Saturday 26 March 2016

GOLF CLUB GAIN DOUBLE SUCCESS OVER HOLIDAY SPELL

JACK LYNCH was this weeks's Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week
MATLOCK GOLF CLUB took advantage of the holiday on Good Friday with an early start to catch up with their outstanding Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning League match with Edgefold No 2 who were already the scheduled visitors on this weeks fixture list.
And with the teams keeping to the same match-ups, the same players remained victorious in both legs with the home team recording 3-2 successes on each occasion.
Rob Dicken (breaks of 32 and 25) remained undefeated on the night to stay at the top of the most wins chart taking his tally to 13 from 15.
Graham Jones (30 break) was also on sterling form while Jack Lynch and Nick Kay won both singles frames they contested, the former notching a run of 27 in a 77-5 verdict in his second outing to take the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week mantle.

Elsewhere it is tied a the top of the table with Bolehill No 1 recording an excellent 4-1 success at Edgefold No 1.
Ian Birks and Mark Gwynne-Jones won both frames they contested on the night after Andrew Brough had their team off to flyer with Neil Parkinson on target for the hosts on the deciding black in frame two.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood upset leaders Belper Strutt Club 3-2 with Jamie Rowland (39 and 22 breaks, taking the Viva Restaurant top weekly break accolade) and Paul Jarrett (35 break) each in barnstorming form for their respective teams.
Kevin Rowland took the opening frame on the black to go second in the most wins tally for the season with 12 from 15.

Bolehill No 2 defeated Matlock Club 3-2 in the other game with Keith Robertson notching his second 30 break in as many weeks while Graeme Wood top scored for the vanquished.

Graham Jones will play Andy Russell in the OMYA Cup final in the first week of May after defeating Nathan Haymes 3-1 in the semi.

League week 17 results: Matlock Golf Club 3, Edgefold Matlock No 2 2; Matlock Golf Club 3, Edgefold Matlock No 2 2 (re-arranged); Edgefold Matlock No 1 1, Bolehill Institute No 1 4; Belper Strutt Club 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3; Bolehill Institute No 2 3, Matlock Club 2.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) semi final: Nathan Haymes 1, Graham Jones 3.
Breaks: J Rowland 39,22; P Jarrett 35; R Dicken 32,25; G Jones 30;
K Robertson 30; J Lynch 27; A Brough 21.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts

Belper Strutt Club           17      11       6      50
Bolehill Institute No 1      17      11       6      50
Alfreton P Morewood       17     10       7      46
Edgefold Matlock No 1    17       9       8       45
Bolehill Institute No 2      17        8       9      39
Edgefold Matlock No 2    17       6      11      39
Matlock Golf Club            16       6       10     35
Matlock Club                   16        6      10      31
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: R Dicken 13/15; K Rowland 12/15; I Birks & A Russell 11/16.