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| ANDREW BEARDSLEY ... decisive win for ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD |
Justin Weller edged the first for the home side with a black ball win over Kevin Rowland and after Dave Needham had narrowly defeated Jamie Rowland, the home side led by 12 points.
Andrew Beardsley has been in fine form for Alfreton this season though and he produced a storming display with an 86-35 win in frame three to turn the aggregate around.
And after Chris Stubbs had narrowly seen off Simon Mayes, the home side needed a 33 points winning margin in the final doubles frame.
But despite a herculean effort from Needham and Stubbs in the home corner, Ralph Edgson and Mayes just held out as they sunk the decisive pink with a final points tally of 261-254 despite Belper winning four of the five frames contested.
Elsewhere Edgefold No 1 defeated Edgefold No 2 in a double header of Captains Cup and Bob McCartin Six Red Cup matches.
The aggregate encounter finished 397-269 in their favour with Richard Ferguson (31 break) and Andy Russell top scoring while only Martyn Taylor could stem the flow for their counterparts.
And in the six red semi final, they won 4-3 as Ferguson, again with a run of 31, took his singles and the decisive scotch doubles frame with Russell to decide the issue after Taylor had notched breaks of 42 and 20 for the No 2 outfit.
Captains Cup Team Aggregate Competition 1st round: Belper Strutt No 2 254, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 261; Edgefold Matlock No 1 397, Edgefold Matlock No 2 269.
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup semi final: Edgefold Matlock No 1 4, Edgefold Matlock No 2 3.
Open Individual Handicap 2nd round: Paul Bryan 0, Andy Russell 2; Keith Manlove 0, Ben Monk 2; Sean Dobney 1, Steve Bullock 2.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) quarter final: Ricki Slack 2, Ian Peacock 0.
Denis Morton Pairs Handicap 1st round: R Slack / C Marchington 2, P Jarrett / B Monk 0.
Breaks: B Monk 44,30; M Taylor 42,20; R Ferguson 31,31; A Russell 30,27,24;
R Slack 25,24,21; S Bullock 25; S Dobney 25; R Muxlow 24.
