2024/25 Billiards Season
Derek King posted a 36 break to keep St Denys A second
A tough fought draw for the chasers hands Park Gate an advantage!
St Denys A travelled to Curdridge as both teams attempt to chase down the league leaders, a heavy defeat for both sides in the initial games kept the match tightly balanced at 1-1 with Nick Alford managing a 54 point win and Malc Willis countered with a 66 point win for St Denys, a great 36 break from Derek King helped him get over the line against Robin Smith and an Adie Bridger win put the away side up 3-1 with a 27 point advantage on the aggregate, home skipper Brian Bull saved Curdridge with a good display and managed to overcome the points deficit to claim a 3-3 draw! this result leaves both teams in the hunt as they remain 2nd and 3rd with both on 37 points.
Park Gate made the most of the challengers shared game as they took another 5 point haul this season and this time at the expense of the current champions!, Gary Wilton was called into the side and put in a magnificent performance that undone the virtualy unbeatable Jerry Warren, firing in a 41 along the way Gary handed the Churchills man a rare taste of defeat. Ian Finch could not back him up though as he ran into one of the away teams other top talents in Steve Hughes, Steve registered a 32 point victory with the help of 38 and 31 breaks and now enters the realm of the minus handicappers. That was the only highlight from the evening though with Park Gate dominating the match thereafter, Steve Boterhoek led the second half assault beating Derek Foster and Chris Christodoulou fired in a 30 break to put them in control with Adam Humphries ending the contest with a victory over Steve Hulbert to open a 6 point advantage for Park Gate at the summit.
St Denys B registered a second consecutive win with a 4-2 result at home to Sarisbury Social, it was Chris Bishop's turn to play twice with the team still struggling to field 5 players and he made breaks of 32 and 33 in a solid win over Trevor Sanders that gave St Denys the advantage, the second was not quite to plan though as John Oldfield put him in his place despite Chris knocking in a 36 break, Ant Mitas-Pahita rolled in a great 30 break and a man of the match performance as he limited Kas Remzi to just 19 points in a 71 point win that added another for the home side, Harry Yard struggled to get going with Geoff Knapp hitting back for Sarisbury with a great performance and a 30 break, it put the match back in the balnce with Geoff pulling 82 points back on the aggregate, a superb comeback win for Spencer Nelson gave St Denys back to back wins with a 200-197 victory that had earlier looked certain for defeat, nearing the conclusion of the game Spencer trailed by a huge margin and with Steve Gardiner closing in on the finish, 10 minutes of brilliance though turned this game on its head with Spencer running out giving St Denys a welcomed 4-2 victory which moves them off the foot of the table.
Hamble v Churchills was postponed with expected bad weather.
PARK GATE 5-1 CHURCHILLS
(35) G. Wilton 200 - 150 J. Warren (-55)
(75) I. Finch 200 - 200 S. Hughes (0)
(55) S. Boterhoek 200 - 182 D. Foster (25)
(65) C. Christodoulou 200 - 137 M. McLean (45)
(115) A. Humphries 200 - 148 S. Hulbert (55)
Aggregate Score 968- 854
Breaks: GW 41 CC 30 SHughes 38, 31
HAMBLE v TOTTON
POSTPONED
ST DENYS B 4-2 SARISBURY
(-5) C. Bishop 200 - 156 T. Sanders (65)
(95) A. Mitas-Pahita 200 - 129 K. Remzi (110)
(40) H. Yard 118 - 200 G. Knapp (75)
(120) S. Nelson 200 - 197 S. Gardiner (110)
(-5) C. Bishop 176 - 200 J. Oldfield (70)
Aggregate Score 894- 882
Breaks: CB 32, 33, 36 AMP 30 GK 30
CURDRIDGE 3-3 ST DENYS A
(35) C. Gamblin 134 - 200 M. Willis (70)
(90) N. Alford 200 - 146 M. Emm (45)
(95) R. Smith 192 - 200 D. King (75)
(110) Derek Fry 193 - 200 A. Bridger (115)
(85) B. Bull 200 - 133 J. James (15)
Aggregate Score 919- 879
Breaks: DK 36
2024/25 Billiards Season
Chris Bishop with a 15 Hazzard 47 break
Top 4 all lose leaving all to play for in 2025!
The bottom 2 teams finally got wins to end 2024 with some hope of a fightback in the second half, Churchills stay second bottom even after a remarkable 6-0 victory over Hamble, Steve Hughes and Jerry Warren both knocked in their best league breaks of the season with a 40 and 66 respectively with Jerry addingf a 46 to that for good measure as he restricted his opponent to scoring just 22 points! Steve too won by 47 meaning both will move 10 points in the handicaps, Derek Foster will also drop 10 points after a 78 point win saw Churchills dominate the aggregate point. Steve Hulbert and Mike Henstredge backed up their team mates with good wins over some of the seasons standout players to send Hamble back empty handed.
Like Churchills, St Denys B have had to wait for a win and finally done so at the expense of Totton Rec, St Denys went 2-0 down to Mike Thatcher and Jason Stedman wins which left the evening looking like another defeat for Harry's men, the manner of the defeats also left cause for concern as Totton won those games by just 2 points and 1 point! Fortunes soon changed as Chris Bishop and Harry Yard both responded with excellent performances to take control of the aggregate and the match, Chris hit a 15 hazard 47 with every hazard going into the centre pocket, the break ended after failing to hit the required cannon to continue, Mick Kunzi had a good 37 in reply but suffered a 109 point defeat. Harry Yard won his by 112 points with Steve Allen not hitting his usual best and it was Spencer Nelson in his second game that secured the win as he quickly recovered from his earlier disappointment to beat Tony Aldridge by 55.
Park Gate suffered away at Curdridge as they left with just a one point haul which narrows the lead at the top of the table, Ian Finch was the sole winner for Park as Curdridge ran riot winning 5-1. it was 1-1 after the first 2 games with Brian Bull winning for the home side, Derek Fry made light work of his game to get the evenings best result and Clive Gamblin added the next with 2 of the leagues form players facing off, both of them were off season best handicaps but it was Clive who triumphed by 31 points. Trevor Harris came back into the side to finish the table toppers off with a 16 point win, are the cracks starting to show at Park Gate or are they going to push on in 2025!
