Tommy Nelson Trophy

Reminder to all teams that the Tommy Nelson Memorial Trophy will take place on Sunday 16th December in Michelin Social Club. Entry Fee is £3 per person and registration takes place at 1:30pm with the draw being made at 2pm.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Result's - Week 8 - Tuesday 4th December 2012

Horse & Jockey 0-6 Michelin Inbetweeners

Finton Long got the Inbetweeners off to a flying start when he beat Gary Hillis 2-0. In the first frame Finton broke and did an 8 ball clearance and followed this with a clearance in frame two after Gary had broke the balls and Gary had only one shot in the whole game. Lee Wright made it 2-0 when he had a win in straight frames over Sam McCalmont and then Chris Penney made it 3-0 for the Inbetweeners when he beat Norman Clarke in straight frames. The last three games were all won by 2-0 scorelines by the away team w ith their winners being Phil Houston ,Gary Ormandy and Gareth Rowe who beat Eddie Maxwell, Henry Butler and Liam Kearney for a final score of 6-0 for the Michelin Inbetweeners.

M.O.M. Finton Long

Michelin Masters 5-1 Spotty Dogs 

Drew Sloan put the home team ahead when he beat Robert Artt in straight frames. In game two Damian White leveled the match when he beat Brian Hanna by a 2-0 scoreline. In game three Alan Armstrong restored the lead for the Masters when he beat Brendan O'Mullan in straight frames. Rick McMaster defeated Chris Gordon also in straight frames to make the score 3-1 for Michelin. In game five David Armstrong beat Malcolm Graffin by a 2-0 scoreline and in the final game Harry Eagleson made the final score 5-1 to Michelin Masters when he beat Ian Boal by a 2-1 scoreline.

M.O.M. Rick McMaster

Fairhill Hustlers 2-4 Connolly's B 

Pat McAnally got the away team off to a good start when he beat George McCullough in straight frames. In game two Derek Dunlop leveled the match with a 2-0 win over Alan Davidson. In game three Connor Connolly restored the lead for Connolly's when he defeated Paul Hayes by a 2-1 scoreline. Dee Erwin increased the lead to 3-1 for the away team when he beat Justin Kilpatrick in straight frames. In game five Marcus Westhall made it it 4-1 for Connolly's when he beat Robert Graham by a 2-1 scoreline. In the final game Ritchie Irwin pulled one back for the Fairhill when he had a 2-1 win over Kyle McLaughlin to leave the final score 4-2 for Connolly's B.

M.O.M. Derek Dunlop

Coach Bar 4-2 Social Sports

The home team got off to a good start by winning the first three games. In game one Denise Mitchell had to come from being one down to win 2-1 over Adam Gordon. Derek Steele made it two by beating Eddie Fleck 2-1 and Darren Gilmore made it three when he defeated John Fleck in straight frames. Social Sports pulled one back through Richard Turtle who beat David Carlisle in straight frames. In game five K.D. Crabbe restored the three game lead when he defeated Joni Millar also in straight frames. In the final game the Sports pulled another one back through Richard Campbell who had a 2-0 win over Rodney Shirley to leave the final score 4-2 for the Coach Bar.

M.O.M. Richard Turtle

Result's - Week 7 - Tuesday 27th November 2012

Horse & Jockey 1-5 Connolly's A 

Gary Hillis won the first frame but lost the next two frames to Niall McElroy for Niall to register a 2-1 win for Connolly's A. Pat McAnally Snr made the score two nil for Connolly's when he defeated Sam McCalmont in straight frames. The Horse & Jockey pulled one back when Henry Butler defeated Sean Donnelly by a 2-1 scoreline. That was as close to Connolly's as they got Connolly's won the last three games all by 2-0 scorelines there winners being Kevin Scullion, William Mitchell and Peter Kyle who defeated Norman Clarke, Eddie Maxwell and Ricky Handley respectively  for a final score of 5-1 for Connolly's A.

