KNUTSFORD & DISTRICT AMATEUR SNOOKER LEAGUE
2011-12 61st Season
Notes:
All Division 1 matches are played on Thursdays – except Mobberley C who play their home games on Tuesday. All other matches are played on Tuesdays except Brook Street, Mere A, Royal London B and Shaw Heath A who play their home games on Thursday.
Week 1
Division 1
Mobberley A (2) v Royal Lon A (5)
Wilms Cons A (2) v Tatton (5)
Mobberley C (3) v Morley (4)
Bye v Wilms Cons B
Shaw Heath B (4) v Mobberley B (3)
Last season’s top 2 played in the opener of our 61st season and Royal London A took home a handsome 5-2 win with 2 black ball frames and 1 pink ball against reigning champions Mobberley A. Mobberley C only turned out 4 players but still took 3 points off newly promoted Morley and in the final 2 games, Wilmslow Cons A were beaten 5-2 by Tatton while Mobberley B took 2 frames and the aggregate in their loss at div 1 newcomers Shaw Heath B.
Division 2
Mere B (1) v Shaw Heath A (6)
Mere A (5) v Knuts Cons C (2)
Wilms Cons C (1) v Mobberley D (6)
Knuts Cons A (3) v Brook St (4)
Royal Lon B (5) v Mere C (2)
Mobberley D and Shaw Heath A were both fast out of the traps with great 6-1 away wins at Wilmslow Cons C (whose only winner was a 104 point frame by captain Kevin Shackleton) and Mere B. Brook Street beat Knutsford Cons A away and Royal London B and Mere A both had solid 5-2 wins over Mere C and Knutsford Cons C respectively.
Week 2
Division 1
Tatton (1) v Mobberley A (6)
Mobberley B v Bye
Wilms Cons B (5) v Mobberley C (2)
Morley (3) v Wilms Cons A (4)
Royal Lon A (6) v Shaw Heath B (1)
Champs Mobberley A opened their winning account with a solid 6-1 at Tatton while their C team lost 5-2 at Wilmslow Cons B. In the remaining games, Morley lost on aggregate to Wilmslow Cons A – thanks in the main to a 44 break by Jonathon Smith - and Royal London A still set the pace at the top after beating Shaw Heath B 6-1 with a massive 484 point team total.
Division 2
Knuts Cons C (2) v Mere B (5)
Mere C (1) v Knuts Cons A (6)
Brook St (3) v Wilms Cons C (4)
Mobberley D (2) v Mere A (5)
Shaw Heath A (6) v Royal Lon B (1)
Mobberley D and Knutsford Cons C both lost 5-2 at home to Mere A and B respectively. Brook Street lost at home to Wilmslow Cons C but won the aggregate thanks to a 38 break by Martin Sharpe in his frame. In the final matches, Mere C lost 6-1 at home against Knutsford Cons A and Shaw Heath A eased to a 6-1 victory against an under-strength Royal London B to go top by 2.
Week 3
It is my dubious honour to start this week’s review with the saddest of news about the passing of one of our Life Members - Jack Tulley.
Jack was one of the longest standing members of the league having played since its creation in the early 1950’s at his one and only club in Mobberley. A winner of many league titles, Jack was always a capable player willing and able to spot a talent and bring them along.
A casual but important mentor not only for his successful son Bruce but also many other league winners including Tony Crompton, Mike Gittins, Bob Spilsbury and the likes.
Jack had a 28 break in the 2001-2 season to win the high break award and was a member of that season's Team KO Cup winning Mobberley B squad but retired from league snooker at the end of the 2006-7 season. Sunday lunch practice with his mates at the club became his staple until illness gradually took a hold on him and he passed away quietly visiting family in Blackpool last Thursday. A true gent, a great friend to many and our thoughts and condolences go out to his family.
Division 1
Mobberley A (6) v Morley (1)
Mobberley C (4) v Mobberley B (3)
Wilm Cons A (5) v Wilm Cons B (2)
Bye v Shaw Heath B
Royal Lon A (5) v Tatton (2)
Mobberley C take the bragging rights after an aggregate win against their B team whilst in the Wilmslow Cons derby, the A beat the B 5-2 to rise up the table. At the top, Royal London A stay high and dry after a 5-2 win over Tatton and Mobberley A beat Morley 6-1 to stay second.
Division 2
Mere B (4) v Mobberley D (3)
Wilms Cons C (5) v Mere C (2)
Mere A (3) v Brook St (4)
Knuts Cons A (4) v Royal Lon B (3)
ShawHeath A (5) v Knut Cons C (2)
Mere B beat visitors Mobberley D by the odd point while their club mates on the A and C teams lost 4-3 and 5-2 to Brook Street and Wilmslow Cons C. In the final; 2 matches, Knutsford Cons A beat Royal London B 4-3 (after winning 4 frames but losing the aggregate) while Shaw Heath A had another solid win over Knutsford Cons C to stay clear at the head of the division.