After a recent good run St Denys A suffered a 4-2 reverse at home to Sarisbury, they remain 2nd but just 2 points separate them and 5th as the table narrows. Jeff James was the standout player for St Denys as he made the highly ranked Trevor Sanders suffer a big defeat with Malc Willis also on target for the Conservatives, Chris Collinson and John Oldfield both had solid wins for Sarisbury with Kas Remzi ending the tie with a great performance that gave his opponent little chance of scoring whilst he forged across the line.
It has been a great 2024 with some new faces getting involved and some old players returning to the fold, lets all try to carry on this recruitment and push the Billiards League on to an even better and brighter 2025.
Merry Christmas to you all and good luck in the New Year and beyond!
CHURCHILLS 6-0 HAMBLE
(10) S. Hughes 200 - 152 N. Wood (25)
(35) D. Foster 200 - 122 T. Spridgeon (60)
(60) S. Hulbert 200 - 199 M. Spridgeon (60)
(-45) J. Warren 200 - 137 W. Mildenhall (115)
(110) M. Henstredge 200 - 190 R. Shattock (95)
Aggregate Score 1000- 800
Breaks: SHughes 40 JW 46, 66 NW 30
TOTTON 2-4 ST DENYS B
(115) M. Thatcher 200 - 198 S. Nelson (120)
(25) J. Stedman 200 - 199 A. Mitas-Pahita (90)
(-65) S. Allen 88 - 200 H. Yard (50)
(-25) M. Kunzi 91 - 200 C. Bishop (5)
(35) T. Aldridge 145 - 200 S. Nelson (120)
Aggregate Score 724- 997
Breaks: MK 37 CB 47
ST DENYS A 2-4 SARISBURY
(25) J. James 200 - 153 T. Sanders (55)
(40) M. Emm 164 - 200 C. Collinson (70)
(70) D. King 189 - 200 J. Oldfield (75)
(75) M. Willis 200 - 188 S. Gardiner (105)
(105) A. Bridger 127 - 200 K. Remzi (120)
Aggregate Score 880- 941
CURDRIDGE 5-1 PARK GATE
(40) C. Gamblin 200 - 169 S. Boterhoek (50)
(100) T. Harris 200 - 184 C. Young (105)
(90) R. Smith 183 - 200 I. Finch (80)
(120) Derek Fry 200 - 160 C. Pullen (125)
(90) B. Bull 200 - 172 A. Humphries (110)
Aggregate Score 983- 885
2024/25 Billiards Season
Jason Stedman with 35 and 45 breaks
Park Gate slip up to give rivals some hope!
Park Gate had a rare defeat albeit a narrow 2-4 loss at home to St Denys, Jeff James had a great game to beat Chris Christodoulou with Ian Finch falling too to give St Denys a great start, star man Steve Boterhoek halted the slide with a convincing win to give the table toppers some hope of recovering, Colin Young delivered newcomer Mike Hogg his first defeat but it was Malc Willis who made the difference as he inflicted a 66 point defeat on his opponent to give St Denys A hope of chasing down the leaders.
Totton Rec put last weeks disaster behind them with a convincing 5-1 win over high flying Sarisbury, squad rotation did the trick as Mick Kunzi came back into the side with breaks of 38 and 31 to beat the leagues other "Zi" man Kas Remzi, Trevor Sanders was the only winner for Sarisbury as he edged past Steve Allen by 20 points, Tony Aldridge got back to winning with a good result and it was the fast becoming superstars of Totton to deliver the killer blows with Jason Stedman hitiing a 35 and 45 and Drew Farminer supporting well as he now drifts into the band of minus handicappers.
It was a close finish down in Hamble as the bonus point was decided 924-925 in the away teams favour, Hambles Nick Wood suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Clive Gamblin with Brian Bull getting the only other win for Curdridge on the night, Tony Spridgeon got his 7th league win with Rob Shattock delivered a similar margin win to balance the tie at 2-2, Will Mildenhall with his 6th win grabbed a third for Hamble by just 5 points but was not enough to secure the win in this mid table clash as it finished 3-3.
ST DENYS B P-P CHURCHILLS
POSTOPONED
PARK GATE 2-4 ST DENYS A
(60) C. Christodoulou 178 - 200 J. James (30)
(60) S. Boterhoek 200 - 156 M. Emm (30)
(70) I. Finch 159 - 200 D. King (80)
(100) A. Humphries 134 - 200 M. Willis (85)
(110) C. Young 200 - 179 M. Hogg (100)
Aggregate Score 873- 935
Breaks: ME 32
SARISBURY 1-5 TOTTON
(115) K. Remzi 181 - 200 M. Kunzi (-20)
(60) T. Sanders 200 - 180 S. Allen (-70)
(100) S. Gardiner 168 - 200 T. Aldridge (40)
(70) G. Knapp 186 - 200 J. Stedman (30)
(70) J. Oldfield 166 - 200 D. Farminer (0)
Aggregate Score 901- 980
Breaks: MK 38, 31 SA 50 JS 45, 35
HAMBLE 3-3 CURDRIDGE
(15) N. Wood 141 - 200 C. Gamblin (50)
(55) M. Spridgeon 183 - 200 B. Bull (95)
(65) T. Spridgeon 200 - 167 R. Smith (85)
(100) R. Shattock 200 - 163 Derek Fry (115)
(120) W. Mildenhall 200 - 195 N. Alford (85)
Aggregate Score 924- 925
2024/25 Billiards Season
John Oldfield hits a fine 45 break
St Denys A up to 2nd with a 5-1 win!
St Denys A move from second bottom to second place with 2 great wins, the 5-1 win was a blow for Totton given their recent good form and drop 3 places as a consequence, new star signings for both teams were absent for this game but another new signing for St Denys didn't disappoint, Mike Hogg signed a day before the match and made a great impact as he brushed aside Mike Thatcher in a 50 point win. Jeff James found success against Steve Allen despite Steve's couple of 34 breaks with Adie Bridger and Mark Emm also playing well to secure 5 points. Jason Stedman stood in the way of St Denys maximum points haul after a very impressive 74 point victory over Derek King, this sole victory for Totton and the midweek doubles success was enough to see Jason up to 3rd in the Player Rankings and his hioghest position to date.
