September 6th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Defending champions Fulford got off to a bad start in their defence of the Faber Shield losing their opening game 4-3 to Heworth. Fulford, who have been struggling to raise a team for both Billiards and Snnoker this year, had been considering withdrawing from the league but decided to fulfill their fixtures as best they can. Wayne Puleston ran out with a 29 break to win the opener for Fulford 150-128 against Brian Birch. Dave Birch levelled the match with a 150-91 win over Richard Stroughair. Birch (who started off 60) started strongly with an early 17 break before Stroughair (who started off -30) made a 37 and several smaller breaks to close to 98-76 behind. However Birch made a 21 break to pull clear again before clinching a deserved victory.

Vic Gamble added the next for Heworth with victory over Roger Gibson before Alan Reed levelled the game once more in defeating Keith Watkinson. Colin Neal put Fulford ahead with victory over Martin Bryant before Mick Frampton won a close final game againt Bob Plant - with Plant missing a pot red for the match. Heworth took the aggregate point to seal the 4-3 win.

In the other game, Bootham B defeated Bootham A 4-3. Chris Granger, Tim Fillingham and George Long were the victors for Bootham B with Ken Taylor (28 and 24 breaks), Colin Robinson (28, 25 and 22 breaks) and Barry Rankin (two 20 breaks) responding for Bootham A. Bootham B took the aggregate point by just one point to secure the 4-3 win.

Acomb had a free week this week and begin their season with a trip to Fulford on Monday 11th September. Heworth play host to Bootham A on the same night, with Bootham B having a free week.

September 11th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Defending champions Fulford won their first game of the season 6-1 against Acomb. Roger Gibson won a close opener 150-148 against Ken Bowser before Colin Neal added the next with a 150-99 victory over Trevor Ventress. Wayne Puleston added the next 150-122 against Keith Myers before John Ashwell pulled one back for Acomb with a comfortable 150-94 win over Alan Reed. Bob Plant added the next for Fulford 150-137 against Pete Lawson making a 27 break en-route. In the final game Richard Stroughair (who started off -30) made a 46 break early on to lead Ian Gillies (who started off +30) 58-54. Stroughair went on to make a succession of 20+ breaks to take the final game 150-78 and secure a 6-1 win for Fulford.

In the other game, newcomers Heworth won their second consecutive match with a 5-2 win against Bootham A. Brian Birch, Mark Winskill, Vic Gamble and Tony Tennyson won for Heworth with John Darley and Barry Rankin (39 break) replying for Bootham A. Bootham B had a free week this week.

After 2 games Heworth are the early leaders with 9 points and two wins with defending Champions Fulford also on 9 points but in second spot having won only one game. Bootham A are third on 5 points and no wins with Bootham B in fourth place on 4 points and Acomb last on 1 point. Both Bootham B and Acomb have a game in hand over their rivals.

Richard Stroughair has set the early pace for the Cameo Engraving Highest Break prize with a 46 break this week adding to his 37 break in the first game. Barry Rankin is in second spot with a 39 break. In the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award, Barry Rankin (Bootham), Colin Neal and Wayne Puleston (both Fulford) head the table with wins in their first two games.

September 13th 2006 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

After the break for the summer, the Carlsberg-UK Snooker League got under way again. This season, as a trial, matches are being played on a handicap basis (click here for handicaps). It was a good week for the A teams, with all four beating their B teams.

Acomb A head the table after a 6-1 win over Acomb B. Pete Lawson beat Jeff Keen, Marcus O'Boyle beat Andy Stone, Geoff Meek beat Paul Waites, Ian Gillies beat John Ashwell, Richard Harris (22 and 21 breaks) beat Ken Bowser and Keith Myers beat Steve Rogers for Acomb A. Kevan Ventress beat Trevor Ventress in reply for Acomb B.

Defending champions Heworth A got their season off to a winning start with 5-2 victory over Heworth B. Mark Winskill made a 42 en-route to beating Daz College, Tony Tennyson beat Brian Birch, Steve Burdett beat Vic Gamble, Jason Milner beat Shaun Parker and Kevin Gall won a black ball game against Mick Frampton for Heworth A. Dave Birch beat Clive Whyte and Mal Harrison beat Neil Wood in reply for Heworth B.

Fulford A won their opening game 5-2 against Fulford B. Wayne Puleston won the opener 68-41 against Bob Smith before Richard Stroughair added the next 66-31 against Shaun Elliott. Ray Thackway pulled one back for the B team with a 64-27 win over Wayne Hartley before Sam England beat Adam Stephenson 58-40. Arthur Pegden beat Pete Stroughair 65-22 to reduce the arrears but Geoff Robinson beat Nigel Smith 51-33 and Pete Dunmore beat John Adcock 50-28 to secure the 5-2 victory.

In the other game, Bootham A also secured a 5-2 victory in their opening game against Bootham B. Ken Taylor, Barry Rankin, Brendan Ledgeway, Brian Coulson and Colin Robinson won for Bootham A with Chris Dawson and George Long replying for Bootham B.

Mark Winskill (Heworth A) has set the early pace for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with a 42 break this week.

September 20th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Just a short report this week as I am not in the country!

Bootham B continued their winning start to the season with a 5-2 win over Bootham A. Ian Robinson, Chris Granger, Tim Fillingham and a walk-over for Ray Stamp took the points for Bootham B. Ken Taylor (34 break) and John Woodall replied for Bootham A.

In the other game, Acomb beat Heworth 4-3. John Ashwell, Peter Lawson and Keith Myers won for Acomb with Keith Watkinson, Tony Tennyson and Dave Birch replying for Heworth. However Acomb took the aggregate by just 2 points to seal the 4-3 victory.

After 3 rounds of games Heworth are the early leaders with 12 points. Bootham B are in second spot on 9 points, with Fulford third also on 9 points. Bootham A are in fourth spot on 7 points with Acomb in last spot on 5 points. However, Bootham B, Fulford and Acomb all have a game in hand over Heworth and Bootham A.

Richard Stroughair leads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 46 break with Barry Rankin in second spot with a 39 break. In the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award, some six players head the table with wins in their first two games.

September 27th 2006 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Leaders Acomb A continued their winning start to the season with a 4-3 win over Bootham A. Ian Gillies, Keith Myers, Trevor Ventress and Pete Lawson all won for Acomb A. Ken Taylor, Nick Parker and Barry Rankin (who defeated Adrian Barraclough) replied for Bootham A

Defending champions Heworth A joined Acomb at the top of the table following a 5-2 win over Fulford A. Glen Mountain gave Fulford an early lead making breaks of 30 and 20 in beating Tony Tennyson. Mark Winskill levelled the game with victory over Wayne Puleston before Kevin Gall beat a badly out of sorts Richard Stroughair. Steve Burdett played well in added the next against Wayne Hartley before Sam England pulled one back with a win over Mal Dawson. Jason Milner (27 break) added the next with a win over Pete Dunmore before Chris Thompson sealed a black-ball win over Roger Gibson to complete the 5-2 win.

Bootham B won their first game of the season 5-2 against Acomb B. John Wortley, Pete Dawson, George Long, Paul Mahoney and a walkover for Ray Stamp secured Bootham B's points with John Ashwell and Barry Manson replying for Acomb B. In the other game, Heworth B secured a 5-2 win over Fulford B.

After 2 matches in the newly handicapped Carlsberg-UK Snooker League, Acomb A and Heworth A lead the way with 10 points. Bootham A are in third spot on 8 points with Bootham B, Fulford A and Heworth B sharing fourth spot on 7 points. Fulford B are in seventh spot on 4 points with Acomb B in last place on 3 points.

Mark Winskill (Heworth A) still heads the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with a 42 break. Several players are in contention for the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award having won both their opening games.

October 4th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Leaders Heworth continued their promising start to the season with a 5-2 win over Bootham A. Wins from Brian Birch, Dave Birch, Tony Tennyson and Keith Watkinson secured the aggregate point for Heworth with John Woodall and Barry Rankin replying for Bootham A.

