Don Noble Bookmaker Louth Billiards & Snooker League
NT Shaw Citroen will go into their final Snooker League fixture needing just one point to be mathematically certain of retaining the championship.
They have been leaders for the last six weeks and have looked odds-on favourites for the title in that time and they all but secured that silverware with a fine 8-4 home win over Don Noble Bookmaker.
Gary Skipworth put them in the driving seat with a 70 break as Chris Dixon and Mark Stephenson had them motoring on all fronts.
Malc Dixon added two more frames which more of less had the visitors buried because by the time Simon Adams had replied the horse had already bolted while J Melton Painters finished their campaign with a 7-5 home win over wooden spoon threatened Sibjon Builders.
Brian Endean and Sid Mountain put the away side in line for a shock win, but back came the hosts through Graham Evison, Jack Westerby and Alan Coppin to brush up a victory that should secure them the runners-up prize.
Kitchen Solutions are up to third but will need to hit double figures in their last match to get amongst the honours.
They played hosts to bottom placed Louth Building Supplies and struggled to a 7-5 win.
Mark Squires and Chris Dixon both took their opponents for a ride but hopes of a bigger score were dashed by Henry McSpadden whose two frames might help avoid the spoon while enjoying a great away day were Seymour and Castle who had too many volts for Louth Travel Centre shocking them 9-3.
The hosts never really got off the runway in this clash as Phillip Tamblin, Nick Bailey and Steve Swallow all made sure this one didn't go down to the wire and Harness and Cooper Joiners found that their opposition Castaline had a screw lose and took advantage with Mark Storey providing the perfect frames for the hosts who edged past their visitors by 7-5.
Billiards League
Into the final quarter of the Billiards League season and the title race is wide open as week 18 sees the leadership shared by three teams.
There was no match for one of these leaders with WA Jaines and Son sitting out hoping their rivals would all slip up, but they didn't with ABC Riding Wear hitting the 30 points mark with a vital 2-1 home win against MA Stephenson Autos.
Terry Espin and the in-form Mike Rice both won to step up their sides challenge as Lee Cook replied for the away outfit while Castaline make up the trio of top sides as they dumped the defending champions Naulls and Dales on their own patch 3-0.
It's good to see Sam Mountain back amongst the big breaks as his superb run of 62 set the visitors up with Phil Williamson and Keith Sowter (39) completing a great win while keeping in touch are Howdales Cattery who beat Tudor Driving School 2-1.
Harry Putland past his test for the visiting team but the hosts turned catty after that and got their claws stuck in with Phillip Tamblin and Gary Skipworth winning by more than a whisker.
League Tables
Snooker
P Pts
NT Shaw Citroen 19 129
J Melton Painters 20 128
Kitchen Solutions 19 117
Jeanettes Driving School 19 116
Seymour & Castle Ltd 19 116
Harness & Cooper Joiners 19 115
Castaline 19 111
Louth Travel Centre 19 110
Don Noble Bookmaker 19 108
Sibjon Builders 19 105
Louth Building Supplies 19 104
Breaks: G Skipworth 70-50, S Mawer 32, M Copeland 30, J Medwell 27, S Mountain 27, A Coppin 24, M Wilkinson 24, B Leese 22, J Hunt 22, M Squires 22.
Billiards
P Pts
ABC Riding Wear 18 30
Castaline 18 30
WA Jaines & Son 18 30
Howdales Cattery 18 26
M A Stephenson Autos 18 26
Naulls & Dales 18 24
Tudor Driving School 18 23
Breaks: G Skipworth 64-58-45-39-38-35-35-26-26, S Mountain 62-22, K Sowter 39, J Hunt 39-34, R Barnes 38-31-20-20-20, H Putland 27-23, A Crampin 24-21, L Cook 21.
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