BACK to back 5-0 losses in the Tavistock Snooker League have given Conservative B the winter chills, this time at the hands of West Devon A.

Brookes of West Devon A enjoyed a comfortable win over Lyall, racking up breaks of 20 and 25 along the way. Colin Heathman took out Martin McKechnie, who struggled to get going, while Heathman potted steadily to keep himself far enough ahead. Bob Lillicrap looked to have played Con B back into the match but Andy Lawrence cleared up the final black despite being 20 down at one point; Bob Lillicrap rued missing early colour chances that could have changed the game. Kev Rich started slowly against Eales, who put on a decent show to battle with the former for most of the frame only for Rich to show his class at the end to seal the frame with a 22 break. Tim Taylor put the icing on the cake for 5-0 to West Devon, comfortably beating Alan Lillicrap who could not catch Taylor’s early lead. West Devon A are looking strong going into their final match of 2019 while Conservative B need their luck to turn.

Conservative A went on their merry way with another maximum five, this time over West Devon B. Stand-in sub Bray opened Con A’s account with a good win over the tricky customer Dingle, producing a 23 break for good measure. Babb soon made it 2-0 for Con A with a comfortable win over Boyd. Carruthers was given a good testing by West Devon’s Hurford before he eventually got over the line while an assured Evans (26) made it four for the Con A, fighting off a late challenge from Roger Rich and having controlled most of the game.

The final frame produced a treat with Wiles knocking in a sweet 53 clearance to overcome Hoare who was right in the frame up until that point. Conservative A are looking good value for their top of the table spot at the moment.