Park Gate narrowly avoided defeat by just 4 points after losing 2-3 on the evening, they managed to pinch the bonus point 949 to 945 thanks mainly to a hefty 44 point win from Parks player of the season Steve Boterhoek, this was enough to avoid defeat and maintain a 7 point lead at the top of the table. Tony Spridgeon had a great night and managed to win 2 games for Hamble taking this seasons win tally to 7 and now moves into the top 10 of the player rankings, he joins son Mark Spridgeon in the top 10 with Mark also winning albeit by a tight margin. Chris Christodoulou was the other winner for the home team and has himself racked up enough victories to sit in 4th of the rankings meaning Park Gate now have 3 players in the top 10.
Curdridge and St Denys B played a double header to combine the outstanding Usher Shield game, this proved to be costly as they conceded home advantage for the competition. It was a tough evening for St Denys with some players unable to adapt to the playing conditions thus leaving Clive Gamblin and Nick Alford to forge a staggering 182 point advantage in just 2 games all but ending any hope of winning the aggregate. Derek Fry also won for Curdridge, getting over the line with Chris Bishop 15 points adrift, Spencer Nelson and Anthony Mitas-Pahita had more luck as they claimed a couple of points for the away side with Ant claiming a 59 point win to drop his handicap 10 points to 90 for his next match.
John Oldfield had a great evening on the superb Churchills baize as he rolled in a 45 break in a 31 point victory for the visiting Sarisbury, the match ended up all square with Steve Gardiner and Geoff Knapp both enjoying success to keep Sarisbury in the hunt for this seasons league title. Churchills main man Jerry Warren done the business again with his usual high standards as he rolled in a 51 break to keep his team in it but it was home skipper Derek Foster dealing a mighty blow on his good friend Trevor Sanders which claimed the bonus point with a huge 109 point win that left the match tied 3-3.
With next weeks bottom of the table clash (St Denys B v Churchills) called off the teams above them have the opportunity to push on and create distance between the 2 struggling sides.
ST DENYS A 5-1 TOTTON
(100) M. Hogg 200 - 150 M. Thatcher (105)
(70) D. King 126 - 200 J. Stedman (40)
(110) A. Bridger 200 - 165 T. Aldridge (35)
(35) J. James 200 - 165 S. Allen (-75)
(35) M. Emm 200 - 174 R. Longhurst (70)
Aggregate Score 926 - 854
Breaks: SA 34, 34
CURDRIDGE 4-2 ST DENYS B
(60) C. Gamblin 200 - 94 B. Cotton (15)
(95) N. Alford 200 - 124 H. Yard (40)
(75) R. Smith 141 - 200 A. Mitas-Pahita (100)
(120) Derek Fry 200 - 185 C. Bishop (0)
(90) B. Bull 170 - 200 S. Nelson (125)
Aggregate Score 911- 803
CHURCHILLS 4-2 SARISBURY
(5) S. Hughes 169 - 200 J. Oldfield (75)
(45) D. Foster 200 - 91 T. Sanders (50)
(55) S. Hulbert 180 - 200 S. Gardiner (105)
(-40) J. Warren 200 - 180 K. Remzi (110)
(40) M. McLean 194 - 200 G. Knapp (75)
Aggregate Score 943- 871
Breaks: DF 36 JW 51 JO 45
PARK GATE 3-3 HAMBLE
(65) I. Finch 196 - 200 M. Spridgeon (60)
(65) C. Christodoulou 200 - 189 W. Mildenhall (115)
(70) S. Boterhoek 200 - 156 R. Shattock (90)
(95) A. Humphries 187 - 200 T. Spridgeon (70)
(105) C. Young 166 - 200 T. Spridgeon (70)
Aggregate Score 949- 945
2024/25 Billiards Season
A 57 from Christodoulou widens Park Gates lead
Park Gate open 7 point gap as they push for the title!
Chris Christodoulou epitomised Park Gate's recent form with a well controlled 57 break helping them forge ahead in the title race, a 5-1 win away at St Denys B just the latest in a string of big wins, last weeks star Steve Boterhoek got the first for Park with Ant Mitas-Pahita countering for the home team, it seemed a very short night with Ian Finch, Christodoulou and Colin Young taking no prisoners as they swept the opponents aside with ease to sit with an extremely healthy advantage going into week 9.
Sarisbury have moved into second with a 4-2 home win against Curdridge, John Oldfield had a great night with a big win against his opposite number Brian Bull, Rob Smith and Clive Gamblin kept Curdridge in the hunt with fine wins, Kas Remzi got the second for Sarisbury but it was Geoff Knapp who made the difference with an exceptional performance as he made breaks of 44 and 32 to give Sarisbury the win and 2nd spot.
Totton Rec continued thier steady advance with another 4-2 win and sit 3rd in the table but level on points with Hamble. The win against last years champs Churchills was led by an excellent Drew Farminer who inflicted just the 2nd defeat of Jerry Warren's season, Drew looks to be a great addition to the Totton ranks and will surely get even better yet making Totton among the favourites to chase down the leaders, Jason Stedman and Mike Trigg were both also on song to make sure of the win. Steve Hulbert had a massive win for Churchills that kept the aggregate close and Steve Hughes was the other winner for Churchills as he knocked in a string of 33, 34 and31 breaks over his 2 games.
St Denys A lifted themselves off the bottom with a 4-2 away win against Hamble Social, stand in skipper Malc Willis saw off Mark Spridgeon to get St Denys underway, Mark played twice and bounced back in the second game inficting a heavy defeat on the returning Jeff James. Adam Nash continued his good form as he ran in a 47, 40 and 32 to give St Denys the advantage, on the other table honours were shared with the home side winning through Rob Shattock and the away side countering through Derek King both by narrow margins, St Denys now look ahead to next weeks home tie against Totton to build on the turn of fortunes.
