Match Report, League Match, May 24th 2006 Home versus Cue Ball Daggers (4-4)

Cue ball bakers home match versus our local venue rivals cue ball daggers ended in a 4 all draw. The early frame lead taken by Bakers of 4 to zero, left their leader of the player stats, Tony Cossey, needing to win to secure a winning lead approaching the 5th frame. However an uncharacteristic mistake in the weight of the shot when playing the simplest of ‘roll up’ snookers, let his opponent in to make the clearance with 2 shots with the frame at Cossey’s mercy given his clearance form this year. This undid the hard work put in by Steve Thomson, Stuart McClements, Dale Bennett and Matt townsend.

The opening frames involved a great win by Stuart McClemments outplaying, in a ‘grinding’ frame, the leading player of the opponents, a difficult black again proving ice water course through his veins. Dale Bennett on the comeback trail after a back problem played a cool tactical frame to close out with a simple but well executed 4 ball clearance. The newest player in the team, Matt Townsend broke his duck by winning his first game with his ‘pot them off the light shade’ style. Steve Thomson continued his run of good fortune by again winning after his opponent missed a clearance with 2 shots.

Things now swung against bakers in the match after the now infamous Captain Cossey mistake, Scott Rose was beaten, a mistake by Mitch lead to another defeat, all the pressure now on our number 8 Peter Kempster. In perhaps one of the most bizarre mistakes ever seen, Peter on his 2nd visit after a fould by his opponent played the wrong colour, mistaken that he was that nomination of colour. This gifted the frame to undoubtedly the opponents worst player, Peter had just come off a long shift and only tiredness and a thick skull can be blamed the final frame debacle. Jesus Plank……

Highlights
Dales return and win
Stuarts continued hitman attitude
Yons luck
Matts virginity being broken
Winning the doubles with Terry Greenwood and Tony Cossey after an opponent fouled a yellow with his cue but did not call the foul on the blind side of the ref

Lowlights
Cossey inexplicable mistake
Mitch and the twitch
Peter and Stella