No 1 TEAM TAKE THE SPOILS IN STRUTT CLUB DERBY

WAYNE SHOOTER's frame win saw BELPER STRUTT No 1 over the line

THE STRUTT Club derby is always a keenly contested affair in the Belper sporting calendar and this time around it was the No 1 team who emerged with bragging rights after a 4-1 win in the latest round of games in the J K Interiors and Joinery Services League.
Ben Monk, fresh from a starring role in the Derby League the previous night, held too much firepower in the opener to register a 79-46 success over Keith Hubbold.
Chris Stubbs equalised in the next with a classy display but a narrow verdict for Steve Bullock over Dave Needham edged the No 1 outfit back into the lead.
And another hard fought game saw Wayne Shooter deliver the decisive blow, as he edged out Justin Weller 75-62 to secure the victory before further icing on the cake came via the pairs leg.

The top two teams clashed in Matlock and Bolehill No 2 ended the unbeaten run of Edgefold No 1 with a battling 3-2 triumph.
Martin Forster scored a pivotal 81-71 win over Andy Russell (28 break) in the second frame, as in attempting an ultra thin cut to take the spoils, the home player missed the ball and left Forster to take what was now the decisive pink in a topsy turvy contest.
Narrow wins for Keith Robertson and Mick Bunting sealed the deal before Neil Parkinson (runs of 28 and 20) and Russell eroded the deficit in the doubles leg.

Matlock Club maintained their unbeaten home record as they shaded Jaxx Q Club of Belper 3-2. Paul Holmes black ball win proved crucial while Ben Turner top scored for the visitors.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood gained their second 4-1 scoreline in as many weeks as they saw off Matlock Cons.
Simon Mayes took both his singles and doubles legs while Jack Lynch opened his account for Cons.

In the other match Edgefold No 2 defeated Bolehill No 1 3-2  as Sean Dobney came from 1-40 behind against Andrew Brough (29 break) to win 55-40 before scoring a decisive 38 break in the deciding doubles leg.

League week 8 results: Belper Strutt No 1 4, Belper Strutt No 2 1; Edgefold Matlock No 1 2, Bolehill Institute No 2 3; Matlock Club 3, Jaxx Q Club Belper 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 4, Matlock Cons 1; Bolehill Institute No 1 2, Edgefold Matlock No 2 3.
Individual Handicap 1st round: Keith Robertson 1, Robert Muxlow 2.
Breaks: S Dobney 38; A Brough 29; N Parkinson 28,20; A Russell 28; B Monk 28; R Muxlow 24,20; K Robertson 21.

J K Interiors & Joinery Services Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1     8       7       1       30
Bolehill Institute No 2       8        6       2       24
Bolehill Institute No 1       8        4       4       21
Belper Strutt No 1            7        6       1       19
Jaxx Q Club Belper         6        4       2       19
Alfreton P Morewood       8        3       5       18
Matlock Club                    8        4       4       17
Edgefold Matlock No 2     7        2       5       16
Belper Strutt No 2            8        1       7       14
Matlock Cons                   8        1       7       12
Leading breaks: R Ferguson 47; K Robertson 45.
Leading wins: M Bunting 6/7; A Russell, D Harwood, R Ferguson, R Slack &
K Robertson 6/8.

FURTHER HANDICAP ADJUSTMENTS

LATEST handicap adjustments are as follows:.
Dave Needham (Belper Strutt No 2) goes to +5 from Scratch
Ralph Edgson (Alfreton Palmer Morewood) goes to +5 from Scratch
Graeme Wood (Matlock Club) goes to +15 from +10
Shaun Smith & Craig Sheppard (Jaxx Belper) - new registrations off Scratch