Billiards

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England), Feb 22, 2006

Byline: David Lockwood ,

Victory for Peaker with spur of a 78 break

NETHERTON'S Matthew Peaker hit the week's best break in the Open Billiards League when making 78 during his victory over Springwood's Paul Rayner.

Latest results:

Bradley and Colne WMC 1 Brockholes BC 2 - F Griffin (owes 30) 200 F Fox (115) 175, J Ingleby (owes 45) 176 M Hirst (105) 200, M Patmore (70) 161 J Needham (105) 200.

Break: F Griffin 58.

Broad Oak BC 2 Milnsbridge Lib 1 - J Gledhill (100) 145 R Morris (115) 200, J Hodge (owes 100) 200 J Bell (105) 173, J Ford (15) 200 R Singleton (115) 181.

Lindley Lib 2 Newsome WMC 1 - B Hitchen (115) 200 A Orwin (80) 182, J Broadbent (15) 200 E McGuigan (75) 170, B Cousen (owes 90) 165 M Tunnacliffe (75) 200.

New Mill A 1 Springwood A 2 - D Hey (60) 181 T Moore (75) 200, J Bowden (30) 200 A Clegg (owes 100) 42, Absent 0 R Armitage (owes 90) w/o.

Break: J Bowden 29, 40, 56 unfinished.

Springwood B 0 Netherton Con 3 - B Whitehouse (115) 156 D Quarmby (40) 200, T Whitehouse (85) 182 M Peaker (owes 35) 200, P Rayner (85) 188 D Peaker (owes 5) 200.

Breaks: M Peaker 78; D Quarmby 33.