IAN GOES ONE BETTER IN ALL CLAY CROSS SINGLES FINAL

IAN McKAY  - Alan Hopkinson Trophy winner 2024

A RECORD-BREAKING 29 players took part in the 2024 Christmas Shootout event held at Matlock's Edgefold Club with the fantastic turnout meaning first round matches were played with three reds before moving onto six reds in the rounds thereafter.
The Alan Hopkinson Trophy (individual handicap) is the flagship event of the evening and Ian McKay of Clay Cross Brotherhood went one better than in 2018 when he represented Matlock Golf Club in the final by getting the better of team-mate Lee Hage  to lift the trophy.
Ian defeated the two Smiths, Tommy and John in the first two rounds before seeing off danger man Steve Donner in the quarter final and Steve Bullock in the semis on a night where he found a consistent high level of form all the way through. Lee put up a great showing on this first try at this event.
Best recorded breaks were 35 from Steve Donner and 25 from Reece Johnstone.

RICKI SLACK and JACK LOWE with the George Mills Trophy

The George Mills Trophy (scotch doubles handicap) saw players drawn out of the hat at random so participants from different clubs team up together and it was Ricki Slack (Bolehill Institute) and Jack Lowe (Alfreton Palmer Morewood) who emerged victorious as they overcame Des Smith (also Alfreton PM) and Steve Hawkins (Tansley Potters) in the final.
It was a case of improving round by round as they got past Reece Johnstone and Ben Christon, Steve Bullock and Sean Dobney, and then Trevor Wright and Rob Muxlow in the semi final.
Ricki is a second time winner, having triumphed in 2019 partnering Wayne Shooter and finishing as a runner-up last year, while its a first success in the event for Jack.

REECE JOHNSTON with the Eddie Lomas Trophy

The Eddie Lomas Trophy is a speed knockout which features head to head contests of clearing the colours, with certain handicaps meaning a player may either have two balls extra or two balls less to pot.
Andrew Haggarty was bidding for a fifth win in the event, but he fell in the semi finals to young Reece Johnstone, who produced a magnificent effort to lift the prize at his first attempt.
Tommy Smith, his final opponent and another promising youngster, had also looked impressive throughout but in the final it was Reece who came through to become the youngest ever winner.
In earlier rounds he had a bye (first round), then defeated Sean Dobney and Phil Leverton to reach the semis.

Thanks to all who came to make it the night it was, thanks also to the Edgefold Club for hosting, to the two Duncans, Harwood and Waring for providing food on the evening and Des Smith for running a raffle to boost the prize fund.

Alan Hopkinson Trophy (six reds individual handicap): winner, Ian McKay (Clay Cross Brotherhood), runner-up, Lee Hage (Clay Cross Brotherhood).
George Mills Trophy (six reds scotch doubles handicap): winners, Ricki Slack (Bolehill Institute) and Jack Lowe (Alfreton Palmer Morewood); runners-up, Des Smith (Alfreton Palmer Morewood) and Steve Hawkins (Tansley Potters).

Eddie Lomas Trophy (speed snooker individual handicap): winner, Reece Johnstone (Edgefold Club); runner-up, Tommy Smith (Edgefold Club).
Breaks: S Donner 35; R Johnstone 25; R Slack / J Lowe 24.

REVISED DRAWS/DATES FOR NEXT ROUNDS IN JANUARY

THE draws for the early rounds of the individual competitions and semi finals of the six red team cup were made recently.

As agreed by the committee, dates will be put on the matches again this season, though you can of course play them in advance of the set date by re-arranging with your opponent (please give at least 48hrs notice and preferably more). 7.30pm start unless stated or else agreed differently prior to match.
If absolutely necessary, you can re-schedule it within an extra 7 days, failing agreement you can apply to the match secretary for a further 7 days to play it.
If someone doesn't contact the opposition and then fails to show, they are eliminated obviously.
Contact relevant team captains or the secretary for any required contact info.
Dates will be added for later rounds when match ups become known.
Matches to be played off the latest handicaps on the scheduled date of the ties (if any are delayed and handicaps change subsequently, the original match handicap will stand).
Matches to take place as drawn for the semi finals, and finals will take place at selected neutral venues or if agreed, toss of a coin for venue between parties, all matches best of 5 this season with finals best of 7 (except "B" final which is best of 5).
Note that substitute players switching over from teams in same club are not eligible to play in team semi finals or finals.

