THE highest break of the season went flying in this week as Karl Krajnyak hit a stunning 115 clearance as Clee Cons A romped to an 8-0 slam in the Roy Ling Mutual Grimsby Snooker Singles League Premier Section.
Playing against Andy Hill of Cambridge H, Krajnyak, pictured below had to work hard to keep the break going as the last five reds were in difficult positions.
Another big break was racked up by Nigel Otter, who smashed his personal best by knocking in a 97 for Ray Edmonds J in Section A.
Otter's previous best was a 60 in the league. He had once topped 70 in practice.
The Edmonds cueman was in wonderful form as he scored his highest ever break, only missing out on a century when he narrowly missed the last, tricky red.
Otter and Daz Kaveney both won 2-0 as his Edmonds J team beat 1 None Golfer 6-2.
Krajnyak's ton fired up Clee Cons A as he and team-mates Gary Skipworth, Jon Steel and Steve Donner all proved too strong for Cambridge H.
But Webbonet hung on to top spot in the Premier Section, two points clear of Krajnyak's Cons, after a 6-2 win against MJ Decorators.
Webbonet's Paul Metcalf and Mick Ponsonby, who racked up an 82 break, both won 2-0.
Team-mates Jamie Green and Garry Challis shared with Tim Seddon and Frazer Jones.
Ray Edmonds A swept into a 4-0 lead at home against TR Carpets when Chris Sutton and Jamie Richardson both won 2-0. Former professional Ashley Wright and Scott Templeman stopped the rot for the Carpets by winning a frame each against Alan Edmonds and John Ashford-Smith.
A 2-0 from Mick Thornton and singles from Pete Smith, Tony Aisthorpe and Tim Gillin against Liam Oswin, Alan Brown and Daz Potter gave Metshine Westlands a 5-3 victory against Ray Edmonds Enigma's.
Kev Ashby and Stu Swinburn both won 2-0, and John Cribb and Ivan Harvey shared with Mike Emerson and Ian Hogarth, as Cue World beat Clee Bowls X 6-2.
An opening double from Mark Stevens was cancelled out by a last-board 2-0 from Craig Rowbotham as West End A came back to draw 4-4 with Don Noble Bookmakers.
Blossom Way B and Willows Sea Foods shared the spoils in another 4-4 draw as Mike Rouse's 2-0 was matched by a double-frame triumph from Paul Simpson.
JUST one point separates the top three teams in Section A as Nats A were held to a draw.
Ray Edmonds J lie third spot on 28, behind leaders Cromwell A and Nats A – who are both on 29.
Cromwell shot into 4-0 lead at Carr Lane D after Jase Lawton and Ian Taylor both won 2-0, before Joe Goodfellow scored two for the home team. The last pairing of Mark Leggett and Keith Tomlinson finished all square as the joint leaders triumphed 5-3.
Nats A were held to a 4-4 draw at Steve Austwick Garden Services. Steve Austwick won both his frames for the hosts in response to a 2-0 from Nats potter Dave Burton.
Healing Mens were on the wrong end of a 6-2 result after Lewis Singleton and Scott Gibbons both won 2-0 for Clee Cons B. Paul Beasley and Lee Pawson shared with Gary Wright and Drew Winship.
Two-nil wins from Gordon Dawson and Dave Ashmore, and a single from Mick Chew against Ray Hammond, was enough to see Clee Bowls A to a 5-3 victory against Hainton A. Butch Reynolds scored the two for Hainton.
After the opening four frames were shared, Neil Russell and Chris Taylor won the last four frames for Hainton B as they beat Clee Bowls Police 6-2.
Healing Legion B's 100 per cent winning record in Section B came to end when they were held to a 4-4 draw at Nats B.
Chris Yull, Keith Board, Nick Woods and Stu Wilkinson all won a frame against visitors Ryan Milson, Mike Gibney, Alex Burnett and Danny Reynolds.
A 2-0 from Sean Carlisle – along with singles from Dave Bass, Mick Greenhalgh and Rick Bass against Chris Brown, John Baker and Mel Pratt – gave Cromwell Rat Pack a 5-3 against Linden Homes B.
GSN Westlands hit Linden Homes Snipers for six when Ash Pexman and John Morton both won two and Ted Foster and Danny Morton shared with Roy Southwell and Steve Johnson.
A last board 2-0 from Nigel Mumby – together with singles from Alec Cowie, John Ford and Byron Hatfield – saw Westlands A to a 5-3 victory against Clee Bowls C. Ken Payne, Mike Laverick and Eric Buck won the frames for the Bowlers.
Two-nil wins from Phil Marshall and Tony Pearce, along with a single from Garry Avison against Graham Hewson, gave Grey N Balding a 5-3 against Blossom Way A. Andy Johnson won the two for the Blossoms.
Jammie Dodgers drew 4-4 with Clark Self Drive after a double from Mike Clark was equalled by a 2-0 from Craig Hatfield.
