REMAINING SEMI FINAL AND FINAL DATES

DATES and venues for the finals of the remaining competitions have provisionally arranged been arranged.
Matches to be played off the latest handicaps on the scheduled date of the ties (if any are delayed and handicaps change subsequently, the original match handicap will stand).
Please contact the secretary ASAP if there are any problems fulfilling a fixture.

CAPTAINS CUP (Team Handicap)  Final
5 Frames - Aggregate To Count - 7.30pm
Mon Apr 24: Matlock Golf Club v Edgefold Matlock No 1
(tossed for venue, at Edgefold)

OMYA CUP (Individual Scratch) Final
Best of 7 Frames - off Scratch - 7.00pm
Tue Apr 25: A Russell (Edgefold Matlock 1) v G Jones (Matlock Golf Club)
(at Alfreton Palmer Morewood)

JIMMY HARPER PLATE (Team Handicap) Final
5 Frames - Aggregate To Count - 7.30pm
Wed Apr 26: Belper Strutt Club v Bolehill Institute No 2
(at Edgefold Club, Matlock)

JAEGER TROPHY - CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS PLAY OFF Semi Finals
Best of 5 Frames - Usual Handicaps Apply - 7.30pm
Tue May 02: Edgefold Matlock No 1 v Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2
Tue May 02: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 v Bolehill Institute No 1

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Final
Best of 7 Frames - Usual Handicaps Apply - 7.15pm
Wed May 03: R Taylor (Alfreton PM 2) v D Harwood (Edgefold 1)
(at Bolehill Institute)

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Final
Best of 5 Frames - Usual Handicaps Apply - 7.30pm
Thu May 04: D Harwood (Edgefold Matlock 1) v K Munnelly (Bolehill Institute 2)
(at Matlock Golf Club)

JAEGER TROPHY - CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS PLAY OFF Final
Best of 5 Frames - Usual Handicaps Apply - 7.30pm
Mon May 08: Winner Semi Final 1 v Winner Semi Final 2
(at Belper Strutt Club)

DENIS MORTON TROPHY (Pairs Handicap) Final
Best of 7 Frames - Usual Handicaps Apply - 7.00pm
Tue May 09:  N Parkinson / A Russell (Edg 1) v D Harwood / A Russell (Edg 1)
(at Edgefold Club, Matlock)

ALL TO PLAY FOR IN LEAGUE BUT JAMIE TOPS WINS CHART

PLAYER OF THE SEASON JAMIE ROWLAND

FOUR TEAMS still hold a chance of the Joinery Joint League title going into the final round of fixtures though realistically it would seem Edgefold No 1 and Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 look set to fight it out in their respective matches.
Bolehill No 1 still top the table by a single point but have run out of games following their 3-2 home loss to Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2, giving the victors a treble over their hosts for the season, including cup games.
Colin Marchington took a scrappy opener 69-49 before Derek Smith zoomed 50 ahead of Ricki Slack with some stunning potting in the next until a fine rally from the host player took the frame to the final black.
However, an overcut attempt into the middle pocket proved costly and once again all rested on the black in frame three, this time Simon Zoppi taking it with a fine long pot.
John Smith equalised at 2-2 before a tight pairs frame ended with Zoppi unfortunately knocking in the black with his attempt on the blue and thereafter leaving a straight pot on match ball which was readily accepted.

Alfreton No 2 can still take the title with a 5-0 win, assuming Edgefold don't gain more than two points from their last game. Meanwhile, Bolehill would need the Matlock team to register one point or less while hoping for a win for Alfreton No 2 by less than the maximum possible.

Edgefold No 1 egded out Matlock Club 3-2 to remain in the favourites slot with wins for Duncan Harwood and Andy Russell in singles and doubles, the latter from well adrift. Graeme Wood was in excellent form for the visitors, amassing 90pts.

