Fulford cruise to team snooker cup final whitewash

9:33am Saturday 12th April 2008

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Fulford A' claimed their first York Conservative Clubs' Kutters & Shannons Team Snooker Cup when they beat Bootham B' 4-0.

Bootham's Chris Dawson (+6) was first to score in the opening frame of the final at Acomb, but Fulford's Steve Bradley (+8) replied to move ahead 40-23.

Dawson fought back to trail by just one point, but when Bradley gained ten points for snookers on the final blue, he led 57-40.

Dawson sunk blue and pink and rattled the black, but Bradley was left an easy pot to win 64-51.

Bootham's George Long (+4) led Simon England (+6) 50-29 in the second frame. The game changed after England laid a snooker on the last red. Long fouled the pink and England potted the red and a pink, then picked off yellow and green to trail 47-50.

Long took brown and blue and sunk the frame-winning pink but went in-off. England potted pink and black to win the frame.

In the third, Bootham led again as Ray Stamp (+13) went 20-7 ahead of Zhaolin Li (+7). Li then built up a 43-20 lead and when he went 59-31 up, Stamp conceded and Fulford were 3-0 ahead.

Fulford's Mike Walsh (+7) demonstrated excellent potting, positional and safety play in the fourth frame as he potted 13 reds to beat Ian Robinson (+13) 80-22.

Prior to the final Stewart McLain, president of Acomb, made a host of presentations.

The Carlsberg UK Snooker League Cup was presented to Clive Whyte (Heworth) and the Faber Shield Billiards Trophy went to Keith Watkinson (Heworth).

The Cameo Engraving Billiards Player of the Year Cup was awarded to Dave Birch (Heworth); the Cameo Engraving Billiards Highest Break Cup to Mark Winskill (Heworth), and the Pulleyn's Playmates Slater Cup Snooker Pairs League Cup to Don Nixon (Bootham).

Jason Keightley, regional manager, presented the John Smith's B' team cup to Ian Robinson (Bootham) and the John Smith's 5s x 3s trophy to K Sturdy (Acomb).

Bernard Willey, president of Bootham Club, presented the Willsden Steel Player of the Year Snooker Cup to Winskill and the runner-up award to Colin Robinson (Bootham). Colin Robinson, chairman of York Faber Shield committee, presented the Most Dedicated Player award to Nixon.

After the final, Bernard Willey presented the North Wolds Printers Highest Break Cup to Neil Wood (Heworth) for his 91 and the runner-up award to Whyte for his 55.