Hastings Winter League 2016-17

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Week 11 report by Andy Ellison

After stumbles in their previous two matches second-placed Ashburnham Arms E gave notice of their continued involvement in the title race in the Hastings Bar Billiards League with a 5-0 win at home against Jenny Lind B. Peter Payne, Mick Reilly and Chris Haynes with 5570 established a strong base for Ash E allowing Gareth Dell the freedom to step up with two wins to complete the whitewash.

Old King John remain top however as they recorded a good 4-1 home win against Nags Head A. Nigel Doe, Andy Eldridge and Andy Ellison put OKJ into a 3-0 lead, and then Garry Tomlin hit his seasonal best for a fourth win for OKJ. The final frame of the evening went to Nags B as Steve Featherstone played a determined game to cut the deficit to a 4-1 scoreline in favour of OKJ.

There was a close encounter at Jenny Lind A where visitors Ashburnham Arms A benefited from a return to form by Dave White who with 6250 won with the best total of the night. Mick Osborne and Sandy Harmer gave winning support for Ash A. Regular winners Nick Speight and Denis Cole dug in well for Jenny A leaving the final score at 3-2 for Ash A.

All teams enjoy a break this week in preparation for the final run-in.

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Week 12  Results and League Table

Jenny Lind B 0 - 5 Nags Head B
Ashburnham A 4 - 1 Ashburnham E
Nags Head A 3 - 2 Jenny Lind A

TEAM	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Points
Old King John	10	7	3	0	34	16	82
Ashburnham E	10	7	3	0	29	21	72
Ashburnham A	10	6	4	0	27	23	66
Nags Head A	10	6	4	0	26	24	64
Nags Head B	10	5	5	0	27	23	64
Jenny Lind A	11	2	9	0	23	32	50
Jenny Lind B	11	3	8	0	14	41	34

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Week 12 Scorecards

Jenny Lind B				Nags Head B
Linda Challis		780	0	Alec Pope		1780	2
Andrew Horsler		670	0	Colin Southouse	7000	11600	2
Tom Palmer		2640	0	Stewart Chant		4470	2
Les Thomas		320	0	Fred Pope		980	2
Andrew Horsler		290	0	Fred Pope		2920	2
Nags Head A				Jenny Lind A
Steve Featherstone		2400	2	Nick Speight		1630	0
Wayne Bloomfield		1220	0	Andrew Lipscombe		3760	2
Clive Minihane		2400	2	Ray Norton		2200	0
Sean Croft		3110	2	Phill Roberts		720	0
Jamie Mimihane		3060	0	Billy Skinner		3100	2
Ashburnham A				Ashburnham E
Roy Harmer		810	0	Peter Payne		4810	2
Dave White		5610	2	Mick Reilly		1350	0
Mick Osborne		5670	2	Chris Haynes		2990	0
Dave Pearce		2090	2	Peter Payne		1060	0
Sandy Harmer	7500	7600	2	Mick Reilly		6260	0

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This weeks report from our Andy Ellison

In the Hastings Bar Billiards League second-placed Ashburnham Arms E met title holders and table-sharers Ashburnham A this week. Peter Payne put the challengers into an early lead but the holders were pushed into a vigorous response as Dave White and Mick Osborne both recorded winning totals of 5600. Dave Pearce added a sound win for Ash A before their skipper Sandy Harmer helped his side through to a 4-1 win with a high break of 7500 against a luckless Mick Reilly who scored 6200 but suffered a narrow loss in one of the games of the season.

Steve Featherstone continued his good run of form for Nags Head A, with an early win against previously unbeaten Nick Speight of Jenny Lind A. Andrew Lipscombe and Billy Skinner were winners for Jenny A to set up a close fight but Clive Minihane and skipper Sean Croft stood firm to give Nags A a 3-2 win.

Colin Southouse, Nags Head B captain, recorded another massive total, this week he managed 11600 at Jenny Lind B. He was ably backed up by teammates Stewart Chant, Alec Pope and Fred Pope who had two wins in the 5-0 result in favour of Nags B. This pattern of results left Old King John as league leaders with two fixtures to play.

