Crawley Monday League

Knockout Cup Semi-Finals (26th April 2010) by Ian Holman
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Consolation Cup Semi-Finals (26th April 2010) by Ian Holman
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League Pairs Play-offs (19th April 2010) by Ian Holman
added Tuesday 11th May 2010

Sperry have two qualifiers for this seasons League Pairs Finals and they will meet each other in the 'A' Division final having come through the play-offs at Three Bridges Football Club. Steve Mecrow partnered with Terry Harmsworth will meet Phil Smith who is partnered by Ernie Potter. Ernie Potter and Kevin Fishwick both hit 180s on the night. In the 'B' Division play-offs Mike Kramer and Owen Grantham from Labour Rebels came through to face Pelhams' pairing Dick Brice and Gary Simpson. Owen Grantham hit the only maximum from the 'B' Division play-offs.

Week 18 Round-up (12th April 2010) by Ian Holman
added Tuesday 11th May 2010

Sperry retained the 'A' Division title beating Labour Club 5-4 in the last week of matches with Terry Harmsworth hitting a 180 for Sperry and Warren Grantham (pictured) hitting 177 for Labour Club. The Swan finished runners-up, ten points adrift of the champions and two points ahead of Labour Club. Royal Oak finished fourth by a big margin as they beat Labour Reds 7-2 with Paul Trivass checking out on 133 for The Oak. Con Club Bumbles held off The Lions for fifth spot, beating them 5-4 while Russell Davies hit two maximums as The Plough Ifield finished the season with a 5-4 win over The Moonraker. In the 'B' Division champions Pelhams beat The Plough B 9-0,runners-up WKD beat Conservative Club 6-3 and Owen Grantham finished on 104 as third placed Labour Rebels beat Popes Mead 7-2. Lost Legion finished behind Conservative Club in fifth spot following their 5-4 win against The Downsman.

Knockout Cup Quarter-Finals (29th March 2010) by Ian Holman
added Tuesday 4th May 2010

A maximum from Phil Smith helped Sperry win their Knockout Cup quarter-final tie 5-1 against Labour Rebels. Labour Club's Nigel Panton (pictured) checked out on 152 and Pelhams' Gary Simpson hit a 180 as Labour Club ran out 6-0 winners against the 'B' Division champions. Tony Arnold hit a 180 as Con Club Bumbles beat The Moonraker 5-1 and The Swan advanced with a walkover against Guns and Roses.

Consolation Cup Quarter-Finals (29th March 2010) by Ian Holman
added Tuesday 4th May 2010

The quarter-finals of the Consolation Cup resulted in Royal Oak beating The Downsman 6-0 with the Oak's Paul Woods (pictured) checking out on 141. Ty Coward from Labour Reds and Dave Beck from Conservative Club both struck 180s as Labour Reds advanced 5-1. Gareth Sheldon finished on 114 as WKD beat The Swan B 5-1 while The Plough B beat Popes Mead 4-2

Week 17 Round-up (22nd March 2010) by Ian Holman
added Monday 29th March 2010
Crawley Monday League 'B' Division Champions 2009-2010

Sperry are just two points away from retaining the 'A' Division title after beating The Lions 6-3. Former champions The Swan lost 6-3 to the Royal Oak while third placed Labour Club slipped to their first defeat since the fourth match of the season as they were beaten by The Plough Ifield. John Bunker hit his second maximum of the season as The Moonraker beat Labour Reds 5-4 in the other top division clash. In the 'B' Division champions Pelhams (pictured) beat Lost Legion 7-2 with Dwayne Stuart hitting a 180. WKD beat The Plough B 6-3, Labour Rebels beat The Swan B 7-2 and Paul Leare took out a 108 finish for Popes Mead as they were beaten 5-4 by The Downsman.

Week 16 Round-up (15th March 2010) by Ian Holman
added Monday 22nd March 2010
Paul Trivass

The Swan moved to the top of the 'A' Division following their 8-1 win against struggling Labour Reds with Tommy Walker taking out a 127 finish. Sperry were without a game and are now two points off the top with a game in hand. Labour Club made it eleven wins on the spin as they stay in touch in third, beating The Moonraker 6-3. In this match there were 180s from Labour Club's Dan Bradford and The Moonraker's John Bunker. Tony Bedford also checked out on 100 for the Moonraker. Royal Oak won 7-2 against Con Club Bumbles with Paul Trivass (pictured) in good form, hitting his fifth maximum of the season and his second 125 checkout. The other match saw a rare win for The Plough Ifield as they beat The Lions 5-4. Pelhams continue their excellent unbeaten 'B' Division campaign as they beat second placed WKD 7-2 to claim the title with two matches remaining. Labour Rebels beat Conservative Club 5-4, The Downsman beat The Swan B 6-3 and Lost Legion beat Popes Mead 7-2 with Kevin Grantham checking out on 103.

