2023/24 Billiards Season
HAMBLE 5-1 PARK GATE
(-20) N. Wood 200 - 176 C. Young (115)
(70) M. Spridgeon 200 - 180 C. Christodoulou (65)
(85) T. Spridgeon 200 - 166 I. Finch (70)
(120) W. Mildenhall 200 - 192 S. Boterhoek (100)
(100) R. Shattock 192 - 200 P. Lawrence (15)
Aggregate Score 992- 914
Breaks: NW 68
SARISBURY 4-2 CURDRIDGE
(70) C. Collinson 200 - 170 N. Alford (85)
(75) J. Oldfield 200 - 192 T. Harris (110)
(95) I. Pardey 200 - 171 Derek Fry (125)
(70) G. Knapp 168 - 200 R. Smith (100)
(95) K. Remzi 175 - 200 C. Gamblin (60)
Aggregate Score 943- 935
CHANDLERS 2-4 ST DENYS
(-265) D. Zagaroli 130 - 200 C. Bishop (-25)
(-125) T. Azor 85 - 200 M. Emm (45)
(-40) K. Lowe 200 - 184 A. Bridger (105)
(-40) T. Thorn 172 - 200 M. Willis (80)
(85) D. White 200 - 158 D. King (70)
Aggregate Score 791 - 942
Breaks: TA 37 KL 39, 30, 34 DZ 32, 65, 30, 45
TOTTON 4-2 CHURCHILLS
(45) J. Stedman 200 - 147 M. Henstredge (90)
(-70) S. Allen 200 - 130 S. Hulbert (50)
(80) M. Trigg 132 - 200 J. Warren (-10)
(95) M. Thatcher 200 - 188 M. McLean (5)
(25) T. Aldridge 160 - 200 D. Lovejoy (70)
Aggregate Score 892- 865
Breaks: SA 31, 46 JW 31, 57
2023/24 Billiards Season
Chandlers ending the season in great form!
Chandlers Ford are finishing the campaign in style with big performances all round, the latest 5-1 win saw John Mullane improve on last weeks 177 with a run of 184! this coupled with a string of 43, 30, 69 and 32 capped another impressive evening for the English Amatuer Semi Finalist. Danny Zagaroli also continues to shine with another century as he rolled in a 121 alongside 54, 31, 34 and finished with 40, Korbin Lowe has also impressed in the late upturn in results as he ran out with a fine 61 with Dave White again rounding off a great evening for Chandlers, Paul Lawrence gave Terry Azor a tough time as he avoided a whitewash for Park Gate.
Churchills continued their lap of honour by beating St Denys 4-2, A 17th win of the season for Jerry Warren (31) capped another great display and Mike Henstredge got a massive points win to all but secure the bonus point with Dave Lovejoy sealing the win against Kenny Ratcliff. Mark Emm and Malc Willis both put in solid performances to restrict the damage.
Sarisbury Social have a few games in hand to move up the table but little time to play them, a 4-2 defeat at home to Totton sets up an intriguing final week as a couple of decent results could see them move from 7th to 3rd. Trevor Sanders scored again for Sarisbury alongside Ian Pardey but it was Steve Allen (38) and Tony Aldridge playing twice that changed the tide in Totton's favour with Tony effectively claiming 3 points for the away side as they also eye up a 3rd place finish.
Curdridge put last weeks defeat behind them as they bounced back at home to Hamble with a 4-2 victory, Brian Bull and Clive Gamblin done the main damage with solid victories and Robin Smith overcame Mark Spridgeon by the narrowest 1 point margin, 2 more tight games followed as Hamble's Tony Spridgeon and Rob Shattock won by a combined total of just 10 points to also keep Hamble in touch of 3rd spot.
CURDRIDGE 4-2 HAMBLE
(105) R. Smith 200 - 199 M. Spridgeon (65)
(65) C. Gamblin 200 - 157 B. Spencer (110)
(105) T. Harris 200 - 200 T. Spridgeon (90)
(125) Derek Fry 200 - 200 R. Shattock (105)
(85) B. Bull 200 - 152 N. Wood (-25)
Aggregate Score 990- 908
Breaks: NW 33
SARISBURY 2-4 TOTTON
(90) K. Remzi 194 - 180 T. Aldridge (35)
(65) G. Knapp 142 - 200 S. Allen (-60)
(100) I. Pardey 200 - 200 J. Stedman (45)
(85) T. Sanders 200 - 200 R. Longhurst (60)
(70) J. Oldfield 127 - 200 T. Aldridge (35)
Aggregate Score 863- 925
Breaks: SA 38
PARK GATE 1-5 CHANDLERS
(20) P. Lawrence 200 - 117 T. Azor (-130)
(65) I. Finch 168 - 200 J. Mullane (-220)
(110) C. Young 185 - 200 K. Lowe (-35)
(95) S. Boterhoek 179 - 200 D. Zagaroli (-260)
(60) C. Christodoulou 172 - 200 D. White (90)
Aggregate Score 904 - 917
Breaks: JM 43,30,184,69,32 KL 61unf DZ 121, 54, 31, 34, 40u
ST DENYS 2-4 CHURCHILLS
(25) J. James 115 - 200 M. Henstredge (95)
(50) M. Emm 200 - 184 M. McLean (0)
(85) M. Willis 200 - 172 S. Hulbert (45)
(100) A. Bridger 162 - 200 J. Warren (-5)
(90) K. Ratcliff 133 - 200 D. Lovejoy (75)
Aggregate Score 810- 956
Breaks: SH 32 JW 31
2023/24 Billiards Season
Chandlers top guns both hit Century's in a 6-0 win
Chandlers Ford duo of Danny Zagaroli and John Mullane both added yet more centuries with the latter making an eye watering 177! Danny seems unfazed with the new handicap season as he got his 16th league win and now sits on -260, another top performance saw Danny add breaks of 38, 109, 70, 35, 42 & 43 to the already impressive season tally with John adding 47 & 93 to the 177. Terry Azor got in on the Action with 53 & 60 breaks as he guided his team to all 6 points with Korbin Lowe and Dave White supporting well as always.
Sarisbury Social look to be making a late push for a top 4 finish as they won 5-1 away at Hamble and sit just 5 points off 3rd with 2 games in hand, Nick Wood registered a 45 break in his victory over Ian Pardey but that was as good as it got as Trevor Sanders, Geoff Knapp, Kaz Remzi and Chris Collison all secured solid wins in their captains absence.
Totton and St Denys shared the spoils in the battle for 3rd spot with some superb efforts from both teams. Mike Thatcher got one over Malc Willis (again) for Totton with Jeff James countering with the star performance for St Denys registering a great 70 break and posting a big win for the aggregate. Ryan Longhurst gave Ade Bridger a tough time to secure the home sides second, Steve Allan ran in a nice 71 but could not stop away skipper Mark Emm from levelling 2-2, the decider went the way of Totton Rec with Tony Aldridge getting a big win but falling short of the aggregate.
Champions Churchill drew 3-3 at home to Park Gate with Jerry Warren securing his usual victory with a 52 break, Steve Hulbert secured his No. 3 ranking with his win over Paul Lawrence and Steve Hughes grabbed the 3rd for Churchills as they welcomed back skipper Derek Foster to the team. Chris Christodoulou has been one of Park Gates top players this season and celebrated another win as he moves up to 8th in the rankings. Steve Boterhoek added the second for Park Gate with a massive points victory which secured the bonus aggregate point.
CHANDLERS 6-0 CURDRIDGE
(-255) D. Zagaroli 200 - 167 B. Bull (80)
(-215) J. Mullane 200 - 168 R. Smith (100)
(-125) T. Azor 200 - 167 C. Gamblin (60)
(-30) K. Lowe 200 - 186 T. Harris (100)
(95) D. White 200 - 185 Derek Fry (125)
Aggregate Score 1000- 873
Breaks: DZ 38, 109, 70, 35, 42, 43 JM 177, 47, 97 TA 53, 60
HAMBLE 1-5 SARISBURY
(-20) N. Wood 200 - 180 I. Pardey (95)
(60) M. Spridgeon 141 - 200 T. Sanders (90)
(85) T. Spridgeon 130 - 200 G. Knapp (70)
(100) R. Shattock 175 - 200 K. Remzi (95)
(110) B. Spencer 138 - 200 C. Collinson (75)
Aggregate Score 784- 980
Breaks: NW 45
CHURCHILLS 3-3 PARK GATE
(15) D. Foster 164 - 200 C. Christodoulou (65)
(0) J. Warren 200 - 168 C. Pullen (125)
(70) D. Lovejoy 119 - 200 S. Boterhoek (100)
(50) S. Hulbert 200 - 177 P. Lawrence (15)
(20) S. Hughes 200 - 170 C. Young (105)
Aggregate Score 883 - 915
Breaks: JW 52 SHughes 35
TOTTON 3-3 ST DENYS
(95) M. Thatcher 200 - 188 M. Willis (80)
(40) J. Stedman 123 - 200 J. James (25)
(65) R. Longhurst 200 - 187 A. Bridger (95)
(-65) S. Allen 120 - 200 M. Emm (55)
(40) T. Aldridge 200 - 124 C. Bishop (-30)
Aggregate Score 843- 899
Breaks: SA 71 JJ 70 ME 44
2023/24 Billiards Season
Churchills are the new SDBSA League Champions with 3 weeks to spare!!