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Week 13 Results and league table

Ashburnham E 4 -1 Nags Head A
Nags Head B 4 - 1 Ashburnham A
Jenny Lind A 3 - 2 OKJ

TEAM	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Points
Old King John	11	7	4	0	36	19	86
Ashburnham E	11	8	3	0	33	22	82
Nags Head B	11	6	5	0	31	24	74
Ashburnham A	11	6	5	0	28	27	68
Nags Head A	11	6	5	0	27	28	66
Jenny Lind A	12	3	9	0	26	34	58
Jenny Lind B	11	3	8	0	14	41	34

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Week 13 Scorecards

Nags Head B				Ashburnham A
Stewart Chant		4380	2	Mick Osborne		2090	0
Colin Southouse		12260	2	Roy Harmer		770	0
Fred Pope		6370	2	Dave Pearce		240	0
Stewart Chant		2400	2	Sandy Harmer		2060	0
Fred Pope		1960	0	Dave White		5080	2
Ashburnham E				Nags Head A
Chris Haynes		6080	2	Steve Featherstone		1650	0
Peter Payne		2710	0	Jamie Minihane		3550	2
Gareth Dell		3200	2	Sean Croft		1160	0
Mick Reilly		7300	2	Clive Minihane		1670	0
Chris Haynes		7230	2	Ray Roberts		1180	0
Jenny Lind				OKJ
Phill Roberts		0	0	Chris Lamb		3690	2
Nick Spieght		5120	2	Nigel Doe		1150	0
Ray Norton		1490	0	Mark Bailey		2660	2
Andrew Lipscombe		1330	2	Andy Ellison		790	0
Denis Cole		2480	2	Andy Eldridge		0	0

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Week 13 report from our Andy Ellison

The outcome of the Hastings Bar Billiards League has come down to a final week shootout between Ashburnham Arms E and Old King John. Second-placed Ash E gave notice of
their intention to take the league to the final week with an emphatic 4-1 win at home against Nags Head A. Chris Haynes was at the forefront for Ash E with two high-scoring wins, and Mick Reilly echoed Chris's scoring feats with 7300 in his win. Gareth Dell was Ash E's other winner while Jamie Minihane recorded the consolation score
for Nags A.

Old King John were unable to take the opportunity to secure the title as they went down 3-2 at Jenny Lind A. Mark Bailey and Chris Lamb were winners for OKJ but Andrew Lipscombe and Nick Speight were clear winners for the home side and Denis Cole stayed strong to thwart OKJ skipper Andy Eldridge
and secure the 3-2 win for Jenny A in the deciding frame.

Ashburnham Arms A found the going tough at Nags Head B. Once again the best scorer of the night for the home team was skipper Colin Southouse with a winning total of 12260 and he was well backed up by Stewart Chant who won two games and Fred Pope. Dave White rescued a point for the visitors but the overall result was a 4-1 win for
Nags B.

The final fixtures including the game between the top two take place on the first Wednesday of the New Year.

[chrishaynes (R.I.P.)]

Happy Christmas to all players this festive time of year.

[bigtj]

Happy Xmas to all in Eastbourne and Hastings

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Final Week 14 scorecards

OKJ Take the title in a last week nail biter

OKJ				Ashburmham E
Andy Ellison		5410	2	Phil Osborne		2610	0
Gary Tomlin		1940	0	Gareth Dell		2080	2
Nigel Doe		4250	2	Peter Payne		710	0
Andy Eldridge		4520	2	Mick Reilly		1720	0
Mark Bailey		1990	0	Chris Haynes		2960	2
Nags Head A				Nags Head B
Sean Croft		1270	0	Peter Crabtree**		1790	2
Clive Minihane**		2130	0	Colin Southouse		3730	2
Ray Roberts		930	0	Stewart Chant**		2890	2
Jamie Minihane**		4710	2	Fred Pope		2610	0
Ray Roberts**		1750	0	Fred Pope**		4560	2
Ashburnham A				Jenny Lind B
Ron Young		870	0	Les Thomas**		1710	2
Dave White**		920	2	Andy Horsler		880
Sandy Harmer		2420	0	Tom Plamer**		3050	2
Roy Harmer**		3940	2	Linda Challis		680
Dave Pearce**		2030	0	Amdy Horsler		4530	2

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Week 14 results and league table

OKJ 3- 2 Ashburnham E
Nags Head A 1 - 4 Nags Head B
Ashburnham A 2 - 3 Jenny Lind B

TEAM	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Points
Old King John	12	8	4	0	39	21	94
Ashburnham E	12	8	4	0	35	25	86
Nags Head B	12	7	5	0	35	25	84
Ashburnham A	12	6	6	0	30	30	72
Nags Head A	12	6	6	0	28	32	68
Jenny Lind A	12	3	9	0	26	34	58
Jenny Lind B	12	4	8	0	17	43	42

