STANFORD Cons B man, Simon Eves, flew in from his home in Spain to play his frames against Paul Pankhurst at Rileys.

It proved worthwhile as he went on to win, along with a 35 break and the help of team mates John Crump and Ray Moon for their third 6-0 victory of the season.

A new cue for Rileys Wanderers Steve Owen gave him his all time highest break of 31 over Michael Bradon of Aveley Ship.

At Stanford Cons A, Simon Green potted a 40 break against John O’Brien in a 5-1 win over Springhouse B.

Struggling Tilbury Community Centre went down heavily against Grays Cons with Lee Warrick scoring their only frame in a 5-1 defeat.

Grays Working Mens Club dropped two places in the league after losing 4-2 to Springhouse A.

Results: Tilbury C.C 1 (Lee Warrick) Grays Cons 5 (Ross Palmer 2 Matt Fisher 2 Steve Palmer); Springhouse A 4 (John Hicks 2, Barry Graylin, Lionel Manning) Grays WMC 2 (Derek White, Harry Townsly); Aveley Ship 2 (Gary Langrish, Michael Bradon) Rileys Wanderers 4 (Paul Hurst 2, Mark Mason Steve Owen); Stanford Cons A 5 (Trevor Beard 2 Simon Green 2 Mark Brady ) Springhouse B 1 (Lee Driver); Rileys 0 Stanford Cons B 6 (Simon Eves 2 Ray Moon 2 John Crump 2 ).

Billiards singles 2nd Round: Paul Pankhurst (Rileys) beat Ray Moon (Stanford Cons B); Steve Gill (Grays Cons) beat Ray Smith (Rileys) Billiards Singles Semi-Final: SteveGill (Grays Cons) beat Paul Pankhurst (Rileys).