BELPER STRUTT CLUB INCREASE LEAD TO FOUR POINTS

KEVIN ROWLAND  ... Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week

BELPER STRUTT CLUB increased their lead to four points in the final round of matches before Christmas in the Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League as they produced their performance of the season to defeat Matlock Club 4-1.
Keith Manlove took the opener for the visitors on the black but from thereon they faced a barrage of top class potting with all remaining home players reaching scores of 80+ thereafter.
Steve Bullock equalised and top scored in an 87-36 verdict before Wayne Shooter and Justin Weller secured the win, with Weller and Bullock put the icing on the cake in the doubles leg.

Bolehill No 1 came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Matlock Golf Club. Chris Parker and Nick Kay had put the home team in pole position but Ian Birks top scored to equalise and he and Ricki Slack took the deciding doubles leg.

Edgefold No 2 triumphed 3-2 at Bolehill No 2 as Tom Chambers struck a timely 36 break to earn the Viva Restaurant top weekly break accolade and eventually triumphed on the black in a great battle with Mark Sayer while Rob Dicken took his tally to seven straight wins undefeated.
Keith Robertson took both his singles and doubles frames for the hosts.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood also scored a 3-2 win on their travels at Edgefold No 1.
Kevin Rowland's black ball win over Andy Russell secured the spoils to earn him the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week award before Russell and Duncan Harwood reduced the arrears in the concluding doubles leg.

League week 9 results: Belper Strutt Club 4, Matlock Club 1: Matlock Golf Club 2, Bolehill Institute No 1 3; Bolehill Institute No 2 2, Edgefold Matlock No 2 3; Edgefold Matlock No 1 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) first round: Colin Marchington 0, Andy Russell 2.
Breaks: T Chambers 36; S Mayes 27; W Shooter 22; N Parkinson 21.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club            9        7       2       30
Bolehill Institute No 1       9        5       4       26
Alfreton P Morewood       9        5       4       23
Edgefold Matlock No 1     9        5       4       22
Matlock Club                    9        5       4       19
Edgefold Matlock No 2     8        3       5       19
Bolehill Institute No 2        9        3       6       18
Matlock Golf Club             8        2       6       18
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: R Dicken 7/7; I Birks 7/8; K Robertson 6/8; S Bullock 6/9.