In the other game, Acomb secured a 5-2 win away at Fulford. Keith Myers played well in taking the opening game 150-66 against Wayne Puleston before Trevor Ventress came from behind to defeat Colin Neal 150-143. Alan Reed pulled a game back for Fulford with a 150-133 win over John Ashwell before Ian Gillies (24 break) beat Richard Stroughair (27, 23 and 21 breaks) 150-120. Bob Plant reduced the arrears once more in defeating Pete Lawson 150-123 but Adrian Barraclough won the final game 150-129 against Roger Gibson to secure the 5-2 win with the aid of the aggregate point.

After 4 rounds of games Heworth lead with 17 points from four games with Fulford second on 11 points from three games. Acomb are third on 10 points from 3 games with Bootham B in fourth spot on 9 points from just two games. Bootham A are in last spot also on 9 points, but having played four matches. Heworth have a free week in the next round, whilst Bootham A entertain Acomb and Fulford entertain Bootham B.

Richard Stroughair leads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 46 break with Barry Rankin in second spot with a 39 break. Tony Tennyson has set the early pace in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with 3 wins from his three games so far this season.

October 11th 2006 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Defending champions Heworth A moved to the top of the table with a 6-1 win away at Acomb B. Steve Burdett set a new leader in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with a 56 break in his win over John Ashwell with Tony Tennyson making a 36 break in his win over Andy Stone. Kev Gall, Mark Winskill, Jason Milner and Rich Burdett were Heworth A's other victors. Ken Bowser replied for Acomb B with a surprise win over Clive Whtye.

Bootham A moved into second spot after a 6-1 win over Fulford B. Mark Darley, Ken Taylor, Nick Parker, Brian Coulson, Colin Robinson and Barry Rankin (who made a 35 break) won for Bootham A with Arthur Pegden replying for Fulford B. Acomb A fall to third spot in the league following a 4-3 defeat at Heworth B - their first loss of the season. Keith Watkinson was the hero for Heworth B following a black ball win in the deciding frame against Adrian Barraclough.

In the other game, Fulford A moved into fourth spot by virtue of a 5-2 win over Bootham B. Wayne Puleston won the opener for Fulford against John Wortley with Glen Mountain adding the next with victory over Chris Dawson. Ian Robinson then defeated Sam England and Paul Mahoney beat Wayne Hartley to level the game. However wins for Pete Dunmore (over Tony Lambert), Roger Gibson (against Tim Fillingham) and Richard Stroughair (who made a 35 break in his win over Lol Barnes) secured a 5-2 win for Fulford A.

After 3 matches in the newly handicapped Carlsberg-UK Snooker League, Heworth A lead the way with 16 points. Bootham A are in second spot on 14 points with Acomb A third on 13 points. Fulford A are fourth on 12 points with Heworth B fifth on 11 points. Bootham B are sixth on 9 points with Fulford B seventh on 5 points and Acomb B in last place on 4 points.

Steve Burdett (Heworth A) is the new leader with a 56 break in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with Mark Winskill (Heworth A) second after his 42 break in the opening match. Several players are in contention for the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award having won all three of their opening games.

October 18th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Defending Champions Fulford moved to within one point of leaders Heworth after a 5-2 win at home to Bootham B. Wayne Puleston opened the scoring with a 150-108 win over Alf Appleby before Ian Robinson levelled the game with a 150-106 win over Roger Gibson. John Anderson beat Ray Stamp 150-109 to edge Fulford ahead once more before George Long levelled the game once more following a 150-88 win over Bob Plant. Richard Stroughair opened with a 43 break against Tim Fillingham to recover most of the 50 point handicap start he had to give his opponent before further breaks of 26 and 25 saw him home to a 150-115 win to put Fulford ahead once more. Alan Reed then captained his side to victory with a 150-102 win over Chris Granger to secure the aggregate point and a 5-2 win.

In the other game, Acomb secured a 5-2 win away at Bootham A. Keith Myers, John Ashwell, Trevor Ventress and Pete Lawson secured the aggregate point for Acomb with John Darley and Barry Rankin replying for Bootham A.

After 5 rounds of games Heworth lead with 17 points from four games with Fulford second on 16 points also from four games. Acomb are third on 15 points from 4 games with Bootham B in fourth spot on 11 points from three games. Bootham A are in last spot also on 11 points, but having played five matches. Bootham B host Heworth on Monday 23rd October with the other teams not having a game.

Richard Stroughair leads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 46 break with Barry Rankin in second spot with his 39 break earlier this season. Barry Rankin takes over top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with 4 wins from his five games so far this season. Tony Tennyson is close behind having won all three of his games.

October 23rd 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Just one game tonight in the Faber Shield Billiards League, with leaders Bootham B entertaining Heworth. Dave Birch, Brian Birch, Vic Gamble and Mark Winskill were the victors for Heworth with George Long and Ian Robinson replying for Bootham B.

This result leaves the current league table as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	5	4	1	22
2	Fulford	4	2	2	16
3	Acomb	4	3	1	15
4	Bootham B	4	2	2	13
5	Bootham A	5	1	4	11

Colin Robinson now leads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition following a 55 break against Alan Reed in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition. Richard Stroughair is second with a 46 break earlier this season. Barry Rankin (Bootham A) and Dave Birch (Heworth) share top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with 4 wins from their five games so far this season.

October 25th 2006 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Defending champions Heworth A continued their 100% start to the season with a 4-3 win over rivals Bootham A. Kev Gall (34 break), Steve Burdett, Jason Milner and Clive Whyte were the victors for Heworth A with Ken Taylor, Colin Robinson (20 break) and Barry Rankin (25 break and 33 clearance) replied for Bootham A.

Acomb A moved into second spot following a 5-2 win over Fulford A. Fulford struggled to get a side after a number of late withdrawals from their team and struggled as a result. Richard Stroughair (2 x 20 breaks) came from 28 behind to defeat Keith Myers in the opener before Trevor Ventress levelled the game in beating Wayne Puleston. Sam England put Fulford A ahead once more with victory over Pete Lawson but Ian Gillies levelled matters with a win over Alan Reed. Marcus O'Boyle beat Pete Dunmore in the next before Adrian Barraclough beat Phil Oliver in a black ball game to take the next. Steve Thompson beat Roger Gibson in the final game to secure the 5-2 victory for Acomb A.

Bootham B did their chance of winning the John Smith's B Team Cup no harm in beating Heworth B (their main rivals for the title) 4-3. Pete Dawson, Ray Stamp, Ian Robinson and Paul Mahoney all won for Bootham B with Dave Birch, Daz Colledge and Vic Gamble (who cleared from green to pink to win) replied for Heworth B. In the other game, Fulford B beat Acomb B 5-2.

After four rounds of matches, the current league table is as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth A	4	4	0	20
2	Acomb A	4	3	1	18
3	Bootham A	4	2	2	17
4	Fulford A	4	2	2	14
5	Heworth B	4	2	2	14
6	Bootham B	4	2	2	13
7	Fulford B	4	1	3	10
8	Acomb B	4	0	4	6

Steve Burdett (Heworth A) remains the leader with a 56 break in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with Mark Winskill (Heworth A) second after his 42 break in the opening match. Seven players are in contention for the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award having won all four of their opening games.

November 1st 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Just one game tonight in the Faber Shield Billiards League, with Acomb beating Bootham A 4-3. Keith Myers, Trevor Ventress and John Ashwell won for Acomb with Colin Robinson, John Woodall and John Darley replying for Bootham A. Acomb took the aggregate point to seal the victory.

This result leaves the current league table as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	5	4	1	22
2	Acomb	5	4	1	19
3	Fulford	4	2	2	16
4	Bootham A	6	0	6	14
5	Bootham B	4	2	2	13

Colin Robinson now leads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition following a 55 break against Alan Reed in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition. Richard Stroughair is second with a 46 break earlier this season. Dave Birch (Heworth) and John Ashwell (Acomb) share top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with 4 wins from their five games so far this season.