ST DENYS B 1-5 PARK GATE
(30) H. Yard 160 - 200 S. Boterhoek (80)
(100) A. Mitas Pahita 116 - 200 A. Humphries (85)
(-10) C. Bishop 120 - 200 I. Finch (75)
(120) S. Nelson 165 - 200 C. Christodoulou (70)
(100) A. Mitas Pahita 154 - 200 C. Young (115)
Aggregate Score 776 - 936
Breaks: CC 57
SARISBURY 4-2 CURDRIDGE
(85) J. Oldfield 200 - 110 B. Bull (80)
(95) S. Gardiner 200 - 177 R. Smith (80)
(75) G. Knapp 200 - 172 C. Gamblin (65)
(110) K. Remzi 200 - 144 T. Harris (95)
(75) G. Knapp 184 - 200 N. Alford (90)
Aggregate Score 921- 914
Breaks: GK 44, 32
TOTTON 4-2 CHURCHILLS
(10) D. Farminer 200 - 130 J. Warren (-50)
(100) M. Thatcher 195 - 200 S. Hughes (5)
(25) T. Aldridge 114 - 200 S. Hulbert (65)
(45) J. Stedman 200 - 167 D. Lovejoy (60)
(80) M. Trigg 200 - 186 S. Hughes (5)
Aggregate Score 909- 883
Breaks: JW 34 SH 33, 34, 31
HAMBLE 2-4 ST DENYS A
(60) M. Spridgeon 162 - 200 M. Willis (90)
(10) N. Wood 172 - 200 A. Nash (-75)
(60) M. Spridgeon 200 - 156 J. James (25)
(65) T. Spridgeon 194 - 200 D. King (75)
(95) R. Shattock 200 - 185 A. Bridger (105)
Aggregate Score 928- 941
Breaks: NW 48 AN 47, 40, 32
2024/25 Billiards Season
A classy performance from Steve Boterhoek at Sarisbury
Steve Boterhoek saves Park Gate with huge win!
Steve Boterhoek saved his table topping Park Gate from defeat with a star performance against Sarisbury Social, winning by such a huge margin ultimately gave Park Gate the bonus aggregate point despite losing 3-2 on the night! Steve has started this campaign in excellent form with 5 wins that now lift him 3rd in league ranking points earned this season and up to 13th in the overall Player Rankings which is a massive achievement considering spending so much time away from the game last season. Sarisbury put in a great performance themselves with Trevor Sanders winning his 4th of the season backing up Geoff Knapp's opener, Kas Remzi also delivered a good win for the home team to stall Park Gate's Title push, Skipper Ian Finch was the other victor for the leaders but the night belonged to "Boaters"
Churchills managed to secure a 4-2 win against St Denys A to end the disappointing last few weeks, Steve Hulbert shone with a 34 break and has now become a key player for Churchills, Steve Hughes was in hot form too as he rolled in a 35 to see off Adie Bridger, the win set him up nicely for a dominant display in the Gordon Lewis opener the following evening. The usual suspect Jerry Warren now hits a -50 handicap after his 6th win in the first league cycle and is fast becoming a class act after another 49 and 33 were added to his seasons break list. Mark Emm was the star for the away side with a 42 break and a 51 point win and Derek King did not disappoint in St Denys other win of the evening as he secured a 97 point victory of Mark McLean.
St Denys B finally got their second win on the board with Ben Cotton returning to change fortunes for the better, he put in a solid performance to beat the in-form Will Mildenhall to add to Chris Bishops opener, Chris had got the night off to a good start making breaks of 48 and an unfinished 31 to steal the win, the match was to and fro with Tony Spridgeon winning the second and Paul Knights back in the side to win the 4th, the decider was played out between St Denys skipper Harry Yard and Hamble's Nick Wood with just 8 points separating the teams in the race for the bonus aggregate point, it turned out to be a tight game throughout with both players trying to keep it safe, Harry managed to keep his nose in front to see out the victory and claim the 2 points on offer giving the team a 4-2 which now lifts them back in the top half of the table.
Drew Farminer finished his final assessment game with defeat after the initial brilliance but it didnt affect Totton Rec as they still claimed a 4-2 win over the visiting Curdridge, Trevor Harris done the damage as he inflicted a 55 point defeat on drew and Mick Kunzi was the second to fall by a massive 89 points thanks to a brilliant outing from Robin Smith that put Curdridge 2 up. With Totton having their backs against the wall and 144 points down the tables turned! The tide turned with Mike Thatcher impressing and clawing back 65 points, Jason Stedman followed with a 34 point win to bring the tie level but still with a 45 point deficit, with the teams watching on, up steps Totton's captain Tony Aldridge with nerves of steel and a 32 break to glide past his opponent and secure a remarkable win to snatch the bonus point from Curdridge by 23 points!
ST DENYS B 4-2 HAMBLE
(-5) C. Bishop 200 - 195 M. Spridgeon (55)
(95) A. Mitas-Pahita 177 - 200 T. Spridgeon (70)
(25) B. Cotton 200 - 143 W. Mildenhall (105)
(115) S. Nelson 169 - 200 P. Knights (105)
(35) H. Yard 200 - 189 N. Wood (5)
Aggregate Score 946 - 927
Breaks: CB 48, 33unf
CHURCHILLS 4-2 ST DENYS A
(-40) J. Warren 200 - 61 A. Nash (-80)
(35) D. Foster 149 - 200 M. Emm (40)
(70) S. Hulbert 200 - 188 M. Willis (85)
(10) S. Hughes 200 - 175 A. Bridger (95)
(30) M. McLean 103 - 200 D. King (80)
Aggregate Score 852- 824
Breaks: JW 49, 38 SHul 34 SHugh 35 ME 42
TOTTON 4-2 CURDRIDGE
(30) D. Farminer 145 - 200 T. Harris (105)
(35) T. Aldridge 200 - 132 C. Gamblin (55)
(-30) M. Kunzi 111 - 200 R. Smith (90)
(50) J. Stedman 200 - 166 B. Bull (75)
(110) M. Thatcher 200 - 135 N. Alford (80)
Aggregate Score 856- 833
Breaks: TA 32
SARISBURY 3-3 PARK GATE
(75) G. Knapp 200 - 198 A. Humphries (90)
(80) J. Oldfield 116 - 200 S. Boterhoek (90)
(65) T. Sanders 200 - 189 C. Christodoulou (65)
(95) S. Gardiner 175 - 200 I. Finch (80)
(115) K. Remzi 200 - 175 C. Young (110)
Aggregate Score 891- 962
2024/25 Billiards Season
Mark Spridgeon hits a remarkable 62 unfinished
Mark Spridgeon stars for Hamble with a 62 unfished!
Hamble secured a 4-2 win at home to Sarisbury Social with the skipper leading by example to remain in second spot, Nick Wood seems to have turned the corner on his early season struggles to edge past John Oldfield. The in-form Trevor Sanders got Sarisbury on the board with a fine effort to beat Tony Spridgeon which pulled back some aggregate points and was backed up well by Steve Gardiner getting a narrow victory over Rob Shattock. Will Mildenhall's superb season continued as he settled the tie for Hamble in convincing fashion which keeps the home side within reaching distance of the leaders.
