MONDAY 5th February 2007

PREMIER A

AWAY

THE FLYER ‘B’

A top of the table clash with the current leaders travelling to 2^nd placed, The Flyer B, with only 2 points separating the 2 teams. With all the banter that’s been going on in the Guestbook recently, this was always going to be a ‘vocal’ match with jibes and comments made by both teams, but played with spirit and sportsmanship.

Waspy was first up for the Tulip C side and was given a couple of chances to win the frame. However his confidence is slipping after a few loses in recent weeks and Waspy was unable to capitalise on the opportunities he was given. The Flyer player however wasn’t quite as generous when presented with his opportunity! 1-0.

Glenn levelled the scores shortly after as the in-form Tulip man look assured & confident in his potting and positional play needing only 2 visits to finish the frame. 1-1.

Ian’s bad luck on the break continued. He made probably his best break all season but just couldn’t believe it when a Red travelled around the table and then made a long pot on the white! From there the Flyer man had a relatively simple finish. 2-1.

Craig had a chance to finish, albeit a tough one, but opted to play the averages. However the Flyer man played the pot superbly and PMA could only watch as the home player made an impressive finish. 3-1.

With things not going well the Tulip Captain opted to bring Trevor forward. But in his first 2 visits the Tulip man managed to pot the white both times! Giving these fouls away to players of the Flyer B’s quality is suicidal, and although Trevor got another visit and managed to avoid getting a hat trick of fouls the game was too far-gone for him to make any impact. 4-1.

Gordon managed to get a frame back for the travelling side potting reasonably well. The home player should have done a lot better with his opportunities but gave the Turtle Wax Kid too many chances. 4-2.

Tam played some excellent shots in his frame including a very long plant. But when he over-ran one of his positional pots he was placed on the back foot and lost control of the frame. The Flyer player then taking his chance to clear and putting the home side on the brink of victory. 5-2.

Mike lost the toss then watched as his opposing captain almost cleared from the break. Mike had one pot then missed out on snookering his adversary. From there it was game and match over and any frames won for the Tulip C were damage limitation. 6-2.

Waspy & Trevor partnered again for the first time in a few weeks and were put into trouble right from the start as the home side rushed through their balls. However the pairing did fight back and were even gifted a clearance possibility. But when put into a position of tough pot to get onto black or attempt a safety, Waspy opted for the former. The pot was missed and the home side capitalised. 7-2.

Craig formed a new partnership with Gordon and the pair started with a win. Both players contributing with pots. 7-3.

Pete & Glenn partnered for the first time too but the frame was over before it really got started, with the home side potting the black illegally in their first visit to the table.

A match victory puts the Flyer B on top of the table but with the Tulip C only 3 points behind them with 6 matches to play. The Compasses and the Bell will also still be in the mix as things start to warm up in Chelmsford’s highest Pool League.

FINAL SCORE

THE FLYER ‘B’ 7 - 4TULIP ‘C’