Kaiapoi Leads In Senior Billiards

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31987, 14 May 1969, Page 14

Kaiapoi Leads In Senior Billiards

Th. Kalapol Working Men’g Club billiards Ham t®ok » he lead In the A grad. Interclub c.mp.tltl.n when th. pr.vl.usly unbeaten Returned Services- Association ».am was surprisingly upset, 2-1. by the New Brighton Working Men’s Club.

Leading the New Brighton challenge was B. D. Kirtness, who last week had a remarkable unfinished break of 125. This time his score included another fine break of 82, which enabled him to beat R. O Callaghan by 280-91. He was well backed by N. Thomas, who won a close encounter. E. Simons (Post Office) recorded an unusual feat in his defeat of R. Franks (Woolston I) In two successive breaks of 47 and 49, Simons scored the maximum number of 15 consecutive losing red hazards in each break and in one of them did not have his opponent s ball available to him at the start. Results were:—

A Grade.—New Brighton W.M.C. 2 (Kirkness 200, Thomas 200, Hammond 114), R.S.A. 1 (O’Callaghan 91, Kelly 187, Collie 200); Richmond W.M.C. 1 Grimes 200. Greaves 158, Linton 129). Christchurch W.M.C. 2. (Choat 55, Blackburn 200, Barnett 200); Spreydon W.M.C. 3 (Foster 200. Saunders 200, Dowler 200); Woolston W.M.C. II 0 (Dilks 158, Mason 119, Henzeli 143; Woolston W.M.C. I 1 (Franks 73, Mintrom 200. Martin 138): Post Office 2 (Simons 200. GouldIng 182, Thomson 200): Kaiapoi W.M.C. 3 (Adams 200, Burney 200: Rolleston 200); Shirley W.M.C. 0 (Maffey 196, Grant 157, Henderson 106). Breaks; Kirkness 62, Burney

64, Simons 47 and 49, Foster 46. and Saunders 43. B Grade. —Papanui W.M.C. 1. Hornby W.M.C. 2: Kaiapoi W.M.C. 2, R.S.A. 1; Woolston W.M.C. 1. Spreydon W.M.C. 2; Richmond W.M.C. 2. Christchurch W.M.C. 1. Shirley W.M.C. had the bye.

Breaks: Jones 33 and Pitcaithly 35. C Grade.—New Brighton W.M.C. 0. Post Office 3: Riccar ton W.M.C. 3, Kaiapoi W.M.C. 0: Shirley W.M.C. I 1. Rangiora 2; Ashburton 3, Hornby W.M.C. I 0: Hornby W.M.C. II 2, Rich mond W.M.C. 1: Christchurch W.M.C. 2, Spreydon W.M.C. 1; Woolston W.M.C. 3, St Albans Rec. 0.

Breaks: Kennedy 27. Vessey 23, Smith 22, Lilley 22. Winter 22, Pinkerton 22. Clark 21. O’Cal laghan 39. Barr 27. Bailey 21. and Skilling 20. D Grade.—Lincoln College 2. New Brighton W.M.C. I 1. Rangiora 1, Ashburton 2: Papa nui W.M.C. 1. Richmond W.M.C. 2: Post Office I 0. Riccarton W.M.C. 3; Spreydon W.M.C. 2, New Brighton W-.M.C. H 1: Christchurch W’.M.C. I. Woolston W.M.C. 2; Hornby W.M.C. 2, Shirley W.M.C. 1; Post Office II 2, Kaiapoi W.M.C. 1. Breaks: Haugh 38. Smith 23. Prebble 28. Arnst 24. D. Smith 20, Le Briton 20, and Haughton 28. E Grade.—Ashburton 1, New Brighton W.M.C. 2; Woolston W.M.C.I. 0. Hornby W.M.C. 3: Shirley W.M.C. 1, Richmond W.M.C. I 2; Spreydon W.M.C. I 2, Kalapol 1 1; Post Office I 3, Rangiora I 0: New Brighton II 2, Kaiapoi 111 1: Rangiora II 1, Spreydon HI 2: New Brighton 111 2, Spreydon W.M.C. II 1; Post Office II 1. Richmond II 2; Kaiapoi II 1. Woolston n 2.

Breaks: strong 25, Edkitu, 25. and Pauling 21.