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*** Coronavirus *** VHSL Official statement - 6th July 2020 *** League to re-start Monday 11th January 2021 *** Last week the VHSL Committee reconvened via Zoom to discuss our plans going forward during this pandemic.
It has been agreed that we will aim to restart the 2019/2020 season on 11th January 2021. We feel as a committee it would be very unfair to the teams in relegation and promotion battles just to end this season now and so we aim to complete the current season. This means going forward there will not be a 2020/2021 season but will commence the 2021/2022 season in September 2021. Once the current season is completed, we will then have our annual AGM and Presentation evening and will then close for the summer as usual.
The reason for us restarting the season in January 2021 is to allow time for all clubs to be fully operational within COVID-19 guidelines as we know at the present time not all clubs are reopening up again on the 4th of July 2020. This will also allow time for all team members to feel that it is safe for them to resume playing snooker again on Monday evenings. We as a committee feel this is the safest and fairest approach.
We have written to all league club owners and club captains notifying them of our position. Should there be a second spike or peak and lockdown is reintroduced then of course we will have to rethink our decision.
We know this decision won't please everyone but whatever decision was made would not be welcomed by everyone. But, as a committee, and having carefully considered all options, we feel this is the most appropriate decision.
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Vic Harris Memorial Trophy Saturday 11th April 2020 *** Postponed due to Coronavirus issues *** Statement from tournament organiser, Colin Baylis; Given the outbreak of the coronavirus, James and I have made the decision to postpone the Vic Harris Memorial snooker competition which was due to be held on the 11th April. All those who have paid their entries are asked to contact Colin or James by sending them a text along with their bank details and a full refund will be made. However, we are only postponing this competition and will be looking at putting it on as soon as we are clear that this virus has left and the Rayleigh Lanes club is open. If you could please let us know how each player wishes to proceed. Both James and I wish you all to stay healthy and safe over the coming months. Many thanks Colin |
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*** Coronavirus *** VHSL Official statement - 18th March 2020 *** League officially suspended until further notice *** Well, things have certainly developed in the last couple of days since our last update. In that update, we believed it was right to give individuals and teams the choice in whether they wished to play their scheduled matches. After that update, the government issued their update which advised people to stay away from places like pubs and clubs. Further to this, we've had 4 teams advise they wouldn't be looking to continue playing in the current conditions. Given the latest developments, we now believe it's right to suspend the league with immediate effect. Whilst no one knows exactly what will happen and when, it's fair to say the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better. We will of course look to complete the season when the time is right and after clear guidance from the experts. When that will be is totally unknown at this stage. We hope you'll all understand this is unprecedented and we're all in this together. Some things are more important than snooker. We will of course provide any updates on the website to keep you updated as to any news we have. Steve |
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Week 23 Headlines.....16th March 2020 Top of table clash in division 1 postponed, Basildon A move up to 2nd Only 1 game played in division 2, Springhouse beating Romford D Due to the ongoing Coranvirus issues, half of Monday's games were postponed, the biggest casualty being the top of table clash between Romford A and Pockets A in division 1. Basildon A moved up to 2nd place as a result with a narrow 7-5 win at Pockets B. JPs Harlow secured the same result in their match against Chelmsford whilst Rayleigh Lanes T saw off basement side St Marys 9-3. Division 2 saw just the one game played with Springhouse overcoming Romford D 8-2 with both teams fielding 5 players. Further update on the Coronavirus issue will be published later today on this site... |
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*** Coronavirus *** VHSL Official statement - 16th March 2020 Given the government's latest statement today, Monday 16th March, the VHSL have tonight agreed on the following. Ultimately, it is down to each and every individual to assess their own decisions and choices in how they deal with this. The VHSL will not impose a ban on playing snooker at clubs. Those such decisions will only be made by clubs themselves, and/or if instructed to do so, either by their own choice of instructed to by government authority. These are unprecedented times and with the daily updates now being seen, it's impossible to know exactly what will unfold. That said, we fully appreciate some of our members will not feel comfortable in continuing to play at this time. We fully respect those decisions and choices. If teams decide that they do not wish to play matches at this time, it will be absolutely fine to postpone these and obviously without any penalty. Equally, if teams wish to play, that is up to them. It's important to state that these decisions will be down to each individual and team, whatever decision they make. It is highly likely that the season will be extended beyond our normal playing season if such games are postponed. We hope that if this is the case, the games can be played at a later stage to conclude the season when the time is right. We'll work with the teams and clubs in this case. For the time being, unless otherwise noted on the official VHSL website, we would ask that you confirm with your opponents if you wish to play your scheduled match or not. If you could also contact me to advise too, that'll be great. Steve |
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Week 22 headlines.....9th March 2020 Big 4 battle it out against each other with narrow wins for Romford A and Basildon A Basildon B edge in front of Starr Sports at top of 2nd division The big 4 in the 1st division met in crunch games last night. As expected, both matches saw close fought games with Basildon A overcoming Pockets A whilst Romford A saw off JPs Harlow, both 7-5 results. The results see little change at the top with Romford A 6 points clear of Pockets A and 9 ahead of Basildon A. Elsewhere, Chelmsford saw off Rayleigh Lanes T 8-4 whilst Pockets B achieved their best win of the season in beating St Marys 10-2. Division 2 will undoubtedly go down to the wire with Basildon B and Starr Sports both securing comfortable wins. Basildon secured the better result in beating basement side Romford D 10-2 whilst Starr Sports saw off Rayleigh Lanes B 8-4. The results see Basildon open up a 2 point lead over Starr with 4 games to play. Elsewhere, there were wins for Rayleigh Lanes A in securing a 7-5 against Springhouse whilst RUSSC saw off Q Ball A 8-4. |
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Knockout Cup headlines.....2nd March 2020 JPs Harlow win sudden death play off frame to overcome Basildon B Chelmsford cause upset to beat Romford A to make the final The semi finals of the knockout cup provided thrills and spills last night in both matches. Having come from 4-0 down, Basildon B from division 2 clawed it back to 6-6 against JPs to force a sudden death decider. However, Harlow captain Chris Thatcher held his nerve to seal the frame and match for the division 1 side to make the final. The other semi final saw Chelmsford cause an upset in going to league leaders Romford A and winning 7-5. In the plate competition, favourites Basildon A ovrcame a tricky tie at Springhouse, giving 14 start per frame, to secure a 7-4 win and make the final. The other semi saw division 2 side Rayleigh Lanes B edge out St Marys from division 1 in a sudden death decider to make the final. ***Please note*** The finals for both the main comp and the plate comp will be held at Pockets Snooker Club, not the previously advertised Rayleigh Lanes Snooker Club. These will be held on Sunday 10th May at 7.00pm. |
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Tommy Barton 3-6 Nigel Howe Nigel takes the honours in money match Congratulations to Nigel Howe who overcame Tommy 6-3 in todays money match. Aided by a couple of 80 breaks, Nigel saw off home favourite Tommy to add to his victory over fellow Basildon player Richard Emery back in 2018. Who's next up to chllenge Nigel in the money stakes?? |
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Week 21 headlines.....24th February 2020 Romford A hammer Rayleigh T to take big step in title bid No change in division 2 as big 2 both draw their games Romford laid down a mark last night after seeing off Rayleigh Lanes 10-2 in what could've been a tricky match. They've now opened up a 4 point lead over Pockets A who played out a 6-6 draw up JPs Harlow. Basildon A climbed back into 3rd after a 10-2 win at basement side St Marys whilst Chelmsford overcame Pockets B 8-4. In division 2, both Basildon B and Starr had 6-6 draws against Rayleigh Lanes A and Q Ball A to still see them neck and neck at the top. Elsewhere, Springhouse played out a 6-6 draw with RUSSC whilst Romford C beat Rayleigh Lanes B 8-4. |
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Vic Harris Memorial Trophy Saturday 11th April 2020 Rayleigh Lanes Snooker Club - 10.30am start ***Reminder to all players wanting to play*** Entry fees need to be paid to either Colin or James Baylis by 5.00pm the Friday before the competition. The draw is being done at this stage so late entries will NOT be accepted. Please see home page for full details of the competition. Good luck to all and make it a day to remember! Steve |
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Week 20 Headlines.....17th February 2020 Pockets A and Romford A neck and neck at top of table Romford D secure first win of season in division 2 After Mondays results, the battle for the title sees the big guns, Pockets A and Romford A share the lead at the top of the table. Romford A secured a 10-2 win against Pockets B whilst Pockets A could only manage a 7-5 victory over Rayleigh Lanes A. Basildon A's title charge took a blow after going down 8-4 at home to JPs Harlow, a result that sees Harlow 7 points off the top spot. The remaining match between Chelmsford and St Marys was postponed due to lack of player availability from St Marys. Division 2 side Romford D acheived their first win of the season with an 8-4 win at Rayleigh Lanes A. Well done lads!! Elsewhere, it's neck and neck at the top of table after Basildon went down to a 7-5 defeat at RUSSC whilst Starr got a decent 8-4 victory over Springhouse. The remaining match saw Romford C secure a 9-3 win against Q Ball A. |
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VHSL AGM & Presentation Night - 2019/20 Saturday 22nd August 2020 Q Ball Sports Bar Confirmation that this season's league presentation night will be held on Saturday 22nd August at Q Ball club as per previous years. The AGM will preceed the presentation itself. As a reminder, in order to collect any "pence per point" prize money for your team, there'll need to be at least 3 signed players from this season's squad in attendance on the evening. |
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Week 19 headlines.....10th February 2020 Pegram hits 111 break but can't stop Harlow suffering defeat at Rayleigh Romford A and Pockets A both secure 11-1 wins Basildon B edge out Starr in battle at the top of division 2 JPs Harlow's Jason Pegram hit the highest break of the season last night in his match at Rayleigh Lanes but couldn't stop the team from going down to a surprise 7-5 defeat. "Light whitegate" has reared it's head again........... Pockets A overcame their B team 11-1, a result matched by Romford A in their match against St Marys. The result sees them open up a slight gap on the chasing Basildon after the new towners could only manage a 6-6 draw against a 5 man Chelmsford team. The battle of the top 2 in the second division saw Sean Clarke's Basildon boys edge out Les Hogg's Starr Sports 7-5, a result that sees Basildon open up a 3 point lead at the top. Eleswhere, both RUSSC and Springhouse secured 7-5 wins to stay in 3rd and 4th whilst Q Ball overcame Rayleigh Lanes B 8-4. |
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Week 18 Headlines.....3rd February 2020 Top of division 1 sees 4 way battle get even closer No change in division 2 as top 2 sides both draw The battle for the title in division 1 is clearly shaping up to be the best in the history of the VHSL. Monday's games saw Pockets A climb to the top of the table now after beating St Marys 10-2. Previous leaders, Basildon A, secured an 8-4 win over Rayleigh Lanes T aided by a superb 98 break from Lewis Mayes. Defending champions Romford A also secured an 8-4 win over 5 man Chelmsford. JPs Harlow will feel as if points were dropped in only recording a narrow 7-5 victory against Pockets B. The rearranged match between Romford and JPs Harlow was played Tuesday evening and saw JPs run out 7-5 winners. The result sees the top 4 sides now separated by just 3 points having all played level games. Both the top 2 in the second division will feel slightly disappointed today after only securing draws. Leaders Basildon B faced a harder task when entertaining Romford C but Starr Sports undoubtedly dropped points in their draw against basement side Romford D. RUSSC moved up to 3rd in the table after hammering Rayleigh Lanes A 10-2 whilst Springhouse will feel disappointed after going down 7-5 at home to Rayleigh Lanes B. |