November 6th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Just one game again tonight in the Faber Shield Billiards League, with Acomb beating Bootham B 4-3 at Bootham. Tony Lambert, Ray Stamp and Tim Fillingham won for Bootham B with Ian Gillies, Peter Lawson and Adrian Barraclough replying for Acomb. Acomb took the aggregate point to seal the victory and now lead the Faber Shield Billiards League by one point from Heworth, who have a game in hand.

This result leaves the current league table as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Acomb	6	5	1	23
2	Heworth	5	4	1	22
3	Fulford	4	2	2	16
4	Bootham B	5	2	3	16
5	Bootham A	6	0	6	14

Colin Robinson leads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition. Richard Stroughair is second place with a 46 break earlier this season. Dave Birch (Heworth) is in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with 4 wins from his five games so far this season.

November 8th 2006 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Kevin Gall won the deciding frame in a close fought match at Fulford B to ensure that defending champions Heworth A continued their unbeaten start to the season. Jason Milner won the opener against Bob Smith before Shaun Elliott levelled the match with a win over Mark Winskill. Steve Burdett put Heworth ahead once more with victory over John Adcock but Nigel Smith levelled matters once more with his win over Rich Burdett. Ray Thackway played well to defeat Les Hawkins champion Tony Tennyson, to put Fulford ahead for the first time. However, Clive Whyte levelled the game making a 39 break en-route to beating Arthur Pegden before Gall took the decider comfortably against Lewis Willie.

Meanwhile Bootham A moved in to second spot in the league following a 5-2 win at Acomb B. Tim Fillingham, Brian Coulson, Barry Rankin, Colin Robinson and Simon Robinson won for Bootham A with Jeff Keen and Kevin Ventress replying for Acomb B. Acomb A slipped to a surprise 5-2 defeat away at Bootham B and fall to third in the table as a result. Ian Gillies and Steve Thompson won for Acomb A with Ray Stamp, Tony Lambert, Chris Dawson, George Long and Paul Mahoney replying for Bootham B.

In the other game, Fulford A won 5-2 at Heworth B despite playing a number of reserve players. It was a strange match where a number of frames could quite easily have gone the other way. Daz Colledge won the opener for Heworth B with victory over Wayne Puleston. Colledge looked set for a straight forward win after making a 23 break from a fluke mid-way through the frame but Puleston fought back well only to miss a straight forward black that would have earned him a tie and respotted black. Glen Mountain held on to defeat Brian Birch in the next to level the game, after Birch looked set to pinch the frame before rattling the brown in the yellow ball pocket. Dave Birch looked to have added the next for Heworth B when leading by 28 with just one red remaining. However, Richard Stroughair layed a snooker and then took the last red, blue and the colours to pink before missing a tricky black for a 33 clearance to steal the frame. Birch then attempted the black only to miss and see the white go in-off to hand Stroughair the victory. In the next Pete Dunmore cleared with a 22 break to defeat Vic Gamble before Sam England comfortably defeated Shaun Parker (despite a 22 break from Parker) to ensure victory for Fulford A. Mal Harrison reduced the deficit with a close fought win over Alan Reed before Roger Gibson won the final frame against Mick Frampton after Frampton went in-off the final pink.

After five rounds of matches, the current league table is as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth A	5	5	0	24
2	Bootham A	5	3	2	22
3	Acomb A	5	3	2	20
4	Fulford A	5	3	2	19
5	Bootham B	5	3	2	18
6	Heworth B	5	2	3	16
7	Fulford B	5	1	4	13
8	Acomb B	5	0	5	8

Steve Burdett (Heworth A) remains the leader with a 56 break in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with Mark Winskill (Heworth A) second after his 42 break in the opening match. Five players remain unbeaten having won all five of their opening matches in the race for the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award.

November 13th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Just one game again tonight in the Faber Shield Billiards League, with Heworth returning to the top of te table following a 4-3 win at home to Fulford. Tony Tennison won the opener against a struggling Richard Stroughair 150-85 but Alan Reed levelled matters with a 150-89 win over Brian Birch. Reed ran out with a 24 break having made an earlier contribution of a 28 break. Bob Plant edged Fulford in front with a 150-127 win over Vic Gamble but Dave Birch levelled the match with a 150-109 win over Wayne Puleston. Keith Watkinson defeated Roger Gibson 150-134 in the next before Colin Neal took the final game 150-141 to level the frames. However Heworth took the aggregate point by 25 points to secure a 4-3 win.

This result leaves the current league table as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	6	5	1	26
2	Acomb	6	5	1	23
3	Fulford	5	2	3	19
4	Bootham B	5	2	3	16
5	Bootham A	6	0	6	14

Colin Robinson leads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition. Richard Stroughair is second place with a 46 break earlier this season. Dave Birch (Heworth) is in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with 5 wins from his six games so far this season.

November 15th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Just one game again tonight in the Faber Shield Billiards League, with Heworth Bootham B defeating Acomb 5-2 to move into third spot in the league. Heworth cancelled their game with Bootham A tonight, whilst Bootham A have cancelled their game on Monday 20th November against Fulford. A revised fixture list has been published as a result of these postponements.

This result leaves the current league table as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	6	5	1	26
2	Acomb	7	5	2	25
3	Bootham B	6	3	3	21
4	Fulford	5	2	3	19
5	Bootham A	6	0	6	14

Colin Robinson leads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition. Richard Stroughair is second place with a 46 break earlier this season. Dave Birch (Heworth) is in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with 5 wins from his six games so far this season.

November 22nd 2006 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Defending champions Heworth A maintained their 100% start to the season coming from 3-2 behind to record a 4-3 win at home to Acomb A. Both opening games went to re-spotted blacks with Jason Milner defeating Marcus O'Boyle and Pete Lawson defeating Steve Burdett - his first loss of the season. Kevin Gall won a tight game against Ian Gilles (who also lost his first game of the season) in the next before Keith Myers levelled the game with a win over Rich Burdett. Trevor Ventress put Acomb A 3-2 up with a win over Mark Winskill but wins from Clive Whyte (against Barry Manson) and Chris Thompson (over Richard Harris) in the final games secured the victory for Heworth A

Bootham A remained in second place in the table by virtue of a 4-3 win away at Fulford A. Fulford A had only 3 players in attendance at the start of the match and had to call on 2 debutantes in order to field a team. The first of these (Tom Wilson) won the opening frame against Nick Parker but Ken Taylor levelled the match with victory over Wayne Puleston. Richard Stroughair looked set to clear with a 69 break against Tim Fillingham in the next but having done the hard work, overran position on the final red by a fraction. However the 34 break paved the way for Stroughair to defeat Tim Fillingham and give Fulford the lead once more. Mark Darley levelled the game once more with victory over Pete Dunmore before victories for Colin Robinson (over Sam England) and Brian Coulson (over Mike Reid who also played his first game for Fulford) secured victory for Bootham A. However, Alan Reed took a consolation final frame against Barry Rankin to make the final score 4-3 to Bootham A. Reed won what in the end was a battle of temperament rather than technique to inflict the first defeat of the season on Rankin. Reed started well and a combination of good potting and bad luck for Rankin saw him storm into a 40 point lead. However, roles were reversed towards the end of the frame as Reed began to let things get to him and Rankin reduced the arrears. However, Reed hung on as Rankin played a number of snookers and eventually doubled the blue to put the frame beyond doubt.

Meanwhile Bootham B defeated Fulford A 5-2 to move up to third in the league and extend their lead in the race for the John Smiths B Team Cup. Heworth B are their nearest rivals and kept up the pressure with a 4-3 win away at Acomb B.

