Review of Week 4 , League Week1

The League program got under way on Monday night (21st October) after the previous 3 weeks of Cup competititon.

Match 1 saw League newcomers Nonny Bashers face off against Touching Cloth and the new boys kept up their recent momentum with a fighting 6-6 draw. Robin Dunlop drew first blood for Touching Cloth securing a 3-0 victory to maintain his unbeaten start to the season , having only dropped one frame in his 3 matches. Then Chris Giffney responded in the same manner to bring Nonny Bashers back level , this match was sandwiched inbetween 2-1 victories for each side to finish the match at 6-6.

Match 2 saw Aces at home to Potting Bowlers with Aces winning 8-4 with Allan Duffy starting his season with another 3-0 and also hitting two 30+ plus breaks. Graeme Innes also hit two 30+ breaks in a 2-1 victory to put Aces 5-1 ahead. Derek Muir put some respectability into the score for Potting Bowlers by winning his match 2-1.

Match 3 was a convincing win for Century against Chalk is Cheap , who included two new players to the league with varying success , Tony Bernie winning his match 2-1 and Victor Obonyo losing his match 0-3 to the in form John Baxter. Cameron Armstrong hit three 30+ breaks in his victory to give Century the win by 9-3. Good shooting young man !!

Match 4 involved last year's league winners Lucky Break take on Cuddles , a close encounter ensued with Lucky Break edging the contest 7-5 , Graeme Dick , Graham McQuaid and Christian Gibson winning 2-1 for Lucky Break with Kris Ballantyne the only 2-1 winner for Cuddles. Christian Gibson had the highest break of the season so far in his match , a break of 67.

Match 5 was the encounter between another new team to the league , The Rack Pack , up against Nonny Pool Boys. The Nonny Pool Boys put in a commanding performance to win a one sided match by 10-2. This match also had four 30+ breaks and cemented the Nonny Pool Boys as potential challengers for the title this season.

Match 6 , the last match of the evening . was between last year's runners up Baize of Glory and You've Been Framed , with Baize of Glory recording a close 7-5 win , Warren Fullerton winning his match 3-0 , proving to be the deciding result of the match.

An excellent start to the League Program where there will be a few twists and turns before the winners are crowned at Finals Day in 2025.