Holley finds gremlins in Desperques’ game

Monday 11th April 2011, 2:29PM BST.

Martyn Desperques, left and Adrian Holley.  (1121274)

Martyn Desperques, left and Adrian Holley. (1121274)

THE man they call ‘H’ produced one of the great shock results in the long history of the island snooker final on Saturday night.

Adrian Holley was given little chance of a second title at the RAFA Club against five-times winner and king of the centurymakers Martyn Desperques.

But ‘H’ was not listening to the script and he came back from 1-3 down in the best-of-seven final to win 4-3 and so doing book his place in the Guernsey snooker team to play Jersey shortly.

Holley knew only victory could save his island spot, so wretched has his form been all season.

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