Alfreton No 1 remained a point behind after their 3-2 home win over Bolehill No 2. Jamie Rowland's third frame success ensures he will be this season's most-winning player with 12 out of 13 while Ian Peacock excelled for the vanquished.

Elsewhere, Belper Strutt Club continued their winning spree in the second half of the season with a 5-0 defeat of Edgefold No 2. Wayne Shooter's 30 break was the highlight.

Matlock Golf Club, coming off their bye week, face Edgefold No 1 while the two Alfreton teams lock horns in a mouth watering final week. Golf Club can still force a play off place if they score a large win and either of the Alfreton teams falter badly in their showdown.

League; Bolehill Institute No 1 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 3; Edgefold Matlock No 1 3, Matlock Club 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 3, Bolehill Institute No 2 2; Belper Strutt Club 5, Edgefold Matlock No 2 0. Bye week: Matlock Golf Club.
Breaks: W Shooter 30; J Rowland 28.

The Joinery Joint Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Bolehill Institute No 1        16     11       5     48
Edgefold Matlock No 1     15       9       6     47
Alfreton P Morewd No 1   15     11       4     46
Alfreton P Morewd No 2   15       9       6     44
Matlock Golf Club             15       7       8     42
Belper Strutt Club             15       8       7     34
Bolehill Institute No 2        15       6       9     34
Edgefold Matlock No 2      16       6     10     27
Matlock Club                      16       2     14    23
Leading breaks: P Roe & R Slack 46.
Leading wins: J Rowland 12/13; R Slack 12/16; A Russell 11/15.

(*In the event of a tie for the championship or runners up spot, tie breaker is firstly most wins, followed secondly  by head to head record from the two league games, and then a play off.) To clarify I have gone through the minute books and found this rule was voted in, August 2001.

GOLF CLUB OUT TO MAKE AMENDS IN A SECOND FINAL

IAN McKAY scored a fine win for MATLOCK GOLF CLUB

AFTER missing out at the final hurdle in the Six Red Cup, Matlock Golf Club were out to reach a second final as they entertained Matlock Club in the semi final of the Captains Cup.

Ian McKay got his team off to a fine start with a 95-49 verdict to set the ball rolling and a 57-44 scoreline in favour of Tony Blant put the home team 59 ahead.

Dave Allen with a black ball win reduced the arrears and then Graeme Wood took the next by nine points but the visitors were still 44 adrift going into the concluding doubles leg.

And McKay and Blant took no chances as they played out a gritty frame to take the spoils 49-43 and secure the much coveted final spot with a 295-245 verdict.

Their opponents will be Edgefold No 1, who defeated Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 372-264. Andy Russell was the star of the show as he amassed century points hauls in both singles and doubles, whilst Neil Parkinson also scored heavily.

Derek Smith and Tom Broughton put up a stern fight for the hosts.

In the Jimmy Harper Plate semi finals, Belper Strutt Club won their seventh match in eight games in all competitions, defeating visitors Bolehill No 1 329-244 with Wayne Shooter making sure of success with a wide margin win in frame four after the hosts had won the first three on the black.

Bolehill No 2 had better luck with a 320-170 success over Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1; Ian Peacock was in stupendous form with a 96-21 triumph in the opener whilst only Ralph Edgson could offer any resistance for the Amber Valley cuemen.

Earlier in the week, the two Bolehill team played out their re-arranged fixture and the No 1 team came from 2-0 down to win by the minimum margin with Ian Birks notching breaks of 23,21 and 20 after Kevin Munnelly's superb pink had put his team in the ascendancy early doors.

Captains Cup (Team Agg) semi finals: Matlock Golf Club 295, Matlock Club 245; ; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 264, Edgefold Matlock No 1 372.

League (re-arranged): Bolehill Institute No 2 2, Bolehill Institute No 1 3

Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Agg) semi finals: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 170, Bolehill Institute No 2 320; Belper Strutt Club 329, Bolehill Institute No 1 244.

Breaks: A Russell 28,24; S Hawkins 27; I Birks 23,21,20.