League Singles Play-offs (8th March 2010) by Ian Holman
added Monday 15th March 2010

The Swan pair Graham Brook (above left) and Adam Campbell (above right) made it through to the Crawley Monday League Singles Semi-Finals in the 'A' Division play-offs at the Labour Club on Monday 8th March. Brook progressed without dropping a leg and beat Con Club Bumbles' Paul Burrows in the Quarter-Finals Campbell beat Labour Reds' Kevin Reilly 2-1 to book his place in the last four. Earlier in the evening Reilly put out last seasons winner Kevin Fishwick (Sperry) in the best game of the night. Reilly hit two maximums as he took the opening leg then Fishwick replied with a 180 as he comfortably took the second leg, before Reilly struck the all important finish in the decider. Sperry's Ernie Potter also hit a 180. The 'B' Division play-offs took place at Three Bridges Football Club on the same evening with Labour Rebels' Stuart Campbell coming through to face Pelhams' Steve Masters. Maximums here were struck by last season's runner-up Owen Grantham (Labour Rebels), Ross Mitchell (Guns and Roses) and Dick Brice (Pelhams).

Week 15 Round-up (1st March 2010) by Ian Holman
added Monday 8th March 2010
Kevin Reilly

Steve Mecrow and Phil Smith both hit maximums for Sperry and Paul Trivass hit one for Royal Oak as 'A' Division leaders Sperry won there match 5-4. The current champions lead at the top was cut to eight points as The Swan beat The Moonraker 9-0 with Richard Allen checking out on 104 for the Moonraker. Third placed Labour Club are are a further five points behind with a game in hand on the top two as they made it ten league wins on the trot, beating The Lions 7-2 with finishes of 112 for Lee Nichols and 102 for Dan Bradford. Kevin Reilly (pictured) hit his fourth 180 of the season as Labour Reds beat Con Club Bumbles 5-4 in the other top flight match. Pelhams now hold a massive 17 point lead on second placed WKD in the 'B' Division following a 9-0 win against Guns and Roses. Brett Davies hit a superb 153 checkout for WKD as they beat Lost Legion 7-2. Steve White finished on 112 for Conservative Club as they ended up losing 5-4 against The Downsman. Labour Rebels beat The Plough B 6-3 and The Swan B got the better of Popes Mead 5-4.

Week 14 Round-up (22nd February 2010) by Ian Holman
added Monday 1st March 2010

Kevin Fishwick (pictured) hit his third maximum of the season as Sperry beat Labour Reds 8-1 to go twelve points clear of The Swan at the top of the 'A' Division. The Swan beat Con Club Bumbles 5-4 with Dave Critchley hitting a 180 for Bumbles. Labour Club dropped to third as they had a bye this week, leaving themselves 15 points off the top with a game in hand. Paul Trivass hit a 180 as Royal Oak beat The Plough Ifield 7-2 and in the other top flight match Jim Longhurst hit a 180 and richard Dixon finished on 103 as The Lions beat The Moonraker 7-2. Pelhams' graham Neale finished on 102 as they beat Labour Rebels 8-1 to remain 15 points clear of WKD at the top of the 'B' Division. WKD won 8-1 against Guns and Roses. Conservative Club beat Popes Mead 7-2, The Plough B beat The Downsman 8-1 and Gary Rice hit a maximum as Lost Legion were beaten 5-4 by The Swan B.

League News by Ian Holman
added Monday 22nd February 2010
Bull

The Imperial have withdrawn from the league having played four league matches in the second half of the season. All matches from the first half stand with the second half of fixtures scraped.

Steve Webb Pairs by Ian Holman
added Sunday 21st February 2010
Owen Grantham and Micky Norman

Labour Rebels pair Owen Grantham and Micky Norman (pictured) were in good form as they became the first 'B' Division pair to win the Steve Webb Pairs, taking the title with a 3-1 win in the final against last season's champions Kevin Fishwick and Terry Harmsworth (Sperry). The sixth staging of the event attracted a strong field of 36 entries to the Crawley Labour Club on Monday 15th February where the prize fund was £180. 15-year-old Owen Grantham saved his best form for the final as he scored well and took out all three doubles. On route to the final the Rebels pair beat The Royal Oak's Claire Nicholson and Gary Kozel, team-mates Stuart Campbell and Paul Richardson, Tracy Jenner and Mike Kramer (also team-mates), Sperry duo Steve Mecrow and Phil Smith and then Ash Comper and Ross Mitchell from The Crown. In the other half of the draw last season's champions Fishwick and Harmsworth beat last season's runners-up Ian Holman and Rob Metcalfe (Labour Club) in the opening round before going on to beat Ty Coward and Kevin Reilly (Labour Reds), Paul Comper and Steve Critchley (Con Club Bumbles) and semi-finalists Warren Grantham and Lee Nichols (Labour Club). Labour Club pair Dan Bradford and Lee Nichols both hit 180s during the evening

