Week Fourteen - w/c 28/11/11

Billiards
This week’s games saw Simms Cross A thump Village 6-1 – Shaun Cosgrove 130-89 and Kev Mash with opening wins (Ste Rawlinson had a 49 break for the Villagers).
Fords also had a 6-1 win over WCC – Peter Corns 130-53 and a superb frame from Chris Achilles 130-72 which included a 52 break.
USC were 5-2 winners over Widnes Cons B – Clive Rimmer 130-114 and Andrew Housley 130-117 including an excellent 63 break.
Simms Cross B beat Widnes Cons A 5-2 to close the gap at the top - Ged O’Connor 130-104 and Aiden Morris 130-67 both in fine form.
In the Farnworth ‘Derby Match’ Farnworth B came out victorious 4-3 – fantastic opening frames from Tony Hill 130-52 and Hughie ‘The Pocket Rocket’ Farrell 130-55 doing all the damage.

Snooker
Division One
Overton MH continue to destroy all in their path after yet another 9-0 whitewash, this time against Simms Cross A – John Hughes 102-29 including a massive 82 break and Geoff Brassington 105-12 rounding off a great team performance.
Not to be outdone, Fords A whitewashed Farnworth A 9-0 – Blowing their own trumpets were Phil Horne 88-24 and Pat Horne 81-29.
St Josephs A continued their great season with an 8-1 win over Stadium A – Brian Timmis 85-24 and Gary Staniford 50-30.
Widnes Cons Untouchables beat Village Galacticos 6-3 – Tony Cook 74-29 and Paul Anderson 80-33 including a 55 break enough to cement the win.
HGSC B also won 6-3 against Millbrow A – Duncan Watt 62-25 and Paul Fenlon 63-50 in a hard fought match.
RAOB were 6-3 winners at home to Woolton Cons – Great wins from Father/Son combo Ste Ratcliffe 61-39 and John Ratcliffe 59-42.
WCC A were 5-4 victors away to St Bedes A – Billy Webster 67-43 and John Dale 58-32 taking the plaudits this week.

Division Two
Farnworth B handed out an 8-1 demolition of HRBL B this week – Hughie Farrell 66-47, Paul Worth 81-41 and Paul Lawrenson 77-26.
WCC C were 7-2 winners at home to Fords B – Paul Coughlin 57-26 and an inspired 101-26 frame win from Tony McDonnell making certain of the points.
Stadium B were also 7-2 winners over St Josephs B – Matty Clarke 71-22 and John Barry 76-31 with strong wins.
In the Runcorn Cons ‘Derby’ Runcorn Con Artists beat Runcorn Cons A 6-3 – Jay Cumpper 59-48 and Paul O’Sullivan 90-20.
St Bedes B had a 6-3 win over Village Wildebeests – Kev Johnson 70-36 and Wayne Hewitt 56-45 getting them off to a flyer.
USC B beat league leaders Birchfield B 5-4 – Andy Cotterill 63-32 and John Hunt 67-44 in fine form for the ‘Services’.

Division Three
Struggling Prescot Reform A put in a stellar performance by whitewashing Holy Family 9-0 – Carl Minshall 89-28 and Colin McCarthy 74-44 sharing the spoils.
Village C had a superb 8-1 victory over Farnworth Donkeys – Paul O’Keefe 67-24, Shaun Parry 63-29 and Lee Case 72-27 were all on fire for the Village.
Birchfield A were 6-3 winners away to Corporation – ‘Fast’ Eddie Dickson 56-34 and Cliff ‘Dog with two’ Dicks 65-24 (Rob Morris had a 38 break for the Corpy).
RWMC were also 6-3 winners away to HRBL A – Lee Gascoigne 67-28 and Dave Ellison 59-33 with strong frames.
WCC B beat Stadium C 6-3 – Man of the match Geoff Soul 71-42 being the difference on the night.
Prescot Reform B were 6-3 winners away to Farnworth Knights – Jim Furbank 58-33 and Ian Furbank 55-35 keeping it in the family.

Week Thirteen - w/c 21/11/11

Billiards
Village get their season off to a flyer !!
This week saw the Village take their first win of the season after a 6-1 thumping of Widnes Cons B – Superb frames from Mark King 130-108 which included breaks of 47,44 and 34 and Ste ‘Chuck Norris’ Rawlinson 130-127 including a break of 40.
Fords A also had a 6-1 victory over Farnworth A – Peter Corns 130-76 and Nigel White 130-87 in stunning form as ever.
WCC were 5-2 winners against Simms Cross A – Rob Taylor 130-72 and John Dale 130-81 taking the starring roles.
WBC moved to within a point of the leaders after their 5-2 win away to Farnworth B – Big frames from John Tighe 130-98 and Willie Barnwell 130-90.
USC had a great 5-2 home win over table topping Widnes Cons A – Danny Magee 130-111 and a match winning performance from Peter Whittle 130-91 (Richie Whittle had a 50 break for the Services).

