HUDDERSFIELD’S Junior Snooker and Handicap champion Alex Hirst had the top break in the latest series of SMileS Huddersfield Open League matches – but it wasn’t good enough to grab a victory.

The young Hillhouse & Birkby A team star was playing against Robert Dolan, from his own club’s D team, when he made a break of 41.

But the three handicapper, who also lifted the Tommy Donlan Memorial Trophy in 2010, couldn’t quite overhaul his opponent, who was playing off plus 26, and finally went down 73-53.

Although there was some consolation in that his team recorded a 3-1 victory in the Section 1B clash.

Further results from the League, along with those from the Veterans’ League and SMileS Billiards League are:

Lower Hopton WMC 2 Marsden Con 2@ – J Weston (12) 31 A Smith (scr) 62, N Ewart (4) 37 I Shepherd (28) 77, M Bloxsome (owes 17) 82 H Rose (21) 62, D Poutney (owes 24) 57 L Bradbury (owes 5) 38.

Break:@ D Poutney 36.

Syngenta A 2 Crosland Moor Con A 2@ – C Norcliffe (owes 21) 27 C Bullock (owes 8) 61, S Stennett (owes 45) 9 1 A O’Connor (owes 43) 4, M Hulley (owes 2) 76 J Bastow (owes 36) 51, R Bates (19) 74 G Doughty (owes 7) 75.

Break:@ G Doughty 34.

Springwood A 2 Marsden Lib A 3@ – T Roper (owes 29) 37 K Wood (owes 4) 75, B Stead (owes 3) 46 C Thorpe (owes 24) 66, T Whitehouse (11) 57 K Dyson (11) 50, B Whitehouse (16) 52 S Lawton (owes 12) 43.

Break:@ C Thorpe 27.

Lindley WMC A 2 Golcar Con 2@ – B Campbell (owes 9) 82 H Peel (20) 71, M Naeem (owes 44) 48 T Liversidge (owes 45) 80, H Corbett (owes 24) 56 G J Hey (owes (13) 60, R Read (owes 45) 50 W Baker (owes 16) 80.

Break:@ H Peel 27.

Top Spot A 4 Golcar BC D 0@ – B Pickup (21) 74 J Shaw (owes 18) 62, C Dyson (owes 14) 72 S Lucas (2) 46, M Boylan (owes 15) 85 D Orentas (16) 40, D Smith (21) 77 J Reaney (6) 72.

Breaks:@ C Dyson 30, M Boylan 30, 38, J Shaw 29.

Almondbury Con A 2 Marsden Soc 2@ – S Taylor (17) 73 L Blagbrough (16) 43, S Lyons (owes 11) 6 D Crosbie (owes 14) 57, S James (owes 16) 66 A Kewley (owes 5) 43, D Morton (owes 10) 45 D Sewell (scr) 63.

Broad Oak BC D 3 Primrose Hill Lib 1@ – C Woodhouse (5) 71 R Silvester (20) 35, M Bentley (19) 77 A Gilroy (20) 35, S Tidswell (18) 42 C Wilkinson (15) 70, K Baxter (owes ) 65 P Daw (19) 62.

Honley Con B 3 Hillhouse and Birkby BC C @ – A Cawtheray (owes 12) 80 L Vernon (38) 72, C Furness (scr) 88 J Dolan (18) 24, D Holroyd (14) 55 P Vernon (owes 8) 68, P Schofield (21) 77 M Herbert (30) 55.

Marsden RBL A 2 Upper Hopton WMC 2@ – B Wood (18) 61 M Willans (26) 39, P Carter (9) 20 J Cocking (6) 48, J Shaw (owes 5) 16 M Haigh (11) 67, G Irving (10) 64 G Bennett (6) 58.

Marsh Lib 4 Broad Oak A 0@ – J Ashton (27) 69 J Hodge (owes 20) 63, T O’Hara (10) 72 K Ellis (owes 26) 33, G Whitehouse (1) 72 S Woodhouse (7) 42, R Armitage (owes 45) 74 H Heap (owes 2) 60.