Knockout Cup Second Round (8th February 2010) by Ian Holman
added Sunday 14th February 2010

Current league and cup champions Sperry were made to work hard for their place in the Quarter-Finals of this season's Knockout Cup as they scraped through 4-3 with Crawley star Kevin Fishwick (pictured) winning the decider 3-1 against Richard Dixon. Fishwick took out a 109 finish in the match and The Lions' Grant Rose hit a 180. In the other Second Round tie Con Club Bumbles beat Lost Legion 5-1 with maximums from Dave Critchley and Paul Burrows.

Consolation Cup First Round (8th February 2010) by Ian Holman
added Sunday 14th February 2010
Bull

In the Consolation Cup, 'B' Division sides The Plough B and The Downsman both advanced to the Quarter-Finals beating 'A' Division opposition. The Plough 'B' beat The Plough Ifield 5-1 with Xavier Neau-Gaterell checking out a 104 finish while The Downsman ran out 4-2 winners against The Imperial.

Catch-Up Week (8th February 2010) by Ian Holman
added Monday 1st March 2010

Guns and Roses beat Popes Mead 6-3 in the clash of the bottom two 'B' Division sides this week.

Week 13 Round-up (1st February 2010) by Ian Holman
added Monday 8th February 2010

This week saw nine 100 plus finishes and four 180s. Paul Chesworth (pictured) checked out on 126 and Adam Campbell hit a 180 as The Swan lost out to 'A' Division leaders Sperry 6-3. Labour Club made it nine straight league wins as they move upto second in the table with Nigel Panton finishing on 126 and Warren Grantham on 116 as they beat former leaders Royal Oak 6-3. Oak's Dave Parker hit the highest finish so far this season, 156 and also took out 100 while Paul Woods hit his second 180 of the season. The Lions beat The Imperial 9-0, Con Club Bumbles beat The Moonraker 6-3 and The Plough Ifield beat Labour Reds 5-4 with Michael Scudder hitting a 180 and Russell Davies finishing on 120 for The Plough. Dick Brice was in good form with finishes of 143 and 108 while Steve Masters hit a maximum as Pelhams opened up a 15 point lead at the top of the 'B' Division following a 9-0 win against The Downsman and a 6-3 win against The Plough B. Second placed WKD slipped to their second defeat of the season as they lost out 6-3 against third placed Labour Rebels. Ron Baker checked out on 108 for Popes Mead as they lost 5-4 against The Plough B. The Swan B beat Conservative Club 5-4 and Lost Legion beat Guns and Roses 6-3.

Week 12 Round-up (25th January 2010) by Ian Holman
added Thursday 28th January 2010
Richard Dixon

Just five points separate the top three teams in the 'A' Division after this weeks games, with leaders Sperry beating Con Club Bumbles 7-2 and second placed The Swan beating the Plough Ifield by the same score. Labour Club move upto third following a 9-0 win against Labour Reds while Royal Oak slipped to fourth after losing 6-3 to The Lions, whose Richard Dixon (pictured) notched his fourth maximum of the season. The Moonraker beat The Imperial 9-0 in the week's other top flight game. WKD are back on top of the 'B' Division following a 7-2 win against The Downsman. Second placed Pelhams have a game in hand and are a point behind as they beat Popes Mead 6-3. Labour Rebels beat Guns and Roses 6-3, Conservative Club beat Lost Legion 7-2 despite a 110 finish from Legions' Gary Rice and The Swan B beat The Plough B 6-3.

Week 11 Round-up (18th January 2010) by Ian Holman
added Sunday 24th January 2010
Ty Coward

Current champions Sperry moved back to the top of the 'A' Division table this week as they beat The Moonraker 7-2 as former leaders The Swan slipped to a 6-3 defeat against Labour Club who won their seventh game on the bounce, helped by finishes of 125 and 109 from Lee Nichols. The Royal Oak beat The Imperial 7-2, Ty Coward (pictured) hit his third maximum of the season as Labour Reds were beaten 5-4 by The Lions and John Usher hit a 180 as The Plough Ifield lost 6-3 against Con Club Bumbles. The top two in the 'B' Division, Pelhams and WKD both won 7-2. Gary Simpson hit a 180 as Pelhams beat The Swan B while WKD beat Popes Mead. Paul Richardson had a 118 finish as Labour Rebels beat Lost Legion 6-3, Conservative Club beat The Plough Ifield B 5-4 and the match between Guns and Roses and The Downsman was postponed.

