Junior Snooker Competition

An under 18 years of age, juniors competition will be run by the Cessnock Snooker Club starting on Friday the 21stof June at the ECBC.  Names to be in each Friday by 5:45pm.  The competition will be of a handicap nature and will run over twelve weeks using a points based system. Entry is free.

All players will start on a handicap of +8.  Players will lose two points should they win the night or gain 2 points should they lose for their handicap the following week.  The maximum handicap will be +16 and the minimum handicap will be scratch (zero). The game will consist of four reds and the format will depend on the number of players present. (round robin or knock out).  Each player should be of a suitable age & size to physically play on a full size snooker table without assistance.

A parent or Guardian must be present during the competition.

There will be two Snooker related prizes at the end of the competition, one to the points winner and one by a lucky draw.

For more information contact a Cessnock Snooker Committee member.

Current members of the committee

President ​​Ken Oakes, ​​Mobile  0422111 461

Secretary​​Ellis Craft, ​​Mobile  0448092 971

Treasurer ​​Gary JohnsonMobile  0419273 958

Committee​​ John Potyrala, Phil Tonnet, PeterAgland,

Andrew McLawrence, Mick Gallen & John Charlton.

Auxiliary Committee –Laurie Garlick & Matt King

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2023-24 Summer

Nev Agland Shield

Over 50’s Handicap Snooker  Winners

L>R Mark Toward , Steve Briant , Gary Thompson (c ) , Charlie Pickard (vc) , Peter Snape , (rest of team : Steve Drysdale , Chris Baker , Paul Lowe , Neil Fatania )

Congratulations to the Newcastle City 3 Man,Over 50’s  Handicap Snooker Team who on Thursday afternoon became the 2023-24 Summer Nev Agland Shield major and minor premiers after a hard fought battle with Belmont 16ft Sailing Club winning 2-1.

After 2-0 strong wins for both teams by Steve Brown for Belmont 16ft No.2 and Steve Briant for Newcastle City , Gary Thompson won the match on pink in the second frame against Neil Pratt.

Commiserations to Belmont 16ft No.2 after a strong season , winning 8 of 14 matches. 

Steve Briant (Newcastle City) had the highest break during the season of 52 (negative handicap player) and Don Flanagan (ECBC Sports No. 1) scored 30 (positive handicap player.)

Thanks to ECBC Sports for hosting the Grand Final and Glen Wallace for refereeing. .

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2023-24 John Lund Shield

2023-24 John Lund Shield 5 Man Handicap Snooker Winners

L>R Scot Taylor , Bill Marshall ( c ) , Alex Chan , Charlie Brown , Steve Blanch , Tony Smythe , Tim Mannion (rest of team : Lee Davies (vc) , John Crossland , John Duchatel , Mark Limana)

Congratulations to the Nelson Bay 5 Man Handicap Snooker Team who on Wednesday night became the 2023-24 Summer John Lund Shield major premiers after a hard fought battle with minor premiers ECBC Sports no.1 winning 3-0. Tim Mannion and Alex Chan recovered from tentative starts to win the first frame and go on to score 2-0 wins. Steve Blanch beat John Charlton 2-0  after a marathon second frame. Commiserations to minor premiers , ECBC No.1 who had a great season , losing only one match during the rounds to Nelson Bay.

 
L>R, Jason Henderson , Aaron Hogg , Ellis Craft (c) , Don Flanagan (in front) , John Charlton , Ken Oakes , Matthew King (rest of team : John Gear , Steve Boyce , Gary Johnson)

Ben Cooper  (Newcastle City (2) had the highest break during the season of 55 (negative handicap player) and Neil Myers (Toronto Workers (2) scored 43 (positive handicap player.)

 

Thanks to Newcastle City for hosting the Grand Final and Glen Wallace for refereeing. 

 

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2023-24 Lightning Billiards Winners

L>R Brian Bourke, Peter McKenzie, Mick Hill (c), Dave Jenkins, Steve Brown
Congratulations to the Belmont 16ft Sailing Club Billiards Team who defeated minor premiers , Kahibah Sports Club King Cobras in the Grand Final of the 2023-24 Lightning Billiards Competition. Steve Brown was the star of the night with 3 wins from 3 matches. Kahibah Sports King Cobras’ Charlie Elliott took out the seasons high break for negative handicap players with a break of 60. Toronto Workers’ Greg King took out the seasons high break for positive handicap players with a break 38.

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2023 Tony Tamplin 5 Man Handicap Snooker Winners

L>R Mark Toward , Ben Cooper ( vc ) , Ramsey Vong , Greg Franks ( c ), Charlie Pickard , Peter Snape , Steve Drysdale (absent : Chris Baker , Warren Tse , Dee Lakhani , Ian Potts )

Congratulations to the Newcastle City (2) five Man Handicap Snooker Team who on Wednesday night became the 2023  Tony Tamplin Shield major premiers after a hard fought battle with minor premiers Toronto Workers (2) winning 3-0.

Ramsey Vong and Greg Franks both recovered after losing the first frame to win 2-1 over Paul Matherson and Ian Callaghan. Mark Toward had a strong 2-0 win over Neil Meyers.

 

Commiserations to minor premiers , Toronto ( 2 ) who had a great season.

 

L>R, Des Taylor , Neil Myers, Nathan Myers , Deiter Major, Paul Matheson , Ian Callaghan (c)  

(absent : Nev Entwistle , Garry Roberts , Brian Sorrenson,  Ken Plows, Greg Crnkovic)

Greg Sumner (Belmont)had the highest break during the season of 56 (negative handicap player) and Neil Audet (Belmont) scored 48 (positive handicap player.) 

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