A seventh straight win saw Pyramid F move six points clear at the top of the Spalding & District League after romping to a 5-1 success at second-placed Boundary A.
It was the hosts who collected the first point, courtesy of Pete King (scr), but Pete Hodgson-Kerry (o28), Mark Gray (o98), Oliver Player (o28) and Ian Clare (o7) turned the match around, with Gray scoring a 44 break.
Donington C took advantage of that result to climb into second place with a 4-2 victory over Pyramid C. Mat Turner (o28) had a 22 clearance and Neil Favel (o14) put them 2-0 up but Jason Green (o63) pulled one back with a 21 break. Dave Pearson (o14) then levelled with a black-ball game win but Mick Pearl (o21) hit a 22 break on his way to the decisive victory.
Pyramid A leapfrogged Services A into fourth spot with a 4-2 away success, coming back from two frames down. Vince Fitter (o42) and Phil Spencer (o14) put the hosts ahead but, despite a 20 break from Chris Dunmore (o42) he lost to Michael Twell (o7) and John Twell (o7) levelled things. That left Dean Cole (o14) to score a 21 break in the final frame to secure victory.
Pyramid D are level with their clubmates after James Sharpe (o56) struck an impressive 72 break in a 6-0 win against Gosberton A, which saw the visitors fall to a seventh consecutive defeat. Marcus Hamilton (o28), Dheeraj Vanteru (o7), Josh Agger (o28) and Stephen Thompson (r7) were the other winners.
Services D pulled away from the lower reaches of the table with a 5-1 win at Consti H, who struck first through Doug Garfoot (o35). He needed a re-spotted black against Joel Shears (r7) but did chalk up breaks of 23 and 20.
Paul Spicer (o21), Alan Day (r28), Ian Smith (scr) and Russ Morse (scr) sewed up the away points, although Seb Grimston (o28) rattled off a 21 break.
Holbeach B also moved away from the drop zone in emphatic fashion by whitewashing Consti G.
The Holbeach derby went in favour of the ‘visitors’ with the E team coming back from behind to beat their B team colleagues 4-2. Richard Parkes (o7) put the E team one up but Paul Daw (o21) and Shane Cummins (o14) made it 2-1 to the D team. Ethan Lawrence (r7) levelled, leaving James Crampton (o28) to win the deciding frame.
Gosberton D stayed a point clear at the top of Division Two, thanks to a 5-1 success at Services C. Lynn Simmons (r21), James Parrott (scr), Neil Simmons (o28) and Keith Lungley (o28) were winners, with Nigel Cherry’s (o7) last-frame win preventing a whitewash.
Jordan Ravenhill (o14) starred for Holbeach G, who remain second after a 5-1 win at clubmates Holbeach F. He hit breaks of 33, 23 and 20 in his win, to go with successes for Stu Sullivan (o28), Dave Willy (o28) and Ian Woodberry (scr). Alex Bourne (o21) got the consolation point.
Pyramid E won 4-2 against bottom side Boundary B but are now two points off top spot in third place. Neil McLean (r14) and Steve Thompson (r7) put them clear but Mick Mitchell (r7) and Mick Goddard (o14) hit back to take it to a last-game decider, which saw John Clapton (r14) hold his nerve for Pyramid.
Consti F are level in fourth place with Services B after beating them 4-2. Andy Neal (scr) won the opening black-ball frame and Alan Hansard (scr) was successful in the last but the other three all went to Consti, thanks to Mark Dennis (r7), Jay Blunt (r7) and Martyn Stanley (r7).
Pyramid B shot up the standings with a surprise 5-1 win against high-flyers Whittlesey A. Jason Clarke (scr) opened with a win for the visitors but it was one-way traffic after that with points notched by Darren Hibbins (o7), Dennis Pearson (scr), Carl Kelham (scr) and Roy Jackson (r7).
Holbeach C climbed into mid-table courtesy of a 4-2 success at Gosberton B. The points were wrapped up in the first three games with wins for Dan Ashton (scr), Nick Edwards (r14) and Terry West (r14). Two black-ball games both went in favour of the hosts with wins for Merv Pattison (r14) and Stu Ruskin (r7).
Consti B moved to within two points of the top of Division Three thanks to a 6-0 demolition of hosts Donington B. The only high point for the home side was a break of 29 by Gav Lewis (o21). Wins were chalked up by John Pike (r7), John Christian (r14), Mick Johnson (o21), Martin Fear (scr) and John Keeton (o14).
Bourne SC remain top after a 4-2 win at Whittlesey B. Mark Porter (r7) had a 21 break in his opening frame win and Dave Antcliffe (scr) made it 2-0 with another break of 21. Pawel Skutela (r7) pulled one back but Porter came back on to secure the match-winning point. Bourne needed that because their fifth player failed to turn up, handing Kay Skutela (r21) a walkover.
Whittlesey C moved up to third thanks to seeing off Consti I 4-2 with Jason Bloomfield (o28) hitting a break of 22 to squeeze past Richard Geddes (r28) 69-67 in the decisive fifth frame. Pete Stokes (r14) and Phil Tweddell (scr) got the away points, with Tweddell making a 22 clearance, while Paul Cook (o14) and Gary Thewliss (scr) were the other home victors.
A bad night for Consti saw the A team drop to fourth after going down 4-2 at Gosberton C. Louis Steadman (r7) put them one up but Shaun Dewing (o7) and Andy Adair (r14) hit back, with Adair scoring a 22 clearance. Bill Prosser (o7) made it 2-2 but Stuart Tamplin (scr) had breaks of 25 and 23 to decide the match in Gosberton’s favour.
Two Consti versus Donington matches both went in favour of the visitors.
The C team fell 4-2 to Donington D, despite John Walker (r28) giving them a first-frame lead. Dan Sawdy (o7), Pat Taylor (r14) and Geoff Harris (r28) turned things round, with Steve Crane (scr) pulling one back in the last game.
It was even worse for Consti D, who crashed 5-1 to Donington A. Justin Stanley (scr) was the sole home winner, hitting a 27 break. Glenn Ryan (o21), Nigel Brasier (o28), Michael Garfoot (r21) and Tony Scully (o42) settled matters, with Brazier and Scully recording breaks of 21 and 23 respectively.
Results: Div 1 – Boundary A 1 Pyramid F 5, Consti H 1 Services D 5, Donington C 4 Pyramid C 2, Holbeach B 6 Consti G 0, Holbeach D 2 Holbeach E 4, Pyramid D 6 Gosberton A 0, Services A 2 Pyramid A 4.
Div 2 – Consti F 4 Services B 2, Gosberton B 2 Holbeach C 4, Holbeach F 1 Holbeach G 5, Pyramid B 5 Whittlesey A 1, Pyramid E 4 Boundary B 2, Services C 1 Gosberton D 5.
Div 3 – Consti C 2 Donington D 4, Consti D 1 Donington A 5, Donington B 0 Consti B 6, Gosberton C 4 Consti A 2, Whittlesey B 2 Bourne SC 4, Whittlesey C 4 Consti I 2.
