MONDAY 15^th JANUARY 2007

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BLACK BULL ‘A’

A team always up for a laugh but who are under-achieving this season were the guests at the Tulip this week. With images of Trevor running round the table with his trousers off in the away fixture still firmly embedded in everyone’s mind it was a match of table toppers Vs division droppers. The last meeting saw the Tulip ‘C’ romp away with a very comfortable 10-1 win, but could they repeat the performance on home ground?

Glenn didn’t get the match off to a positive start. The Badger began brightly but ended up getting bogged down in a nip & tuck frame with his opponent holding all the key positions. And with Glenn just unable to find any safety shot the Black Bull’s captain cruised through to take the first point. 0-1.

Waspy should have made the score-line 0-2 and was very much out of sorts. With both players on the black and the Black Bull’s player playing the shot it looked curtains for Waspy. However she failed to make the pot but did succeed in potting the white, and with ball in hand and 2 visits on the black, Waspy took full advantage. 1-1.

Peter racked up only his second win since joining the Tulip ‘C’. Playing with a bad shoulder, Wicksy still looked comfortable as he coasted through his reds before potting an easy black to put the home side in front. 2-1.

Somehow Ian increased the lead to 3-1 despite playing probably the worst frame he’s played all season! Missing pots he could normally make with his eyes shut, Bluetooth battled through playing a more defensive game than his normal aggressive one.

Tam, finally making an appearance after a good few weeks missing was in no mood to be nice. The Big Jock stormed through the balls on his first visit and could have cleared up from the break. However with his opponents balls all sitting on the cushion Tam was never in any danger of losing to the man who made Trevor streak in the last meeting of these two teams. 4-1.

Craig and his opponent both fell foul to an un-level table before the Black Bull player produced a nice clearance with Craig never really able to get into full swing. 4-2.

Gordon also whizzed through the balls but was just not granted any real clear-cut chance on the black. His opponent concentrating on pots rather than any tactical ability left Gordon very few chances to get the telling shot and when given his chance took it. 4-3.

Trevor proved just too good for his opponent despite a late scare. Cruising through his balls Trevor always looked in control of the table without even being at his best. But a foul on the black gifted his opponent 2 visits with only 2 yellows on the table. Fortunately for Trevor the Black Bull player couldn’t make his chance count and a good long pot on the black gave the points to the home side. 5-3.

Trevor and Tam had the first doubles wrapped up only to snatch defeat from the hands of victory, both players guilty of missing long pots that would have given them the frame. 5-4.

Ian & Craig’s partnership continues to produce results, but this week was a complete reversal of last week, Craig this time making the pots, with Ian providing the safety play. Craig won the match with an audacious treble on the black after a neat little clearance. 6-4.

Mike & Gordon finished the night with a home win after a long drawn out tactical game that was never going to be won by the away side, despite concerted attempts by both Mike & Gordon to gift them the point.

FINAL SCORE

TULIP ‘C’ 7-4 BLACK BULL ‘A’