There were rare wins for the bottom two sides in the second division of Spalding and District Snooker League last week.
The plaudits go to Gosberton B, who pulled off a fantastic 5-1 result against leaders Crowland C.
There were comfortable wins for Martin Ulyatt, Simon Lambert and Sam Craft, while Shane White edged home 68-56 against Richard Wesley thanks in part to a 22 break.
On a good night for the home side, even Adam Twigg’s defeat to Russell Moore was a narrow 52-42.
However, bottom side Crowland B ensured the gap to Gosberton B remained three points with a 5-1 defeat of fellow strugglers Services D.
Arthur Coleman’s black-ball defeat of Tanya Peel wrapped up a comprehensive win after Wigs Harrison had grabbed the Spalding side’s only point in the opening game.
Holbeach C missed the chance to go top, only returning from Pyramid C with two points. Dan Ashton and Mark Gregory earned the wins for the visitors.
Meanwhile, Consti G eased away from the lower reaches of the table by seeing off the club’s H side 5-1. Andy Grimwood was the only player to miss out on a win, going down 55-41 to Doug Garfoot.
In Division One, title hopefuls Holbeach A won 42 at Services E.
Phil Spencer got the Spalding side off to a cracking start with a 65-17 defeat of fellow O14 handicapper Mick Ayres Snr, but the next three games went Holbeach’s way – Jem Merrison, Mick Ayres Jnr and Bobby White securing the overall win.
Bottom side Consti B boosted their hopes of avoiding the relegation trapdoor. A 5-1 home win over Tulips B was just the tonic.
Consti B went 2-0 up thanks to John Christian and Steve Spencer, before Darren Woodberry’s big 72-15 win against Mick Johnson (both O35 handicap) rallied Tulips B.
Woodberry followed up a 20 break with a 45.
However, Martin Fear secured the match result for Consti B in the next game and John Keeton made it a very satisfactory five-point haul.
The league’s only 6-0 result of the night came in Division Three. It went to Long Sutton C, although the most of the games were tighter than the scoreline suggests.
Consti E can consider themselves unlucky after losing three times on the back ball.
The result enabled Sutton C to gain ground on all of the top three sides as the season approaches the halfway stage.
At the other end of the table, Whittlesey B made it a hat-trick of wins for the league’s three bottom sides.
It was a fruitless long trip for Gosberton C, who had only Alf Ault’s 75-33 win over Kerry Skutela as consolation in a 5-1 defeat.
Andrew Skutela and Michael Foster both sunk the black ball to see off Paul Whye and Paul Craft respectively.
Whittlesey B moved off the foot of the table as a result, replaced by Donington D.
A tussle between two other strugglers – Donington B and Pyramid E – went the way of the Bourne side.
Donington B dragged themselves back from 2-0 down, with wins for Phil Burrell (on the black ball) and Darren Templeman. But Pyramid’s Neil McLean scuppered hopes of a comeback win for the home side, beating fellow O7 handicapper Mick Clark 56-44 in the decider.
It was Pyramid’s third win of the season and Donington B’s ninth defeat in 12.
Services F continue to go well at the top, seeing off the club’s B side 5-1.
