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WINCHESTER CITY & DISTRICT SNOOKER LEAGUE    2008 / 9   

Winchester & District Snooker league 2008 / 2009 (latest info from Tim and Jim)

MARK Pedder’s impressive 48 break against Barry Scott helped Winchester Club B climb three places in the Winchester City and District Snooker League Division 2.

Chandler’s Ford SC A captain Jim Everett handed debuts to two 12-year-olds in their home tie against ERI A. Aaron Murray drew with Richard Pacey while Bouwe Bosma lost 2-0 to Ray Long.

Eastleigh Railway Institute B have withdrawn from Division 1 due to lack of players. All results are void.

 

Team KO, second round draw: C/Ford SC B v C/Ford SC A, Winch SC B v Twyford B, East Winch v Eastleigh WMC, C/Ford SC D v B/Stoke Inst, Worthies v C/Ford SC C, Churchills v B/Stoke WMC, Twyford A v C/Ford Central, Winch Club A bye.   

 

Division 1: Winch SC C 5 Winch Club A 5, C/Ford SC A 5 ERI A 5, C/Ford SC C 4 Winch SC A 6, B/Stoke Inst 9 C/Ford SC B 1.

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Bn

Pts

B/Stoke Inst

4

4

0

0

36

4

4

48

Winch SC A

4

3

1

0

27

13

4

38

C/Ford SC B

5

3

0

2

25

25

4

35

Churchills

3

3

0

0

24

6

4

34

C/Ford SC A

5

1

1

3

19

31

4

26

ERI A

3

2

1

0

20

10

0

25

Winch Club A

5

0

2

3

19

31

4

25

C/Ford SC C

4

0

0

4

11

29

4

15

Winch SC C

5

0

1

4

9

41

4

14

 

Season high break: Dan Hildyard 84

 

Division 2: Eastleigh WMC 4 Twyford A 1, East Winch 3 B/Stoke WMC 2, Winch Club B 4 Worthies 1, Winch SC B 5 C/Ford Central 0.

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Bn

Pts

East Winch

5

4

0

1

17

8

4

29

Eastleigh WMC

5

3

0

2

15

10

4

25

Winch Club B

5

3

0

2

14

11

0

20

Winch SC B

5

2

0

3

13

12

2

19

Twyford A

4

3

0

1

11

9

2

19

Worthies

5

2

0

3

12

13

2

18

Twyford B

4

2

0

2

8

12

4

16

B/Stoke WMC

4

2

0

2

10

10

0

14

C/Ford Centrl

5

1

0

4

8

17

2

12

C/Ford SC D

4

1

0

3

7

13

0

9

 

Season high break: Nick Goater 59

  in previous weeks

NICK Goater has posted a 59 break, the highest of the season in the Winchester City and District Snooker League Division 2. But his Bishopstoke WMC side went down 4-1 at Worthies.

THE two teams that last season finished rock bottom of the Winchester City and District Snooker League are in uncharted territory.

East Winchester Social, captained by Rob Watson, and Jim Paris’ Twyford Social B are unbeaten in Division 2 after two wins each – one more than they each achieved in the whole of 2007/08.

Champions Bishopstoke Institute, under new skipper Scott McGaw, lead Division 1 ahead of Mark McLean’s Churchills, a team that was assembled just two weeks before the season started.

The league has dropped the requirement to vocally nominate a free ball as it would have contravened the game’s official rules.

Tuesday’s team knockout preliminary round: Winch Club B v C/Ford SC D, East Winch v ERI A, B/Stoke Inst v Winch SC C, Worthies v Winch SC A.

 

JOHN Mullane has scored the first century of the 2007/08 Winchester City and District Snooker League.

The Winchester SC A star, who also competes on the European billiards circuit, chalked up exactly 100 in his side’s 8-2 home win over Churchills’ A.

Eleven-year-old Jordan Winbourne (C/Ford SC B) recorded a shock victory over 2001 Southampton singles champion Mark Benzey (B/Stoke Inst).

But the Institute extended their lead in the Premier with a narrow 6-4 win.

Winchester Cons B remain top of Division 1 despite a 3-2 home defeat by LOCO.

Twyford A won the derby match against Jim Paris’ B side to lead Division 2.

Mark Andrews has stepped in to form a sixth team from Chandler’s Ford SC to replace Churchills’ B in Division 2.

Premier: Winch SC A 8 Churchills’ A 2, B/Stoke Inst 6 C/Ford SC B 4, C/Ford SC A 6 C/Ford SC E 4.

 

BISHOPSTOKE Institute have taken an early lead in the Winchester and City District Snooker Premier League.

Captain Drew Farminer chalked up a 38 in a 7-3 win at Eastleigh Railway Institute B.

Dave Pain led Twyford Social A to top spot in Division 2 after a 4-1 victory over bottom-of-the-table Worthies.

Churchills’ B skipper Dave Wheeler has announced the withdrawal of his side due to lack of players.

Premier results: C/Ford SC E v Winch SC A postponed, C/Ford SC B 2 C/Ford SC A 8, ERI B 3 B/Stoke Inst 7, Winch Cons C 1 Churchills’ A 9.

Division 1: LOCO v ERI A postponed, Winch SC C 3 B/Stoke WMC 2, Winch Cons B 4 East Winch Soc A 1, C/Ford Central 4 C/Ford SC D 1.