After six rounds of matches, the current league table is as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth A	6	6	0	28
2	Bootham A	6	4	2	26
3	Bootham B	6	4	2	23
4	Acomb A	6	3	3	23
5	Fulford A	6	3	3	22
6	Heworth B	6	3	3	20
7	Fulford B	6	1	5	15
8	Acomb B	6	0	6	11

Steve Burdett (Heworth A) remains the leader with a 56 break in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with Mark Winskill (Heworth A) second after his 42 break in the opening match. Jason Milner and Kevin Gall (both Heworth A) top the table in the race for the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award with six straight wins. Ken Taylor (Bootham A) is close behind with five straight wins.

November 29th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Leaders Heworth continued their promising start to the season with a 5-2 home win over Bootham B. Tony Tennyson, Mark Winskill, Brian Birch and Dave Birch all won for Heworth with Tony Lambert and Paul Mahoney replying for Bootham B. Heworth also took the aggregate point to seal the 5-2 win.

Fulford closed the gap on second placed Acomb to just one point following a 5-2 win at home to Bootham A but will be disappointed not to have taken all seven points. Wayne Puleston won the opener 150-135 against John Woodall and Richard Stroughair added the next, defeating Colin Robinson 150-93 despite giving 20 points start to his opponent. Stroughair made a 47 break during his win and was unlucky not to surpass Robinson's 55 break earlier this season and set a new target in the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition. Barry Rankin pulled one back for Bootham A with a 150-145 win over Colin Neal despite giving 75 points start, but Bob Plant (37 break) beat John Darley in the next to make it 3-1. Roger Gibson beat Nick Parker in the next frame but Ken Taylor beat Alan Reed 150-147 in the last to make the final score 5-2.

This result leaves the current league table as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	7	6	1	31
2	Acomb	7	5	2	25
3	Fulford	6	3	3	24
4	Bootham B	7	3	4	23
5	Bootham A	7	0	7	16

Colin Robinson leads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition. Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break against Robinson tonight. Dave Birch (Heworth) is still in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with six wins from his seven games so far this season.

December 6th 2006 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Heworth A extended their lead at the top of the Carlsberg-UK Snooker league to four points following a 5-2 win away at Bootham B. Clive White played well in his win over Ian Robinson making breaks of 45 and a 33 clearance. Kevin Gall won his seventh consecutive league game with a comfortable win over John Wortley. Jason Milner matched Gall in keeping his 100% record going with a win over Lol Barnes to ensure the pair go into the Christmas break at the top of the table in the race for the Willsden Steel Player of the Season award. Steve Burdett (who defeated Ray Stamp) and Neil Wood (who gave Paul Mahoney 28 start) were the other victors for Heworth A. George Long beat Tony Tennyson with the help of a fluked pink and Chris Dawson potted a good blue and pink to defeat Chris Thompson in reply for Bootham B.

Bootham A head into the Christmas break in second place in the league despite falling to a 4-3 defeat at the hands of Heworth B. Heworth B recovered from 2-0 down to record the win but they still trail Bootham B by 1 point in the race for the John Smiths B Team Cup. Meanwhile, Acomb A recorded a 4-3 win away at Fulford B to remain in third spot in the league despite only fielding five players!

In the other game Acomb B looked set to record their first win for two seasons when leading Fulford A 3-1. Kevan Ventress beat Wayne Hartley in the opener before Wayne Puleston levelled the game after coming from behind to beat Andy Stone. John Ashwell played well in defeating Sam England comfortably before Paul Waites rallied from 26 points behind on the colours to beat Pete Dunmore on the black and give Acomb B a 3-1 lead. Richard Stroughair opened with a 34 break against Ken Bowser only to miss a straight-forward red to corner with the balls perfectly spread. However Stroughair was rarely troubled in the frame and a 22 clearance ensured the deficit was reduced to just one frame. Jeff Brown then levelled the game with victory over Jeff Keen before Tom Wilson comfortably beat G.Twort in the deciding frame to seal the win for Fulford A.

After seven rounds of matches, the current league table is as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth A	7	7	0	33
2	Bootham A	7	4	3	29
3	Acomb A	7	4	3	27
4	Fulford A	7	4	3	26
5	Bootham B	7	4	3	25
6	Heworth B	7	4	3	24
7	Fulford B	7	1	6	18
8	Acomb B	7	0	7	14

Steve Burdett (Heworth A) remains the leader with a 56 break in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with Clive Whyte (Heworth A) now second after his 45 break this week. Jason Milner and Kevin Gall (both Heworth A) top the table in the race for the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award with seven straight wins.

December 11th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Fulford closed the gap on leaders Heworth to just two points following a 5-2 win away at Bootham A. Wayne Puleston won the opener 150-56 against Barry Rankin making breaks of 39 and 23 enroute. John Woodall levelled the game with a 150-124 win over Richard Stroughair despite a 36 break from Stroughair. Ken Taylor (42 break) put Bootham A ahead defeating Bob Plant by the same 150-124 score line. John Anderson levelled the game once more with a close fought 150-145 win over John Darley before Alan Reed defeated Nick Parker 150-126 to give Fulford the lead once more. Colin Neal then sealed the victory with a 150-142 win over Colin Robinson and, with the aggregate point also secured, give Fulford a 5-2 victory.

This result leaves the current league table as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	7	6	1	31
2	Fulford	7	4	3	29
3	Acomb	7	5	2	25
4	Bootham B	7	3	4	23
5	Bootham A	8	0	8	18

Colin Robinson heads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break. Dave Birch (Heworth) is still in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with six wins from his seven games so far this season.

December 13th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Fulford closed the gap on leaders Heworth to just one point following an amazing victory at Acomb. Ian Gillies won the opening game 150-149 after Roger Gibson missed a straight-forward in-off for game. Jeff Keen added the next 150-142 against Wayne Puleston and Marcus O'Boyle edged home 150-146 after a surprising miss by Bob Plant. At this point Acomb led 3-0 but by only 13 points on aggregate! Alan Reed pulled one back for Fulford with a 150-116 win over Pete Lawson and Colin Neal added the next 150-112 against Paul Clark. Richard Stroughair (-30) played Trevor Ventress (+55) in the final game and early breaks of 41 and 23 meant Stroughair caught Ventress around the 70 points mark. Stroughair went on to record a 150-114 win and seal a 4-3 win for Fulford.

In the other game Bootham A won their first match of the season, beating leaders Heworth 4-3 at home. John Woodall, Nick Parker, Colin Robinson and Barry Rankin won for Bootham A with Dave Birch and Tony Tennyson replying for Heworth. Tennyson sealed a comfortable over Ken Taylor with an unfinished 39 break.

These results leaves the current league table as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	8	6	2	34
2	Fulford	8	5	3	33
3	Acomb	8	5	3	28
4	Bootham B	7	3	4	23
5	Bootham A	9	1	8	22

Colin Robinson heads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break. Dave Birch (Heworth) is still in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with seven wins from his eight games so far this season with Tony Tennyson close behind with six wins from seven games.

December 18th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Heworth opened up a four point gap at the top of the table following a 5-2 win away at Fulford. Mick Frampton won the opener for Heworth 150-149 against Colin Neal before Tony Tennyson added the next 150-136 against John Anderson with the aid of a 22 break. Wayne Puleston made a 23 break in reducing the arrears with a 150-121 win over Vic Gamble but Keith Watkinson took the next 150-136 against Alan Reed to make it 3-1. Mark Winskill then made it 4-1 and gave Heworth a 26 point aggregate lead in defeating Roger Gibson. Richard Stroughair (starting of -30) had not reached zero when his opponent Dave Birch (+60 start) had got to the 100 point mark. However consecutive breaks of 35, 32 and then 39 edged Stroughair in front before he completed a 150-138 win. However it was not enough to salvage the aggregate point which went to Heworth by +14 points to give them a 5-2 win over the defending champions.

In the other game Acomb completed a 4-3 away win at Bootham B. Ian Gillies (30 break), John Ashwell and Pete Lawson won for Acomb with Ian Robinson, Tim Fillingham and Alf Appleby replying for Bootham B. However, Peter Lawson's 42 point win over George Long was sufficient for Acomb to take the aggregate by +3 points and sealed the 4-3 victory.