OLD KING JOHN ARE LEAGUE WINNERS


The 2nd half home and away handicap starts shortly

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 Week 14 League win table

Well done to Chris Haynes ending up in the top spot

Players Name	Team	Average	home	away	played	played	Played	Won	brk
			av	av	total	home	away
Chris Haynes	Ashburnham E	3,756	3,847	3,605	16	10	6	11	4
Nick Speight	Jenny Lind A	3,676	3,658	3,693	12	6	6	11	9
Gareth Dell	Ashburnham E	2,858	2,957	2,759	14	7	7	10	10
Colin Southouse	Nags B	7,946	9,448	6,443	12	6	6	9	4
Andy Ellison	Old King John	3,680	4,060	3,300	12	6	6	9	5
Mick Osborne	Asburnham	3,679	4,762	2,777	11	5	6	9	8
Stewart Chant	Nags B	2,834	2,684	3,033	14	8	6	9	5
Jamie Minihane	Nags Head	4,056	4,334	3,317	11	8	3	8	5
Andy Eldridge	Old King John	3,173	3,608	2,738	10	5	5	8	5
Clive Minihane	Nags Head	2,541	2,977	2,104	14	7	7	8	7
Fred Pope	Nags B	2,524	3,190	2,006	16	7	9	8	8
Andrew Horsler	Jenny Lind B	1,652	1,527	1,813	16	9	7	8	6
Sandy Harmer	Ashburnham A	5,236	5,810	4,376	10	6	4	7	2
Dave White	Ashburnham A	3,502	2,712	4,292	10	5	5	7	7
Chris Lamb	Old King John	3,224	3,713	2,735	8	4	4	7	5
Steve Fatherstone	Nags Head	1,946	2,055	1,858	9	4	5	7	7
Mick Reilly	Ashburnham E	3,116	3,287	2,946	14	7	7	6	7
Peter Payne	Ashburnham E	2,702	3,417	2,089	13	6	7	6	6
Denis Cole	Jenny Lind A	2,098	2,210	1,958	9	5	4	6	4
Nigel Doe	Old King John	3,078	3,667	2,724	8	3	5	5	1
Roy Harmer	Ashburnham A	2,345	2,156	2,503	11	5	6	5	4
Steve McGill	Nags Head	2,292	1,965	2,510	10	4	6	5	2
Gary Tomlin	Old King John	2,136	2,260	2,012	10	5	5	5	9
Mark Bailey	Old King John	1,964	2,230	1,633	9	5	4	5	3
Tom Palmer	Jenny Lind B	1,819	1,840	1,800	15	7	8	4	8
Andrew Lipscombe	Jenny Lind A	1,463	1,118	1,895	9	5	4	4	3
Peter Crabtree	Nags B	2,343	3,213	1,473	8	4	4	3	7
Sean Croft	Nags Head	1,312	1,534	1,090	10	5	5	3	6
Les Thomas	Jenny lind B	1,255	943	1,489	14	6	8	3	6
Phil Osborne	Ashburnham E	7,067	#DIV/0!	7,067	3	-	3	2	3
Alec Pope	Nags B	1,970	#DIV/0!	1,970	3	-	3	2	2
Ray Norton	Jenny Lind A	1,268	997	1,539	14	7	7	2	9
Billy Skinner	Jenny Lind A	1,076	783	1,272	10	4	6	2	3
Dave Pearce	Ashburnham A	1,200	1,902	498	10	5	5	1	7
Martin Cook	Nags B	1,165	1,165	#DIV/0!	2	2	-	1	1
Keith Challis	Jenny Lind B	1,104	1,027	1,163	7	3	4	1	6
Phill Roberts	Jenny Lind A	1,081	868	1,367	7	4	3	1	2
Linda Challis	Jenny lind B	724	668	817	8	5	3	1	3
Wayne Bloomfield	Nags Head	1,560	1,810	1,310	6	3	3	-	2
Vic Hibben	Nags B	1,440	#DIV/0!	1,440	1	-	1	-	1
Ron Young	Ashburnham A	1,177	1,218	1,123	7	4	3	-	2
Ray Reynolds	Nags Head	1,068	1,340	795	4	2	2	-	3
Dave Froude	Old King John	760	1,140	-	3	2	1	-	2

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The draw for the quarter finals of the Rix Cup have been drawn:

Old King John v Nags Head A @ Ashburnham Arms
Ashburnham E v Jenny Lind B @ Nags Head
Ashburnham A v Nags Head B @ Jenny Lind

Jenny Lind A have been awarded a bye

Ties to be played on Wednesday 11th January 2017

All games are equal breaks, starting breaks will be decided by a toss of the coin, the second named team will call and have the option of games 1,3 and 5, or 2 and 4. The toss shall take place BEFORE the draw has taken place.