Churchill's Eastleigh have ended the nervous wait for glory with supreme dominance throughout the season, unearthing some hidden gems over the past 2 campaigns combined with the existing talent has paid them back well and produced a squad that is absolutely relentless regardless of the team that is presented in any given week, Jerry Warren has been the standout player but having 5 players currently in the seasons top 11 performers tells you all you need to know. Congratulation Churchill's
This seasons victory was sealed at Curdridge in a tight 3-3 draw, Mike Henstredge, Dave Lovejoy and yet another top performance from Steve Hulbert sealed enough points to guarantee the title but its the aggregate score that may cause a slight concern for Derek's men having been defeated heavily in the 2 remaining pairings, Curdridge's Trevor Harris was the main man for the home side as he secured 2 wins and the aggregate point too after amassing huge wins that totalled 167 points! with this weeks Usher Shield Final being decided on purely the aggregate score it will make Trevor the one to watch.
Chandlers Ford drew 3-3 but produced a blistering display of break building once again, Danny Zagaroli registered breaks of 88, 51, 57, 64 and an unfinished 70, John Mullane joined the party with his 8th century break in just 11 league games! the visit of 123 was followed by a 73 to secure the win with Captain Terry Azor running in a 45, 60, 30, 34, 81 and 40 to give Chandlers their 3rd point of the evening. Geoff Knapp and Kaz Remzi were on target for Sarisbury to ensure they shared the 6 points.
Nick Wood produced a fine 52 to inspire Hamble Social to a 4-2 win over Totten Rec. Tony Spridgeon also fired in a seasons best 40 break with son Mark Spridgeon securing a dominant win that done the damage for the bonus point, Totton got wins through Mike Thatcher and Jason Stedman (35) to narrow the defeat.
CURDRIDGE 3-3 CHURCHILLS
(95) R. Smith 190 - 200 M. Henstredge (100)
(55) C. Gamblin 189 - 200 S. Hulbert (55)
(105) T. Harris 200 - 106 J. Warren (-5)
(125) Derek Fry 177 - 200 D. Lovejoy (75)
(105) T. Harris 200 - 127 S. Hughes (15)
Aggregate Score 956- 833
HAMBLE 4-2 TOTTON
(-15) N. Wood 200 - 182 T. Aldridge (35)
(65) M. Spridgeon 200 - 154 R. Longhurst (60)
(90) T. Spridgeon 200 - 132 J. Stedman (40)
(95) R. Shattock 159 - 200 M. Thatcher (100)
(95) R. Shattock 161 - 200 J. Stedman (40)
Aggregate Score 920- 868
Breaks: NW 52 TS 40 JS 35
SARISBURY 3-3 CHANDLERS
(70) C. Collinson 155 - 200 D. Zagaroli (-250)
(75) G. Knapp 200 - 33 R. Mears (-205)
(85) T. Sanders 141 - 200 J. Mullane (-205)
(65) J. Oldfield 130 - 200 T. Azor (-120)
(100) K. Remzi 200 - 134 D. White (90)
Aggregate Score 826 - 767
Breaks: DZ 88,51,57,64,70u RM 36,34,83 JM 123, 73 TA 45,60,,30,34,81,40
PARK GATE 4-2 ST DENYS
POSTPONED
2023/24 Billiards Season
Totton end Park Gate's great run
Totton Rec moved up 2 places with a 5-1 win over Park Gate, Tony Aldridge found good form with breaks of 44, 31 and an unfinished 35 and was supported well by Mike Thatcher, Mike Trigg and Jason Stedman who all had big wins, Park Gate's new guy Colin Young averted the whitewash against Steve Allen.
Sarisbury were Churchills latest victims as they left with a 4-2 defeat, An extremely rare outing from Paul Adams helped Derek's men over the line with breaks of 31 and 34 and shows the talent in depth this Eastleigh side have to call upon, Jerry Warren shone again and now enters the realms of the minus handicap and Mike Henstredge (31) was excellent against Chris Collinson. Trevor 'Superstar' Sanders scored well against Dave Lovejoy and Geoff Knapp got a narrow 2 point win to limit the damage for Sarisbury despite Steve Hulbert knocking in a magnificent 53 break.
Jeff James starred for St Denys with a great half century to steer them to a 4-2 victory over Curdridge, the away side battled back through Brian Bull and Trevor Harris but it was Derek King and Mr 100% Adie Bridger sealing the win leaving skipper Mark Emm wondering what could have been had Mr 100% not been galavanting the other side of the world...
Chandlers Ford and Hamble Social Battled out a 3-3 draw with Danny Zagaroli still defying his massive handicap to get Chandlers off to a great start, his 34, 41, 47 and 66 helped see off Mark Spridgeon, John Mullane gave Nick Wood little table time with breaks of 69, 48, 76, 93 and 70 to add another game and it was a returning Ryan Mears with breaks of 72,35, 36, 54 and an unfinished 60 that got Chandlers 3rd point. Tony Spridgeon and Rob Shattock had big wins for Hamble which were enough to wrestle away the bonus point leaving the match tied.
Churchills just need to match Chandlers Ford result in 2 weeks time to claim a deserved title.
ST DENYS 4-2 CURDRIDGE
(25) J. James 200 - 119 C. Gamblin (50)
(55) M. Emm 191 - 200 B. Bull (85)
(70) M. Willis 197 - 200 T. Harris (110)
(80) D. King 200 - 178 R. Smith (90)
(100) A. Bridger 200 - 177 N. Alford (80)
Aggregate Score 988- 874
Breaks: JJ 52
CHANDLERS 3-3 HAMBLE
(-250) D. Zagaroli 200 - 195 M. Spridgeon (60)
(-205) J. Mullane 200 - 101 N. Wood (-20)
(-200) R. Mears 200 - 163 W. Mildenhall (115)
(-45) T. Thorn 63 - 200 T. Spridgeon (95)
(85) D. White 149 - 200 R. Shattock (100)
Aggregate Score 812- 859
Breaks: DZ 34,41,47,66 JM 69,48,76,93,70 RM 72,35,36,54,60u NW 37
CHURCHILLS 4-2 SARISBURY
(-85) P. Adams 200 - 191 K. Remzi (100)
(0) J. Warren 200 - 181 I. Pardey (90)
(70) D. Lovejoy 186 - 200 T. Sanders (90)
(50) S. Hulbert 198 - 200 G. Knapp (80)
(100) M. Henstredge 200 - 96 C. Collinson (65)
Aggregate Score 984 - 968
Breaks: PA 31, 34 SH 53 MH 31
TOTTON 5-1 PARK GATE
(105) M. Thatcher 200 - 85 P. Lawrence (5)
(45) J. Stedman 200 - 164 C. Christodoulou (65)
(-70) S. Allen 153 - 200 C. Young (115)
(85) M. Trigg 200 - 163 S. Boterhoek (100)
(40) T. Aldridge 200 - 144 C. Pullen (125)
Aggregate Score 953- 756
Breaks: TA 44, 31, 35u
2023/24 Billiards Season
Stedman inspires Totton as Chandlers suffer more title struggles!
Totton Rec. got a deserved win at Chandlers Ford as they ran out 4-2 winners, Danny Zagaroli with breaks of breaks including 31, 30, 78, 33, 61 and 43 got his 13th league win to push his handicap up to an eye watering -245 yet the class act that he is still managed to win by 88! John Mullane also won for Terry's men with a fine century break which was sandwiched among a 31, 38 and 78. Jason Stedman was the star man for the away side with a 46 break and a whopping 223 point win to all but seal the bonus point, Mike Trigg supported well with a tight win while Totton's Tony Aldridge sealed the tie with a good win.
Park Gate managed to take 5 points away from the Curdridge fortress. Robin Smith played twice and won a point for Curdridge in the narrowest 1 point win over Steve Boterhoek to avert a disastrous whitewash, Colin Young, Paul Lawrence, Chris Christodoulou and yet another win for Ian Finch sealed the massive 5-1 win while also putting Ian up to 3rd place in the rankings.
St Denys got off to a flyer against Sarisbury Social with Malc Willis and Chris Bishop securing early wins before faltering 4-2 to an impressive Sarisbury performance, Trevor Sanders was in devastating form as he made short work of Kenny Radcliff's billiards return, Kaz Remzi and John Oldfield also played well for the home team to secure 4 points.