Week 10 Round-up (11th January 2010) by Ian Holman
added Monday 18th January 2010
Nigel Panton

The Swan stay top of the 'A' Division with a 5-4 win against The Lions this week. Sperry are just two points adrift following their 8-1 win against second from bottom The Plough Ifield with The Plough's Russell Davies hitting a 180. Royal Oak slipped up at home to The Moonraker, going down 5-4 despite a 125 finish from Paul Trivass. Labour Club join them in third place as they beat last seasons third placed side Con club Bumbles 8-1 with maximums from Nigel Panton (pictured) and Justin Terry. In return Dave Critchley hit a 180 and Alan Burling took out the week's top finish with a 136. Labour Reds beat The Imperial 6-3 in the other 'A' Division match. Pelhams remain joint top of the 'B' Division with a game in hand alongside WKD. Both sides recorded 7-2 wins. Pelhams beat Conservative Club and Garth Sheldon helped WKD to beat The Swan B with a 125 finish. Labour Rebels beat The Downsman 9-0 while The Plough B beat former league leaders Lost Legion 5-4.

Week 9 Round-up (14th December 2009) by Ian Holman
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Knockout Cup First Round (7th December 2009) by Ian Holman
added Monday 14th December 2009
Jim Longhurst

Cup holders Sperry and other top 'A' Division sides The Swan and Labour Club all advanced to the Second Round of this season's Knockout Cup with 6-0 wins while Royal Oak, Labour Reds and The Plough Ifield all lost to 'B' Division sides. Labour Rebels beat last season's runners-up Royal Oak 4-2 while Labour Reds lost out in the decider as they went out 4-3 against unbeaten 'B' Division leaders Pelhams with Gary Simpson beating Kevin Reilly 3-0 in the decider despite Reilly hitting two 180s. Rose & Crown also went through after taking The Plough Ifield to the decider. Holders Sperry beat WKD with Kevin Fishwick hitting his second maximum of the season. The Swan beat Popes Mead with Graham Brook taking out a 100 finish while Labour Club beat The Downsman. The Lions advanced beating Conservative Club 4-2 with Jim Longhurst (pictured) hitting two maximums and Collum McDonagh one maximum. Paul Burrows hit a 180 for Con Club Bumbles as they beat The Plough Ifield B 5-1. The Plough's Nelson Smith also hit a 180 in this match. The other results saw The Moonraker beat The Imperial 4-2 and Lost Legion receive a walkover against The Swan B.

Week 8 Round-up (30th November 2009) by Ian Holman
added Monday 7th December 2009
Owen Grantham

Reigning champions Sperry are top of the 'A' Division after their 9-0 win against The Lions this week as Royal Oak beat 2007/8 champions The Swan 5-4. Four maximums we hit in the top division this week and they were all struck by the top three teams. Steve Mecrow for Sperry, Paul Trivass and Gary Kozel for Royal Oak and Will Bolton for The Swan. Labour Club's Nigel Panton checked out on 100 as they beat The Plough Ifield 6-3, The Moonraker beat Labour Reds 5-4 and Steve Critchley finished on 100 as Con Club Bumbles beat The Imperial 8-1. In the 'B' Division leaders Pelhams remain the only unbeaten team in the league as they beat Lost Legion 8-1. WKD beat The Plough B 5-4, Owen Grantham (pictured) hit a 180 as Labour Rebels beat The Swan B 5-4, Russ Lee checked out on 106 as The Downsman beat Popes Mead 6-3 and Conservative Club moved up to third with an 8-1 win against Guns and Roses.

Week 7 Round-up (23rd November 2009) by Ian Holman
added Tuesday 1st December 2009
Steve Mecrow

The top four teams in the 'A' Division all won this week to open up a gap of ten points between fourth and fifth spots. Leaders The Swan won 6-3 against Labour Reds despite trailing after the pairs. There were maximums in this match for The Swan's Adam Campbell and Labour Reds' Ty Coward. Reigning champions Sperry moved up to second after beating bottom of the table The Imperial 8-1, helped by a 104 finish from Steve Mecrow (pictured). Royal Oak beat Con Club Bumbles 6-3 with Paul Trivass hitting a 180. Fourth placed Labour Club beat The Moonraker 7-2 with Nigel Panton hitting a 180 and Lee Nichols finishing on 110 for Labour Club and Stuart Blake taking out 134 and John Bunker 104 for The Moonraker. The other top division match saw The Lions beat The Plough Ifield 5-4. Pelham Buckle are now the only unbeaten side in the 'B' Division as they lead the table by six points following their 6-3 win against WKD who drop to third. Graham Neale hit a 180 for the league leaders in this match while WKD's Dave Hobbs took out a 119 finish. Lost Legion's 6-3 win against Popes Mead was enough to see them move back up to second in the table. Dave Beck finished on 112 for Conservative Club as they beat Labour Rebels 6-3. The other results saw The Plough Ifield B beat Guns and Roses 7-2 and The Downsman beat The Swan B 5-4.

