Inter-league Table

Team	P	W	D	F	Pts
1.Trent Trophies A	3	3	0	38	6
2.Cannock Chase	3	3	0	37	6
3.Leek A	3	3	0	36	6
4.Stafford A	3	2	0	32	4
5.Trent Trophies B	3	1	2	28	4
6.Afford Rileys	3	1	1	28	3
7.Afford One	3	1	0	25	2
8.Rugeley	3	1	0	23	2
9.Leek B	3	1	0	16	2
10.Trent Trophies Tues	3	0	1	24	1
11.Alsager	3	0	0	21	0
12.Stafford B	3	0	0	16	0

Staffs Inter-league Match 3 Report

Stafford Sunday A slipped to a disappointing 10-8 defeat at the hands of Afford One in their third Inter-league match of the season. The away trip started well for the Stafford side as they went into a 5-3 lead including a break and dish from Mike Barker and a top finish from Mark Billingsley in their frames. The Longton players then staged a comeback, winning 4 of the next 5 frames to lead 7-6. Back came Stafford A to retake the lead at 8-7 but that was their last taste of success as the Afford team handled the pressure better to secure the final frames of the night. Double victories on the evening for Rob Wharne, Mark Billingsley and Steve Finney were unfortunately to no avail.

Afford Rileys came back to Stafford with revenge on their minds after being knocked out of the Inter-league cup earlier in the season by Stafford Sunday B and didn't disappoint after a 12-6 win. With all their big hitters available it was Afford who played some outstanding pool with four matches ending with 7 ball clearances as the Stafford lads struggled to cope. Skipper Lee Haidarovic decided to gamble and give two fringe players a chance to cement their place in the first team with himself dropping to the subs bench. However, this didn't work out as only Chris Hanlon and Ant Whitehead managed to put a W in the win column after the first half of games. The second half started brighter as Gaz Baker and Ant Whitehead (again) won the first two frames of the half to bring the score back to 7-4. But their efforts were in vain as Afford then rolled off a winning run that put them well in command, needing only Stuart Marsden of Afford Rileys to win his game to claim the 10th win of the night and confirm victory to the away team. With Stuart having a 100% record in the inter-league going into the game (5 wins out of 5) the omens didn't look good and it was up to skipper Lee Haidarovic to stop the run. He didn't disappoint with a fantastic 6 ball clearance to keep Stafford B still in the match before the next two games went Afford's way. Ricardo Martinez won the final game of the night but it was all too late as Afford won 12-6.

The result leaves the Stafford teams at opposite ends of the Inter-league table at this early stage of the season. Player statistics from the Inter-league matches can be viewed on the Inter-league Averages page.

The next set of Inter-league fixtures take place on Friday 16th May. Stafford Sunday B travel to Alsager whilst Stafford Sunday A host Trent Trophies Tuesday.

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