Park Gate are steadily forging a lead at the top of the table, even without the recovering Paul Lawrence they seem to be blessed with a large and able squad seamlessly rotating players without disrupting form. It was Drew Farminer who got Tottons sole victory as he continues his brilliant start to billiards, however the night belonged to the home side with some great performances from Gary Wilton, Chris Christodoulou, Steve Boterhoek and Colin Young to take yet another 5-1 win.
There was a one sided derby clash played out at St Denys with the A team taking the bragging rights with a 5-1 scoreline. with the B side still strugglimg with players it fell to skipper Harry Yard to play two matches, the first of which was a tight game until Adam Nash found his rhythm and potting prowess to fire in 2 quick 41 breaks which ultimately gave the 'away' side first blood, Harry had more success in his second game overcoming Mark Emm despite a 30 break from Mark but that was as good as it got for the B team with Malc Willis turning his season on its head as he hit incredible form to win by a whopping 80 points. Not to be outdone Derek King also put on a top performance and secured an 84 point win himself putting the aggregate beyond all doubt. Ade Bridger provided the gloss for St Denys A defeating Spencer Nelson in the evenings only close game.
Misery continued for Churchills as they went down 5-1 away at Curdridge, Jerry Warren still continues to defy his handicap and his 38 break led him to Churchills only win, the home side were already 4-0 up at this point though thanks to wins from Clive Gamblin, Nick Alford, Robin Smith and a 56 win for Trevor Harris. after a trip to Totton Rec this week Curdridge will turn their attentions to defending the Usher Shield with a trip to the out of form St Denys B.
ST DENYS B 1-5 ST DENYS A
(35) H. Yard 160 - 200 A. Nash (-40)
(85) A. Mitas Pahita 116 - 200 D. King (90)
(-15) C. Bishop 120 - 200 M. Willis (95)
(110) S. Nelson 197 - 200 A. Bridger (100)
(35) H. Yard 200 - 164 M. Emm (35)
Aggregate Score 793 - 964
Breaks: CB 31 AN 41,41 ME 30
CURDRIDGE 5-1 CHURCHILLS
(65) C. Gamblin 200 - 110 D. Foster (25)
(85) N. Alford 200 - 177 S. Hulbert (65)
(95) R. Smith 200 - 172 S. Hulbert (65)
(115) T. Harris 200 - 144 M. Henstredge (100)
(70) B. Bull 184 - 200 J. Warren (-35)
Aggregate Score 984- 803
Breaks: DF 31 JW 38
PARK GATE 5-1 TOTTON
(45) G. Wilton 200 - 153 S. Allen (-85)
(70) I. Finch 156 - 200 D. Farminer (30)
(70) C. Christodoulou 200 - 191 M. Kunzi (-35)
(95) S. Boterhoek 200 - 171 J. Stedman (45)
(115) C. Young 200 - 197 M. Thatcher (105)
Aggregate Score 956- 912
Breaks: SA 32 JS 30
HAMBLE 4-2 SARISBURY
(10) N. Wood 200 - 181 J. Oldfield (75)
(65) M. Spridgeon 200 - 141 G. Knapp (65)
(65) T. Spridgeon 163 - 200 T. Sanders (70)
(110) W. Mildenhall 200 - 160 K. Remzi (105)
(90) R. Shattock 195 - 200 S. Gardiner (100)
Aggregate Score 958- 888
Breaks: MS 62unf
2024/25 Billiards Season
Trevor Sanders wins big for Sarisbury
Both unbeaten teams suffer heavy 5-1 defeats!
Churchills and St Denys B both lose their first games of the season in a dramatic collapse of fortunes, it was league leaders Park Gate doing the damage away at Churchills with Ian Finch leading them to a third straight win conceding just 3 games in that time. It was Jerry Warren who kept Churchills from suffering a whitewash with breaks of 41 and 45 in another good performance but was just a spectator as Park Gate cleared the rest of the field. Chris Christodoulou was the standout player with a massive 68 point win and was supported well by skipper Ian Finch and doubles partner Steve Boterhoek. It was new signing Adam Humphries with the other victory for the away side and looks to have settled well becoming a key player for them.
Sarisbury made light work of St Denys B as the handicap bites for the away side, Chris Collinson got the first with Trevor Sanders doubling the advantage with big win over Harry Yard, Geoff Knapp turned back the years with a 35 break and a sparkling performance to make it 3-0 with yet another massive win for Sarisbury to leave the aggregate out of reach for St Denys B. Spencer Nelson fell shortly after to Kaz Remzi and increased the score to 4-0, It was Ben Cotton who saved St Denys from being hit for 6 with a tidy win over John Oldfield.
Hamble Social travelled well to Totton Rec and came away 4-2 winners, Rob Shattock and Tony Spridgeon are both winning for fun this season with both being ranked 2 and 3 respectively on this seasons order of merit chart, 129 points were accrued between them towards the aggregate. Debutant Drew Farminer (30 Break) made a winning start delivering a top performance with a 92 point win to give Totton hope. Will Mildenhall played twice for the visitors but with mixed fortunes, the first was a narrow victory over Mick Kunzi despite Mick knocking in a 59 break and the other game he suffered defeat against Mike Trigg but doing enough to secure the bonus point.
St Denys A hosted a Curdridge side that were looking to bounce back from last weeks disappointment, St Denys A started the better with Adam Nash making a 33 break and kept his 100% record alive as he ran out with a 44 unfinished. the tide then changed in Curdridge's favour as Mark Emm, Derek King and Ade Bridger all fell to the trio of Clive Gamblin, Nick Alford and Derek Fry, Malc Willis bounced back to form for St Denys with his first win as he beat Robin Smith by enough points to also secure the aggregate bonus point.
