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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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2023 Nev Agland Shield Over 50s Handicap SnookerCompetition Winners

L>R, Peter Agland (presenter) , Paul Lowe , Peter Snape , Charlie Pickard , Gary Thompson (c), Mark Toward (absent : Chris Baker , Steve Drysdale , Ian Potts )

Congratulations to the Newcastle City Over 50s Handicap Snooker Team who defeated Toronto Workers (1) by 2-1 to win the 2023 Nev Agland Shield. Wins to Mark Toward and Paul Lowe. Gary Thompson lost to Paul Matheson on pink in the 3rd frame.

Commiserations to minor Premiers Toronto 1 who had a great season. Thanks to ECBC Sports for hosting the final.

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2023 Elwyn Jones Billiards Shield Winners

Congratulations to the Kahibah Sports King Cobras who won the 2023 Elwyn Jones Billiards Shield. Kahibah after combining the club’s two previous billiards teams had a strong year comfortably taking out the Minor Premiership. Belmont 16′ Sailing Club, having no home tables for the season due to renovations, weren’t about to give up without a fight in the final. In the first match Grant Schubert rode some luck to overcome start and the skills of the veteran Brian Bourke who had to not only battle Grant but a shocking run of the balls that can influence the game at times. In the second game Daniel Bourke defeated Neil Pratt who missed part of the season due to eye surgery. Neil came out strong and at one point had a lead of 90 points before Daniel found form to pip him at the post by 5 points. In the deciding game, fittingly, Dave Mackie and Stephen Brown, both who has have had an outstanding seasons, would decide the season winner. Dave came out of the blocks fast but Steve, with some outstanding billiards regained the advantage and blew out to a 60 point lead rattling Dave. However Dave with his decades of cue sport experience regrouped and brought home the match, the night and the season. Well done to Kahibah and Belmont on the outstanding season. The high break for the year went to Grant Schubert with a break of 75.

L-R Neil Pratt, Grant Schubert, Dave Mackie, Eric Bauer. Absent Charlie Elliott (c), Richard Evans, Michael North

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