Comrades prove too strong for Biddick B

Pennywell Comrades travelled to Biddick B in the Danby Autos Sunderland Snooker League and got off to a winning start with Kevin Harrop beating Peter Mills 69-32 and Dean Taylor defeating Philip Straughan 77-36.

Andrew Doran won the third frame against John Temple 53-36 before Graham HuttonpulledonebackforBiddick winning the fourth frame against Stuart Taylor 54-45.

In the pairs Mills/Anthony Gordon beat Joe Turner/SteveO’Wellen65-17toreducethe defeat to 3-2.

South Hylton B started well at The Victory with Tony Hazard winning the first frame against John Butler 75-36 and Bobby Boyce winning the second frame 75-50 against Darren Dowell, with the aid of a 24 break.

A 21 break helped Ian Stewart win the third frame against Bobby Smith 60-38 before Ray James pulled one back for The Victory winning the fourth frame against Paul Buckley 51-24.

A33breakbyStewart,when paired with Boyce, won Hylton the pairs James/Butler 71-52 for a 4-1 win.

The match between Seaham Conservatives B and Steels was expected to be close and the singles alternated into a 2-2 situation before Steels tookthepairsfortheoverall3-2 result.

Robin Midson won the first frame against Lee Norton 7240beforeTommyAyrewonthe secondagainstHarlandDavidson 58-24.

Doug Scott moved Seaham back ahead winning the third frame against Ray Charlton Junior 71-50 before Jimmy Gales again levelled the match winning the fourth frame against Colin Dobson 54-20.

In the pairs Ray Charlton Junior/VinceFlynnwonSteels the match beating Midson/Tony Grimes 61-33.

In a rearranged match Boldon CA welcomed Birtley and got off to a winning start with Derek White winning the first frame against Jordan Young 61-48 and Adam Parker winning the second frame against Neil Lowdon 58-26.

A 20 break helped John Smith win the third frame against Brian Meuse 66-22 before Roful Hoque won a black ballfourthframeagainstKevin Wright 67-66.

Lowdon/Andrew Drinkwater won the pairs beating Parker/White 68-51 to reduce the defeat to 3-2.