Tony Eglin won the first frame of the night for Westlands Juniors at Clee Bowls D – but that was their lot as a single from Bob Camfield, and 2-0s from Ray Charlton, Dave Johnson and Steve Taylor, gave the home team a 7-1 victory.
Rapid Frames beat South Bank Imo's 6-2 when Len Rodgers and Rik Walden both won 2-0, and Tim Cattell and Jimmy Dean shared with Phil Godden and Baz Potter.
Laceby Legion B's unbeaten run in Section C continues with a 5-3 victory at Ray Edmonds S. Glen Glover and Lee Doherty were their 2-0 winners with John Hindley sharing with Steve Arnold. Andy Stocks won both his frames for the home team.
Re-Generation K and Grimsby Police A drew four-apiece when after Andy Fletcher put Re-Gens two to the good, George Walters won the last two frames for the Coppers.
The same result came at Ray Edmonds N when Richard Grant won both his frames, only to see David Taylor do the same for Rays Rockers.
Healing Legion A wiped the floor with T.R. Carpets B when Richard Thornton and Andrew Jolley both won 2-0 and John Horne and Roy Wilson shared with Mark George and Jamie Smith in a 6-2 victory.
Cabbies took Birds Eye A for a ride as Ian Singleton, Trev Thompson and Steve Singleton all won 2-0 to put them 6-0 up. Steve Burnett saved further embarrassment for the Eye when he won the last two frames.
An opening 2-0 from Stu Sadler and singles from Lee Waterman, Mick Gollings and Terry Bird was enough to give Carr Lane E a 5-3 win at Cambridge C. Mick Harris, Craig Allerston and Garry White won the frames for the home team.
Lowly Hasbeens produced a shock in Section D as they brought high-flying Ray Edmonds Z's winning run to an abrupt end. Adrian Webster and Win Rose were their 2-0 winners with George Emmitt and Bernard Christy sharing with Shane Newbold and Paul Brett Jnr in a 6-2 score-line.
2-0 wins from James Wooton and Aaron McHugh were cancelled out by 2-0's from Jim Drury and Dave Hobbins as Cromwell Car Care drew 4-4 with Ray Edmonds Jubilee.
Another drawn game saw Liam Cribb put Power Rangers in the ascendancy before Bradley Burrell won two for Cue World Boys.
Laceby Legion A beat Standard B 6-2 when Dave Chester, Barry Loveday and Chris Hutton all won 2-0 in reply to a 2-0 from Adam Boyington.
An opening 2-0 from Pete Robinson was equalled by a 2-0 from Eddie Langridge as Cue World N came back to draw 4-4 with Allotment Diggers.
RESULTS
Premier Section: Clee Cons A 8 Cambridge H 0; West End A 4 Don Noble Bookmakers 4; Cue World 6 Clee Bowls X 2; Ray Edmonds A 6 TR Carpets 2; Webbonet 6 MJ Decorators 2; Blossom Way B 4 Willows Sea Foods 4; Metshine Westlands 5 Ray Edmonds Enigmas 3.
Section A: Carr Lane D 3 Cromwell A 5; S Austwick Garden Services 4 Nats A 4; Hainton B 6 Clee Bowls Police 2; Clee Bowls A 5 Hainton A 3; Ray Edmonds J 6 1 None Golfer 2; Healing Mens 2 Clee Cons B 6; bye – Grimsby Police.
Section B: Jammie Dodgers 4 Clark Self Drive 4; Grey N Balding 5 Blossom Way A 3; Linden Snipers 2 GSN Westlands 6; Clee Bowls D 7 Westlands Juniors 1; Westlands A 5 Clee Bowls C 3; Rapid Frames 6 South Bank Imo's 2; Cromwell Rat Pack 5 Linden Homes B 3; Nats B 4 Healing Legion B 4.
Section C: Healing Legion A 6 TR Carpets B 2; Re-Generation K 4 Grimsby Police A 4; Ray Edmonds S 3 Laceby Legion B 5; Ray Edmonds N 4 Ray's Rockers 4; Cabbies 6 Birds Eye A 2; Cambridge C 3 Carr Lane E 5; bye – Cambridge D.
Section D: Hasbeens 6 Ray Edmonds Z 2; Cue World N 4 Allotment Diggers 4; Power Rangers 4 Cue World Boys 4; Cromwell Car Care 4 Ray Edmonds Jubilee 4; Laceby Legion A 6 Standard B 2; byes – Not Bottom, Road Runners.
BREAKS
Karl Krajnyak 115; Nigel Otter 97; Mick Ponsonby 82, 34; Gary Challis 72; Jamie Richardson 62; Paul Metcalf 60, 54; Mark Stevens 60; Jamie Green 46; Kev Ratcliffe 46; Carl Salah 45; Stu Swinburn 40, 38, 30; Mick Thornton 40 34; Chris Taylor 39 32; Steve Donner 37; Danny Braithwaite 34; Danny Morton 34; Rik Walden 34; John Morton 32; Jon Steel 32; Richard Grant 32; Kev Ashby 31, 30; Gary Skipworth 31; John Ashford-Smith 31; Craig Taylor 30.