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Singles & Doubles draws published Draws now completed for the latest rounds of singles & doubles The draws for the quarter finals of the singles and doubles comps for both divisions have been made today and are available to see on the League Competitions page of the site. Please take note of the date to be played by and ensure these matches are arranged ASAP. ANY ISSUES ON ANY OF THIS, PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE THE DATE. Cheers lads and good luck to all. Steve |
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1st Division Doubles draw published Draw now completed for quarter finals of division 1 doubles The draw for the VHSL 1st division doubles has been made today and is available to see on the League Competitions page of the site. Please take note of the date to be played by and ensure these matches are arranged ASAP. ANY ISSUES ON ANY OF THIS, PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE THE DATE. Cheers lads and good luck to all. Steve |
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Week 17 headlines.....27th January 2020 Zak Surety hits century break in Romford's draw with Basildon A at top of table No change in division 2 as top 2 both win 7-5 The top 2 in division 1 played out a 6-6 draw at Romford with Romford's Zak Surety knocking in the season's first ton with breaks of 100 and 67 to boot. JP's Harlow continued their excellent form with a 10-2 win at St Marys to close the gap on the leaders to just 7 points with a game in hand. Pockets A kept up the pressure with a fine 9-3 win at Chelmsford. In what's proving to be the most exciting and close fought title battle ever seen in the VHSL, Basildon A lead Pockets A at the top by just a single point. Romford and JPs Harlow lie 3rd and 4th just 7 points adrift but both with a game in hand. A clear 4 way battle for the title! There was no change in division 2 with the top 2 both securing narrow 7-5 wins. Basildon B got the better of Rayleigh Lanes B whilst Starr Sports saw off Rayleigh Lanes. Springhouse moved into 3rd place after a decent 8-4 win agsinst Q Ball A whist Romford C got the better of their D team with a 9-3 win. |
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Vic Harris Memorial Trophy Saturday 11th April 2020 Rayleigh Lanes Snooker Club - 10.30am start  Matches best of 5 frames (prelims best of 3) Free tables £10 Entry fee Handicapped - these will be at the discretion of Colin and James Baylis but will be close to the VHSL handicaps in place. ***NOTE*** Last registrations will be at 1.00 on the day before, Friday 10th April, and must be paid at this stage. No late registrations/entries. Entries to be made directly to either Colin or James Baylis; Colin - 07775 513568 James - 07880 731596 Please let's all get behind this fantastic event and show your support. Special thanks to both Colin and James for organising this and to Rayleigh Lanes for hosting the event with free table time. Please contact either Colin or James for any further information. Good luck to all and make it a day to remember! Steve |
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Week 16 Headlines.....20th January 2020 Basildon A increase lead at top of division 1 No change in division 2 but gap closed to 1 point Basildon A increased their lead at the top of division 1 after a 9-3 victory over Pockets B. The gap to 2nd placed Pockets is now 4 points after the seasiders got the better of old foes, Romford A, 7-5 in the stand out game of the night. Zak Surety hitting a 94 in the highlight of the night. Elsewhere, JPs Harlow maintained their charge with a 10-2 demolition of Chelmsford, a result that heaps the pressure on Parkin's lads with their troubles. The remaining match saw Rayleigh Lanes T overcome basement side St Marys 7-5 Division 2 is now becoming a clear 2 way battle for the title. Leaders Basildon B could only manage a 6-6 draw against Q Ball A whilst 2nd placed Starr Sports secured an 8-4 win over RUSSC. The top 2 are now separated by just a single point with level games played. Elsewhere, Rayleigh Lanes A got the better of Romford C 7-5 whilst the match between Romford D and Rayleigh Lanes B was postponed, to be played within the next 30 days. |
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Nigel v Tommy £650 money match Nigel Howe v Tommy Barton .jpg) .jpg) Sunday 1st March 2020, 1.00pm, Basildon Snooker Club Following Nigel's previous large money match victory over Richard Emery, Basildon's own Tommy Barton is next on the list to take on Nigel in a money match. This time, the match is being played at Basildon Snooker Club on Sunday 1st March 2020 with a 1.00pm start. The match will be refereed by our very own professional referee, Glen Sullivan-Bissett. The stakes on the match have been set at £650 per man, to be played over the best of 9 frames. Cheers lads and good luck to both. Steve |
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VHSL Singles Plate Draw Draw now completed for divisions 1 and 2 plate comps The draws for the VHSL Singles Plate competitions has been made today and is available to see on the League Competitions page of the site Please take note of the date to be played by and ensure these matches are arranged ASAP. ANY ISSUES ON ANY OF THIS, PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE THE DATE. Cheers lads and good luck to all. Steve |
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Week 15 Headlines.....13th January 2020 Basildon A go top of table after Romford A postpone game with JPs Harlow Basildon B return to top of division 2 after 6-6 draw with Springhouse Basildon A moved to the top of the table following a 6-6 draw with 3rd placed Pockets A last night. The highlight of the night saw Harry Terry hit a 76 break in a 2-0 win over Nigel Howe. Previous leaders Romford A postponed their match with JPs Harlow due to player unavailability and will need to play this within the next 30 days. Elsewhere, Chelmsford secured a narrow 7-5 win against Rayleigh Lanes T with Pockets B overcoming St Marys by the same score at the foot of the table. Division 2 saw Basildon make it a double with the B team returning to the top of the table after a 6-6 draw with Springhouse. Draw specialists Rayleigh Lanes A didin't disappoint with another draw against their B team. Elsewhere, Romford C maintained their decent run of late with a 7-5 victory over RUSSC whilst Q Ball A secured a decent 9-3 win over basement side Romford D. |
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VHSL Singles Draw Draw now completed for 3rd round The draws for the 3rd round of the VHSL Singles competitions has been made today and is available to see on the League Competitions page of the site Please take note of the date to be played by and ensure these matches are arranged ASAP. ANY ISSUES ON ANY OF THIS, PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE THE DATE. Cheers lads and good luck to all. Steve |
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Knockout Cup headlines.....6th January 2020 Basildon B stun Pockets A in shock cup win The quarter finals of the knockout cup last night saw a big shock with Basildon B from division 2 comfortably seeing off Pockets A 7-2. Going into the match, Basildon could only field 5 players meaning they conceded 2 frames to Pockets before a ball was potted. 7 actual frames were played and it saw Basildon win every one to secure the 7-2 win. Cup upset to say the least!! Elsewhere, there were more predictable wins for JPs Harlow in overcoming Romford C 7-2, Romford A seeing off Starr 7-2 and Chelmsford beating RUSSC 7-1. The plate comp saw 3 of the 4 ties go to a sudden death frame. Basildon A got the better of Pockets B, St Marys edging out Rayleigh Lanes A and Rayleigh Lanes B seeing off Rayleigh Lanes T. The remaining match saw Springhouse overcome Romford D 7-2. Full details and the draw for the semis are on the League Competitions - Team Knockout page of the site. |
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VHSL Singles Plate Comp Entries now required.... After several players have said they don't want to play in the VHSL Singles Plate comp, coupled with the high volumes of forefieted matches both in this season's main comp and last season's (half of the games in the plate comp weren't played), we're not going to do an auto entry into this season's. If you have lost YOUR first match in this season's singles competition, and want to enter the plate competition (and will actually play your game and not just forfeit it), please contact Steve Challis directly and your name will be entered. If there's no contact, you won't be entered. If you have forfeited your match in the main comp, you won't be entered into the plate comp. Closing date will be Saturday 18th January and the draw will be done and published on Sunday 19th January. Please note, there is NO plate comp for the doubles. Steve |
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Week 14 Headlines.....16th December 2019 Basildon A close the gap on leaders Romford A with 11-1 win Starr Sports return to top of division 2 Basildon A ramped up the pressure on leaders Romford A after an 11-1 victory at home to St Marys. The lead at the top is now down to 3 points at the halfway stage after Romford defeated Rayleigh Lanes T 7-5. The night's other match saw Chelmsford secure a 9-3 win against Pockets B to move up to 4th in the table. The Pockets v JPs Harlow game was postponed and will be rearranged within the next 30 days as per league rules. Starr Sports returned to the top of division 2 after their 7-5 win against Romford C. Previous leaders Basildon B were without a game which sees them drop down to 2nd but only 3 points adrift with a game in hand. RUSSC moved up to 3rd with an emphatic 10-2 win against Rayleigh Lanes B. Springhouse got the better of Romford D 7-5 with the highlight of the evening being an 84 break from Liam Wilson. Draw specialists Q Ball A and Rayleigh Lanes A played out a fairly predictable 6-6 draw. |
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VHSL Singles & Doubles matches Please ensure these are arranged..... Just a gentle reminder for those that have not yet arranged to play their games, please liaise with your opponent(s) and get these played by the due dates. If there's any problems with this, please contact me ASAP and before the due date with the details and i'll be able to help. If i don't hear anything and the game(s) are not played, there's a risk that both players will be scrubbed from the comps which is something we really want to avoid. Team captains, please also help your players out and give them a nudge if their games haven't been played. Cheers ladies & gents! Steve |
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Week 13 headlines.....9th December 2019 Romford A back to winning ways and increase lead at top Basildon B whitewash Romford D to return to top of division 2 League leaders Romford A got back to winning ways after 3 straight losses in beating Pockets B 9-3, John Parkin hitting form with breaks of 78, 57 and 43. Pockets A moved up to 2nd place after a decent 8-4 win at Rayleigh Lanes T. Basildon A, previously in 2nd, suffered an 8-4 defeat at JPs Harlow to see them drop a place to 3rd. Chelmsford hit form after their whitewash last week to secure an 11-1 victory over bottom side St Marys. The second divison saw Basildon B return to the summit after a 12-0 whitewash of Romford D. Previous leaders Starr Sports could only muster a 7-5 win against Rayleigh Lanes B to see them drop down to second place. The results from the Springhouse v Rayleigh Lanes and Q Ball A v RUSSC matches both ended in 6-6 draws. |
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Knockout cup plate draw Plate draw available now The draw for the knockout plate comp has been made with full details on the Competitions page of the site. The matches will be played on Monday 6th January and sees the following ties; St Marys v Rayleigh Lanes A Rayleigh Lanes T v Rayleigh Lanes B Springhouse v Romford D Basildon A v Pockets B |
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Week 12 Headlines.....2nd December 2019 Basildon A whitewash Chelmsford to ramp up title bid Starr Sports return to top of division 2 as Basildon B slip up Basildon A secured the top division's first 12-0 result of the season last night with a drubbing of Chelmsford including the likes of Toby Pugh, Paul Thorne, Paul Parkin and co. The result sees Basildon close the gap on leaders Romford A to just 2 points now. Romford took on basement side St Marys who only had 5 players but could only secure a 9-3 win, the highlight of the night seeing John Parkin record a 93 break. Pockets A saw off their B team 10-2 to keep the pressure on the leaders with the top 3 now separated by just 3 points. The remaining game saw JPs Harlow get a decent 9-3 win against Rayleigh Lanes T with Harlow's Sam Harvey recording an 83 break in his victory over Darren Rawbone. Division 2's previous leaders Basildon B could only manage a 6-6 draw against Rayleigh Lanes A which saw them drop down to 2nd in the table. The yoyo season saw Starr Sports reclaim top spot after a 9-3 victory against Q Ball A. The result of the night saw Romford C whitewash Rayleigh Lanes B 12-0 in a result which sees them move up to 5th in the table and only 2 points off the top 4. Elsewhere, Springhouse got the better of RUSSC with a narrow 7-5 win to move into 3rd spot in the table. |