BOB McCARTIN SIX RED TEAM CUP Semi Finals
Best of 7 Frames - 7.30pm

Four singles and three scotch doubles frames (use six red handicaps)

(N.B. Players cannot transfer from other teams in semi finals or finals)

Mon Jan 06: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2  v Tansley Potters

Tue Jan 07 Clay Cross Brotherhood v Edgefold Matlock No1

OMYA CUP (Individual Scratch) Second Round
Best of 5 Frames - No handicaps - 7.30pm (w/c January 6th)

Mon Jan 06: Ricki Slack (Bolehill) v Rob Muxlow (Edgefold 1)

Mon Jan 06: Scott Brooks (Edgefold 2) v Steve Bullock (Belper RBL)

Tue Jan 07: Ben Monk (Alfreton PM 2) v Sean Dobney (Edgefold)

Tue Jan 07: Sam Kniveton or Joe Neville v Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM 2)

Wed Jan 08: Tommy Smith (Edgefold 1) v Justin Weller (Belper Strutt)

Sun Jan 12: Lee Hage (Clay Cross) v Graham Jones (Clay Cross)

Mon Jan 20: Alex Fisher (Alfreton PM 2) v Duncan Waring (Clay Cross)

Already through: Martin Barwick (Edgefold 2)

CAPTAINS CUP (Team Aggregate) First Round

5 Frames - Overall Points Aggregate To Count

Mon Jan 13: Edgefold Matlock No1 v Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1

Mon Jan 13: Belper Royal British Legion v Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2

All other teams have received a bye to second round.

T & M MOTORS SNOOKER LEAGUE (re-arranged date)

Wed Jan 15: Bolehill Institute v Crich Comrades

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Second Round
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Tue Jan 07: Ben Monk (Alfreton PM 2) -30 v Sean Dobney (Edgefold) -15

Tue Jan 14: Steve Bullock (Belper RBL) +5 v Lee Hage (Clay Cross) -15
Tue Jan 14: Des Smith (Alfreton PM 2) -5 v Scott Brooks (Edgefold 2) -10

Tue Jan 14: Martin Barwick (Edgefold 2) 0 v Josh Dakin (Edgefold 2) 0

Wed Jan 15: Tommy Smith (Edgefold 1) 0 v Ian McKay (C/Cross) -5
Sun Jan 19: Ricki Slack (Bolehill) -15 v Duncan Waring (Clay Cross) -15

Sun Jan 19: Justin Weller (Belper Strutt) -15 v John Smith (Alfreton PM 2) +5

Sun Jan 19: Reece Johnstone (Edgefold) +5 v Alex Fisher (Alfreton PM 2) +5

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Second Round
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Sun Jan 19: Andrew Haggarty (Alfreton 1) +5 v Steve Bullock (Belper RBL) +5

Tue Jan 21: Martin Barwick (Edgefold 2) 0 v Reece Johnstone (Edgefold 3) +5

Thu Jan 23: Sean Thompson (Edgefold) +10 v Carlos Zaragoza (Alfreton) +10

Thu Jan 23: Ian McKay (Clay Cross) -5 v Paul Trevett (Crich Coms) 0

Fri Jan 25: Joe Neville (Tansley) -5 v Nick Berry (Crich Coms) 0

Sun Jan 26: Sam Kniveton (Edgefold 3) +15 v Alex Fisher (Alfreton PM 2) +5

Sun Jan 26: Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM 2) +5 v John Smith (Alfreton PM 1) +5

Tue Jan 28: Tommy Smith (Edgefold 1) 0 v Josh Dakin (Edgefold 2) 0

Dates will be put on the second round games and advertised as the winners become known. All entry fees need to be in by night of Christmas competition date.