These results leaves the current league table as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	9	7	2	39
2	Fulford	9	5	4	35
3	Acomb	9	6	3	32
4	Bootham B	8	3	5	26
5	Bootham A	9	1	8	22

Colin Robinson heads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break. Tony Tennyson (Heworth) takes over top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with seven wins from his eight games so far this season with Dave Birch now in second spot with seven wins from nine games following his defeat to Stroughair tonight.

December 20th 2006 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Leaders Heworth notched up their eight win of the season with a 5-2 success over Acomb. Tony Tennyson, Mark Winskill, Vic Gamble and Dave Birch (who made breaks of 38 and 28) all triumphed for Heworth. Ian Gillies (31 break) and Marcus O?Boyle replied for Acomb but Heworth took the aggregate point to seal the 5-2 win.

In the other game, Fulford won 5-2 away at Bootham B. Ian Robinson played well to win the opener 150-114 against Richard Stroughair despite his breaks of 30 and 20. Wayne Puleston levelled the game and recovered the aggregate with a 150-110 win over Ray Stamp. Paul Mahoney restored Bootham B?s lead by defeating Rgoer Gibson 150-118 but Colin Neal levelled the game once more with a 150-136 win over Chris Granger. Jeff Brown added the next for Fulford with a 150-129 win over Alf Appleby before Alan Reed won the final game 150-96 against Tim Fillingham. Fulford took the aggregate point to complete the 5-2 win.

At the Christmas break, Heworth have a four point lead over the defending champions Fulford, with Acomb in third spot. Bootham B lie fourth with Bootham A in last spot.

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	10	8	2	44
2	Fulford	10	6	4	40
3	Acomb	10	6	4	34
4	Bootham B	9	3	6	28
5	Bootham A	9	1	8	22

Colin Robinson heads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break. Tony Tennyson (Heworth) remains in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with eight wins from his nine games so far this season. Dave Birch is close behind in second spot with eight wins from his ten games this season.

January 3rd 2007 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Heworth A extended their lead at the top of the Carlsberg-UK Snooker league to seven points following a 6-1 win over Heworth B. Steve Burdett beat Brian Birch and Mark Winskill (25 break) beat Keith Watkinson (21 break) to give Heworth A a good start. Jason Milner beat Dave Birch and Kevin Gall then beat Mal Harrison to extend their lead. Vic Gamble pulled one back by defeating Rich Burdett but wins for Clive Whyte against Shaun Parker and Tony Tennyson against Mick Frampton secured the 6-1 win. Whyte made a superb break of 91 in his win, with some solid potting and positional play before missing a pink with two reds still remaining on the table.

Meanwhile Fulford A also secured a 6-1 victory over Fulford B to move to second spot in the table. Wayne Puleston beat Shaun Elliott the opener with Pete Dunmore adding the next with victory over Bob Smith. Wayne Hartley took the next against Ray Thackray before John Adcock came from behind to defeat Tom Wilson on the black and reduce the arrears to 3-1. Richard Stroughair was unlucky to go in-off when on a break of 36 with three easy reds remaining but did enough to defeat Arthur Pegden to secure the win for Fulford. Sam England made a 25 break to defeat Steve Bradley in the next before Jeff Brown wrapped up the 6-1 win with a close fought victory over Nigel Smith.

Bootham A drop to third spot following a surprise 4-3 loss to Bootham B. Chris Dawson, Ian Robinson, Lol Barnes and Ray Stamp won for Bootham B with Tim Fillingham, Brian Coulson and Barry Rankin replying for Bootham A. In the other game, Acomb A beat Acomb B 4-3 but drop down a place in the league to fourth.

After eight rounds of matches, the current league table is as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth A	8	8	0	39
2	Fulford A	8	5	3	32
3	Bootham A	8	4	4	32
4	Acomb A	8	5	3	31
5	Bootham B	8	5	3	29
6	Heworth B	8	4	4	25
7	Fulford B	8	1	7	19
8	Acomb B	8	0	8	17

Clive Whyte (Heworth A) is now the leader in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with his superb 91 break this week. Steve Burdett (Heworth A) is second after his 56 break earlier this season. Jason Milner and Kevin Gall (both Heworth A) still top the table in the race for the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award with eight straight wins, with Steve Burdett (Heworth A), Barry Rankin (Bootham A) and Richard Stroughair (Fulford A) close behind on seven wins from eight games.

January 8th 2007 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Heworth notched up their ninth win of the season with a 5-2 success over Acomb to move nine points clear at the top of the Faber Shield Billiards League. Tony Tennyson starred for Heworth with breaks of 42 and 31 unfinished, allowing Marcus O'Boyle to score just four points against him in his victory. Other victors for Heworth were Dave Birch, Mick Frampton and Steve Burdett. Trevor Ventress and John Ashwell replied for Acomb.

In the other game, Bootham A won their second game of the season 5-2 against Bootham B despite being a player short. Nick Parker, John Woodall, John Darley and Colin Robinson won for Bootham A with Tony Lambert replying for Bootham B along with the walkover.

After the latest round of matches the league table is as follows:-

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	11	9	2	49
2	Fulford	10	6	4	40
3	Acomb	11	6	5	36
4	Bootham B	10	3	7	30
5	Bootham A	10	2	8	27

Colin Robinson heads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break. Tony Tennyson (Heworth) remains in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with nine wins from his ten games so far this season, with Dave Birch second on nine wins from his eleven games.

January 10th 2007 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Just one game in the Faber Shield Billiards League tonight, with Fulford closing the gap on leaders Heworth following victory over Bootham B. Colin Neal opened the scoring for Fulford with a 150-133 win over Tony Lambert but Ray Stamp levelled the match with a 150-91 win over Wayne Puleston. Ian Robinson edged Bootham B ahead once more with a 150-114 win over Bob Plant before Richard Stroughair levelled the game with a 150-117 win over Tim Fillingham. Jeff Brown gave Fulford the lead with a 150-109 win over Alf Appleby but Fulford still trailed by four points on the aggregate score at this stage. However Alan Reed stole the final game 150-146 against Chris Granger to secure the win for Fulford and level the scores at 805-805 overall. As a result the aggregate point was shared meaning Fulford won by the unusual score of 4.5-2.5!

After the latest round of matches the league table is as follows:-

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	11	9	2	49
2	Fulford	11	7	4	44.5
3	Acomb	11	6	5	36
4	Bootham B	11	3	8	32.5
5	Bootham A	10	2	8	27

Colin Robinson still heads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break. Tony Tennyson (Heworth) remains in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with nine wins from his ten games so far this season, with Dave Birch second on nine wins from his eleven games.

January 15th 2007 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Just one game in the Faber Shield Billiards League tonight, with Bootham B defeating Bootham A 4-3. Alf Appleby, Ian Robinson, Tony Lambert and Tim Fillingham won for Bootham B. Nick Parker and Ken Taylor (who made breaks of 46, 26 and 26) replied for Bootham A who also gained the aggregate point.

After the latest round of matches the league table is as follows:-

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	11	9	2	49
2	Fulford	11	7	4	44.5
3	Bootham B	12	4	8	36.5
4	Acomb	11	6	5	36
5	Bootham A	11	2	9	30

Colin Robinson still heads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break. Tony Tennyson (Heworth) remains in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with nine wins from his ten games so far this season, with Dave Birch second on nine wins from his eleven games.

January 17th 2007 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Heworth A extended their lead at the top of the Carlsberg-UK Snooker league to eight points following a 6-1 win away at Fulford A. Tony Tennyson (28 break) put the visitors ahead with a comfortable win over Sam England before Mark Winskill made it 2-0 with a close fought win over Wayne Puleston. Steve Burdett made a 35 break in the next to secure a victory over Wayne Hartley before Richard Stroughair pulled one back for Fulford A, making a 37 break in inflicting the first defeat of the season on Kevin Gall. Clive Whyte added the next for Heworth A with victory over Jeff Brown before Jason Milner made a 48 break to come from behind to beat Tom Wilson in the next. Neil Wood took the final frame against Pete Dunmore to seal the 6-1 win.

