CHAMPIONS

A win was all that was required to ensure the league title came our way. Even without our captain Keith and a hospital-bound Andy Treadwell, playing the Farmers Boy at home is the kind of easy match we needed! Or was it...?

Captains Report
Kevin Southam

I guess we all know by now that we got the win we needed to secure the league title! But who was the wheat and who was the chaff for our final; league game of the season?

Things didnt start well - Andy pulled out suffering from an ear infection. With Keith in Germany and Brad working, we were down to five! An urgent call was put out for players and it was duly anwered by Mr Robinson - he would come donw, play his two frames, and leave.

The duty of getting us off on the good foot usually falls to Andy, but in his absence JY stepped up to the plate. He stuttered a little but never really looked in any danger. 1-0.

After Neil had secured his first frame, Brad was up for a double header and promptly rattled off his two wins in under ten minutes. Thanks for coming - 4-0

After Lee put in his customary grinding win (5-0) it was up to Swanny and myself to fudge things up.

Slugger Southam up first and, despite a well controlled game, I missed a difficult final black and Maltese Joe Farmers Lad pulled off the kind of five ball clearance where you think he is going to trip up on every ball. He didn't. 5-1

Swanny once again showed that he can do no right at the moment. If there is some bad luck to be had he is having it. 5-2

Having already played the first game of the second half (Brads secind game) we continued to play right through.

JY did his usual trick of potting six balls in one visit then taking another twenty to pot the last two! He eventually secured the win, and promptly cemented his 'shoot-and-leaves' reputation by leaving us to it! 6-2

I won my frame, followed by Swanny securing his double doughnut for the night (oo). 7-3

All that was left Lee to win his final frame, and Neil to show he is human after all and losing his, and the victory was complete, and the league was ours! 8-4

No contenders for pointless flair shot of the week this week, so instead I will take this opportunity to thank Brad for coming up with the goods in our hour of need, and vote him my "player of the night" with two frame wins that further proved how easy the game looks when you are watching good players.