Finals Night took place last Thursday in Wellington and District Pool League. The first match of the evening was the Singles. Gareth Ford of Dolphin Dilusionals beat Aiden Hodge of Rentokil to take the Winning Trophy. The Mixed Doubles final was playing at the same time, at a separate venue. Fran and sue Radford of Operation Annihilation won the first game, but Rowena White and Joey Booker of Row's Rebels took the next 3 games and the winning trophy.
The Team knockout between Dolphin Dillusional and Rentokil ended the evening. The match look as though it would be a quick a fair, after The Dolphin went 5-1 up, but Rentokil made a fantastic come back taking the match to a last game decider. Darren Copp and Guy Backhouse played the closely watched final game which saw Darren sink the black to take the winning trophy for Dolphin Dilusionals.
A special mention goes to Jez Harding. After running the web site and in fact the heart of the pool league for many years, he has decided to stand down. This role which can be thankless and challenging was made to look easy by Jez and kept the pool league running smoothly. A big thank you goes to him for all his time and effort spent on the pool league.
Thursday 8th April will see the start of the Summer league. Forms are available on the web site or should have been delivered to venues. Gary Deville will be taking over from Jez, so there will be new result cards issued with his address on it.
Week 1
The first round of Wellington and District summer league pool took place last Thursday. There were a couple of cards that were not filled out correctly, with only first names or the first inital and then the surname. Please ensure full names are used so that they count towards the ratings.
In the Red Division, Mutts Nutts had a close match, but hat tricks from Paul Ellison and Shane deheaume saw them take an 8-7 win against BCFC's. Dolphin Wanderers and The Good, Bad and Curleys go top of the division with their 9-6 wins.
In the Yellow Division, Two Tee's had a great start, with Terry Windsor , Stan Armstrong and Kane Eyles all knocking in 3 out of 3 for a 13-2 win against The Vintage. The reformed Pot Blacks had a great return to the game. Andy Dart, Matt Rowsell, Mike Glanfield won all their games to beat The Bear Hunters 12-3.
Week 2
The second week of Wellington and District pool league saw The Snipers go top of the Red Division. Dez Derrick had a 30TH birthday to remember by taking all 3 of his games in style while Rich Maslen battled well in the last frame to make the final score 15-0 against Spoil Sports. Liz Gray of Man at The Bar played a great game to beat Joey Booker, but Row's Rebels had a better night to win 11-4. Mutts Nuts had a good night, knocking in an 9-6 win against Operation Annihilation. There was a missing card from this division after Milverton C.C and B.C.F.C cancelled.
In the Yellow Division, Summer Blues had a good night, with a 10-5 win against The Vintage. Pot black fine performance pushed them to the top of the division with Mike Glanfield knocking in an eight baller for a 11-4 win against Legends. Croppers and The Bear Hunters both won their games 9-6.
Please can all captains ensure any cancellations are reported to a member of the committee. Also can captain check that full names are used on the cards as for them to count towards the ratings. Ratings are now available to view on the web site.
The Preliminary round of team knock outs will take place on Tuesday 27th April. Row's Rebels V Dolphin Wanderers at The Weavers, Man at the Bar v The Bear Hunters at The Dolphin and Pot Blacks v Operation Annihilation at The Cottage.
Week 3
The third week of Wellington Summer Pool League saw Pot Blacks of The Yellow Division annihilate The Vintage taking a 15-0 win. Croppers won their second game, beating Summer Blues 9-6. The Bear Hunters had the same winning score, after beating Motley Crew. Legends had a close match, but did enough to take a 8-7 win against Pocket Rockets.
Mutts Nuts had a good night, taking a 10-5 win against Spoil Sports, as did Dolphin Wanderers winning by the same score to Man at The Bar. Snipers remain top of the Division although they were worried after starting well, to lose five games on the trot. They upped their game and took a 9-6 win against Row's Rebels. There were two late cards in the Red Division which will lead to points being deducted accordingly.
