ALFRETON PM No2 SET UP A HOME Q/FINAL IN SIX RED CUP

ADAM CUPIT

THE second round of games in the Bob McCartin Six Red Cup group stages saw some tight battles with three games being decided by the odd frame.
Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 ensured themselves of a home tie in the quarter finals by defeating Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 4-3 as they have two wins out of two to go with their ten-point tally.
Adam Cupit (28 break) and Jack Lowe (29 break) started in tremendous style in the singles legs and Carlos Zaragoza then made it three to put the home side in a powerful position.
Mark Bower pulled one back however and it was all to play for when Callum Greenfield and Damian Woodward took the first of the scotch doubles legs on the black.
Lowe and Zaragoza sealed the deal in the next however before Matt Large (25 break) and Andrew Bailey reduced the visitors arrears to the minimum margin.
The remaining game in Group A thus sees Edgefold No2 needing a 5-2 win at Clay Cross No2 to usurp them for runners-up and gain a place in the quarter finals.

Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 defeated Edgefold No3 5-2 in Group B in their delayed encounter that was switched from the first round of games.
Graham Jones top scored while Ian McKay and Duncan Waring were successful in singles and doubles legs. Sam Kniveton continued his good form with a win in each of singles and scotch doubles for the Matlock outfit.
Edgefold No1 host Clay Cross No1 in the remaining encounter with the victors qualifying with home advantage in the knockout stages.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1's 4-3 victory at Crich Comrades means the Tramwaymen's hopes are hanging by a thread.
Des Smith, Andrew Haggarty and Paul Longden were all on target in the singles with only John Magee replying for the hosts.
Nick Berry and Paul Trevett narrowed the margin in the first of the pairs but Longden and Smith (J) put the match to bed before Magee teamed up with Paul Hubbard to take the last.
Alfreton No1 host Bolehill No3 in the final group fixture with the winners at home in the quarter finals.

Bolehill Institute No1 kept alive their hopes with a 4-3 win over Belper RBL.
Ian Doe and Colin Marchington put the hosts two up before Wayne Shooter and Steve Bullock levelled.
The next two scotch doubles went to the home side before Shooter and Bullock popped up again to reduce the arrears at the end.
Belper need to defeat Tansley in the final group match to qualify while Bolehill No1 will likely need the opposite result with several options still possible.

Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored player of the week: Duncan Waring (Clay Cross No1).

Bob McCartin Six Red Cup, Group A: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 4, Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 3; Group B: Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 5, Edgefold Matlock No3 2; Group C: Crich Comrades 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 4; Group D: Bolehill Institute No1 4, Belper Royal British Legion 3.
Breaks: J Lowe 29; A Cupit 28; M Large 25.

Group A: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 P2 W2 Pts 10; Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 P1 W0 Pts 3; Edgefold Matlock No2 P1 W0 Pts 1.
Group B: Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 P1 W1 Pts 5; Edgefold Matlock No3 P2 W0 Pts 5; Edgefold Matlock No1 P1 W1 Pts 4.
Group C: Bolehill Institute No2 P1 W1 Pts 5; Crich Comrades P2 W0 Pts 5; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 P1 W1 Pts 4.
Group D: Bolehill Institute No1 P2 W1 Pts 6; Tansley Potters P1 W1 Pts 5; Belper Royal British Legion P1 W0 Pts 3.
Group winners qualify with home advantage, runners up quality as an away team in quarter finals.

THE Classic Gas Bodyshop Billiards League swung into action with two tight games seeing victories for Tansley and Bolehill.
Tansley edged out Mayfield 11-9 with Mark Jennings weathering the storm from Joe Neville who notched a fine run of 37 in defeat while Steve Hawkins scored a confident success.
Bolehill travelled to Whitworth and took a 10-8 verdict with Andrew Brough on target before Jim McCann's last gasp run of 40 saw him wrestle back a personal if not overall team success.