ST DENYS A 3-3 CURDRIDGE
(-40) A. Nash 200 - 140 B. Bull (60)
(30) M. Emm 169 - 200 C. Gamblin (70)
(85) D. King 177 - 200 N. Alford (90)
(95) A. Bridger 185 - 200 Derek Fry (125)
(100) M. Willis 200 - 165 R. Smith (90)
Aggregate Score 931 - 905
Breaks: AN 33, 40u
CHURCHILLS 1-5 PARK GATE
(20) D. Foster 172 - 200 A. Humphries (95)
(-30) J. Warren 200 - 169 C. Young (110)
(60) S. Hulbert 187 - 200 I. Finch (75)
(95) M. Henstredge 163 - 200 S. Boterhoek (100)
(25) M. McLean 132 - 200 C. Christodoulou (80)
Aggregate Score 854- 969
Breaks: JW 41, 45 SH 30
TOTTON 2-4 HAMBLE
(-40) M. Kunzi 192 - 200 W. Mildenhall (110)
(25) T. Aldridge 109 - 200 T. Spridgeon (75)
(30) D. Farminer 200 - 108 M. Spridgeon (55)
(100) M. Thatcher 162 - 200 R. Shattock (95)
(85) M. Trigg 200 - 166 W. Mildenhall (110)
Aggregate Score 863- 874
Breaks: MK 59 DF 30
SARISBURY 5-1 ST DENYS B
(65) J. Oldfield 141 - 200 B. Cotton (25)
(80) C. Collinson 200 - 192 B. Cotton (25)
(80) T. Sanders 200 - 147 H. Yard (25)
(110) K. Remzi 200 - 168 S. Nelson (105)
(75) G. Knapp 200 - 98 C. Bishop (-25)
Aggregate Score 941- 805
Breaks: GK 35 BC 35
2024/25 Billiards Season
Ian Finch leads Park Gate to the summit
Park Gate hold narrow advantage after week 4!
4 teams are separated by just 1 point at the head of the table with Park Gate delivering a knockout blow to the previously unbeaten Curdridge as they beat them 6-0 to become the 3rd different league leader in 4 weeks. The "Bearded Bandit" (Ian Finch in case there was any doubt) got the ball rolling with a 29 point victory and it was a returning Gary Wilton who doubled the lead to deliver the first defeat of Brian Bull's campaign, Adam Humphries seems to have settled into billiards life with successive wins and another 22 points added to the mounting aggregate lead. The doubles experts Steve Boterhoek and Chris Christodoulou closed the match out for a maximum points haul to take them from 2nd bottom to the summit of the league.
Ben Cotton starred in St Denys Cons B 5-1 victory over Totton Rec with this seasons league high 69 break and a 49 point win, he was kicking himself though as he misjudged a simple cross loser that ended the break! this was not the only star performance of the evening however as Ant Mitas-Pahita delivered a mighty blow too with an 88 point win over Tony Aldridge, Ant seems to have taken well to St Denys table 2 with both wins coming from the same baize, Spencer Nelson won again with the 19 point victory taking St Denys aggregate lead to 156 after 3 games! And there was yet another sparkling performance up next but this time it was a Totton player in Mick Kunzi hitting top form and bringing an unbeaten Harry Yard back down to earth, both players had started slowly missing some basic shots but it was Kunzi who suddenly went up a couple of gears hitting breaks of 57 and 56 to hand Totton a slim chance of a draw. The final pairing saw Chris Bishop (43 & 35) overcome the in-form Steve Allen (41 & 34) 200-166 to secure St Denys B first victory in the league.
Hamble Social were held at home to Churchills 3-3 with Jerry Warren returning to normal duty after last weeks rare defeat, Jerry hit his seasons best 53 break in the victory over Nick Wood and although Nick had a superb 59 himself the 58 point defeat proved decisive in the aggregate outcome. Steve Hughes and Derek Foster too both had season high breaks of 34 and 48 respectively but could not muster the same result as Derek Foster fell short of the line against Tony Spridgeon by the narrowest of margins giving Hamble the first of their 3 wins. The next 2 were the handy work of Will Mildenhall and Rob Shattock with Will playing a great game to make a dent in Churchills lead with a 55 point win, despite this and a 3-2 win on the night the away side managed to hold on to the bonus point and thus avoid a first league defeat.
With Sarisbury and St Denys A not playing they both sit at the foot of the table going into week 5.
ST DENYS B 5-1 TOTTON
(40) B. Cotton 200 - 151 J. Stedman (35)
(95) A. Mitas-Pahita 200 - 112 T. Aldridge (15)
(-20) C. Bishop 200 - 166 S. Allen (-90)
(110) S. Nelson 200 - 181 M. Thatcher (95)
(40) H. Yard 155 - 200 M. Kunzi (-30)
Aggregate Score 955 - 810
Breaks: BC 69 CB 43, 35 SA 41, 34 MK 57, 56
SARISBURY 5-1 ST DENYS A
Played on 20th November
HAMBLE 3-3 CHURCHILLS
(0) N. Wood 142 - 200 J. Warren (-20)
(50) M. Spridgeon 167 - 200 S. Hughes (15)
(80) T. Spridgeon 200 - 199 D. Foster (15)
(115) W. Mildenhall 200 - 145 M. Henstredge (90)
(100) R. Shattock 200 - 190 S. Hulbert (55)
Aggregate Score 909- 934
Breaks: NW 59 JW 53 SH 34 DF 48
PARK GATE 6-0 CURDRIDGE
(80) I. Finch 200 - 171 C. Gamblin (65)
(50) G. Wilton 200 - 169 B. Bull (55)
(100) A. Humphries 200 - 178 N. Alford (85)
(105) S. Boterhoek 200 - 161 R. Smith (85)
(85) C. Christodoulou 200 - 196 T. Harris (110)
Aggregate Score 1000- 875
2024/25 Billiards Season
Brian Bull maintains his unbeaten start to the season
Adam Nash makes his billiards return with a 45 and 58!
Adam Nash had a mixed return to Billiards life with a great win and 2 excellent breaks but his team St Denys A falling 4-2 at home to Park Gate. Mark Emm also done well for the home side winning comfortably, however it was Park Gate with a much changed line up that took the win with Adam Humphries securing a win in his final assessment game, Adam will now play off 100 for his next game at home to Curdridge, Colin Young had a huge win that will shift his handicap 10 points and Steve Boterhoek inflicted more misery on Malc Willis to take a victory that lifts them off the foot of the table.
Totton Rec cruise to the seasons first 6-0 result that lifts them clear at the top of the table. A superb all round display with Steve Allen recording breaks of 44 and 30 to keep himself 3 out of 3 victories for the season while Tony Aldridge managed a 42 himself in a 3 point thriller against Trevor Sanders, Mick Kunzi supported them well as he edged past Chris Collinson with both Jason Stedman and Mike Thatcher returning to winning ways to put the icing and the cherry on top, Totton now turn their attentions to St Denys B to try and cement their place at the top.
