Week 5 League Week2 Review

This week saw the THIRD century of the season so far , Geo Edgar again hit the heights with a 107 break to give him a century in each of his first two league matches this season in the League, a first for our League.

Match 1 was the much anticipated face off between 4 Aces and Cuddles , where Cuddles prevailed by a score of 7-5 with Sam McDonald providing the pivotal 3 frames to secure the win. The first 6 frames were shared as Allan Duffy for 4 Aces and Stewart Garrick for Cuddles won 2 frames each for their side. Cameron Armstrong chipped in with 1 frame for Cuddles before before Sam sealed the match for Cuddles to give them 2 wins from 2 matches played. Nicky Carr had a 45 break for Cuddles.

Match 2 saw You've Been Framed storm into an 8-0 lead with 3 frame wins for Craig Reid and Quintin Paterson , with Dylan Sweeney also winning two of his frames. Rab Allan won 2 frames for Behind the Black to make the score more respectable at 9-3. YBF go top of the League on frames difference over Cuddles,The Postmen and Nonny Pool Boys

Match 3 had Century up against Chalk is Cheap and Century edged a tight match by a score of 7-5 , Paul Doherty put Century 3-0 up before Scott Davidson and Gerry Pentleton each won 2 frames for Chalk is Cheap then Scott Liddell won 2-1 to complete the scoreline and give Century their first win of the season.

Match 4 gave Harry's Potters their debut in the League and they pushed the Nonny Pool Boys to the limit in a 7-5 loss , no disgrace there lads. David Stirling got the Potters off to a good start with a 2-1 win then the Geo Edgar show began with breaks of 107 , 39 and 31 in a 3-0 win over the unfortunate Brian McCrone (who was also on the receiving end of Christian Gibson's 113 break) . Jamie Lynn of the Pool Boys had a 30 break in a 2-1 win as Harry's Potters Domanic Coyle won 2 frames for a final score of 7-5 to the Pool Boys.

Match 5 pitted The Potting Bowlers against Baize of Glory with the Bowlers hoping to avoid another 12-0 whitewash from Baize , Andy Bilby of the Bowlers prevented this from happening with a 3-0 win , however 3-0 wins from Colin Wiggins , Sophie Nix and Warren Fullerton gave Baize of Glory a comfortable 9-3 win however this wasn't a fair reflection of the match as the Bowlers lost 4 of those frames on black ball finishes.

Match 6 involved The Postmen of Ayr versus 2024 League winners Lucky Break and The Postmen showed that they are true title contenders with a 9-3 win. Jatinder Singh and Scott Morrison starred with each winning 3-0 for the Postmen , Scott having a 50 break , Allan Hall Jnr won 2-1 with breaks of 39 and 30. Steven Stamp of Lucky Break had a 33 break in his 2-1 win over Stuart McCulloch who also had a 40 break.

The final match of the night saw Touching Cloth earn their first win of the season in a tight 7-5 win over Hurricanes with Brian McLevy starring for Touching Cloth in a 3-0 win.The first 6 frames were shared as Steven Muir put Hurricanes 2-1 ahead including a 32 break then David Cowan levelled the match with his 2-1 win as Hurricanes went ahead with a 2-1 win from Thomas McClung before Brian McLevy sealed the vicory.

Next week sees League leaders You've Been Framed take on Lucky Break to try and remain top with Nonny Pool Boys at home to the Rack Pack , when Geo Edgar has the chance to keep his remarkable century run going.