The first round of the team knockouts will take place on Thursday 6th May. Snipers will play either Dolphin Wanderers or Row's Rebels at The Victoria. Legends v Pocket Rockets at The Dolphin. The Bear Hunters or Man at the Bar will play The Good, Bad and Curly's at The Barley Mow. Croppers V Milverton C.C at the Ship. Two Tees v either Pot Blacks or Operation Annihilation at The Bear. Spoil Sports v The Mutts Nuts at RGWMC. BCFC's v Motley Crew at The Sportsman. The Vintage v Summer Blues at The Cottage.
Week 4
Week four of Wellington and District Pool League saw Mutts Nuts of The Red Division whop Rows Rebels 10-5 after Gary Deville won 3 out of 3 despite some heavy distraction tactics from Sue Garrett and Row White. A tense game was played between Snipers and Dolphin Wanderers. Despite an 8 ball from Ben Chinn, Snipers went on to win 9-6. Operation Annihilation had a good night, thrashing Spoil Sports 12-3. In a close match, Jack Harris of BCFC's Knocked in an 8 baller, but the 8-7 win went to The Good, Bad and Curly's.
The Croppers took a battering from Yellow Division leaders Pot Blacks to lose 11-4. Two Tees beat Motley Crew with the same score, after Kane Eyleys and Darren Windsor both Both scored hat-tricks. There were two more late cards this week from this division and 3 point will be deducted accordingly.
Pool Action stops this week, for the first round of the team knockouts.
Week 5
The Snipers remain unbeaten at the top of the red division in Wellington and District pool league. Hat tricks from Dez Derrick and Rob Sloan saw them beat Milverton Cricket Club 11-4. Aaron Manning of Spoil Sports knocked in an eight ball clearance, but with Jack Harris and Dave Darch winning all their games, BCFC's won 10-5. Dolphin Wanderers had a good night gaining enough points to take second position by beating Mutts Nuts 10-5. The same winning score goes to The Good, Bad and Curly's after Mike Goldsworthy and Simon Henshaw won all their games to beat Man at the Bar. Quote of the week comes from Joey Booker of Row's Rebels, who said " I think we lost, I'm not sure". Yes Rebels did lose in a good match against Operation Annihilation who beat them 9-6.
In the Yellow Division, Ryan Redwood of The Croppers Knocked in his first eight baller of the season. With James Milton and Morgan Williams winning all their games, Croppers beat Pocket Rockets 11-4. Bear Hunters had a good night with Rob Sheen and Jeremy Roberts scoring hat tricks for the team to beat The Vintage 12-3. Two Tee's had a close match but stay in second position after their 8-7 win against Summer Blues. A hat trick from Pete Brown of Motley Crew was enough to give them an 8-7 win against Legends.
A special mention goes to Two Tees who had a great result in the team knockouts.
After going 7-4 up, Pot Blacks made a great comeback to take the match to 7all. In the deciding frame, Darren Windsor potted a stunning black to take the win for Two Tees. Other teams through to the next round are Snipers, Pocket Rockets, Bear Hunters, Croppers, Mutts Nuts, Motley Crew and Summer Blues.
Week 6
Andy Bowrah of Pot Blacks knocked in an 8 ball clearance in a close game to beat Two Tees 8-7. Legends also of the yellow division had a good night, with a special mention to Chris patten for his first ever hat trick in the league. Len Tosdivelt from vintage won his first game of the season but Legends went on to beat them 12-3. Motley Crew had a good night, beating Summer Blues 13-2. Simon Gray of The Croppers potted a fantastic black off of four cushions after snookering himself to get his hat trick. This saw Croppers beat Bear Hunters 9-6.
A great performance was had from Milverton C.C newest signing Steve Robbins, but his hat trick was not enough to see off The Mutts Nuts who won 8-7. Row's Rebels also of the red division had a better night, with new players Paul Catton and Tom Reid winning all their game to take an 11-4 win against Spoil Sports. Operation Annihilation go third in the division after their impressive 11-4 win against Dolphin Wanderers. A close game was had at The Vintage, but BCFC's did enough to take an 8-7 win against Man at the Bar.
