September 1st 2010 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Defending Champions Heworth A got their season off to a fine start with a 6-1 drubbing at home to Fulford A. Steve Burdett (24 break), Mark Winskill (24 break), Jason Milner, Neil Wood (24 break), Clive Whyte (42 and 22 breaks) and Kev Gall (28 break) were all victorious for Heworth A. James Lee replied for Fulford A.

Meanwhile Malton A started their season with a 4-3 win at home to Bootham B. The 2008-09 champions got off to a great start with Simon Weatherill (50 break) defeating John Wortley from 64 behind before Tim Foggin added the next frame against Ray Stamp. Matt Smith pulled a frame back against Roger Ward, before R Reeves (24 break) won a pink ball game against Ian Robinson to put Malton 3-1 up. Dan Pawson (25 break) then secured a Malton win with his victory over Paul Mahoney. Paul Scorfield reduced the arrears with victory against Craig Mead and Jeff Brown cleared with a 22 break to defeat Phil Hart and make the final score 4-3 to Malton A.

Defending B Team Champions Fulford B got their season off to a positive start with a 4-3 victory over Heworth B. Andy Hurley won the opening frame against Brian Birch and Bob Smith added the next against Daz Colledge. Jim Rollinson made it 3-0 with his win over Tim Hart before Mark Calpin replied with victory over John Adcock. James Kilmartin pulled another frame back against Nigel Smith and Chris Thompson leveled the match with victory over Arthur Pegden. Tom Wilson won the deciding frame against Huw Faircliff to seal victory for Fulford B.

Acomb A went 3-0 ahead of their B team through Geoff Meake, Mark Harrison and Richard Lillie. Acomb B fought back and John Ashwell, Steve Rodgers and Ken Bowser leveled. The last frame went to the final black before Phil Carlton gave Acomb A a 4-3 win.

September 6th 2010 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Bootham B and Fulford made history tonight with the first 3-3 draw contested under the new Faber Shield Billiards rules for the 2010-11 season. Chris Granger got Bootham B off to a great start with a 150-118 win over Wayne Puleston and Ian Robinson made it 2-0 with a 150-91 win over Terry Ward (42, 41 breaks), Alan Reed pulled a game back with a 150-148 win over Alf Appleby and Bob Plant leveled the match with a 150-144 win over Paul Mahoney. Richard Stroughair (33 break) won the final game 150-71 against Tim Fillingham but Bootham B took the aggregate point by just four points to secure the draw.

September 8th 2010 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Fulford B defeated Acomb A to top the Carlsberg-UK Snooker league. Bob Smith won the first only for Mark Harrison and Richard Lillie to move Acomb ahead. Jim Rollinson, Ray Thackway, Nigel Smith and Tom Wilson made it 5-2 for Fulford.

Defending Cahmpions Heworth A suffered a 4-3 shock defeat by Bootham B. Lol Barnes held his nerve to defeat Kevan Gall in the final frame.

Fulford A recovered from their poor start to the season to record the first whitewash of the 2010-11 season. Wins for Mike Walsh, Tim Lister, Justin Morris, James Lee, Mungo Pay, Pete Dunmore and Sam England secured the victory over Acomb B.

In the other game, Bootham B began their 2010-11 season with a 5-2 win away at Heworth B.

September 15th 2010 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Fulford secured a 4-2 win at home to Acomb to remain top of the Faber Shield Billiards League. Wins for Alan Reed, Bob Plant and Terry Ward (44 break) ensured Fulford took the aggregate point to seal a 4-2 victory. Tom Wilson and Wayne Puleston both lost for Fulford.

Defending Champions Heworth began their 2010-11 season with a 4-2 win at home to Bootham A. Brian Birch defeated Ken Taylor (31 break) in the opener before John Darley leveled again Mark Winskill (31 break). Steve Burdett added the next against Barry Rankin but Colin Robinson (25 break) leveled with victory over Vic Gamble. Gary Rogers made breaks of 93 and 50 against Don Pringle to take the final game and secure the aggregate point for the 4-2 victory.

