Billiards INTER-CLUB MATCHES

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29264, 23 July 1960, Page 6

Billiards INTER-CLUB MATCHES

With the completion ol the thirteenth round of the Canterbury Amateur Billiards . Association's in ter-club series, Richmond W.M.C, reached an unbeatable position when it defeated St. Albans Recreation, 3-1, A feature of this match was a 71 break by M. Hamilton (St. Albans Recreation). Christchurch WM.C. and Pioneer both had 3-1 wins, but with only one- round to be played have no chance of overtaking the leaders. In the B grade, Ashburton beat £?« ®and beat Richmond ®"®- Fitzgerald House Is now Within one point of Post Office I. Results:— A Grade.—Richmond W.M.C. (Yesberg 200, .Cormack 200, Cook 200) beat St. Albans Recreation (Hamilton 132, Cowan 130. Duncan 120): Post Office (Simons 200, Bromley 300, Leigh 182) beat Woolston W.M.C. ISiVinson 138. Dowler 130. Mlntrom Pioneer (Higgins 300, Greaves 200, Collings 104) beat R.S.A. (Franks 73, O’Callaghan 188, Collie 200): Christchurch W.M.C. (Blackburn 188, Choat 200, Sutherland 200) beat Fitzgerald House (Murphy 300, Klrkness 170 Logan 130). Best breaks: Hamilton 71, Yesberg 54. Higgins 53. 40; Simons 32 unfinished, Collings 48. Bromley 43, Logan 4139; Collie 41. B Grade —R.S.A. (Hall 135. Linton 200, W. Taylor 200) beat New Brlgh. 12? 1 Crawford 200, Williams 123. Leigh 90); Fitzgerald House (Mason 200, Foster 200, Maffey 200) beat Richmond W.M.C. (Bennett 128, Baty 108, Varnham 178); Ashburton (Pritchard 155. Green 300, Young 200) beat Post Office I (McManus 200. I 2 ®. Jones 158); Christchurch W.M.C. II (W Anderson 200. Ledgard 200, Camie 200) beat Christchurch W.M.C. I (Harding 103, Milne 171, A. Taylor 199); Post Office II (Narbey 178, Clark 200, Hobday 200) heat Woolston W.M.C. (Martin 200. White 197, Hutchinson 147). Best breaks: Green 49. Crawford 43, Ledgard 40. W. Anderson 38. W. Taylor 36, A. Taylor S 3. Foster 32, Unton 32. McManus 30 30. C Grade.—Ashburton (Kenny 150, Humphries ISO, Fraser 150) beat H;S-A. (Folan 143, Coutts 138, O'Hagen 145); Tramways (Reml 180, ll . e . n „ B3 ',.'y llton 150 > beat woolston W.M.C. (Harrison 98, Aschoff 150, Lang 125); New Brighton R.S.A. (G. Moore 150. Whiting 150, Mason 150) beat Christchurch W.M.C. (R. Connor Moore 148, A. Connor 149) Richmond W.M.C. (O’Keefe 85, Ward 150. Orr ISO) beat Post Office (O'Malley 150. Shaw 90, Brittain 130): New Brighton W.M.C. jWalker 150. Thomas,lBo, GiUard 150) beat St. Albans Library (Orsboum 128, McBratney 95. Pugh 137). Best breaks: Kenny 35 OiMalley 31, Rami 31, Lang 26, R. Moore 25, Harrison 22, Whiting 22, Brittain 22, D Grade.—St. Albans Recreation — 4l ', Pffiinger 150, Angus 150) beat Woolston W.M.C. (Sinclair 150, Brough 128. Woodham 112); New Brighton W.M.b. (Logan 150, Henderson 116, Cant 150) beat New Brighton R.S.A. (Lack 132, Messervy 150, Milesl 95): Fitzgerald House (Campbell 150. Boydell 150, Evans 147) beat Richmond W.M.C. (Chastpn 101 Bate 105. Harbott ISO); Post Office (Duncan 150, Sword by default. Thomas 129) beat Tramways (Black 103. Mathews ISO). Best c , ant PUlinger 23. 31: Lack 22, Logan 22, Campbell 31. Results of the second round of the E grade championships were:— F. Parker (Tramways) 150 beat E. Brocket (New Brighton W.M.C.) 147; y- • S S? w 3 rt (Woolston W.M.C.) 150 beat R. Reardon (Tramways) 79; V. Godard (Woolston WM.C.) 150 beat £i£? ld^ U ( T £K‘ w ? y *> 7# i B - Co° ke (Post Office) 150 beat 3. Cockle (Richmond W.M.C.) 79; A. Green (Post Office) 150 beat E. O'Connell (New Brighton RJB-A.) 125; J. WUIT ram jy y ’ > 150 beat L. PrettyJohn (New Brighton R.S.A.) 130; E. Goslin (Woolston W.M.C.) beat K. Callahan (Tramways) by default. Best breaks: Williams 26, Stewart 23.