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Week 11 headlines.....25th November 2019 Romford A fall to 3rd consecutive defeat but remain top Basildon B hit the top of division 2 with victory over RUSSC League leaders Romford A suffered their 3rd straight defeat last night, going down 8-4 at Chelmsford. Their lead at the top has now been cut to 4 points after Pockets A secured an emphatic 10-2 win against St Marys. Basildon A slipped to 3rd after a 6-6 draw at Rayleigh Lanes T whilst JPs Harlow secured an 8-4 victory over Pockets B. The results now see the top 6 sides separated by just 9 points in what's proving to be one of the tightest divisions in the VHSL history. Basildon B moved to the top of division 2 with a 7-5 victory against new boys RUSSC. Previous leaders, Starr Sports, suffered a 9-3 defeat at Springhouse to see them 2 points behind Basildon now. Q Ball A overcome Romford C 8-4 to see them edge closer to the top 4. The top 5 sides are now separated by just 10 points with plenty of twists and turns to come. The remaining match saw Rayleigh Lanes A secure their first win of the season with an 8-4 win at Romford D. |
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Committee meeting re Lewis Mayes Frames won by Lewis to be reversed re non application of -21 handicap Following an innocent oversight, it's come to light that Lewis Mayes of Basildon A has played 3 league matches and in the knockout cup comp this season without giving the required 21 handicap. This follows Lewis's participation in two PTC events some 10 years ago which had been forgotten. As a result, we've had to take retrospective action on this and as a league committee, have decided on the following. 2 league matches where Lewis won; Frames to be deducted from Basildon A and awarded to the opposing teams (Pockets A and JPs Harlow). 1 league match where Lewis lost (Chelmsford's Paul Thorne); No further action needed as results stands. Knockout cup match; As Lewis won all frames he played on the night, frames to be awarded to opponents (JPs Harlow) and overall result now sees JP's winning this match and progressing to next round. With the individual player averages, the matches where Lewis won will be removed from all averages altogether for all players involved in those matches. For the match where Lewis lost, this result will remain in the player averages. The results grid, league table and player averages have now been updated to reflect these changes and Lewis is now correctly playing to the -21 handicap. |
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Week 10 headlines.....18th November 2019 Basildon A stun leaders Romford A with 10-2 victory Top 2 in second division play out 6-6 draw Basildon A produced the performance of the night with an emphatic 10-2 victory over leaders Romford A to reduce the lead to just 3 points. JP's Harlow equally recorded a 10-2 win, this time against basement side St Marys to leave the mid table places severely conjested. Pockets A and Chelmsford played out a tight 6-6 draw whilst Rayleigh Lanes T got the better of Pockets B 7-5. The mid table places of 3rd to 6th are separated by just 3 points now. The top 2 sides in the second division, Starr Sports and Basildon, played out a predictable 6-6 draw with Rob Gatfield hitting a superb 71 break in the process. RUSSC were hoping to close the gap on these with a home game against basement team Romford D but could only manage a narrow 7-5 win. Elsewhere, Q Ball A got the better of Rayleigh Lanes B with a 7-5 win whilst Romford C and Springhouse played out a 6-6 draw. |
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Week 9 headlines.....11th November 2019 Romford A suffer first defeat of season at home to Pockets A Starr Sports storm to top of division 2 with 11-1 hammering of Romford D Pockets A inflicted the first defeat of the season for Romford A with a superb quality 7-5 victory at the home of the defending champions. Breaks on the night included a 95, 71 and 43 from Matt Glasby, an 81 and 39 from John Parkin and a 71 and 47 from Zak Surety. In total, the night saw 11 over 35 breaks, a standard never seen before! Elsewhere, Basildon A secured an impressive 10-2 win at Pockets B to cement second place in the table. Rayleigh Lanes T moved into 3rd spot after bearing basement side St Marys 9-3 and despite Pockets A excellent victory over Romford A, it sees the seasiders drop one place to 4th in the table. The night's other result saw Chelmsford and JPs Harlow play out a 6-6 draw to remain in mid table. Starr Sports hit the summit of division 2 last night after hammering basement side Romford D 11-1. With all teams now having played each other once, the league table now takes an accurate shape and will see a really good battle for the top spots. Basildon B dropped to second after a narrow 7-5 victory over Romford C. RUSSC came back from 5-1 down on the night to beat Rayleigh Lanes A 7-5 whilst Rayleigh Lanes B played out a 6-6 draw with Springhouse. |
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Week 8 headlines.....4th November 2019 Romford A strolling towards title after another comfortable win Basildon B storm to top of division 2 with 11-1 win Romford A maintained their healthy lead at the top of division 1 with an 8-4 victory over JPs Harlow. With 8 games played and a 100% record, who can stop the defending champions storming to another title? Basildon A moved into second spot after a 7-5 win over Pockets A. That result coming a day after an 8-4 defeat at Chelmsford in their rearranged game. Rayleigh Lanes T played out a 6-6 draw against Chelmsford whilst the battle of the bottom 2 saw Pockets B get the better of St Marys 8-4. Basildon B stormed to the top of division 2 with an 11-1 hammering of Rayleigh Lanes B. Previous leaders RUSSC slipped down to 3rd having had their rest week. Starr Sports maintained second spot with an 8-4 win at Rayleigh Lanes A. The battle of the Romford sides saw the C and D teams finish all square at 6-6 whilst Springhouse edged out Q Ball A 7-5. |
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Website updates this week Delays in updating website this week until Thursday There'll be some delays in updating the website this coming week for the results and tables. I'm in hospital Monday morning until Wednesday so all being well, the site will be updated Thursday. Steve |
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Knockout cup headlines.....Monday 28th October 2019 Basildon A edge out JP's in sudden death thriller The opening round of the new knockout format saw an absolute thriller at Basildon with the home side securing a sudden death play off victory over JP's Harlow. With the match tied at 6-6, the 2 players were drawn out of a hat which saw Basildon's Lewis Mayes take on Alex Clenshaw from JP's. With Clensahw 40 up with just 3 reds left, JP's were odds on favourites to take the frame and match but a sublime 48 clearance from Mayes took the frame to seal the win for Basildon A. Elsewhere, another sudden death play off frame saw Basildon B edge out Rayleigh Lanes B to move into the quarter finals. There, they'll meet Pockets A who made light work of defeating Rayleigh Lanes A 7-1. Romford C caused the night's upset with a 7-3 victory over division 1 side Rayleigh Lanes T and a trip to Basildon A awaits them in the quarters. Romford A won every frame in defeating their D team 7-0 to set up a quarter final tie with Starr Sports who eased to a decent 7-2 win at St Marys. RUSSC got back to winning ways with a 7-3 victory at Pockets B to set up a quarter final tie with Chelmsford who edged out Springhouse 7-5. |
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Week 7 headlines.....Monday 21st October 2019 No change in division 1 as all games end 7-5 Starr inflict 2nd successful defeat for division 2 leaders RUSSC No change in division 1 as the 3 games that were played ended in 7-5 score lines. League leaders Romford A maintained their 100% record with their 7th straight won after beating Rayleigh Lanes T. Pockets A maintained second spot with the victory at JPs Harlow whilst Basildon A completed the treble with the win at basement side St Marys. The match between Pockets B and Chelmsford was postponed due to Chelmsford player unavailability. Starr Sports inflicted a 2nd successive defeat on league leaders RUSSC with a 7-5 win in division 2 which sees the Canvey side move up to 2nd spot. With a game in hand on the league leaders and just 4 points behind now, it leaves Starr in prime position to take over at the top in the next 2 weeks. Elsewhere, fresh from their 11-1 drubbing of RUSSC last week, Romford C maintained their good form with a decent 8-4 win over Rayleigh Lanes A. Basildon B edged out Q Ball A in the Basildon derby 7-5 whilst Rayleigh Lanes B edged out Romford D by the same score. |
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VHSL Singles & Doubles Draw published... The draws for the VHSL singles & doubles competitions are now available to view on the "League Competitions" pages of this site. Please all take note of the competition guidelines detailed on each page. There are dates by which these matches need to be played by. Please don't leave these until the last minute! Any issues with getting these arranged in good time, pleae contact Steve Challis. Good luck to all entrants! |
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Week 6 headlines.....14th October 2019 No change at the top as Romford ease to 8-4 win over Pockets B Division 2 leaders RUSSC hammered 11-1 at home to Romford C Romford A maintained their healthy lead at the top of division 1 with an 8-4 victory over Pockets B. JPs Harlow, second in the table at the start of play, fell further behind the leaders after suffering an 8-4 defeat at Basildon A. Chelmsford enjoyed their night with a 9-3 win against St Marys whilst Pockets A moved up to second place in the table after a 6-6 draw with Rayleigh Lanes T. Division 2 saw a massive shock as league leaders RUSSC were demolished 11-1 at home by Romford C. The gap at the top has now reduced to 4 points but could've been closer as Springhouse went down 8-4 at Basildon B. Rayleigh Lanes B got the better of their A team to the tune of 9-3 aided by the fact that the A team only had 4 players. The remaining match saw Q Ball seal a decent 9-3 win over Romford D to move into 3rd spot, just 4 points adrift of RUSSC. |
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Knockout cup draw This draw for the 6 man team knockout cup has been made with the first round to be played on Monday 28th October. The draw is mapped right through to the final and can be found on the "League Competitions - Team Knockout" page of the site. Please take note of the new format of this competion this season, full details are on the "League Rules" page of the site but in summary; Matches are the best of 12 single frames (first team to win 7) First set of 1 frame match draws to be done and played, then a complete re-draw of second set of matches If match scoreline goes to 6-6, then a one frame decider to be played, players chosen out of a hat Any division 2 sides playing a division 1 side receive a 14 point start per frame League handicaps do apply in addition to the above for any player having to give a start |
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Week 5 headlines.....Monday 7th October 2019 Romford A hammer St Marys 11-1 to stretch lead at the top RUSSC match the score with hammering of Rayleigh B to increase their lead in divison 2 Romford A increased their lrad at the top of division 1 with an 11-1 victory at St Marys. They now lead the table by 12 points in what's becoming a one horse race at this stage. Elsewhere, Pockets A got the better of their B team with an 8-4 win but a surprise result saw JP's Harlow go down 9-3 at Rayleigh Lanes T to dent their chances. The match between Chelmsford and Basildon A was postponed due to layer availabilty at Basildon. League new boys RUSSC continued their quest for the title at the first attempt with an 11-1 win over Rayleigh Lanes B to go 5 points clear. Springhouse secured a record equalling 11-1 over Romford D to see them up to 3rd in the table, just 2 points adrift of Starr Sports who managed an 8-4 win over Romford C |
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Week 4 headlines.....30th September 2019 Romford A hammer Chelmsford to increase lead at top of table Romford A produced another master class tonight with an emphatic 10-2 victory over last season's runners up, Chelmsford. Zak Surety hit top form with breaks of 93 and 53 in a quick fire 2-0 win. JP's Harlow maintained second place with a comfortable 9-3 win against Pockets B whilst Pockets A secured a 9-3 victory over St Marys. Elsewhere, Basildon A overcame Rayleigh Lanes T 8-4 in a decent result, aided by an excellent 86 break from Richard Emery. |
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VHSL Singles & Doubles Entries Emails hve gone out today to team captains with the entry form for this season's VHSL competitions.
