BOOTHAM ‘A’ held on to top spot in the York Conservative Clubs’ Carlsberg UK Snooker League despite losing 4-3 to Fulford ‘B’.

Tim Fillingham and Mark Darley lost their unbeaten records as Tom Wilson and Andy Hurley made it 2-0 to Fulford, who moved up one place to third.

Rob Barron reduced the arrears but John Adcock and Nigel Smith sealed the win before Colin Robinson and Chris Dower made the score more respectable.

Heworth ‘A’ reduced Bootham ‘A’s lead to three points by defeating Acomb ‘A’ 4-3.

Adam Scaife won the first game but Richard Lillie and Mark Harrison moved Acomb 2-1 ahead.

Jason Milner levelled only for Keith Thornhill (32 break) to restore Acomb’s lead.

Nick Dyson and Clive Whyte secured the win for Heworth.

Fulford ‘A’ halted their five-match losing streak with a 4-3 victory over Malton ‘A’, who have now lost five in a row.

Malton looked to be on the way to victory as Richard Williamson, Phil Hart and Roger Ward gave them a 3-0 lead.

However, Alan Reed stopped the rot by defeating Simon Weatherill, and Mike Walsh (60 break), Justin Morris and Tim Lister completed the turn-around.

Brian Birch, Darren Colledge, Mark Calpin and Jamie Kilmartin (24 break) earned Heworth ‘B’ a 4-0 lead over Acomb ‘B’, only to see Ken Bowser, Steve Rodgers and Andy Stone pull it back to 4-3.

In the last match before the Christmas break, Bootham ‘A’ beat their ‘B’ team 5-1 to increase their lead to eight points at the top of the Faber Shield Billiards League.

Nick Parker, Colin Robinson, (36, 34 breaks) and Ken Taylor put them in a commanding position before Tim Fillingham (35 break) clawed one back.

Tony Lambert had a chance of earning a draw, but Chris Dower (21 break) ran out the winner in his first competitive game, and the aggregate point made it 5-1.

Bootham ‘B’, with a game in hand, are in second place while Heworth, who have three games in hand, are level on points with them.