Classic Gas Bodyshop Billiards League: Mayfield Institute 9, Tansley Potters 11; Whitworth Institute 8, Bolehill Institute 10.
Breaks: J McCann 40; J Neville 37.

EDGEFOLD No3 SECURE FANTASTIC 5PTS MAXIMUM HAUL

SAM KNIVETON

THE BATTLE of the two teams at the foot of the T & M Motors Snooker League table early doors turned into a triumphant victory parade for Edgefold No3 as they saw off Bolehill No2 5-0 with an emphatic all round performance.
Roy Taylor set the balls rolling with a 63-31 success and Conrad Spencer made it two, winning 71-32 before Sam Kniveton wrapped it up 60-49 in three straight frames.
Further wins for Fin Harvey and the Taylor/Kniveton doubles combo made sure the beer continued to flow for the ecstatic hosts.

With Edgefold No2 inactive as their match at Alfreton No2 was cancelled, reigning champions Edgefold No1 moved back up the ladder to earn a three-way share at the summit with an impressive 4-1 defeat of Clay Cross Brotherhood No1.
Tony Blant took a hard fought low scoring opener 37-29 to give the visitors an early advantage before Steve Burton pulled the hosts level with a 60-47 victory in the next.
Duncan Harwood soon made it 2-1 with a 70-41 verdict and the game was safe in the next when the reliable Richard Ferguson came through 70-46 before Harwood teamed up with Tommy Smith to put the cherry on top of the cake with a battling 73-63 doubles win for 4-1.

Also sharing top spot are Tansley Potters despite their first reverse, 3-2 at Clay Cross Brotherhood No2.
Joe Neville amassed 92 points in taking the opener for the visitors but John Roseman and Damien Woodward scored convincing victories to nudge the hosts ahead.
Steve Hawkins levelled at 2-2 but Lee Shaw and Andrew Bailey saw the Clay Cross outfit home in the concluding doubles leg for a 3-2 triumph.

Mark Newby was in great form with a 39 break for Belper RBL as he and Wayne Shooter took each of their singles and doubles legs as they defeated Crich Comrades 4-1 for whom only Paul Trevett was on target.

Bolehill No1 edged out Alfreton No1 3-2 in a marathon battle as Ricki Slack and Ian Birks took the deciding doubles leg 66-36 after Phil Longden and John Smith had maintained their unbeaten league records this season for the visitors.

Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored player of the week: Mark Newby (Belper RBL).

T & M Motors Snooker League week 04 results: Edgefold Matlock No3 5, Bolehill Institute No2 0; Edgefold Matlock No1 4, Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 1; Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 3, Tansley Potters 2; Crich Comrades 1, Belper Royal British Legion 4; Bolehill Institute No1 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 2.
Breaks: M Newby 39; S Burton 29; P Longden 23; S Kniveton 22.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 

Edgefold Matlock No 1                        4         3         1      12

Tansley Potters                                    4         3         1      12
Edgefold Matlock No 2                        3         2         1      12
Belper Royal British Legion                 4         3         1      11
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                  4         2         2      11

Bolehill Institute No1                           4         2         2       11

Clay Cross Brotherhood No2              4         2         2       11

Clay Cross Brotherhood No1              4         2         2        9
Crich Comrades                                  4         2         2        9

Edgefold Matlock No 3                        4         1         3        8

Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  3         1         2        7

Bolehill Institute No2                           4         0         4        2                   
Leading breaks: D Waring 47, R Ferguson & M Newby 39.
Leading wins: J Neville, J Smith, R Ferguson & P Longden 4/4.