Also if rearranging, take note of other dates at the same venue, especially where there is a one table set up, cheers and good luck to all competitors.

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS IN SIX RED QF KNOCKOUTS

DUNCAN WARING ... 40 break

IT WAS DEFINITELY A CASE OF HOME COMFORTS in the quarter finals of the Bob McCartin Six Red Cup with all four teams on home baize progressing to the last four, mostly with a bit to spare as the T & M Motors Snooker League took a break from the regular programme.
Clay Cross Brotherhood and Bolehill Institute met on Broadleys and the home team were off to an absolute flyer going 3-0 up in less than half an hour.
Ian McKay and Graham Jones were in scintillating form, hardly missing a ball as they restricted their opponents to nine points between them with 54-5 and 37-4 verdicts.
With away players still in transit after the express start, the pair then teamed up for the first of the scotch doubles and started and finished the frame strongly with a run of 22 early doors and then a yellow to blue mop up ensuring-victory, This time the Bolehill pairing remained competitive in-between but ultimately to no avail.
Simon Zoppi continued his decent start to the season by pulling one back with a 52-14 success but Duncan Waring's superb 40 break put the game to bed in the next for a 4-1 lead.
The visitors took each of the remaining (but academic) scotch doubles encounters to put a respectable tinge on the final scoreline at 4-3 and Ian Birks and Zoppi took some consolation with the highest pairs break so far of 28 (a missed pink preventing what looked likely to be a 41 clearance at one stage).

Elsewhere, Edgefold No1 (technically at home as first out of the bag) saw off the challenge of their No2 team 4-3 with the early frames shared between Richard Ferguson and Sean Thompson.
Rob Muxlow and Steve Burton then nudged the league leaders 3-1 ahead, the latter with a pivotal black ball decider.
Two more black ballers followed with Thompson and Josh Dakin pulling one back before Burton and Ferguson's 36-31 cliffhanger sealed the deal - the arrears were reduced once again in the academic last leg.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 defeated six red specialists Belper Royal British Legion 6-1 with Jack Lowe (27 break) and Carlos Zaragoza (21 break) winning each of their singles and doubles legs with Mark Newby getting the sole reply for the Legionnaires.

And Tansley Potters also hit Crich Comrades for six after Jack Long had taken the first for the Tramwaymen on the black.
Martin Lawrence (41 break) has proved a very dangerous reserve to have in their locker and his fourth frame victory put them on the cusp of victory before Steve and Joe Hawkins made sure in the first of the scotch doubles with a 41-25 triumph. 

Ben Monk continued his flying form of late as he ran in breaks of 60,59,46,37 and 29 to progress to the second round of the Open Individual Handicap.

Bob McCartin Six Red Cup, quarter finals: Clay Cross Brotherhood 4, Bolehill Institute 3; Edgefold Matlock No1 4, Edgefold Matlock No2 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 6, Belper Royal British Legion 1; Tansley Potters 6, Crich Comrades 1.
Breaks (inc. comps): B Monk 60,59,46,37,29; M Lawrence 41; D Waring 40; I Birks / S Zoppi 28; J Lowe 27; G Jones / I McKay 22; C Zaragoza 21.

BEN STARS IN ONE OF BEST MATCHES IN LEAGUE HISTORY

BEN MONK ... 84 break

ONE OF the highest quality games in the history of the T & M Motors Snooker League took place last week as Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 entertained undefeated leaders Edgefold No1 and it produced a feast of snooker with some scintillating break-making from both teams.
Jack Lowe (22 break) took the opener in fine style 67-23 but this proved to be just the appetiser for what was to come and then Steve Donner (35 break) and Richard Ferguson (33 break) exchanged excellent runs in the next but it was the latter who came out on top 91-60 for his sixth win in seven.
Even this was the pre cursor for the show stopper of the evening as Ben Monk (84 break) turned in a stupendous performance and came very close to notching a fourth century in league and competition matchplay, potting an excellent yellow only for his cannon on the green to go slightly too far down the table. A double could not quite keep the break going sadly but still a monumental effort.
Steve Burton levelled again for the visitors at 2-2 and then got in on the heavy scoring himself with a superb run of 49 in the deciding doubles leg to give the Matlock cuemen the spoils by the minimum margin.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 edged into second place on the most wins rule as they took a 3-2 win from Edgefold No2.
Des Smith, Andrew Haggarty and Phil Longden reeled off the first three frames before Trevor Wright took each of his singles and doubles legs, latterly partnering captain Scott Brooks.

