We had the final of the Ivan Drabble cup last Sunday with Mick Risely and Radoslaw Moszczynski battling to get their name on the famous Ivan Drabble trophy, and of course the £300 prize money After an extremely close match Michael Riseley clinched the win in a decider 4-3. Thank you both for giving us such a great final and commiserations to Radek . It was a shame one man had to lose as great sportsmanship was shown through out. Mick last won back in 2006 and was a worthy winner 18 years later For those who did not know Mr Ivan Drabble he was a gentleman and a true genuine friend to Phil for many years and he loved Pockets Snooker Sports Club daily. We Miss him and think of him lots. So thank you everyone who competes in his memory. The Harry Lane memorial will begin after the world. So get entering 😁
Im sure all of the Pockets members are with us when we wish you all the best luck as you head to Q school 2023 this week First match Thursday 26th May
Such a great finals night at Pockets Snooker Club Saturday. Thank you to every one that has supported this Perfect event in memory of Harry. Big thank you to Beverly and Rick who is Harry's daughter and son in law for coming to present the trophies to the players. This whole competition started with 32 players and every match was played in great spirit and very close games .Our 2 very deserved finalist were Andy Wagstaff and Caisley Knowles. Caisley played a fantastic final and was a very deserved winner on the night with a 4-0 win. But the score line does not take away how very close every game was and how well Andy played all through this competition. So well done to both players. Thank you to Matt Glasby our referee on the night. Well done to our losing semi finalists Matt Glasby and Luke Spark both receiving £70 each Runner up received £160 Winner received £300 Cancer Charity's will receive £160 Big Big thank you to all the Family and friends of players and the members that came Saturday to support this event which ended with a great game of killer Pool Pockets style . Cheers
Congratulations to Adam Lawler on winning the Ivan Drabble cup Simon Chandler was runner up and both played well to reach the final but Adam shined on the final
CONGRATULATIONS SIMON CHANDLER WINNER OF THE VIC HARRIS DIVISION 2 SINGLES
Pockets B became the first 2nd division team ever to win the Vic Harris league cup final Fabulous achievement. Well done Captain Martin Slatford for creating this amazing team The team for battling all season coming 2nd in the league and winning this cup Adam Lawler, Ryan Radford, Simon Chandler, Luke Spark.Darren Griffiths, Aaron Williams, Willian uden. Caisly. Zak. Steve
I would like to add a special big up up the Captain Martin Slatford. Who in my opinion is the best captain of a snooker team any one could ask for. He manages to keep a large number of regular team players very happy and enthusiastic with very little problems. He is fantastic at picking the correct player each week to get their best performance at the right times. Creating the amazing results he has achieved over 12 years. Whilst keeping a very strong team moral. This is a special gift to have. Martin also took over our Monday team in the 2nd division Vic Harris mid season as it was looking like folding and managed to turn it all around, build up great team spirit. Bring in new players and achieve 2nd in the very good standard Vic Harris league. Pockets are very lucky to have him at Pockets. Although Martin has grabbed the glory as a Pockets captain this year and truly deserved. I would like to thank all our Captains of our league team for keeping Competition Snooker, Darts and Pool alive. It is a very hard job and we really appreciate you all for representing pockets. We are a very proud and happy club. Thank you Phil. Amber and Matt and our amazing team of people that work with Pockets
Pockets snooker club currently has 5 Wednesday night league teams playing across two local leagues (Thameside and Southend). After a couple of years of disruption because of Covid the new 2021-22 was eagerly anticipated. All of our teams had some great performances during the season with one of our teams (Pockets T) run and captained by Martin Slatford going on to win the Thameside league division one title As well as winning the Knock out Johnson Cup. Pockets T were the first team in TSL history to achieve this feat. Pockets T have now won 4 league titles and been runner up 5 times in the last 12 years making them the most successful team in the Thameside league over the last decade. Pockets A from the Southend league were a very close 2nd in the league with a knife edge finish only just missing the top spot on the last night of the league. Well done all the players and Simon who is a great captain of the team. Well done to the whole team and all our teams (captains and players). Here wishing the clubs success continues over the coming seasons Please see the next blog for a special big up to Martin Slatford captain of Pockets T and VHSL pockets B
Fantastic win for Ron Card Tuesday night singles winner Fantastic achievement. Also well done to Carl Sutton and Nick Benson on reaching the quarter a and Jim getting to the semis. A great night for pockets all round
Absolutely brilliant achievement to win the averages in this high standard league. Well done Carl you deserve it. You have played some great darts all season
Well Pockets won it in style. Fantastic cup final v Ambleside. Pockets smashed it winning the first 5 games in a best of 9 final Brilliant darts and an enjoyable evening. Every one played very well but A particularly good win for Jim to get us going and Nick played an extremely good game to take the 2nd. Well done to Ewan taking the winning leg. All in all a great team performance all season. I'm sure 2nd in the league will be replaced with first next season. Thank you to Mark for being an amazing captain
Congratulations to Pockets Tuesday darts team. Fantastic achievements this season. Runners up in the leagues. Now in the final of the Bowman shield cup next Tuesday. Photos and results to follow Carl Sutton winner of the league averages. Very impressive. Carl Talbot a very close 2nd in the team and 4th in the league This team has been at pockets for many years now and we are proud to be a part of it . Fantastic group of people with lots of laughs
Good week and experience for Matt in the WSF last week. Last 64 in the world of amateur snooker. Although not the result he wanted is still very good. Roll on many more great results to come. Watch this space
Having felt a bit undignified being carried in. She soon settled in behind the bar for a quick half. Kept an eye on the pool table and Darts and enjoyed spin on the bandit.
It’s amazing how one random night out at the FAIRHAVENS HARES ABOUT TOWN AUCTION has put us in such a happy mood. Having won the bid on the actual hare we wanted for Pockets Snooker Club and donating £4,400 to fairhavens who care for so many friends and family with cancer.