COTTAGES’ defence of the Barrow Friday League KO Cup suffered a blow as they went down to a 19-12 defeat at the Soccer Bar.

The second round of group matches in the MW Flooring-sponsored competition, saw the Supporters Club potters on top form in the snooker.

Alan Eaton set the ball rolling with a win over top man John Tyerman, backed up by Josh Howarth and Stuart Culbert for six valuable points.

The Cottages were 2-1 victors at billiards, with Adam Cook beating Jimmy Wilson and captain Alan Fraser overcoming Mike Edwards. Denis Plant saved grace for the Soccer Bar.

The home side were 4-3 darts victors through Culbert (133), Howarth (121), captain Edwards and Plant.

Cottages’ wins came from Shaun McPoland (100-140), Alan Fraser (120-100) and Dave Simpson.

There was a 3-1 home triumph in the Welch Don as Brian Hotchkiss and Alan Bonner, Culbert and Steve Martin and Ian Walsh and Ted Hodgson triumphed. McPoland and Alan Reid stopped the whitewash.

British Legion edged their match with Vickerstown CC 15-14. Mike Smith took the top-man’s snooker game against Jimmy Allen for the Legion, with Colin Taylor using snookers to his advantage to beat Craig Mansell. Josh Francis took the scalp of Alf Carruthers to pull a point back for the Cricketers in a black-ball decider.

Legion’s billiards players enjoyed a 3-0 success. Allan Edmondson was still in good form with 19 and 28 breaks to beat Gareth Willis, while captain Peter Johnson overcame David Holmes. Kevin Quinn saw off Peter Scott, despite a 37 break from the latter.

The Cricketers were 5-2 darts winners thanks to Bob Crosthwaite (100-100), Willis (100-97), Mansell, John Litherland and Peter Scott. Colin Taylor and Edmondson (95-117) were best for the Legion.

Vickerstown took more collective points at cards, with good wins from Crosthwaite, with both Litherland and Holmes, Francis and Allen. Edmondson and Tony Norman stopped the whitewash.

Navy Club A took Roose Cons to the cleaners with a 19-10 success, built on a snooker whitewash courtesy of Stuart Benson, Wayne Elliott and Dave Huitson.

Navy won 2-1 at billiards as captain Geoff Turner kept his good run of wins going and Barry Crawford took a tight frame against Paul Bennett 100-93. Ray Cooney triumphed for Roose.

It was a 7-0 home trouncing in the darts as Pat Hunter (100), Dave Armstrong (93), Wayne Elliott (140), Crawford, Mike Fretwell (140-121), Neil Jones and Bryan Jones all fired.

The Cons’ Welch Don team reclaimed some honour with an 8-0 victory.

British Legion’s Edmondson and Soccer Bar’s Stuart Culbert were treble winners at snooker, darts and don. Vickerstown’s Crosthwaite took honours at darts and twice at don.

Tomorrow’s fixtures: Navy Club B v Cottages, Roose v Soccer Bar, Vickerstown CC v Navy Club A. Legion – bye.

SOCCER BAR v COTTAGES

SNOOKER

A Eaton 66 J Tyerman 34, J Howarth 54 D Simpson 25, S Culbert 43 B Burns 24. Totals: 6 and 0 (two points for a win).

BILLIARDS

J Wilson 78 A Cook 100, D Plant 100 P Fieldhouse 58, M Edwards 61 A Fraser 100. Totals: 2 and 4 (two points for a win).

DARTS

M Fletcher 497 S McPoland 601, S Culbert 601 L Vincent 598, S Pearson 500 A Fraser 601, J Howarth 601 D Macmillan 593, M Edwards 601 B Bowes 562, S Martin 495 D Simpson 601, D Plant 601 B Burns 599. Totals: 4 and 3 (one point for a win).

WELCH DON

B Hotchkiss/A Bonner 2 A Reid 1/B Bowes 1, I Walsh/T Hodgson 2 D Leech/W Bowes 1, S Martin/S Culbert 2 P Fieldhouse/D Macmillan 1, D Plant/H Pearson 1 S McPoland/A Reid 2. Totals: 7 and 5 (one point for a win). Final Totals: 19 and 15.

BRITISH LEGION v VICKERSTOWN CC

SNOOKER

M Smith 56 J Allen 31, A Carruthers 46 J Francis 48, C Taylor 67 C Mansell 35. Totals: 4 and 2.

BILLIARDS

A Edmondson 100 G Willis 68, P Johnson 100 D Holmes 64, K Quinn 100 P Scott 91. Totals: 6 and 0.

DARTS

T Woodward 599 G Willis 601, C Taylor 601 J Allen 571, J Sowerby 354 C Mansell 601, K Quinn 591 J Litherland 601, A J Norman 237 B Crosthwaite 601, A Edmondson 601 J Francis 495, G Hutton 557 P Scott 601. Totals: 2 and 5.

WELCH DON

A Edmondson/A J Norman 2 G Willis/D Holmes 1, T Woodward/J Sowerby 0 J Francis/J Allen 2, A Carruthers/K Quinn 0 B Crosthwaite/J Litherland 2, G Hutton/C Taylor 1 D Holmes/B Crosthwaite 2. Totals: 3 and 7. Final Totals: 15 and 14.

NAVY A v ROOSE CONS

SNOOKER

S Benson 55 M Irving 20, W Elliott 51 R Chissim 7, D Huitson 63 R Cooney 36. Totals: 6 and 0.

BILLIARDS

G Turner 100 P Roberts 77, G Atkinson 74 R Cooney 100, B Crawford 100 P Bennett 93. Totals: 4 and 2.

DARTS

P Hunter 601 M Irving 546, D Armstrong 601 R Cooney 487, W Elliott 601 R Chissim 527, B Crawford 601 M Irving 591, M Fretwell 601 P Bennett 593, N Jones 601 R Chissim 547, B Jones 601 P Roberts 582. Totals: 7 and 0.

WELCH DON

B Jones A Player 1 R Taylor J Rawlinson 2, K Benson W Elliott 0 P Roberts R Cooney 2, S Benson B Newby 1 J Warburton J Johnson 2, P Hunter K Benson 0 M Irving P Bennett 2. Totals: 2 and 8. Final Totals: 19 and 10.