Bolehill Institute remain in contention after a 3-2 home win over Tansley Potters. Ian Doe and Colin Marchington took each of the opening contests before a great clearance out of nowhere on blue, pink and black in the next from Joe Hawkins reduced the arrears.
With the doubles leg played next due to a player still in transit, Steve Hawkins' run of 21 straight after a foul proved crucial and although the home pairing obtained the required snooker, Joe Neville dispatched an excellent pink to level things up.
A very tight tactical battle took place in the decider and eventually Ian Birks edged it with a couple of crucial teen breaks late on deciding the issue.

Belper Royal British Legion have clicked into gear after a slow start and their 4-1 win at Edgefold No3 was their third in a row. Justin Weller top scored and teamed up with Mark Newby to take the doubles leg after Kieran Worsley had equalised for the hosts early doors.

Crich Comrades scored an excellent 3-2 success over Clay Cross Brotherhood with Nick Berry giving the Tramwaymen an early advantage with a 60-35 verdict.
Graham Jones and Tony Blant nudged the visitors ahead thereafter but Ade Smith's first register of the season saw the match squared up.
And in the concluding pairs leg, Paul Trevett and Jack Long edged it on the final black 52-46 after a thrilling contest.

In the competitions, Lee Hage notched a 39 break en route to qualifying for the second round of the OMYA Cup scratch event while Duncan Harwood was unluckiest player as he was narrowly defeated on the final black in both that event and the individual handicap too.

Just one contest in the Elliott Carpets Billiards League which saw Whitworth Institute triumph 12-9 over Mayfield Institute. Jim McCann (37 break) and Rob Lowe (scoring his first victory of the season) both edged very tight contests which could have gone either way.

T & M Motors Snooker League, week 08: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 2, Edgefold Matlock No1 3; Edgefold Matlock No2 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 3; Bolehill Institute 3, Tansley Potters 2; Edgefold Matlock No3 1, Belper Royal British Legion 4; Crich Comrades 3, Clay Cross Brotherhood 2.
Breaks (inc. comps): B Monk 84; S Burton 49; L Hage 39; S Donner 35; R Ferguson 33; D Harwood 28; S Brooks 23; D Smith 22; J Weller 22; S Hawkins 21; R Slack 20.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Mayfield Institute 9, Whitworth Institute 12.
Breaks: J McCann 37.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                        8         8         0      29
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                  8         5         3      23
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  8         4         4      23
Bolehill Institute                                   7         5         2      22
Clay Cross Brotherhood                      7         4         3      18

Belper Royal British Legion                 8         3         5      18

Edgefold Matlock No 2                        8         3         5      18
Tansley Potters                                    7         2         5      17
Crich Comrades                                  7         3         4      15
Edgefold Matlock No 3                        8         0         8        7                   
Leading breaks: B Monk 84; S Burton 55.
Leading wins: S Burton 7/8; R Ferguson, A Haggarty & S Bullock 6/7.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Bolehill Institute                                   5       2       2       1      66
Tansley Potters                                    6       2       1       3      63

Whitworth Institute                               6       2       1       3      59

Mayfield Institute                                  5       3       0       2     58

Leading breaks: R Slack & J McCann 45.

Leading wins: J McCann 5/6; M Jennings, R Slack & A Brough 3/5.

