TOPSY TURVY BATTLE GOES IN FAVOUR OF EDGEFOLD

NEIL PARKINSON produced a superb match winning pot on the final black

AN ENTHRALLING Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League encounter between the last two champions eventually saw Edgefold No 1 resume winning ways on the final black against visitors Bolehill Institute No 1.
A largely tactical opening frame ended with Richard Ferguson, seven ahead with just the black remaining, fluking it into a baulk pocket after a mishit safety before Andy Russell produced a powerhouse performance, earning the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week award to make it 2-0.

Simon Zoppi pulled one back after Duncan Harwood's unlucky in-off on the brown presented him with an excellent opportunity he took with aplomb and then Ian Birks edged a narrow fourth frame on the black to take it into a decider.

And after taking the pink, Birks looked to have given Bolehill the spoils with his double on the black hitting the back of the middle pocket at pace only for the rubber to throw it back out on to the table from where Neil Parkinson pulled out a superb match winning pot in a topsy turvy thriller.

Matlock Club gained their second successive win, 3-2 at Bolehill No 2 with Paul Bryan top scoring before Dave Allen took the decisive fourth frame on the black. Ian Peacock won both his singles and doubles frames for the hosts.

In the other match played, Belper Strutt Club edged a 3-2 verdict over Alfreton Palmer Morewood. Mark Newby took the Viva Italian Restaurant weekly highest break accolade with a run of 37 in the deciding doubles leg as he and partner Steve Bullock were twice successful on the night.
Andrew Beardsley had given the visitors a 2-1 lead in frame three.

League week 3 results: Edgefold Matlock No 1 3, Bolehill Institute No 1 2; Bolehill Institute No 2 2, Matlock Club 3; Belper Strutt Club 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2; Matlock Golf Club v Edgefold Matlock No 2 postponed.
Breaks: M Newby 37; A Russell 24; I Peacock 20.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club            3        2       1        9
Bolehill Institute No 1       3        2       1        9
Alfreton P Morewood       3        1       2        8
Edgefold Matlock No 1     3        2      1         7
Matlock Club                    3        2       1        7
Matlock Golf Club            2        1       1        6
Bolehill Institute No 2       3        1       2        6
Edgefold Matlock No 2    2         0       2       3
Leading breaks: G Johnson 46; B Monk 39 .
Leading wins: I Birks 3/3; A Beardsley, J Rowland, S Zoppi & I McKay 2/2.