M.O.M. Pat McAnally Snr

Michelin Inbetweeners 5-1 Social Sports

The home team got off to a good start when they won the first two games by 2-0 scorelines with their winners being Lee Wright and Gary Ormandy who beat Eddie Fleck and John Fleck. In game three Stewart Frew defeated Joni Millar 2-1 after losing the first frame. Gareth Rowe made the score 4-0 for the Inbetweeners when he defeated Richard Turtle by a 2-1 scoreline. In game five Social Sports pulled one game back when Richard Campbell defeated Finton Long by a 2-1 scoreline after being 1-0 down. In the final game Phil Houston wrapped it all up when he beat May Barr in straight frames to leave the final score at 5-1 for the Michelin Inbetweeeners.

M.O.M. Richard Campbell

The matches between Connolly's B V Coach Bar and Spotty Dogs V Fairhill Hustlers will be played at a later date.

The Ballymena Pool League would like to send  sympathy to the family of Jeff Cooke who died last week. Jeff played and ran teams out of the Knockeden Bar.

Result's - Week 6 - Tuesday 20th November 2012

Connolly's A 1-5 Michelin Masters 

David Armstrong set Michelin off on the winning trail when David beat Niall McElroy by a 2-1 scoreline. Drew Sloan made it 2-0 with a win in straight frames over Sean Donnelly. In game three Brian Hanna increased the lead when he also had a win in straight frames over Rory McCormick. In game four Rick McMaster defeated Peter Kyle by a 2-1 scoreline to leave the match score 4-0 for Michelin Masters. In game five Alan Armstrong increased the lead with a 2-0 win against Pat McAnally (snr) to make the score 5-0.In the last game Joey McNally saved the white wash when he beat Jimmy Knowles in straight frames to leave the match score 5-1 for the Michelin Masters.

M.O.M. David Armstrong

Michelin Inbetweeners 2-4 Connolly's B 

Connolly's B took the lead when Pat McAnally defeated Lee Wright in straight frames. Gary Ormandy came from one frame down to win 2-1 against Gary Clarke and when Finton Long beat Barry McLarnon by a 2-0 scoreline it made the match score 2-1 for the Inbetweeeners. In game four Connor Connolly levelled the match score when he beat Gareth Rowe by a 2-1 scoreline. Dee Erwin put Connolly's back ahead when he beat Stewart Frew by a 2-0 scoreline. In the last game Ryan Foster made the score 4-2 for Connolly's B when he defeated Phil Houston in straight frames.

M.O.M. Gary Ormandy

Fairhill Hustlers 3-3 Coach Bar 

K D Crabbe put the Coach ahead when he beat George McCullough in straight frames but in game two Justin Kilpatrick leveled the match when he beat Derek Steele also in straight frames. In game three Denise Mitchell had to come from being one down to win 2-1 over Paul Hayes. Once again the Hustlers leveled the match when Derek Dunlop defeated David Carlisle by a 2-1 score line. The Coach went ahead for a third time when David Gillespie defeated Ritchie Irwin by a 2-1 scoreline. In the final game Robert Graham made it a draw when he defeated Darren Gilmore by a 2-1 scoreline. 

M.O.M. Denise Mitchell

Social Sports 3-3 Spotty Dogs 

Dennis Keenan got the Social Sports off to a winning start when he beat Damian White by a score of 2-1. Adam Gordon doubled the score when he had a 2-1 win over Robert Artt to make the score 2-0 to the Social Sports. In game three Spotty Dogs pulled one back when Brendan O'Mullan beat Eddie Fleck 2-1 after losing the first frame. Richard Campbell restored the two game lead after he defeated Chris Gordon in straight frames to make the match score 3-1 for the Sports. Spotty Dogs again pulled one back when Malcolm Graffin defeated Ross Hill by a 2-1 scoreline. In the final game Ian Boal got his team a draw when he defeated Richard Turtle in straight frames to leave the match score 3-3.

M.O.M. Malcolm Graffin