Quarterfinal
Results: -
Main: Fitzwalter Arms 2 Lion 4. Chantry 6
Market
Inn
B
0. P&H
Bridge 4 Royal Oak 2.
Market
Inn
A
1 Alma A 5.
Plate: Magnet A bye. Alma B 2 Butchers Arms 4. P&H
Tilmanstone 4 Brickmakers B 2. Brickmakers A 2 Magnet B 4.
The Spring Cup has reached the quarterfinals stage, with all
matches played on neutral tables. In the main
competition the Lion continued their bid for glory with a 4-2
win against the Fitzwalter Arms, although an excellent win for
Mark Graves 3450-2330 against Nev Potts in the first singles
suggested a shock could be possible. Tim Hayes (6310)
and Wack Sampson (3570) won their singles, and Hayes and
Sampson also took the first doubles. A narrow 3090-3010
win for Nigel Scott & Roger Oldfield against Potts &
Hayes gave the Fitz the glimmer of hope for an aggregate
victory, but this was dispelled by Sampson & Potts in the
final frame.
The Chantry from
Canterbury
booked
their place in the semis after a 6-0 win over the
Market
Inn
B.
In
the first leg, Daniel Jackson opened with a 3000 break, and
later lost a similar sized break, while John Fullager got the
break back towards the end and finished on the 100 hole.
Fullager beat
Jackson
3420-3380.
The next leg played saw Kevin Kay gain early advantage, but
Craig Carlson get back into the frame with a 2300 break, and
then Kay pull away again for a 5300-3300 victory. The
final singles was close throughout, but Roger Standen got the
break back approaching the bar for a 5000-2890 win against
Derek Latham. After Kay
& Fullager beat Carlson & Jackson 4300-2100 in the
first doubles played, the match was beyond doubt and the final
"dead legs" were played out on an enjoyable evening.
The Plough & Harrow from Bridge defeated in
Royal Oak
4-2 in a
nail-biting match and will now play the Lion in the semis.
Keith Symes beat Alan Smith 3950-2470 in the first leg, before
Gary Clarke pulled the
Royal Oak
level.
The final singles saw Ian Dennett win a last-ball game
1610-1560 against Stuart Richardson to regain the lead for the
Plough. The first doubles saw another close frame as Baz
Symes & Paddy Maher beat Richardson & Clarke
2820-2630, and the match was put beyond doubt by Dennett &
Baz Symes, before a consolation win for Smith & Richardson
in the final game.
The final quarterfinal saw the Alma A beat the
Market
Inn
A
5-1 on a
tricky
Royal Oak
table.
The Market Inn were unlucky not to be leading 2-1 after the
singles, but were instead 3-0 down. John Mitchell took
the first leg, Ted Batchelor then won a last-ball game
1990-1740 against Alan Farra after Farra had lost 250 after
the bar, and finally Chris Saville beat Gareth Butcher
1690-1360 after Butcher had been leading by 1000 nearing the
bar. Batchelor & Mitchell took the first doubles to
clinch victory, and the Alma A will now play the Chantry in
the
semi-finals.
The Plate competition produced the shock of the round as the
Butchers Arms beat the Alma B 4-2. Bill Edwards gave the
Alma the lead, but Baz Winters levelled matters by finishing
on the 200 hole, and then Dave Howarth regained the lead for
the
Alma
.
The Butchers Arms took a 3-2 lead as they took the
first two doubles, as Janet Kershaw partnered first Doug
Vickers and then Paul Collins.
With the match poised at 3-2 to the Butchers Arms, but
the Alma leading on aggregate, in the final doubles Harry
Pearson unfortunately black-pegged while leading by 1700 to
gift the tie to the Butchers, as Winters & Kershaw won.
The Plough & Harrow, Tilmanstone were eventual 4-2 winners
in a tough match against the Brickmakers B. Simon Jones
(3500) took the first leg for the Brickies, before singles
wins for Ann Keen and Brian Carpenter gave advantage to the
Plough. Simon Jones & Baz Taylor took the first
doubles to level the tie, and then the Plough regained the
lead through Carpenter & Ann Keen. The tense final
leg was suitably close as Karen Keen & Brian Carpenter
just edged Paul Dargan & Simon Jones 2010-1840 with the
Brickies having a greater points aggregate.
The Magnet B edged out the Brickmakers A 4-2 to face the
Butchers Arms in the semis. Tanya Philpott and Rob
Robertson built a 2-0 lead for the Magnet, before Nick Corck
pulled a frame back for the Brickies. A close first
doubles was won 1360-1210 by Chris Gent & Tanya Philpott
against Paul & Ann Garlinge, and then Craig Lancaster
& Alan Holmwood took the
next frame for 2-3. The Brickies hopes of an aggregate
win were snuffed out as Rob Robertson & Steve Philpott
took control in the final doubles.