HAMBLE 2-4 CHURCHILLS
(-15) N. Wood 200 - 168 M. Henstredge (95)
(65) M. Spridgeon 200 - 146 S. Hughes (10)
(90) T. Spridgeon 131 - 200 J. Warren (5)
(95) R. Shattock 197 - 200 M. McLean (5)
(90) T. Spridgeon 180 - 200 S. Hulbert (55)
Aggregate Score 908- 914
Breaks: NW 32 MS 34 MM 46
CHANDLERS 2-4 TOTTON REC
(-240) D. Zagaroli 200 - 112 S. Allen (-75)
(-200) J. Mullane 200 - 161 M. Thatcher (100)
(-125) T. Azor -23 - 200 J. Stedman (50)
(-130) D. Gillingham 191 - 200 M. Trigg (90)
(80) D. White 161 - 200 T. Aldridge (45)
Aggregate Score 729- 873
Breaks: DZ 30,31,78,33,61,43 JM 31,100,38,78 DG 35, 41, 48 JS 46
SARISBURY 4-2 ST DENYS
(60) C. Collinson 183 - 200 M. Willis (75)
(75) G. Knapp 196 - 200 C. Bishop (-30)
(95) T. Sanders 200 - 135 K. Ratcliff (90)
(70) J. Oldfield 200 - 128 D. King (75)
(105) K. Remzi 200 - 121 M. Emm (50)
Aggregate Score 979 - 784
Breaks: TS 31
CURDRIDGE 1-5 PARK GATE
(45) C. Gamblin 186 - 200 C. Young (120)
(120) R. Marshall 176 - 200 P. Lawrence (10)
(90) R. Smith 190 - 200 I. Finch (65)
(120) Derek Fry 176 - 200 C. Christodoulou (70)
(90) R. Smith 200 - 199 S. Boterhoek (95)
Aggregate Score 928- 999
2023/24 Billiards Season
Churchills get the party started as they thump their closest rivals!
An extraordinary team for an extraordinary season with Churchills taking a mammoth 15 point lead in the title race, Jerry Warren has played a starring role so far and grabbed his 13th win of the season with breaks of 43 and 32 take make short work of this weeks opponent, skipper Derek Foster also gave his opponent a rough time in a big win as did Mark McLean (35 break) with a great win over John Mullane despite John registering yet another century break along with visits of 36, 49, 39 and 56. Steve Hulbert again supported the team well with victory over Terry Azor (37, 40) which has catapulted him to 8th place in the Ranking List. Danny Zagaroli remains Chandlers number 1 as he averted a whitewash with breaks of 32, 48, 30 and 76.
St Denys closed the gap to 2nd with a 4-2 win against Hamble Social, Jeff James and the in-form Malc Willis got wins for St Denys with Rob Shattock and Tony Spridgeon scoring well to reduce the deficit for Hamble, a return for Chris Bishop and a 47 break sealed the win for the home side who now have their sights set on the team in second!
Totton inflicted a 5-1 defeat on Curdridge to move up a place with Steve Allen starring for the home side with breaks of 48, 41 and 31, Jason Stedman too had a 41 break in the nights biggest win with the reliable duo of Tony Aldridge and Mike Thatcher also supporting well on the winning side, Brian Bull had too much for Mike Trigg to rescue a point for Curdridge.
After a poor run Park Gate are now unbeaten in 4 with there latest win coming against Sarisbury Social, Paul Lawrence led the way with a 30 break in a narrow 9 point win over Geoff Knapp who also registered a 30, Ian Finch grabbed his 10th league win with victory over John Oldfield and Chris Christodoulou jumped to 7th in the player rankings with his 8th win of the season, there was stiff resistance from the away side with Trevor Sanders and Ian Pardey enjoying comfortable wins to keep the score down as it finished 4-2.
ST DENYS 4-2 HAMBLE
(30) J. James 200 - 147 N. Wood (-20)
(45) M. Emm 165 - 200 T. Spridgeon (95)
(85) M. Willis 200 - 190 M. Spridgeon (60)
(70) D. King 175 - 200 R. Shattock (100)
(-25) C. Bishop 200 - 96 N. Wood (-20)
Aggregate Score 940-833
Breaks: CB 47 NW 32, 39
CHURCHILLS 5-1 CHANDLERS
(20) D. Foster 200 - 109 K. Lowe (-35)
(10) J. Warren 200 - 140 D. White (75)
(10) M. McLean 200 - 183 J. Mullane (-200)
(95) M. Henstredge 188 - 200 D. Zagaroli (-235)
(60) S. Hulbert 200 - 87 T. Azor (-130)
Aggregate Score 988- 719
Breaks: MM 35 JW 32, 43 KL 46 DZ 32, 48, 30, 76 JM 36, 49, 39, 101, 56 TA 40, 37
PARK GATE 4-2 SARISBURY
(15) P. Lawrence 200 - 171 G. Knapp (70)
(70) I. Finch 200 - 156 J. Oldfield (65)
(75) C. Christodoulou 200 - 154 C. Collinson (55)
(90) S. Boterhoek 165 - 200 T. Sanders (100)
(115) C. Young 177 - 200 I. Pardey (95)
Aggregate Score 932 - 871
Breaks: PL 30 GK 30
TOTTON 5-1 CURDRIDGE
(105) M. Thatcher 200 - 156 C. Gamblin (40)
(55) J. Stedman 200 - 150 Derek Fry (115)
(50) T. Aldridge 200 - 175 R. Smith (85)
(85) M. Trigg 183 - 200 B. Bull (90)
(-70) S. Allen 200 - 176 N. Alford (75)
Aggregate Score 983- 857
Breaks: JS 41 SA 31, 41, 48
2023/24 Billiards Season
John Mullane gets his 2nd highest break of the season... 162!
ST DENYS 4-2 CHANDLERS
(35) J. James 200 - 187 D. White (70)
(40) M. Emm 192 - 200 K. Lowe (-30)
(85) M. Willis 200 - 114 D. Gillingham (-135)
(100) T. Emm 168 - 200 J. Mullane (-200)
(85) M. Willis 200 - -8 D. Zagaroli (-240)
Aggregate Score 960-693
Breaks: ME 30 JM 34,58,162,58,43 DG 33,39,41 KL 44 DZ 53
CHURCHILLS 5-1 TOTTON
(25) D. Foster 200 - 141 M. Trigg (60)
(15) J. Warren 200 - 189 M. Thatcher (100)
(15) M. McLean 200 - 179 T. Aldridge (45)
(5) S. Hughes 183 - 200 M. Kunzi (-15)
(65) S. Hulbert 200 - 186 S. Allen (-75)
Aggregate Score 983- 895
Breaks: MM 43 MK 38 SA 32, 36
PARK GATE 5-1 HAMBLE
(15) P. Lawrence 180 - 200 R. Shattock (105)
(60) P. Tavender 200 - 174 W. Mildenhall (110)
(70) I. Finch 200 - 179 T. Spridgeon (90)
(90) S. Boterhoek 200 - 122 N. Wood (-25)
(115) C. Young 200 - 197 M. Spridgeon (55)
Aggregate Score 980 - 872
CURDRIDGE 5-1 SARISBURY
POSTPONED
2023/24 Billiards Season
Churchills extend lead again to 11 points!
As some of you know I have an elbow issue from mid December (RCL Injury), I have tried to soldier on but now need to rest it properly as it is now becoming a real issue, due to this the write ups will be limited for the next few weeks and my participation zero, I will try to do what I can each week but please be patient and I will see you all again as soon as I can.
CHANDLERS 3-3 PARK GATE
(-230) D. Zagaroli 200 - 168 C. Pullen (125)
(-195) J. Mullane 200 - 132 C. Young (110)
(-130) T. Azor 25 - 200 C. Christodoulou (80)
(-40) K. Lowe 162 - 200 P. Lawrence (20)
(70) D. White 200 - 168 I. Finch (65)
Aggregate Score 787-868
Breaks: DZ 34,54,54,72,38u JM 31,94,112,38,50 TA 32 KL 49, 42 PL 32
CHURCHILLS 5-1 ST DENYS
(20) D. Foster 109 - 200 M. Emm (45)
(20) J. Warren 200 - 138 M. Willis (80)
(20) M. McLean 200 - 106 C. Bishop (-30)
(10) S. Hughes 200 - 123 J. James (30)
(70) S. Hulbert 200 - 150 D. King (65)
Aggregate Score 909- 717
Breaks: JW 34 MM 34, 35 SH 31 ME 41, 42unf
HAMBLE 4-2 CURDRIDGE
(-20) N. Wood 200 - 189 B. Bull (85)
(60) M. Spridgeon 200 - 198 T. Harris (105)
(85) T. Spridgeon 189 - 200 R. Smith (90)
(105) W. Mildenhall 189 - 200 C. Gamblin (45)
(110) R. Shattock 200 - 172 Derek Fry (110)
Aggregate Score 978- 959
Breaks: NW 37, 35, 54
TOTTON 3-3 SARISBURY
POSTPONED
2023/24 Billiards Season
Sarisbury kick off 2024 with a big win
Sarisbury Social return after the break with a good 5-1 win, away skipper Nick Wood showed great resistance for Hamble to avoid the maximum with a comfortable win but the night belonged to John Oldfield's men with John himself starting the party with a massive 63 point win which was backed up well by Geoff Knapp. A rare but stellar performance from Trevor Sanders grabbed another whilst hitting a 35 break to inflict a second defeat of the evening upon Tony Spridgeon and the win was completed by the ever reliable Kaz Remzi.
