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ENGLAND TEAM

HOME INTERNATIONALS

2007
The England Team has been finalised for the Home International Snooker Championships 2007, 7-14 September, Pontins, Prestatyn, North Wales to be played in the World Snooker Centre.

The four very strong sides are defending all the HIBSF titles during the week long events the junior sides again will be big favourites to continue their stranglehold on the trophy?s in this section.

England have not been able to send a team for the Ladies competition and at the 12th hour the Seniors side was completed after unexpected with drawls, three players all from Liverpool carrying the flag.

The Managers are Del Hill and Nigel Bond.

Mens ;
Adam Duffy 18, Sheffield, Craig Steadman 25, Bolton,
Michael Wild 26, Oldham, Sam Baird 19. Exeter,
Gary Wilson 21, Wallsend, David Grace 22, Leeds,
Daniel Ward 25, Wednesbury.

Under 19?s ;
Michael Wasley 17, Gloucester, Stephen Criagie 17, Newcastle,
Liam Highfield 16, Stoke, Darren Bond 18, Tiverton,
Steven Gregson 18, York, John Astley 18, Gateshead,
Kris Vincent 19, Plymouth.

Under 16?s ;
Mitchell Mann 15, Birmingham, Jack Lisowski 16, Gloucester,
Kyren Wilson 15, Kettering, Daniel McCann 15, Liverpool,
James Silverwood 16, Lancaster, Sam Craigie 13, Newcastle,
Darren Cook 15, Hartlepool, George Marter 14, Poole.

Seniors ; Over 40.
John Welsh, Chris Connelly, Ian Doyle, Liverpool.


Malcolm Thorne
English Snooker

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ENGLAND AGAIN DOMINATE HOME INTERNATIONALS

Winning Mens, Under 16?s and Under 19?s


England again dominated the Home International Snooker Championships, Pontins, Prestatyn winning six titles during the week?s event in North Wales.

The Men?s, Under 16?s and Under 19?s won all of their matches in both the Home Series and the International Challenge all three sides winning most of their matches convincingly.

Craig Steadman, Bolton led from the front captaining the Men?s team to 9 wins to retain the Prince of Wales Shield and regain the International Challenge.

Steadman made three century?s 107,116 and the section?s highest a 140, Michael Wild, Oldham also made a 108 the youngest member of the team Adam Duffy, 18, Sheffield remained the only player in the side unbeaten.

England defeated Northern Ireland 17-1,Scotland 12-6, Jersey on their debut 18-0, Guernsey 14-4, Wales 11-7 and the Republic of Ireland 12-6 to win the home series and captured the International Challenge with wins against guest teams Qatar 18-0, France 13-5 and Pontins 10-8 for a frame tally of 125 won to 37 lost.

The Under 19?s led by Michael Wasley, Gloucester who made the highest break in this section a modest 78 overcame Scotland 17-1, Republic of Ireland 16-2, Northern Ireland 13-5 and the deciding match Wales 11-7 plus victory?s over Belgium 14-4 and Qatar 18-0 to pocket two titles.

The North East?s John Astley, Gateshead and Stephen Craigie, Newcastle never lost a match in this section as did Kris Vincent, Plymouth.

Mitchell Mann led the Under 16 team swamping all the teams to also win two events playing the home teams twice beating Scotland 12-6 and 13-5, Northern Ireland 17-1 and 16-2, Republic of Ireland 13-5 and 14-4, Wales 13-5 and 12-6 finally a 12-6 win over Pontins.

Two England players made hundreds Danny McCann, Liverpool the highest 104 and Kyren Wilson, Kettering 102, Sam Craigie weighed in with a 91 and the skipper Mann 90.

Both Mann and Wilson remained undefeated in the Under 16?s.

Wales won the Masters title (Over 40) and the Pontins team made up of all ex English professionals headed by former top 16 star Mike Hallett won the International Masters Challenge.

Republic of Ireland A won the Ladies title, England unable to raise a team to defend the Marie Colquitt Sheild won for the past 12 years.

Malcolm Thorne
English Snooker