MADPL News:
Hi all
From this year the MADPL is being run by Simon Nadin and Andy Clarke, our contact details are as follows:
Simon - 07812127862
Andy - 07581878215
League email - admin@madpl.co.uk
If you have any questions or comments on this years league then please feel free to contact us.
Here are the minutes from the 2012 AGM
Registration meeting for 2012/2013 with be held at TURNPIKE,
MIDDLEWICH on Wednesday 16th MAY at 7pm.
Payments due at this meeting are £50 per team, £3 per player for registration and £1 per knockout entry.
Future payments and meeting dates/venues will be annouced once the full line up is confirmed.
After this meeting decisions will be made on layout of this years league, this will depend on number of teams entered.
We have changed the registration form slightly this year. We have
added a second page to the registration form for knockouts, if this
could be filled out and returned ASAP.
It was asked at the AGM for fundraising ideas for Jimmy Harold (Big
Lock). If you could please send any ideas to us, so we can sort something out, before the league starts.
Thanks
Simon
Captain’s
Reminder: The MADPL Annual General Meeting will be held at Red Lion, Winsford on Tuesday 17th April at 7.30pm.
Proposals are invited for the following:
- Executive Committee (Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer)
- Rule Changes
- Applications for New or Additional Teams.
The above proposals MUST be received by April 16th by email in order to be considered at the AGM.
Agenda:
1 MINUTES OF LAST AGM
2 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
3 SECRETARY’S REPORT
4 TREASURER’S REPORT
5 HONORARIUMS
6 CHANGES TO RULES
7 APPLICATIONS FOR NEW TEAMS
8 ELECTION OF NEW COMMITTEE
9 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Reminder: AGM is Tuesday 17th April.
Proposals are invited for the following:
- Executive Committee (Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer)
- Rule Changes
- Applications for New or Additional Teams.
So far, I have had enquiries from 2 new venues (possibly a third) with an expected 3 or 4 additional teams.
For those attending the presentation evening tomorrow – I look forward to seeing you all there. Reminder – your ticket also acts as a free raffle (First Prize Choice) – please ensure names are printed on the back of tickets before you arrive so they can be put into the draw.
Regards
John
MIXED PAIRS
The Semi final & Final of the Mixed Pairs will take place on Monday 26th March at Turnpike (venue was drawn at random from the 3 venues represented).
All players should be present for the draw which will take place at 7.30 on the night. All matches are Best of Three.
Andy Clarke & Lindsey Hitchen (Golden Lion)
J Astin & M Linton (Turnpike)
M Kernan & V Martin (Saxons)
S Mundy & K Mundy (Saxons)
Captains
The following trophies must be returned to me on Wednesday 21st at the Captain’s meeting:
Team KO – Steventons
Player of the Year – Broughton
Fives – Broughton
Threes – Saxons
Individuals – Saxons
Wooden Spoon – Boars Head
Thanks
John Stenström
Captain’s
The MADPL Annual General Meeting will be held at Red Lion, Winsford on Tuesday 17th April at 7.30pm.
Proposals are invited for the following:
- Executive Committee (Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer)
- Rule Changes
- Applications for New or Additional Teams.
The above proposals MUST be received by April 16th by email in order to be considered at the AGM.
Agenda:
1 MINUTES OF LAST AGM
2 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
3 SECRETARY’S REPORT
4 TREASURER’S REPORT
5 HONORARIUMS
6 CHANGES TO RULES
7 APPLICATIONS FOR NEW TEAMS
8 ELECTION OF NEW COMMITTEE
9 ANY OTHER BUISNESS
Captains
The final meeting will take place next Wednesday 21st March in conjunction with the Captain’s Cup and BOO KO. Venue: Golden Lion, Middlewich.
Meeting and Captain’s Cup will commence at 7.00 ~ aiming to finish by 8.00 in order to start the BOO KO at 8.00. Please let me know BOO entrants ASAP.
The only agenda item for the meeting will be collection of presentation evening tickets. Please confirm numbers required ASAP. These must be collected and paid for next Wednesday. Tickets will be on first come basis – there are likely to be NO TICKETS AVAILABLE on the door.
Provisional date for AGM ~ Tuesday 17th April.