Jerry Warren knocked in a 44 and climbs to 2nd in the billiards rankings with his remarkable 10th league win of the season, he was supported well by the excellent Steve Hughes but was not enough to stop Churchills falling to their 3rd defeat of the season as they went down 4-2 against the basement side Park Gate. Home captain Paul Lawrence had a 32 break on the way to inflicting a big defeat on Steve Hulbert and Ian Finch won yet again to cement his place in the top 10 of the player rankings while Chris Christodoulou eased past Derek Foster despite a 36 from Derek.
St Denys battled to a 3-3 win by grabbing the aggregate bonus point over Totton Rec, Mike Thatcher started well for Totton by beating Malc Willis by a whopping 73 points, Chis Bishop made it 1-1 despite suffering with injury and was over 100 points down before managing to get his handicap off, after fearing the worst he somehow managed to overcome the deficit to get a 200-141 win to narrow the aggregate lead, Steve Allen and Mick Kunzi (40) grabbed tight wins for Totton but it was St Denys' Derek King with a 64 point win that sealed the bonus point in favour of the home side.
Curdridge and Chandlers start the new year avoiding defeats as they shared the spoils 3-3, Clive Gamblin got one over on John Mullane and Brian Bull made the most out of big 90 handicap to make light work of Terry Azor, Chandlers hit back through Dave White and Korbin Lowe to level the match and Danny Zagaroli got the 3rd with breaks of 30, 51 and 47 but fell short of clawing back the aggregate points needed leaving both sides unbeaten in 2024.
PARK GATE 4-2 CHURCHILLS
(25) P. Lawrence 200 - 134 S. Hulbert (65)
(70) I. Finch 200 - 164 M. McLean (15)
(85) C. Christodoulou 200 - 163 D. Foster (15)
(105) C. Young 149 - 200 J. Warren (25)
(125) C. Pullen 134 - 200 S. Hughes (15)
Aggregate Score 883-861
Breaks: PL 32 DF 36 JW 44
ST DENYS 3-3 TOTTON
(25) J. James 195 - 200 S. Allen (-65)
(40) M. Emm 187 - 200 M. Kunzi (-5)
(75) M. Willis 127 - 200 M. Thatcher (100)
(70) D. King 200 - 136 J. Stedman (45)
(-25) C. Bishop 200 - 141 T. Aldridge (35)
Aggregate Score 909- 877
Breaks: ME 39 CB 36 MK 40
SARISBURY 5-1 HAMBLE
(50) C. Collinson 144 - 200 N. Wood (-15)
(70) J. Oldfield 200 - 137 T. Spridgeon (80)
(75) G. Knapp 200 - 183 R. Shattock (105)
(105) T. Sanders 200 - 165 T. Spridgeon (80)
(110) K. Remzi 200 - 123 M. Spridgeon (55)
Aggregate Score 944- 808
Breaks: T. Sanders 35
CURDRIDGE 3-3 CHANDLERS
(50) C. Gamblin 200 - 131 J. Mullane (-200)
(90) B. Bull 200 - 111 T. Azor (-135)
(85) R. Smith 194 - 200 D. White (75)
(105) Derek Fry 154 - 200 K. Lowe (-35)
(100) T. Harris 193 - 200 D. Zagaroli (-225)
Aggregate Score 941- 892
Breaks: JM 62, 53 TA 40, 33 DZ 30, 51, 47
2023/24 Billiards Season
A Festive Feast for Churchills as they go 10 clear!
2 weeks and 12 points for this extraordinary Churchills Side sees them lead the pack by a massive 10 points going into the Christmas break. Derek Foster fielded a side with one change that beat Sarisbury 6-0 the previous week and was rewarded with another whitewash, this time at home to a shell shocked Curdridge. Yet another star performance from Steve Hughes saw him better last weeks 51 and record his highest league break of 70 which helped to make short work of Dave Fry, Derek Foster (41) and Jerry Warren teamed up to both beat Rob Smith by 54 points while Mark McLean (33 break) made it 4-0, Steve Hulbert sealed the match and what is a remarkable end to 2023 for champions elect Churchills. 10 points is a massive gap mid season but with the format returning to 3 cycles can they hold on? a wise man would bet on them going further clear as the onslaught seems to just continue.
Chandlers Ford had a great 5-1 win over Sarisbury but any celebrations must have been muted as they saw the defence of their title slip a little further behind, Danny Zagaroli is now in unchartered territory as his handicap now hits -225, a truly remarkable player entering a new level of greatness, this weeks 49, 69, 61, 33 and 33 unfinished to beat Chris Collinson now make it 46 breaks of 30+ this season. David Gillingham had yet another great week firing in breaks of 75, 43, 36, 32 and 30, Terry Azor also hit form going into the Christmas break as he registered his seasons highest break of 74 to go with a 32, 45, 47 and an unfinished 40 beating a resilient Ian Pardey whom himself had a 33 break. A rare outing for Korbin Lowe saw him get a 38 break but came 2nd on the night as John Oldfield ran in a 36 to take a 28 point win, Dave White put the icing on the cake beating Kaz Remzi.
Colin Young got his first win for Park Gate but remained the only winner on the night for the away side as they went down 5-1 at St Denys. Skipper Mark Emm continued the form he showed in the Stuart Hamper and hit 36 and 32 breaks inflicting a rare defeat on Ian Finch, Malc Willis, Derek King and a returning Tom Emm had comfortable wins to sign off 2023 with 5 points and sit mid table.
Mike Thatcher and Mick Kunzi got Totton Rec off to a great start at home to Hamble getting 2 points on the board. Tony Spridgeon started the comeback with a narrow win over Tony Aldridge and Rob Shattock grabbed another for Hamble but it was the revitalised Hamble Captain Nick Wood that stole the show as he returned to the form we all know him for, he made light work of an in-form Jason Stedman, registering breaks of 43, 33 and 32 in a massive 88 point win to leave with a 4-2 win.
CHURCHILLS 6-0 CURDRIDGE
(20) D. Foster 200 - 146 R. Smith (80)
(30) J. Warren 200 - 146 R. Smith (80)
(20) M. McLean 200 - 163 T. Harris (95)
(20) S. Hughes 200 - 144 Dave Fry (105)
(70) S. Hulbert 200 - 128 Derek Fry (100)
Aggregate Score 1000-727
Breaks: DF 41 SH 70 MM 35
ST DENYS 5-1 PARK GATE
(20) J. James 167 - 200 C. Young (75)
(45) M. Emm 200 - 148 I. Finch (65)
(80) M. Willis 200 - 140 C. Christodoulou (80)
(75) D. King 200 - 157 C. Pullen (125)
(105) T. Emm 200 - 164 P. Lawrence (20)
Aggregate Score 967- 809
Breaks: ME 36, 32
TOTTON 2-4 HAMBLE
(105) M. Thatcher 200 - 161 R. Shattock (105)
(0) M. Kunzi 200 - 186 M. Spridgeon (50)
(30) T. Aldridge 189 - 200 T. Spridgeon (85)
(40) J. Stedman 112 - 200 N. Wood (-10)
(-70) S. Allen 129 - 200 R. Shattock (105)
Aggregate Score 830- 947
Breaks: NW 43, 33, 32
CHANDLERS 5-1 SARISBURY
(-220) D. Zagaroli 200 - 170 C. Collinson (45)
(-130) T. Azor 200 - 181 Ian Pardey (90)
(-125) D. Gillingham 200 - 177 G. Knapp (80)
(-40) K. Lowe 172 - 200 J. Oldfield (75)
(80) D. White 200 - 191 Kaz Remzi (105)
Aggregate Score 972- 919
Breaks: DZ 49,69,61,33,33u DG 75,43,36,32,30 TA 32,45,74,47,40u KL 38
2023/24 Billiards Season
PARK GATE 1-5 TOTTON
(15) P. Lawrence 155 - 200 T. Aldridge (35)
(70) I. Finch 200 - 128 M. Kunzi (-5)
(75) C. Christodoulou 179 - 200 M. Thatcher (110)
(75) C. Young 131 - 200 J. Stedman (45)
(125) C. Pullen 165 - 200 S. Allen (-65)
Aggregate Score 830-928
Breaks: JS 57 SA 34, 39
SARISBURY 0-6 CHURCHILLS
(95) T. Sanders 168 - 200 M. McLean (25)
(70) J. Oldfield 126 - 200 J. Warren (35)
(70) G. Knapp 143 - 200 D. Lovejoy (75)
(90) I. Pardy 169 - 200 S. Hughes (25)
(105) K Remzi 193 - 200 D. Foster (25)
Aggregate Score 799- 1000
Breaks: SH 51
CURDRIDGE 4-2 ST DENYS
(45) C. Gamblin 195 - 200 J. James (25)
(85) B. Bull 194 - 200 A. Bridger (105)
(85) R. Smith 200 - 141 M. Willis (75)
(105) Derek Fry 200 - 168 D. King (70)
(100) T. Harris 200 - 131 C. Bishop (-30)
Aggregate Score 989- 840
Breaks: CB 38
HAMBLE 2-4 CHANDLERS
(-15) N. Wood 68 - 200 D. Zagaroli (-210)
(55) M. Spridgeon 200 - 139 T. Thorn (-50)
(80) T. Spridgeon 172 - 200 D. White (80)
(100) W. Mildenhall 165 - 200 D. Gillingham (-125)
(110) R. Shattock 200 - 181 T. Azor (-140)
Aggregate Score 805- 845
Breaks: DZ 75,41,31 DG 66,70 TA 55,60,34,58
2023/24 Billiards Season
Hamble up to 2nd as the top 3 falter
Hamble took advantage of the teams above them slipping to defeats to jump 2 places into 2nd as they defeated the leaders 4-2, Mark Spridgeon's great season continued with another win and moves up to 4th in the player rankings, just behind him in 5th is team mate Nick Wood who also claimed victory with a couple of 30+ breaks, Skipper Derek Foster and Jerry Warren with a 33 break both won for Churchills but Will Mildenhall claimed a 71 point win which was enough for Hamble to seal a vital 4 points.
