This week saw Crosby Village SC maintain their slender lead at the top of the Division One table of the Ormskirk & District Amateur Snooker League. They sealed an excellent 6-0 away demolition over Skelmersdale Wardens A and this outcome sees them hold their single point lead from their nearest rival. The match saw Crosby's Paul Williams in tremendous form with a fabulous break of 85 in his frame success to earn him this week's 'Break of the Week' prize, his fourth of the current campaign.

Paul's break began after an early contribution of twenty when his opponent left him a further opportunity and he certainly didn't disappoint anyone. His opening red was potted into the yellow pocket and he gained ideal position on the blue ball. He dispatched that blue ball and with his usual quick fire fluency, accurate potting and fine positional play preceded to pot a further three reds with either pink or blue ball as the black was tied up on the bottom cushion. This made his contribution even more impressive. After a further pink and yellow were dispatched off the next two reds, Paul managed to dislodge the black ball and bring it totally into play. The next three reds were taken, all with blacks to reach fifty nine. He took the final red, screwing up for the blue ball and then the first five colours with aplomb and just had the final black left to pot. Unfortunately, Paul missed a tricky black ball and his break ended on eighty five but what a fantastic effort from Paul!!

Paul, is the reigning Individual Handicap Champion, an event he has almost made his own as he has captured it three times in the last four seasons and was runner-up in other one. He has also been Individual Champion of the league twice in the last four seasons in 2012-13 & 2014-15 and not to mention Pairs Champion with his partner, Ian A Jones



in successive campaigns in 2012-13 & 2013-14 as well as runners-up last term. In fact, Paul amazingly, captured all three Individual and Pairs Titles within our league in the 2012-13 campaign. To put this all into perspective, no player until then, in the seventy one year history of the Ormskirk & District Amateur Snooker League has achieve this monumental feat, in fact, only two players have ever won the Individual Championship and Individual Handicap in the same campaign which were Malcolm Cowley back in 1976-77 season and more recently, John Wade in the 2003-04 campaign. Paul, an ever present member of the Ormskirk League Representative Team, was again part of our victorious squad that last November won the UK League snooker Tournament for an amazing third time after wins in 2010 & 2012 as well as runners-up in 2011 & 2014 an unbelievable achievement for a small league like ourselves. Paul started playing in the Ormskirk League at the inception of the 2001-02 campaign representing Aughton Institute A until the completion of the 2009-10 season were his side finally captured the coveted Division One Crown after finishing Runners-up the previous four campaigns, with the sad split of that title-winning side, Paul joined Les Dodd SC with some of the winning Aughton team for one season finishing Runners-up in their league campaign and capturing the Le Rose Cup. Paul now represented Crosby Village SC after the club joining our league at the start of the 2012-13 season. Paul has also won the Kenney Cup and Le Rose Cup twice with his old Aughton team and in his debut season in the League was victorious in winning the Mac Trophy (Individual Handicap).

Southport Conservative Club continue in second place in the standings after they too ended their evening with maximum points as they demolished Maghull RBL B 6-0.
The Southport side sit that one point off the leaders but still have that all important match in hand over them. The match saw Southport's Andy Booth in top nick again with a really nice break of 45 in his frame win.

Maghull RBL A continue in superb form as this time around they defeated Stanley Club A 4-2 to record their seventh successive win. The result sees them continue in third position in the league table and sit five points off the pace. The Burscough outfit continue in fifth spot.

Aughton Institute E were another team to grab all the points available this particular week as they completed a 6-0 demotion of Upholland Social. This outcome sees them unchanged in league position in fourth slot, the Upholland side drop into seventh. The match saw Aughton's Robbie Wilson in terrific form with a superbly
constructed break of 54 in his frame victory.

Quarry Green TAC moved into sixth despite ending their night with only a 3-3 draw with bottom side, Scarisbrick NSC although the Kirkby outfit won all three frames played as they, disappointingly, only fielded three players! The match saw Quarry Green's Chris Jones in good nick with a nice break of 38 in his frame win.

Olympic BC sealed a solid 4-2 triumph at the expense of Aughton Institute A, their first win for six matches, and were rewarded with moving up two places in the league standings and into tenth.

The other match played this week saw St Cuthberts clinch their first victory since late January as they comprehensively defeated Rainford X SSC 5-1. The result sees


them move up a spot in the league proceedings.

Other notable breaks this week were – J Holmes (Southport Conservative Club) 40, B Adlington (Aughton Institute E) 38, G Hibbott (Southport Conservative Club) 31, D Hartley (Southport Conservative Club) 31 & R Green (Aughton Institute E) 30.

The Division One merit table sees Upholland Social continue as leaders this time around despite their very heavy defeat and now lead by four points and also have an all important match in hand over the two teams directly below them, they continue on 112 points. In joint second place remain Stanley Club A after they too suffered a reversal this particular week and lie those four points off the pace-setters, they are on 108 points. Maghull RBL A moved into the other joint second slot, their highest placing to date, after a solid success this week, they also sit on 108 points. The twenty third week updated table can be found below.


Division 2

Stanley Club B remain as the pace-setters of Division Two despite ended their
evening with a 3-3 stalemate with five men Farmers Club. This outcome sees them have their advantage cut to four points at the top of the league table but are certainly the team to catch as only four matches remain of the current campaign.

Aughton Institute D continue in second position, and in the second promotion slot, after a third consecutive 5-1 triumph and they are definitely trying to push the leaders all the way to the end of proceedings. This week they defeated Skelmersdale Wardens C by that score to sit those four points off top slot.

Aughton Institute B continue in third place despite not sealing a victory this particular week. They went into battle with Skelmersdale Wardens B and the spoils were shared as the match ended in a 3-3 stalemate. They now sit six points off the second promotion spot and grabbing that place will be difficult with just those four matches to play.

The other match played this week saw Aughton Institute C churn out another win as they defeated Lathom & Burscough RBL 4-2. This outcome sees the Aughton C outfit unchanged in league position in fourth spot but close to only a single point behind the side directly above them. The match saw Aughton C's and the current leader of the Divisional Highest Ranked Player table, Steve Moss in fine form with a nice break of 28 in his frame win.

Other notable break this week was – D Ball (Aughton Institute C) 23.