September 20th 2010 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

In the only game of the night, Acomb sealed a 5-1 win away at Bootham A to move level on points with Fulford at the top of the Faber Shield Billiard table. In the final game Barry Rankin (35 break) led Adrian Barraclough 137-95 before Barraclough ran out with breaks of 37 and 20 unfinished to seal the victory.

September 22nd 2010 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Fulford A moved to the top of the Carlsberg-UK Snooker League with a 5-2 victory over their B team. Andy Hurley won the opener for Fulford B but Matt Robson and Alan Reed moved Fulford A team ahead. Nigel Smith leveled with victory in the next but Pete Dunmore, Tim Lister and James Lee (35 break) sealed the victory.

Bootham B climbed into second spot by defeating Acomb B 5-2. Matt Smith, Chris Dawson, Sam Wood (31 break), Jeff Brown (25 break) and Lol Barnes won for Bootham B with Brian Henry and Keith Myers replying for Acomb B.

Heworth A are in third place despite a second consecutive defeat. Malton A secured a 4-3 victory at Heworth A to maintain their 100% start to the season. John Sherlock won the first game for Heworth A but Malton went 3-1 ahead through Dominic Spetrio, Simon Weatherill and Roger Ward (44 break). Steve Burdett and Nick Dyson leveled but Tim Foggin defeated Clive Whyte in the final match to secure the 4-3 success for Malton.

Bootham A also maintained their 100% start to the season with a 4-3 win at home to Acomb A.

September 29th 2010 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Bootham A moved joint top of the Faber Shield Billiards table following a 5-1 victory over Fulfod. John Darley won a close opening game against Wayne Puleston and Nick Parker added the next 150-136 against Terry Ward. Alan Reed pulled a game back with victory over Ken Taylor before Colin Robinson comfortably beat Richard Stroughair. Barry Rankin won the final game against Bob Plant to seal the victory.

Acomb won the other game of the night 4-2 at home to Bootham B. Acomb went 2-0 ahead through Keith Myers and Ian Gillies only for Alf Appleby and Chris Granger to level and give Bootham B a 21 point aggregate lead. In the decider, Adrian Barraclough was too good for Tim Fillingham to overturn the aggregate deficit and earn Acomb a 4-2 success.

October 4th 2010 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Bootham A won the only game of the night 6-0 against Bootham B to claim the first whitewash of the season and move to the top of the Faber Shield Billiards table. There were wins for Nick Parker, Ken Taylor, Colin Robinson, John Darley and Barry Rankin.

After the latest matches, the Faber Shield Billiards table looks like this:-

Gary Rogers (Heworth) leads the Cameo Engraving Highest Break with his break of 93 in his opening match. Terry Ward (Fulford) is in second place with a 44 break. Alan Reed (Fulford), Keith Myers (Acomb) and Nick Parker (Bootham A) lead the Cameo Engraving Player of the Season competition with three wins to date from three games.

October 6th 2010 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Bootham B moved to the top of the Carlsberg-UK Snooker League after a last frame 4-3 defeat of Fulford B. Paul Scorfield, Matt Smith and Sam Wood gave them a head start, only for Tom Wilson, Nigel Smith and Arthur Pegden to level. Lol Barnes won the last game for Bootham.

Fulford A are level on points with Bootham B but with one less win after losing 4-3 to Bootham A. James Lee (27 break) and Matt Robson made it 2-0 for Fulford A but Mark Darley (black ball win), Tim Fillingham, John Darley (who defeated Mike Walsh who had 35 and 21 breaks) and Colin Robinson won the match for Bootham A. Tim Lister (29 break) beat Barry Rankin in the final game.

