BRIAN COUSEN hit the first century of the season in the Huddersfield Billiards League, when he knocked in a magnificent break of 126 – and still lost!

Playing for Lindley Liberal Club’s A team, Cousen (minus 80) had to give away 160 points start on handicap to his New Mill B opponent Mike Holding (+80), and in the end it proved too much to give away despite his splendid effort.

Holding helped his cause along with a break of 33, and although it paled into insignificance compared to Cousen 126, he still came out smiling with a 200-121 victory.

Elsewhere, Springwood’s Rob Armitage was just 17 points away from registering a ton, when he made 83 on the way to beating Brockholes’ Allan Bottomley 200-188.

Steve Whiteley made a 61 break as New Mill A took all three frames against Moldgreen Lib.

The latest Huddersfield Open Snooker League scorers are:

Golcar RBL D 3 Top Spot 1 – L Landa (owes 37) 92 S Reilly (owes 4) 42, S Lucas (2) 52 S Ali (2) 45, J Shaw (owes 14) 85 D Smith (21) 64, J Reaney (8) 29 B Pickup (owes 2) 39.

Break: L Landa 52.

Bradley & Colne WMC B 2 Deighton WMC B 2 – R Townley (6) 42 I Elson (29) 79, B Wheeler (29) 65 D Rowe (21) 62, A Fenton (owes 5) 67 J Senior (22) 50, C Sykes (26) 72 J Wenzel (3) 75.

Lindley WMC 3 Broad Oak BC B 1 – A Boothroyd (owes 20) 68 A Haigh (15) 78, J McMahon (owes 27) 73 M Burgess (13) 54, H Corbett (owes 33) 71 R Waterworth (owes 5) 31, R Read (owes 45) 116 J Lendon (24) 76.

Breaks: R Read 30, 32.

Crosland Moor Con 3 Broad Oak BC D 1 – M Atkinson (3) 49 S Tidswell (18) 80, S Moorhouse (owes 21) 78 M Bentley (23) 65, G Doughty (owes 14) 82 M Blakley (23) 68, K O’Prey (15) 77 B Gilbert (2) 44.

Break: S Moorhouse 35.

Canalside B 3 Lindley Lib B 1 – D Bottomley (owes 4) 49 A Holding (owes 6) 40, C Keegan owes 7) 60 J Scholefield (10) 26, M Blagbrough (15) 68 J Bowker (20) 49, A Blagbrough (26) 66 C Hill (23) 80.

Meltham Lib D 1 Canalside 3 – C Keogh (7) 62 C Norcliffe (owes 26) 89, L Fitzgerald (22) 42 S Stennett (owes 7) 62, J Portelli (18) 63 M Saeed (9) 54, A Stott (17) 48 M Harvey (owes 2) 55.

Breaks: C Norcliffe 31, 25.

Springwood BC 3 Marsden Con 1 – A Batty (owes 14) 75 S Peacock (owes 23) 39, B Whitehouse (6) 56 A Smith (owes 3) 75, B Stead (7) 65 J Shepard (17) 49, T Whitehouse (12) 73 R Taylor (0) 32.

Broad Oak BC 2 Primrose Hill Lib 2 – K Baxter (owes 14) 66 R Silvester (19) 93, M Heap (owes 4) 85 C Wilkinson (13) 43, K Ellis (owes 26) 44 A Gilroy (11) 82, A Harper (6) 82 P Daw (28) 72.

Breaks: M Heap 31; K Ellis 29.

Lockwood Con 1 Lower Hopton WMC 3 – R Bodsworth (1) 48 N Ewart (4) 49, P Bodsworth (11) 63 I Newby (6) 74, C Ball (21) 68 P Kennedy (10) 77, D Singh (1) 99 D Poutney (owes 24) 44.

Moldgreen Con 4 Marsden RBL 0 – L Carr (5) 64 B Wood (17) 59, K Hobson (4) 62 J Shaw (owes 5) 52, D Crines (5) 87 D Kipling (1) 35, J Bastow (owes 36) 74 G Irving (11) 52.

Break: D Crines 25.

