Right on Cue

Lewis Walsh impressed on his debut as the Bradford No 1 snooker side won convincingly at Ossett in Division One of the Yorkshire Inter-District League.

A large contingent of supporters made the journey hoping to watch the defending champions continue on from their 5-1 drubbing of Castleford No 1.

Bradford found themselves without Mark Slater at short notice but Walsh stepped up to the plate to play his part in another 5-1 success.

Wayne Cooper maintained his 100 per cent start to the season, beating Michael Wilby 65-27 and 74-41 as he followed on from winning all 20 of his frames for the side last season.

Kevin Firth made a 36 break on the way to a 64-31 win against Paul Ellis, then put Bradford 4-0 up by clinching a close and scrappy second frame 49-36.

Walsh came up against Dale Mellor and made a telling break of 40 to open with a 62-21 victory but lost out 54-25 in the final frame.

This latest win leaves Bradford top of the table with ten points from two games played ahead of a trip to Sheffield No 1 on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Bradford No 2 won by the same score at Selby in Division Two to complete a great weekend.

Boover Singh took his frames 59-15 and 60-47 against Kev Hawksworth and Tanveer Mohammed won his opener 63-36 before opponent Tom Butterfield pulled one back 61-15. Captain Hanif Rafiq then won both 72-44 and 51-40 against Daz Hawkins.

* Defending four-time singles champion Gareth Green was among the players to receive a bye as the draws for the Bradford Snooker Championships were made at Undercliffe Cricket Club.

Draw: P Young v J Wellham, L Walsh v S Khan, C Morton v P Jackson, W Downey v T Devanney, A Green v W Cooper, H Mawson v D Tolson, C Tolson v J Walker, R Hagerty v P Oliver, D Parker v M Slater, P Hamilton v D Bentley, E Glover v D Goy. Remaining players receive a bye.

The pairs competition sees holders Gareth and Anthony Green facing a tough opener against Wayne Cooper and Kevin Firth.

Other ties: J Wellham & B Barnes v T McDonald & S Sandhu, A Herdsman & A Ward v H Mawson & C Metcalfe, P Young & L Walsh v B & G Doyle, E Glover & C Morton v E Ratcliffe & A Rhodes, I Carradice & T Bell v S Khan & T Mohammed, C Sneddon & K Walker v R Hagerty & R Beckford, M Slater & J Murgatroyd v D Parker & M Glen. Remaining players receive a bye.

* The Hey’s Trophy gets underway a week on Thursday with two preliminary-round matches as Harold Club A take on Laisterdyke WMC A and Northcote Cons face Upper Bolton Cons A.

The second legs are scheduled for Thursday, November 21 and the first round proper will be played next month. Full details are being sent out to all clubs.