Sussex Inter-League Fixtures 2023/2024 (Wk6) - 28/01/2024

["Silent"]

Fixtures for Series 6:-

DIVISION 1
Brighton B 1 v 6 Brighton A
Redhill A 3 v 4 West Sussex
Worthing A 4 v 3 Tunbridge Wells - (played Monday 15/04/2024) 

DIVISION 2
Lewes 5 v 2 Mid Sussex
Worthing B 2 v 5 Redhill B
Littlehampton have the bye

["Silent"]

Second half of the season starts tonight

[tommo III]

Worthing B 2, Redhill B 5 (at the Alexandra)
Pete Hickman bt Alex
Roger Taylor lost to Clive
James Whittle lost to Anita
Rick Cunningham (16k) bt Nev
Dave Ingram lost to Jim
Tony Jenner lost to Fritz
Dave Jones lost to Tom

Jim's game was pivotal, looked like Dave had scored enough but Jim just snuck it.
TJ then no luck in the battle of the captains.
We would have been happy with that, but Tom was up to the job, answering Dave's 5k opener with 6k to the bar.

Great table, great pub, great opponents with friendly chit chat, not all about b-bs.
And the sarnies were nice too.
 

[NigelS]

Jan 28, 2024 23:24:05 GMT tommo III said:

Worthing B 2, Redhill B 5 (at the Alexandra)
Pete Hickman bt Alex
Roger Taylor lost to Clive
James Whittle lost to Anita
Rick Cunningham (16k) bt Nev
Dave Ingram lost to Jim
Tony Jenner lost to Fritz
Dave Jones lost to Tom

Jim's game was pivotal, looked like Dave had scored enough but Jim just snuck it.
TJ then no luck in the battle of the captains.
We would have been happy with that, but Tom was up to the job, answering Dave's 5k opener with 6k to the bar.

Great table, great pub, great opponents with friendly chit chat, not all about b-bs.
And the sarnies were nice too.
 

Fucking hell Cunningham's on fire!

["Silent"]

Brighton B 1-6 Brighton A

**Alan Brackenridge 9990 - 3600 Bob Hall
Steve Burns 1860 - 8020 Jim Millward**
Jean Brackenridge 2500 - 14,320 Nigel Senior**
**Ellis Candy 1200 - 12,980 Kevin Hall
Kevin Stoner 2890 - 6160 Matthew Knight**
Michelle Baden 1700 - 8880 Chris Tupper**
**Marcus Chipman 2580 - 4550 Phil Osborne

Comprehensive win for the visitors but a couple (at least) ropey performances with the table not to everyone's liking. Captain Nige and super Kev showing us how it is done, Nige with the break, missing the red on the first break shot but then getting it back and making enough. After Ellis was off early, Kev with a lovely break making enough first go too. Tupps making one of his famous "Tupper Time" breaks second go getting nearly 8k with every shot in the book, and some that weren't

Thanks to the Bees for a great night

[bigtj]

 Scores from Worthing B v Redhill B

Player	Score	Score	Player
Worthing B			Redhill B
Pete Hickman *	6590	3520	Alex Hornby
Roger Taylor *	2980	8180	Clive Thompson *
James Whittle	3980	5070	Anita Blackman *
Rick Cunningham *	16130	0	Neville Blackman
Dave Ingram	3560	4870	Jim Balchin *
Tony Jenner	4150	6070	Mark Fraser *
Dave Jones *	4670	6980	Tom Pearce
2	42060	34690	5

Rick`s opening break 8400 and when Neville missed Rick got them back and finished off.

As Clive says a good evening with our friends from Redhill, game played in a sporting manner with plenty of friendly banter.

First 6 games could have gone either way.


Pete off early but Alex unable to get them back and Pete added 5k +, Alex when he got them back did not look like missing but short of time.

Clive off at about 2k, Roger balls back but off at 900, Clive then made sure with good 5k+.

Anita good 4k+ opener, James first to get them back and looking good but left one up short at 2.5k with plenty of time left. Anita then controlled the game for her win.

As said above Rick in no mood to give Neville a chance.

Jim two breaks to build around 2k before Dave got them back and looking good to pull us back into the match but as he will openly say made a pigs ear of a shot and off, Jim got them back and kept his nerve to finish the game off.

Mark off at around 2k and with TJ getting no luck at the back of the table, Mark added 6k and 800 breaks. TJ eventually cleared the balls with about 3 minutes left and finished off with 4k break.

Last Game as Clive says basically one break each, Dave getting a good opener but Tom always looked comfortable in the chase and made sure of a good away win.

Table playing well and Redhill took their chances well putting them in pole position to win the league.