Week 6 Round-up (16th November 2009) by Ian Holman
added Monday 23rd November 2009

After a great start to the season Royal Oak slipped to their first defeat after five opening wins when they came up against current 'A' Division champions Sperry, losing out 7-2. Sperry's Kevin Fishwick (pictured) was in good form, hitting a 180 plus finishes of 149 and 114 while Royal Oak's Paul Trivass hit his fourth 100+ finish of the season when he took out 115. The win leaves Sperry a point behind The Oak in third spot in the league. The Swan continue unbeaten with a 6-3 win against The Moonraker and now top the table by six points. Tony Bedford hit a 180 for The Moonraker in this match. Labour Club climb to fourth in the table after a 6-3 win against The Lions while Roy Oxlade hit a maximum for Labour Reds as they lost out 6-3 against Con Club Bumbles. The battle of the bottom two sides saw The Plough Ifield beat The Imperial 6-3. Pelhams and WKD are both still unbeaten in the 'B' Division with Pelhams topping the table by two points following a 7-2 win against Guns and Roses. WKD won 5-4 as third placed Lost Legion fell to their first defeat. Conservative Club beat The Downsman 7-2 with Steve White checking out on 109 for the victors and Paul Shepherd hitting a 180 for The Downsman. Labour Rebels beat The Plough Ifield B 8-1 and Vaughan Goodall hit a 180 as The Swan B beat Popes Mead 5-4.

Paul Matthews Trebles (9th November 2009) by Barry Moody
added Thursday 12th November 2009
Bullseye

The dominance of Sperry over the last three years in the Paul Matthews Trebles was ended after both their trebles were eliminated in this season’s playoffs at a packed Three Bridges Football Club. Last year’s winning trio lead by Steve Mecrow were beaten 2-0 in the first round by Labour Rebels and Phil Smith’s attempt to regain the Paul Matthews Rosebowl after two years, ended in a semi-final defeat at the hands of The Swan. This followed wins for The Swan against Royal Oak, The Lions and Tom Walker’s Swan trio to put Adam Campbell’s treble, including Graham Brook and Paul Chesworth, through to the final. Meanwhile the Labour Club’s trio lead by Lee Nicholls with Ian Holman and Nigel Panton, reached this stage with wins over Royal Oak, Labour Rebels and Justin Peters’ Swan treble. The final proved to be a tightly fought affair with the Labour Club decisive on their doubles to win 2-0, Ian Holman checking out on 78 to take the Rosebowl and the £60 prize money. Dave Smith of the Lions hit the only maximum of the evening. Losing semi-finalists were Sperry – Phil Smith, Mal Bradford, Kevin Fishwick and The Swan -- Justin Peters, Dave Chamberlain, Gavin Walker.

Week 5 Round-up (2nd November 2009) by Ian Holman
added Monday 9th November 2009
Tony Arnold

Royal Oak and The Swan continued their good starts to the season as both remain unbeaten at the top of the 'A' Division with 42 points each. Royal Oak beat The Plough Ifield 7-2 while Graham Brook took out a 111 finish as The Swan beat Con Club Bumbles 6-3 with Bumbles' Tony Arnold (pictured) checking out on 130. Current champions Sperry are eight points adrift in third spot despite an 8-1 win against Labour Reds. Steve Souter (Labour Reds) checked out on 100 in this match. The Moonraker's Chris Allen hit his second maximum of the season as they beat The Lions 6-3. Jim Longhurst finished (The Lions) on 100 in this one. Labour Club recorded an 8-1 win against The Imperial. The 'B' Division still sees three sides unbeaten at the top with Pelhams and WKD a point ahead of Lost Legion. Pelhams beat Labour Rebels 5-4, WKD beat Guns and Roses 7-2 and Lost Legion beat The Swan B 7-2. Conservative Club beat bottom side Popes Mead 7-2 and The Plough Ifield B beat The Downsman 5-4.

Week 4 Round-up (26th October 2009) by Ian Holman
added Monday 2nd November 2009

The Swan lead the Royal Oak at the top of the 'A' Division after the fourth week of fixtures as both sides kept their unbeaten records in tact. The Swan beat last season's champions Sperry 6-3 with Adam Campbell (pictured) hitting his first maximum of the season for the league leaders while Royal Oak beat Labour Club 5-4 with Paul Trivass checking out on 106 for The Oak and Nigel Panton hitting a 180 for Labour Club. Labour Reds are third following their 7-2 win against second from bottom The Plough Ifield. Keith Shotter checked out on 100 for Labour Reds. The Lions beat The Imperial 9-0 and Con Club Bumbles beat The Moonraker 5-4. Just three points seperate the top three in the 'B' Division. Pelham Buckle are top following their 9-0 win against The Downsman. New side WKD are two points behind after their 7-2 win against Labour Rebels. Paul Richardson hit a 103 finish for The Rebels in this match. Guns and Roses player Ross Mitchell hit the best finish of the week with a 135 as his side lost 7-2 against Lost Legion. Conservative Club are up to fourth with an 8-1 win against The Swan B while The Plough Ifield B recorded their first win of the season, beating bottom of the table Popes Mead 6-3.

