LDBSA Weekly Report

LDBSA Weekly Report

The Spec & Fix Premier League

Lincoln Snooker Club C 2-5 Moorlands & Railway C
Lincoln Snooker Club B 5-2 Belvedere Showboats
Re-arranged Fixture:- Belvedere Showboats 0-7 Belvedere Club

Recorded breaks: 48 Paul Bean,41 Calum Baptist, 35 Matt Bavin,

The Belvedere Club closed the gap on leaders Moorlands & Railway with an emphatic 7–0 victory over The Showboats. Dave Jobling recorded a single win, while Dale Schofield, Matt Bavin and Rob Hall each contributed two victories to complete a dominant performance. Moorlands & Railway remained top of the table after a 5–2 win against Lincoln Snooker Club C. Jamie Barker picked up one win, with Matt Lee and Gavin Whittle both claiming two frames apiece. Lincoln C’s points came courtesy of Paul Bean, who defeated Jamie Barker in the opening frame before following up with a win over Lee Applewhite. Lincoln Snooker Club B also recorded a 5–2 victory, this time at home to The Showboats. The visitors took an early lead when Bryan Slack edged past Glenn Foster 69–50. Foster re-sponded strongly, winning the next two frames with victories over Joe Marum (62–31) and Bradley Pashley (58–19). Marum then pulled a frame back for the Showboats with a narrow 66–57 win over Calum Baptist, but Baptist replied in style, compiling a fine 41 break in a 60–15 win over Joe Marum. Chris Robinson sealed the match for Lincoln B, first edging Bradley Pashley 57–51 on the black, before completing the night with an 81–48 victory over Bryan Slack.

The Lincoln Security Snooker League 1

Lincoln Snooker Club E 3-3 Hykeham A
Moorlands & Railway A 3-3 Lincoln Snooker Academy
Lincoln Snooker Club F 6-0 Castle Ward A
Hykeham B 1-5 Lincoln Snooker Club D

Lincoln Snooker Club F collected maximum points at home against Castle Ward A, with Neil Hall, Glenn Blewitt and Glynn Weston all recording two wins apiece. Blewitt’s performance in-cluded a fine 26 break in his 67–10 victory over Tim Dunn. The result leaves Lincoln F just three points behind league leaders Lincoln Snooker Club D and five points clear of Lincoln Academy. Lincoln Snooker Club D faced a tricky away fixture at Hykeham B but emerged with a solid 5–1 victory. George Barrett gave the visitors an early advantage with wins over Chris Ellis and Dave Croft. Hykeham responded when Michael Morrison edged past Stu Cannings 62–41, but Can-nings later reversed that result with a 72–30 win. Justin Hunt then wrapped up the match for Lin-coln D, taking the final two frames against Dave Croft and Chris Ellis. Lincoln Academy continued their recent dip in form, extending their winless run to two matches after being held to a 3–3 draw by basement side Moorlands & Railway A. The Moorlands team made a strong start by winning the opening three frames: Trev Porter beat Jacob Louca 52–27, Josh Weaver claimed an excellent 49–38 win over Jayden Hunt, and Steve Lambert rolled back the years with a 45–22 victory against James Lilley. Lilley pulled a frame back with a commanding 69–24 win over Nathan Shasby, before Daniel Sherman completed a spirited comeback for the Academy by defeating Liam Shasby 63–34 and John Rice 48–18. Charlie Matthews and Dave Coutts contested the opening two frames. Charlie was in fine form in the first, producing a convincing 71–17 victory. Dave responded well in the second frame, turn-ing the tables with a solid 63–27 win. The next two frames saw Tim Booth represent the home side against Rob Chapman for Hykeham. Rob proved too strong on the night, claiming both frames with scores of 44–32 and 49–35. The final pairing featured Kai Gray against Dan May. Congratulations go to Kai, who secured his first frame win of the season in a tense, low-scoring opener, edging the frame 33–32 on the black. Kai then completed a memorable double, once again prevailing on the final black to win 40–35 and ensure the points were shared.

Snooker League 2

Lincoln Snooker Club H 4-2 Castle Ward B
Hykeham C 4-2 Moorlands & Railway B
Cube & Triangle 3-3 Lincoln Snooker Club G

Recorded Breaks:- 30 Peter Jenson

Hykeham C extended their lead at the top of the George Barrett League to eight points, re-turning to winning ways with a 4–2 victory over second-placed Moorlands & Railway B. Avril Betts gave the visitors an early advantage, coming from behind to win 47–43 on the black against Paul Lonsdale. Rob Babb quickly levelled the match with a 70–47 win over Kev Betts, before Duncan MacDonald restored Moorlands’ lead with a 43–10 victory against Mi-chael Rudd. Hykeham then took control of the tie. Peter Jensen won both of his frames, including a 30 break against Andy Riggall, while Rob Babb completed a strong night by securing his second win to seal the result. Cube & Triangle and Lincoln Snooker Club G remain locked together in third place after once again being unable to be separated, sharing the points in a 3–3 draw. Frames for Cube & Triangle came from Gry Chambers, Dan Chambers and Karl Clayton, while Ollie Schmidt, Mark Gibbons and George Lorenti were on the scoresheet for Lincoln G. Lincoln Snooker Club H made it two wins in a row with a 4–2 home victory over Castle Ward B. James Byrne opened the scoring with a 51–15 win over Jackson Porter, before Tom Boyle edged Matt Strickson 56–49 on the black. Clive Harris made it 3–0 with a solid 72–42 win against Dan Neale. Castle Ward responded when Craig Wallace defeated Byrne 42–30, and Matt Strickson re-versed his earlier defeat by beating Tom Boyle 44–19. However, Harris rounded off the night in style, completing the double over Neale with an emphatic 78–7 victory.

Billiards League

Norton Disney 1-1 Moorlands & Railway B
Hykeham A 1-1 Castle Ward A


Recorded Breaks: 105, 84, 59,40 Rob Hall, 41 Fraser Proctor

Still no change in the Billiards league with the top two teams drawing 1-1. Norton Disney were at home to fifth placed Moorlands & Railway B. Leigh Blades (+100) put his side one up when he beat Dareen Hall (-60) by 200-164. Rob Hall (-800) remains unbeaten and made it eight wins from eight when he beat James Byrne (+70) 200-181 with breaks of 105,84,59 and 40. League leaders Hykeham A faced Castle Ward A, Fraser Proctor (-20) with the help of a 41 break defeated Dean Manders (-180) 200-128. Nick Haywood (-70) levelled the scores defeating Chris Ellis (+10) 200-132