[tengu]

Lewes	5	2	Mid Sussex
* Ric Bithell	3640	2120	Paul Jobbins
Chase Newman	2870	3160	Mick Kirwan *
Colin Southouse	6280	1200	Barry West *
* Peter Payne	3510	1460	Paul Moyes-Robb
Jan Bithell	5190	3980	Derek Taylor *
Huw Lincoln	900	3670	Ros Appleby *
* Richard Todd	3430	1030	Ian Giffen

[billiardsmichael]

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Redhill A	3	v	4	W Sussex
Geoff*	7400	-	320	Ian
Michael	0	-	14990	*Barry
Gary	5140	-	6810	*Dan
DC*	6460	-	480	Melissa
Colin	310	-	16080	*Chris
DJ	0	-	16100	*Martin
John*	7900	-	2660	Kev

With a new year rolling around the inter-league season resumes and Redhill were looking to get back on track after a surprising home loss to Tunbridge Wells last time out. West Sussex, meanwhile, were enjoying a good start to life back in the top division and were looking to repeat the success of their Kent counter-parts.

First up for the defending champs was the imperious Geoff. He started well, with a faultless 5k but then a rouge split that was caught thin and the 100 whipped, thankfully coming back towards the 50 and he was off. Ian had one crack at getting them back before Geoff mopped up and looked set to finish the game off. 3k in all things were going smoothly but another thin split and this time the white peg went down. Ian managed to get them back and had time but he left the break short immediately and he was off. Surely Geoff would finish it off this time? Well he got the balls back and 1k in down went the peg again! At this point Geoff was safe, but the question was whether the table was playing tricky and how would the big guns adapt? Geoff added 2k to finish off, this time not fancying a whipped split. 1-0

So next up Barry took the first break game for the visitors against bandana man (not banditing tonight as he was neither playing in an Open or for the Alex). After Geoffs struggles the home side were optimistic that they'd get a few chances, but Barry was in no mood to give Michael a sniff. A k a minute 10k, Barry chuckling that that was a bit quick, was enough for Barry. It was a faultless effort, 100 splitting throughout without any great alarm. Michael played two shots, didn't get them back and Barry was back on his merry way. This time though he struggled - the classic thick split eventually led to Michael returning for a couple of minutes but his consolatory points were lost as an exploratory reverse break whipped and took out the black. 1-1

Third on was Dan against the slightly out-of-touch Gary. Gary's form this season has been mixed, the home top at Merstham often seeming to throw up problems, and Dan gave him an early chance to put those thoughts to the back of his head as he came off at the back at 2.5k. Gary got the balls back but a thick split on 1k and he was off. Gaz once again worked some magic to get them back, but again his struggles resurfaced and he came off with the scores even. Dan seemed to be rueing the fact that Gary was the one who'd got them back twice, but he summoned a clear and grafted his way to 4k before coming off a little earlier than he'd like. Gary had just enough time and got the break back, but at 2.7k the one-up didn't have enough juice and that was that. Maybe Colin should have got Gary an extra pint to make sure he was correctly fuelled? Regardless it would have been tight as the bar dropped no more than a minute later and a relived Dan could return to his chair with that coveted 100% record still in tact. 1-2

So Redhill had to return to focusing on holding their throw and DC made the perfect start by missing his opening split. There was the chance that this could have turned into a classic back of the table bash with Melissa struggling to overcome the Merstham quirks, but DC has a few tricks up his sleeve and managed to clear them up and make 3k. From their DC didn't look back as he got Redhill back to parity. 2-2

So the question now was would Chris or Martin give the opponents a chance? First up Chris took to the table and his steady methodical style held him in good stead. He never looked in trouble as the thousands rolled by and the 100 splits kept rolling in. He learnt from Barry to go a little slower, so at 11 minutes with 10k on the board the tap-tapping start and Chris was off. Colin had one go, just like Michael, then Chris got them back and finished the time off with 5.5k to the bar - an excellent display of how to play the Merstham top. 2-3

So with Redhill needing the leg, DJ was thrown against the break to try and knick the leg off the out-of-form Coley (he's not won anything in ages). The Redhill team were rather resigned to their fate as Martin started well and once again the ks were ticking by but then... a mistake. A thick split and only the one ball had gone down and Coley was suddenly fighting down the back with 6k on the board. The stray ball moved awkwardly along the back cushion, but Martin expertly worked out the right shots and 45 seconds later he was safely back on the break. From their their was no trouble, sadly though he didn't make it a trio of 10k breaks, the tap-tapping letting him down with a measly effort of 9,940. DJ had a couple of goes at getting them back, but as with his teammates  before him, the visitor got them back and finished off with 6k, pipping Chris by a big 20 points in the high score stakes. 2-4