Sarisbury Social got a 4th win of the season at the expense of St Denys, an unbeaten Adie Bridger won a nail biter by a single point and Derek King backed him up with a win over John Oldfield for St Denys 2 wins but some great games saw Sarisbury triumph 4-2 with Geoff Knapp leading the charge as he ran out with a 33 break, Kaz Remzi rallied late to win his game with Ian Pardy finishing well to take the away win.
Chandlers Ford slipped to a 3rd defeat as they went down 2-4 against the bottom side Totton Rec, good wins from Korbin Lowe and Dave White were not enough as Chandlers top order crumbled to heavy defeats. Mick Kunzi (44), Steve Allen (42) and Jason Stedman were the home players inflicting the damage for Totton but despite despite the great effort they remain at the foot of the table 2 points adrift
Trevor Harris starred for Curdridge as he beat home captain Paul Lawrence (30), Ian Finch and Chris Christodoulou replied for Park Gate to maintain their great season. Park Gate's latest signing Colin Young got off to a tough start against Dave Fry but I am sure there will be much to come. Last seasons star man Rob Smith sealed the deal for Curdridge as they left with a 4-2 victory, Curdridge can now relax as they have a week off after securing an early Usher Shield Semi Final spot.
PARK GATE 2-4 CURDGRIDGE
(10) P. Lawrence 158 - 200 T. Harris (105)
(75) I. Finch 200 - 136 C. Gamblin (40)
(80) C. Christodoulou 200 - 154 Derek Fry (100)
(75) C. Young 168 - 200 Dave Fry (110)
(125) C. Pullen 152 - 200 R. Smith (90)
Aggregate Score 884 - 890
Breaks: PL 30
CHURCHILLS 2-4 HAMBLE
(30) D. Foster 200 - 136 T. Spridgeon (75)
(20) M. McLean 192 - 200 N. Wood (-10)
(40) J. Warren 200 - 190 R. Shattock (105)
(65) S. Hulbert 129 - 200 W. Mildenhall (105)
(90) M. Henstredge - 200 M. Spridgeon (60)
Aggregate Score 901- 926
Breaks: JW 33 NW 34, 35
ST DENYS 2-4 SARISBURY
(-35) C. Bishop 145 - 200 K. Remzi (110)
(40) M. Emm 137 - 200 G. Knapp (75)
(110) A. Bridger 200 - 199 C. Collinson (45)
(75) D. King 200 - 171 J. Oldfield (65)
(20) J. James 109 - 200 I. Pardy (95)
Aggregate Score 791- 970
Breaks: GK 33unf
TOTTON 4-2 CHANDLERS
(105) M. Thatcher 195 - 200 K. Lowe (-40)
(0) M. Kunzi 200 - 139 T. Thorn (-55)
(-60) S. Allen 200 - 125 D. Zagaroli (-215)
(50) J. Stedman 200 - 152 T. Azor (-145)
(30) T. Aldridge 129 - 200 D. White (85)
Aggregate Score 924- 816
Breaks: DZ 35, 63. 36 MK 44 TAz 35, 63 SA 42
2023/24 Billiards Season
Chandlers Ford draft in the top guns to end Churchills run
Chandlers Ford scoured the south coast in a bid to stop Churchills and ended the run by a massive 5-1, Derek's men went up against a combined handicap of -725 and a late night with all of the home team sporting minus handicaps, this is surely a record on both fronts! Danny Zagaroli was the top man again showing why he is Southamptons number one and the breaks of 88, 40, 52, 103, 55 unfinished made light work of the massive start. Ryan Mears (41, 37, 80, 102) made a rare outing but fell 8 points short of the impressive Steve Hughes, Steve made sure of at least a point as he battled hard for his win. Terry Azor (59 & 43) done likewise for Chandlers as he snuck to a tight win with Jerry Warren just 8 points from the finish line. the steady Trevor Thorn (31 & 33) won again as he continued his purple streak and David Gillingham returned to the team with a fine display of break building of 31, 76, 52 and running out with a 59 break to help Chandlers close the gap on Churchills.
Curdridge lifted themselves off the bottom and handed the baton to Totton Rec as they demolished them 5-1, Mike Thatcher got a timely first win of the season to avoid the whitewash, Clive Gamblin gave newcomer Mike Trigg a hard time as he grabbed Curdridges first of the evening with Robin Smith finally showing the form of last season to win another game with Trevor Harris and Derek Fry completing the score line in their favour.
In-form Sarisbury hit a stumbling block in the local derby against Park Gate going down 5-1 on their own tables, Paul Lawrence showed his class with breaks of 30, 57 and 32 as he travelled the few hundred yards back across the A27 with a couple of points in the bag and becoming the latest player to use the 4-man rule. Chris Collinson carried on his good season as he got Sarisbury's sole point but vice captain Ian Finch and Chris Christodoulou put the gloss on a fine win.
St Denys fought to a tough 3-3 draw and grabbing the aggregate point after only winning 2 of their games. Ade Bridger maintained his 2 game 100% record for St Denys with his doubles partner Chris Bishop supporting well, Will Mildenhall got Hamble's first of the night with Mark Spridgeon added another game shortly after as his fine season rolls on, Rob Shattock had a great game beating Mark Emm (32) to secure 3 points.
HAMBLE 2-4 ST DENYS
(-15) N. Wood 115 - 200 A. Bridger (115)
(65) M. Spridgeon 200 - 182 T. Emm (100)
(110) R. Shattock 200 - 157 M. Emm (35)
(110) W. Mildenhall 200 - 198 D. King (70)
(-15) N. Wood 142 - 200 C. Bishop (-30)
Aggregate Score 857 - 937
Breaks: NW 39 ME 32
CHANDLERS 5-1 CHURCHILLS
(-210) D. Zagaroli 200 - 121 S. Hulbert (60)
(-205) R. Mears 192 - 200 S. Hughes (30)
(-140) T. Azor 200 - 192 J. Warren (35)
(-120) D. Gillingham 200 - 148 D. Lovejoy (70)
(-50) T. Thorn 200 - 106 D. Foster (25)
Aggregate Score 992- 767
Breaks: DZ 88, 40, 52, 103, 55u RM 41, 37, 80, 102 TA 42, 59 RM 31, 76, 52, 59u TT 31, 33
SARISBURY 1-5 PARK GATE
(50) C. Collinson 200 - 200 C. Pullen (125)
(60) J. Oldfield 163 - 200 P. Lawrence (15)
(70) G. Knapp 164 - 200 I. Finch (80)
(90) T. Sanders 198 - 200 P. Lawrence (15)
(90) I. Pardy 165 - 200 C. Christodoulou (85)
Aggregate Score 890- 972
Breaks: PL 30, 57, 32
CURDRIDGE 5-1 TOTTON REC
(45) C. Gamblin 200 - 186 M. Trigg (60)
(80) B. Bull 189 - 200 M. Thatcher (110)
(95) R. Smith 200 - 119 J. Stedman (45)
(105) Derek Fry 200 - 187 T. Aldridge (25)
(110) T. Harris 200 - 122 M. Kunzi (-5)
Aggregate Score 989- 814
2023/24 Billiards Season
A 3rd of the way in, anyone have any reigns?
After a competitive start we are now already one cycle into the season and have run out of things to say about Churchills so...
A team we shall not mention managed to win 5-1 against another team in the league! just kidding, Churchills have won yet again against another good side in Totton Rec, this seasons top man Jerry Warren hits another great break of 55 in a win against Mike Thatcher, my calculations suggest it should take just over 2 more seasons for Jerry to get to -200 handicap. Totton Rec replied with Jason Stedman knocking in a 39 in a consistent start to his season but Steve Hulbert, Mark McLean and Dave Lovejoy finished the job as they went home with 5 more points to extend their advantage to a whopping 11 points!