Hamble Social had a tough time of things over at an unbeaten Curdridge side where they suffered a 4-2 reverse, Clive Gamblin got the first for the home team with Tony Spridgeon countering to draw things level at 1-1, Trevor Harris had a convincing win against Will Mildenhall and an in form Brian Bull kept his 100% record intact to drive the team forward with an unassailable 3-1 lead. The steady Rob Shattock won the final battle of the evening to minimise the damage and will now look forwards to a home tie with the mighty Churchills.
St Denys continue their very diplomatic 3-3 results with yet another on the road at Churchills, Captain Derek Foster got Churchills off to a good start with Chris Bishop replying for the hastily assembled away side, but a disturbance in the Churchills force sent shockwaves as their talisman Jerry Warren finally suffered defeat against an opponent playing one of his finest matches with a 38 Break and pouncing on every error from Jerry, Harry Yard inflicted a devastating 191 points defeat on Jerry that all but sealed the aggregate bonus point too, its been a superb run from Jerry helping make Churchills the dominant force of the past year, however even with that upset the team still rallied to avoid defeat with the reliable Steve Hughes securing a win before an excellent performance from Mike Henstredge avoided defeat with Mike scoring well from the outset with a number of double figure breaks culminating in a 30 to forge a massive lead, Chris Bishop fought hard with breaks of 40 and 32 and got close to giving St Denys their first win but Mike shrugged off the pressure to nail the win.
ST DENYS A 2-4 PARK GATE
(-40) A. Nash 200 - 149 C. Christodoulou (75)
(35) M. Emm 200 - 161 C. Pullen (125)
(75) D. King 140 - 200 C. Young (120)
(95) M. Willis 167 - 200 S. Boterhoek (110)
(75) D. King 177 - 200 A. Humphries (90)
Aggregate Score 876 - 910
Breaks: AN 45, 58
CHURCHILLS 3-3 ST DENYS B
(20) D. Foster 200 - 185 A. Mitas-Pahita (95)
(-30) J. Warren 9 - 200 H. Yard (40)
(50) S. Hulbert 190 - 200 C. Bishop (-20)
(20) S. Hughes 200 - 178 S. Nelson (110)
(95) M. Henstredge 200 - 190 C. Bishop (-20)
Aggregate Score 799- 953
Breaks: MH 30 HY 38 CB 40, 32
CURDRIDGE 4-2 HAMBLE
(70) C. Gamblin 200 - 185 M. Spridgeon (45)
(120) Derek Fry 181 - 200 R. Shattock (105)
(80) R. Smith 169 - 200 T. Spridgeon (85)
(120) T. Harris 200 - 158 W. Mildenhall (105)
(65) B. Bull 200 - 81 N. Wood (-10)
Aggregate Score 950- 824
TOTTON 6-0 SARISBURY
(-85) S. Allen 200 - 161 J. Oldfield (70)
(-25) M. Kunzi 200 - 190 C. Collinson (75)
(20) T. Aldridge 200 - 197 T. Sanders (75)
(40) J. Stedman 200 - 165 S. Gardiner (95)
(100) M. Thatcher 200 - 177 K. Remzi (105)
Aggregate Score 1000- 890
Breaks: SA 44,30 TA 42
2024/25 Billiards Season
Harry Yard making his SDBSA Debut
Harry Yard makes his mark on Debut! "What a Red Though"!
Skipper Harry Yard made his debut for St Denys B in great form as he knocked in breaks of 48 and 35 unfinished as he led his team to another draw, Trevor Harris was in fine form himself and must have thought he done enough when he got so close to the line with Harry back on 166, Harry got to the table and after getting his break up to 26 and his opponents ball off the table he decided to play safe, however the red dropped in the baulk pocket leaving himself a do or die shot! After around 4 minutes deliberating Harry decided to go for and potted the difficult shot at dead weight landing perfectly positioned on the red to deal the killer blow and run out with a 35 break. Anthony Mitas-Pahita also enjoyed the newly covered St Denys tables as he registered a 37 to put the previous weeks disappointment behind him. Spencer Nelson also got a good win as he beat Nick Alford in another tight game. Curdridge deservedly grabbed a draw through the efforts of Robin Smith whom gave Chris Bishop a torrid time eventually ending his struggles by running out with a massive 63 point win, Brian Bull too put in an exceptional performance and was unlucky not to hit a few 30s to match his effort, the 78 points win meant the aggregate point was heading back to Curdridge with the 2 sides both settling for their second draw.
Totton Rec bounced back with a 4-2 win at home to St Denys A with Steve Allen putting on an exceptional show with 61 and 57 breaks to deal a defeat on Mark Emm with Mark registering a fine 31 himself. Tony Aldridge too had a magnificent 56 and a good win but had a tougher time against a battling Derek King, Adie Bridger replied for St Denys and won for the away side to keep his 100% record with Jeff James matching the efforts in a similar points win, Mick Kunzi got the biggest win of the evening which was enough for the bonus point but will see his handicap move 10 points for next weeks home tie against Sarisbury.
Hamble put in this weeks biggest result dealing a heavy 5-1 defeat to the visiting Park Gate, Captain Mark Spridgeon seems to be inspiring them as he put in another massive win and this time against last weeks star performer Ian Finch, the second 40+ win in as many weeks will see him punished with an unprecedented 20 points in 2 games as he drops to +45, there was a superb 49 break for Nick Wood but another defeat gave Park Gate hope in the early stages with Paul Lawrence overcoming the Hamble star. A rejuvenated Will Mildenhall had a 12 point victory against a returning Steve Boterhoek, Tony Spridgeon too had joy in a big win that put the fixture beyond doubt with Rob Shattock adding the icing to the cake against new guy Adam Humprhries.
Sarisbury and top of the table Churchills played out a 3-3 draw on the excellent Sarisbury tables, Jerry Warren won by a mammoth 79 points to drop another 10 handicap points and surely this will start biting soon as he is surely not immune to defeat although it seems that way?! Sarisbury's Geoff Knapp put last weeks disaster behind him bouncing back with a 70 point win and a rare appearance from Steve Gardiner added another huge victory for the home side which ended up being enough for the aggregate point, Dave Lovejoy was in good form to make a dent in the overall aggregate but the deficit was too much for Captain Derek Foster to reel in but still enjoyed a fine 33 break and a victory for his efforts.
