It is with tremendous sadness that I begin this week with the awful news of the passing of Russ Harris at the age of just 52. Russ was well known and respected in pool and snooker circles, as well as being a keen advocate for younger players to get involved. He also oversaw the inter town team for many years, often driving the team and supporters to away matches in his minibus. Russ will be sorely missed in our local snooker scene.
DIVISION ONE
Meole Brace A 2, Wem Cons A 2
Games shared at Meole after the hosts led 2-0. Ross Corfield outscored Josh Whittall 57-15. Tom Hancher then found top gear with knocks of 26, 38 and 30 in beating Duncan Hill 104-23. Then Will Skerratt put Wem on the board with a 54-28 success against Ross Turner, before Greg Edwards took the last playing Kelvin Li 72-46.
Harlescott A 3, Beaconsfield A 1
Callum Wraight made a fast start for Harlescott with breaks of 26 and 28 during his 75-31 win over Mike Barnsley. The second saw Craig Crossley get the better of John Banks 56-22. Dave Davies earned a point for Beaconsfield by defeating Ade Rowe 58-35, and at the back Billy Lanham outpotted Tony Watkins 55-23.
Meole Brace C 2, Meole Brace F 2
In an open first frame Dave Berry hit a break of 30 on the way to winning 65-37 against Colin Beaman. Andy Sparkes dominated the next to defeat Cameron Wildblood 63-7. Then the C team came back with Danny Sumner getting the third from Andy Bowers 64-23 and Ross O’Callaghan beating Steve Switonski 63-21.
Beaconsfield B 3, Preston Brockhurst A 1
Pip Higgins built an early lead but yours truly came back to level on the colours. Pip got a good brown and blue before a gutsy pink won him the frame 59-44. The next two games were long drawn out, Andy Baron enjoying some good fortune to beat Glyn Buckley 80-51 and Simon Richards surviving 62-35 over Adrian Trowsdale. On last Mike Beasley ignited the match with a fluent 35, which looked odds on to be a 50, as he beat Arn Mulligan 61-26.
DIVISION TWO
Meole Brace B 2, Meole Brace H 2
Honours even in this local derby. Malcolm Coote took the opener 64-39 playing Neil Thomas. Isaac Faulkner then got a close win over Mark Vaughan 53-40. Jordan Phillips began the fightback beating Nigel Sampson 51-30, then Paul Meredith made it a draw by winning 61-19 against Adam Cook.
Beaconsfield D 1, Condover A 3
This was a good away result for Condover, Syd Longland getting the ball rolling by defeating Alan Childs 58-31. Rob Bebbington made it 2-0 by taking a close second 41-36 from Roger Moore. Antony Downes played well and made a 27 break during his 62-43 victory over Dougie Williams. The captains did battle in the last with Charlie Hughes the winner 56-26 playing Shane Powell.
Condover B 1, Unison F 3
Unison enjoyed another 3-1 win, Matty Edwards triumphing over Terry Burgess 64-19. Andy Plant doubled the lead by beating Vince Little 40-21. In a high scoring third Martin Evans lost out to Bill Duckett 54-64, then Mal Edwards defeated Vic Ingram 54-16.
Meole Brace D 3, Meole Brace G 1
Alan Thomas was in good form to beat Pete Price 54-10. Alex Nuthall took a low scoring scrap against Andy Wigginton 38-23. Mike Beer continued his winning streak at the expense of Mike Hughes 59-17, and Kev Ebrey emerged the victor 45-18 playing Adam Jones.