Please note the closing date for
these entries is Sunday 13th October, that's 2 weeks time.
Please also remember, the doubles is scotch doubles, as per
last season and voted in at the AGM by you.
As per last year, if any division 2 players wish to enter the
division 1 comps as well as their own division 2, this is OK.
Please make this very clear on the entry forms and ensure that
the relevant entry fee is paid to enter both comps.
lastly, all 1st round losers will AUTOMATICALLY be entered
into the plate comp for the singles unless you clearly say you
don't want to. Please let's not have a repeat of last season
where loads of players forfeited their matches without letting
me know. There will NOT be a doubles plate comp due to the low
take up on this from last year.
Any queries, please give me a
shout.
Steve |
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Week 3 headlines.....Monday 23rd September 2019 Romford A maintain top spot after narrow win over Basildon A RUSSC maintain impressive 100% winning start to extend lead in division 2 Romford A maintained their lead at the top of division 1 after seeing off Basildon A 7-5. Hot on their heels are JP's Harlow after a 9-3 win at St Marys to close the gap to 3 points. The big match this week saw Pockets A get back to winning ways with a narrow 7-5 win over Chelmsford. Big movers this week were Rayleigh Lanes T after a 9-3 win over Pockets B to lift them up to 3rd place in the early table. New boys RUSSC continued their great start to the season with an impressive 8-4 win against Springhouse. Who will stop them in the quest! Basildon B secured a decent 8-4 win against Rayleigh Lanes A to secure 2nd spot 4 points behind. Q Ball and Starr played out a 6-6 draw to stay 3rd and 4th in the table. Rayleigh Lanes B secured their 1st win of the season with an 8-4 win over Romford C. |
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Week 2 headlines.....16th September 2019 Romford A smash rivals Pockets A to go clear at the top RUSSC increase lead in division 2 with victory over Basildon B Romford A produced a superb result tonight in hammering big rivals, Pockets A, 10-2 to open up a 4 point lead at the top after just week 2. Basildon A moved into 2nd place after a decent 9-3 win over Pockets B to complete a miserable night for the seasiders. Elsewhere, JP's Harlow got their first win with a comprehensive 9-3 win over Chelmsford to lay down a marker in their bid for the title. The remaining match saw Rayleigh Lanes T secure a 9-3 victory over St Marys. In division 2, new boys RUSSC increased their lead after beating closest rivals Basildon B 7-5. Starr Sports got their first win with an 8-4 victory over Springhouse whilst Romford C edged out Q Ball A 7-5. Rayleigh Lanes got their season under way with a 6-6 draw against Romford D. |
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Week 1 headlines.....Monday 9th September 2019 Chelmsford hammer Rayleigh Lanes to go top of division 1 table New boys RUSSC storm to top of division 2 table after 10-2 win Chelmsford laid down a marker tonight with a comprehensive 10-2 victory over Rayleigh Lanes T to hit the top of the table after week 1. Defending champions Romford A saw off new boys JP's Harlow 8-4 to slot into second place. Both Pockets teams recorded 7-5 wins against Basildon A and St Marys respectfully. Division 2 saw new boys RUSSC storm to the top of table with a 10-2 thumping of Romford D. Perenial basement side Springhouse changed their losing ways with a decent 9-3 win over Romford C to move into second. Basildon B secured an 8-4 vicory over Starr who came down from division 1 last season to move into third spot. The remaining match saw Q Ball A defeat Rayleigh Lanes B 7-5. |
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VHSL TEE SHIRTS UPDATE Tee shirts available to collect this weekend - 7/8 September We should be collecting the large order of VHSL official tee shirts this Friday from our suppliers. As such, could all captains that have orderd shirts for their team please contact Glen Sullivan-Bisset to arrange collection of their team's orders this weekend. As a reminder, these are priced at £12 each and need to be paid for on collection of these. As an exception, we'll give teams one week's grace period if there's no way you can collect but would ask that you make all efforts to arrange to collect this weekend. |
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VHSL AGM & Presentation Night Saturday 20th July 2019 Q Ball Sports Bar
As you may (or may not!!) be aware, the VHSL AGM and
presentation evening is approaching and being held on Saturday
20th July at QBall. This has been on the website since the
start of the season so we're hoping you're all familiar with
this date. Couple of points that we wanted to just remind you
all of in advance of this;
1) MINIMUM 3 PLAYERS TO ATTEND THE PRESENTATION NIGHT
For the presentation evening, as per league rules, there needs
to be a minimum of 3 registered players from the season just
gone in attendance on the evening in order to collect the
relevant prize money for the team (the pence per point money).
Please please please, don't turn up with just one or two
players and make an issue when you're unable to collect the
funds. This rule has been in place for several years now and
is pretty clear.
2) AGM NEW IDEAS/SUGGESTIONS
As always, the VHSL are always looking for ways to develop the
league in any way we can, whether it be actively seeking
new teams/clubs, promoting the league in the social world,
seeking sponsorship, or anything else that improves the
league. This summer is no different and we're already looking
at a couple of teams joining the league.
As always, we'll have an agenda for the AGM but what we're
also asking is that you can all give some thought to any
ideas/suggestions etc that you'd like to discuss or see happen
in the league. In order to make the AGM go as smoothly
as possible, if you're able to contact me directly with any
ideas, anything you want to discuss etc, we can then do some
groundwork on this prior to the AGM with the committee.
As a reminder, at the AGM, if anything goes to a vote, there's
just one vote per team and you're voting for what your team
wants, not just you as an individual.
It's unlikely that Glen will be able to make it to this year's
evening due to another pressing engagement so it'll be myself
that chairs the AGM.
Look forward to all the responses that will no doubt come my way following this! :-) Steve |
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Pockets A and Basildon A storm to victory in 6 man team knockout cup finals Pockets A retained their title with a comprehensive victory over Chelmsford on Sunday night at Rayleigh Lanes Snooker club. In the plate competition, Basildon A also secured a comprehensive victory over Pockets B to take the shield.   Pockets A 488 - 278 Chelmsford
Pockets A cruised to a surprisingly
emphatic 210 point aggregate score win against their top
flight rivals, Chelmsford. In doing so they have now retained
the cup for the fourth consecutive season
Andy Hughes took on Paul Thorne in the first frame and won by twenty points.
Nigel Howe, fresh from winning the VHSL's Player of the
Season event on Saturday, carried on his fine form by
beating Tom Smeeton by seventy two points, including a run
of 45.
Cup specialist John "134" Golding didn't disappoint and
went through the gears in beating James Baylis by sixty
six. Due to strolling in a super 70 clearance.
Si Hughes took on his nemesis Colin Pudney with the latter
winning by fourteen.
Dean Galbally crossed cues with Mike Harvey in the
penultimate frame of the contest and won by eighteen
points aided by breaks of 30 and 40.
Matt Glasby went in to the final frame against Toby Pugh
with an unassailable lead and won with minimal fuss.
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VHSL Player of the Month Finals Day - 11th May Another successful finals day today at Chelmsford Snooker Club which saw Nigel Howe take the division 1 aware with a 4-2 victory over Paul Thorne. The division 2 award went to Pri Kataria in a 4-1 victory over Louie Leighton.    |
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Week 28 headlines.....29th April Romford A crush Rayleigh T to lift division 1 title Pockets B secure division 2 title with victory over Q Ball A The tightest battle in years went down to the last 2 matches tonight but a fantastic performance from Romford saw them pip Chelmsford to the title after demolishing Rayleigh Lanes 11-1. Needing to win 9 frames tonight to go level with Chelmsford, John Parkin and his lads turned on the style to take 11 frames from the 12 available and secure the title. A great finale to the season in what has been a truly fantastic season, well done to John and the Romford lads. Special mention to Chelmsford though on their debut season which saw them take it right down to the wire. Elsewhere tonight, Pockets A rounded off their campaign with a 10-2 victory over Starr to give them 3rd place in the table. The remaining match saw Basilsdon A secure an 8-4 win at Romford B, a result that sees the Romford lads relegated back to division 2 after just the one season. A tough division to compete in and shows the standard this year when we lose Romford back to Division 2. Division 2 also went down to the final night's matches but it was Pockets B who took the title after a 10-2 victory over Q Ball A. A superb effort from Martin and the Pockets lads, so often one of the basement teams in division 2. The night's big match saw Rayleigh Lanes A edge out St Marys 7-5, a result that wasn't quite enough for Rayleigh to take 2nd spot from St Marys. So, next season, we welcome Pockets B and St Marys up to division 1. The night's remaining match saw Basildon overcome Romford C 9-3. |
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VHSL Finals Day Results Another successful finals day today at Romford Snooker Club saw all the singles and doubles reach their climax. A summary of the results can be seen below and full match reports are available on each page of the relevant competitions page.  Division 1 singles - Matt Glasby 3-2 John Parkin Division 1 doubles - Steve Challis & Richard Emery 3-2 Mike Sear & Dave Rapp Division 1 plate singles - Jordan Norris 3-1 Dean Galbally Division 2 singles - Pri Kataria 3-0 Paul Bennett Division 2 doubles - Paul Bennett & John Hicks 3-2 Pri Kataria & Doug Schofield Division 2 plate singles - Gary Adams 3-0 Martin Slatford |
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VHSL Singles & Doubles Finals Day Sunday 28th April - Romford Snooker Club - 1.00pm Just a reminder that the Finals Day for all the singles and doubles competitions takes place on Sunday 28th April at Romford Snooker Club, a date which has been in place since the start of the season. The matches will commence at 1.00 and all support is welcomed. Division 1 singles; Matt Glasby v John Parkin Division 1 doubles; Mike Sear & Dave Rapp v Steve Challis & Richard Emery Division 1 plate; Jordan Norris v Dean Galbally Division 2 singles; Pri Kataria v Paul Bennett Division 2 doubles; Paul Bennett & John Hicks v Pri Kataria & Doug Schofield Division 2 plate; Martin Slatford v Gary Adams |
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Week 27 headlines.....15th April Chelmsford and Romford to fight for the title as Pockets A crash out of race Division 2 sees Pockets B and St Marys level going into last round of fixtures Last night's results saw an absolutely breathtaking finish to the season coming up in 2 weeks time! The battle of the historic 2 big guns saw Romford A 8-4 victors over Pockets A to end the title chase for the seasiders. Chelmsford did all they could to give themselves a fighting chance of lifting the title at their first attempt in their final match of the season after a convincing 10-2 victory over Rayleigh Lanes T. The results see Chelmsford 9 points clear of Romford having completed their season. With Romford's last match away at Rayleigh Lanes T and a 9 point deficit to make up, it's going right down to the very last match!! Elsewhere, the battle of the bottom 2 sides saw Starr inflict an 8-4 defeat on Romford B in a result that all but relegates Romford. A 7 point deficit on nearest rivals, Rayleigh Lanes T, with 1 match to play against Basildon A leaves the Romford side with a near impossible task. Division 2 sees the title battle go right down to the wire too. With St Marys winning the battle of the top 2 after a 7-5 win over Pockets B, the table sees them on level points going into the last round of fixtures. Pockets will visit Q Ball A whilst St Marys have the tougher job with Rayleigh Lanes A the opponents. Elsewhere, Romford C had a 9-3 victory over Q Ball A whilst Springhouse finished off their season with a decent 6-6 against Basildon B. |