4th March 2012
Three a side KO Semi & Final to be played on Mon 12th March |
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1 |
Saxons 1 |
v |
Steventons |
2 |
Saxons 2 |
v |
Broughton 1 |
| To be played at Turnpike … | |||
3rd March 2012
Clarification and Change of Venue to Below …
Pairs Semi Final is Best of Three – Final is Best of Five.
Fives KO – Both Semi-Finals will take place at Turnpike (in order that both Finalists have equal table time). Ideally – the first Semi should commence at 7.00. Captain’s to advise me if they can have their teams available for that time.
Regards
John
Pairs KO Semi and Final to be played on Monday 5th March |
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Craig Warburton & Dave Preston (Top House) |
v |
Mike Beeston & Pete Cronin (Broughton) |
Mike Coe & Carl Telfer (Steventons) |
v |
G Beswick & I Thompson (Saxons) |
to be played at Turnpike |
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Five a side KO Semi & Final to be played on Wed 7th March |
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Broughton |
v |
Steventons |
Saxons 1 |
v |
Knights Grange |
to be played at Turnpike |
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Singles Final: Wednesday 14th March |
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Mike Beeston |
v |
Dave Ellis |
to be played at Golden Lion |
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Mixed Pairs have been drawn see Mixed Pairs Page
24 February 2012
Captains
Information required:
Winning / Runner-up Captains for League, Team KO and Plate – I need the names of your players to receive trophies. Each team is entitled to 10 trophies – if you require any more – you pay for the extras.
All Captains – please let me know your candidates for Presidents award (Most Wins) and 8-Ball Breaks. I will need to see fixture books to validate.
I am still awaiting estimates for Tickets for Presentation Night from a number of teams – please respond ASAP.
Thanks
John
Request for Refereeing Assistance
I am playing in a rearranged match tonight myself. It would be very much appreciated if You could identify a Volunteer Ref for either Saxons or Turnpike to give the team’s the benefit of a neutral referee.
Please let me know ASAP if you or one of your team members can assist.
Thanks
John
Team KO Final to be played on Wed 22th Feb |
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1 |
Knights Grange |
v |
Turnpike |
At Saxons |
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Plate KO Final to be played on Wed 22th Feb |
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1 |
Big Lock |
v |
Top House |
At Turnpike |
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MADPL - 9th February Meeting
Interleague Team - insufficient interest to submit a team.
Presentation Night - confirmed to be held at Turnpike.
All Captain's requested to provide an early estimate for ticket requirements (All Tickets £2). All Draws (except Mixed Pairs) were made tonight.
Draw below for Plate Prelim, Plate & TKO Semi Finals, to be played on Monday / Wednesday next week.
Plate KO Prelim to be played on Mon 13th Feb |
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1 |
Boars Head |
v |
Broughton |
2 |
Top House |
v |
Feathers |
Plate KO Semi Final to be played on Wed 15th Feb |
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1 |
Golden Lion |
v |
Top House / Feathers |
At Knights Grange |
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2 |
Big Lock |
v |
Boars Head / Broughton |
At Turnpike |
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Team KO Semi to be played on Wed 15th Feb |
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1 |
Saxons |
v |
Turnpike |
At Golden Lion |
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2 |
Knights Grange |
v |
Steventons |
At Saxons |
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Individual KO QF and Semi to be played on Monday 20th February |
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1 |
Mike Beeston (Broughton) |
v |
Dave Latham (Steventons) |
2 |
Calumn Baggley (Golden Lion) |
v |
A Brandreth (Turnpike) |
Venue Saxons |
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3 |
J Hough (Saxons) |
v |
John Stenström (Steventons) |
4 |
Mike Coe (Steventons) |
v |
Dave Ellis (Knights Grange) |
Venue Turnpike |
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| All other draws will be updated closer to the relevant dates. |
Week 18 - MADPL Final week
Saxons needed to beat basement team Boars Head to secure their second successive Middlewich & District Pool League title. They made short work of their task and completed a resounding 8-0 win to allay any pre-match fears.
Meanwhile, Steventons, up against stable-mates Golden Lion, also needed a win to have any hope of winning the league. Results elsewhere ensured this result was irrelevant as luck deserted the title pretenders as they slipped to a 6-2 defeat.