Entries for the singles need to be in by this Friday. forms have already been delivered to captains. The first round will be played on June 15th, with the second round being played on July 13th.
Week 7
There were some high scoring matches played in last weeks Wellington and District pool league. Gaz Smith of The Snipers notched up two eight ball clearances and a hat trick to beat Man at the Bar 12-3. Special mention goes to Spoil Sports who played even though they only had 3 players. They had to forfeit the rest of their games giving Dolphin Wanderers a 13-2 win. Mutts Nuts and The Good, Bad and Curly had a very close match going down to the wire. Gary Deville just beating Rich Johnson in the decider to take it 8-7 to The Mutts. Brendon Winter of BCFC's knocked in a hat trick while a good team performance saw them beat Row's Rebels 10-5. Milverton CC had a close game but with Ross Sweeney winning all his games, the team beat Operation Annihilation 8-7.
James Milton of The Croppers knocked in his second eight baller of the season, but the 8-7 win went to Legends after Carl Wood's hat trick. Pot Blacks had a good night with a 14-1 thrashing of Summer Blues. This keeps them unbeaten in the Yellow Division and puts four of their players in the top of the ratings. Pete Brown, Dean Baker and Rob Jolly won all their games to take a 13-2 victory over The Vintage. Two Tees remain second in the division after John Hunter and Kane Eyles won all their games to beat Pocket Rockets 10-5.
The Quarter finals of the team knockout will take place on 10th June. Snipers v Pocket Rockets at The Weavers. Bear Hunters v Croppers at The Victoria. Two Tee's v The Mutts Nuts at The Dolphin. Motley Crew v Summer Blues at The Cottage.
Week 8
No Report
Week 9
Snipers of the red division lost their first match of the season in Wellington and District pool league. In a close match, Mutts Nuts did enough to take an 8-7 win against the division leaders. Operation Annihilation had a good score, thrashing Man at the bar 13-2. The same winning score goes to Milverton Cricket Club, although it has to be said that the score did not represent the match played. The Good, Bad and Curly's also had a high score, beating Spoil Sports 10-5.
In the Yellow division, Two Tees had a great night keeping them in second place. Hat tricks from Stan Armstrong and Kane Eyles saw them beat Legends 11-4. The Croppers closed the gap on Motley crew by beating them 10-5 after Simon Gray and Edd Baker won all their games. The same winning score goes to The Bear Hunters who beat Summer Blues with Jeremy Roberts and Pete Anthony knocking in hat tricks Pot Blacks remain unbeaten and at the top of the Division with their 9-6 win against Pocket Rockets after Mike Glanfield and Andy Dart won all their games.
There has been some problems with the Web site but it is nearly fully operational again, just still a few things to sort out.
Week 10
No Report
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Week 11
No Report
Week12
The Semi-Final of the team knockout takes place on Thursday 15th July in Wellington and District pool league. The Snipers v The Croppers at The Weavers and Two Tee's v Motley Crew at The Dolphin. Unfortunately I have no information on matches played with the exception of one. Leon Sprague of The Snippers knocked in his first eight ball clearance of the season in a swiftly played match where they beat Row's Rebels 11-4.
Week13
Last Thursday saw the semi final of the team knockout in Wellington and district pool league. Through to the final to be played on 2nd September are Snipers and Two Tee's.
Snipers remain top of The Red Division, with player Leon Sprague heading the players ratings. Second in the ratings goes to Dez Derrick and third to Gaz Smith, also both player for Snipers. Second place in this division goes to Dolphin Wanderers, with The Good, Bad and Curly's in third. Since the Sportsmans has now shut, it seems unlikely that spoil sports will continue with the season. The committee are still waiting for a response from their captain.
In the Yellow Division, Pot Blacks have remained unbeaten all season and if they continue to play as they have been look difficult to catch. Second place is The Croppers with a game in hand, while hot on their heels is Two Tee's, who have two games in hand. In the player ratings, Ian Benton of The bear hunters is in first position, with Andy Bowrah of Pot Blacks in second place and Ryan Redwood in third.
Rows Report