Snooker
Division One
Fords A take all the praise this week after whitewashing WCC A 9-0 – Chris Whitfield 94-24, Jimmy Jenkins 79-38 and an excellent 100-19 frame from Pat Horne sealing the victory.
Millbrow A were 8-1 winners at home to St Josephs A – Man of the match Rico Locke 80-37 and Ashley Birch 56-43 with good wins.
Woolton Cons caused the biggest upset of the week after beating runaway leaders Overton 6-3 – Jason Sharp 54-40 and Peter Kays 72-55 with big frames.
USC A also won 6-3 away to Simms Cross A – Paul Taylor 71-35 and Neil Whelan 77-42 shone for the Services.
HGSC B beat Farnworth A 6-3 – Gaz Rowlands 55-45 and Barry Connor 53-38 in fine form.
RAOB were 5-4 winners away to Stobart Stadium A – John Ratcliffe 73-44 and Frank Pennington 58-23 sharing the spoils.
St Bedes narrowly beat Village Galacticos 5-4 thanks to a respotted black win for John Hartshorn 48-48 and an unbelievable 55-43 winning frame from Phil ‘The Power’ Henderson to silent all you doubters (Richie Whittle had a 62 break for the Village in his 113-4 frame).

Division Two
HGSC A smashed WCC C 9-0 in a totally one sided affair – Alan Dunn 63-27 and Andy Ryan 80-20 but man of the match goes to the effervescent George Riccio who at 88 years of age stepped in to ensure the whitewash.
Birchfield B won 8-1 away to St Bedes B – Paul Hilton 64-24 and Ant Clarke 62-48 the stand out performers.
Farnworth B had their own 8-1 victory over Fords B – Norman Beesley 66-24 and John Tollitt 55-38 hitting form.
Simms Cross B beat USC B 7-2 – Jeff Evans 95-49 and Brian Adamson 58-37 among the winners.
Stobart Stadium B had a 6-3 win over Runcorn Con Artists – Matty Clarke 61-50 and a superb 105-6 frame from Danny Naughton enough to seal the win.
Millbrow B also won 6-3 over St Josephs B – Terry Bourke 52-44 and man of the match Scott Price 116-1 taking no prisoners.
Village Wildebeests beat HRBL B 6-3 – Lol Ogburn 98-28 and Jay Bright 72-55 doing the damage.

Division Three
Corporation thumped WBC 8-1 this week – Mark Allen 72-22 and Rob Morris 107-18 which included a 31 break.
Farnworth C were 6-3 winners at home to Prescot Reform A – Jamie King 63-48 and Brian ‘The Hitman’ Cafferty 69-24 taking big scalps.
WCC B also won 6-3 against RWMC – Geoff Soul 71-23 and Brian McCurdy 59-45 in a good team performance.
Village C beat Stobart Stadium C 5-4 – Shaun Parry 66-43 and Lee case 61-38 with good wins.
HRBL A were 5-4 winners away to Birchfield A – Billy Connolly 79-45 and Peter Quinn 82-44.
Farnworth Knights also won 5-4 against Holy Family – Derek Peach 47-43 and Karl Davenport 70-30.

Week Twelve - w/c 14/11/11

Billiards
This week saw Simms Cross B close the gap at the top of the league after a superb 6-1 victory over Farnworth B – Final pairing of Jim Furbank 130-112 and Dave Forshaw 130-85 enough to take all the plaudits.
Farnworth A on the other hand reversed that score line as they beat Simms Cross A 6-1 – Bob Williams 130-90 and Paul Cleary 130-117.
WCC were also 6-1 winners at home to Widnes Cons B – Rob Taylor 130-86 and Graham Knight 130-90 with important winning frames.
United Services Club were 5-2 winners over Village – Excellent frames from Peter Whittle 130-22 and Clive Rimmer 130-21 enabling the victory.
Fords beat a strong WBC team 5-2 – Chris Achilles 130-74 and Peter Corns 130-90 both in top form.

