LEADING PAIR MAKE A BREAK BUT ITS STILL WIDE OPEN

CLEAR daylight emerged at the top of the Highfields Farm Butchers Premier Division for the first time this season as the top two teams made a break at the half way stage but with the teams immediately below having a game in hand there's still all to play for.
Leaders Bolehill Institute No 1 moved onto 29 points courtesy of a 5-0 home win over Matlock Club.

The scoreline may have been slightly flattering however as Ricki Slack took the opener on the pink, Simon Zoppi the third frame on the black and Ian Birks the fourth on a re-spotted black.

COLIN MARCHINGTON ... no sweat

Colin Marchington did not have to sweat quite so much as he won his singles and double frames (partnered by Andrew Brough in the latter) with a little more to spare.

Matlock Cons are a point behind, enhancing their already impressive home record with a 4-1 success over fellow challengers Belper Strutt Club No 1.

Jack Lynch and Nick Kay were undefeated in both frames they contested, with Charlie Hodgkinson striking the decisive blow whilst Paul Jarrett continued his good form to register the sole point for the visitors.

Belper Strutt No 2 edged out Edgefold Club 3-2 with Chris Stubbs and Neil Parkinson contesting the frame of the match, each compiling a break of 28 before Chris secured a 65-57 win.

It again came down to Stubbs and Dave Needham to secure victory in the concluding doubles after Needham had been pipped on the black earlier in the night by Richard Ferguson.

Elsewhere, Ricki Slack and Paul Ogden were invited to be part of a dozen-strong Derbyshire "B" team that saw off Nottinghamshire "B" 78-66 in Sneinton last week, with Ricki notching 8 wins and Paul an excellent 48 break. The event also saw ex league player Wade Morley remain undefeated with 12 straight wins.

League week 10 results: Bolehill Inst No 1 5, Matlock Club 0; Matlock Cons 4, Belper Strutt No 1 1; Belper Strutt No 2 3, Edgefold Matlock 2.
OMYA Cup Indiv Scr 3rd round: R Slack 2, I Peacock 0; M Gwynne-Jones 2,
C Marchington 0.
Breaks: R Slack 39; C Stubbs 28,25; N Parkinson 28; D Needham 20.

Highfields Farm Butchers Premier Division
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Bolehill Institute No 1       9        8       1       29
Matlock Cons                   9        6       3       28
Edgefold Matlock             8        5       3       22
Belper Strutt No 1            8        4       4       22
Belper Strutt No 2            9        4       5       21
Bolehill Institute No 2       8        2       6       17
Matlock Club                    9        1       8       11
Leading breaks: M Taylor 50, C Parker 45.
Leading wins: R Slack 8; J Lynch & P Jarrett 7.