ALFRETON No1 DEFEAT CHAMPS IN PLAY-OFF RE-MATCH

JOHN SMITH ... impressive display

THE THIRD round of fixtures in the T & M Motors Snooker League saw a re-match of last season's Jaeger Trophy league play-off final as Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 entertained champions Edgefold Matlock No1.
Richard Ferguson (23 break) has started the season in fine form once more and he put the visitors into an early lead but John Smith equalised with an impressive display to level at 1-1.
A tight encounter saw Phil Longden nudge the home side into a narrow lead with a 75-66 verdict and Andrew Haggarty played a captains role to make the game safe at 3-1 with a 60-33 success in the next.
Ferguson continued in his earlier vein in the concluding doubles leg however as he engineered runs of 22 and 20, partnering Steve Burton to reduce the deficit to the minimum margin.

Edgefold No2 raced to the top of the table with their second 5-0 whitewash in the first three games, this time Bolehill No2 on the receiving end.
Reece Johnstone was in particularly sparkling form with breaks of 30, 22 and 21 and he went on to partner Trevor Wright to complete the rout in the pairs leg.

Tansley Potters maintained their unbeaten run in all competitions and went second in the table courtesy of a 3-2 home win over Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2.
Joe Neville likewise is yet to taste defeat and he took the last three balls to snatch a 67-58 triumph and son Radford soon added the next in fine style 70-40.
Appearing in his first match of the season, Andrew Beardsley pulled one back with a convincing 79-36 salvo and then Jack Lowe continued his excellent early season form, notching a 36 break en route to a 75-20 scoreline.
But with it all resting on the doubles, the Nevilles continued their good work on the evening to steer the home side to a 3-2 win.

Both Clay Cross Brotherhood outfits were in winning form with the No1 team edging out Crich Comrades 3-2 as Tony Blant top scored and Duncan Waring compiled breaks of  47 and 21 while Ade Smith was successful in both singles and doubles for the visitors.
Clay Cross No2 claimed their opening win in emphatic style as they saw off Belper RBL by taking all five frames, John Roseman excelling with runs of 30 and 22 and Lee Shaw getting in on the action with 23.

Bolehill No1 also took their first victory with a 4-1 defeat of Edgefold No3.
Ian Birks (27 break) and Simon Zoppi took each of their singles and doubles legs while Sam Kniveton's fluke on a re-spotted black ensured the visitors did not go home totally empty-handed.

Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Reece Johnstone (Edgefold Matlock No2).

T & M Motors Snooker League week 03 results: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 3, Edgefold Matlock No1 2; Edgefold Matlock No2 5, Bolehill Institute No2 0; Tansley Potters 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 2; Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 3, Crich Comrades 2; Belper Royal British Legion 0, Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 5; Bolehill Institute No1 4, Edgefold Matlock No3 1.
Breaks: D Waring 47,21; J Lowe 36; R Johnstone 30,23,20; J Roseman 30,20; I Birks 27; R Ferguson 23,22,20; L Shaw 23.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 2                        3         2         1      12
Tansley Potters                                    3         3         0      10
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                  3         2         1        9
Clay Cross Brotherhood No1              3         2         1        8
Crich Comrades                                  3         2         1        8
Edgefold Matlock No 1                        3         2         1        8

Bolehill Institute No1                           3         1         2        8
Clay Cross Brotherhood No2              3         1         2        8

Belper Royal British Legion                 3         2         1        7

Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  3         1         2        7
Edgefold Matlock No 3                        3         0         3        3
Bolehill Institute No2                           3         0         3        2                   
Leading breaks: D Waring 47, R Ferguson 39.
Leading wins: J Dakin, S Brooks, J Neville, J Lowe, R Ferguson, J Smith, D Waring, C Marchington & P Longden 3/3.