Heworth B went 3-0 ahead through Brian Birch (32 break), Vic Gamble and Mark Calpin (23 break) only for Andy Wade, Keith Thornhill (30 break), Phil Carlton and Adrian Barraclough (34 clearance) to rally and earn Acomb A a 4-3 success.

Malton A surprisingly went down 5-2 to Acomb B, who recorded their first win of the season. Malton’s Romain Reeves replied to Ian Gillies’ first home success then Keith Myers, Ken Bowser, John Ashwell and Steve Rodgers made it 5-1 for Acomb B before Malton took the final frame.

After the latest matches, the Carlsberg-UK Snooker table looks like this:-

Simon Weatherill (Malton A) leads the Highest Break competition with his break of 50 with Roger Ward (Malton A) in second place with a 44 break. James Lee (Fulford) leads the Willsden Steel Player of the Season competition with four wins to date from four games. Lol Barnes (Bootham B), Mark Calpin (Heworth B), Tim Fillingham (Bootham A) and Mark Darley (Bootham A) are close behind with three wins form their three games to date.

October 13th 2010 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Gary Rogers made only the second century break in the Faber Shield Billiards league as Heworth whitewashed Fulford 6-0. The break came in the opening game as Rogers beat Terry Ward 150-89. Ward had made the first century, 101, in the league in the 1987-88 season against Acomb. Ward (receiving 25) started the stronger of the two with a 68 break to lead by 100. But Rogers hit back with his 113 break and followed with a 53 unfinished to seal the victory. Brian Birch defeated Wayne Puleston 150-88 to add the second game and Mark Winskill made it 3-0 with his win over Bob Plant. Jason Milner added the next against Alan Reed and Steve Burdett won an entertaining final game against Richard Stroughair to seal the whitewash. Stroughair giving 65 start quickly recovered the handicap and with a break of 40 led 84-76. Burdett responded with a break of 66 to lead 142-84 but Stroughair made 22 and 27 breaks to reduce the deficit before Burdett finally secured the game.

Bootham A gained revenge for the home defeat by coming away from Acomb with a 4-2 victory. The teams were level after four games as Keith Myers and John Askwell won for Acomb and Ken Taylor (42 break) and John Darley replied. Barry Rankin (22 black) defeated Adrian Barraclough and overturned an aggregate deficit to secure a 4-2 success.

After the latest matches, the Faber Shield Billiards table looks like this:-

Gary Rogers (Heworth) leads the Cameo Engraving Highest Break with his break of 113 this week. Terry Ward (Fulford) is in second place with a 68 break in the same match. Keith Myers (Acomb) and Nick Parker (Bootham A) lead the Cameo Engraving Player of the Season competition with three wins to date from three games.

October 18th 2010 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

There was just one game in the Faber Shield Billiards League tonight with Bootham B hosting Heworth. Gary Rogers’ form continued as he knocked in a 76 break followed by a 105 break. However Bootham B then moved ahead through Tony Lambert and Tim Fillingham (21, 24 and 27 breaks). Jason Milner leveled but Ian Robinson won the decider for Bootham B to also overturn the aggregate deficit to make it 4-2.

After the latest matches, the Faber Shield Billiards table looks like this:-

Gary Rogers (Heworth) leads the Cameo Engraving Highest Break with his break of 113. Terry Ward (Fulford) is in second place with a 68 break in the same match.

October 20th 2010 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Bootham A maintained their unbeaten run in the Carlsberg-UK Snooker league with a 6-1 victory against their B team, who they replaced as league leaders. The winners were Tim Fillingham, Rob Barron (32 break), John Darley (28 break), Mark Darley, Barry Rankin and Chris Dower with a reply by Jeff Brown.

Fulford A hold on to a joint lead position despite losing 4-3 to Heworth B. Vic Gamble, Tim Hart (28 break), James Kilmartin and Chris Thompson won for Heworth B and Matt Robson (24 break), Mike Walsh (30 break) and Tim Lister (24 break) replied for Fulford A.

