Draw over Aveley is key for Grays (From Thurrock Gazette)

Grays Cons are crowned champions

1:30pm Thursday 10th May 2012 in Sport

SNOOKER: GRAYS Cons were crowned league champions of 2012, after their 3-3 draw over third place Aveley Ship.

Even with one outstanding game, which was postponed earlier in the season, the Cons team, Ross Palmer, Steve Palmer, Matt Fisher, David McDonagh, Harry Terry and Steve Gill have only lost two games all season and cannot be beaten.

Lew Seales, Ray Moon and Richard Hobart gave Stanford Cons B a 4-2 win against Rileys and secured a runner up spot for the last seasons champions.

In the billiards singles second round, Rileys Paul Pankhurst beat John Crump of Stanford Cons B in a close game with the scores staying almost level for most of the match, up until 126 points a piece when Pankhurst put his foot on the gas to reach the 150 points target needed for the victory.

Results: Tilbury CC 5 (Giggie Hadley 2, Brian Ferry 2, Will Fraser ); Springhouse A 1 (Brian Pykerman); Springhouse B 5 (John Roast 2 John O’Brien 2 John Patten) Grays WMC 1 (Daniel Foord); Aveley Ship 3 (Tony Tomlin Paul Hurst Mark Mason) Grays Cons 3 ( Steve Palmer, Harry Terry, Matt Fisher); Stanford Cons A 3 (Simon Green 2, Paul Merritt) Aveley Village 3 (Andy Young 2, Rob Bullen); Rileys 2 (Jimmy Sibley, Rob Smith) Stanford Cons B 4 (Lew Seales 2, Ray Moon, Richard Hobart ).