STRUTT CLUB BACK ON TOP AFTER WIN AT EDGEFOLD

PAUL JARRETT top scored for BELPER STRUTT CLUB

JUST three matches in this week's Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League but there was still a big impact on the placings at the top of the table and Belper Strutt Club once again found themselves in pole position by just a single point.
They defeated Edgefold No 2 4-1 in Matlock with Paul Jarrett top scoring in frame two and Mark Newby wrapping things up in the next.
Duncan Harwood, deputising, was on target for the hosts.

Previous leaders Bolehill No1 fell 3-2 at home to third placed Alfreton Palmer Morewood, but for much of the night it looked like things would be much worse.
Jamie Rowland took the opener 88-52 with an excellent display of potting before father Kevin with an emphatic 68-16 scoreline added the second, in doing so winning his ninth match in twelve outings and earning himself Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week.
Ralph Edgson looked set to make it three in the next but with pink hanging over the corner pocket, he attempted to clip it in cushion first to avoid the possible in off, but failed to make contact and left Andrew Brough a surprised looking victor.
Simon Mayes made no mistake in the next to make it 3-1 however, and only a 22 break from Ricki Slack with a clearance from brown onwards rescued the doubles frame 63-59  to reduce the deficit to the minimum margin.

Bolehill No 2 also fell 4-1 at reigning champions Edgefold No 1, who took the first four frames, Rob Muxlow (28 break) top scoring and securing the Viva Italian Restaurant highest weekly break accolade. Ian Peacock and Martin Forster thwarted the whitewash in the concluding doubles leg.

Andy Russell notched a 54 break as he progressed to the semi finals of the Open Individual Handicap competition.
League week 14 results: Edgefold Matlock No 2 1, Belper Strutt Club 4; Bolehill Institute No 1 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3; Edgefold Matlock No 1 4, Bolehill Institute No 2 1; Matlock Golf Club v Matlock Club postponed.
Open Individual Handicap quarter finals: Andy Russell 2, Ricki Slack 0; Keith Manlove 2, Ian Peacock 0; Steve Bullock 2, Keith Robertson 0.
"B" (Intermediate) Individual Handicap quarter finals: Paul Holmes 1, Keith Robertson 2; Martin Forster 2, Keith Manlove 1.
Breaks: A Russell 54; R Muxlow 28; R Slack 22; P Jarrett 20.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club           14      10       4      42
Bolehill Institute No 1      14       9       5       41
Alfreton P Morewood      14       8       6       38
Edgefold Matlock No 1    14       8       6       37
Edgefold Matlock No 2    13       6       7       32
Bolehill Institute No 2      14        5       9      29
Matlock Club                   13        6       7      28
Matlock Golf Club            12        2     10     23
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: R Dicken 10/11; K Rowland 9/12; I Birks 9/13; A Russell 9/14.