Week 3 Round-up (19th October 2009) by Ian Holman
added Sunday 25th October 2009
Richard Dixion

Eight maximums were struck in the third week of fixtures. The Lions' Richard Dixon (pictured) hit two and Royal Oak's Paul Woods one as 'A' Division joint leaders Royal Oak won 7-2. The Swan joined The Royal Oak at the top of the table with an 8-1 win against bottom of the table The Plough Ifield. Maximums in this match were struck by Graham Brook (The Swan) and Russell Davies (The Plough Ifield). Reigning champions Sperry are third following their 5-4 win against Con Club Bumbles. Steve Critchley (Con Club Bumbles) checked out on 114 in this match and Steve Riggs (Con Club Bumbles) finished on 107. The Moonraker continued their good start in the top division with a 7-2 win against The Imperial despite a 154 finish from The Imperial's Kevin Riley. Moonraker's Tony Bedford shot out on 110 in this one. Labour Club picked up their first win of the season, beating Labour Reds 6-3 with 180s from Dan Bradford (Labour Club) and Kevin Reilly (Labour Reds). Pelhams moved to the top of the 'B' Division with an 8-1 win against new side Popes Mead. The other new side WKD share top spot after their 7-2 win against The Downsman with Kevin Berridge on target with a 180. Lost Legion are just a point behind the top two following their 6-3 win against Conservative Club. The other matches saw Labour Rebels beat Guns and Roses 7-2 and The swan B beat The Plough Ifield B 7-2.

Week 2 Round-up (12th October 2009) by Ian Holman
Paul Trivass

The second week of fixtures saw Paul Trivass check out on 120 to help Royal Oak hit the top of the 'A' Division after an 8-1 against The Imperial, whose Kevin Riley hit a maximum as consolation. The Swan are second following a 5-4 win against winless Labour Club while last season's unbeaten champions Sperry slipped to a 5-4 defeat against last season's 'B' Division champions The Moonraker despite a 180 from Terry Harmsworth. The win for The Moonraker was helped by 180s from Chris and Richard Allen as they collected their first top flight win. The Lions also promoted from last season recorded their first win as they beat Labour Reds 6-3, helped along by a 100 checkout from Jim Longhurst. The Plough Ifield beat Con Club Bumbles 5-4 in the other 'A' Division match. Lost Legion and new side WKD share the lead in the 'B' Division with two wins each. Lost Legion beat Labour Rebels 6-3 while WKD beat the other new side, Popes Mead 5-4. Pelham Buckle are just a point adrift of the top two following their 6-3 win against The Swan B. The Downsman beat Guns And Roses 6-3 and Conservative Club beat The Plough Ifield B 5-4.

Week 1 Round-up (5th October 2009) by Ian Holman
Paul Trivass

The opening fixtures in the 'A' Division brought about no surprise results as the top two from last season recorded comfortable wins. Last season's champions Sperry won 8-1 away to The Plough Ifield while The Swan beat newly promoted The Lions 7-2 with The Swan's Adam Campbell checking out on 100. Labour Reds started well with an 8-1 win against The Imperial despite a 180 from The Imperial's Roy Algate. Royal Oak beat last season's 'B' Division champions The Moonraker (formally The Old Plough) 5-4. The Oak's Paul Stevenson hit a 180 in this match and Paul Trivass (picyured) hit the highest checkout of the night with a splendid 151. In the other top division match, last season's third placed side Con Club Bumbles (formally Three Bridges Bumbles) beat Labour Club 5-4 with Steve Critchley checking out on 145 in his 2-1 win against Nigel Panton and Steve Riggs hitting a maximum in the pairs. Ian Holman checked out on 112 in the last set of the evening for Labour Club but Bumbles had already secured the match victory in the previous set to earn themselves the two point win bonus. In the 'B' Division one of the two new sides, WKD set the pace with an 8-1 win against The Swan B with WKD's Chris Andrews hitting a maximum and Brett Davies checking out on 111. Labour Rebels won 5-4 at The Downsman, Lost Legion beat The Plough B 7-2, Pelhams beat Conservative Club 6-3 and last season's wooden spoon winners Guns and Roses beat new side Popes Mead 5-4.