So with the game done Sleezy and Kev took centre stage in the dead rubber, while Captain Martin tucked into Colin's lovely baps. The Cheese and Onion was particularly to his liking, although his teammates were rather reluctant to sit close to him due to odours produced. Back on the green thing Sleezy had replicated young DC and came off on 500, and Kev was first to get them back. He could make much use of it though, and suddenly three balls had gathered around the 50 pocket. One was in front and two behind and from nowhere Kev's magic wand produced a shot so sensational that it was worthy of winning the match. He smashed the ball in front of the 50 inti the pocket, but with enough power to canon the ball behind it, this in turn cannoned off the red ball and slid across the face of the white peg and into the opposite 30. The red was pushed of one cushion into the nearside 20 and the cue ball followed the first ball into the 50 off one cushion. 170 of the finest points and the balls back. Kev, though, had was used up the last of the wishes he requested from the Merstham lamp and was off soon after, Sleezy taking three visits to rack up 7k and hold the final leg. 3-4

So a match that stayed on serve throughout. It's not often that teams come to Merstham and win, but now two have on the spin. This, though, was a near faultless display that is rarely seen away from the southern shores. Barry, Chris and Martin were spectacularly good in racking up 10k each (well, almost 10k). Redhill only had the one chance, but Dan battled well to keep his 100% record alive and give the visitors a much deserved win. So it looks like any title hopes have faded for Redhill, but they could still have a say with Worthing to come to the broken fortress, and a visit down to Brighton coming up next.

[gandalf the untidy]

Jan 29, 2024 8:42:09 GMT tengu said:

Lewes	5	2	Mid Sussex
* Ric Bithell	3640	2120	Paul Jobbins
Chase Newman	2870	3160	Mick Kirwan *
Colin Southouse	6280	1200	Barry West *
* Peter Payne	3510	1460	Paul Moyes-Robb
Jan Bithell	5190	3980	Derek Taylor *
Huw Lincoln	900	3670	Ros Appleby *
* Richard Todd	3430	1030	Ian Giffen

Tip for next time, level the table before your 1st 6 pints

[Mark James]

Jan 29, 2024 13:36:02 GMT billiardsmichael said:

"a rouge split that was caught thin and the 100 whipped"

Surely a rouge split should be one where it's the red ball that misses?

[billiardsmichael]

Jan 29, 2024 17:45:08 GMT Mark James said:

Jan 29, 2024 13:36:02 GMT billiardsmichael said:

"a rouge split that was caught thin and the 100 whipped"

Surely a rouge split should be one where it's the red ball that misses?

I merely meant that it was unexpected. Young Geoff don't miss.. he'd gone rouge!!

[tommo III]

Merstham table can sometimes be a bit of a rogue !!!

[StuC]

Apologies for a slow update following this series; same technical issues to be resolved which delayed the Sussex Singles updated. Have everything back-up and running now so hopefully be able to update quicker following next series.

Full results, tables and averages are now up to date on Sussex Website.

scbba.co.uk/inter-league/home-and-away-inter-league/2023-24-season/series-six-2023-24/
scbba.co.uk/inter-league/home-and-away-inter-league/2023-24-season/tables-2023-24/
scbba.co.uk/inter-league/home-and-away-inter-league/2023-24-season/averages-2023-24/

["Silent"]

Postponed match has new date

[StuC]

Feb 12, 2024 21:48:16 GMT StuC said:

Apologies for a slow update following this series; same technical issues to be resolved which delayed the Sussex Singles updated. Have everything back-up and running now so hopefully be able to update quicker following next series.

Full results, tables and averages are now up to date on Sussex Website.

scbba.co.uk/inter-league/home-and-away-inter-league/2023-24-season/series-six-2023-24/
scbba.co.uk/inter-league/home-and-away-inter-league/2023-24-season/tables-2023-24/
scbba.co.uk/inter-league/home-and-away-inter-league/2023-24-season/averages-2023-24/

All updated following last nights rearranged match between Worthing A v Tunbridge Wells

[StuC]

Worthing A					Tunbridge Wells
Terry Molloy	*	13380	5.3	1	Vinny Mitchell		750	N/A	0
Kevin Tunstall		3710	0.0	0	Curt Driver	*	11650	N/A	1
Martin Smith		6590	6.1	1	Gerry Fitzjohn	*	5540	N/A	0
Joe Oakley	*	11230	5.3	1	Richard Arnold		740	N/A	0
Mike Daw		2200	0.0	0	Ian Wright	*	4770	N/A	1
Stuart Carruthers		10940	6.3	1	Martin Russell	*	3150	N/A	0
Stuart Mepham	*	3860	0.0	0	Bryan Stevens		5490	N/A	1
		51910		4			32090		3