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London Seniors v Kent Seniors 11/09/2022
Match Report
The Kent Seniors won their game in hand 19-17 against London at Spots and Stripes to set up a winner takes all final match v Surrey at home in Chatham on November 6th.
The seniors won the first two sets 6-3 to take a 12-6 lead into the next set. London began to eat back into that lead and things got rather nervy but Graham Thrower potted the all important black to take the win.
Thanks to Gary Kingsnorth and Steve Jepson for stepping in, winning 6/8 between them.
Big game next…
Regards,
Wilbo
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Hampshire v Kent 02/10/2022
Match Report
Looks like the Kent are marching in!!
What counts as success in Kent – 5 out of 7 of our teams already region winners with one match to go?
Kent teams made the journey to Hampshire dominant in the combined efforts of all teams – evidencing once again the strength in depth of our players:
B team regional winners 9 wins 0 losses
Ladies team regional winners 9 wins 0 losses
Juniors regional winners 6 wins 0 losses
Under 23’s Regional winners 5 wins 1 draw
C team regional winners 9 wins 0 losses
Kent A sitting second with one match to go and
Kent Seniors, still with a chance of winning the region if they ended with 2 wins in their final 2 games.
As team manager it gives me great pride to be part of such a powerful squad but I feel there is still improvements to be made. Improvements in our development of younger players, enhancing opportunities for our improving players and rewarding consistency of performance. Our medals table will be produced this month and what is evident is the blend between youth and experience that creates the opportunity for succession planning with stability. I look forward to reflecting on more of the season following our final game at our Chatham home on the 6 November where we will welcome our Surrey opponents.
As usual you can find the updated County Rankings and Medals Table by following these links.
So Hampshire saw no games for either the Juniors or Under 23s so the Seniors took to the stage earliest. With 3 games to go the Seniors knew that only 3 wins would take them back to the nationals next year. Willie Anderson (me) led the way in a 24-12 win by winning 4/4 and by the end of the game thoughts had moved to other possibilities with the news that Sussex had beaten Surrey. A rearranged fixture in London on 16 October will determine what the Seniors will be playing for in their final start against Surrey.
The A team delivered a slightly disappointing 24-20 win, saying that because at one point were 19-10 in front so let slip some potentially crucial frames. The A team is equal on points with Berkshire with an 8 frame advantage, now knowing they have to beat champions Surrey for the second time this season next time out to stay second, Jasper and Adam both delivered 4/4.
The Ladies had their closest match of the season and at one point were 20-18 down. A shock was on the cards then but a five frame winning streak, Lauren Bolt, Barbara Taylor, Mel Clements, Jan Spinner and Vanessa the legend Ledger made it 23-21 and secured the victory. Well done ladies on your resilience.
The B team regained their title with a dominant 29-15 victory with Ben Morgan winning 4/4. Looking back across this season this team does have a history of players stepping up when needed and from across the board – 4 years regional winners gives you this resilience I am thinking.
The C team did what they do best – start well – perhaps some advice to the A team would help here. 6-0 up at the start they raced to 19-10 and ended up winning 27-17, Patrick Linyard took the honours with 4/4.
So in total that’s 56 matches we have played so far this season, 49 wins 2 draws and 5 defeats , I guess that’s progress. To finish this month I would like to wish all our Kent players the best of luck at the World Championships in Ireland in the next couple of weeks. That’s Dave Fernandez, Adam Bassoo, Barbara Taylor, Katie Martyn, Jasper Simmonds, Makhan Notay, Jake Lloyd, Aaron Bhat, Willie Anderson and England Under 23 Manager Jason Simmonds.
Bring back some big prizes!!
Regards
Wilbo
Final Scores
| u23s | no match |
| Seniors | 12 :24 WIN |
| Juniors | no match |
| Ladies | 21:23 WIN |
| A | 20:24 WIN |
| B | 15:29 WIN |
| C | 17:27 WIN |
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Interleague 25/09/2022
Interleague Results
All Interleague result are up to date. With two matches remaining this season here is how things look across the divisions.
team results and individual statistics have been updated and can be found here:
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London v Kent 11/09/2022
Match Report
Kent Teams achieve high levels of performance in London
There were 5 wins and a draw for Kent yesterday across all divisions with the Under 25s starting the day with a hard fought 10-10 draw. That’s the last match of the season for them in which they won their other 5 matches and the region title.
Kent A knew qualification for next years Inter County finals required 3 wins from their final 3 games. Captain Venner asked for a fast start and the A team duly delivered by winning their first set of the season. Six players delivered 3/4 frames to win 25-19!
Kent B took themselves to within a whisker of winning the region title for the 4th year in a row. They won 26-18 with Steve Ritchie winning 4/4 and Callum Brown stepping into the B team for the first time from the under 25s also winning 4/4 .
Our C team continued on their mauling of most teams this year with a comprehensive 28-16 victory. Jake Lloyd called up to the mens C team demonstrating his competence with his cue winning 4/4.
Our Ladies seem to be getting stronger as the season goes on winning 31-13 . The old guard of Barbara Taylor, Jan Spinner and Mel Clements delivering 12/12 for their team.
Our Juniors delivered a comprehensive 27-9 victory over their hosts with James Goldsmith, Josh Wheeler and Finlay O Shaughnessy all winning 4/4. Padraic has described his young team as having an abundance of skills which they are demonstrating on the table month on month with the regional title already secured.
