Sleaford Snooker League: Battle for second spot goes to the wire

The two main contenders for runners-up spot were Electra G and Electra B, who were on 84 and 83 points respectively, while Spanners had an outside chance on 79 points.

Electra G made a great start against Cardinals, with Alfonso Palumbo earning the week’s best win as breaks of 27 and 40 helped beat Joe Kerwin 78-9. Electra B lost their opening frame at Reel Deal C where Jason Marriott, who leads the highest break charts with 68, outscored Paul Clark, 69-39.

Myles Deleuse edged out Graham Watson 56-46 to give Spanners the lead over Upholsterers 1-0 and become Division One’s top winner with 17 wins and only one loss. Five other players recorded 17 wins, but with more losses.

Rob Ward levelled for Cardinals with a 51-25 triumph over Electra G’s John Wheeler, while Electra B moved back ti within a point of their clubmates as

Gavin Robson beat Stan Oliver, 64-29.

Meanwhile, Spanners went 2-0 up as Mark Ferguson edged Jason Partridge 60-42.

A 28 break for Steve Caithness helped see off Arnie Aelberry 52-23 and put Electra G 2-1 up, and Electra B also went 2-1 ahead as Wayne Brankin beat Carl Marriott 45-37, but Spanners’ hopes ended when Chris Onley lost to Andy Copeland, 56-24.

Cardinals levelled for a second time when David Gash overcame Ken Choularton, 64-37, but Electra B could not take advantage as Lewis Choularton narrowly lost 50-48 to Keith Southern.

Spanners won their match with a 54-18 victory for Mark Gee versus Ray Black. (Electra G 86pts, Electra B 85pts, Spanners 83pts)

Electra G finally clinched runners-up spot in their final game when Stefan Lawrence shaded Spike Rushby 47-44 to earn Electra G a 3-2 victory.

Simon Biggin’s 27 break helped him to a 73-34 win over Anthony Wood to give champions Reel Deal C a 3-2 win against Electra B, and Spanners finished 4-1 winners following Guy Garrett’s 55-15 win against Adi Taylor.

Guy scored the division’s highest break of the season, with a run of 58.

The only other fixture saw Wanderers win 4-1 at Legion A.

The first three frames were all black-ball frames, all won by Wanderers.

Scores: Kevin Spry 51-52 Alf Falconio; David Brown 48-62 John Butler; Paul Banks 56-57 Mark Dewhurst; Chris Creasey 63-19 Terry Wing; Neil Price walkover.