After consecutive defeats Heworth A won 5-2 against Acomb B. Their winners were Adam Scaife, Nick Dyson, Jason Milner, Clive Whyte and Mark Winskill. Eric Leatt and Steve Rodgers replied for Acomb B.

In the other game, Fulford B defeated Malton A 4-3.

After the latest matches, the Carlsberg-UK Snooker table looks like this:-

Simon Weatherill (Malton A) leads the Highest Break competition with his break of 50 with Roger Ward (Malton A) in second place with a 44 break.

October 27th 2010 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Terry Ward prevented Heworth's chance of a second whitewash over Fulford in the Faber Shield Billiards League but a 5-1 win moved Heworth into second. Mark Winskill (35 break) and Brian Birch gave Heworth a start, but Terry Ward (65 and 41 breaks) stopped the run before Jason Milner and Steve Burdett (32 break) sealed it.

Tim Fillingham (21 and 39 breaks) overturned an aggregate deficit as he won the last game against Adrian Barraclough to earn Bootham B their second draw. Colleague Tony Lambert inflicted the first defeat on Keith Myers, only for John Aswell, Ian Gillies and Jeff Keen to move Acomb 3-1 ahead before Fillingham's rescue.

After the latest matches, the Faber Shield Billiards table looks like this:-

Gary Rogers (Heworth) leads the Cameo Engraving Highest Break with his break of 113. Terry Ward (Fulford) is in second place with a 68 break in the same match.

November 3rd 2010 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

All four away teams won 4-3 in the recent round of fixtures in the Carlsberg-UK Snooker League, with Bootham A maintaining their winning sequence to stay top of the league. Tim Fillingham, John Darley, who recovered from needing snookers, and Mark Darley, against a reply from Dave Pawson, gave them a 3-1 lead. Roger Ward and Craig Mead leveled, but Chris Dower earned Bootham A the decisive last point.

Fulford B exchanged places with their A team to move into second spot after defeating Heworth A. Tom Wilson (33 break), Jim Rollinson (30 break) and John Adcock, who beat Neil Wood, moved Fulford ahead after Adam Scaife and Nick Dyson had won the first two games. Clive Whyte (32 break) levelled but captain Nigel Smith won the match for Fulford B.

Fulford A are level on points with their B team, despite losing to Acomb A. Gary Robinson (20 break) won the first game but Fulford's Mike Walsh, with breaks of 56 and 49, leveled. Acomb A moved ahead through Richard Lillie and Andy Wade only for Tim Lister to level again then Adrian Barraclough secured the win for Acomb A.

Heworth B and Bootham B were 2-2 after wins by Daz Colledge and Vic Gamble and replies by Paul Mahoney and Ian Robinson. James Kilmartin and Tim Hart (42 break) won the match for Heworth B before Lol Barnes gained Bootham B's third point.

After the latest matches, the Carlsberg-UK Snooker table looks like this:-

Mike Walsh (Fulford A) now leads the Highest Break competition with his break of 56 with Simon Weatherill (Malton A) in second place with a 50 break.

November 8th 2010 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Just one game in the Faber Shield Billiards League tonight with Bootham B gaining revenge for their 6-0 defeat by their A team with a 5-1 win in the fixture. Chris Granger, Tony Lambert, Alf Appleby and Tim Fillingham won for the Bootham B team but Ken Taylor (24 break) preventing the whitewash.

After the latest match, the Faber Shield Billiards table looks like this:-

Gary Rogers (Heworth) still leads the Cameo Engraving Highest Break with his break of 113. Terry Ward (Fulford) is in second place with a 68 break in the same match.

November 10th 2010 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Bootham A went 3-0 down to Fulford as Wayne Puleston (26 break), Terry Ward (46 and 51 unfinished) and Alan Reed succeeded. Barry Rankin with an early 48 break stopped the run by beating Richard Stroughair, who only registered 21 points after clearing his -60 handicap. Colin Robinson completed the turnaround and ensured the aggregate to gain a 3-3 draw.