Lepton Lib B 3 Crosland Moor Con C 1 – A Roddy (6) 63 B Haigh (9) 55, W Lockwood (21) 68 N Cox (19) 59, M Wimpenny (16) 89 G Moorhouse (15) 53, M Taylor (5) 41 G Ineson (owes 6) 68.

Top Spot B 2 Holme Spts 2 – C Reynolds (17) 80 M Maude (owes 28) 83, M Houlton (16) 57 A Marsden 99) 56, J Siswick (8) 36 P Robinson (owes 5) 48, A Oldfield (17) 59 B Parratt (24) 55.

Marsden Soc 3 Slaithwaite CBC 1 – D Crosbie (owes 17) 74 I Quarmby (owes 27) 61, D Sewell (2) 71 A Kershaw (owes 10) 52, C Hawkins (owes 10) 64 B Morley (26) 78, M Auty (21) 78 R Mozley (1) 37.

Golcar Con C 0 St Patricks B 4 – A Brough (29) 38 Y Hussain (19) 71, D Fawthrop (owes 2) 26 J Halstead (0) 59, T Hirst (31) 66 J Halstead (14) 74, T Riley (1) 42 S Hussain (33) 66.

Hillhouse and Birkby BC D 3 Lepton Lib 1 – R Terry 96) 66 C Dean (25) 61, R Dolan (11) 72 C Clarke (23) 35, N Boustead (16) 32 S Kemp (23) 64, B Wood (8) 60 C Ellis (11) 37.

Paddock CBC 1 Paddock Con 3 – P Garforth (6) 29 J Wise (12) 58, S Stockton (16) 50 D Lewis (26) 60, M Barrett (15) 54 N Hartley (14) 62, I Fretwell (12) 73 B Jowett (21) 54.

Lindley Lib A 3 Almondbury Con 1 – R Greaves (owes 12) 53 S James (owes 19) 8, R kaye (28) 52 S Lyons (5) 48, P Gaffey (27) 74 K Dyson (9) 38, A Wortley (12) 32 D Morton (owes 6) 64.

Golcar Con B 3 Hillhouse and Birkby BC 1 – M Stocks (owes 45) 76 K Hirst (owes 17) 48, W Baker (owes 14) 32 C Sykes (owes 8) 54, H Peel (19) 69 J Watson (owes 4) 26, P Smith (9) 57 B Roys (21) 50.

Break: M Stocks 46.

Moldgreen Con C 3 Netherton Con 1 – J Metcalfe (26) 68 C Rhodes (21) 54, R Wilson (35) 74 J Holdroyd (26) 48, R Bintcliffe (10) 66 G Shaw (1) 23, S Morris (6) 26 J Boylan (5) 57.

Newsome WMC B 1 Springwood BC B 3 – J Durham (21) 68 G Sewell (28) 52, N oakes (16) 51 M Stout (35) 75, M Oakes (28) 77 M Brammah (38) 84, D Oakes (owes 22) 59 R Coote (25) 77.

Netherton Con B 1 Crosland Moor Con B 3 –T Whittaker (13) 46 A Fowkler (2) 61, S Smith (26) 60 T Huntingdon (owes 5) 37, N Brook (26) 67 D Jessop (1) 74, I Moseley (owes 32) 47 J Moorhouse (21) 80.

Kirkburton Lib B 2 Moldgreen Con B 2 – D Young (9) 33 D Blacker (owes 5) 63, P Johnson (25) 68 T Atkinson (owes 3) 76, D Standhaven (30) 64 I Pursell (25) 50, J Kaye (30) 80 J Kowalski (23) 45.

Deighton WMC 2 Berry Brow Lib C 2 – B Cornerford (20) 45 E Clayton (30) 71, D Core 918) 64 C Gannon (26) 34, J Core (7) 38 P Boothroyd (16) 82, M Parkeer (12) 60 A Middleton (0) 46.

Marsden RBL B 1 Meltham Con 3 – C Shaw (owes 4) 48 M Gearside (owes 4) 56, S Castle (11) 39 S Thornless (21) 73, R Clarke (owes 3) 34 M White (owes 30) 74, C Zaffino (0) 61 C Wirral (18) 41.