Reigning champs Chandlers Ford had a tough evening against St Denys and fell further behind in the chase to retain their crown, Chris Bishop and Mark Emm had the unenviable task of stopping the excellent Danny Zagaroli (55 & 52) and John Mullane (36 & 49) , however they did just that and got St Denys off to a 2-0 start and a massive 117 point advantage on the aggregate after just 2 games. Terry Azor returned to good form with breaks of 57, 36, 48 and 41 to pull one back, Derek King made it 3-1 in an impressive performance and Trevor Thorn narrowed the gap again for Chandlers aided by a 42 break, the aggregate score was too much to chase for Chandlers though as they went down 4-2 on the night.
Successive wins for Sarisbury sees them cement a mid table spot going into the second cycle of fixtures, Derek Fry had a nail biting 1 point win for the visiting team to keep the damage down and Trevor Harris was the other victor for Curdridge in a 4-2 defeat. Chris Collinson was the main man for Sarisbury with Ian Pardey and Kaz Remzi both winning again for the absent skipper John Oldfield.
The Spridgeons of Hamble (a great title for a book) seem to match each others results weekly but Tony might want to see what cereal Mark had that morning as he thumped in a great 48 break on the way to his win, despite their heroics though they came out on the wrong side of a 4-2 score line with the away side Park Gate registering a timely win after a poor run of results, Paul Lawrence beat Nick Wood in the battle of the captains and after only turning up with 4 players Chris Christodoulou turned out twice for Park Gate and grabbed both, albeit winning the second by a mere one point against Rob Shattock.
Please note: the 4 man rule now resets and players who have already used this rule are now free to play twice again if their team is short.
CHANDLERS FORD 2-4 ST DENYS
(-215) D. Zagaroli 142 - 200 C. Bishop (-25)
(-205) J. Mullane 141 - 200 M. Emm (40)
(-135) T. Azor 200 - 140 T. Emm (95)
(-45) T. Thorn 200 - 150 J. James (15)
(80) D. White 166 - 200 D. King (75)
Aggregate Score 849 - 890
Breaks: JM 36, 49 DZ 55, 52 TT 43 TA 57, 36, 48, 41
SARISBURY 4-2 CURDRIDGE
(55) C. Collinson 200 - 151 C. Gamblin (40)
(85) T. Sanders 170 - 200 T. Harris (115)
(65) G. Knapp 199 - 200 Derek Fry (110)
(95) I. Pardey 200 - 192 B. Bull (75)
(115) K. Remzi 200 - 164 Dave Fry (105)
Aggregate Score 969- 927
HAMBLE 2-4 PARK GATE
(-20) N. Wood 114 - 200 P. Lawrence (20)
(70) M. Spridgeon 200 - 172 I. Finch (75)
(80) T. Spridgeon 200 - 145 C. Pullen (125)
(105) W. Mildenhall 178 - 200 C. Christodoulou (90)
(105) R. Shattock 155 - 200 C. Christodoulou (90)
Aggregate Score 776- 1000
Breaks: NW 30 MS 48
TOTTON REC 1-5 CHURCHILLS
(105) M. Thatcher 186 - 200 J. Warren (40)
(50) J. Stedman 200 - 164 S. Hughes (25)
(115) B. Cannons 187 - 200 S. Hulbert (65)
(60) M. Trigg 164 - 200 M. McLean (25)
(20) T. Aldridge 145 - 200 D. Lovejoy (75)
Aggregate Score 882- 964
Breaks: JS 39 JW 55
2023/24 Billiards Season
6 Straight Wins for High Flying Churchills
Another week another win for Churchills, this week saw them claim a 4-2 win at St Denys and send out a warning to any potential rivals. St Denys Chris Bishop ended Steve Hughes long unbeaten run stretching back to last season while a star performance from Jeff James claimed another for St Denys with a great 47 break to give the home side a couple of points, It was great to see Churchills turn up with 7 players as even with rotation they all go to support the team, unlucky for St Denys though as they decided not to rest Jerry Warren who had another good game knocking in a 38 unfinished and climbing to 9th in the rankings. The wily captain Derek Foster showed his experience as he came through a tight game against Tom Emm, and a returning Dave Lovejoy made short work of Mark Emm as he gave him few chances to make any impact thus claiming the aggregate point for his team as well as the win.
Sarisbury Social gave Totton Rec a 6-0 thumping to move off the bottom, Mike Thatcher returned to the team for Totton and came the closest to the finish line, falling short by 7 points to Chris Collinson, John Oldfield turned back the years to make very light work of Tony Aldridge as he ran out with a great 42 unfinished break. Geoff Knapp too is a lot better than his handicap suggests and so it proved as he made it 3-0 Ian Pardey and Kaz Remzi completed the whitewash in a memorable night for Sarisbury.
Curdridge too suffered a 6-0 destruction at home to Hamble as they join Park Gate at the foot of the table, Both teams struggled for players as they both fielded just 4 men, it was the away side that took advantage of the 4 man best rule by putting a well handicapped Tony Spridgeon in twice and securing 2 good wins, Will Mildenhall seems to be returning to a bit of form after a long layoff as he beat newcomer Peter Alden by 53 points, Mark Spridgeon led the team in the captains absence and came out on top against Clive Gamblin while Rob Shattock supported well to secure the rout.
Chandlers Ford are desperate to put pressure on the runaway leaders as they seek another crown, the excellent John Mullane is getting more game time as Terry attempts to run down Churchills, he again hit a century break (110) which now makes 3 centuries in 3 games, this was accompanied by a string of breaks which culminated in a 53 unfinished. Chandlers main man Danny Zagaroli seems unfazed playing off the leagues highest handicap ever as he ran in breaks of43, 32, 39, 48, 48, and a 37 unfinished to win by a massive 53 points! Chandlers Captain Terr Azor secured a tight win with breaks of 42, 52 and 41 to push them closer to the win and a rare but welcomed return of Trevor Thorn secured the 5 points for the away side with a 45 break. Ian Finch won for the home side as he moves into 8th in the player rankings to take a slight bit of relief in what was a bad night for Park Gate as they slip to the foot of the table.
PARK GATE 1-5 CHANDLERS FORD
(75) I. Finch 200 - 176 D. White (75)
(15) P. Lawrence 147 - 200 D. Zagaroli (-210)
(85) C. Christodoulou 148 - 200 J. Mullane (-200)
(125) C. Pullen 179 - 200 T. Thorn (-40)
(75) I. Finch 193 - 200 T. Azor (-130)
Aggregate Score 867 - 976
Breaks: JM 32,110,62,37,53u DZ 43,32,39,48,48,37u TT 45 TA 42,52,41
SARISBURY 6-0 TOTTON REC
(60) C. Collinson 200 - 193 M. Thatcher (100)
(65) J. Oldfield 200 - 101 T. Aldridge (15)
(70) G. Knapp 200 - 182 M. Kunzi (-10)
(100) I. Pardey 200 - 187 J. Stedman (45)
(120) K. Remzi 200 - 161 S. Allen (-65)
Aggregate Score 1000- 824
Breaks: JO 42unf
CURDRIDGE 2-4 HAMBLE
(35) C. Gamblin 151 - 200 M. Spridgeon (75)
(70) B. Bull 145 - 200 T. Spridgeon (85)
(75) P. Alden 147 - 200 W. Mildenhall (110)
(105) Derek Fry 178 - 200 T. Spridgeon (85)
(70) B. Bull 155 - 200 R. Shattock (110)
Aggregate Score 776- 1000
ST DENYS 2-4 CHURCHILLS
(-20) C. Bishop 200 - 159 S. Hughes (20)
(35) M. Emm 136 - 200 D. Lovejoy (80)
(70) M. Willis 170 - 200 J. Warren (45)
(20) J. James 200 - 150 M. McLean (20)
(90) T. Emm 190 - 200 D. Foster (30)
Aggregate Score 896- 909
Breaks: JJ 47 JW 38u
2023/24 Billiards Season
Reigning Champs get back in the hunt with a maximum haul!
After a slow start Chandlers send a warning to their title rivals with a 6-0 win over Curdridge, there were some close games but the quality on show from Terry's men is frightening at times, John Mullane needed to score 395 points and got 376 of them in just 5 separate visits leaving Trevor Harris a spectator for much of the game, breaks of 80, 41, 39, 72 and a mighty 144 showed why John had such a successful visit to the English Open and World Championships where he reached the Semi-Final (knocking out Rob Hall along the way) and the Quarter Final respectively. One may wonder how Danny Zagaroli would fare in these world events given his quality, Zag,s made the highest break of the evening with a 145 break and accompanied them with a 72 and 58 to beat Rob Smith. Terry Azor (33 & 31) and Korbin Lowe (42) also returned from Landywood in good form as they made it 4 and as he does so often Dave White supported the team well to complete the rout.
Steve Allen was also returning from the World Championships in good form where he has made it to 25 in the World Rankings after a couple of good years on the tour, he guided Totton to a 4-2 win over St Denys knocking in breaks of 44, 34, 44 and 33 to beat the in form Derek King, Tony Aldridge (30) and Jason Stedman with a 34 grabbed another couple for Totton with Malc Willis and Mark Emm (33) the victors for St Denys.
