Roffey close in on the title

Results: Roffey SSC A 3, Springbok Club 2; Cricketers 4, Windmill GG 1; Plough 3, Railway 2; Alfold SC v RSSC B - postponed.

With Roffey visiting Windmill in the final week, Springbok with a home derby match to come, must surely be favourites for the runner-up spot.

Div 1 - Roffey SSC A 61pts, Springbok Club 55pts, Windmill GG 54.5pts, Cricketers 51pts; Div 2 - Roffey SSC B 48.5pts, Plough 46.5pts, Alfold SC 27pts, Railway 26.5pts.

John Slee and Joe Elleson (Roffey SSC A) and Clive Thompson (Windmill GG) ventured east at the weekend to play in the World 4-Pin Bar Billiards Championship at the Masonic Hall, Sudbury.

Ninety-one competitors took part and a two-phase Group qualifying system was used to arrive at the last 16 in both Cup and Plate competitions. All three survived the first phase, to continue in the main competition, but none managed the requisite of winning the next two games to make the 16.

Results – John Slee – Phase 1, Group 4 beat John Tyson (Northants) 1460-960, lost to Johnny Hamblin (Suffolk) 1030-1080; (2nd); Phase 2, Group 1 lost to Steve Hale (Suffolk) 790-2090; lost to Andrew Guinivon ((Suffolk) 480-1150. (3rd). Joe Elleson – Phase 1 Group 24 lost to Chris Ackland-Lang (Suffolk) 790-1550; beat Tom Pope (Hastings) 1440-1100 (2nd); Phase 2 Group 12 bt Dawn Bullock (Suffolk); lost to Jason Neal (Northants) (2nd). Clive Thompson – Phase 1 Group 15 beat Ross Grainger (Suffolk) 1490-520; beat John Ames (Norfolk) 1400-610 (1st); Phase 2 Group 11 beat Richard Howe (Suffolk) 1260-260; lost to Sam Kerruish (Suffolk) 880-1600 (2nd)

The World Championship final was won by organiser Steve Hale.

Further national events now come thick and fast, with the Surrey Open, Guernsey Open, Sussex Open and British Isles Ladies Open in April, May and June, before the hosting of events switches to counties north of the Thames for the second half of the year.