Melton Pool League - Cherry’s prompotion bid set to bear fruit

Malc Farrow and Matt Frier steered them to a 6-3 win against Timmy’s Stick, but The Welby are hot on their heels after Dave Hill’s decider gave them a 5-4 win at Batty Swans. Two Polish Cons and the Swanderers are also close by as Paul Jepson and Adam O’Sullivan bagged trebles to beat 1 Moon 2 Cheeks 7-2.

Dave Cousens and Mark Wardle also won all three to beat Gang Crazy 7-2, and Paul Bryan won the last-frame decider in Spartacus’ 5-4 win over Eaton YM.

* In Division Three, Phoenix Knights ended the Saddle’s 100 per cent record with Rich Mitchell’s deciding frame win capping his treble in a 5-4 win.

Les Durrance’s treble helped Legion Flyers beat Good Drills 6-3, but Dan Horton’s hat-trick couldn’t prevent Oliver’s Army losing 5-4 to the Young Guns. Adam Wyles starred for Boys and Their Toys who won 6-3 at Notorious TIB, and Twig was last frame hero for Fubar as they beat the Con Merchants 5-4.

* In Division Four, Alcoholics Swanonymous went top thanks mainly to Simon Peters’ efforts as Burton St Preachers were beaten 6-3.

Mark Roythorne was man-of-the-match for MSC Elite as they beat Ingall’s Idiots 7-2, and Louis Morgan was another to cap his treble with a deciding frame win as I Smell A Re-rack shaded the Little Destroying Machines 5-4.

The Crown ended the Pool Boyz winning start as Matt Wade and Tom Kirkpatrick inspired a 7-2 success, but Half Cut enjoyed the week’s biggest win as Alun Davis and Sam Pickup both won all three to help beat SSJC 8-1.

* Armee Pere stayed unbeaten at the top of Division Five after Lee Powell’s heroics defeated the Stute 5-4.

Rod Cox was the hat-trick hero for Rod’s Reformed Soldiers as they beat the Royal Stroke 7-2, and Ralph Earnshaw’s treble was capped with the decider to give 18 Main Win St a 5-4 win over the Genny Jokers.

Brian Kettell’s hat-trick allowed Kev Thorpe to win the final frame in the Legionnaires’ 5-4 win over Touching Cloth, while the Four and A Half Amigos edged Legion Boot Boys 5-4.

* Back in Division One, Martin McQuade’s treble was to no avail as Tom Loomes won the decider in the Mighty Morphin Flower Arrangers’ 5-4 victory over We Don’t Play There Anymore.

Tom Corr was star man in Red Hot Chilli Potters’ 7-2 victory at Alpha Cue, and Darren Smith completed the Fulderiks comeback from 4-2 down to beat the Duke 5-4. Neil Ainge’s treble couldn’t prevent the Thunders losing 5-4 to the Noels BBs.