Saturday 20 February 2016

BOLEHILL No 2 PUT MATLOCK GOLF CLUB TO THE SWORD

MARK SAYER on the mark for BOLEHILL No 2
ROUND 13 of the Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League saw the battle of the teams towards the rear of the table take place and it was Bolehill Institute No 2 who emerged victors 4-1 over Matlock Golf Club.
Ian Peacock opened up in emphatic style with a 58-16 win before Richard Deakin, making his seasonal debut, levelled on a black ball decider.
After several near misses, Mark Sayer got off the mark for the season with a 65-38 verdict in frame three and Keith Robertson ensured the victory with an excellent display to win 79-17 and become Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week.
Mick Bunting and Martin Forster added the icing on the cake in the concluding doubles frame.

Bolehill No 1 maintained their narrow lead at the top with a 3-2 success at Matlock Club which went down to the final black after they had trailed 2-0.
Keith Manlove top scored for the hosts but Ian Birks (a run of 29 earning him the Viva Restaurant top weekly break accolade) levelled at 2-2 before he and Ricki Slack edged the decider after coming from well adrift on the last few reds.

Belper Strutt Club also triumphed by the minimum margin to stay one point away in second place.
Rob Muxlow had given Edgefold No 1 a 2-1 lead on Campbell Street but Wayne Shooter equalised and then Steve Bullock and Mark Newby took the deciding doubles leg.

Edgefold No 2 had more success on their travels, winning 3-2 at Alfreton Palmer Morewood with Rob Dicken recording his tenth win in eleven games. Kevin Rowland took the fourth frame for the hosts but by then they already trailed 3-0.

League week 13 results: Bolehill Institute No 2 4, Matlock Golf Club 1; Matlock Club 2, Bolehill Institute No 1 3; Belper Strutt Club 3, Edgefold Matlock No 2 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2, Edgefold Matlock No 2 3.
Denis Morton Pairs Handicap quarter finals: G Jones / I McKay 2, R Ferguson / N Haymes 1.
Breaks: I Birks 29.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts

Bolehill Institute No 1      13       9       4       39
Belper Strutt Club           13       9       4       38
Alfreton P Morewood      13       7       6       35
Edgefold Matlock No 1    13       7       6       33
Edgefold Matlock No 2    12       6       6       31
Matlock Club                   13        6       7      28
Bolehill Institute No 2      13        5       8      28
Matlock Golf Club            12        2     10     23
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: R Dicken 10/11; I Birks 9/12; K Rowland 8/11.