MICK LEADS BOLEHILL No2 TO WIN OVER TRAMWAYMEN

MICK BUNTING, clean sweep in six reds opener

ANOTHER season of the Bob McCartin Six Red Cup got underway with the preliminary stages this year contested as four groups of three with the winner of each section gaining home advantage in the quarter finals and the runners-up also progressing as an away team.
Crich Comrades travelled to Bolehill Institute for the second time in three weeks having emerged victorious from a tight battle with the No1 team in the opening league fixture and now met the hosts' No 2 outfit in the shorter format.
Darren Bunting scored a 52-26 success in the opener before Paul Hubbard equalised with a 34-11 riposte to continue his decent early run in his first season.
Paul Trevett nudged the Tramwaymen into the lead but that is as good as it got for them with Mick Bunting quickly equalising and all three scotch doubles contests going to the home side, Bunting (M) completing a clean sweep on the night.

Bolehill No1 fell 5-2 at Tansley Potters, who have started the season very brightly with three straight wins in all formats.
Joe Neville took the opener on the pink, then son Radford struck an excellent 31 break for 2-0 and Joe Hawkins scored a 57-8 success to make it three.
Ian Birks pulled one back and teamed up with Simon Zoppi to notch the other point for the visitors but the hosts took the other pairs legs on pink and black to put them in a good position.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 romped to a 6-1 victory at Edgefold No2 for whom only Martin Barwick was successful, equalising Alex Fisher's opening salvo for the visitors.
There was some confusion with Reece Johnstone originally scoring a victory for the hosts only for the handicap to be found to be wrong and on the resultant replay which was cordially agreed, Jack Lowe turned the result around to enable a great start in the group for the Amber Valley cuemen.

With Clay Cross No1 not able to field a team this week, Edgefold No1 and No3 brought forward their contest to avoid fixture congestion and enjoyed another tight battle following on from their early league encounter which the reigning champions just edged.
The singles frames were shared with Sam Kniveton and Conrad Spencer registering for the underdogs and Richard Ferguson and Steve Burton on target for the No1 team.
Burton, teaming up with Duncan Harwood nudged their side ahead and then Ferguson with Rob Muxlow sealed the deal before Kniveton and Spencer reduced the arrears to the minimum margin of 4-3.

Bob McCartin Six Red Cup, Group A: Edgefold Matlock No2 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 6; Group B: Bolehill Institute No2 5, Crich Comrades 2; Group C: Edgefold Matlock No3 3, Edgefold Matlock No1 4; Group D: Tansley Potters 5, Bolehill Institute No1 2.
Breaks: R Neville 31; R Ferguson 23.
Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored player of the week: Mick Bunting (Bolehill No2).

A QUARTET OF TEAMS MAKE IT TWO WINS OUT OF TWO

STEVE BULLOCK ... 97 points haul for BELPER RBL

THE SECOND round of matches in the T & M Motors Snooker League saw Belper Royal British Legion, Tansley Potters, Crich Comrades and Edgefold No1 maintain their early season form with a second successive triumph while Edgefold No2 clinched maximum points to move up into the higher echelons of the table.

Belper travelled to Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 and were off to a flying start with Mark Newby and Steve Bullock (26 break, also scoring 97 points) putting them well into the ascendancy.
Paul Sainsbury pulled one back however and it was soon 2-2 with Jack Lowe continuing his decent start to the campaign to leave everything resting on the doubles leg.
And in a very tight battle, Newby and partner Justin Weller just came through for the visitors with a scoreline of 49-38 for 3-2.

Tansley Potters came back from Bolehill No2 with a 4-1 victory in the bag with Joe Neville setting the trend with an 68-19 opening salvo.
Mick Bunting quickly equalised but from thereon the visitors took control, albeit in some tight contests.

Bolehill No1 went 2-0 up for the second week running but again failed to get over the line as Edgefold No1 fought back strongly through Richard Ferguson (breaks of 32 and 20) who took singles and doubles legs (the latter with Rob Muxlow) and Steve Burton who levelled it up at 2-2.
Ian Doe with a black ball success and Colin Marchington were on target for the Wirksworth cuemen.

Edgefold No2 took maximum points from Edgefold No3 with Scott Brooks top scoring and completing the nap hand in the doubles leg with Trevor Wright.