Snooker Team Knockout
The cup saw Widnes Bowling Club knock out Farnworth A by a solitary point 360-359 in a highly contested match – James Brown taking all the credit with his 37-34 frame win.
Birchfield A go through to the next round after beating Village C 389-280 – Geoff Cookson shone in his 71-28 frame closely contended by Dave Illidge 52-38.
Millbrow A scraped past Fords B 364-346 – Ashley Birch 79-40 and Norman Locke (snr) 78-71 in the opening two frames.
Village Wildebeests beat Millbrow B 419-351 – Stars of the show Adam Thompson 100-42 and Alex Millington 67-48 taking out strong opposition.
USC A went through after beating Village Galacticos 514-430 – Dale Roberts 68-40 and Howard Jones 64-42 with convincing wins last on.
Simms Cross A put paid to HGSC B’s chances after a 351-318 victory – Aiden Morris 101-22 and Lee Thomas 62-38.
Runcorn Cons A beat Holy Family 433-349 – Top wins for Ian Lowe 102-32 including a 48 break and Rob Farrington 80-16 including a 51 break (Kyle Farrington had 5 breaks –all under 10).
Overton MH beat HRBL B 470-442 – Fantastic winning frames from John Hughes 96-14, Geoff Brassington 76-24 and Chris Achilles 111-10 in a totally one sided match.
Simms Cross B knocked out Farnworth Knights 375-342 – Dave Quirk 83-30 and Jason Evans 89-27 proving too much for Farnworth.
Stobart Stadium B ended Widnes Cons A’s chances after a 491-353 win – Superstars Danny Naughton 95-30 and Matty Clarke 57-47 taking the opening frames.
Widnes Cons B beat HGSC A 383-268 – Bernie ‘Dancing Machine’ Edwards 85-30 and Tony Grant 55-32 amongst their winners.
Cup specialists Woolton Cons move into next round after seeing off WCC B 450-397 – Final duo of Ian Chisnall 74-15 and Jason Sharp 71-8 putting it beyond any doubt.
HRBL A left it till the last frame to scrape past Fords A 473-410 – Mike Loughran 73-29 taking the frame and the match (Pat Horne knocked a great 59 break in the opening frame)
RWMC edged past St Bedes B 325-301 – Lee Gascoigne 75-42 including a 52 break and Dave Ellison 47-18.
WCC A eased past RAOB 434-336 – Billy Webster 83-23 and Rob Taylor 63-51.

Week Eleven - w/c 07/11/11

Billiards
Widnes Cons A increase the gap at the top after another 6-1 away win at Farnworth B – Peter Kenny 130-113 and a superb knock from Jimmy Gallagher 130-108 taking the plaudits.
Farnworth A faired much better after beating Widnes Cons B 6-1 – Paul Cleary 130-58 and Chris Chapman 130-126 rounding it off.
WBC were 5-2 winners away to Simms Cross A – Colin Attwood 130-79 and Willie Barnwell 130-71 with good frame wins.
Simms Cross B won their match against Fords A 5-2 – Paul Bradburne 130-101 and Ged Connor 130-106 sharing the spoils.
WCC were 4-3 winners away to Village – Rob Taylor 130-73 and John Dale 130-78 doing just enough.

Snooker
Division One
Overton continue to dominate the league after yet another 9-0 whitewash, this time over Stadium A – Fantastic frames from Eddie Lott 111-6, Chris Achilles 99-16 with a 39 break and Steve Spencer 106-0 including a 35 break.
RAOB start their winning streak after an 8-1 mauling of Millbrow A – Frank Pennington 76-26 and Ray Dutton 76-52 with big wins.
St Josephs A continue their good start to the season after beating Farnworth A 6-3 – Billy Smith 70-41 and Gary Staniford 53-40 earning the victory.
WCC A were 6-3 winners at HGSC B – Gary Carman 59-42 and Billy Webster 57-19 in a comfortable victory.
Simms Cross A also won 6-3 away to Widnes Cons A – Stu Cosgrove 82-31 and Mike Batty 65-45 win solid wins.
USC A beat Woolton Cons 5-4 – Paul Taylor 72-44 and a captains knock from Howard Jones 42-38 to ensure a victory.
St Bedes A scraped a 5-4 win over Fords A – Ste O’Connor 58-35 and Tommy Myler 48-46 in a nail biting finish (Pat Horne had a 68 break for the motormen.

Division Two
Birchfield B were gifted a 9-0 win after HRBL B failed to turn up for the second time this season !
St Bedes B were 7-2 victors over Simms Cross B – Kev Johnson 74-29 and John Price 69-20 with big wins either end of the match.
Runcorn Con Artists won 6-3 in a tight match – Mark Shingler 75-19 and Peter Cumpper 75-38.
St Josephs B also won 6-3 away to WCC C – Ste Carter 78-37 and Karl Szczotok 69-24 in top form.
Farnworth B managed a 5-4 home win over Village Wildebeests – Opening duo of Hughie Farrell 66-22 and Paul Worth 76-19 doing the damage early on.
HGSC A beat Fords B 5-4 – Alan Dunn 80-15 and Phil Slavin 78-34 with important frame wins.
Runcorn Cons A also won 5-4 over USC B – Rob Farrington 71-27 and Kyle Farrington 61-47 keeping it in the family.