Break: M White 45.

Kirkburton Lib B 2 Moldgreen Con B 2 – D Young (9) 33 D Blacker (owes 5) 63, P Johnson (25) 68 T Atkinson (owes 3) 76, D Standhaven (30) 64 I Pursell (25) 50, J Kaye (30) 80 J Kowalski (23) 45.

Honley Con 4 Meltham Lib 0 – I Wimpenny (0) 59 A Chapman (owes 21) 29, D Holdroyd (16) 75 T Boothroyd (owes 9) 58, P Schofield (13) 68 P Waddington (owes 13) 57, G Broadhead (10) 58 P Headey (owes 3) 43.

Almondbury Con B 3 Marsh Lib 1 – C Madden (25) 47 P Madison (12) 75, C Marsden (15) 101 C Thorpe (owes 29) 45, M Sykes (20) 78 A Wright (owes 13) 33, D Lucid (21) 69 T Moore (owes 8) 44.

Break: C Thorpe 32.

Hillhouse and Birkby BC B 2 Kirkburton Lib 2 – S Thorpe (16) 78 B Keenan (owes 15) 49, D Kaye (32) 45 M Garrety (21) 78, J Thorpe (owes 5) 65 N Armstrong (owes 35) 12, G Brook (25) 42 P Caine (20) 73.

Slaithwaite CBC B 1 Marsh U BC 3 – J Bryson (30) 54 K Jackson (19) 86, J Turner (21) 57 S Wood (21) 74, J Langfield (16) 99 S Crowther (32) 46, J Senior (27) 57 A Heywood (21) 81.

Break: K Jackson 25.

Deighton WMC 2 Berry brow Lib C 2@ – B Cornerford (20) 45 E Clayton (30) 71, D Core (18) 64 C Gannon (26) 34, J Core (7) 38 P Boothroyd (16) 82, M Parker (12) 60 A Middleton (0) 46.

Marsh U BC B 1 Lindley WMC B 3 – N Hinchliffe (40) 54 R Whitcombe (34) 93, D James (27) 61 N Armstrong (owes 9) 62, A Oldfield (19) 61 M Goodier (owes 19) 67, P Bottom (38) 82 N Burrows (34) 70.

Almondbury WMC 3 New Mill B Police B 1 – S Wilson (5) 76 John Lee (1) 26, R O’Connery(1) 61 Joe Lee (21) 64, B O’Toole (30) 83 D Hey (4) 65, S Mulchall (9) 61 M Hanson (8) 16.

St Patricks A 1 Golcar RBL 3 – Mir (21) 36 M Hirst (34) 93, D Adams (25) 51 N Dawson (26) 88, B Adams (35) 75 J McElroy (21) 49, C Adams (30) 59 R Sutton (0) 73.

Crosland Moor WMC B 2 Hillhouse and Birkby BC C 2 – A Roberts (42) 87 L Vernon (38) 76, D Peacock (45) 65 N Watson (38) 75, M Peacock (34) 71 R Tunnacliffe (7) 74, R Hewson (34) 92 J Dolan (20) 72.

Milnsbridge Lib 3 Meltham Lib C 1 – D Dowie (owes 1) 78 D Hoyle (35) 41, S Price (21) 89 I Lee (25) 41, L Boothroyd (8) 60 C Kelly (6) 49, J Haigh (32) 75 P Shaw (owes 13) 84.

Breaks: D Dowie 24, 33; P Shaw 26.

Berry Brow Lib 2 Lockwood Con B 2 – C Gee (32) 58 A Gavin (12) 69, I Meehan (28) 51 D Shaw (21) 94, A Muff (16) 82 C heywood (21) 35, R Steer (7) 58 K Wood (owes 9) 1.

Berry Brow Lib B 1 Golcar Con D 3 – S Cogger (28) 73 A Brook (21) 46, R Farrar (11) 58 M Bamforth (34) 82, E Crookes (21) 48 R Hall (32) 80, M Howes (21) 40 I Brogden (24) 64.

New Mill 2 Newsome WMC 2 – S Whiteley (owes 7) 48 A Rattigan (31) 74, P Booth (21) 79 J DAvidson (34) 70, D Lomax (8) 45 B Rattigan (10) 67, M Holding (owes 13) 79 I wrigley (41) 64.