Hamble vs Sarisbury battled out a 3-3 draw with the home side winning 3 of the games but losing the aggregate thanks to Geoff Knapp's impressive performance and 138 point win over Nick Wood, Mark and Tony Spridgeon both got good wins for Hamble with Ian Pardey hitting good form for Sarisbury make sure the points were shared.
Churchills have yet again set the pace at the top of the table and moving to an 8 point lead over their closest rivals St Denys in just the 5th week by piling more misery on Park Gate in a 5-1 win. Yet another 5 point haul sees them averaging a staggering 4.7 points per week which is seeing them run away in these early stages, Jerry Warren (33 & 42) has been a revelation this season as he continues to pump in great performances and seems to be making breaks for fun, his win over Chris Pullen has pushed him up to number 2 in this seasons Order of Merit just behind his team mate captain Derek Foster, Derek himself has forced himself to top spot with his win over Paul Tavender and a quality campaign thus far. Steve Hulbert came through a tight game against Paul Lawrence while a returning Dave Lovejoy also got the better of his opponent despite Ian Finch registering a 31 break. Chris Christodoulou stopped the rot for Park Gate in what was a good win against Mark McLean.
St Denys are the next cannon fodder for the Churchills Juggernaut so I may need to drop myself!!
CHURCHILLS 5-1 PARK GATE
(50) J. Warren 200 - 149 C. Pullen (125)
(15) M. McLean 168 - 200 C. Christodoulou (90)
(85) D. Lovejoy 200 - 167 I. Finch (70)
(70) S. Hulbert 200 - 193 P. Lawrence (10)
(35) D. Foster 200 - 181 P. Tavender (55)
Aggregate Score 968 - 890
Breaks: JW 33, 42 IF 31
CHANDLERS 6-0 CURDRIDGE
(-205) D. Zagaroli 200 - 194 R. Smith (90)
(-195) J. Mullane 200 - 158 T. Harris (110)
(-125) T. Azor 200 - 189 P. Alden (75)
(-35) K. Lowe 200 - 177 B. Bull (65)
(80) D. White 200 - 194 Derek Fry (100)
Aggregate Score 1000- 912
Breaks: DZ 58,72,145 JM 80,41,39,72,144 TA 33,31 KL 42
TOTTON REC 4-2 ST DENYS
(55) R. Longhurst 181 - 200 M. Willis (75)
(110) B. Cannons 154 - 200 M. Emm (40)
(50) J. Stedman 200 - 153 J. James (15)
(20) T. Aldridge 191 - 180 C. Bishop (-25)
(-60) S. Allen 200 - 173 D. King (70)
Aggregate Score 935- 906
Breaks: SA 44, 34, 44, 33 TA 30 JS 34 ME 33
HAMBLE 3-3 SARISBURY
(-25) N. Wood 62 - 200 G. Knapp (75)
(80) M. Spridgeon 200 - 127 J. Oldfield (60)
(90) T. Spridgeon 200 - 193 K. Remzi (115)
(100) P. Knights 136 - 200 I. Pardey (105)
(115) W. Mildenhall 200 - 140 K. Remzi (115)
Aggregate Score 798- 860
Breaks: GK 31
2023/24 Billiards Season
A week for away teams to dominate!
St Denys seem to be turning the corner after a poor start, a 6-0 win away to Park Gate sees them climb to second. Home captain Paul Lawrence had 41 and 31 breaks but lost to Mark Emm with a 32 break, Derek King got the next game despite a few rattled pots slowing his progress, Chris Bishop (37, 36) sealed the next with his first win with Jeff James and Tom Emm completing the 6 point haul.
The seemingly unstoppable force from Churchills won their 4th straight win to claim a huge advantage even at this early stage, it was their closest rivals Curdridge who were this weeks victims as they were dispatched 5-1. Derek Foster seems to have returned to slick winning machine and is doing his part in the team as he won again to get the ball rolling, Jerry Warren and Steve Hughes are providing a solid spine to the team as relentlessly keep clocking up the wins! Mark McLean is also enjoying the ride as he put Churchills 4 up with a big win over Derek Fry. Robin Smith grabbed a consolation for Curdridge and can take comfort that they do not meet again for another 9 weeks!
Totton suffered a major player shortage as the could only find 3 players for the trip to Hamble meaning they started the match 0-1 down, it worked out ok though as they somehow rallied to a 4-2 win and suffered another defeat on the home team to leapfrog them in the table. It all started well for Hamble as Nick Wood (32) grabbed the first game with an 11 point win, however they lost the next 3 and the aggregate point with Mick Kunzi (58, 41), Tony Aldridge and Jason Stedman coming out on top for Totton Rec.
SARISBURY 5-1 CHANDLERS
(60) C. Collinson 200 - 190 D. White (80)
(65) G. Knapp 181 - 200 D. Zagaroli (-215)
(70) I. Pardey 200 - 193 D. Gillingham (-120)
(85) T. Sanders 200 - 149 T. Azor (-125)
(115) K. Remzi 200 - 93 K. Lowe (-35)
Aggregate Score 981- 825
Breaks: CC 31 DZ 73, 71, 52, 31 DG 73 KL 53
HAMBLE 2-4 TOTTON
(-20) N. Wood 200 - 189 M. Kunzi (-10)
(75) M. Spridgeon 172 - 200 J. Stedman (55)
(85) T. Spridgeon 192 - 200 T. Aldridge (25)
(105) R. Shattock 173 - 200 M. Kunzi (-10)
(100) P. Knights W/O --- ()
Aggregate Score 737- 789
Breaks: NW 32 MK 41, 58
PARK GATE 0-6 ST DENYS
(5) P. Lawrence 169 - 200 M. Emm (45)
(65) I. Finch 181 - 200 C. Bishop (-20)
(85) S. Boterhoek 189 - 200 D. King (75)
(85) C. Cristodoulou 196 - 200 J. James (20)
(120) C. Pullen - 200 T. Emm (95)
Aggregate Score 910- 1000
Breaks: PL 40, 31 ME 32 CB 37, 36
CURDRIDGE 1-5 CHURCHILLS
(30) C. Gamblin 145 - 200 D. Foster (40)
(60) B. Bull 158 - 200 J. Warren (55)
(105) T. Harris 187 - 200 S. Hughes (25)
(95) Derek Fry - 200 M. McLean (20)
(95) R. Smith 200 - 190 S. Hulbert (65)
Aggregate Score 844- 990
2023/24 Billiards Season
Chandlers players warm up for the World Championships with a big win
Chandlers Ford hit top form at the right time as they grab their first win of the season winning 5-1 at home to Hamble, the only loser for Chandlers was somehow John Mullane as Tony Spridgeon managed to get an impressive 92 point win despite watching his opponent rattle up a magnificent 189 break! Tony himself got a 33 break in the win but John looks to be hitting the right form going into this weeks Billiards World Championship. Terry Azor (54) and Korbin Lowe were also on song as they triumphed over Nick Wood and Mark Spridgeon respectively, they too are currently in Great Wyrley ready to compete alongside John. Danny Zagaroli was also on target for Chandlers showing why he is Southampton's number 1 ranked player, knocking in six 30+ breaks in yet another great win, Dave White completed the 5-1 win.
Struggling St Denys also got their first win of the season carding a 5-1 home win, and over the in-form league leaders Curdridge no less, St Denys Chris Bishop is yet to find form this campaign and was outscored by an impressive Derek Fry for Curdridge, the win also pushes Derek up to 4th in the rankings! Mark Emm though led by example for the home side as he won comfortably against Brian Bull, Adie Bridger and Malc Willis were also on target but Derek King was the performer of the night for St Denys with an excellent 37 break.
Churchills took advantage of the leaders slip by getting a 5-1 win over Sarisbury to take over pole position and remain unbeaten, Jerry Warren got a very impressive 65 break to set the early standard and show why Churchills are this seasons team to watch, Steve Hughes won yet again with a 33 break taking the home side 2 up, a returning Mark McLean made it 3 in a tight encounter with Kaz Remzi, Steve Hulbert though has been another impressive performer and soon put Dereks team 4 up, Chris Collinson restored some pride for Sarisbury with a 31 break to grab a point.
Totton Rec won 4-2 over Park Gate to avoid being the next team to lay at the foot of the table, Steve Allen too is at the World Championship and led his side well as he won with breaks of 44 and 38, the away skipper Paul Lawrence was also on target with a 35 and 40 break while Ian Finch also got his 3rd straight win for Park Gate, Jason Stedman had a good win over Paul Tavender and Mick Kunzi delivered yet again to give Totton the 4 points.
Good luck to everyone participating in this years World Championship including Ryan Mears and David Gillingham who were rested for the event!