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Week 26 headlines.....8th April Chelmsford secure narrow win over Pockets A to edge closer to title glory St Marys lay down mark in title bid in division 2 with 10-2 win over Romford C Chelmsford maintained their title challenge with a 7-5 win over Pockets A tonight to see them open up a 7 point lead over Romford A having played a game more though. With Chelmsford's last game against Rayleigh Lanes T and Romford A still to play Pockets A, could the title be heading to the newcomers? Elsewhere, Romford A edged out their B team 7-5; could this be points dropped for the Romford side in their title challenge? Basildon A finished off their home campaign with a narrow 7-5 win over Starr. With just 2 rounds of fixtures left, all 3 sides at the top still have a great chance of securing the title with the destiny in their own hands, the greatest title battle ever seen in the VHSL! In division 2, St Marys took a huge stride towards their title bid with a 10-2 victory over Romford C. The result sees them just 3 points off the top but with a game in hand. The current top 2, Rayleigh Lanes A and Pockets B fought out a 6-6 draw, a result that sees the seasiders in pole position to lift the title, just a point behind leaders Rayleigh but with a game in hand and 2 points ahead of St Marys on level games. Elsewhere, Q Ball A and Springhouse fought out a 6-6 draw at the foot of the table. |
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Vic Harris Memorial Trophy A huge thank you to everyone that came along on Saturday to support this event with special thanks to the tournament organisers, James and Colin Baylis. Full details of the event can be found by clicking here. |
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Week 25 headlines.....1st April Chelmsford increase lead at top of 1st division table Rayleigh Lanes storm to top of 2nd division table after hammering Romford C With just 3 games to go for most and only 2 for Chelmsford, the league newcomers have opened up a 7 point lead after Monday's 8-4 victory over Romford B. 2nd placed Romford A squeezed home 7-5 against an under strength Basildon A which will feel like a defeat for the defending champions. A shock in the other game saw Rayleigh Lanes T defeat Pockets A 7-5 to leave a big dent in the seasiders title shot. All to play for in the last 3 weeks with Chelmsford 7 clear of Romford and Pockets having played a game more. Next week sees Chelmsford visit Pockets A in a huge game which will have a massive say in where the title goes!! The division 2 table saw another change at the top with Rayleigh Lanes taking over after hammering Romford C 11-1. They now lead Pockets B by a single point having played a game more. St Marys are in 4th place after their 7-5 win against Springhouse but with a game in hand on Rayleigh and 7 points adrirft, a win will see them leapfrog them inro the promotion places. Title favourites at this stage are Pockets B though, without a game on Monday but only a point adrift with a game in hand in second spot. Elsewhere, Basildon B recorded a narrow 7-5 win over Q Ball A. |
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Open to all players VHSL handicaps will apply Last registration 10.30 Play to start at 11.00 Limited to 64 entries £10 entry fee Best of 5 frames Preliminary rounds best of 3 Free tables  |
Vic Harris Memorial Trophy Saturday 30th March 2019 Rayleigh Lanes Snooker Club - 10.30am  |
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these details and great gesture from the club to provide free
tables, it would be great to see a huge turnout for this in honour
of legend that was Vic Harris. For any further info, please contact James Baylis directly on 07880 731596 or Colin Baylis on 07775 513568. |
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Week 24 headlines.....25th March Chelmsford hit top spot in division 1 after impressive win at Basildon A Pockets B increase lead at top of division 2 after hammering Romford C Chelmsford stormed to the summit in division 1 after an impressive 9-3 win at Basildon A which could've been even heavier with skipper and talisman, Paul Parkin, suffering a defeat for the Chelmsford side. Romford A closed the gap on Pockets A, who were without a game, after a 9-3 win at Starr to see them just 2 points behind the seasiders on level games. Chelmsford currently sit 4 points ahead of Pockets but having played a game more. Elsewhere, Romford B secured a decent 8-4 win over Rayleigh Lanes T to close the gap on Rayleigh to 11 points with a game in hand. With 4 games to go, the battle to avoid the second relegation spot will go right down to the wire. In division 2, leaders Pockets increased their lead at the top with an 11-1 hammering of Romford C, a result that sees them 10 points clear of second placed Rayleigh Lanes on level games. St Marys appear to be giving up on their title chances after a 6-6 draw against Basildon B which sees them 13 points adrift of the top with a game in hand. Elsewhere, Rayleigh Lanes could only muster a 6-6 draw against basement side Springhouse, a result that leaves a dent in their promotion bid with just 3 games to go. |
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Week 23 headlines.....18th March Pockets A hammer Romford B to take lead at top of table No change in division 2 with 7-5 results all round Pockets A laid down a huge statement Monday night with an emphatic 11-1 victory over Romford B to open up a lead at the top of teh table. With Romford A not playing, Chelmsford moved into 2nd place with a 9-3 win against Starr. The remaining match saw Basildon A travel to Rayleigh Lanes T and come away with a decent 9-3 victory. No change in division 2 with 7-5 results seen in all 3 matches. Pockets B remain top after defeating Springhouse but would have been looking for a couple more points there. Basildon remain in second place after victory over Rayleigh Lanes A whilst St Marys edged out basement side St Marys by the same score. |
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Week 22 headlines.....11th March Division 1 title race too close to call after last night's results Top 2 in division 2 finish all square The division 1 title race is going right down to the wire after last night's results. Leaders and title favourites, Romford A, succombed to a narrow 7-5 home defeat at the hands of Chelmsford, a result which leaves Chelmsford just 3 points off the top spot now as they continue their great run. Pockets A secured an impressive 9-3 at Basildon A to see them draw level with Romford at the top. With just 5 games to go, the top 3 separated by just 3 points with level games played, it's anyones title! The current top 2 in the second division, Pockets B and Basildon B, played out a predicatble 6-6 draw to see no change at the top. Rayleigh Lanes secured a decent 9-3 win over Q Ball A to cement 3rd place but with a game in hand on the top 2. St Marys, without a game this week, slipped to 4th but with 2 games in hand on the top 2 and 13 points adrift, can hit the top with a couple of wins. Again, too tight to call in this division now! |
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Knockout cup headlines.....4th March Chelmsford and Pockets A ease to comfortable wins in knockout cup semi's Basildon A and Pockets B to meet in plate final The semi finals of the knockout comps went to form on Monday night with predicatble results. In the main comp, Chelmsford went thru comfortably with a home win over a gallant Romford B whilst Pockets A made light work in defeating Romford C to set up a mouthwatering final. In the plate competition, Basildon A overcame fellow division 1 side Rayleigh Lanes T comfortably to set up a final date against Pockets B who saw off Springhouse to reach the final. Reminder that the final for both the main comp and plate comp is Sunday 12th May at Rayleigh Lanes with a 7.00pm start. |
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Week 21 headlines.....25th February Leaders Romford A beaten by Rayleigh Lanes T Pockets A take advantage with win at Starr to close the gap New leaders in division 2 with Pockets B hitting the top after Rayleigh Lanes T v St Marys postponed Title favourites and defending champions, Romford A, suffered another surprise defeat last night at the hands of Rayleigh Lanes T. An off night for the Romford lads which saw John Parkin fail to win and Ryan Causton lose. An understrength Pockets A took advantage with a 9-3 win at Starr to close the gap to just 4 points now. Elsewhere, a narrow win for Basildon A with a 7-5 victory over Romford B. Division 2 saw new leaders with Pockets B taking over at the top after a 9-3 win over Q Ball A. Previous leaders, St Marys, postponing their match against Rayleigh Lanes A which saw both teams drop a couple of places in the table. Basildon B leapfrogged both into 2nd place with a decent 8-4 win at Romford C. |
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Week 20 headlines.....18th February Romford edge out Pockets in battle of the big 2 with Zak hitting a 114 Chelmsford hammer Rayleigh to move into 2nd place Pockets B stun leaders St Marys to move into 2nd spot in division 2 Last night saw the battle of the 2 big guns at Pockets with Romford A coming out on top with a narrow 7-5 win with the highlight being a 114 break from Romford's Zak Surety. Dean Galbally also found some form with breaks of 59 and 43 in his win. Chelmsford continued their good run with a great 10-2 win at Rayleigh Lanes T to move into 2nd place. Elsewhere, Romford B and Starr played out a 6-6 draw to leave them both in the bottom 2. Division 2 leaders St Marys suffered an 8-4 defeat at the hands of Pockets B who moved into 2nd spot in the table. Basildon B secured a 9-3 victory over Springhouse to consolidate 4th spot with the top 4 teams now separated by just 8 points having all played the same number of games. |
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Week 19 headlines.....11th February Romford B stun the A team with 8-4 win to dent title hopes Basement side Starr record surprise win over Basildon A Rayleigh Lanes A suffer heavy defeat at Pockets B to allow St Marys to return to top of division 2 Title favourites and defending champions, Romford A, suffered a shock 8-4 defeat at the hands of their B side last night to pur a dent in their title hopes. On a night of surprise results, Pockets A failed to take advantage of this, going down to an 8-4 defeat at the hands of Chelmsford. Elsewhere, basement side Starr pulled off a surprise 7-5 victory over Basildon A, avenging their 10-2 defeat earlier in the season.....a funny old game!! In division 2, leaders Rayleigh Lanes went to Pockets B and were firmly beaten 9-3 to allow St Marys to return to the top after their 6-6 draw at Romford C. The game at Pockets saw an incredible 7 over 30 breaks, a testament to the improved standard now seen in the league! The night's other game saw the bottome 2 sides meet at Springhouse with Q Ball A coming out on top with an 8-4 win. |
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Week 18 headlines.....4th February No change at the top of div 1 as big 2 both record 7-5 wins Rayleigh Lanes A gain a point on St Marys after 8-4 win over Romford C No change at the top of division 1 last night with teh big 2 of Romford A and Pockets A bith recording narrow 7-5 wins. Romford edged at un under strength Basildon A with Zak Surety hitting form with 54 and 43 breaks whilst a surprise defeat for John Parkin at the hands of an in form Gavan Cook. Pockets secured a 7-5 win over Rayleigh Lanes T with Matt Glasby the form player on the night there. The remaining main saw Chelmsford travel to Romford B and come away with a 7-5 win as well. No change in the league placings after these results. Division 2 saw Rayleigh edge a point clear of St Marys after an 8-4 win over Romford C whilst St Marys could only manage a narrow 7-5 win over basement side Springhouse. Basildon B move dinto 3rd place after a 7-5 win at Q Ball A. |
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Division 1 2 players in this period achieved 100% records, Romford's Zak Surety and Chelmsford's Paul Thorne. With Zak being unable to commit to the end of season play off's, the decision was made much easier for us with Paul Thorne taking the honours. Paul secured 3 wins from his 3 matches against Gavan Cook, Rob Gatfield and Dave Grimwood, some decent results there. Congratulations Paul! |
Player of the Month winners - period 5 Congratulations to the fifth two winners of this season's Player of the Month awards, Chelmsford's Paul Thorne in division 1 and Jordan Norris from Romford C in division 2 Congratulations to both Paul and Jordan who we'll see in the end of season play offs. |
Division 2 A close decision here in division 2. Lee Smith had it in the bag with 3 wins from 3 matches going into the final match of this period against Roger McNess from Springhouse. Being a major favourite for another 2-0 and winning POTM, however, Roger Mcness had other ideas. Roger took the 2-0 win and made the job for us much more difficult. Under the radar was young Jordan Norris and with 5 frames won from the 6 played, only dropping the one frame against Phil Frost. A close call overall but the honours in this period go to Jordan. |
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VHSL Player of the Month Finals Day - Season 2018/19 The VHSL can confirm this season's finals day will be held on Saturday 11th May at Chelmsford Snooker Club with a 12.00 start. The finals day will see all 8 players from both divisions compete in a straight knockout competition to secure the title. If anyone is unable to make this date, please let Paul Parkin know ASAP so that the finals day is not adversly affected. |