Bootham A moved back into second spot in the Carlsberg UK League following a 5-2 win over Acomb A, with Tim Fillingham making a 31 break in his win. Acomb A struggled for players and conceded two frames as they were only able to field five players. Bootham B recorded a 4-3 win away at Acomb B to move into third spot in the league. Meanwhile Fulford B recorded only their second win of the season after securing a surprise 4-3 win away at Heworth B, despite Heworth B's Brian Birch making a 31 break in his game.

After nine rounds of matches, the current league table is as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth A	9	9	0	45
2	Bootham A	9	5	4	37
3	Bootham B	9	6	3	33
4	Acomb A	9	5	4	33
5	Fulford A	9	5	4	33
6	Heworth B	9	4	5	28
7	Fulford B	9	2	7	23
8	Acomb B	9	0	9	20

Clive Whyte (Heworth A) remains the leader in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with his 91 break with Steve Burdett (Heworth A) in second spot after his 56 break earlier this season. Jason Milner (Heworth A) is now the sole leader in the race for the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award with nine straight wins, with Barry Rankin (Bootham A), Richard Stroughair (Fulford A), Steve Burdett and Kevin Gall (both Heworth A) close behind on eight wins from their nine games.

January 24th 2007 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Fulford closed the gap on leaders Heworth, with a 6-1 win away at Acomb. Wayne Puleston won the opener for Fulford 150-117 against John Ashwell before Jeff Keen levelled the game with a 150-85 win over Richard Stroughair (25 break). Alan Reed regained the lead for Fulford with a 150-121 win over Ian Gillies and Colin Neal took the next 150-113 against Trevor Ventress. Bob Plant restricted Marcus O'Boyle to just 22 points in the next, with a 150-87 win despite giving 55 points start to his opponent. Jeff Brown took the final game 150-129 against Keith Myers, and with it the aggregate point to secure a 6-1 win.

In the other game Heworth won 5-2 away at Bootham B. Tony Tennyson (33 break) and Dave Birch were both amongst the winners for Heworth and remain the leading two in the Player of the Season competition.

After the latest round of matches the league table is as follows:-

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	12	10	2	54
2	Fulford	12	8	4	50.5
3	Bootham B	13	4	9	38.5
4	Acomb	12	6	6	37
5	Bootham A	11	2	9	30

Colin Robinson still heads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break. Tony Tennyson (Heworth) remains in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with ten wins from his eleven games so far this season, with Dave Birch second on ten wins from his twelve games.

January 31st 2007 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Heworth A extended their lead at the top of the Carlsberg-UK Snooker league to 14 points following a 7-0 home win over Acomb B. The winning team comprised Tony Tennyson, Mark Winskill (28 break), Clive Whyte, Steve Burdett (47 break), Kevin Gall, Jason Milner and Neil Wood (81 break). Wood looked on course to overtake colleague Clive Whyte's current highest break of 91 but was faced with two reds on the cushion. He played one but it rattled in the jaws of a pocket and he was prevented from not only taking the lead in the North Wolds Printers Highest Break contest but also of yet another century in the league.

Bootham B moved into second place following a deserved 5-2 home win over Fulford A. Lol Barnes potted a superb pink before winning a black ball game to beat Glen Mountain in the opener - Mountain's first league defeat in two seasons. Tony Lambert added the next with victory over Wayne Puleston. Paul Mahoney (who received 14 start) made a 32 break after potting a good long opening red from an attacking safety by Richard Stroughair. Mahoney soon had further contributions that left him 61-0 ahead with only four reds remainging. Stroughair clawed back the snooker required but Mahoney potted another red to seal a 3-0 lead for Bootham B. Wayne Hartley finally got Fulford A on the scoreboard with a win over Chris Dawson. Pete Dawson beat Sam England and George Long beat Jef Brown to extend their lead. Pete Dunmore took the final frame for Fulford A, potting the pink and black for victory after Ian Robinson went in-off frame ball pink.

Bootham A drop to third spot following a 6-1 defeat away at Fulford B. John Adcock, Steve Bradley, Bob Smith, Arthur Pegden, Nigel Smith and Lewis Willie (who defeat Barry Rankin) were the victors for Fulford B with only Brian Coulson winning for Bootham A. In the other game, Acomb A beat Heworth B 4-3 and remain in fourth spot in the league.

After ten rounds of matches, the current league table is as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth A	10	10	0	52
2	Bootham B	10	7	3	38
3	Bootham A	10	5	5	38
4	Acomb A	10	6	4	37
5	Fulford A	10	5	5	35
6	Heworth B	10	4	6	31
7	Fulford B	10	3	7	29
8	Acomb B	10	0	10	20

Clive Whyte (Heworth A) remains the leader in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with his 91 break with Neil Wood (Heworth A) in second spot after his 81 break this week. Jason Milner (Heworth A) remains the sole leader in the race for the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award with ten straight wins, with Steve Burdett and Kevin Gall (both Heworth A) now his closest rivals on nine wins from their ten games.

February 5th 2007 and February 7th 2007 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

It has been a week in which Bootham A have struggled to muster a side for their two games. On Monday 5th February, Bootham A hosted Acomb but could only field 5 players and so forfeited a point to Acomb. Acomb ran out 6-1 winners in the match to tighten their grip on third place in the league. Ken Bowser, Keith Myers, Ian Gillies (22 break), John Ashwell and a walk-over by Marcus O'Boyle all won for Acomb with John Darley replying for Bootham.

On Wednesday 7th February it was Fulford who visited Bootham A. Again Bootham A could only field five players and so Richard Stroughair received a walkover. Ken Taylor put Bootham ahead with a 150-135 win over Alan Reed and John Darley gave them a 2-0 advantage with a 150-103 win over Wayne Puleston. Colin Neal pulled one back for Fulford with a 150-130 win over John Woodall before Jeff Brown levelled the game with a 150-100 win over Colin Robinson. Bob Plant secured the victory for Fulford, making a 36 break against Barry Rankin to win 150-100. Fulford gained the aggregate point and a point for the walkover to secure a 5-2 victory.

However, in the other game on Wednesday 7th February leaders Heworth continued their march towards their first Faber Shield Billairds league title since the 1987-88 season. They defeated Acomb 6-1 to extend their lead at the top of the table to 4.5 points. Tony Tennyson, Steve Burdett and Mark Winskill (42 break) put Heworth 3-0 up before John Ashwell (40 break) replied. Vic Gamble and Keith Watkinson completed the rout.

After this week's matches the league table is as follows:-

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	13	11	2	60
2	Fulford	13	9	4	55.5
3	Acomb	14	7	7	44
4	Bootham B	13	4	9	38.5
5	Bootham A	13	2	11	33

Colin Robinson still heads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break. Tony Tennyson (Heworth) remains in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with eleven wins from his twelve games so far this season. Dave Birch (Heworth) is in second place with ten wins from his twelve games.

February 14th 2007 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Heworth A extended their lead at the top of the Carlsberg-UK Snooker league to 16 points following a 5-2 win away at Bootham A. Jason Milner, Steve Burdett (29 break), Kevin Gall (27 break), Clive Whyte and Mark Winskill (32 and 22 breaks) all won for Heworth A. Ken Taylor beat Tony Tennyson and Tim Fillingham beat Neil Wood in reply for Bootham A.

Acomb A moved into joint second spot with Bootham B, following a 4-3 away win at Fulford A. Glen Mountian beat Gary Robinson in the opener and Wayne Puleston beat Marcus O'Boyle to add the next for Fulford A. However, Keith Myers beat Wayne Hartley and K.Daley (?) then beat Sam England to level for the game. Adrian Barraclough won the next on the black against Jeff Brown and Trevor Ventress sealed the win with victory over Pete Dunmore. Richard Stroughair took the final frame against Derek Reid to make the final score 4-3.