CHURCHILLS 5-1 SARISBURY
(60) J. Warren 200 - 102 G. Knapp (70)
(25) M. McLean 200 - 195 K. Remzi (110)
(30) S. Hughes 200 - 113 J. Oldfield (55)
(70) S. Hulbert 200 - 139 J. Oldfield (55)
(35) D. Foster 110 - 200 C. Collinson (65)
Aggregate Score 910 - 749
Breaks: JW 65 SH 33 CC 31
CHANDLERS 5-1 HAMBLE
(-200) D. Zagaroli 200 - 185 R. Shattock (100)
(-200) J. Mullane 108 - 200 T. Spridgeon (90)
(-120) T. Azor 200 - 170 N. Wood (-25)
(-30) K. Lowe 200 - 147 M. Spridgeon (70)
(85) D. White 200 - 194 W. Mildenhall (110)
Aggregate Score 908- 896
Breaks: DZ 42,46,30,35,30,31 JM 32, 189 TA 54 KL 42, 30 TS 33
TOTTON REC 4-2 PARK GATE
(95) M. Thatcher 163 - 200 P. Lawrence (10)
(-5) M. Kunzi 200 - 144 C. Pullen (115)
(60) J. Stedman 200 - 155 P. Tavender (50)
(20) T. Aldridge 191 - 200 I. Finch (70)
(-55) S. Allen 200 - 158 C. Christodoulou (80)
Aggregate Score 954- 857
Breaks: SA 44, 38 TA 30 PL 35, 40
ST DENYS 5-1 CURDRIDGE
(-25) C. Bishop 111 - 200 D. Fry (100)
(50) M. Emm 200 - 145 B. Bull (55)
(80) M. Willis 200 - 193 T. Harris (100)
(120) A. Bridger 200 - 158 R. Smith (90)
(80) D. King 200 - 77 C. Gamblin (25)
Aggregate Score 911- 773
Breaks: DK 37
2023/24 Billiards Season
Curdridge form continues as they remain unbeaten to go top!
Curdridge took a narrow lead at the summit with a great 5-1 win against last weeks pace setters Park Gate, stand-in captain Ian Finch won again for Park Gate but his team mates didn't fair so well against an in form Curdridge. Clive Gamblin and Brian Bull both had comfortable wins with Derek Fry holding off Paul Tavender to get the 3rd, Trevor Harris got over last weeks narrow 4 point defeat to win an even tighter contest this week against Chris Christodoulou by just 2 points!
Churchills Eastleigh remain as the seasons other unbeaten side as they beat Hamble on their own tables 4-2, Steve Hughes was victorious once again to keep his winning run going, Steve last lost a game nearly a year ago against Hambles Nick Wood, Nick as it turns out was the only winner on the night for the home side running in a 41 break then finishing with a fine 65 unfinished to beat a returning Mike Henstredge, the 79 point win proving to be crucial for the aggregate point as although the match finished 1-4 to Churchills the 79 points was amazingly enough to earn Hamble the bonus point! Returning Captain Derek Foster won yet again with Steve Hulbert and Jerry Warren impressing yet again.
Sarisbury bounced back from last weeks disappointment by piling more misery on St Denys, Jeff James made a return to Sarisbury but could not duplicate last weeks heroics as he lost to Chris Collinson, Trevor Sanders was the standout performer for Sarisbury as he hit top form to pile pressure on his opponent from the start and overcoming the away skipper 200-108. Geoff Knapp finally got one over on Chris Bishop to secure another point for Sarisbury, Home Skipper John Oldfield was victorious on the scoresheet too as he beat Malc Willis. Derek King played well for the visitors and the sole winner for St Denys.
CHANDLERS FORD 3-3 TOTTON REC
(-235) D. Zagaroli 200 - 166 J. Stedman (50)
(-130) D. Gillingham 200 - 158 M. Thatcher (95)
(-125) T. Azor 200 - 172 T. Aldridge (40)
(-35) K. Lowe 103 - 200 M. Kunzi (-10)
(65) D. White 170 - 200 S. Allen (-70)
Aggregate Score 873- 896
Breaks: DZ 55, 51, 52, 32, 36 DG 42, 37, 45, 38 TA 33, 33, 35, 35 MK 45, 32
CURDRIDGE 5-1 PARK GATE
(30) C. Gamblin 200 - 172 C. Pullen (115)
(60) B. Bull 200 - 145 S. Boterhoek (85)
(85) R. Smith 172 - 200 I. Finch (70)
(105) Derek Fry 200 - 189 P. Tavender (50)
(105) T. Harris 200 - 198 C. Christodoulou (80)
Aggregate Score 972- 904
HAMBLE 2-4 CHURCHILLS
(-20) N. Wood 200 - 121 M. Henstredge (85)
(65) M. Spridgeon 160 - 200 S. Hulbert (75)
(85) T Spridgeon 195 - 200 J. Warren (65)
(95) P. Knights 180 - 200 S. Hughes (35)
(95) R. Shattock 188 - 200 D. Foster (40)
Aggregate Score 923- 921
Breaks: NW 41, 65unf DF 38
SARISBURY 5-1 ST DENYS
(60) J. Oldfield 200 - 191 M. Willis (75)
(70) C. Collinson 200 - 176 J. James (15)
(75) G. Knapp 200 - 189 C. Bishop (-30)
(90) T. Sanders 200 - 108 M. Emm (45)
(100) I. Pardey 179 - 200 D. King (85)
Aggregate Score 979- 888
2023/24 Billiards Season
Churchills show early intent dispatching the Champs!
Chandlers Ford suffered an early blow in the defence of their crown, could we be seeing a changing of the guard with the talent on show at Churchills? Maybe its too early to tell but the signs look good for the returning skipper after a long layoff, and what a return it was for Derek Foster as he dispatched Korbin Lowe to seal the 4-2 win knocking in a 58 break in the process (Welcome back Derek). Chandlers did'nt make it easy as they had a tough side out too with Ryan Mears registering breaks of 32, 44, 82, 39 and 36 in a win against Jerry Warren whom also grabbed a couple of 30+ breaks, Danny Zagaroli, Southampton's top ranked player for last season then took over the Break building with excellent visits of 83, 50, 67, 67 and then running out with a 57 break in a win over Mark McLean. Steve Hughes (43) and Steve Hulbert were also on target for Churchills in what was a superb opening encounter.
Stand-in captain Ian Finch (30 break) guided Park Gate to maximum points over Sarisbury Social, a rare outing for Paul Tavender who also shone with a 44 break put them 2-0 up with Steve Boterhoek, Chris Christodoulou and Gary Wilton supporting well to complete the maximum and take Park Gate top as the early leaders.
Hamble Social also had a great start to the new season as they took St Denys apart 5-1. It was the new signing Jeff James that avoided the whitewash as he defeated Nick Wood. Mark Spridgeon was the main man for Hamble as he took advantage of the 4man rule and winning 2 games beating both Chris Bishop and then Mark Emm, he was supported well by Tony 'dad' Spridgeon and also a great performance by Rob Shattock.
Last seasons league runners-up and Usher Shield winners Curdridge started this campaign well with a 4-2 away win at Totton Rec. The match could have swung either way early on with the first 3 games on the card being separated by a total of just 12 points! Mike Thatcher narrowly missed out by 7 points to Clive Gamblin but Mick Kunzi (32 break) levelled for the home side by 200-196, away captain Brian Bull came out on the right side of 200-199 result against Jason Stedman. to make it 1-2 to Curdridge. Brian Cannons rallied for the home side to grab one back but Steve Allen fell short against Derek Fry despite registering 47 and 38 breaks. Curdridge now have 3 players in the top 8 of the SDBSA player rankings which is quite an achievement and shows the amazing consistency of the team.
CHURCHILLS 4-2 CHANDLERS FORD
(60) J. Warren 194 - 200 R. Mears (-200)
(20) M. McLean 98 - 200 D. Zagaroli (-195)
(40) S. Hughes 200 - 173 D. White (80)
(80) S. Hulbert 200 - 99 T. Azor (-125)
(45) D. Foster 200 - 133 K. Lowe (-35)
Aggregate Score 892 - 805
Breaks: JW 31 SH 43 DF 58 RM 32,44,82,39,36 DZ 83,50,67,67,57u TA 34,31
PARK GATE 6-0 SARISBURY
(75) I. Finch 200 - 127 J. Oldfield (55)
(55) P. Tavender 200 - 141 G. Knapp (80)
(90) S. Boterhoek 200 - 188 T. Sanders (85)
(85) C. Christodoulou 200 - 184 I. Pardey (95)
(55) G. Wilton 200 - 197 K. Remzi (105)
Aggregate Score 1000- 837
Breaks: IF 30 PT 44
TOTTON REC 2-4 CURDRIDGE
(90) M. Thatcher 193 - 200 C. Gamblin (35)
(0) M. Kunzi 200 - 196 T. Harris (100)
(55) J. Stedman 199 - 200 B. Bull (65)
(115) B. Cannons 200 - 184 R. Smith (80)
(25) S. Allen 134 - 200 D. Fry (110)
Aggregate Score 926- 980
Breaks: MK 32 SA 47, 38
ST DENYS 1-5 HAMBLE
(-35) C. Bishop 169 - 200 M. Spridgeon (70)
(40) M. Emm 119 - 200 M. Spridgeon (70)
(70) M. Willis 163 - 200 R. Shattock (100)
(20) J. James 200 - 108 N. Wood (-25)
(80) D. King 167 - 200 T. Spridgeon (90)
Aggregate Score 818- 908
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