Bootham B moved into second place, one point behind their A team, following a 4-2 win at Heworth. Gary Rogers almost pulled off a spectacular win when, needing 91 his break ended on 84, but Chris Granger snatched victory by seven points. Alf Appleby and Tony Lambert then made it 3-0. Mark Winskill (37 and 35 breaks) and Jason Milner replied for Heworth but Bootham B took the aggregate for a 4-2 success.

After the latest matches, the Faber Shield Billiards table looks like this:-

Gary Rogers (Heworth) still leads the Cameo Engraving Highest Break with his break of 113. Terry Ward (Fulford) is in second place with a 68 break in the same match. Jason Milner (Heworth) leads the Player of the Season competition with four wins from four games this season. Keith Myers (Acomb) is in second spot with 4 wins from 5 games to date.

November 17th 2010 - Carlsberg-UK Snooker Round-Up

Bootham A maintained their 100% start to the season with a 5-2 win over Heworth A. Tim Fillingham and Rob Barron gave them a head start before Steve Burdett clawed one back. Mark Darley (24 break), Simon Robinson and Colin Robinson secured the victory before Kevin Gall, with a brilliant 64 break, gained Heworth A's second point.

Fulford B remain in second spot following a 4-3 win over Acomb B. John Ashwell and Kevan Ventress put Acomb B ahead, then Andy Hurley (24 break), John Adcock, Jim Rollinson (22, 27 breaks) and Arthur Pegden won the match. Andy Stone took the last game for Acomb B.

Heworth B recorded a 5-2 win over Malton A. Tim Hart won the opener against Simon Weatherill before Dominic Spetrio leveled with victory over Daz College. Mark Calpin edged Heworth B ahead once more with victory oer Dan Pawson and Brian Birch made it 3-1 with victory over Roger Ward. Richard Williamson pulled a game back against Vic Gamble before wins for James Kilmartin and Chris Thompson (against Craig Mead and Phil Hart respectively) sealed the 5-2 win for Heworth B.

In the remaining game, Acomb A defeated Bootham B 4-3. Mark Harrison and Richard Lillie put Acomb A ahead, only for Matt Smith and Ian Robinson to level. Acomb A again took the lead through Keith Thornhill but Paul Mahoney leveled once more. Adrian Barraclough made it 4-3 to Acomb A with victory in the final game.

After the latest matches, the Carlsberg-UK Snooker table looks like this:-

Kev Gall (Heworth A) now leads the Highest Break competition with his break of 64 with Mike Walsh (Fulford A) in second place with a 56 break. Mark Darley and Tim Fillingham (both Bootham A) lead the Player of the Season competition with 6 wins from 6 games to date. Four players are hot on their heels with 5 wins from 6 games.

November 24th 2010 - Faber Shield Billiards Round-Up

Bootham A remain top of the Faber Shield Billiards League following a 3-3 draw at home to defending champions Heworth. Gary Rogers starred for Heworth with a 98 break in his victory. Jason Milner and Mark Winskill were the other victors for Heworth with John Darley and Ken Taylor replying for Bootham A. Heworth now trail the leaders by three points with two games in hand.

Acomb are a further point behind, again with two games in hand, following a 5-1 win in a close fought victory over Fulford. Ian Gillies gave Acomb the lead with a comfortable win over Alan Reed and John Ashwell added the next 150-146 against Wayne Puleston. Ken Bowser recovered to beat Richard Stroughair 150-113 before Terry Ward pulled a game back with a 150-125 win over Keith Myers. Trevor Ventress won the final games for Acomb against Bob Plant to secure the 5-1 scoreline.

After the latest matches, the Faber Shield Billiards table looks like this:-

Gary Rogers (Heworth) still leads the Cameo Engraving Highest Break with his break of 113. Terry Ward (Fulford) is in second place with a 68 break in the same match.

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