STAFFORD SUNDAY POOL LEAGUE SINGLES & DOUBLES COMPETITION 2012

It is that time of the year for all participating players who played in the Parkside Electrical Sunday Pool League Winter 2011/12 Season to have the opportunity to enter this Annual event.

Players who qualify must have played in at least 3 matches (NOT 3 frames) during that season.

There will be Prize Money (dependent on how many entries) plus Trophies. 

Entry Fees are SINGLES - £2.50 each and DOUBLES - £5.00 per pair.

Ladies entry Fees are FREE (there will be NO prize money).

CLOSING DATE is Sunday 17th June 2012. NO ENTRIES AFTER THIS DATE. All Monies to be paid by this Deadline without Fail.

EMAIL the League Secretary for applications and arrangement of Fees.

ALL Monies to be handed to the LEAGUE OFFICERS. Contact Details on your Fixture Lists. Memos will be distributed to the teams over the next couple of weeks.

Competition will run between the 8th July - 5th August 2012. (5 weeks)

New Rule now in place where players interested in entering the competition must play their matches ON or BEFORE the SET DATE - NOT AFTER. SET DATE takes preference when NO decision can be agreed. No refunds when entering the competition if you cannot fulfill your matches.

Bear & Pheasant B of the 2nd division have moved venues. As from 1st April they will be playing from the Star & Garter & will be known as Star & Garter B.

Star & Garter A of the 3rd Division have resigned from the Stafford Sunday Pool League. All results for the 2nd half of the Winter season will be entered as 8-0 defeats.

SCPA Interleague Match ONE - 24th February 2012

Stafford A v Stafford Pole @Rileys, Stafford

The SCPA Interleague season got underway with both Stafford teams being paired against each other for the first league game of the season.

Stafford A kept most the side from the 2011 season but welcomed back past players Gav Davies & Giles Eastwood while formerly known Stafford Blaize became Stafford Pole (sponsored by the Hop Pole). They had a new captain in Ian Lewis who took over the reigns of Lee Haidarovic. They also had some new faces, Duncan Sunderland along with past 'B' teams players Jason Armishaw & Paul Shepherd. Neil Dale returned to the side after a brief spell with the 'A' team during 2011 alongside Kev Brown.

These Stafford derbies are always filled with a great atmosphere and have conjured up some close matches. However it was the 'A' side who got off to a fast start with Sean Alldritt dishing off the break and then Dave Barker managed to win a somewhat scrappy affair against a dogged Chris Colley. Mike Barker was made to work hard for his win over Neil Dale while Lee Whitehouse took his chance well to see off Paul Loughhead. Martin Preistley missed the final black to pull off what would have been a memorable clearance but let Paul Shepard in who showed good composure to make it 4-1. Returning players Gav Davies was also made to work hard for his win over Duncan Sunderland, while Giles Eastwood pulled off a fine clearance against Jason Armishaw. Captain Ian Lewis pulled one back defeating Alan Sim but Mark Billingsley cleared well against Brendon Ruttledge to make the score 7-2 at the halfway point.

The 2nd half started in similar fashion with team Captain Dave Whitfield coming in for Preistley for the 'A' team and Craig Parsons in place of Armishaw for the Pole. Dave Barker & Alldritt pushed the score to 9-2 with fine wins over Dale & Loughhead respectively but then Colley pulled it back to 9-3 with a fine clearance against Mike Barker. However the 'A' team then pulled away with some fine potting from Whitehouse against Baker and then a thin cut on the black enabled Whitfield to a win over Ruttledge. Davies & Eastwood continued from where they left off in the 1st half with wins over Lewis & Shepard respectively, while Billingsley & Sim cleared convincingly against Parsons & Sunderland respectively to make the score 15-3.

A fine win by the 'A' team, but could have been so different had Stafford Pole taken their chances earlier in the match.

MOM has to go to Sean Alldrit for his 'dish' in the 1st half which sneaked it with Dave Barker, Whitehouse, Davies, Eastwood & Billingsley also winning 2 each.

The Bear and Pheasant A team has resigned from the 1st division of the Winter League after struggling to fulfill a number of their recent fixtures. Their results to date from this season have been wiped out, reducing the top tier to 11 teams.

It's wet dream time for all Stafford Sunday Pool stattos! The View Team and View Player pages now have a break-down of League Stats in the top right hand corner, eg View Team and View Player. The list of available years/seasons goes back to the 2010 Summer season when we first started recording the frame scores of League matches. The League Career link covers all seasons since Summer 2010.

STAN BENT TEAM KNOCKOUT 2ND ROUND REPORT & RESULTS.

