The Eastern Counties Championship was held at the Maltings Club, King's Lynn, and was won by Phil Welham. Phil describes play generally as being below standard.
| P. Welham
63 | 282 | I. Chambers
| 262 | ||
| A. Salisbury
| 307 | B. French
| 163 |
| P. Welham
69, 65 | 272 | A. Salisbury
81 | 207 |
Gary Norman (K. Lynn) scored well throughout the tournament and was a deserving winner though given a good game by Ian Clarke(Gt. Massinham) in the final
| G. Norman
| 149 | I. Clarke
| 116 |
Norwich are the 1993 champions with Huntingdon being runners-up. The highest score of the season was recorded by Steven Ellis (Huntingdon) - 593; and the highest break by Albert Salisbury (Huntingdon) - 155. There were no other centuries this year, maybe 1994 will bring an improvement.
The Mark Wildman trophy for the most improved player of the season was awarded to Richard Thorpe (K. Lynn Maltings)
Foss Wilson won the Norfolk title from a field of thirty, his fourth win in five years. Foss beat John Carman in the final making a fine break of 173 - a record for the event. Foss has also won the Norwich Open and the Norwich Handicap. Congratulations to Foss Wilson on a great season.
| F. Wilson
96, 76, 50 | 350 | P. Welham
| 191 | ||
| J. Carman
59, 56 | 339 | R. Bidewell
55 | 339 |
| F. Wilson
173, 64unf | 350 | J. Carman
| 131 |
The league was won by the Stiffley A team with Norwich A as runners-up.
The highest score of the season was 544 by Phil Welham who also had three centuries. The highest league break was 115 by Foss Wilson.
The tournament was contested by a good-quality field of players from the Eastern Regions and Midlands. There were many commendable breaks in the early rounds including 108 from Andy Reeve and 111 from Welham. Foss Wilson contested his fourth individual final but, despite a 110, he was beaten, this time by Welham, who had a 164.
| P. Welham
53 | 421 | J. Carman
| 190 | ||
| F. Wilson
80, 53 | 311 | Andy Reeve
| 234 |
| P. Welham
164 | 392 | F. Wilson
110 | 249 |
Mr Tommy Arnott was a highly respected coach involved with the Teesside Boys League. Tommy died last year and his family has presented a trophy to be contested annually by a team from the Longlands Social Club where Mr Arnott had been a member for many years, and a select team of Teesside Boys players. The proceeds of the match went towards a fund dedicated towards sending a local autistic child to the USA for treatment.
The Longlands club was represented by Geoff Charville, Steve Robinson, Tony Gamesby, David Causier, Peter Gilchrist, and John Murphy. The Teessiders were Martin Goodwill (ex boys,) Chris Shutt, Allan Scott, Tony Parsons, Paul Bennett, and Gareth Evans. The match was won by the Longlands team by 1506 -1144. All games were of 45 minutes, David Causier had breaks of 112 and 110, Peter Gilchrist had a 102. As Albert Hanson put it, the real winner was the game itself.
Youngsters David and Andrew Conway, together with their friend Andrew Whittle, won both the league and the KO cup. These boys have been playing in the league for only two seasons. A fine performance indeed, let us hope that the boys find a life-long interest in the game.
The Southampton league (13 teams) was won by The Executive. 147 Club, with The Eastleigh Club second. Daniel Zagaroli, an under-16 national finalist a year or two ago, made a break of 113 unfinished. The season's highest was a 116 by amateur championship semi-finalist Dave Burgess.
A league with a very high standard. The top break was a 211 by John Smith (Kidderminster). Alan Orton (Nuneaton) had 141; Tony Keeling (Stoke) 140; Peter Shelley (Stoke) 136, 118, and 112; David Rees (Derby) 117,114, and 104.