Marsh Lib B 3 Golcar Con 1 – J Ashton (29) 44 P Ainley (12) 82, A Clegg (owes 28) 82 J Kitson (owes 1) 53, R Armitage (owes 45) 89 T Whitwam (23) 85, G Brooke (21) 92 R Singleton (38) 83.

Latest Billiards League scores:

New Mill B 1 Lindley LIb 2 – D Lomax (80) 190 D Tully (60) 200, J Bowden (30) 130 D Anscough (90) 200, M Holding (80) 200 B Cousen (owes 80) 121.

Breaks: M Holding 33; B Cousen 126.

Brockholes BC 1 Springwood BC 2 – M Peaker (owes 100) 174 T O’Hara (75) 200, A Bottomley (85) 188 R Armitage (owes 100) 200, D Peaker (owes 45) 200 T Clegg (owes 100) 169.

Breaks: D Peaker 52, 44; R Armitage 83.

Lindley Lib B 0 Upper Hopton WMC 3 – A Hitchen (115) 180 R Head (85) 200, D Green (120) 62 S Rhodes (105) 200, D Stuart (75) 147 D R Rourke (owes 35) 200.

Moldgreen Lib 0 New Mill 3 – F Griffin (owes 5) 144 S Whiteley (owes 65) 200, M Patmore (65) 142 R Walker (90) 200, J Ingleby (owes 3) 108 P Booth (95) 200.

Breaks: F Griffin 36; S Whiteley 61.

Springwood BC B 2 Milnsbridge LIb 1 – P Rayner (55) 179 J Bell (130) 200, P Ostrowski (80) 200 J Haigh (105) 157, T Whitehouse (55) 200 R Singleton (125) 195.

Breaks: P Rayner 26; T Whitehouse 49.

Latest veterans League scores:

Crosland Moor WMC 2 Hillhouse and Birkby BC 1 – T Bullas (13) 63 K Roys (10) 49, J Needham (owes 12) 64 G Pulleyn (0) 33, J Haigh (8) 53 C Sykes (owes 8) 75.

Lepton Lib 1 Bradley and Colne WMC 2 – T Wiper (12) 52 S Higgins (4) 42, D Edmondson (5) 63 B Brennan (10) 76, J McLellan (7) 51 J Daley (6) 74.

Moldgreen Con 0 Golcar RBL B 3 – C Blackburn (owes 2) 40 J Garside (owes 19) 68, L Firth (17) 47 R Sutton (owes 25) 75, R Armitage (0) 0 E Charlotte (1) 64.

Marsh U BC B 0 Marsh Lib C 3 – J Mikula (27) 68 S Whiteley (owes 30) 96, D Earnshaw (20) 67 A Clegg (ows 30) 91, M Kaye (12) 60 R Taylor (owes 22) 81.

Break: A Clegg 29.

Moldgreen Con 0 Turnbridge WM 3 – T Sykes (20) 46 B Beaumont (7) 71, L Firth (17) 56 J Hever (5) 66, R Armitage (owes 8) 32 F Dickinson owes 2) 59.

Lindley Lib 2 Crosland Moor WMC B 1 – A Hitchen (7) 61 C Collier (24) 47, B farrand (10) 84 N Snowball (26) 74, G Green (6) 58 M Kewley (30) 80.

Marsh Lib B 1 Paddock Con B 2 – R Woodworth (26) 35 D Hardy (14) 78, H Hargreaves (14) 42 A Cockshaw (10) 46, C Garlick (23) 77 T Rowley 0) 50.

Crosland Moor Con C 1 New Mill B 2 – M Mulligan (29) 44 K Nilsson (7) 72, P Carroll (10) 41 H Wilkinson (owes 11) 54, B Morley (10) 68 P booth (owes 8) 33.

Primrose Hill Lib 0 New Mill D 3 – D Crines (17) 66 T Ingham (10) 67, J Horvath (25) 56 D Milner (owes 1) 61, W Shaw (6) 36 D Barrowclough (17) 69.