Leader of the Black Country Thursday Night Singles League Rich Bowen had a rather quiet start to week five when he was held to a 4-4 draw by third in the league Benjamin Hollowood but he then got better and better as he followed up with a 5-3 win against Shane Price and ended the evening by handing Ashley Ralph an 8-0 whitewash to take his points tally from twelve games to 95, eight more than his nearest rival Nick Fullwell who has played eleven games the latest of which saw him go down 5-3 to Benjamin Hollowood but then by the same scoreline beat fourth in the league Gareth Johnston and finish the evening on a high with a 6-2 success over Danny Knight. Following his two great results over the league’s top two players Benjamin Hollowood won his third game of the night against Shane Passey 5-3 to give him a total of 75 points from ten games and a lead of four over Gareth Johnston who after his defeat to Fullwell was then held to a 4-4 draw by Dennis Bull and finished with a 6-2 win over Cheryl Allcock.
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