Crich Comrades defeated Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 3-2 with Ade Smith taking his singles and doubles legs, latterly with John Magill after Paul Hubbard had taken the first on the black.
John Smith and Phil Longden registered for the vanquished.

In the all Clay Cross battle, honours went to the No1 team as they defeated the No2 outfit 3-2. Callum Greenfield took the opener 64-52 but John Barlow, Graham Jones (24 break) and Duncan Waring (30 break) made the game safe before John Roseman and Damian Woodward reduced the arrears in the concluding pairs leg.

Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored player of the week: Steve Bullock (Belper RBL).

T & M Motors Snooker League week 02: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 2, Belper RBL 3; Bolehill Institute No2 1, Tansley Potters 4; Edgefold Matlock No1 3, Bolehill Institute No1 2; Edgefold Matlock No3 0, Edgefold Matlock No2 5; Crich Comrades 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 2; Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 2, Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 3.
Breaks: R Ferguson 32,20; D Waring 30; S Bullock 26; G Jones 24; J Neville 20,20.

COMRADES COMPLETE COMEBACK IN BOLEHILL OPENER

ADE SMITH ... captains role in doubles

THE 2025/26 T & M Motors Snooker League season got underway earlier than usual due to an increased fixture list featuring a fantastic roster of a dozen teams, the most for around fifteen years.

Crich Comrades travelled to Bolehill Institute No1 and staged the most thrilling comeback of the round, though it was the home side's Ian Doe who struck first taking blue, pink and black to edge the opener by a single point.
Colin Marchington (25 break) soon made it 2-0 as he was in fine form to take an 86-23 verdict.
However, never say die performances from debutant Paul Hubbard and Jack Long saved the day for the Tramwaymen as both were at the point of no return with their opponents each needing only one ball out of the last four to make the game safe for the hosts.
Step forward Hubbard with a great clearance of 22, matching Simon Zoppi's earlier contribution of the same total, and then Long too, who took brown to pink to force a black ball decider.
This went on for around four or five shots each with some astute safety before the home player (guess who) went in off into a baulk pocket for 2-2.
Ade Smith and Phil Leverton completed the turnaround in the concluding doubles leg, with Smith laying a snooker behind the blue which was missed twice under the new ruling leaving snookers required before Leverton then mopped up to make sure.

The Clay Cross Brotherhood-sponsored Player of the Week title goes to Cole Smith who displayed some fine potting as he took singles and doubles leg wins in Alfreton No2's 3-2 win at the sponsors No1 team.
John Barlow had put the home side ahead but a black-ball win for Jack Lowe in frame three despite Graham Jones' earlier run of 27 seemed the turning point even though Duncan Waring soon levelled.

The reverse fixture was played out between Alfreton No1 and Clay Cross No2, who were making their debut in the league but fell 4-1 to the hosts with Lee Shaw and Mark Bower getting on the board in the doubles leg after the victors' Des Smith had top scored with 82 in the opening frame.

Also back in the league were Bolehill No2 with some different personnel but they too went down 4-1, this time at Belper RBL although many of the frames were closely fought.
Justin Weller and Wayne Shooter secured both singles and doubles legs for the Legionnaires. Paul Young took a black ball decider for a debut win against last season's player of the season Steve Bullock.

The all Edgefold clash saw last years champs the No1 team only just scramble home 3-2 over their No3 outfit.
Richard Ferguson notched breaks of 39 and 20 to equalise and then teamed up with Steve Burton to take the decider after Sam Kniveton and Fin Harvey had put the underdogs into the lead.

The remaining contest saw Tansley Potters defeat Edgefold No2 3-2 with Steve Hawkins and Joe Neville taking each of their singles and pairs legs after Josh Dakin and Scott Brooks (each 22 breaks) had nudged the visitors into a 2-1 lead.