Wins for Big Lock and Broughton over Top House and Knights Grange ensured that both Winsford teams finished in the lower half of the table.
Focus now turns to the Team Knock-out with Broughton hosting Saxons in the pick of the games.
Update Reminder – Team KO QF to be played this week.
Team KO QF to be played on Wed 8th Feb |
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1 |
Golden Lion |
v |
Turnpike |
2 |
Top House |
v |
Steventons |
3 |
Broughton |
v |
Saxons |
4 |
Knights Grange |
v |
Big Lock |
| Draw for Team KO SF and Team Plate Competition to be Drawn on Feb 9th | |||
Additional meeting on Thursday (7.30 at Red Lion Winsford) will include draws for all remaining competition rounds.
Boars Head and Feathers are the first teams to qualify for the Plate KO – they will be joined in the draw by the four losing Quarter Finalists.
ALL TEAM CAPTAINS must confirm at this meeting any players wishing to join the MADPL Interleague team
MADPL - Week 17
A narrow win for Saxons all but secured that they retain their title in the Middlewich & District Pool League. The Winsford outfit edged a 5-3 win at Big Lock and now must overcome basement team Boars Head in the final round of games.
Steventons, who need a favour from their Middlewich neighbours, made a shaky start, losing the opening frame to Top House, but then rallied to take the game comfortably albeit with a degree of luck, running out 7-1 winners.
Broughton, already guaranteed third spot, despatched Turnpike at home, whilst Knights Grange and Golden Lion both earned maximums away from home against Boars Head and Feathers respectively.
MADPL - Week 16
Reigning champions Saxons returned to the top of the Middlewich & District Pool League with a 6-2 win over title pretenders Steventons. After an early slip, the visitors moved into an early 2-1 lead; with a little luck they could have taken the four opening frames, but luck was not on their side as the hosts dominated the rest of the match, taking five frames in a row. There were excellent performances from Danny Massey and Mike Kernan and a mention also for Mike Welsh who secured a crucial frame against expectations.
Wins for Turnpike and Golden Lion bolstered their hopes of a top-half finish whilst Knight Grange & Big Lock and Feathers & Broughton played out draws.
February additional meeting called
Captains
An additional meeting will be held on Thursday 9th February. (venue to be confirmed).
Agenda will include all remaining KO draws.
The main agenda item will be verification of MADPL entering a team into the Cheshire Interleague. All Team Captains must confirm at this meeting any players wishing to join the team.
MADPL - January Meeting
Notes from Meeting Held on January 3rd 2012
Teams Present: Boars Head, Broughton, Golden Lion, Knights Grange, Saxons, Steventons, Turnpike
Teams Absent: Big Lock, Feathers, Top House
Noted that the above teams are in arrears with remaining league fees – To be paid ASAP.
Draws for all competitions were completed – Use links to view.
NB Mixed Pairs schedule to be announced towards end of season.
County Trials Date
Trials for Cheshire County Pool Team will be held at Dishers in Crewe on Sat 14th January. Open to all players (EPA Registration fee of £8 is payable on the day). Event commences at 11.00. Anybody interested contact Dave Preece.
Request to Form Inter League Team ~ Request for Expression of Interest
Mike Kernan has requested that the League enter a team into the Cheshire County League. Discussion felt this was worth exploring, although several conditions were required to be met prior to this being feasible:
Venue – needs to have two “match condition” tables available
Squad – needs to be sufficient in number and quality to be capable of travelling and competing
Finances – League funding to be considered but need to understand all costs.
Update: some interest expressed – but none formally. No further details regarding league format available yet.
Presentation Evening
The Chair requested that all teams consider desired format, entertainment and venue for the Presentation Evening. Three venues have been proposed: DeBees, Winsford Cons Club and Turnpike. Details to be explored and decision to be announced as soon as possible.
Reminder Issued: New Full Committee will be required at the next AGM.
MADPL - MEETING
Reminder and confirmation of Venue: Meeting on Tuesday 3rd January at Red Lion Winsford (7.30)
Notes from Meeting Held on November 8th 2011
Teams Present: Big Lock, Boars Head, Broughton, Feathers, Golden Lion, Knights Grange, Saxons, Steventons, Top House, Turnpike
Teams Absent: None
Reminder Issued: New Full Committee will be required at the next AGM.
