CRICH No 1 OPEN SIX RED CAMPAIGN WITH NARROW WIN

ADE SMITH kept up the pressure for CRICH No 1

SOME tight battles in the second round of Bob McCartin Six Red Cup matches and none fore so than the clash which saw Crich Comrades No 1 travel to and defeat Bolehill Institute No 2 4-3 as each team got their Group B campaign underway.
Nick Berry edged the opener for the visitors and Paul Trevett (22 break) made it 2-0 courtesy of a black ball decider in the next.
Home team captain Mick Bunting pulled one back before Ade Smith increased the Tramwaymen's lead to 3-1.
Bunting then teamed up with son Darren to snatch a black ball victory in the first of the scotch doubles legs but John Smith and Cliff Gould sealed victory for the visitors in the penultimate frame.
Bolehill No 1 edged out Belper Strutt Club 4-3 to move level on points in Group A where Ian Birks and Simon Zoppi's black ball win in frame six secured the match after the hosts had led 2-0 early doors.
Alfreton Palmer Morewood defeated Whitworth Institute 5-2 in the same group with Andrew Haggarty and Des Smith (21 break) in winning form whilst in Group C Matlock Golf Club sneaked past Edgefold Club 4-3 on Edge Road with Les Mooney involved in two breaks of 22 with Ian McKay and Paul Roe respectively in the scotch doubles.
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup Group A: Belper Strutt Club 3, Bolehill Institute No 1 4; Whitworth Institute 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 5. Group B: Bolehill Institute No 2 3, Crich Comrades No 1 4. Group C: Edgefold Matlock 3, Matlock Golf Club 4.
Breaks: P Trevett 22; L Mooney / P Roe 22; L Mooney / I McKay 22; D Smith 21.

Group A                              P         W          L         Pts
Bolehill Institute No 1         2          2           0           9
Belper Strutt Club               2          1           1          9
Alfreton P Morewood          2          1           1          7
Whitworth Institute              2          0           2          3

Group B                              P         W          L         Pts
Crich Comrades No 1          1          1           0           4
Bolehill Institute No 2           1           0          1           3
Crich Comrades No 2          0           0          0           0

Group C                              P         W          L         Pts
Matlock Golf Club                1          1           0           4
Edgefold Matlock                 1          0           1           3
Matlock Club                        0           0          0           0

Two teams with worst points per game average are eliminated from this stage.