SNOOKER: THURROCK’s billiards pairs title went to Springhouse A after beating Rileys 200-138.

Last year’s finalists Barry Graylin and Lionel Manning had a fairly comfortable win against Ray Smith and Paul Pankhurst.

A slow start by the Rileys pair, who were trailing by 49 points before they found any potting action but found themselves too far behind to keep up with the potting skills of the Springhouse men.

In the billiards singles final Lew Seales of Stanford Cons B took on Steve Gill of Grays Cons, which saw Gill take the title with a win of 200 points to 157.

It was a local derby in the Ted King Trophy final with Springhouse A meeting Springhouse B.

It was three frames a piece by the end.

And an extra frame had to be played, which saw Lee Driver take on John Hicks, and with the title in sight, Driver went on to take the frame and the 4-3 win for the B team.