Match Report February 22nd Home versus Chequers
The first home match of the season turned into classic encounter with outstanding play from both the 'bakers' and the visitors. The match ended in a 4-4 draw with the advantage swinging each way with each game played, Terry Greenwood managed to register his first win for the team, Mitch and myself winning with 5 ball and 6 ball clearances respectively, plus Yon getting a walkover for game 8. Good performances from Peter Kempster & Scott Rose went unrewarded as their opponents played outstandingly well to win. Mitch Dawson & myself (Tony Cossey) managed to lose the pairs game after our opponents doubled the black after a rather weak positional shot left them snookered on the black during their clearance attempt.
Highlights
* Terry's nerve jangling 3 ball clearance to win his game
* Terry's 1st three visits being made with no tip on his cue without realising!
* Mitches clearance under pressure due to his opponents balls being set in an easy position
* My (Tony Cossey) win after being faced with the black over the edge of a pocket after my opponents opening visit and clearance of his 7 reds.
* My (Tony Cossey) 3rd last pot, in the final 6 ball clearance, over the the length of the table along the cushion to leave one yellow and the black over the pockets, known as a 'career' visit....... to win was sweet.
* yons opponent staying at home to give us a walkover at game 8.
Lowlights
* danny having to play the chequers player of the year last year, good play from Danny just seemed to spur on their best player.
* Denis going in off to leave an easy clearance for his opponent
* Food supplied by qball
* bad referee making bad decisions, IE an opposing player ref calling his own player for a foul that never was, he still overcame danny with some great play. Also the ref failed to make any of the standard calls required as this also confused the players.
Please Note; All our membership cards are now ready for collection at qball.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Match Report Wednesday 15th of February AWAY v Unicorn;
The bakers debut this year in league division1 resulted in in a 4-4 draw away to the Unicorn. The unicorn dropped out the premiership last year after relegation and were always going to be a tough test. The match was made harder when only 7 out of 8 required players were available, however a fast start by Yon, Scott and Mitch gave us a 3-1 lead, i as the captain managed to secure the 4th game when playing in slot 6.
The bakers highlights of the evening included;
* total eight ball clearance by Mitch - Great potting, positional play and a cool head
* Scott Rose keeping his cool and producing outstanding pots to get the last 4 balls in his game.
* Yon's luck holding out :-)
* My 'punched' yellow to drop perfectly on the black during the final visit
Lowlights
* My first attempted clearance in my win
* Terry's attempted snooker in game 7
* Denis's unfortunate foul which lead to him losing
* Dan's in off via opponents ball
* Yon's shot selection on his clearance (outstanding recovery to win however - check your shoes)
* attendance as a team
Tonights match is at home versus the chequers PH, due to my holiday break in could only publish this match report today, the next report will appear tomorrow.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Fixtures for the first 4 weeks of the 2006 pool season
Week 1 - Weds 15th February 2006 @820pm - Venue Unicorn PH
Week 2 - Weds 22nd February 2006 @820pm - Venue HOME v Chequers PH
Week 3 - Weds 1st of March 2006 @820pm - Venue Barking Supporters Club
Week 4 - Weds 8th of March 2006 @820pm - Venue Jolly Fisherman PH
We are short on player numbers this year and need all the support we can get from our squad, if you can make it to games then please do so, i am adding to the current squad numbers so this situation will not last forever. After last years championship victory we need to make extra effort this year to maintain our form
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