Alan Bowyer Memorial Singles Round-up by Ian Holman
Bullseye

The Swan kept hold of the Alan Bowyer Singles Memorial Trophy as Justin Peters was spot on as he won the opening competition of the season on Monday 28th September without dropping a leg all night. The opening competition in the Crawley Monday League attracted an entry of 46 players with Peters making his way to the semi-finals where he beat Sperry's Steve Mecrow. In the other semi-final defending champion Adam Campbell beat Labour Club's Ian Holman 2-0 to make it an all Swan final. Dave Chamberlain of the Swan and Richard Dixon of The Lions both hit maximums. The Royal Oak's Paul Woods hit the highest finish of the night with a 130 and Labour Club duo Warren Grantham had finishes of 124 and 104 and Ian Holman a 112 finish. £200 was paid out in prize money, £90 to Peters, £45 to Campbell, £20 to Mecrow and Holman and £25 to the league's charity. Full results will follow.

Latest 'A' Division Results (Week 18 - Monday 12th April 2010)
Con Club Bumbles	5-4	The Lions
Labour Club	4-5	Sperry
Labour Reds	2-7	Royal Oak
The Plough Ifield	5-4	The Moonraker

Latest 'B' Division Results (Week 18 - Monday 12th April 2010)
The Downsman	4-5	Lost Legion
Pelhams	9-0	The Plough B
Popes Mead	2-7	Labour Rebels
WKD	6-3	Conservative Club

'A' Division League Table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	Bns	Pts
1	Sperry	17	14	3	108	45	28	136
2	The Swan	17	13	4	100	53	26	126
3	Labour Club	17	12	5	100	53	24	124
4	Royal Oak	17	12	5	93	60	24	117
5	Con Club Bumbles	17	7	10	72	81	14	86
6	The Lions	17	7	10	70	83	14	84
7	The Moonraker	17	6	11	64	89	12	76
8	The Plough Ifield	17	7	10	57	96	14	71
9	Labour Reds	17	3	14	55	98	6	61
10	The Imperial	9	0	9	10	71	0	10
	Note: The Imperial have withdrawn from the league

180s
8 Paul Trivass (Royal Oak) 6 Kevin Reilly (Labour Reds) 5 Kevin Fishwick (Sperry) 4 Ty Coward (Labour Reds) 4 Russell Davies (The Plough Ifield) 4 Richard Dixon (The Lions) 4 Nigel Panton (Labour Club) 3 Dan Bradford (Labour Club) 3 Adam Campbell (The Swan) 3 Dave Critchley (Con Club Bumbles) 3 Owen Grantham (Labour Rebels) 3 Jim Longhurst (The Lions) 3 Ernie Potter (Sperry) 2 Chris Allen (The Moonraker) 2 John Bunker (The Moonraker) 2 Paul Burrows (Con Club Bumbles) 2 Terry Harmsworth (Sperry) 2 Steve Mecrow (Sperry) 2 Lee Nichols (Labour Club) 2 Kevin Riley (The Imperial) 2 Gary Simpson (Pelhams) 2 Phil Smith (Sperry) 2 Paul Woods (Royal Oak) 1 Roy Algate (The Imperial) 1 Richard Allen (The Moonraker) 1 Chris Andrews (WKD) 1 Tony Arnold (Con Club Bumbles) 1 Dave Beck (Conservative Club) 1 Tony Bedford (The Moonraker) 1 Kevin Berridge (WKD) 1 Will Bolton (The Swan) 1 Dick Brice (Pelhams) 1 Graham Brook (The Swan) 1 Alan Burling (Con Club Bumbles) 1 Dave Chamberlain (The Swan) 1 Vaughan Goodall (The Swan B) 1 Gary Kozel (Royal Oak) 1 Steve Masters (Pelhams) 1 Collum McDonagh (The Lions) 1 Ross Mitchell (Guns and Roses) 1 Graham Neale (Pelhams) 1 Roy Oxlade (Labour Reds) 1 Terry Penfold (The Swan) 1 Gary Rice (Lost Legion) 1 Steve Riggs (Con Club Bumbles) 1 Grant Rose (The Lions) 1 Michael Scudder (The Plough Ifield) 1 Paul Shepherd (The Downsman) 1 Dave Smith (The Lions) 1 Nelson Smith (Plough B) 1 Ben Souter (Labour Reds) 1 Paul Stevenson (Royal Oak) 1 Dwayne Stuart (Pelhams) 1 Justin Terry (Labour Club) 1 John Usher (The Plough Ifield)