T & M Motors Snooker League week 01 results: Edgefold Matlock No1 3, Edgefold Matlock No2 2; Bolehill Institute No1 2, Crich Comrades 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 4, Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 1; Belper Royal British Legion 4, Bolehill Institute No2 1; Tansley Potters 3, Edgefold Matlock No2 2; Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 3.
Breaks:  R Ferguson 39,20; G Jones 27; C Marchington 25; S Zoppi 22; P Hubbard 22; J Dakin 22; S Brooks 22.
Clay Cross Brotherhood Player of the Week: Cole Smith (Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2).

DUNCAN IS SINGLES CHAMP AS EDGEFOLD No1 TREBLE UP

DUNCAN WARING ...individual champ

THE CONCLUDING contests of the 2024/25 T & M Motors Snooker League season took place this week with the all-Clay Cross final between handicap runner-up Lee Hage and team-mate and doubles partner Duncan Waring the main course for the OMYA Cup. Also played to a finish was the Jimmy Harper Plate final, an all-Edgefold encounter between the No1 and No2 teams.
Waring warmed up for the showdown in midweek with a 3-1 success over Alfreton's Jack Lowe, making a couple of forty breaks to boot and having earlier seen off thrice-in-row champ Ben Monk in the quarters, looked to be in good form at just the right time to try and avenge an earlier defeat to Hage in the handicap knockout.
A 21 break early doors put Waring in control of the opener in this Individual Scratch event which he duly secured with his opponent requiring two snookers on the last red.
Hage levelled as he took a more scrappy second frame on the black with a 67-55 scoreline before Waring edged ahead again as he took the next on the pink 50-41 in a tight battle.
Waring was in again early with a run of 25 before missing the pink into middle pocket when set for more but Hage came back strongly and after fluking the blue, was only one ball away from levelling again.
However his attempted cut on the pink left a long pot which Waring confidently slammed home to leave himself perfectly on the black for a 55-53 win and a 3-1 lead overall.
A low scoring safety-orientated encounter materialised in the next in which eventually Hage doubled brown with the blue over the pocket to put him 40-20 to the good and it was back to 3-2.
Some of the best snooker was played in what was to be the final frame of the contest, Waring notching a run of 28 first up and Hage hitting back with 26 but eventually it was the veteran cueman and one-time team-mate of Nigel Bond who turned the screw and pulled away for a 64-35 triumph and an excellent 4-2 victory.

EDGEFOLD No1, treble winners after Plate success
L-R: Tommy Smith, Duncan Harwood, Steve Burton, Richard Ferguson and Rob Muxlow.

Meanwhile Edgefold No1 saw off Edgefold No2 328-253  to make it a hat-trick of team trophies as they added the Jimmy Harper Plate to their League Championship and Jaeger Trophy play-off victories.
Tommy Smith edged the opener for the victors 63-54 before Richard Ferguson followed up with a convincing 87-35 success.
Duncan Harwood added to the lead, taking the next 63-48 and it was four straight frames for the favourites as Steve Burton then won 65-55.
This left the No2 pair of Scott Brooks and Trevor Wright needing a mammoth win in the final doubles to overturn the aggregate in this points-based competition and for a long time they held a healthy lead which at one stage reached 45 points which was more than half of the total required.
However a couple of chances went astray on the last few reds and Ferguson stepped in to steady the ship before Brooks and Wright ultimately had to be content with a black ball win after seeing their lead eroded on the colours.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch): Semi final: Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM 2) 1, Duncan Waring (Clay Cross Brotherhood) 3.
Final: Duncan Waring (Clay Cross Brotherhood) 4, Lee Hage (Clay Cross Brotherhood) 2: 66(21)-16; 55-67; 50-41; 55-53; 20-40; 64(28)-35(26).
Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Aggregate Consolation) final: Edgefold Matlock No1 328, Edgefold Matlock No2 253.
Breaks: Duncan Waring 40,40,28,25,21; Lee Hage 26.