PALMER MOREWOOD PAIR HOT ON HEELS OF EDGEFOLD 1

ANDREW HAGGARTY ... captains role

THE TWO Alfreton Palmer Morewood teams continued their chase of unbeaten leaders Edgefold No1 in the T & M Motors Snooker League and both came away with victories which keep them in touch as we come into the final weeks before the Christmas break.
Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 took a 4-1 home win over the youngsters of Edgefold No3 with their very own young 'un Cole Smith sealing the deal in frame three with a 49-39 verdict.
Father Des had put the Amber Valley cuemen into the early ascendancy with a 77-54 success and then the only non-Smith on the team, captain Andrew Haggarty increased the advantage with a 27 break being the highlight of his 83-29 verdict.
Reece Johnstone pulled one back for the visitors with a sterling display but Des and John Smith closed the evening off with another victory in a tight pairs leg by 48-39.

Alfreton No 2 defeated Tansley Potters 3-2 after Joe Neville had given the hosts the early lead. Alex Fisher making his first appearance of the season soon equalised and although Steve Hawkins continued his good run this season to make it 2-1, Andrew Beardsley took each of his singles and doubles legs (pairing up with Jack Lowe) to give the visitors the edge.

Edgefold No1 continued their frenzied pace at the summit as they saw off Clay Cross Brotherhood 4-1. Richard Ferguson slayed the previously undefeated Duncan Waring in the opener and wins for Steve Burton and Duncan Harwood put the issue beyond doubt before Graham Jones (22 break) struck back.
Rob Muxlow and Harwood put the icing on the cake in the doubles finale.

Bolehill slipped back a place after a 3-2 home defeat by Edgefold No2. Scott Brooks and Josh Dakin soon had the visitors riding high with two convincing successes before Simon Zoppi and Ian Birks replied in similar fashion for the hosts. However in the concluding doubles, Brooks and partner Trevor Wright always held sway for the decisive act.

Belper Royal British Legion waited a while for their first win but followed it up with another, 4-1 at Crich Comrades.
Wayne Shooter, Steve Bullock Mark Newby and Justin Weller reeled off a straight four frames before Paul Trevett and Jack Long took a black ball decider in the pairs leg to stop the rot.

In the "B" Individual Handicap first round, there was an excellent win for birthday boy Sam Kniveton as he defeated Rob Muxlow who has been in fine form 3-2.

Jim McCann was in great nick in the Elliott Carpets Billiards League as he made runs of 45, 38 and 32 as Whitworth Institute defeated Tansley Potters 12-6 in the only fixture to take place.

T & M Motors Snooker League week 07: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 4, Edgefold Matlock No3 1; Tansley Potters 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 3; Edgefold Matlock No1 4, Clay Cross Brotherhood 1; Bolehill Institute 2, Edgefold Matlock No2 3; Crich Comrades 1, Belper Royal British Legion 4.
Breaks: A Haggarty 27; G Jones 22.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League week 05: Whitworth Institute 12, Tansley Potters 6.
Breaks: J McCann 45,38,32.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                        7         7         0      26
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  7         4         3      21
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                  7         4         3      20
Bolehill Institute                                   6         4         2      19
Clay Cross Brotherhood                      6         4         2      16

Edgefold Matlock No 2                        7         3         4      16
Tansley Potters                                    6         2         4      15
Belper Royal British Legion                 7         2         5      14
Crich Comrades                                  6         2         4      12
Edgefold Matlock No 3                        7         0         7        6                   
Leading breaks: S Burton 55, R Ferguson 36.
Leading wins: S Burton 6/7; S Brooks 5/5.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Bolehill Institute                                   5       2       2       1      66
Tansley Potters                                    6       2       1       3      63
Mayfield Institute                                  4       3       0       1     49

Whitworth Institute                               5       1       1       3      47

Leading breaks: R Slack & J McCann 45.
Leading wins: J McCann 4/5; M Jennings 3/4.

