BOLEHILL No 1 RIDE AN EDGEFOLD STORM TO TAKE TITLE

CHAMPIONS - BOLEHILL No 1: L-R: Simon Zoppi, Ian Birks, Colin Marchington,
Ricki Slack and Andrew Brough.

BOLEHILL INSTITUTE are Highfields Farm Butchers Premier Division champions as their No 1 team eventually got over the line in their final league match at Edgefold Club.
A black ball win by Ian Birks over Rob Muxlow secured the one point they required for the silverware in the fourth frame and Birks followed up by taking pink and black in the concluding doubles contest (partnered by Andrew Brough) to reduce the eventual deficit to the minimum margin.

This is the first time in the history of the club one of their teams has topped the highest division, but things weren't looking quite so positive in the early exchanges.

The home side came out of the traps in flying fashion with Jason Ankers showing sterling ability around the black spot to win 84-42 after Ricki Slack had edged back into the frame and then Duncan Harwood producing his performance of the season in seeing off Colin Marchington 83-35.

Martyn Taylor made sure of the most individual wins award as he notched a 47 break en route to defeating Simon Zoppi 81-54.

Edgefold and Belper Strutt No 1 will battle it out for the runners-up spot in their match next week as they each stand on 51 points with the latter defeating Bolehill No 2 4-1.

Steve Bullock top scored for the victors and also played his part in securing the doubles frame on the deciding black, partnered by Wayne Shooter.
Mark Gwynne-Jones achieved the sole register for the vanquished.

Belper Strutt No 2 kept alive their chances of reaching the remaining play off place as they won 3-2 at the other contenders, Matlock Cons, though will still be hoping the latter slip up in their final game in order to have a chance of capitalising.


RICHARD DEAKIN ... top scored for Cons

Richard Deakin top scored in putting the hosts ahead before a fantastic performance by Adam Winson levelled things up.

Dave Needham eventually made sure of victory with a black ball win in frame four before Chris Parker and Charlie Hodgkinson edged what could be a vital doubles frame at the death.

Martyn Taylor and Chris Parker will contest the OMYA Cup individual scratch competition final as they each won their semis in decisive fashion with Taylor compiling a run of 60 and Parker 35, whilst Chris Stubbs and Adam Winson earlier reached the Pairs final.

League week 20 results: Edgefold Matlock 3, Bolehill Inst No 1 2; Belper Strutt No 1 4, Bolehill Inst No 2 1; Matlock Cons 2, Belper Strutt No 2 3.
OMYA Cup (Indiv Scratch) semi finals: Ricki Slack 0, Martyn Taylor 3; Paul Ogden 1, Chris Parker 3.
Denis Morton Trophy (Pairs Handicap) semi final: Chris Parker / Nick Kay 1, Chris Stubbs / Adam Winson 3.
Breaks: M Taylor 60,47,20; C Parker 35,22,20; A Winson 22; D Harwood 22;
R Slack 22; I Birks 21.

Highfields Farm Butchers Premier Division
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Bolehill Institute No 1     18      15       3       59
Edgefold Matlock           17      12       5       51
Belper Strutt No 1          17      10       7       51
Matlock Cons                 17        8       9       42
Belper Strutt No 2          17        8       9       39
Bolehill Institute No 2     17        6     11       35
Matlock Club                  17        1     16       23
Leading breaks: M Taylor 74; B Monk 53.
Leading wins: M Taylor 14/15; R Slack 14/18; P Jarrett & C Marchington 11/16.