Division 2: Churchills’ B v Winch Cons A postponed, East Winch Soc B 1 Winch SC B 4, C/Ford SC C 4 Twyford B 1, Twyford A 4 Worthies 1.

 

LAWRENCE CORMACEY kicked off the new Winchester City and District Snooker League season with the highest break of the week.

But Cormacey’s 53 was not enough to save Division 1 outfit Winchester SC C from a 4-1 defeat at Chandler’s Ford SC D.

Captain Drew Farminer led Bishopstoke Institute to a 10-0 victory over Winchester Cons C to take an early lead in the Premier.

A 45 break by Justin Mines helped Eastleigh Railway Institute A to top spot in Division 1 after a 5-0 home win against Chandler’s Ford Central.

Winchester Cons A lead Division 3 with a 4-1 victory over East Winchester B.

Nine-year-old Shane Castle has become the youngest player in the league’s 36-year history.

The Chandler’s Ford SC B youngster lost 2-0 to Mark Vost (Winchester SC A) in a 7-3 away defeat.

Premier: Winch SC A 7 C/Ford SC B 3, Bishopstoke Inst 10 Winch Cons C 0, Churchills’ A 1 C/Ford SC E 9, C/Ford SC A w/o ERI B.

Division 1: Bishopstoke WMC 2 Winch Cons B 3, C/Ford SC D 4 Winch SC C 1, ERI A 5 C/Ford Central 0, East Winch A 1 Loco 4.

Division 2: Winch Cons A 4 East Winch B 1, Worthies 2 C/Ford SC C 3, Winch SC B 2 Twyford A 3, Twyford B 2 Churchills’ B 3.  

earlier news.....

Third league for Winchester

By Tim Dunkley

WINCHESTER City & District Snooker League secretary Owen Trimmer announced at the recent AGM that due to an influx of teams there will be an additional division for the 2007/08 season.

The Tuesday night league started on September 25. Premier teams will play two frames each, Div's One and Two will stick with one frame per player.

Competition secretary Jim Everett said that East Winchester Social and Worthies are both seeking new experienced players.

Everett can be contacted on 023 8025 4834.  

 

2006 /7 news

BISHOPSTOKE Working Men’s Club took the Division 1 honours in the Winchester City and District Snooker League.

Nick Goater’s side won the title by one point from Chandler’s Ford D who fielded four women in the last match of the season, a 4-1 defeat at third-placed East Winchester Social.

Bishopstoke’s Chris Reeve won the league’s merit award with 16 victories out of 18.

Anthony Feeley (East Winchester) scored the highest break of 49 and Sean Smith (Worthies) recorded three breaks of more than 20.

Results secretary Owen Trimmer announced at a recent reps meeting that the league will be expanded next season due to an influx of new teams.

Clubs wishing to join the Winchester League can contact Trimmer at Winchester Snooker Centre, 019 6286 0711, or Jim Everett at Chandler’s Ford, 023 8025 4834.

Info supplied by Jim at Chandlers Ford Snooker Centre

Girl cue power

 

A SNOOKER team containing four members of the fairer sex is just two matches away from promotion to the Winchester City and District Premier League. Captain Jim Everett’s gamble of signing on the quartet has paid off as his Chandler’s Ford D side is second in Division 1 with 12 wins out of 16.

Everett’s team faces a home tie with Winchester Cons A and a final crunch match against third-placed East Winchester Social in the chase for the second promotion spot. Regulars Suzie Opacic and Paula Owens were joined this season by Sarah Osgood and drama teacher Alex Burton to compete in the male-dominated world of league snooker.

Mark Andrews, Jason Terry and Sarah’s husband Lee, 25, complete the squad. Sarah, who has a top break of 17, started playing two years ago. The 28-year-old from Eastleigh said: “He (Lee) bought me a snooker cue for my birthday so I had to use it.”

Opacic, 18, who travels to Cambridge next week for the 2007 Ladies World Championships, enjoys playing in the Winchester league.

Owens, 34, the club’s reigning ladies’ champion, said: “The other teams are always pleasant and try to encourage us.”

The squad’s fourth woman, 24-year-old Burton, who is coached by ex-professional Neil Davies, has yet to make her league debut.

 

Winchester City & District League Results from 22-02-06

103 break for John Mullane

Snooker Centre A's John Mullane made the highest break so far this season with a 103 in his match at Bisopstoke Institute on Tuesday.
John also made a 51 break in the second frame against Stoke's number one, Adam Nash. Nash, not unfamiliar to century breaks himself was forced to watch as Mullane compiled the high break. John's 2-0 win  helped Snooker Centre A to a 6-4 win on the night. Kevin Knight held Kevin Vane to a 1-1, Terry Burden won 2-0 over young Mark Vost, Mark Burfield managed 1-1 with Wayne Wright and John Knight lost to Centre's Dave Nunn.
 
Premier leaders strengthened their position on Tuesday with a 9-1 victory at home to Railway Institute B. Mike Finn making a 75 break during his 2-0 win over Justin Mines, Mark Mclean beat Ray Long, ex town champ Neil Davis defeated John Barton. Fourteen year old Nick Jennings won his two frames against Richard Pacey and Railway's Malcolm Tomlin avoided the whitewash by gaining a draw with Rory Lord despite Rory knocking in a 66 and 32 in two visits to win the first frame.
 
The league lost one of its longest standing  players last week when John Rogers passed away after a lengthy battle against Cancer. John, who played his snooker at Winchester Conservative club up until last season was well liked throughout the league and will be sadly missed.