Request to Form Inter League Team ~ Request for Expression of Interest
Mike Kernan has requested that the League enter a team into the Cheshire County League. Discussion felt this was worth exploring, although several conditions were required to be met prior to this being feasible:
- Venue – needs to have two “match condition” tables available
- Squad – needs to be sufficient in number and quality to be capable of travelling and competing
- Finances – League funding to be considered but need to understand all costs.
ACTION – All captains were asked to solicit interest from their players prior to next League Meeting.
Presentation Evening
The Chair requested that all teams consider desired format, entertainment and venue for the Presentation Evening. Suggestions to be submitted by email prior to the next meeting.
Next Meeting will be held on Tuesday 3rd January (Venue: TBC). All remaining fees to be paid at this meeting (for most teams that is £75).
Main Agenda Items will be KO Draws for all Quarter Finals plus discussion on above topics.
Best Wishes to you all for Christmas and success throughout 2012.
MADPL - Week 14
Steventons go into the Christmas break having maintained their slender lead at the head of the Middlewich & District Pool League with a 6-2 win over Turnpike. Saxons stay close in touch after a resounding 7-1 win over Golden Lion.
Broughton’s chances of a top-two finish are now looking very remote despite a 7-1 drubbing of Boars Head – a victory that included a second 8-ball break of the season for Mike Beeston.
Elsewhere Knights Grange inflicted a 5-3 defeat on Top House which leaves the Winsford based team just above the wooden spoon position and Feathers recorded a 6-2 win over Big Lock to continue their recent good form after a very poor start to the season.
KNOCKOUT NEWS
The draw for the Singles R3 has been made and published. Use the links on the left to see them.
Please note: All future draws will be made at League Meetings (Next meeting is January 3rd)
MADPL - Week 13
It continues to be a two-horse race at the top of the Middlewich & District Pool League as the top two both secured similar 6-2 victories and head towards the Christmas break with only a single point between them.
Steventons entertained Feathers from Winsford and eased into a 4-0 lead before stuttering over the line, while Saxons avenged their only defeat so far with a similar victory against Knights Grange. Broughton maintained their slim hopes of a top-two finish with a comfortable win over Big Lock.
Elsewhere, a narrow win for Golden Lion against basement team Boars Head was sealed with a second 8-ball break from Captain Simon Nadin. Turnpike battled back from 3-1 down to earn a point at home against Top House.
MADPL - Week 12
It looks like a two-horse race at the top of the Middlewich & District Pool League after Steventons maintained their good run of results with a solid win away at Broughton despite going 2-0 down. That result leaves the Crewe outfit 5 points adrift in third place with any chance of silverware out of their control.
Saxons bounced back from last week’s dropped point with a convincing 7-1 defeat of Turnpike. Performance of the night saw an 8-ball break from Danny Massey.
Feathers, Big Lock and Golden Lion also recorded much needed wins. In next week’s games, Saxons must visit Knight Grange and will be seeking to avenge their earlier defeat at the hands of their near neighbours, while Steventons play host to the Feathers.
KNOCKOUT NEWS
Captains
One fixture has been rearranged with league approval.
I am still awaiting the results from 6 other matches. If the results are not received by close on Friday, I will assume both players were a no-show.
Contact: John Stenstrom
MADPL - Week 11
Steventons strengthened their grip at the top of the Middlewich & District Pool League as they inflicted a second 8-0 thrashing against Boars Head. The scoreline was somewhat flattering as the basement team deserved far more than they got from this match – an indication of the improvement the team has made this season and belies their lowly table position.
Second placed Saxons could only manage a draw against Feathers sp they slip a point behind but remain two points above Broughton, convincing 6-2 winners over Top House.
Turnpike continued their recent run of good form with a comfortable 5-3 win over Knights Grange who trailed 5-0 at one point.
KNOCKOUT NEWS
The draw for the POTY R2 has been made and published. Use the links on the left to see them.
