MONDAY 19th February 2007

PREMIER A

AWAY

THE BELL

A top of the table clash again, with the Tulip ‘C’ travelling to Ingatestone to play the Bell. Only 3 points separate the 2 teams with the Tulip side in 2^nd place and the Bell in 3^rd. A good friendly match was on the cards with banter coming from both sides, and after a brief warm-up for the Tulip side so they could check for an uneven table the match began.

MJ started proceedings but was never really given any chance to get into the frame as his opponent made 2 decent breaks to give the home side an early lead. 1-0.

Glenn levelled the scores in a frame that could have gone either way. The early chance fell to the badger but he couldn’t capitalise. His opponent then missed his chance before Glenn made sure of the point. 1-1.

Things went down hill for the Tulip team after this with Jamie, Waspy & Craig all losing in close run frames that again could have gone either way. Ian made a slight return to form to get a point back before Gordon missed an excellent chance to finish. 5-2.

Trevor, under a barrage of threats to make him run naked around the table, almost had to repeat the performance before he was given a chance to get into the frame. Trevor made life difficult for his opponent with some decent safety shots before he was offered a chance to clear. It was an offer that the Tulip player took gratefully. 5-3.

But the fight back was very short lived with MJ & his brother Jamie crashing out in a frame they had in the bag, Jamie missing a relatively simple black after a good clearance.

Trevor & Glenn got to the black first but a wayward shot from Glenn gave away a foul and the home side took full advantage.

Ian & Craig also got to the black first but a poor positional shot from Ian left him with a do or die black. He died!

FINAL SCORE

THE BELL 8-3 TULIP ‘C’