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Week 17 headlines.....28th January Romford A open up 7 pont lead after crushing Starr 10-2 Springhouse shock leaders Rayleigh Lanes A in division 2 with 7-5 win Title favourites and defending champions, Romford A, opened up a 7 point lead over closest rivals Pockets A after a 10-2 thumping of Starr. With Pockets not in action last night, the big 2 have played the same number of games now. In the other game on the night, Chelmsford, without the inspirational Paul Parkin, secured a decent 8-4 win over Basildon A to leapfrog them in the table up to 3rd place. The match between Romford B and Rayleigh Lanes T was postponed. The shock result of the night came in division 2 with basement side Springhouse defeat league leaders Rayleigh Lanes A 7-5. With St Marys and Basildon B battling out a 6-6 draw, it leaves Rayleigh and St Marys level at the top with St Marys having a game in hand. The night's other match saw Pockets B secure an 8-4 victory at Romford C. |
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Week 16 headlines.....21st January Pockets A move back to top of table after 8-4 win at Romford B Rayleigh Lanes A storm to top of table with 9-3 defeat of Basildon B in div 2 A fairly predictable night of results in division 1 which saw Pockets A move back to the top of the table with an 8-4 win at Romford B. With Romford A not playing, Pockets have opened up a narrow 3 point advantage having played a game more. Chelmsford avenged their earlier defeat in the season at Starr with an 8-4 win, much to the delight of captain, Paul Parkin! Elsewhere, a narrow 7-5 win for Basildon A over Rayleigh Lanes T saw them maintain 3rd spot in the table. Division 2 saw Rayleigh Lanes A move to the top of the table with a great 9-3 win over Basildon B. The Rayleigh side sit a single point ahead of St Marys but having played a game more after St Marys defeated Q Ball A 8-4. Elsewhere, Pockets B secured a narrow 7-5 win over Springhouse to move up to 3rd spot in the table. |
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Week 15 headlines.....14th January No change in division 1 as all games finish 6-6 Division 2 sees the top 4 now separated by just 3 points Last night saw all 3 matches in division 1 end in 6-6 draws so no change in the table. The matches saw the top 4 sides battle out against each other so no surprise to see the games finish all square with the closeness of the league evidencing this. Performance of the night came from Basildon A's Sean Ward in his 2-0 win over Jon Golding, aided by a superb 90 break in rolling back the years! Division 2 now sees the top 4 separated by just 3 points. With leaders St Marys not playing, Basildon B made a bold statement with an impressive 8-4 win over Pockets B to move up to 3rd place. Meanwhile, Rayleigh Lanes A secured a 9-3 victory over Q Ball to move up to 2nd spot, level on points with leaders St Marys having played a game more. The final game saw Romford C defeat Springhouse 9-3. |
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VHSL Knockout Cup Finals Day - Season 2018/19 The VHSL can confirm this season's finals day will be held on Sunday 12th May at Rayleigh Lanes Snooker Club with a 7.00pm start. The finals to be played on this date will be the knockout cup team comps for both the main comp and the plate comps. These dates have been confirmed and booked for both finals so please ensure your teams are aware of this now and make plans for this in your diaries. |
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Open to all players VHSL handicaps will apply Last registration 10.30 Play to start at 11.00 Limited to 64 entries £10 entry fee Best of 5 frames Preliminary rounds best of 3 Free tables |
Vic Harris Memorial Trophy Saturday 30th March 2019 Rayleigh Lanes Snooker Club - 10.30am |
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these details and great gesture from the club to provide free
tables, it would be great to see a huge turnout for this in honour
of legend that was Vic Harris. For any further info, please contact James Baylis directly on 07880 731596 or Colin Baylis on 07775 513568. |
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Division 1 A fairly straight forward decision to award this month's Player of the Month to Romford's John Parkin. 4 wins from 4 matches, breaks of 40, 41, 44, 45, 50, 59 and a superb 110 made the decision fairly easy for the Romford captain. A well deserved winner! |
Player of the Month winners - period 4 Congratulations to the fourth two winners of this season's Player of the Month awards, Romford's John Parkin in division 1 and St Marys Pri Kataria in division 2 Based on their individual results this month, both winners were chosen on a unanimous basis. Congratulations to both John and Pri who we'll see in the end of season play offs. |
Division 2 A well deserved winner in Pri Kataria from St Marys. 7 frames won out of the 8 played, 3 over 30 breaks as well saw Pri earn the award this month. Looking like the last season of Pri playing in division 2 with his St Marys side clear at the top of the 2nd division table at the half way stage. Well done Pri! |
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Mid Season VHSL Report As we reach the half way stage of the season, we invited the superb Ross Druitt to provide a mid season report......enjoy at your leisure!
“Christmas time, Paul Parkin drinking wine,
Half time is upon us and we now break for the festive period. A time for pigs in blankets, brussel sprouts and more chocolate than you can shake your cue at.
With one of the closest leagues in years, I’ll make a brief summary of what I’ve seen and heard so far!
So what will the second half of the season bring? Will Chris “Maggie” Thatcher continue on his quest of the worst ball run known to man?, will Paul ever experience cooked chicken on another holiday?, will my captain find the remaining fingers of his glove? Will Dave find the bottom half of his polo?, will Glen finally let go that Basildon aren’t genuine title contenders? Will Nigel’s hairline recede quicker than my ability to play the game? Who knows, we wait to see. I wish you all a happy and healthy Christmas and new year.
Over and out from 2018, bring on 2019. x |
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Week 14 headlines.....17th December Parkin hits 110 break Romford B stun Basildon A with shock win to dent title hopes No change in division 2 with 2 draws and a 7-5 result A superb 110 break from Romford's John Parkin last night saw the league's first century of the season. A massive congratulations to the Romford captain! Elsewhere, Romford B secured a great 9-3 victory over title contenders Basildon A last night to put a heavy dent in the title contenders from Basildon. Leaders Pockets A overcame basement side, Starr, 8-4 but will feel disappointed to have conceded 4 frames against the Islanders. Title favourites Romford A slipped up in a 6-6 draw against Rayleigh Lanes T. The results show that all teams are capable of getting decent results on their day in what is proving to be the best season in years in the top division. Division 2 saw leaders St Marys battle out a 6-6 against 3rd placed Rayleigh Lanes A to maintain their gap over the Rayleigh club. Second placed Pockets B secured a narrow 7-5 victory over Q Ball A to close the gap on St Marys to 7 points at the half way stage. Elsewhere, Basildon B played out a 6-6 draw at home to Basildon B to leave the top 4 seperated by just 10 points. |
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Shootout Comp - December 23rd Romford Snooker Club to host snooker shootout comp You've seen it on the TV, the 1 frame shootout, 10 minutes, 15 seconds per shot for first 5 mins of frame and then 10 seconds for last 5 minutes.......well, this is coming to Romford Snooker Club to be hosted by John Parkin. This event is open to all VHSL players with half the official handicaps being in place. The event will start at 10.00 on Sunday 23rd December and will be a great event to see. Anyone interested in this, please contact John Parkin directly on 07446 100330. |
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Week 13 headlines.....10th December Romford A win the battle of the big guns in divison 1 Top 2 share the spoils in division 2 The battle of the big guns in division 1 saw Romford secure an 8-4 victory over Pockets A. The result sees Romford climb to 2nd in the table, just 1 point behind Pockets with a game in hand and looking good to top the table come the halfway stage. In the night's other games, Chelmsford and Rayleigh Lanes T fought out a 6-6 draw to the disappointment of home captain Paul Parkin. The battle of the bottom 2 sides saw Romford B edge out Starr to open up an 11 point lead over the Islanders having played a game more. The battle of the top 2 sides in division 2 saw a 6-6 draw between Pockets B and St Marys, a result that leaves St Marys with an 8 point lead over Pockets and with a game in hand, looking good for Pri and the lads coming to the halfway stage. The battle for 2nd place is hotting up after Basildon B's 9-3 win over Springhouse with 2nd, 3rd and 4th spots being separated by just 2 points point, all on level games played. Elsewhere, Romford C made it a Romford treble on the night with an emphatic 10-2 win over Q Ball A. |
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Knockout Plate comp draw Draw completed for all stages of knockout plate comp The draw for all remaining ties in the knockout plate competition was made last night which saw all first round losing teams enter. With 5 teams in the hat, it saw 3 teams through to the semi finals and 1 quarter final match. Full details of the draw and dates can be found in the "League Competitions" page of the website |
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VHSL League Singles & Doubles draw Draws completed and on Competitions page The live Facebook draws for VHSL singles and doubles competitions for both divisions took place tonight. The draws also took place for the plate competitions for both the division 1 and division 2 singles. Due to the lack of numbers in the doubles competitions and the number of forefitted games, there won't be any plate comps for the doubles comps. Full details of the draws can be found on the League Competitions page here together with dates of which the games need to be played by. Please ensure you take note of these dates which are clearly noted and try not to leave it until the last minute. We would also draw your attention to the added section within the league doubles competition rules guidelines section where the new Scotch Doubles guidelines are documented. Good luck to all those competing! |
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Week 12 headlines.....3rd December Basildon A spurn chance to increase lead at top of table Top 2 in 2nd division both suffer defeats Basildon A spurned the chance to increase their lead at the top of the table after a 6-6 draw at home to basement side Starr, despite coming back from 5-1 down on the night. Two of the big guns met at Pockets which saw a draw between Pockets A and Chelmsford, meanwhile Romford A came out on top in the derby match with their B team with Zak Surety finding his form with breaks of 66 and 52 in his win. In division 2, Pockets B secured an impressive 8-4 victory at Rayleigh Lanes A and much to the shock of Steve Challis, Paul Gardiner managed to at last text their result in before 12.30am, well done Paul!! Elsewhere, Romford C caused a shock with a 7-5 win at league leaders St Marys. The final match of the evening saw Q Ball entertain Springhouse in a match that finished at 11.45, eventually seeing Q Ball run out 9-3 winners. |
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Division 1 A really tight decision on this period's Player of the Month eventually saw Basildon's Richard Emery edge out Matt Glasby from Pockets. Despite Matt winning all 3 of his matches, the award has gone to Richard based on his 7 out of 8 frames won and the opponents faced. During this period, Richard saw off Ed Warr, Paul Thorne and Zak Surety and only lost one frame to Nigel Howe who had a 55 in the process. Richard also knocked in breaks of 53 and 47 in winning his matches. A well deserved winner! |
Player of the Month winners - period 3 Congratulations to the third two winners of this season's Player of the Month awards, a Basildon clean sweep for Richard Emery in division 1 and Sean Clarke in division 2 Based on their individual results this month, both winners were chosen after some heavy competition and much debate. Congratulations to both Richard and Sean who we'll see in the end of season play offs. |
Division 2 A thoroughly deserved win for Basildon B's new skipper, Sean Clarke. In his first season doing the job, Sean has shown some cracking form and in this period, has won all 4 of his matches played and knocked in a 50 break along the way. This great run of form has seen Sean rise up to 3rd in the current player stats table with 7 wins from his 9 games played with just 1 draw and 1 defeat and only behind the great pairing of Pri Kataria and Lee Smith. A well deserved award for Sean! |
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Week 11 headlines.....26th November Romford A edge out Basildon A in division 1's top match Tonight's pick of the matches saw current league champions secure a narraw 7-5 win over Basildon A in a tight match that saw 3 black ball games all go the way of Romford. Pockets A kept up the pressure with a good 8-4 win at Rayleigh Lanes T. Chelmsford got back to winning ways with an 8-4 victory over Romford B. In division 2, leaders St Marys secured a 9-3 victory at Springhouse. Result of the day came at Basildon where the B team recorded a great 10-2 victory over Q Ball A. Rayleigh Lanes A completed the evening's results with a narrow 7-5 win at Romford C. |