So with all that the final score of the day was 147-85, a truly exceptional win over the day. As important to me as winning is the manner in which we are viewed as a squad. We have received feedback from London saying our team spirit and sense of fun was a pleasure to receive . So our reputation is demonstrable.
Thank you to all the captains and players for their commitment to our standards. Thank you to Nigel Smith and his team for hosting us so well.
Congratulations to the following players who have earned their next county medal:
800 frames – Jan Spinner
400 frames – Pat Cunningham
The full Medals Table is here, the County Rankings have also been updated..
Onwards to Hampshire for our next match in 3 weeks on 2nd October. See you all there .
Regards
Wilbo
Final Scores
| u23s | 10:10 DRAW |
| Seniors | postponed |
| Juniors | 9:27 WIN |
| Ladies | 13:31 WIN |
| A | 19:25 WIN |
| B | 18:26 WIN |
| C | 16:28 WIN |
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County Trials
If you are interested in playing in one of the most successful County teams in the country, please make a note of the dates for the teams trials. These are your opportunity to qualify for the team.
For the Men’s team there is a further preliminary trial in November. Similarly for the Ladies there’s a preliminary trial in December. For those categories you will need to be successful in the preliminary trials to qualify for the secondary trials in January. Please check each event (links below) for full details:
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Interleague 28/08/2022
Interleague Results
So just over half way through the Interleague season and some interesting situations emerging in the tables.
All of the results can be found at the link below:
It’s a while off yet but as a reminder the play-offs for promotion and relegation will be played on 4th December at Chatham Pool and Snooker Club (the Interleague Singles KO is on the same day). The play-offs are determined as per the Interleague Rules:
5.3 Promotion and relegation will be decided as follows;
(a) The teams finishing top of Division 1 will be crowned as Kent Interleague Champions for that season
(b) Teams finishing top of all other Divisions will be promoted
(c) Teams finishing bottom Divisions 1, 2 and 3 will be relegated
(d) Teams finishing third and teams finishing second from bottom in the division above the thirdplaced team, will play each other on Interleague Play Off day. The winner of this ‘play-off’ will then play the team that finished second in the lower division of the two. The winner of this ‘Play off Final’ will then be rewarded with a position in the higher of the two relevant divisions for the following season, with the losing teams taking up a position in the lower of the two divisions in question.
(e) A player must have played, at least 20% of that season’s Interleague frames to qualify to play for that team, in the Interleague Play-Offs.
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Kent v Berkshire 14/08/2022
Match Report
Berkshire were the visitors the day the County Team Manager and his squad said their final goodbyes to our team mate Carl Disney with a one minute round of applause to celebrate his life. RIP Carl.
The Juniors had no game and their match against Berkshire is rearranged for Sunday October 23 rd at 1.30 pm.
The Under 23s maintained their lead at the top with a thumping 17-3 win. Jake Lloyd and Callum Brown both attaining 4/4 .
Unfortunately the Seniors after their great start to the season are missing something and went down to their second defeat of the season 23:15. They can still qualify for the nationals but will need to win their remaining fixtures. The mens’ A team lost 24:20 but as a team find themselves in a similar position, knowing three wins will likely see them qualify.
No such problems were encountered for the rest of the teams with the Ladies winning 29:15, Jo Herrington, Katie Martyn and Jan Spinner capturing all of their frames. The B team pulled out a good overall team performance winning 24:20 and the C team winning their tightest match of the season 23:21 means they both sit as league leaders with 3 games to go.
Congratulations to our county vice-chairman, Andy Twigger, on earning his 400 frames medal during this month’s match.
The full Medals Table is here, the County Rankings have also been updated..
So top in 5 sections and some of our teams can seal league winning positions as early as the next game away to London on 11th September.
See you all there despite it being my wedding anniversary – Louise says it’s fine as long as she has a nice meal out the night before.
Regards, Wilbo
Final Scores
| u23s | 17:3 WIN |
| Seniors | 15:21 LOSS |
| Juniors | (postponed) |
| Ladies | 29:15 WIN |
| A | 20:24 LOSS |
| B | 24:20 WIN |
| C | 23:21 WIN |
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Interleague 31/07/2022
Interleague Results
All Interleague team results and individual statistics have been updated and can be found here:
Dear All.
It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that one of our Kent senior players, Carl Disney, has passed away after his battle against illness. Carl played on the Seniors tour for many years and was an integral part of our county Seniors team and absolutely loved playing the game of pool. He finished the 2019 season as top player after playing to a high standard all year, he loved being number 1 and why not.
Carl messaged us in our WhatsApp group a couple of weeks ago with tremendous bravery telling us that his illness had progressed and that his time was limited and he wouldn’t be playing again. This was a huge shock to us all as he had been in regular contact with us telling us about his treatment and that he couldn’t wait to play with us again.
Carl was a big family man, so the Kent pool family would like to send our heart felt condolences to Carl’s wife Sharon and to all of his family . We are thinking of you all at this sad time. Carl said in his message to us that he wanted us to go on and win the Region 7 title for him and that he would be with us. Carl, we will do our very best to achieve what you ask and you will forever be a part of our team.
RIP Carl.