High Checkouts
156 Dave Parker (Royal Oak) 154 Kevin Riley (The Imperial) 152 Nigel Panton (Labour Club) 151 Paul Trivass (Royal Oak) 149 Kevin Fishwick (Sperry) 145 Steve Critchley (Con Club Bumbles) 143 Dick Brice (Pelhams) 141 Paul Woods (Royal Oak) 136 Alan Burling (Con Club Bumbles) 135 Ross Mitchell (Guns and Roses) 134 Stuart Blake (The Moonraker) 133 Paul Trivass (Royal Oak) 130 Tony Arnold (Con Club Bumbles) 130 Paul Woods (Royal Oak) 127 Tommy Walker (The Swan) 126 Paul Chesworth (The Swan) 126 Nigel Panton (Labour Club) 125 Lee Nichols (Labour Club) 125 Gareth Sheldon (WKD) 125 Paul Trivass (Royal Oak) 125 Paul Trivass (Royal Oak) 124 Warren Grantham (Labour Club) 120 Russell Davies (The Plough Ifield) 120 Paul Trivass (Royal Oak) 119 Dave Hobbs (WKD) 118 Paul Richardson (Labour Rebels) 116 Kevin Fishwick (Sperry) 116 Warren Grantham (Labour Club) 115 Mal Bradford (Sperry) 115 Paul Trivass (Royal Oak) 114 Steve Critchley (Con Club Bumbles) 114 Kevin Fishwick (Sperry) 114 Gareth Sheldon (WKD) 112 Dave Beck (Conservative Club) 112 Ian Holman (Labour Club) 112 Ian Holman (Labour Club) 111 Graham Brook (The Swan) 111 Brett Davies (WKD) 110 Tony Bedford (The Moonraker) 110 Lee Nichols (Labour Club) 110 Gary Rice (Lost Legion) 109 Kevin Fishwick (Sperry) 109 Lee Nichols (Labour Club) 109 Steve White (Conservative Club) 108 Ron Baker (Popes Mead) 108 Dick Brice (Pelhams) 108 Paul Leare (Popes Mead) 107 Steve Riggs (Con Club Bumbles) 106 Russ Lee (The Downsman) 106 Paul Trivass (Royal Oak) 104 Dan Bradford (Labour Club) 104 John Bunker (The Moonraker) 104 Owen Grantham (Labour Rebels) 104 Warren Grantham (Labour Club) 104 Steve Mecrow (Sperry) 104 Xavier Neau-Gaterell (The Plough B) 103 Richard Dixon (The Lions) 103 Kevin Grantham (Lost Legion) 103 Paul Richardson (Labour Rebels) 102 Steve Mecrow (Sperry) 102 Graham Neale (Pelhams) 100 Tony Bedford (The Moonraker) 100 Kevin Berridge (WKD) 100 Graham Brook (The Swan) 100 Adam Campbell (The Swan) 100 Steve Critchley (Con Club Bumbles) 100 Jim Longhurst (The Lions) 100 Jim Longhurst (The Lions) 100 Clare Nicholson (Royal Oak) 100 Nigel Panton (Labour Club) 100 Dave Parker (Royal Oak) 100 Keith Shotter (Labour Reds) 100 Steve Souter (Labour Reds)

Knockout Cup 1st Round
Conservative Club	2-4	The Lions
The Downsman	0-6	Labour Club
Guns and Roses	4-3	The Plough Ifield
The Imperial	2-4	The Moonraker
Labour Rebels	4-2	Royal Oak
Pelhams	4-3	Labour Reds
The Plough B	1-5	Con Club Bumbles
Popes Mead	0-6	The Swan
Sperry	6-0	WKD
The Swan B	P-P	Lost Legion (w/o)
Knockout Cup 2nd Round
The Lions	3-4	Sperry
Lost Legion	1-5	Con Club Bumbles
Knockout Cup Quarter-Finals
Guns and Roses	P-P	The Swan (w/o)
Labour Club	6-0	Pelhams
The Moonraker	1-5	Con Club Bumbles
Sperry	5-1	Labour Rebels
Knockout Cup Semi-Finals


Knockout Cup Final

Consolation Cup 1st Round
The Downsman	4-2	The Imperial
The Plough Ifield	1-5	The Plough B
Consolation Cup Qrter-Finals
The Downsman	0-6	Royal Oak
Labour Reds	5-1	Conservative Club
Popes Mead	2-4	The Plough B
WKD	5-1	The Swan B
Consolation Cup Semi-Finals


Consolation Cup Final

'B' Division League Table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	Bns	Pts
1	Pelhams	17	17	0	121	32	36	155
2	WKD	17	14	3	100	53	28	128
3	Labour Rebels	17	12	5	93	60	24	117
4	Conservative Club	17	9	8	84	69	18	102
5	Lost Legion	17	9	8	78	75	18	96
6	The Swan B	17	7	10	63	90	14	77
7	The Plough B	17	6	11	65	88	12	77
8	The Downsman	17	6	11	56	97	12	68
9	Popes Mead	17	0	17	47	106	0	47
10	Guns and Roses	9	1	8	22	59	2	24
	Note: The Guns and Roses have withdrawn from the league