The Window Outlet Cockermouth & District Snooker League

Published at 11:10, Thursday, 26 April 2012

PENULTIMATE games in the Window Outlet Cockermouth and District Snooker League this week set up an exciting climax to the 2011/12 season with champions, top four and relegation places still undecided.

Top performer: United B's Mike Dawson, pictured right, was the only player to make a recordable break this week

Division 2 couldn’t be much tighter with Workington club rivals Senhouse A and B fighting it out for the title. Just a point between the two teams makes it all to play for in the final week, though both teams are already promoted.

Senhouse B’s 6-0 away win over wooden spooners Maryport Labour was probably the most significant result of the week as this allowed them to close the gap on their A team who only managed a 4-2 home win against top 4 placed United B.

In the game between Senhouse B and Maryport Labour the only scare came in frame three as Labour’s Martin Murray took Senhouse B’s star player, Shaun Ayre all the way. However this win for Ayre guarantees him the division’s leading player award and it will take a monumental effort from one of the division’s top 10 players to stop him taking the highest break and highest aggregate break title as well.

Even though the United B side went down 4-2, wins in the last two frames from Mike Dawson (28 break) and Clive Lister keeps the fellow Workington side in third place.

Maryport Social surpassed United B’s recovery in their home game against Workington Legion as a 4-2 win from 2-0 down holds them in fourth.

In Division 1 leaders Workington Cons crashed 4-2 away to Flimby giving Whitehaven’s Marchon and Workington’s John Street a slim chance of nicking the title.

Even though Marchon closed the gap on Cons with a 3-3 draw at home to Keswick’s Derwent club they probably regarded it as a bit of a missed opportunity with the lakeside outfit remaining in the relegation places.

John Street’s fixture had a more emphatic ending as they presided 5-1 away over already relegated Seaton Legion.

United A’s 6-0 home win against Station Road A now puts them in a fantastic position to make the top four playoff ties. However, this result now puts Station Road A needing a better result against Cons next week than Derwent against Seaton Legion to avoid the drop.

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