25th of July: 3 -5 Win versus White Hosre

In the most eventful pool match in years, bakers scored a crucial away victory to bolster our chances of avoiding relegation. To set the scene bakers had 9 players available and arrived
at the away venue in a determined mood.

During the 'knock up' the Bakers team noticed that the table was fast to medium pace, large pockets and tainted with a 3 ball roll off ,which was the worst we have seen in many seasons. Not a good omen.

Tony & Denis open the match in the doubles with a close frame only to lose after making the mistake of playing shot at slow pace which rolled so far it ended in the car park, ho hum, the best was to come.

Frame one, Scott the dog played a controlled frame avoiding letting his opponent 'in' while being patient. In a desperate clearance attempt the opponent managed to dislodge the black but leaving no shot for himself. In wild thrash type hit and hope the black hit several balls and went in the middle pocket, only for one of Scott's yellow balls to drop in to give him and bakers the frame, much to the joy of the 9 from Cue ball, One nil up

Frame two, Tony Cossey completed a 7 ball clearance, potting the black in the middle pocket, only to admit to a stunned audience he had glanced a yellow ball with his cue while potting the black, giving the frame to opponent as the potted black was foul. Although congratulated on his honesty by all, it resulted in a bad loss. one all.

Frame three, mitch dawson played it cool only to be left snookered (by a an opponents fluke) on the black which was near the middle pocket, in skillful shot to swerve around the snooker he potted the black, only to see the cue ball drop into another pocket, two one down.

Frame four, our young rising star, schoolboy Adam Greenwood, was presented with a tough 3 ball clearance at business end of the frame, using all the mental toughness he had, he completed the clearance to win his first frame for the team, what a victory....2 frames each in the match, hopes of bakers very much up now.

Frame 5, scott rose played a very nice frame playing all the right shots only for his opponent to fluke a 'round the table' hit and hope snooker, scott escaped only to see his opponent clear....3 2 down in frames

Frame 6, Peter kempster produced a his normal 'thrill ride' frame ending with a white knuckle clearance attempt and foul followed by his opponent doing the same, Peter then cleared to put bakers 3 all in frames.

Frame 7, Terry the ICEMAN, played an attractive young lady, who thankfully was nervous, hence letting Terry edge his way ball by ball to Victory, 4 - 3 to the bakers.

In the deciding Frame, Yon played a very skillful player from the home side, containing him with clever safety play. The end of the frame was very exciting for the whole audience......not down to pool but as a fight broke out in the pub between two locals, In batman TV series style THWACK, THUMP, BOSH......etc etc.

The players in the aftermath continued with the match, the white horses own table ended up costing them, as the drift of the cue ball stuffed their own player who missed a 'roll up' snooker, which gave Yon two visits, with which he cleared the last two reds and black to leave bakers with their first victory of the season 5 -3.

Yon's (in fact everyones) heroics leaves bakers with real shout of avoiding the drop, lets keep the form going and make like the hammers last year......Yon is better looking than Tevez but not by much.