UPCOMING MATCHES

All team members please note: Below is our next series of fixtures, this takes us to the halfway stage of the league. Lets go win these!

3rd of May 2006 - HOME versus the Roundhouse PH
17th of May 2006 - AWAY versus the Admiral Vernon B
24th of May 2006 - HOME versus Cue Ball daggers (LOCAL DERBY!)
31st of May 2006 - AWAY versus Grove Social
7th of June 2006 - HOME versus Barking Football Club
21st of June 2006 - AWAY versus White Hart
28th of June 2006 - HOME versus Dagenham Football Club

Match Report, League Match, April 19th 2006 Away versus BPC Goodfellows

Cue ball bakers were unlucky to suffer a 6-2 league defeat away to the Barking Pool Club Goodfellows, the match revolved around three pivotal games which could have swung the result in the bakers favour. The matches of Terry, Scott and Mitch in slots 4,5 and 6 could have easily resulted in bakers wins which would have turned the result on its head. Another factor was Danny’s 'in off' the last ball in his match at slot 2, his opponent had already suffered the same type of error which evened up the luck. The two leaders of the respective teams player of year competitions clashed at slot 7, with myself (tony Cossey) being victorious after a long series of snookers leading to a foul by my opponent which gave me two shots to clear the table with.

Highlights
*Tony clearing the table with a 8 ball clearance in the doubles after the opposing pair fouled from the break – Sorry you did not get a shot dennis!

*Stuarts ‘iron balls’ clearance of the last 4 reds and the black to win his game

*Tony’s win after keeping his opponent tied down with a series of full table length ‘off the cushion’ snookers

Lowlights
*Yon being unlucky for a change in the number one slot after a very tactical frame.

*Peter’s opponent at number 8 being a good potter but lousy positional player. Actually he produced a great black ball pot to win.

* Close losses for Mitch, Terry and Scott

Match Report March 29th 2006 "CUP MATCH" Away versus Unicorn

A much depleted Bakers side were bundled out the cup early this year, with only 6 players available in a 'first to five' format, an upset was unlikely against a side playing in last years premiership. Bakers in the league game, a few weeks earlier, played well to draw 4-4 at this venue, but without a full side, a win in the cup seemed unlikely.

The opening was promising with Yon winning well but losses by Scott Rose, on a disputed ref's decision. Then before scotts loss, myself losing after being in control of a frame then leaving a crucial 'goalkeeping' shot short, allowing my opponent to clear, resulted in bakers being out. We could only afford to lose one game with our depleted squad and the two defeats left us out after only three games

The bakers were out before we had started, which left the team with somewhat of an empty feeling as we could have been three fames up rather than 2-1 down given how the opening frames shaped up. The rest of the games were played as friendlies so both we and our opponents were able to get a frame on the night.

Highlights
* Yon's calm clearance
* Great food from our hosts

Lowlights
* ref's unusually keen eyesight in Scotts game
* My unusually bad goalkeeping shot (given my good form this year)
* Amazingly lucky shot from dales opponent in the 'friendly' frames. With just one red and the black left, the black being on the very edge of a corner pocket. The opponent missed his long red leaving the white racing around the table, the white then coming to rest next to dales black, leaving no pot. Lucky Boy.