Final is all Whyte on the night

9:56am Thursday 20th March 2008

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Heworth's Clive Whyte won his fourth York Conservative Clubs' Tayrol Scruton Snooker Cup when he defeated Fulford's Richard Stroughair 3-1 in the final 3-1 at Acomb.

Whyte took the first frame, which lasted 75 minutes. Stroughair levelled with a comfortable win in the second frame, but Whyte went 2-1 up with a 28 break in the third.

Whyte made a 22 break in the fourth and won the match 3-1 when Stroughair fouled while trying a snooker off the final green.

Bootham's Colin Robinson won his first Brian Jeffrey Memorial Over-50s Snooker KO when he beat defending champion Bob (RA) Smith 59-36 in the final at Acomb.

At 73 years of age, Robinson is the oldest winner of the title.

In the semi-finals, Robinson beat Acomb's Keith Myers 42-41 on the black, while Smith beat Heworth's Keith Watkinson 77-67 when he fluked the final points.

There were surprising results in the semi-finals in the Kutters and Shannons Team Cup KO.

Bootham A' lost the first four frames against Fulford A' on their way to a 5-2 loss.

Neil Wood made a 91 break, the highest of the season, to set Heworth on their way against Bootham B'.

But Bootham went 3-1 ahead through George Long, Ray Stamp and Lionel Barnes. Steve Burdett stopped the losing sequence, but Paul Mahoney and Chris Dawson made it 5-2 to Bootham B'.

The final will be at Acomb club on Wednesday, April 2, starting after the annual presentations which get underway at 7.30pm.