Bootham B share second spot with Acomb A despite falling to a 4-3 defeat at Heworth B. Meanwhile, Acomb B won their first league game since the 2004-05 season with a 4-3 win over Fulford B.

After eleven rounds of matches, the current league table is as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth A	11	11	0	57
2	Acomb A	11	7	4	41
2	Bootham B	11	7	4	41
4	Bootham A	11	5	6	40
5	Fulford A	11	5	6	38
6	Heworth B	11	5	6	35
7	Fulford B	11	3	8	32
8	Acomb B	11	1	10	24

Clive Whyte (Heworth A) remains the leader in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with his 91 break with Neil Wood (Heworth A) in second spot with his 81 break. Jason Milner (Heworth A) remains the sole leader in the race for the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award with eleven straight wins, with Steve Burdett and Kevin Gall (both Heworth A) his closest rivals on ten wins from their eleven games.

February 20th 2007 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Heworth continued their march towards sealing the Faber Shield Billiards League title with a 6-1 win at Bootham A, in a fixture rearranged from January. Tony Tennyson, Dave Birch, Steve Burdett, Vic Gamble and Brian Birch won for Heworth. George Tingle was the sole victor for Bootham A, though Colin Robinson made breaks of 39 and 20 in his defeat.

The win puts Heworth 10.5 points ahead of defending Champions Fulford, who have a game in hand. The two teams meet tomorrow night, with Heworth needing to secure a 6-1 win to seal the title with a game to spare. The latest tables are as follows:-

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	14	12	2	66
2	Fulford	13	9	4	55.5
3	Acomb	14	7	7	44
4	Bootham B	13	4	9	38.5
5	Bootham A	14	3	11	34

Colin Robinson still heads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break. Tony Tennyson (Heworth) remains in top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with twelve wins from his thirteen games so far this season. Dave Birch (Heworth) is in second place with eleven wins from his thirteen games.

February 21st 2007 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Heworth are on the verge of sealing the Faber Shield Billiards League title after coming from behind to defeat Fulford. Richard Stroughair made breaks of 37 and 28 in recovering from giving 70 points start to beat Tony Tennyson 150-116 in the opener. Jeff Brown made it 2-0 to Fulford with a 150-148 win over Steve Burdett. However, wins for Mark Winskill (who beat Wayne Puleston 150-68) and Dave Birch (who defeated Colin Neal 150-104) levelled the game. Bob Plant restored Fulford's lead running out with a 35 break to win 150-132 against Brian Birch but Vic Gamble sealed the 4-3 win by defeating Alan Reed 150-127 and securing the aggregate point.

Acomb held onto third spot despite going down 5-2 to Bootham B' who took three of the first four games through Chris Granger, George Long and Tim Fillingham, against a reply by Trevor Ventress. Keith Myers clawed another game back leaving Jeff Keen only needing to win by 11 points for an Acomb victory. However, Paul Mahoney won by just five points for Bootham.

The win puts Heworth 11.5 points ahead of defending Champions Fulford, who have a game in hand. The latest tables are as follows:-

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	15	13	2	70
2	Fulford	14	9	5	58.5
3	Acomb	15	7	8	46
4	Bootham B	14	5	9	43.5
5	Bootham A	14	3	11	34

Colin Robinson still heads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break. Defeat for Tony Tennyson (Heworth) this week means he now shares top spot in the hunt for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award with Dave Birch (Heworth). Both players have won twelve of their fourteen games this season.

February 28th 2007 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Heworth A sealed their twelth consecutive Carlsberg-UK Snooker League title with a 6-1 win at home to Fulford B. Kevin Gall starred for Heworth making a 51 break, whilst their were also wins for Jason Milner and Steve Burdett. Mike Walsh made a 31 break on his debut for Fulford B and secured their only point with a win over Clive Whyte.

Acomb A moved into second spot following a 4-3 win over third placed Bootham B. Richard Lillie, Ian Gillies and Gary Robinson put Acomb 3-0 ahead but Ian Robinson, George Long and Chris Dawson levelled. Trevor Ventress (28 break) won it for Acomb but Bootham B remain just one point behind in third.. Bootham A remain in fourth spot following a 4-3 win at Acomb B despite fielding only six players. Bary Rankin made breaks of 39 and 22 during his win.

In the other game, Fulford A beat Heworth B 6-1 to move into joint fourth spot. Glen Mountain (25 break and 25 clearance) beat Adam Scaife (22 break) with a green to black clearance to win the opening frame for Fulford A. Wayne Puleston added the next with a comfortable win over Keith Watkinson. Richard Stroughair made it 3-0 with victory over Shaun Parker before Brian Birch defeated Wayne Hartley to reduce the arrears. Sam England beat Vic Gamble in the next and Jeff Brown defeated Mick Frampton to make it 5-1. Pete Dunmore came from behind to steal the final frame against Mal Harrison with a superb 18 clearance to complete the 6-1 scoreline.

After twelve rounds of matches, the current league table is as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth A	12	12	0	63
2	Acomb A	12	8	4	45
2	Bootham B	12	7	5	44
4	Bootham A	12	6	6	44
5	Fulford A	12	6	6	44
6	Heworth B	12	5	7	36
7	Fulford B	12	3	9	33
8	Acomb B	12	1	11	27

Clive Whyte (Heworth A) remains the leader in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with his 91 break with Neil Wood (Heworth A) in second spot with his 81 break. Jason Milner (Heworth A) remains the sole leader in the race for the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award with twelve straight wins, with Steve Burdett and Kevin Gall (both Heworth A) his closest rivals on eleven wins from their twelve games.

March 7th 2007 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Heworth need just one more point to secure the Faber Shield Billiards league despite not playing this week. Second placed Fulford could only manage a 5-2 win away at Bootham B and now trail the leaders by 6.5 points going in to the final game. Wins from Wayne Puleston, Colin Neal and John Anderson gave Fulford a great start before Tony Lambert defeated Alan Reed to make it 3-1. Jeff Brown added the next for Fulford and secured the aggregate point before Tim Fillingham took the final game against Richard Stroughair to make the final score 5-2.

Acomb secured a third placed finish by defeating Bootham A 6-1 in what was their final game of the season. There were wins for John Ashwell, Trevor Ventress, Keith Myers, Adrian Barraclough and Jeff Keen (who received a walkover) with George Tingle replying for Bootham A.

With just one round of matches to go, the latest tables are as follows:-

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	15	13	2	70
2	Fulford	15	10	5	63.5
3	Acomb	16	8	8	52
4	Bootham B	15	5	10	45.5
5	Bootham A	15	3	12	35

Colin Robinson still heads the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair is second place with his 47 break. Tony Tennyson and Dave Birch (both Heworth) share the lead in the race for the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award. Both players have won twelve of their fourteen games this season.

March 14th 2007 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Heworth A moved further ahead at the top of the Carlsberg-UK Snooker League following a 6-1 win at Acomb A. Jason Milner, Rich Burdett, Steve Burdett, Neil Wood, Clive Whyte and Mark Winskill all won for Heworth. Kevin Gall lost only his second game of the league season as Jeff Meek claimed a point from the game for Acomb A.

Fulford A moved into second spot following a 5-2 win away at Bootham A, Glen Mountain won the opening frame with a 50 break against Ken Taylor and Jeff Brown (24 break) added the next with victory over Mark Darley. Nick Parker pulled one back with a win over Wayne Puleston before Wayne Hartley gave Fulford A a 3-1 lead by defeating Tim Fillingham. Richard Stroughair opened with a 32 break in a comfortable win over Colin Robinson and Sam England cleared with a 22 break to make it 5-1 as he defeated Brian Coulson. Barry Rankin made breaks of 29 and 20 to take the final frame against Pete Dunmore and make the final score 5-2.

Bootham B look set to seal the John Smith's B Team Cup following a 4-3 win at Fulford B - leaving them needing just one point from their final game to secure the title. They have a six point advantage over Heworth B, who defeated Acomb B 6-1 in the other game.