Division Three
Corporation thumped former leaders Widnes Cons B 8-1 this week – Rob Morris 83-21 and Brian Mercer 70-34 in a one sided match.
Birchfield A returned to form after beating WCC B 6-3 – Superb frames from Dave Illidge 82-37 and ‘Captain Pugwash’ Ian Sharples 92-25 including a break of 7.
Farnworth C were 6-3 winners at home to Stadium C – Massive middle frames from Jamie King 70-29 including a 22 break and Dave Quirk 82-20.
Village C beat leaders RWMC 5-4 – Lee Case 68-30 and Shaun Parry 74-34 doing the damage in the first two frames.
Farnworth Knights were 5-4 winners away to Reform A – Ste Brennan 53-20 and Karl Davenport 45-35.
WBC beat HRBL A 5-4 – final frame wins for Roy Syze 68-28 and Martin Hughes 59-42 enough to claim the win.

Week Ten - w/c 31/10/11

Billiards
Widnes Bowling Club continue to stake their claim for honours as they thumped Widnes Cons B 6-1 this week – John Tighe 130-72 and Colin Attwood 130-92 with strong winning frames.
Farnworth A beat Village 6-1 – Terry Bourke 130-31 and Alan Bibby 130-41.
USC A were 5-2 winners against WCC – Peter Whittle 130-53 and a superb frame of billiards from Andy Housley 130-75 which included breaks of 30, 30, 44 and an unfinished leading break of 64.
League leaders Widnes Cons A beat Fords 5-2 – Peter Kenny 130-72 and Paul Summerfield 130-95 the shining stars.
Simms Cross B beat their namesakes Simms Cross A 4-3 in a close ‘Derby Match’ – Paul Bradburne 130-91 and Brian Adamson 130-72 both taking big scalps.

Snooker
Division One
Fords A mounted their title challenge after a 9-0 whitewash over HGSC B – Classic frames from Pat Horne 111-18 and Lee Cannon 82-4 ensured full marks.
Farnworth A thumped RAOB 8-1 – Mark Peach 88-56 and John Davenport 67-21.
Stobart Stadium won 7-2 at home to USC A – Final pairing of Eddie Corby 74-9 and Brian Hough 70-42 taking all the plaudits (Dale Roberts had a 30 break in vain for the services).
WCC A were 7-2 winners at home to St Josephs A – Dave Loseby 85-22 and Billy Webster 60-43 sharing the spoils.
Woolton Cons beat Widnes Cons A 6-3 – Barry Lane 76-66 and Andy Molyneux 75-39 (Andy Housley had a 49 break for Widnes Cons).
Simms Cross A also won 6-3 against Village Galacticos – Aiden Morris 68-18 and Mark Bingham 69-34 making the difference.
Millbrow A manage a 5-4 victory over Overton MH – Norman Locke winning a 46-46 respotted black and Ashley Hughes 73-38 with a massive win.

Division Two
Simms Cross B move to within a point of the leaders after a massive 8-1 away win at HRBL B – Ste Rowe 70-12 coupled with Brian Adamson’s 72-62 frame seeing off the Legion.
Village Wildebeests ravaged Birchfield B 7-2 – Jay Bright 77-32 and Lol Ogburn 80-45 in a strong team performance.
WCC C were 6-3 winners away to Runcorn Con Artists – Leon Hosking 84-12 and Peter Foster 66-29 causing all the trouble.
St Bedes B earned a 6-3 of their own against Runcorn Cons A – John Price taking the honours in his 104-21 frame ably assisted by Kev Johnson 81-24 (Kyle Farrington had breaks of 20,21 and 37 in his 107-22 frame).
Farnworth B beat HGSC A 6-3 – Paul Worth 49-37 and John Tollit 48-25.
St Josephs B were 5-4 winners over Fords B – Lee Goulden 58-47 and Stuart Smith 63-23 getting them off to a good start.
Stadium B beat USC B 5-4 – Danny Naughton 68-42 and Ronnie Crew 75-58.

Division Three
RWMC went top of the division this week after an 8-1 mauling of Farnworth C – Andy Relph 84-24 and Lee Gascoigne 89-14 including a 22 break.
Village C were 7-2 winners away to Birchfield A – Shaun Parry 80-23 started the rot and Lee Case ended it in his 78-26 frame.
WCC B had a great 7-2 win over WBC – Geoff Soul 77-31 and Joe Parry 49-33 amongst their winners.
Prescot Reform B took care of Corporation 6-3 – Ste Evans 76-26 and Les Clare 66-36 at either end of the match.
HRBL A beat Widnes Cons B 6-3 – Brian Connolly 78-37 and Peter Quinn 75-42 rounding it off last on.
Stadium C managed a 5-4 win at home to Prescot Reform A – John Murphy 74-41 and Dave Gerrard 49-48 earning the team a good win.