Almondbury WMC 2 New Mill 2@ – S Wilson (4) 45 J Lee (owes 10) 79, B O’Toole (32) 85 K Skarz (21) 44, R O’Connor (owes 8) 70 C Holmes (29) 69, M Butterworth (15) 38 R Parr (6) 76.

Golcar Con A 2 Lindley Lib A 2@ – E Charlton (19) 28 R Waters (6) 79, P Ainley (9) 80 D Mason (24) 44, J Kitson (owes 3) 42 R Greaves (owes 12) 74, R Sinclair (40) 74 P Gaffey (22) 63.

Break:@ R Waters 28.

Lindley Lib B 4 Meltham Lib A 0@ – A Holding (16) 84 S Boothroyd (21) 55, J Bowker (19) 79 A Chapman (owes 18) 39, L Hill (27) 74 P Headey (owes 3) 28, P Froom (23) 70 T Boothroyd (owes 11) 56.

Golcar RBL A 2 Marsden RBL B 2@ – R Sutton (owes 2) 24 C Shaw (owes 9) 59, G Martin (21) 62 S Burgon (21) 50, N Sutton (11) 27 R Clarke (owes 1) 54, T Sutton (18) 62 C Zaffino (owes 7) 35.

St Patricks B 2 Bradley and Colnebridge B 2@ – Y Hussain (26) 76 D Shelley (21) 70, Z Hussain (24) 40 T Whiteley (12) 63, A Smith (owes 1) 43 R Townley (18) 59, S Hussain (23) 77 A Fenton (owes 5) 63.

Hillhouse & Birkby D 1 Hillhouse and Birkby A 3@ – R Terry (6) 57 K Hirst (owes 7) 84, B Wood (7) 46 J Watson (owes 1) 59, N Boustead (16) 45 C Sykes (owes 14) 76, R Dolan (26) 73 A Hirst (owes 3) 53.

Break:@ A Hirst 41.

Primrose Hill Lib 1 Paddock CBC 3@ – S Middleton (34) 62 M Barrett (19) 87, D Thornton (25) 61 P Garforth (1) 70, P Boothroyd (14) 76 C Walker (15) 52, A Middleton (2) 62 I Fretwell (11) 79.

Broad Oak BC B 2 Paddock Con 2@ – R Walker (14) 68 P Senior (28) 89, J Lendon (27) 68 B Jowett (21) 70, R Waterworth (owes 3) 62 D Moore (7) 45, A Haigh (30) 76 J Wike (2) 27.

Break:@ R Waterworth 25.

Upper Hopton WMC B 1 Lindley Lib B 3@ – S Rhodes (18) 75 R Whitcome (32) 44, J Wilson (25) 51 N Armstrong (3) 65, S Holmes (owes 1) 59 C Schorah (26) 62, D Rourke (owes 25) 32 M Goodier (owes 16) 52.

Meltham Con B 3 Berry Brow Lib A 1@ – P Chester (19) 58 C Gee (31) 55, C Hawkins (owes 14) 81 R Steer (3) 72, A Wilson (8) 56 R Gee (owes 1) 20, A Batty (owes 15) 38 A Muff (11) 70.

Crosland Moor Con C 3 St Patricks CC A 1@ – B Haigh (5) 39 D Crosse (20) 80, R Puncheon (9) 68 S Doherty (4) 18, G Ingson (12) 67 J Folan (9) 64, J McQuillan (26) 85 S Iqbal (21) 32.

Break:@ R Puncheon 38.

Meltham Lib D 3 Meltham Con A 1@ – L Fitzgerald (25) 71 C Worrall (13) 54, J Portelli (18) 95 M White (owes 21) 50, M King (15) 30 M Garside (owes 3) 72, A Stott (21) 102 G Wilkinson (owes 25) 69.

Break:@ M Garside 37.

Golcar RBL C 1 Top Spot B 3@ – A Robinson (16) 35 A Oldfield (10) 70, T Riley (5) 57 C REynolds (30) 52, M Smithies (21) 33 J Siswick (13) 87, D Fanthrop (3) 63 J O’Keane (21) 71.