SARISBURY 3-3 CHURCHILLS
(85) G. Knapp 200 - 130 S. Hughes (10)
(60) J. Oldfield 129 - 200 J. Warren (-30)
(105) S. Gardiner 200 - 142 M. McLean (15)
(100) K. Remzi 169 - 200 D. Lovejoy (65)
(70) T. Sanders 191 - 200 D. Foster (25)
Aggregate Score 889 - 870
Breaks: SH 31 JW 36 DF 33
ST DENYS B 3-3 CURDRIDGE
(95) A. Mitas-Pahita 200 - 120 C. Gamblin (60)
(40) B. Cotton 128 - 200 B. Bull (75)
(110) S. Nelson 200 - 184 N. Alford (80)
(-30) C. Bishop 137 - 200 R. Smith (90)
(40) H. Yard 200 - 193 T. Harris (115)
Aggregate Score 865- 897
Breaks: AMP 37 HY 48, 35u
HAMBLE 5-1 PARK GATE
(-15) N. Wood 161 - 200 P. Lawrence (15)
(55) M. Spridgeon 200 - 158 I. Finch (70)
(90) T. Spridgeon 200 - 161 C. Christodoulou (70)
(110) W. Mildenhall 200 - 188 S. Boterhoek (105)
(110) R. Shattock 200 - 163 A. Humphries (90)
Aggregate Score 961- 912
Breaks: NW 49 MS 34
TOTTON 4-2 ST DENYS A
(95) M. Thatcher 181 - 200 A. Bridger (100)
(-15) M. Kunzi 200 - 151 M. Willis (85)
(-80) S. Allen 200 - 176 M. Emm (30)
(35) J. Stedman 186 - 200 J. James (30)
(25) T. Aldridge 200 - 184 D. King (70)
Aggregate Score 967- 911
Breaks: SA 61, 57 TA 56 ME 31
2024/25 Billiards Season
Jerry Warren continues his dominence
Churchills and St Denys A set the early pace!
Churchills get off to a great start with a 4-2 victory to become the early pace setters, the usual suspects were at it again with Jerry Warren leading the way with breaks of 40 & 30 as he beat Mick Kunzi (30 break) by just 15, is the handicap finally starting to bite? time will tell but for now Jerry finally moves into the top spot in the overall player rankings. Steve Hulbert also showed strong form as he narrowly beat Tony Aldridge, Steve Allen and Jason Stedman were the main men for the visiting Totton Rec making breaks of 33 and 34 respectively to grab a couple of points but it was another Churchills star in Steve Hughes that secured the win with a couple of 30s over Mike Thatcher but was a nervy waiting along the way as the aggregate went down to a solitary point in favour of the home side.
St Denys A join Churchills at the top after a home 4-2 win but fall foul to the new rules as Mark Emm (30 break) and Adie Bridger both winning by more than 40 points will see their handicaps drop by 10 for next week! Derek King also rolled in a great 30 break to beat Rob Shattock and St Denys Malc Willis goes the other way in the handicaps by 10 points after losing by 49 to an excellent Mark Spridgeon, Will Mildenhall backed Mark up well to secure another game for Hamble to narrow the defeat but they still sit joint bottom after the first round of fixtures.
Another game was settled by a mere one aggregate point at Park Gate where the new boys had a mixed start to life in the SDBSA. Ben Cotton made a debut 32 break as he came from a long way down to pip Chris Pullen to the line while Spencer Nelson, in his first ever game of billiards controlled his game well with some great use of fortune against another debutant in Park Gates Adam Humphries who showed some good touches making them both players to watch in the coming weeks. Ian Finch put in a star performance for the home side after a slightly shaky start, Chris Bishop took control of the game with a 58 break only to see Ian fight back with a 35 and take the win. Chris Bishop played twice with the second against Paul Lawrence proving more fruitful or flukeful whatever the term is, an early 42 break was accompanied by a 31 unfinished to snatch a 4 point win putting St Denys B 3-1 up. However it was Ian Finch in his second game that sealed the remaining points with a perfect 39 point win against Anthony Mitas-Pahita, any more would see him lose 10 handicap points and any less would have meant defeat!
Another 3-3 draw was played out at Curdridge RBL where John Oldfields men were visitors, a few players from Sarisbury fell foul to illness which left them short of manpower, Trevor Sanders made the most of playing twice as he scored consistent victories over the Stuart Hamper Champ Robin Smith, and Trevor Harris, Geoff Knapp however was not as fortunate however as he took 2 heavy defeats against excellent efforts from Nick Alford and Brian Bull all of which sees them move 10HC points for next week. It was skipper John Oldfield's win that done enough to earn a draw for Sarisbury. Get Well Soon Guys!
CHURCHILLS 4-2 TOTTON
(20) D. Foster 181 - 200 S. Allen (-75)
(-15) J. Warren 200 - 185 M. Kunzi (-20)
(55) S. Hulbert 200 - 195 T. Aldridge (20)
(10) M. McLean 162 - 200 J. Stedman (40)
(15) S. Hughes 200 - 162 M. Thatcher (90)
Aggregate Score 943 - 942
Breaks: JW 40, 30 SH 30, 30 SA 33 MK 30 JS 34
ST DENYS A 4-2 HAMBLE
(40) M. Emm 200 - 128 N. Wood (-25)
(75) D. King 200 - 166 R. Shattock (105)
(75) M. Willis 151 - 200 M. Spridgeon (65)
(110) A. Bridger 200 - 155 T. Spridgeon (80)
(25) J. James 187 - 200 W. Mildenhall (115)
Aggregate Score 938- 849
Breaks: ME 30 DK 30
PARK GATE 3-3 ST DENYS B
(10) P. Lawrence 196 - 200 C. Bishop (-30)
(75) I. Finch 200 - 161 A. Mitas-Pahita (95)
(125) C. Pullen 189 - 200 B. Cotton (40)
(90) A. Humphries 154 - 200 S. Nelson (110)
(75) I. Finch 200 - 177 C. Bishop (-30)
Aggregate Score 939- 938
Breaks: IF 35 CB 58, 42, 31unf BC 32
CURDRIDGE 3-3 SARISBURY
(55) C. Gamblin 165 - 200 J. Oldfield (65)
(90) N. Alford 200 - 129 G. Knapp (75)
(85) R. Smith 178 - 200 T. Sanders (75)
(110) T. Harris 185 - 200 T. Sanders (75)
(85) B. Bull 200 - 159 G. Knapp (75)
Aggregate Score 928- 888
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