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Singles & Doubles Plate Competitions Automatic Entry communication As we approach the closing date for the completion of the 1st round proper of the singles & doubles comps, now is a good time to remind people of the plate competition guidelines. To clarify, you will AUTOMATICALLY be entered into the plate competition if you have lost YOUR first match in the competition, whether that be in the prelim round or 1st round. That said, can we ask that if you do NOT want to enter the plate comps having lost your first match in the main comps, please could you let Steve Challis know ASAP (and by 30th November at the latest). We don't want to run these plate comps only for a large number of players to forefit their games as they don't want to enter as this will devalue the comps and is not fair on the remaining competing players. As always, any queries on any of this, please give Steve Challis a shout to discuss. |
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Week 10 headlines.....19th November Basildon A take over at top of table Division 2 top 3 separated by just 2 points With Romford A postponing their match against Starr tonight and Pockets A not scheduled for a game, Basildon A stormed to the top of the 1st division table with an impreesive 8-4 victory over Chelmsford that saw 2 wins and 4 draws for the new towners. In the second match played tonght, Rayleigh Lanes T secured a decent 9-3 win at Romford B with Dave Watts impressing with a 48 in his 2-0 win. Division 2 has seen the top 3 sides separated by just 2 points after tonight's results. St Marys lead the way following a great 9-3 win against Basildon B. Rayleigh Lanes slipped to 2nd despite an 8-4 win over Springhouse. Pockets B kept up the pressure after an 8-4 win over Romford C to stay in touch with the top two. |
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Week 9 headlines.....12th November Pockets A return to top after 9-3 win Division 2's top 4 separated by just 4 points Pockets A put last week's heavy defeat behind them to return to the top of the table after a 9-3 win over Romford B. Elsewhere, Basildon A moved up to 2nd and continued their good run with a decent 8-4 win at Rayleigh Lanes T. Chelmsford gained revenge on Starr for their ealier season defeat and recorded an 8-4 win. Division 2 saw Rayleigh maintain their narrow lead at the top with a close 7-5 win at Basildon B. St Marys kept up the pressure with an 8-4 win over Q Ball A to go a point behind with a match in hand. A decent 8-4 win for Pockets B over Springhouse saw them climb to 3rd in the table. |
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Division 1 A close and tight vote saw Romford's James Kelly edge out John Parkin to take the award this month. James secured 3 wins and a draw from his 4 games played in the period to take the honours from John who had an identical record. James's results have seen him move up to 2nd place in the division 1 averages at this stage of the season. |
Player of the Month winners - period 2 Congratulations to the second two winners of this season's Player of the Month awards, Romford's James Kelly and St Marys Simon George Based on their individual results this month, both winners were chosen after some heavy competition and much debate. Congratulations to both James and Simon who we'll see in the end of season play offs. |
Division 2 A welcome return to form for Simon George from St Marys. After a few years of some poor form (I'm sure Simon won't mind this being said!), it's good to see him getting some decent results again which sees him move up to 2nd in the division 2 player averages at this stage of the season. In this period, Simon won all 3 of his matches, defeating some strong players along the way to get the vote this month. |
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Week 8 headlines.....5th November Basildon inflict heavy defeat on league leaders Pockets A The result of the night saw Basildon A inflict a 9-3 defeat on league leaders Pockets A. Matt Glasby picked up the sole win for Pockets with Nigel Howe securing a draw whilst defeats for Dean Galbally, John Golding, Simon Hughes and Andy Hughes saw Pockets fall heavily to defeat. Elsewhere, Romford A took advantage of Pockets defeat with a good 9-3 win over Chelmsford to go top of the table, Paul Parkin suffering his first defeat of the season in the process. The final game saw Rayleigh Lanes T edge out Starr 7-5. Division 2 can't be updated as at 12.20am as you've guessed it, not all the results have been sent in. Rayleigh Lanes A and Q Ball A being the guilty parties! The 2 results that have been sent in saw Basildon B secure an impressive 8-4 win at Pockets B whilst Springhouse overcame Romford C 7-5. |
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Rearranged fixture result Chelmsford edge out Rayleigh Lanes T in rearranged fixture Last night saw the rearranged fixture between Rayleigh Lanes T and Chelmsford played. A tight affair saw Chelmsford run out 7-5 winners with some classic match reporting provided by the ever poular Ross Druitt on the Match Reports section of the site, well worth a read! |
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Cup week headlines.....29th October Pockets A secure big win in tie of the round The tie of the round saw Pockets A secure a comfortable win over Rayleigh Lanes T by 155 points in the end. Rayleigh Lanes A secured a win over 1st division side Basildon A to cause a slight surprise here. Elsewhere, St Marys overcame Springhouse by 57 points whilst Romford A won by a huge 293 points to set up a mouthwatering tie against Chelmsford in the quarters. The final match saw Romford C edge out Basildon B in an all 2nd division tie. |
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League Singles & Doubles Comps Reminder of preliminary round closing date.....31st October Just a gentle reminder that the closing dates for all preliminary round matches to be played in these competitions is 31st October. It is down to both players to ensure that the game is arranged otherwise this could count against you in the event that the match is not played. We don't want any situations where we have to scrub players from the competitions so please ensure that you arrange and play your games by the due date. Any problems with this, please contact Steve Challis or Paul Parkin to discuss. |
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Week 7 headlines.....22nd October Big 2 secure heavy wins in 1st division to show their class St Marys edge past Rayleigh Lanes A in the battle of top 2 in second division The big 2 sides in division 1 showed their true class tonight with hammerings of Rayleigh Lanes T and Starr respectively. Pockets A maintained their lead at the top with superb 11-1 win at Starr, Dean Galbally securing the top break of the night with a 47. Romford A stayed close behind with an equally superb result in beating Rayleigh Lanes T 10-2, John Parkin knocking in breaks of 44 and 37 to lead the way here. Elsewhere, Basildon A secured a close 7-5 victory over Romford B in a match that saw 5 draws and just the one win, this coming from Richard Emery. In the battle of the top 2 in the second division, St Marys went to Rayleigh Lanes A and came away with a 7-5 win to maintain their narrow lead at the top. Elsewhere, Basildon B went to Romford C and recorded a 7-5 win whilst Pockets B secured a good 9-3 win over Q Ball A. |
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Website update plea!! Process for submitting match results Please please please, can we just give a gentle reminder about the process to get your match results in to the league. A lot of work goes into the updating of the site, the stats, the organising etc, all for the benefit of all the VHSL members and players. We will update the site with match results, league tables and latest news on the Monday night if everyone can just help out just a little. So, to make our lives a whole lot easier, please can you ensure that the following is done; 1) Message Steve Challis with the result of your match as soon as the game is over on the Monday, not at 12.30am or Tuesday (ideally a picture message of the draw sheet with results/breaks etc so we can add a little bit here to the latest news page on the Monday night but at the minimum, the actual match score). 2) Submit your full match result with all the individual scores/breaks etc via the normal method of the website form ASAP but absolutely no later than Wednesday midday. If you are unable to use the website form, then please send an email to Gerry Barclay with the full details. The quicker we get all the results in, the quicker the website gets fully updated. Hopefully this is not too much to ask for the benefit of everyone. Many thanks!! |
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Result finally in...... Pockets A 5-7 Romford A Last night's result from the battle of the top 2 sides has finally come in, some 24 hours late but it's here now! A close fought match saw defending champions Romford edge out Pockets 7-5 to continue their march up the table. The division 1 table now shows the top 4 sides seperated by just 3 points! |
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Week 6 headlines.....15th October St Marys storm to top of 2nd division No result submitted by either of the big 2 in division 1 St Marys continued their fine run of form this evening with an 8-4 victory over 3rd placed Pockets B to go top of the 2nd division opening up a 2 point lead over Rayleigh Lanes A. Next week sees the top 2 meeting at St Marys to battle it out for top spot! Elsewhere, Q Ball A secured their first win of the season with a 7-5 victory over Romford C to move off the foot of the table whilst Basildon B defeated bottom placed Springhouse 7-5. Division 1 saw the big 2 from recent years, Pockets and Romford A, meet at Pockets but despite reminders, no result has been sent thru from either side. Slightly disappointing show lads! Elsewhere, Romford B secured their first win of the season with an 8-4 win over Starr with Jamie Weedon knocking in breaks of 39 and 54. Division 1's table has not been updated due to the Pockets A v Romford result not being submitted. |
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Rayleigh Lanes T v Chelmsford postponed This coming Monday's game between Rayleigh Lanes T and Chelmsford has been postponed. In line with VHSL rules, this match will need to be rearranged and played within 30 days of the original fixture date, Monday 15th October. |
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Division 1 Paul Parkin played 4 matches, winning 3 of these including a great win over one of, if not the best player in the league, John Parkin. No brotherly love there! Paul dropped just the one frame in a 1-1 draw against an in form Steve Challis but came back in the second frame with a 47 to show his class. A great start to the season for Parkin with his new Chelmsford side.  |
Player of the Month winners - period 1 Congratulations to the first two winners of this season's Player of the Month awards, Chelmsford's Paul Parkin and Rayleigh Lanes A, Chris McCarthy. Based on their individual results this month, both winners were unanimously chosen where they both top the averages tables at this early stage of the season. Congratulations to both Paul and Chris who we'll see in the end of season play offs. |
Division 2 Great to see the big man, Chris McCarthy finding his form again. An old stager now with years of pedigree, Chris played 5 matches, winning 4 and drawing 1 to leave him alone at the top of the 2nd division averages table. Chris was closely run by St Mary's Steve Gowlett who won 3 out of his 4 matches with 1 draw but given the added match played, it's Chris who's prevailed in this first month. .jpg) |
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Week 5 headlines.....8th October Basildon thump Starr to move into 2nd place, Pockets secure close win at Chelmsford. Pockets B inflict Rayleigh Lanes A first defeat of season in 2nd division Basildon A secured the result of the week with an impressive 10-2 victory at Starr tonight to move into 2nd place in the table. Sean Ward made the difficult tables look easy with breaks of 40 and a 64 clearance in the first frame in a comfortable win. Two of the league's heavyweights met at Chelmsford where Pockets A showed their class with an impressive 7-5 win to maintain their 100% start to the season although Nigel Howe suffered his first defeat of the season at the hands of Colin Pudney. The all Romford affair saw the A team run out 7-5 winners over the B team to move up the table. Division 2 saw Rayleigh Lanes A lose their 100% start to the season with an 8-4 defeat at Pockets B. St Marys continued their form with an 8-4 win over Romford C to move into 2nd place whilst Spinghouse secured their first win of the season with a 7-5 win over Q Ball with the classy Paul Bennett knocking in breaks of 32 and 40. |
