BRITISH Legion enjoyed an excellent victory over Roose Cons in the third round of the Barrow Friday League Knockout Cup.

They triumphed 23-6 in the MW Flooring-sponsored competition, with Mike Smith getting them up and running with a snooker victory over Rob Chissim.

Legion captain Alf Carruthers took a tight game against Kevin Parsons, while Colin Taylor defeated Nick Wilkes 42-32.

Legion’s billiards team also came away with a 3-0 win. Allan Edmondson edged past Peter Roberts in the first match.

Kevin Quinn took a tight game 100-88 against Paul Bennett, and captain Peter Johnson sealed the final point with a 100-85 win over Ray Cooney to take all six points.

The Legion darters, perhaps surprisingly, won 5-2 with good wins from captain Tony Woodward, Tony Norman, Allan Edmondson, Kevin Quinn and Peter Johnson.

Roose Cons’ new signing Shaun Critchley played exceptionally well (130) and Paul Bennett (140-100) also threw well.

Legion just had the edge at cards, winning 6-4. Alf Carruthers/Kevin Quinn and Allan Edmondson with Colin Taylor, both won 2-0.

Peter Roberts/Ray Cooney and John Rawlinson/Bob Taylor won 2-1 against Tony Woodward/Alf Carruthers and Allan Edmondson/Tony Norman respectively.

The other Division One match saw Vickerstown CC overcome Navy Club A 18-11, while in Division Two, Navy Club B defeated Barrow Football Supporters Club 16-13.

Treble winners: Paul Fitzpatrick and Josh Francis (Vickerstown Cricket Club) snooker, darts and don; Kevin Quinn and Allan Edmondson (British Legion Club) billiards, darts and don.

Tomorrow’s fixtures: Navy B v Roose, VCC v BFSC, Legion v Navy A, Cottages Bye.

NAVY B v BFSC.

SNOOKER

J O’Leary 51 A Eaton 11, D Wilkie 11 J Howarth 44, A Charnley 21 H Pearson 42. Totals 2 and 4 (two points for a win).

BILLIARDS

W Wall 79 D Plant 100, P Kyle 100 J Wilson 55, J Clamp 100 M Edwards 73. Totals 4 and 2 (two points for a win).

DARTS

D Simpson 601 J Howarth 506, J O’Leary 526 M Edwards 601, D Wilkie 549 S Martin 601, A Charnley 601 A Eaton 524, D Rafferty 601 A Bonner 461, C Kirkby 601 H Pearson 485, B Linklater 601 D Plant 561. Totals 5 and 2 (one point for a win).

WELCH DON

D Wilkie/D Simpson 2 B Hotchkiss/A Bonner 1, C Kirkby/D Rafferty 0 I Walsh/T Hodgson 2, P Fogharty/K Johnson 2 D Plant/S Martin 0, R Procter/B Sharp 1 T Hodgson/B Hotchkiss 2. Totals 5 and 5 (one point for a win)

Final totals 16 and 13.

ROOSE CONS v BRITISH LEGION

SNOOKER

R Chissim 40 M Smith 77, K Parsons 28 A Carruthers 43, N Wilkes 32 C Taylor 42. Totals 0 and 6.

BILLIARDS

P Roberts 83 A Edmondson 100, R Cooney 85 P Johnson 100, P Bennett 88 K Quinn 100. Totals 0 and 6.

DARTS

A Bircher 576 T Woodward 601, S Critchley 601 A Edmondson 599, M Irving 1 571 A J Norman 601, P Bennett 601 C Taylor 370, M Irvine 2 599 A Edmondson 601, P Roberts 599 K Quinn 601, R Cooney 469 P Johnson 601. Totals 2 and 5.

WELCH DON

J Warburton/J Johnson 0 A Carruthers/K Quinn 2, J Rawlinson/B Taylor 2 T Woodward/A Carruthers 1, P Roberts/R Cooney 2 A Edmondson/A J Norman 1, P Bennett/M Irving 0 C Taylor/A Edmondson 2. Totals 4 and 6.

Final Totals 6 and 23.

VICKERSTOWN CC v NAVY A

SNOOKER

J Richardson 33 G Turner 53, P Fitzpatrick 47 D Huitson 21, J Francis 52 S Benson 39. Totals 4 and 2.

BILLIARDS

G Willis 67 G Turner 100, D Holmes 100 I Goodwin 81, P Scott 100 G Atkinson 58. Totals 4 and 2.

DARTS

G Willis 601 I Goodwin 438, B Tucker 601 D Armstrong 581, J Litherland 388 P Hunter 601, P Fitzpatrick 601 N Jones 597, B Crosthwaite 601 D Huitson 568, J Francis 601 G Atkinson 478, P Scott 597 B Jones 601. Totals 5 and 2.

WELCH DON

P Fitzpatrick B Crosthwaite 2 B Jones A Player 0, D Holmes G Willis 1 B Newby B Jones 2, J Litherland J Francis 2 S Benson K Benson 1, J Francis A Edwards 0 P Hunter A Player 2. Totals 5 and 5. Final totals 18 and 11.