Week 4
Division 1
Wilms Cons B (2) v Mobberley A (5)
Mobberley B (5) v Wilms Cons A (2)
Bye v Royal Lon A
Morley (3) v Tatton (4)
Shaw Heath B (4) v Mobberley C (3)
With Royal London A on a bye week, Mobberley A moved to the top with a fortuitous 5-2 win at Wilmslow Cons B. Meanwhile, Mobberley B won by the same scoreline at home to Wilmslow Cons A to move away from a relegation position and Mobberley C lost on aggregate at Shaw Heath B. In the final match, Morley lost by the odd point against Tatton in their mid-table battle.
Division 2
Brook St (6) v Mere B (1)
Mere C (2) v Mere A (5)
Mobberley D (3) v Knuts Cons C (4)
Knut Cons A (2) v Shaw Heath A (5)
Royal Lon B (5) v Wilms Cons C (2)
Mobberley D only won 2 frames against Knutsford Cons C but took home the aggregate point, while in the Mere derby, the C team lost 5-2 to the A who now go into second. In the Thursday matches, Brook Street had a great 6-1 win against Mere B and Royal London B beat Wilmslow Cons C 5-2. To round matters off, the top two played with Shaw Heath A continuing their winning form with a 5-2 victory over Knutsford Cons A.
There was a small but significant piece of history created by Mere A this week – three generations of the same family appeared for the team. Grandad Geoff, son Richard and grandson Matthew Owen all played on the same team and whilst many teams and clubs have had two of the three generations, this is believed to be the first time all three have appeared on the same team sheet. It shows what a sociable and character building our sport is and can be.
Week 5
Division 1
Mobberley A (5) v Mobberley B (2)
Wilm Cons A (6) v ShawHeath B (1)
Royal Lon A (5) v Morley (2)
Tatton (6) v Wilms Cons B (1)
Mobberley C v Bye
It’s “as you were” as Royal London A return to winning ways after a week off and Mobberley A win their derby match against B team club mates aided by a 102 point frame by Neil Marshall. In the other two matches, there were good wins for Tatton and Wilmslow Cons A to see them rise to 3rd spot.
Division 2
Mere B (1) v Mere C (6)
Mere A (5) v Royal Lon B (2)
Shaw Heath A (2) v Mobberley D (5)
Knuts Cons C (3) v Brook St (4)
Wilm Cons C (3) v Knut Cons A (4)
In this week’s Mere derby, the B team were hammered 6-1 by the C team who now go above them. Knutsford Cons C lost on aggregate to Brook Street and Knutsford Cons A beat Wilmslow Cons C. In the Thursday games, Mere A won 5-2 to stay in the promotion hunt but Shaw Heath A stay top despite a 31 break by Dave Rainford in a 5-2 thumping by an in-form Mobberley D.
Week 6
Division 1
Bye v Wilms Cons A
Wilms Cons B (2) v Morley (5)
Mobberley C (0) v Royal Lon A (7)
Mobberley B (5) v Tatton (2)
Shaw Heath B (2) v Mobberley A (5)
Royal London A had the divisions first whitewash of the season with Kenny Knight scoring 107 in his frame and Mark Newall knocking in a best to date 58 break in another massive team score. Champs Mobberley A only managed a 5-2 at Shaw Heath B and Mobberley B and Morley beat Tatton and Wilmslow Cons B by the same score.
Division 2
Knuts Cons A (2) v Mere A (5)
Brook St (5) v Mobberley D (2)
Wilm Cons C (5) v ShawHeath A (2)
Mere C (0) v Knuts Cons C (7)
Royal Lon B (4) v Mere B (3)
Leaders Shaw Heath A lost at Wilmslow Cons C and are replaced at the top by Mere A who won at Knutsford Cons A. The first league whitewash of the division came with Knutsford Cons C at Mere C. The win sees them rise deep into the promotion fringes. In the two Thursday games, Brook Street beat Mobberley D 5-2 and Royal London B beat Mere B 4-3 as just 8 points cover the top 8 teams.
Week 7
Division 1
Mobberley A v Bye
Wilms Cons A (6) v Mobberley C (1)
Morley (1) v Mobberley B (6)
Tatton (7) v Shaw Heath B (0)
Royal Lon A (6) v Wilms Cons B (1)
An unusual week in the division with no close match results and where Royal London surge to the top after a 6-1 win against Wilmslow Cons B as Mobberley A watch on in their bye week. Their win included a 48 break by star man Kenny Knight. Meanwhile, Tatton scored over 400 points in whitewashing Shaw Heath B to move into 3rd spot and Mobberley B had a resounding 6-1 win at Morley to climb. In the final match, Wilmslow Cons A beat Mobberley C 6-1 to lift them and make it look increasingly like an ‘any two from three’ fight at the bottom.