After thirteen rounds of matches, the current league table is as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth A	13	13	0	69
2	Fulford A	13	7	6	49
3	Bootham B	13	8	5	48
4	Acomb A	13	8	5	46
5	Bootham A	13	6	7	46
6	Heworth B	13	6	7	42
7	Fulford B	13	3	10	36
8	Acomb B	13	1	12	28

Clive Whyte (Heworth A) remains the leader in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with his 91 break with Neil Wood (Heworth A) in second spot with his 81 break. Jason Milner (Heworth A) remains the sole leader in the race for the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award with thirteen straight wins, with Steve Burdett (Heworth A) his closest rival on twelve wins from their thirteen games.

March 21st 2007 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Heworth completed their first Faber Shield Billiards League title win since 1988 with a 4-3 win at home to Bootham B. Tony Tennyson lost his game and gave Dave Birch the opportunity to take the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award outright however Birch also lost meaning the pair share the award.

Fulford completed their season with a 5-2 win over Bootham A in a game which scarcely mattered after a health scare. Nick Parker gave Bootham the lead with a 150-103 win over Jeff Brown before Wayne Puleston levelled the game with a 150-147 win oer George Tingle. Colin Neal edged Fulford ahead with a 150-39 win over Ken Taylor - which was sufficient to see Colin Neal take the runner up spot inthe Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season competition.

Richard Stroughair opened his game against Colin Robinson with a 25 break and responded to a 27 break by Robinson with further breaks of 25, 19 and 26 to take a commanding lead. There was then interuption as Colin Robinson was taken ill, however he insisted upon competing the game. Stroughair went on the take the game 150-99 before Robinson was taken to hospital as a precaution. Roger Gibson received a walkover from John Darley as a result, as Darley accompanied Robinson. John Woodall took the remaining game 150-129 against Alan Reed but Fulford easily took the aggregate point to seal the 5-2 win. The Fulford team would like to wish Colin a speedy recovery.

With all the games now completed, the final league table is as follows:-

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth	16	14	2	74
2	Fulford	16	11	5	68.5
3	Acomb	16	8	8	52
4	Bootham B	16	5	11	48.5
5	Bootham A	16	3	13	37

Colin Robinson wins the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break competition with a 55 break in the Hylton Foster Billairds competition with Richard Stroughair in second place with his 47 break. Tony Tennyson and Dave Birch (both Heworth) share the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season Award. Both players won twelve of their fifteen games this season, with Colin Neal (Fulford) taking the runner up spot with 11 wins from 15 games.

March 28th 2007 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Heworth A finished their Carlsberg-UK Snooker League season in style with a 5-2 win at home to Bootham B. Mark Winskill made a 62 break to win the opener against Ray Stamp. George Long levelled the game with a win over Steve Burdett but Kevin Gall beat Chris Dawson to restore the lead for Heworth A. Clive Whyte beat Pete Dawson in the next before Neil Wood beat Paul Mahoney to make it 4-1. Ian Robinson pulled one pack for Bootham B with a win over Ian Robinson before Jason Milner beat Lol Barnes in the final frame to secure the 5-2 victory. The win was Milner's 14th straight win of the season and secures him the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award.

Fulford A finished in second spot despite a surprise 4-3 loss at home to Acomb B, John Ashwell won the opener for Acomb B with victory over Richard Stroughair before wins for Wayne Puleston over Kevan Ventress and Sam England over Paul Waites gave Fulford A the lead. Jeff Brown recovered from 26-0 down with the aid of breaks of 21 and 28 against Steve Rodgers in the next frame to make it 3-1 to Fulford A. However wins for Ken Bowser (over Pete Dunmore), Jeff Keen (over Alan Reed) and Andy Stone (over Pete Stroughair) secured the 4-3 win for Acomb B.

Bootham A finished in third spot following a 5-2 home win over Heworth B. The win means that Bootham B seak the John Smith's B Team Cup trophy as the highest placed B Team in the league this season, finishing in fourth spot. Tim Fillingham won the opener on the black against Adam Scaife but Brian Birch levelled the game with a black ball win over Nick Parker (22 break). Ken Taylor won the next frame on the black against Dave Birch before Mark Darley also won a black ball game against Daz College. Barry Rankin added the next frame (again on the black!) against Vic Gamble and Brian Coulson then made it 5-1 with victory over Mick Frampton. Mal Harrison took the final frame for Heworth B against Don Pringle to make the final score 5-2 to Bootham A.

Acomb A finish in fifth place depsite a 4-3 loss at home to Fulford B who only fielded six players. Richard Lillie won the opener for Acomb A against Bob Smith and Ian Gillies added the next with a win over Ray Thackray. Arthur Pegden recovered well in the next to defeat Gary Robinson and Steve Bradley then beat Keith Myers to level the game. Nigel Smith then put Fulford B ahead with victory over K.Brady and John Adcock sealed the win by defeating Adrian Barraclough. Trevor Ventress received a walkover in the final frame to make the final score 4-3 to Fulford B.

After the last round of matches the final league table is as follows:

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Points
1	Heworth A	14	14	0	74
2	Fulford A	14	7	7	52
3	Bootham A	14	7	7	51
4	Bootham B	14	8	6	50
5	Acomb A	14	8	6	49
6	Heworth B	14	6	8	44
7	Fulford B	14	4	10	40
8	Acomb B	14	2	12	32

Clive Whyte (Heworth A) remains the leader in the race for the North Wolds Printers Highest Break prize with his 91 break with Neil Wood (Heworth A) in second spot with his 81 break There is only one more chance for this to change with the fianal of the Team Knockout between Heworth A and Bootham A at Acomb on Wednesday 4th April. Jason Milner (Heworth A) is the winner of the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award with fourteen straight wins this season emulating the feat of Glen Mountain in 2006, Barry Rankin in 2005 and Neil Wood in 2001. Steve Burdett and Kevin Gall (both Heworth A) finish runners up with twelve wins from their fourteen games.

April 4th 2007 - Presentation Night Round-Up

Heworth A completed their seventh successive League and Cup double with a close fought 4-3 victory over Bootham A in the Kutters and Shannon Team KO Snooker Final.

Steve Burdett fought back to win the opening frame for Heworth A against Barry Rankin. Rankin led by 30 points but went in-off in attempting position from the black to yellow after potting the final red. Burdett took full advantage, clearing the final four colours to snatch the frame. Clive Whyte made it 2-0 with victory over Nick Parker before Tony Tennyson made it 3-0 by defeating Mark Darley. Bootham A fought back to level the match at 3-3 with Wayne Glaister defeating Kevin Gall, John Darley beating Mark Winskill and Brian Coulson beating Neil Wood. However, Jason Milner (who won the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season award with fourteen straight wins this season) took the deciding frame against Tim Fillingham to seal the 4-3 win for Heworth A. Tony Tennyson recieved the Eric Darley Memorial Trophy awarded for the most important performance in the final.

The evening began with the presntations of the annual awards. Mal Dawson received the Carlsberg-UK Snooker trophy from Acomb president Stewart MaClain on behalf of the Heworth A team - their twelfth consecutive win. Jason Milner was then awarded with the Willsden Steel Snooker Player of the Season trophy from Richard Mustill. Jason Keightley then presented the John Smiths B Team Cup trophy to Bootham B captain Ian Robinson.

Heworth captain Keith Watkinson then received the Faber Shield Billiards trophy from Stewart MaClain on behalf of his team. Tony Tennyson received the Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Season award which he won jointly with team mate Dave Birch, who was unable to attend. Colin Robinson presented the Most Dedicated Player award to Steve Rodgers on behalf of Acomb's Barry Manson who was also unable to attend.

Following the Kutters and Shannon Team KO final, the trophy was awarded to the Heworth A captain Mal Dawson by Roy Walker of the title sponsors. The North Wolds Printers Highest Snooker break trophy went to Clive Whyte of Heworth A for his 91 break earlier in the season and Tony Tennyson recieved the Eric Darley Memorial Trophy from John and Mark Darley.