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Parker powers to U21 title Congratulations to Romford's very own VHSL star, Emma Parker, who today captured the Under 21 European Masters championship. Despite losing in the main competition in the quarter finals, Emma powered to victory in the Under 21 competition to lift the title. From all at the VHSL, congratulations Emma! |
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Love is in the air..... Congratulations to our own Paul Parkin & Rachel Despite the ever popular rumours of Paul being scary, bad tempered, heartless and many other unprintable things, Paul managed to throw all those viscious rumours out the window this weekend! A massive congratulations to Paul in proposing to Rachel during a romantic weekend away in Venice. Amazingly, Rachel said yes!! From all your family and friends of the VHSL, congratulations to the pair of you and we all look forward to the wedding! |
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Singles & Doubles draw amendment Following the live Facebook draw made on Thursday, we have been made aware of a slight error in the Rayleigh Lanes A entries after completing the draw. In the singles competition, Bill Bridges, Steve Sammons and Steve Davies should not have been included but Rhys Piper and Lee Smith should have been included instead. In the doubles competion, the entries for Bill Bridges & Steve Davies plus Chris McCarthy & Steve Sammons should not have included but Rhys Piper & Clive Lainchbury plus Lee Smith & Gary Adams should have been included. Given that this is a case of 3 straight entries being removed and 2 straight entries being included, the correct players have been placed into the draw as a straight replacement and the draw sheet updated to reflect this. |
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VHSL League Singles & Doubles draw Draws completed and on Competitions page The live Facebook draws for VHSL singles and doubles competitions for both divisions took place last night at the Chez Parkin residence in Colchester. After a very well cooked meal by the host, Paul Parkin, the business of completing the draws took place. The draws for the second division singles and doubles went smoothly, as did the first division doubles, however, as was pointed out by a couple of people, there was an issue with the first division singles after this had been completed. As a result, this meant a redraw of this competition was necessary but was actioned fully live on the official VHSL Facebook page. Full details of the draws can be found on the League Competitions page here together with dates of which the games need to be played by. We would also draw your attention to the added section within the league doubles competition rules guidelines section where the new Scotch Doubles guidelines are documented. Good luck to all those competing! |
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VHSL League Singles & Doubles draw The big countdown is on......... The eagerly awaited draw for this season's VHSL singles and doubles competitions for both divisions will take place tomorrow evening, Thursday 4th October, live on Facebook. At present, we have had a great response to these competitions with 44 entries in the 1st division singles and 35 in the 2nd division singles. The doubles has attracted 18 pairs for the 1st division competition and 16 for the second division. Last minute entries not already submitted must be made by tonight. All being well, the draws themselves will be made between 7.00 and 7.30 and a 10 minute advance warning status will be posted on Facebook so keep an eye on Facebook for this. |
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Week 4 Headlines.....1st October Big 3 guns all secure 8-4 wins in division 1 whilst St Marys hammer Springhouse 11-1 in second division Current champions Romford continued their winning streak with an 8-4 victory over Basildon A, helped by Zak Surety's 59 break against Steve Challis in a 2-0 win. Pockets A maintained their 100% start to the season with an 8-4 home win over Rayleigh Lanes T with Nigel Howe keeping up his 100% record. Romford B suffered their 3rd successive 8-4 defeat with Chelmsford being the beneficiaries, Paul Parkin chipping in with the top break in that match of 42 in a comfortable 2-0 win over Emma Parker. Division 2 saw St Marys hammer Springhouse 11-1 with Paul Bennett securing the solitary frame for Springhouse. Leaders Rayleigh Lanes A maintained their perfect start to the season with a good 9-3 win against Romford C to consolidate top spot in the division. A marathon match involving Q Ball A hosting Basildon B finished at nearly midnight with Basildon running out 7-5 winners. |
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Team Knockout draw Tonight's live Facebook draw saw the headline game of Rayleigh Lanes T hosting Pockets A. The remaining games saw Springhouse v St Marys, Basildon A v Rayleigh Lanes A, Romford C v Basildon B and Romford A v Pockets B. Chelmsford, Romford B and Starr received byes into the quarter finals. First round matches to be played Monday 29th October. Full details of the draw and match dates can be found in the League Competitions page of the site. |
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Week 3 headlines.....24th Sept Chelmsford go top with narrow victory over Basildon A. Rayleigh Lanes A increase lead at top of division 2 with thumping win at Springhouse. New boys Chelmsford went top of the league last night with a close 7-5 win over Basildon A which could've gone either way. The match saw the current top 2 in the early players stats table, Steve Challis and Paul Parkin, play out a decent 1-1 draw to maintain their unbeaten starts. Elsewhere, Rayleigh Lanes T put last week's heavy defeat at Basildon A behind them to record an 8-4 win over Romford B, Eddie Warr showing some form with breaks of 52 and 40. Current champions, Romford A, got back to winning ways with an 8-4 win over Starr to move off the foot of the table. Division 2 leaders, Rayleigh Lanes A, continued their impressive start with a 10-2 hammering of Springhouse to open up a 4 point lead at the top. Pockets B maintained second spot with a decent 8-4 win at Romford C whilst Basildon B secured a surprise 8-4 win over pre season title favourites St Marys to consolidate third spot in the table. |
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Singles & Doubles comps All team captains are being sent the entry forms in the next few days for the VHSL Singles & Doubles comps this season. Please ensure that if you want to enter, you all liaise with your captain to ensure your entry is completed. We'll have a couple of weeks entry time to get these forms returned so if you want to enter, please make sure you get your name and entry fee paid to your captain ASAP. Entry fees this season are £5 for the singles and £5 per player (£10 per entry) for the doubles. Full details of competition rules are on the "League Competitions" pages of the site and details of the draw will be published there in due course. |
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Week 2 headlines.....17th Sept Pockets A move to top of table whilst Starr pull off surprise win over Chelmsford. Rayleigh Lanes A make it 2 from 2 to go top of 2nd division Pockets A moved to the top of the table after an 8-4 win at division 1 new boys Romford B. A big shout out to Emma Parker who beat current division 1 champion Matt Glasby 2-0! Elsewhere, a great result for Basildon A in beating Rayleigh Lanes T 10-2 saw them move up to second in the table. Chelmsford made the long journey to Starr and a surprise 7-5 win for the Canvey lads will see Paul Parkin's Chelmsford side go home with sore heads. Division 2 saw Rayleigh Lanes A record a decent 8-4 win against Basildon B to go top of the table with 2 wins from their opening 2 games. St Marys beat Q Ball 9-3 in their 1st match of the season whilst Pockets B beat Springhouse 7-5. |
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Opening night's results.....10th September Chelmsford shock defending champions Romford A in division 1 whilst new boys Romford C open with big win over Springhouse in division 2 The VHSL got under way tonight with league new boys Chelmford beating defending champions Romford A 9-3 at Chelmsford. The draw saw the battle of the Parkin brothers and a turn up saw Paul secure a 2-0 win over John. Last season's division 2 champions Starr found life a bit tougher in going down 9-3 against Rayleigh Lanes T with a decent match report from Ross Druitt compiled in the Match Reports section of the site well worth a read! Last season's runners up, Pockets A, opened up with a decent 8-4 victory over a strong Basildon A side with Matt Glasby oozing class with breaks of 78 and two 46's. Division 2 saw new boys Romford C open up with a 9-3 victory over Springhouse to top the table. Can they maintain this form during the season, time will tell! Rayleigh Lanes opened up with a close 7-5 win at Q Ball A and will be hoping to secure a return to the top flight. A battle of Basildon and Pockets B teams saw honours even in a 6-6 draw. |
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VHSL Match Reports We're looking for some match reports to be compiled this season from the teams competing. It would be great to have a report from each of the games played every Monday and considering there's 6 players per team, we're hoping that one of you per team will be able to compile some words about the game. Any match report received here by the league will be uploaded to the website within 24 hours as we're keen to ensure the site is as up to date as is possble. Please see Match Reports page of the site to see any reports that have been sent in. Please email any reports directly to Steve Challis at steve.challis@outlook.com |
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VHSL League Tee Shirts Due to the unprecedented demand in the last few weeks for league tee shirts, we have not been able to supply all new players with the required tee shirt. We have placed a further order with the league's suppliers which should be with us shortly. As a result, there will be a 2 week grace period for any new player without an official VHSL tee shirt to still be able to play. Please note, from week 3 (24th September), all VHSL competing players will be expected to conform to the official dress code and failure to do so will mean you will be unable to play. In order to obtain your tee shirt, please contact Glen Sullivan-Bissett (contact details in the Committee Members page) to arrange. |
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Website updates thru the season If all captains can send thru a text message to Steve Challis (07806 948001) as soon as their match has finished each Monday with the result of that nights match, the league website can be updated that night with results and up to date league tables. An ideal action would be to send a picture message through with the match lines ups that are completed with the scores at the end of the night. We would ask that the normal method of submitting the results via the website form is still completed in due course as per normal but a quick text message as soon as your match has finished on a Monday night will mean your website can be updated that evening. Hopefully you'll all see this as a big improvement but it needs all captains to assist in sending one message. |
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VHSL Finals Day - Season 2018/19 With the success of last season's finals day format held at Rayleigh Lanes, the VHSL can confirm this season's finals day will be held on Sunday 28th April 2019 at Romford Snooker Club. The finals to be played on this date will be the league singles, doubles and plate finals for both divisions. Please be aware of this date when considering entering for these competitions as the finals will not be changed to another date. The league are proud to confirm that we have again secured substantial sponsorship funding for these competitions. Del Smith from his company, Snookerstuff.com has sponsored to the tune of £200 whilst Romford Snooker Club have agreed a £500 deal with the league. Our thanks goes to both companies for their fantastic support here. |
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VHSL AGM & Presentation Night - Season
2018/19 The league can confirm that this season's league AGM and Presentation Night will take place on Saturday 20th July 2019 at Q Ball Sportsbar. As always, there must be a minimum of 3 registered players from this season in attendance in order to receive any pence per point funds due. |
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League Presentation Night
Congratulations to all those who collected awards and prize money at the league's annual presentation night held on 18th August. A good turnout seen on the night with the main awards being picked up by the following;
Division 1 league winners;
Romford A
Division 2 league winners; Starr Division 2 league runners up; Romford B
Division 1 league singles winner;
Matt Glasby
Division 2 league singles winner; Pri Kataria Division 2 league singles runner up; Danny Taylor
Division 1 league doubles winners;
John Parkin & Paul Parkin
Division 2 league doubles winners;
Rob Gatfield & Adam Gatfield
6 man team winners; Pockets A 6 man team runners up; Romford A |
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