Division 2
Mere B (4) v Knuts Cons A (3)
Mere A (6) v Wilms Cons C (1)
Mobberley D (3) v Mere C (4)
Knuts Cons C (2) v Royal Lon B (5)
Shaw Heath A (6) v Brook St (1)
Mobberley D took 2 frames and the aggregate point off an improving Mere C while Mere B edged out Knutsford Cons A by the same score in a match that included a nail biting 100 point frame involving the league Chair – Steve Power. Sadly, the score was 91-9 in favour of his opponent Geoff Jackson! Royal London B had a good 5-2 win at Knutsford Cons C. In the Thursday games, Mere A beat Wilmslow Cons C to stay in pole position while Shaw Heath A had a great night in their 6-1 win against Brook Street in their promotion place battle as the top two start to make a break.
Bruce Tulley knocked in the joint second highest ever competition break in the league this week with a run of 79 in the Mobberley A team qualifier to go through as their Champion to the divisional finals.
Week 8
Division 1
Mobberley B (6) v Wilms Cons B (1)
Wilms Cons A (1) v Royal Lon A (6)
Shaw Heath B (3) v Morley (4)
Bye v Tatton
Mobberley C (1) v Mobberley A (6)
Mobberley B continued their fine form in beating Wilmslow Cons B 6-1 to move into 3rd place as did Mobberley A against their C team but only to hold onto Royal London’s coat tails as they stay top after beating an under-strength Wilmslow Cons A by the same scoreline and what is now known as the ‘Manchester Derby Score’. In the final game, Shaw Heath B lost on aggregate at home to Morley but still rise out of the relegation places.
Division 2
Mere C (1) v Brook St (6)
Mere A (1) v Shaw Heath A (6)
Royal Lon B (1) v Mobberley D (6)
Knut Cons A (3) v Knut Cons C (4)
Wilms Cons C (2) v Mere B (5)
Mere B had a fine 5-2 win at Wilmslow Cons C with Sam Jackson having (for 2 days) the division’s best break so far of 39 for the victors. Brook Street had a much needed 6-1 at Mere C and in the Knutsford Cons derby, the A team lost 4-3 to the C. In the Thursday matches, Royal London B were hammered by Mobberley D who now rise to 4th and in the clash of the top 2, Mere A were soundly beaten 6-1 by Shaw Heath A – and for whom Will Cowley had the first 40 break of the division – and who now go 3 points clear.
Week 9
Division 1
Mobberley A (5) v Wilms Cons A (2)
Royal Lon A (7) v Mobberley B (0)
Tatton (5) v Mobberley C (2)
Morley v Bye
Wilm Cons B (5) v ShawHeath B (2)
Wilmslow Cons B had an important 5-2 win against relegation rivals Shaw Heath B while Tatton also banked vital points in their victory over Mobberley C by the same score. At the top, Mobberley A won 5-2 against Wilmslow Cons A with League Secretary Tony Crompton knocking in a joint highest 58 break in his 107 point frame and Royal London A now go a full match clear after whitewashing Mobberley B as the ‘one third’ point of the season is reached.
Table:
Royal Lon A (47)
Mobberley A (40)
Tatton (32)
Mobberley B (30)
Wilms Cons A (28)
Morley (23)
Wilms Cons B (19)
Shaw Heath B (17)
Mobberley C (16)
Bye (relegated)
Division 2
Mere B (3) v Mere A (4)
Shaw Heath A (5) v Mere C (2)
Knut Cons C (1) v Wilm Cons C (6)
Mobberley D (1) v Knuts Cons A (6)
Brook St (6) v Royal Lon B (1)
Mobberley D’s fine run came to an abrupt end with a 6-1 home defeat by Knutsford Cons A while in the battle of the C teams, Wilmslow Cons also won 6-1 against their Knutsford counterparts. In the Mere derby, the 2nd placed A team could only win on aggregate against their B team club mates - Mark Murphy top scoring with a 104 point frame for the A. Shaw Heath A’s victory over Mere C now sees them 4 points clear at the helm with Brook Street, who were 6-1 winners over Royal London B, tied with Mere A on points but in 3rd spot.
Competition week 1
Team Knock Out Cup - Round 1
Knutsford Cons C, Shaw Heath A, Knutsford Cons A, Wilmslow Cons A, Mobberley C, Royal London A, Mobberley B, Tatton, Mere A, Morley & Shaw Heath B – all byes.
Brook Street beat Mere C by 82 points; Mere B beat Wilmslow Cons C by 46; Mobberley A lost by 118 to Royal London B; Wilmslow Cons B lost by 77 to Mobberley D;
Jay Trophy - Round 1
Will Bell; Paul Townsend and Mike Roylance – all byes;
Mike Richmond lost 2-1 to Paul Hart; Will Cowley lost 2-0 to Scott Marshall; Richard Bayley lost to Gary Long by walk-over; Steve Jenyons beat Steve Bond 2-0; Mark Newall beat Andy Long 2-0; Paul Hodson beat Richard Jones 2-1; John Gillespie lost 2-0 to Bruce Tulley; John Dale lost to Mike Sullivan by walk-over; Tony Crompton beat Alan Williams 2-0; Neil Marshall beat Francis Evans 2-0; Mark Murphy lost 2-0 to Arthur Hasford; Sam Jackson lost 2-1 to Jonathan Smith; Kenny Knight beat Bob Jones 2-1