JIM DEFIES VIRUS BUT BOLEHILL TAKE THREE-BALL SPOILS

JIM McCANN...defied virus to edge thriller

BOLEHILL INSTITUTE defeated Whitworth Institute 12-9 to remain at the head of the Elliott Carpets Billiards League albeit having played an extra match at this stage compared to some of their rivals.
Ricki Slack took on Jim McCann in the opener and although neither player hit the heights, with the latter suffering from a nasty chest infection, the game eventually went right down to the wire.
McCann, aided by a stroke of fortune, notched a run of 36 mid-session and eventually took a three-point lead with just thirty seconds or so remaining of the new 75-minutes time allotted format.
Needing the extension for his next shot, the clock continued to count down and confusion then reigned as a shout from the sidelines that time was up was in fact slightly premature with the actual sound of the buzzer coming a moment later.
In between this (probably!), Slack lunged to get his shot away in a bid to force a tie and although missing the intended pocket, it flew into a baulk pocket instead a few seconds afterwards.
With World Billiards rules stating all points count even after the buzzer if the shot is played before it, there was a debate about whether the points were valid or not but in-amongst all the confusion, the referee could not decide on the spur of the moment and McCann therefore was allowed to take the official verdict in a thrilling finish 120-117.
Andrew Brough took the next in rather more leisurely style as he ran up a 176-103 success to earn the winning score for the home team.

Mayfield Institute took a third win from four games as they defeated Tansley Potters 15-9 with Keith Gregory top scoring with 180pts and there were also breaks in the thirties from Mark Jennings and Joe Neville.

Edgefold No1 continued their fine form at the top of the T & M Motors Snooker League as they defeated Crich Comrades 5-0.
Richard Ferguson top scored and teamed up with Tommy Smith at the end to complete the whitewash.

Ben Monk notched breaks of 35 and 20 to set Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 on the road to a 4-1 victory over Edgefold No2, for whom Scott Brooks also had an excellent run of 35 himself.
A black-ball win from Andrew Beardsley also proved pivotal for the hosts early doors.

Belper Royal British Legion edged out Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 3-2 for their first league success of the campaign. Steve Bullock, Paul Jarrett and Mark Newby took the first three frames to put the issue beyond doubt before Andrew Haggarty took his singles and doubles legs, latterly with young Cole Smith.

Bolehill Institute moved third as they took maximum points from a 5-0 defeat of Edgefold No3, although a couple of frames at least could have gone the other way.
Colin Marchington took most of the colours to overturn a fair deficit in the opener and Ricki Slack and Ian Birks came from needing two snookers on the brown to take the doubles leg 54-52.

FIN HARVEY & REECE JOHNSTONE, pairs success

In the knockouts, Slack enjoyed one of his best ever nights in 45 years of league competition play, knocking in breaks of 55,53,30 and 22 en route to qualifying in each of his eligible singles events at Alfreton Palmer Morewood.
At the other end of the timescale there was a first outright match victory for Edgefold No3's Fin Harvey and Reece Johnstone as they progressed to the second round in the Denis Morton Trophy (Pairs Handicap) although the latter in particular has been impressing with several solo successes in league action.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League week 04: Bolehill Institute 12, Whitworth Institute 9; Tansley Potters 9, Mayfield Institute 15.
Breaks: J McCann 36; M Jennings 31; J Neville 30.

T & M Motors Snooker League week 06: Edgefold Matlock No1 5, Crich Comrades 0; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 4, Edgefold Matlock No2 1; Belper Royal British Legion 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 2; Edgefold Matlock No3 0, Bolehill Institute 5.
Breaks (inc. comps): R Slack 55,53,30,22; B Monk 35,20; S Brooks 35.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                        6         6         0      22
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  6         3         3      18
Bolehill Institute                                   5         4         1      17
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                  6         3         3      16
Clay Cross Brotherhood                      5         4         1      15

Edgefold Matlock No 2                        6         2         4      13
Tansley Potters                                    5         2         3      13
Crich Comrades                                  5         2         3      10
Belper Royal British Legion                 6         1         5      10
Edgefold Matlock No 3                        6         0         6        5                   
Leading breaks: S Burton 55, R Ferguson 36.
Leading wins: D Waring 5/5; S Burton 5/6; S Brooks 4/4.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Bolehill Institute                                   5       2       2       1      66
Tansley Potters                                    5       2       1       2      57
Mayfield Institute                                  4       3       0       1     49

Whitworth Institute                               4       0       1       3      35

Leading breaks: R Slack 45; J McCann & M Jennings 40.
Leading wins: J McCann & M Jennings 3/4.

