Narrow billiards loss for Foster

Press, 31 May 1977, Page 34

Narrow billiards loss for Foster

A rare defeat for the Riccarton No. 2, Graham Foster, prevented his team from drawing level with Hornby at the top of the Canterbury A grade billiards competition. In a low scoring match, Foster lost by five points to Trevor Thompson (Post Office). It was the first game Foster had lost on his home table for more than two years. Bill Adams (Kaiapoi) and Ken Giles (Richmond A) had the best scores of the round. Adams seored 333 points in beating Roy Taylor (New Brighton W.M.C.) and Giles managed only one point less tn easily accounting for Eric Martin (Woolston B), who had had a surprise victory over Brian Kirkness the previous week. Kirkness had the best break of the round, a 72. Results:— Woolston A 3 (Franks 232, Mintrom 217. Strong 186 i, Richmond B 0 (Carson 180, Inglis 189. Simons 1701. Hornby 2 (Simons 312, Canavon 288, Houghton 149), New Brighton R.S.A. 1 (Cormack 183, Greaves 117, Linton 152). Breaks: Simons 54.

Kaiapoi 2 (Burney 223. Adams 333. Wereta 123), New Brighton W.M.C. 1 (Dilks 127, Taylor 119, Osbourne 222). Richmond A 3 (Giles 332, O’Callaghan 235, Anderson 234), Woolston B 0 (Martin 96. McGinlay 201, Maffey 171).

Riccarton A 2 (Kirkness 249, Foster 178. Pitcalthly 219>. Post Office 1 (Golding 158. Thompson 183. White 177). Breaks: Kirkness

Shirley B 1 (Henderson 124, Angus 169, Le Breton 298). Hoon Hay 2 (Taylor 207, Baker 216, Goslin 132).

B grade.—Section 1: Riccarton A 1, Post Office A 2; Hornby B 1, Ashburton 2; Hoon Hay B 0, Papanui 3; New Brighton W.M.C. 2, New Brighton R.S.A. 1. Breaks: Bromley 54. Section 2: Shirley 1, Post Office B 2; Richmond 3, Tinwald 0; Riccarton B 2, Hornby A 1; Hoon Hay A 3, Woolston 0. Breaks: Jones 39. Vessey 43. C grade.—Section 1: Shirley 2, Post Office 1; Woolston 1, Mayfair 2; Riccarton 2, Hoon Hay 1; Richmond 2, Kaiapoi A 1. Bleaks: Vallance 33. Section 2: Hornby 2. Kaiapoi C 1; New Brighton W.M.C. 2, New Brighton R.S.A. 1; Ashburton 2, Kaiapoi B 1; Papanui 3, Hoon Hay 0. D grade.—Post Office A 3, Riccarton 0; Post Office B 1, Kaiapoi 2: Tinwald A 2, Hornby 1; Hoon Hay A 2. Woolston 1; Hoon Hay B 2, Shirley 1; Tinwald 2, papanui 1. E grade.—Section 1: Kaiapoi 3, Richmond A 0; New Brighton W.M.C. 2, Post Office B 1; Papanui A 2, Tinwald 1; Shirley 2, Hornby B 1. Section 2: Richmond B 1. Papanui B 2; Riccarton A 3, Hornby A 0; Hoon Hay 3, Ashburton 0; Post Offices A 21, Woolston i.