In the first international match at home, the Sarnians lost 33-19 to England. Sarians players weren't surprised at the results, as they consider England to be pioneers of the sport. The claim to have come out in full force again the England team.
"Basically we were playing the best players in the world. When you consider the standards we have 30 to 40 players to choose from and they have hundreds. We were very, very pleased. It was better than we hoped," said Guernsey team member Bob Chapple.
The bar billiards set began with the pairs matches which turned out to be extremely close, with the visitors taking a 14-11 lead.
Tom Oliver and Mat Ogier had got Guernsey off to a good start when they beat Jim Millward and Tony Walsh 4-1. Terry Kenny and Paul Dyer also claimed a win for the home team.
In individual play, Guernsey took eight points to England's 19 points. "We were very pleased to lose 19-8 in the individuals," said Chapple. The first four matches saw England's Paul Sainsbury, Mark Turner, Tony Walsh and Nigel Senior take all 12 points off Darren Ogier, Karl Ogier, Kenny and Roy Le Page respectively.
Oliver went onto get the home side's first points in this category when he beat Keith Sheard 2-1 in a very close game. Dyer then took a point off Millward, who is the three-time world champion. Next, Guernsey captain and current island champion Trevor Gallienne stepped up to face England captain Kevin Tunstall and he scored a 3-0 victory. Mat Ogier continued a good run for the greens as he got the better of Peter Farrelly 2-1 before Chapple came undone against the in-form Steve Mariner 3-0.
The Guernsey team will be looking to get their revenge when they travel to England to face them once again next year.
"Basically we were playing the best players in the world. When you consider the standards we have 30 to 40 players to choose from and they have hundreds. We were very, very pleased. It was better than we hoped," said Guernsey team member Bob Chapple.
The bar billiards set began with the pairs matches which turned out to be extremely close, with the visitors taking a 14-11 lead.
Tom Oliver and Mat Ogier had got Guernsey off to a good start when they beat Jim Millward and Tony Walsh 4-1. Terry Kenny and Paul Dyer also claimed a win for the home team.
In individual play, Guernsey took eight points to England's 19 points. "We were very pleased to lose 19-8 in the individuals," said Chapple. The first four matches saw England's Paul Sainsbury, Mark Turner, Tony Walsh and Nigel Senior take all 12 points off Darren Ogier, Karl Ogier, Kenny and Roy Le Page respectively.
Oliver went onto get the home side's first points in this category when he beat Keith Sheard 2-1 in a very close game. Dyer then took a point off Millward, who is the three-time world champion. Next, Guernsey captain and current island champion Trevor Gallienne stepped up to face England captain Kevin Tunstall and he scored a 3-0 victory. Mat Ogier continued a good run for the greens as he got the better of Peter Farrelly 2-1 before Chapple came undone against the in-form Steve Mariner 3-0.
The Guernsey team will be looking to get their revenge when they travel to England to face them once again next year.
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