CLAY CROSS SCORE A QUICK DOUBLE OVER BELPER RBL

CHRIS PARKER ... victory as stand-in

ROUND FIVE of the T & M Motors Snooker League saw Clay Cross Brotherhood take a 3-2 win at Belper Royal British Legion to defeat their opponents for the second time in as many weeks following their prior six red success in the group stages.
A thrilling black-ball decider in the opener saw undefeated Duncan Waring take a 55-54 verdict for the visitors before a more comfortable victory for stand-in Chris Parker by 68-24 made it 2-0.
Steve Bullock pulled one back with his own wide margin success of 56-7 but Graham Jones, aided by a run of 20, put the game beyond the hosts' reach as he took the fourth 68-56.
Bullock teamed up with Mark Newby in the doubles leg to reduce the arrears to the minimum margin.

The all Alfreton clash saw the No1 Palmer Morewood team triumph 4-1 over their hitherto higher placed No2 rivals.
Des Smith and Andrew Haggarty were in fine form to take the opening couple of framers and though Jack Lowe (30 break) pulled one back, John Smith sealed the deal in the next before teaming up with nephew Cole Smith to put the icing on the cake in the doubles.

Edgefold No1, last season's winners but with a couple of different personnel this time around, are a couple of points ahead of the pack after a 4-1 defeat of Edgefold No3.
Richard Ferguson (36 break) and Steve Burton both recorded scores in the eighties before eventually Kieran Worsley (21 break) and Richie Hawkes got one on the board for the vanquished via the doubles leg.

Edgefold No2 defeated Tansley Potters 3-2 in the other game. Josh Dakin (30 break) was in sharp-shooting form as he ran up an 88-45 scoreline to put the game out of reach of the visitors after earlier wins for Scott Brooks and Trevor Wright. Steve Hawkins won both frames he contested to reduce the arrears thereafter.

With Bolehill's match falling to snow, they had to wait for the three-ball action later in the week and scored a 15-9 home win over Tansley Potters which saw breaks of 45 and 37 from Ricki Slack to lift them to the top of the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, albeit having played an extra game at this stage.

Mayfield Institute edged a tight encounter at Whitworth Institute 9-8 despite a run of 36 from the evergreen Jim McCann.

T & M Motors Snooker League week 05: Belper Royal British Legion 2, Clay Cross Brotherhood 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 1; Edgefold Matlock No3 1, Edgefold Matlock No1 4; Edgefold Matlock No2 3, Tansley Potters 2.
Breaks (inc. comps): G Jones 38,21,20;  R Ferguson 36; J Lowe 30; J Dakin 30.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League week 03: Bolehill Institute 15, Tansley Potters 9; Whitworth Institute 8, Mayfield Institute 9.
Breaks: R Slack 45,37; J McCann 36.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                        5         5         0      17
Clay Cross Brotherhood                      5         4         1      15

Alfreton P Morewood No 1                  5         3         2      14
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  5         2         3      14
Tansley Potters                                    5         2         3      13
Bolehill Institute                                   4         3         1      12
Edgefold Matlock No 2                        5         3         2      12 
Crich Comrades                                  4         2         2      10
Belper Royal British Legion                 5         0         5        7
Edgefold Matlock No 3                        5         0         5        5                   
Leading breaks: S Burton 55, R Ferguson 36.
Leading wins: D Waring 5/5; S Hawkins, S Burton, C Zaragoza & T Smith 4/5.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Bolehill Institute                                   4       1       2       1      54
Tansley Potters                                    4       2       1       1      48
Mayfield Institute                                  3       2       0       1     34

Whitworth Institute                               3       0       1       2      26

Leading breaks: R Slack 45; J McCann & M Jennings 40.
Leading wins: R Slack & J Neville 3/4; J McCann & M Jennings 2/3.