KNOCKOUT NEWS
The draws have been made and published for the Singles Rd 2, Pairs Rd 2, 3 Aside KO Rd 1 and 5 Aside Rd 1. Use the links on the left to see them.
MADPL - Week 10
Steventons continue to ride high at the top of the Middlewich & District Pool League as they rode their luck with a 6-2 win at Big Lock. In a match which could easily have ended up any score, both sets of players missed good opportunities, with only visiting skipper Alan Forster displaying table topping form. Trailing 2-1 early on, the Steventons players did well to win the final five frames to maintain top spot.
Turnpike faced a similar deficit when they visited Golden Lion, but also executed a remarkable turnaround to leave their hosts po-faced.
Reigning champions kept up their title bid with a 5-3 reverse against last season’s runners-up Broughton, who stay in third spot but have slipped three points behind.
Elsewhere, wins for Feathers and Top House ensured that Boars Head are now rooted to the foot of the table.
Submitted to the Middlewich Gaurdian 16-11-11
MADPL - Week 9
As the Middlewich & District Pool League reached the mid-point in the season, he Feathers remain bottom although they did improve their season tally with a much needed victory in a rearranged fixture over Golden Lion. The Middlewich outfit suffered two defeats in two nights to leave them just two points above the bottom placed team, as they lost the week’s regular fixture 6-2 against stablemates and current title front runners, Steventons.
Saxons scraped a win over Boars Head to maintain their title challenge, they face Broughton next in the first match after the turnaround – a fixture they won comfortably at the start of the season.
Turnpike also ended the first half of the season on a high with a 7-1 win over Feathers, whilst Big Lock piled more misery on Top House who stay second from the bottom but by the narrowest of margins.
MADPL - Week 8
The race for the Middlewich & District Pool League remains wide open with three teams level at the top with twelve points each after eight matches.
Steventons got back to winning ways with a 6-2 victory at Top House to cling on to top place on frames won. Saxons were last week’s biggest winners as they thrashed Big Lock to dent the Middlewich team’s title aspirations.
Broughton also continued their good form with a 5-3 win away at Turnpike and Boars Head made a draw when the visited Knights Grange to move above both Turnpike and Top House.
MADPL - Week 7
The top-of-the-table clash between Knights Grange and Steventons lived up to expectations with both teams fully aware that the winners would gain a big advantage at the table summit. Players from both sides displayed great skill with every frame played to a high standard; Steventons set the early pace taking a 3-0 lead but were pegged back before Lee Foster and Mike Coe held their nerve to seal the win.
That defeat saw Knights Grange slip down to fifth spot as Broughton secured a similar victory over the league leaders’ stable mates, Golden Lion, to leapfrog several teams into second place.
Top House looked set to overturn their recent poor form as they led reigning champions, Saxons 4-3 but failed to take the final frame and the points were shared. The frame of the night saw former captain Lee Miller lose against Top House Landlord Dave Preston.
Meanwhile, Boars Head secured their first away win in more than three years, a result that also sees them move into their highest ever league position. Big Lock had the chance to move into second spot but failed to do better than a draw at bottom placed Turnpike.
MADPL - Week 6
Steventons consolidated their position atop the Middlewich & District Pool League as they recorded their first home win of the season. That win moves them clear of Saxons who dropped points for the second successive week as they were held at home against Golden Lion.
Knights Grange, on a strong run of form, move above Saxons into second place after a resounding win against Top House. Big Lock also continued their promising start with a 5-3 victory over Feathers, meanwhile last year’s wooden spoon winners, Boars Head from Middlewich moved off the foot of the table with a home draw against last season’s runner-up.
Steventons now face the second and third placed teams in the next two sets of games, a run which could have a big bearing on the league title.
MADPL - Week 5
Saxons seemingly invincible run seemed set for a continuation when they eased into a 2-0 at home to “noisy neighbours” Knights Grange, but the visitors were determined to have their say. They set about reversing the fortunes bay rattling off four straight frames to dent the champions 100% record. They went one better in the next frame as Dave Ellis, returning to league action this season after an absence of more than ten years, made a sublime finish with pinpoint precision on his final ball and opening the black with perfect control and left the table to a standing ovation. Knights Grange went on to claim the final frame to inflict Saxons heaviest home defeat in recent memory.
