away win – Kev Marsh 100-50 and Peter McGloin 100-65 amongst their winners.

Snooker Team Knockout
Underachieving Village C made short work of high flying Millbrow B – Lee Case 67-17, Shaun Parry 62-56 and Ste Allen 71-16 rounding off a massive win.
Stadium C beat Farnworth C – Tommy Goulden 81-17 and john Edge 69-26 putting them through.
Farnworth D went away to Widnes Cons A and came back victorious thanks to an all round good performance culminating in Stu ‘Johnny Bravo’ Swift’s 45-40 frame win.
WBC scraped through mainly thanks to two drawn frames – M.Hughes 37-37 and Roy Syze 44-44.
Corporation B continue to show their metal as they thumped Birchfield B by 150 points – Brian Mercer 85-48 including a 27 break and Dave Hanley 60-38 the pick of the bunch.
Birchfield C beat WCC C – Alan Clarke 73-56 and Paul Hilton 63-35 doing enough to see them through.
Simms Cross B beat Simms Cross A – J.Evans 80-11 and A.Morris 65-31.
HGSC B narrowly beat Birchfield A in a hard fought match – Opening duo Ste ‘ The Wanderer’ O’Connor 102-26 including a superb 59 break and Barry ‘The Plunderer’ Connor 83-45 getting them off to a flyer.

Digital Satellite Services Shield
Stadium D shocked Runcorn Cons B in the prelims of the shield – L.Lund 56-44 and J.Murphy 53-39 with big scalps (Keith Bolton had a 43 break in vain for the run corn outfit).
Prescot Reform B eased past Stadium B – Ste Evans 50-20 and Jim Furbanks 54-47 setting the pace first on.
HGSC A beat RWMC by 20 points – Alan Dunn 69-14 and S.Williams 71-20 making sure.
Overton moved to the next round after beating St Bedes – Chris Achilles 87-42 and Geoff Brassington 91-17 far too strong for their opponents.
RAOB strolled past Stadium A – Shaun Cosgrove 85-40 including a 40 break and Andrew Pennington 101-14 including a 36 break both impressing.
Fords B knocked out Runcorn Cons A – Middle frames John Dunn 66-51 and Mark Carew 65-32 enough for the motormen.
Irish Club narrowly beat Village B – Jimmy Murray 104-7 and Mike Chester 97-28 with superb frames.
USC got rid of Widnes Cons C – Mighty Howard Jones 88-39, Brian Woodrow 65-36 and Paul Taylor 76-33 in a great all round team performance.

W/C 4.1.2010 Week Sixteen

Billiards

WCC overcame Fords 6-1 to remain on top of the pile. Star performances came from Leon Hosking 100-70 & Rob Taylor 100-36. WBC remain hot on their heels after accounting for USC'A 5-2. Youngsters Callum Malloy 100-51 & Matty Jackson 100-63 led the way. SimmsX'B annihilated their 'A' team 7-0 in the Institute derby. Paul Bradburne 100-59 & Dave Evans 100-75 got them off to a flyer. Farnworth'A edged past WidnesCons'A 4-3. Paul Cleary 100-39 & Colin Humphries 100-61 proving their worth.

Snooker Division One

Dirty, Scumbag, Horrible Warrington outfit The Irish Club are finally showing their metal as they routed defending champions St.Josephs'A 9-0. Jimmy 'The Joker' Murray 118-33, Mike 'The Mechanic' Chester 94-13 & Dave 'Sir Isaac' Newton 115-0 in especially spectacular form with breaks of 41 & 56. Overton MH cruised past once mighty Village'A 7-2. John Hughes 90-28 & Chris Achilles 83-6 bringing home the bacon. SimmsX'A edged a nailbiter 5-4 against WidnesCons'A. Kenny 'The Cat' Boscoe 49-33 and anchorman Jason 'The Argonaut' Kilshaw 89-58 with a devastating display. RuncornCons'A overcame RAOB 7-2 to maintain their challenge. Ian 'How' Lowe 'Can You Go?' 72-32 & Robin 'Bastard' Farrington 64-41 managing to steal wins. WCC'A won a dire match 6-3. Billy 'The Carrot Cruncher' Webster 77-14 the pick of the bunch. Chris Smart 'Arse' notched a 56 break in vain for Farnworth'A. St.Bedes continue to dominate the division sailing to another 7-2 home win. Tommy Myler 72-31 & Toomy Naylor 66-54 both rocked on.

Snooker Division Two

Upstarts Millbrow'B destroyed Birchfield'B 7-2 and continue to have a tight grip at the midway point. Dale Picton 68-14 & Danny 'Debbie' Magee 98-13 with power packed performances. A good week for the Millbrow club was confirmed when Millbrow'A ran out impressive 6-3 winners. Norman Locke Jr 105-36 & Rico Locke 75-30 proving the stars of the show once again. Corporation 'A edged past St.Josephs'B 7-2. Mike Harrison 78-47 & Mark Freeman 71-28 doing more than enough. WCC'C only managed a 5-4 win but were indebted to skipper Peter Foster 53-31 & skippy Simon 'Less Speed More' Haste 56-49 to take the spoils. HGSC'A came home comprehensive 7-2 winners thanks to Andy Ryan 98-26 & Phil Slavin 59-38 who are finally starting to shine. SimmsX'B won 6-3 surprisingly at challenging WidnesCons'C. Dave 'Baloo' Evans 90-26 brushed aside 'The Grinch' whilst Barry 'Bullet' Wainwright 77-36 shot down 'The Sheriff!' Homeless Widnes Rec enjoyed their new surroundings as they cruised home 7-2. John 'Fingers On Buzzers' Behan 63-25 & Paul 'Flat Back Pack' Antrobus 64-21 rolling back the years. Even Alan Fox 'Mulder' got in on the act chipping in with a 31 break.

Turd Division

Prescot Reform'A won 8-1 only dropping a frame on a respot black. Main men this week were Carl Minshall 97-18 & Ste 'Deirdre' Barlow 61-28 which ensured they are now sitting pretty on top of the dung heap. 'Eye-Ore Donkeys' Farnworth'C led by inspirational, cross dressing closet case captain won 6-3. The final duo Paul 'Priscilla Queen Of The Desert' Williams 63-27 & Clive 'Anus' Rimmer 68-43 spanked their opponents.

January Monthly Meeting is at Farnworth on Tuesday 12th 7.30pm Start.