The Stan Bent Team KO Holders Rileys Cue eased through to the next round of the Team KO with a 4-0 success at the Star & Garter. However 2011 runners up Rileys Cue T’s fell at the first hurdle, losing 4-3 at 3rd Div Hop Pole A. Sean McQuillin & Dan Moore (2 each) both won. 2009 Champs Hop Pole C progressed with a 4-0 win over 2nd Div Highfields B.

2nd div Rileys Elite were made to work hard for there 4-3 victory at 3rd div Radford C. Lee Whitehouse (2), Gav Davies & Steve Finney all won coming back from 3-2 down. Emerald Rebels picked up there 1st win of the season with a 4-1 success over 3rd div Water Mill B. Chris Broomhall (2 incl a dish), Will Edge & Chris Clark all won. Bear & Pheasant A also were pushed  all the way by lower league opposition, winning 4-3 against Westway C of the 2nd div.

Rileys C ran away with a 4-0 win at Highfields A. Simon W Davies, Alan Sim, Scott Price & Mark Billingsley (a dish) all won. Princess Royal won an all 3rd div clash 4-3 against the Met Bar. Tom Brown, Kev McClurgh (2) & Neil Chilton all won. Tap n Spile won an all 1st div match 4-2 against the Joiners Arms while the other Joiners team recorded a 4-1 success at the Oxleathers C. Water Mill A won by the odd frame in seven against the Star & Garter A. Kev Flanagan (2), Paul Bennet & Ed O’Keefe all won.

Other Results:

Rileys A 4 St. Georges B 0;

Staffs Bull B 4 Rileys 1;

St. Georges A 4 Bear & Pheasant B 2;

Rileys Rivals 4 Oxleathers A 0;

Radford B 0 Oxleathers B 4.

In the top division, Rickerscote Arms A have relocated to the GPO Club and will be known as the GPO Club.

In the 3rd division, Rickerscote Arms B and C have changed their home venue to Radford Bank and will be playing under the names Radford B and Radford C.

In the 2nd tier, Rileys Elite have changed their name to Rileys Dogs.

DISKS & DISCS

On behalf of the Parkside Electrical Stafford Sunday Pool League, we would like to say thank you to both Andy Rawlinson & Mark Bailey for their support and contribution towards the Pool League. They provided the result cards for a number of years and acted as a drop off point for them also. We all wish them every success in their new venture for the future.

Thank you, Dave Whitfield.

STAN BENT TEAM KNOCKOUT 1ST ROUND DRAW

To be played Sunday 22nd January 2012

All matches BEST OF SEVEN Frames (4/3 Split)

Toss a coin for first break then alternate breaks apply.

Do you fancy a go at representing your County? There is an opportunity to do so. Below are details of qualifying to become a COUNTY PLAYER. Note that players who hold EPA affiliated ID cards for other counties cannot enter this competition unless you request a Transfer from your selected County.

The details of the county trials are below, all to be played at our county venue Players Pool Club.

• Staffs Mens County team trials have been confirmed for Sunday January 15th 10.30am registration (£5 entry fee). Mens re-trialists and trial winners Sunday January 29th 10.30am registration

• Staffs Juniors Trials have been confirmed for Sunday January 8th 10.30am registration (£3 entry fee)

• Staffs Seniors Trials...the county will be entering two sides into the Region 3 seniors competitions this forthcoming season. A 'trial' system will be played on Sunday 8th January at Players 11.45 registration 12 noon start.All players must be 50 years old on or before January 1st. Its £5 entry fee.

Rob Wharne (of Rileys Cue) held his nerve during a tense fourth frame to turn the final on its head and become the first Sentinel Cup eight-ball champion.

The 25-year-old was trailing Daz Henshall 2-1 in the showpiece finale at Players Lounge in Newcastle. And when Henshall put the black over the pocket, the odds were stacked in his favour to move 3-1 ahead and inch towards claiming the inaugural title. But Wharne, who had qualified as a lucky loser, kept his cool during a 25-minute battle of tactics to clinch the frame.

The Stafford hot-shot then cleared from the break to take the fifth frame and never looked back ... eventually claiming the trophy 6-2.

"At 2-1 it was pretty much the first time I had been behind all day," said Wharne, a star of the all-conquering Trent Trophies team. "I was dead and buried in the fourth when he hit the black over the bag. Even when I hit a ball on top of it I didn't think I could come back. But somehow I managed to pull it off and to win the next frame in one visit put me in control. It was a great win for me. I've been frustrating myself with how I've been playing over the past couple of months, so to go on to win the Sentinel Cup when the standard was so high is fantastic."