That slip gave Steventons the chance to move into top spot, any win would have done and they did it in style with an 8-0 whitewash at The Feathers, their second clean sweep away from home this season.
Top House dropped another point whilst earlier leading 4-3 against Turnpike and Boars Head also secured their first point of the campaign with a draw against Golden Lion.
Broughton gained a 6-2 win over Big Lock to leapfrog them in the table into third place.
Submitted to the Middlewich Gaurdian 05-10-11
MADPL - Week 3
Saxons secured their third straight 6-2 victory in as many games, this time, at the expense of Turnpike from Middlewich. That result consolidates their hold on the top spot and already the signs are looking ominous for the rest.
The Turnpike remain without a point as do Boars Head, losing out to a much improved Big Lock team who moved clear into second place following their two wins and a draw.
The other three games all ended even, with Top House throwing away a 4-1 lead, only to lose two frames due to Black-Ball fouls. Elsewhere, Steventons held advantage by 4-2 over visitors Broughton, who were down to using wild cards but the home side could not close out the match and had to settle for a point in the end.
Submitted to the Middlewich Gaurdian 28-09-11
MADPL - Week 2
After just two rounds of matches, reigning champions, Saxons, have established a lead at the top of the Middlewich & District Pool League with the only 100% record. Last week they made light work in seeing off The Feathers by six frames to two. Saxons captain, Sam Mundy recorded the first 8-ball break in the process.
Steventons moved into second place as they crushed neighbours Boars Head 8-0. A similar score-line was inflicted on Top House by last season’s runners-up, Broughton from Crewe.
Knights Grange inflicted a 5-3 defeat on Turnpike, a result which leaves the Middlewich outfit second bottom with no points, whilst Big Lock were surprise victors against Golden Lion.
Submitted to the Middlewich Gaurdian 21-09-11
MADPL - Week 1
The opening round of games in the Middlewich & District Pool League 2011-12 season saw a mouth-watering opening night clash between Saxons, last year’s Champions and Runners-up Broughton from Crewe.
Saxons, in a rich vein of form having also triumphed in the Summer League, immediately declared their intentions with a comfortable 6-2 victory, and whilst it’s very early days, who would bet against them.
Top House join them as early front runners after a similar score line against last year’s basement team. Feathers and Golden Lion each recorded 5-3 wins against Knights Grange and Turnpike respectively.
In the remaining fixture Steventons were left to rue some sloppy finishing as they let a 4-2 advantage slip to drop a point at home to Big Lock.
Submitted to the Middlewich Gaurdian 14-09-11
MIDDLEWICH & DISTRICT POOL LEAGUE
Season 2011 / 2012
will start 7th September
Summer League News:
SUMMER LEAGUE - Final - To be played 17 August
| Final | ||||
| Steventons | Saxons | |||
| To be played at Feathers | ||||
SUMMER LEAGUE - Semi Final Draw - To be played 10 August
| Semi Finals | ||||
| Broughton | Saxons | |||
| To be played at Golden Lion (Middlewich) | ||||
| Feathers | Steventons | |||
| To be played at Turnpike | ||||
SUMMER LEAGUE - Quarter Final Draw - To be played 03 August
| Home | Quarter Finals | Away | ||
| Boars Head | Broughton | |||
| Golden Lion | Steventons | |||
| Feathers | Top House | |||
| Knights Grange | Saxons | |||
| Home | Friendly | Away | ||
| Big Lock | Turnpike | |||
SUMMER LEAGUE - WEEK 5
After 5 weeks of groups stages the quarter final places were decided with the top seeds both heading their respective groups. Saxons held on to top spot in Group A when Golden Lion versus Top house finished all square but a point was enough for both to secure a quarter final berth. Boars Head managed the draw they needed, against Big Lock, to join them.
In Group B Broughton held onto top spot despite crashing to a surprise 6 - 2 defeat away to Knights Grange, which was enough for them to progress to the knockout stages. With Steventons having secured qualification last week, it was down to a winner takes all clash to decide the final place in next weeks quarter finals between Turnpike and Feathers. In the end the home side were no match for the side from Winsford going down 6 - 2.
