The above league held their Summer finals night at Swardeston
Social Club, in the Pairs Competition Peter Mullaney & Jon Colman (Gibraltar Gardens) were playing Colin
Fryers & Paul Bond (William IV), and in the first frame Fryers went in-off,
and Colman cleared to go one up, Colman also finished the second to make it
2-0, but in the third Mullaney potted the black during the frame too give the
William pair their first frame, but Mullaney soon made amends by taking the
fourth frame, and the match 3-1.
In the other semi Mark Winter & Roy Kiddell (Gibraltar) were
against Alex Lewis & David Willimott (Longe Arms), the first frame saw
Kiddell commit a deliberate foul, but Willimott missed a double on the black,
and Kiddell finished the frame, the second frame saw Winter receiving two
visits, and he finished the frame, the Longe Arms pair never really got into
the match, and Winter finished the third for a 3-0 victory.
In the final Kiddell & Winter took the first frame, and when
Winter won the second after some good safety play it looked as if it was going
to be a repeat of their semi final score, but Colman took a very good finish in
the third frame too pull them back into the match, Kiddell had a good chance to
finish the match in the fourth, but missed the black in the centre pocket, and
Colman came on too level the match, in the final frame it was Mullaney who came
too the fore, and finished it off for a great fightback.
In the Plate competition a local derby took place when David
Thraxton & Michael Lambe were drawn against Paul Thraxton & Martin
Curston (William IV), in the first frame it became tactical, and while Paul
Thraxton was attempting a finish he potted his last ball, and the black to gift
their opponents the frame, but they fought back in the second, and Curston
levelled, the third saw a mistake by David Thraxton to let brother Paul in to
clear, and after another long tactical battle Thraxton, and Curston took the
fourth for a 3-1 win.
The other semi had Lee Smith & Mark Bolton against Kevin Ellis
& Paul Jarvis all from Riley’s, in the first frame Jarvis broke, and Smith
did an 8 ball clearance, and Smith also finished the second for a 2-0 lead, but
the third saw Jarvis break, and clear the table to keep the match going, and in
the fourth Curston broke, and Jarvis cleared again too make it 2-2, and the
final frame had Ellis coming on to clear after a mistake by Smith.
In the final Ellis finished the first two frames, before Curston
pulled one back, but Thraxton was unlucky to go in-off in the fourth too gift
Ellis & Jarvis the title
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In the Summer Cup competition the top two teams Gibraltar Gardens
Potters, and William IV IND fought out the final, and captain Paul Thraxton put
the William 1-0 up, but Peter Mullaney, and Jon Colman won the next two for the
Gibraltar, the William then took a firm grip on the match as Colin Fryers, Jon
Read, Thraxton again, Shane Cawdron, and Martin Curston put them 6-2 up, but
Mullaney, and Dean Goodrum won the next two for the potters, but could not
prevent Curston taking the next frame, and the Cup back too the William IV
In the Summer Sixes final Hethersett S.C. Exiles took on Riley’s
A, and Robbie Riches, and Lee Fuller put Riley’s 2-0 ahead, captain Steven Beck
from the exiles looked to have pulled one back, but was unlucky to go in-off
the black, Daniel Bestford, and Adam Cullum twice then put Riley’s 6-0 ahead,
before Rich Parslow pulled one back, but Fuller won the next for Riley’s for an
easy 7-1 victory.
Presentation:
Losing
Semi-Finalist
L.Smith &
M.Bolton Riley’s
D.Thraxton &
M.Lambe William IV
Final
Runner Up P.Thraxton & M.Curston William IV
Winners P.Jarvis & K.Ellis Riley’s
Pairs
Losing Semi-Finalist
A.Lewis &
D.Willimott Longe Arms
C.Fryers &
P.Bond William IV
Final
Runner Up R.Kiddell & M.Winter Gibraltar Gardens
Winner P.Mullaney & J.Colman Gibraltar Gardens
Group One Hethersett
S.C. Exiles
Group Two Heath
House A
Group Three Moles
Rest Journeymen
Runner Up Hethersett
S.C. Exiles
Winner Riley’s
A
Group One William
IV Ind
Runner Up Gibraltar
Gardens Potters
Winner William
IV Ind