The tournament, organised by England captain Lee Kendall in conjunction with The Sentinel and sponsored by Cookies Caterers, attracted the best amateur cuemen from North Staffordshire and South Cheshire. Four qualifying days, including the lucky loser play-off on Saturday, had thrown up the final 16 to shoot out for the £200 top prize.

RESULTS

Last 16: Mark Morris 6, Chris Higgins 1; Rob Holland 1, Rob Edgerton 6; Ryan Cope 2, Rob Wharne 6; Martin Peach 1, Wayne Connor 6; Steve Prince 4, Alex Bailey 6; Dave Jackson 6, Gareth Davies 3; Andy Blurton 5, Darren Henshall 6; Steve Bridgwood 4, Lee Whitfield 6.

Quarter-finals: Morris 6, Edgerton 4; Wharne 6, Connor 2; Bailey 6, Jackson 4; Henshall 6, Whitfield 5.

Semi-finals: Morris 4, Wharne 6; Bailey 5, Henshall 6.

Final: Wharne 6, Henshall 2.

STAFFORD LADIES SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP 2011.

SUNDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2011 @RILEYS STAFFORD.

The first ever Ladies Knockout took place at Rileys with a positive turnout of 8 Ladies entering the competition.

Quarter Final results -

Jill Woolford (Princess Royal) 0 v 2 Pippa Steele (Star & Garter);

Lynda Simpson (Star & Garter) 2 v 0 Michelle Sambrook (Rickerscote C);

Clair Maslin (Rileys Cue T's) 2 v 0 Tracie Stanyer (Rickerscote C);

Charlotte Shelley (Rileys) 2 v 0 Kirsty Lawrence (Rickerscote B).

Semi final results -

Lynda Simpson 3 v 0 Pippa Steele; Charlotte Shelley 3 v 1 Clair Maslin.

FINAL result -

CHARLOTTE SHELLEY 4 V 1 Lynda Simpson.

A BIG thank you to ALL the ladies who entered this competition and congratulations to our FIRST Parkside Electrical stafford Sunday Pool Ladies Champion, CHARLOTTE SHELLEY. A well deserved success after seeing off the Challenge of Shropshire Ladies County player Clair Maslin and then West Mids Ladies County Player Lynda Simpson. Fine potting and played to a high standard and also in great spirit.

Also thank you to Shaun Cooper who refereed the FINAL.

A new Mobile version of this website is launched today. Hopefully, this should prove to be popular amongst the growing number of people who are accessing the website on their mobile devices.

It is a cut-down version of the main website and, as such, only the most important areas are covered, including Notices, Latest News, News, Results, Tables and Fixtures. The intention is to add the frame scores from individual matches in the near future.

Any feedback regarding the Mobile site can be sent to the Webmaster.

SUMMER LEAGUE TEAM KNOCKOUT FINAL 2011

Sunday 11th November 2011 @ Rileys.

Hop Pole C became the Parkside Electrical Sunday Summer Pool League Champions for the first time. They overcame 2010 Runners up Rileys C who must have fancied their chances after seeing off their rivals and holders Rileys Cue (group stages) and Rileys A (semi final) to whom they lost twice in their group matches.

The final started with Simon Key scrapping it out with Scott Price and with Key losing position with 2 balls to go it looked like Price would clear. However he missed and Key seized the moment to make it 1-0 to the Pole C. Experienced Kev Daly came up against former County Junior Mark Billingsley and, after a tactical exchange, Daly decided to go for it but 'out of the Blue' he knocked in the black at the same time as he potted his own ball and gifted Billingsley the frame to level the scores. Up next was Alan Simm v Duncan Sunderlad and these two wasted little time as Simm went all guns blazing but then missed the black ball to give Sunderland a chance. He then set out clearing the remaining 6 balls to put the Pole C 2-1 up. It was then the turn of Simon W Davies who took on veteran Baz Davies. Baz Davies can count himself unlucky, but a show of nerve and composure from his opponent pulled the scores level as Simon Davies sank the black. 

The second half of the match saw Baz Davies return to the table, this time taking on Billingsley. The frame started slowly with both players not giving away too much. Davies started to squeeze the frame and was given a chance and he rolled back the years with fine cue play, clearing in style to put the Pole C 3-2 up. Then it was the turn of another stalwart in Kev Daly. He took on Scott Price and this followed a similar pattern to the previous frame, ending with the same result, as Daly also showed his form of yesteryear to claim the main prize and take the title back to the Hop Pole C.