Higgins downs Northern champ in state final

19 May, 2010 12:00 AM
 
NORTHERN billiards champion Graeme Pickett has lost a close state billiards championship final to Hobart's Les Higgins.
 
Played at the Launceston Works Club, Pickett closed to within 60 points with 10 minutes of the three-hour final remaining, but fell short.
 
Higgins has now won 20 state billiards title, while Pickett has won four. Pickett had the highest break of 130. Steve Carroll and Wayne Stokes, both of Hobart, were beaten semi- finalists.

North's Peter Donati won the consolation plate final beating Geoff Lehman, of North-West in the final.

Works Green win

A RESERVE side Works Green had another good win consolidating its top-of- the-ladder position, beating Works Navy 8-4.

Lee Morcom, Dean Wilson and Glen Johanson were Green's winners while John Fordham was Navy's only winner.

Exeter RSL and Amber had a 6-6 draw, with John Adams and Phil Stagg winners for Exeter, Damien Bushby and Peter Fraser were winners for Amber.

Works Red and Longford RSL also drew 6-6. Tim Donnachy and Adrian White were Longford's winners, Alan Armitage and Ray Smith won for Red.

The A Reserve ladder after round 5 is: Green 41, Amber 30, Navy 27, Red 25, Longford 24, Exeter 21.

In A grade, ladder leader Works Black won 3-1 over Launceston RSL, Andrew Saltmarsh. Bruce Lockley and David Bates all won 2-0 for Black with Robin McEnnulty 2-1 winning for RSL.

Devils had their first win beating Gold 3-1, Heath and Andrew Rainbow won 2-0, Wally Sully won 2-1 for Devils and Gary Bjarnoe- Elliott won 2-1 for Gold. Exeter RSL and Works Blue played a draw, Garry Bakker 2-1 and Adam Bindoff 2-0 won for Exeter, Rolf Stevenson 2-0 and Hans Georgieff 2-1 were winners for Blue.

Black heads the ladder on 14 points, Exeter and Blue on eight, Gold, Devils and Launceston RSL are on six.