Could all teams who play at the venues of these games please make their landlord/lady is aware that they are hosting a game that evening.

Kind regards
Sandy

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Week 14 report from Andy Ellison

Old King John Bar Billiards team achieved their second Hastings League title in three yeas with a 3-2 win over closest rivals Ashburnham Arms E on a tension-filled evening at the Old King John last week. The first game set the tone as Andy Ellison for OKJ and Phil Osborne for Ash E kept pace until the last few minutes when Andy settled into a break of 3000 to post the best total of the night of 5410 and ease the home team's nerves. However match scores were levelled as Garry Tomlin and Gareth Dell fought
out another tight leg with Gareth prevailing for Ash E on the penultimate ball. Nigel Doe put together a very sound game with a winning score of 4250 for OKJ in the next, then OKJ skipper Andy Eldridge repeated Nigel's performance and had the honour of seeing his side to a winning 3-1 position. Chris Haynes took the last game for Ash E to leave the final score at 3-2 and ensure a creditable runners-up position for Ash E in their debut season in the Hastings League.

Nags Head B secured third spot with a 4-1 win against stablemates Nags A. Pete Crabtree, Colin Southouse, Stewart Chant and Fred Pope were victorious for Nags B whilst Jamie Minihane hit the highest score of the match of 4710 to record the consolation win for Nags A.

Ashburnham Arms A found the going tough at home against Jenny Lind B. Les Thomas set the Jenny B on the way with the early victory. Dave White and Roy Harmer responded well for Ash A but Tom Palmer and Andy Horsler kept their focus to record wins and an excellent 3-2 away victory for Jenny B.

The bar billiards season is far from over, however, as the teams participate in the knockout Rix Cup and the Handicap League as the year progresses.

The victorious OKJ Team pictured below




L-R Chris Lamb, Jack Clarke (landlord), Gary Tomlin, Andy Ellison, Andy Eldridge, Mark Bailey, Nigel Doe

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 Rix Cup Prelim results

Nags Head B 2 v 3 Ashburnham A
OKJ 2 v 3 Nags Head A
Ashburnham E 4 v 1 Jenny Lind B

Nags B				Ashburnham A
Alec Pope		2530	2	Dave Pearce		1220	0
Colin Southouse		330	0	Mick Osborne		3370	2
Peter Crabtree		0	0	Sandy Harmer		1800	2
Stewart Chant		3130	2	Roy Harmer		2560	0
Fred Pope		3210	0	Dave White		3440	2
OKJ				Nags A
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Chris Lamb		3630	2	Sean Croft		820	0
Andy Ellison		1190	0	Steve McGill		2760	2
Mark Bailey		1920	2	Steve Featherstone		1140	0
Nigel Doe		2260	0	Jamie Minihane		5660	2
Gary Tomlin		560	0	Clive Minihane		2420	2
Ashburnham E				Jenny Lind
Gareth Dell		3810	2	Linda Challis		930	0
Chris Haynes		4550	2	Andy Horsler		3150	0
Mick Reilly		2500	0	Ton Palmer		6790	2
Peter Payne		5620	2	Les Thomas		2340	0
gareth Dell		890	2	Linda Challis		770	0

Report on The First match

Alec Popped in to play tonight at his fav. Hastings Pub (rare for us to field 5 players)  and quickly took advantage of his opponent, and also took advantage of the Theakstons Barrel but remained upright till the end
I had a quick game of snooker before his match, not sure this is relavant but i missed both holes on my opening break shot and spent the rest of the game visiting Stewarts' relatives in a galaxy far far away culminating in BP near the end after a nice recovery break of 5.5k, several of the opposing team spent the rest of the night reminding me of my diminishing BB prowess, its a good job my Altzheimers allows me to forget quickly.
Peter and Sandy found the table tricky and sandy pulled away at the end
Stewart started 1k behind but made a nice 2.5k break and kept it, Roy Chased valiantly but was unable to catch thanks to a 16 min clock
The Best game of the night saw Dave and Fred battling it out for the honours in the decider, in the end Fred needed to keep 1 of the last 2 up but failed to pot and it was Dave who sunk the last two balls at his first attempt to take the game and Match.