Holme Spts 2 Deighton 2@ – A Maude (owes 12) 65 J Wenziel (21) 52, D Burke (19) 92 I Elson (31) 53, P Robinson (owes 8) 36 D Wenziel (22) 67, A Hirst (owes 6) 34 J Senior (29) 94.

Break:@ J Senior 25.

Golcar Con D 2 Crosland Moor Copn B 2@ – D McLean (owes 3) 52 D Berry (13) 65, R Hall (24) 45 D Frost (29) 80, P Smith (22) 88 G Moorhouse (21) 32, P Robinson (22) 64 T Huntington (owes 2) 53.

Meltham Lib B 0 Marsh U A 4@ – D Winterbottom (21) 71 S Kirkbright (26) 111, A Lawton (23) 57 S Crowther (35) 89, F Wrathall (4) 36 K Jackson (16) 50, M Waddington (owes 3) 18 G West (6) 70.

Crosland Moor WMC A 3 Lepton Lib B 1@ – L Fallas (21) 77 J R Redfearn (33) 60, D Hallas (22) 64 J Bryan (owes 3) 41, T Bullas (40) 59 M Wimpenny (19) 93, D Butterworth (35) 80 Martin Taylor (7) 31.

New Mill Club A 4 Shelley SS B 0@ – S Whiteley (owes 14) 74 A Greenwood (31) 48, P Stanyer (scr) 53 A Robinson (21) 37, S Cann (17) 80 C Waller (21) 48, M Holding (owes 6) 80 T Smith (29) 48.

Marsh U B 2 Broad Oak BC C 2@ – G L Rogers (24) 69 S Devlin (25) 55, S Sykes (26) 67 B Littlewood (29) 72, P Bottom (40) 71 M Howlett (41) 96, N Hinchliffe (38) 82 D Walsh (40) 63.

Bradley and Colnebridge WMC A 3 Moldgreen Con D 1@ – D Walsh (37) 100 A Cooper (21) 77, R Keyworth (21) 73 G Senior (38) 83, B Simpson (7) 78 C Senior (19) 33, M Wilcock (11) 75 G Hallsworth (45) 63.

Kirkburton Lib B 2 Lockwood Con B 2@ – P Johnson (26) 54 M Wood (owes 12) 78, D Standhaven (29) 86 L Moseley (owes 32) 44, T Smith (39) 82 J McMahon (owes 27) 92, D Young (17) 60 D Douie (owes 1) 26.

Marsden Lib B 1 Newsome WMC 3@ – J Birch (9) 47 N Oakes (26) 78, E Shaw (21) 43 M Oakes (20) 57, R O’Brien (8) 66 D Oakes (79) 62, M Riding (6) 29 T Oakes (17) 77.

Berry Brow Lib B 1 Springwood BC B 3@ – J Farrar (25) 67 D Hawes (42) 76, R Farrar (19) 32 M Brammah (40) 76, S Cogger (26) 44 F Thwaite (35) 71, L O’Brien (39) 81 G Sewell (31) 67.

Lepton Lib 2 Crosland Moor WMC B 2@ – D Mahoney (24) 82 C Wells (20) 52, C Clarke (25) 94 D Wells (30) 44, S Kemp (21) 77 D Peacock (45) 96, C Dean (25) 59 Y Armitage (31) 76.

Hillhouse and Birkby BC B 1 Honley Con A 3@ – S Thorpe (21) 34 M Walker (34) 67, D Kaye (34) 95 M Booth (21) 65, J Thorpe (owes 5) 55 G Broadhead (21) 59, G Brook (25) 52 D Rowbottom (19) 91.

Cowcliffe Lib A 2 Syngenta B 2@– P Proctor (23) 40 M Blagborough (17) 71, R Hawkyard (27) 80 C Keegan (owes 3) 40, R Maude (6) 43 D Bottomley (1) 51, T Proctor (10) 72 C Mann (21) 47.

Moldgreen Con C 4 Cowcliffe Lib 0@– R Wilson (35) 81 S Rogers (21) 78, R Bintcliffe (12) 77 H Stoney (42) 75, S Morris (25) 84 J Graley (21) 38, Z Wilson (36) 89 B King (36) 60.