SUMMER LEAGUE - WEEK 4
The respective favourites restored themselves to the top of their groups with convincing 7-1 victories in last week’s Middlewich Summer Pool League. Saxons defeated Big Lock who remain rooted to the foot of Group A, whilst Broughton inflicted a similar heavy defeat on The Feathers from Winsford.The other two rubbers both finished all square.
In tonight’s games, Big Lock must defeat Boars Head, in order to qualify from Group A, while Top House could take top spot if they can overcome Golden Lion.
In Group B, any of three teams (Feathers, Knights Grange and Turnpike) could finish bottom of the group and miss out on the knock-out stages.
Submitted to the Middlewich Gaurdian 21-07-11
SUMMER LEAGUE - WEEK 3
Top House delivered the first major shock of the Middlewich Summer Pool League with a deserved 5-3 victory over last season’s champions Saxons. The other Group A fixture saw a similar score line yielding a second win out of three for Golden Lion, this time up against near neighbours Boars Head.Broughton looked to be heading for a comfortable home win when they moved 3-0 in front against Turnpike, and later led again at 4-2, but The Middlewich outfit fought back and earned a well deserved point. Steventons moved to the top of Group B following a thrilling 5-3 victory against the Feathers. The game was evenly poised and came down to a double wild card deciding frame, eventually won by the visitors from Middlewich when young Ben Telfer held his nerve to defeat league veteran Paul Lander.
Submitted to the Middlewich Gaurdian 14-07-11
SUMMER LEAGUE - WEEK 2
After the first two rounds of games in the Middlewich & District Summer Pool League, both groups remain wide open.
Last year’s League Champions, Saxons, continued their good start with a second successive 6-2 win against their group’s second favourites – Golden Lion to move clear of the field. Top House opened their campaign with a similar score line against Big Lock, a result which roots the Middlewich outfit to the bottom position in the group.
In Group B, there were 6-2 wins for Steventons and Feathers.
Broughton secured a 5-3 victory against Boars Head in the inter-group friendly game.
Submitted to the Middlewich Gaurdian 06-07-11
SUMMER LEAGUE - WEEK 1
A first for Middlewich & District Pool League, saw the inaugural “MADPL Summer League” kick off this week, with last season’s teams being divided into two groups, each team competing in “Champions League Style” for a top four group spot in order to progress into the knock-out stages, which will be held during August.
The opening round of matches saw valuable away wins for last year’s League Champions Saxons as well as Runners-up Broughton. A debut win for Golden Lion of Middlewich a team which previously played out of Steventon’s Club, now having been forced to relocate due to the closure of Ideal Standard. Turnpike and Knight’s Grange shared the points in the other fixture.
Submitted to the Middlewich Gaurdian 30-06-11
SUMMER MINI-LEAGUE DETAILS |
Details below for the Summer Mini-League
Competition commences next week ~ June 29th. The teams have been split into two groups (split was based on last year’s final league places).
For the mini-league, teams will play each other once – either home or away. I have suggested that each team having a Bye from the respective groups play each other instead of having a free week. These friendlies will have no bearing on group outcome.
The top four from each group will then play off knock-out style to determine overall winner.
Match format will the same as for normal league games – eight frames of singles play (max of three wild cards permitted per match). KO stages will be best of nine singles (no wild cards permitted).
Results will be posted on website as usual, Quarter Final draw will be published as soon as possible.
June |
Update:
Due to late confirmation / payment from some teams, I have not yet prepared the fixtures for next season.
We currently have 8 teams confirmed / paid with two more “very highly likely” making the same 10 teams as last year, with a possible additional team making a late application.
My intention is to delay the start of the season until the first week of September – and to run an additional mini Summer League (at no additional cost).
I am awaiting final payments and will confirm details of the mini-league as soon as possible – likely first fixture will be June 29th and will then run through to end August.
The other advantage this gives is that once the league ‘proper’ commences, the majority of summer holidays will be passed.
John Stenstrom john.stenstrom@madpl.co.uk
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MIDDLEWICH AND DISTRICT POOL LEAGUE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW TEAMS FOR NEXT SEASON (Starting June July time?) if you are interested contact John Stenstrom john.stenstrom@madpl.co.uk all details will appear here as they are available