Plenty of fun and frolicks all night, we always have plenty of chatter with our ash mates, and pleased to say i took my ribbing from ALL in good spirit. ( probably more to follow )

regs cs

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Rix cup Report from Andy Ellison

In the Hastings Bar Billiards League the Rix Cup preliminary round was completed this week. Nags Head A showed the level of quality amongst the teams with a 3-2 win over recently-crowned champions Old King John. Chris Lamb and Mark Bailey were winners for OKJ but Steve McGill, Clive Minihaneand especially Jamie Minihane with the night's best total of 5660 proved resolute for Nags A and saw their team through to the semi-finals.

Ashburnham Arms E had the best result of the evening with a 4-1 win over Jenny Lind B. Chris Haynes had two victories for Ash E and was well-supported by Gareth Dell and Peter Payne who were the other winners for Ash E. However the performance of the night came from Jenny B's Tom Palmer who recorded a personal best of 6790 and the
highest total of the night in securing Jenny B's sole victory.

Ashburnham Arms A fought out a close tie against Nags Head B. Alec Pope put Nags B ahead but Mick Osborne replied for Ash A with a victory over Colin Southouse, Sandy Harmer then won for Ash A but Stewart Chant levelled the scores and it was left to Dave White to see Ash A home in the tightest of games with Fred Pope to snatch a 3-2 win for Ash A.

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HASTINGS & BEXHILL BAR BILLIARDS LEAGUE
Competition Draws 2016-2017 Results Update

BOTH players are responsible to contact each other. PLEASE play at the venues stated and have the games played before the deadline.

Pairs

First Round

Billy Skinner & Phil Roberts v Phil & Bob Osborne @ Nags Head
To be played by 31st December

Second Round

Winner of First round game v Colin Southouse & Stewart Chant @ Old King John
Clive Minihane & Steve Featherstone 0 v 2 Andy Eldridge & Mark Bailey @ Ashburnham Arms
Chris Hayne & Gareth Dell v Ray Norton & Andrew Lipscombe @ Nags Head
Les Thomas & Tom Palmer 2-1 Nigel Doe & Graham Dean @ Nags Head
Steve McGill & Jamie Minihane v Peter Payne & Mick Reilly @ Old King John
Dave White & Ron Young 1-2 Alec & Fred Pope @ Old King John
Chris Lamb & Andy Ellison 1-2 Sandy & Roy Harmer @ Jenny Lind
Dave Pearce & Sean Croft 0-2 Nick Speight & Denis Cole @ Old King John
To be played by 1st February

Lower Averages

First Round

Fred Pope v Mark Bailey @ Jenny Lind
Gareth Dell 0-2 Pete Crabtree @ Old King John
To be played by 31st December

Quarter Finals

Peter Crabtree v Winner of First Round Game 1 @ Jenny Lind
Billy Skinner v Stewart Chant @ Ashburnham Arms
Alec Pope v Steve Featherstone @ Ashburnham Arms
Dave Pearce 0-2 Peter Payne @ Nags Head
To be played by 29th March

Handicap

First Round

Gareth Dell (2,500) 0-2 Pete Crabtree (1,150) @ Jenny Lind
Ray Norton (1,210) 0-2 Billy Skinner (1,670) @ Nags Head
To be played by 31st December

Second Round

Peter Crabtree (1,150) v Clive Minihane (3,280) @ Old King John
Peter Payne (2,370) v Billy Skinner (1,670) @ Nags Head
Andrew Lipscombe (1,400) v Stewart Chant (2,010) @ Ashburnham Arms
Alec Pope (1,980) v Sean Croft (1,310) @ Jenny Lind
Phil Roberts (1,130) v Jamie Minihane (3,880) @ Ashburnham Arms
Chris Haynes (3,200) v Steve Featherstone (2,280) @ Old King John
Colin Southouse (4,710) 0-2 Dave Pearce (1,460) @ Old King John
Fred Pope (2,450) v Steve McGill (4,340) @ Jenny Lind
To be played by 1st February

Captains

First Round

Colin Southouse 2-0 W/O Ray Norton @ Ashburnham Arms
Sean Croft v Chris Haynes @ Jenny Lind

Byes: Sandy Harmer & Andy Eldridge
To be played by 29th March

Over 50’s

First Round

Alec Pope v Clive Minihane @ Old King John
Mick Osborne 2-1 Peter Payne @ Nags Head
Colin Southouse 2-0 Andy Eldridge @ Jenny Lind
Dave White v Pete Crabtree @ Old King John
Andrew Lipscombe v Roy Harmer @ Nags Head
Steve McGill v Stewart Chant @ Ashburnham Arms
To be played by 1st February

Byes: Steve Featherstone & Fred Pope.