BRYAN AT THE DOUBLE AS MATLOCK CLUB DEFEAT CRICH

PAUL BRYAN ... pivotal singles and doubles successes

MATLOCK CLUB gained their second win of the T & M Motors Snooker League season courtesy of a 3-2 home success over Crich Comrades No 1.
Cliff Gould struck first for the visitors thanks to a 54-35 verdict and things were looking positively ros yfor them after Keith Fretwell's 53-27 triumph in the second.
However, the hosts fought back tenaciously with Paul Bryan's black ball decider the catalyst for a stirring comeback that saw Keith Manlove level before Bryan and Mick Mackfall teamed up for an emphatic deciding pairs romp.

Last seasons champs Matlock Golf Club have cointinued in similar vein after a second 5-0 success in the early skirmishes this time over the Tramwaymen's second team.
Graham Jones amassed 98 points whilst Tony Blant also impressed.

Belper Strutt Club defeated Edgefold 3-2 with Steve Bullock's black ball win proving vital after Rob Muxlow (22 and 20 breaks) had started strongly for the vanquished.

Bolehill No 1 took the first three frames against Alfreton Palmer Morewood, Colin Marchington and Andrew Brough taking black ball clinchers before returning cuemen Simon Mays and Ben Monk were instrumental in the visitors clawying the deficit back to the minimum margin.

Bolehill No 2 went one better courtesy of a 4-1 win at Whitworth Institute, with Keith Robertson top scoring after Darren Bunting had opened his account on the black. Philip Johnson scored a wide margin success for the home team.

League week 4 results: Matlock Club 3, Crich Comrades No 2 2; Crich Comrades No 2 0, Matlock Golf Club 5; Belper Strutt Club 3, Edgefold Matlock 2; Bolehill Institute No 1 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2; Whitworth Institute 1, Bolehill Institute No 2 4.
Breaks: G Jones 28,23; R Slack 23; R Muxlow 22,20.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P       W       L       Pts 
Matlock Golf Club                                3         3        0      13
Belper Strutt Club                                4         3        1      12
Bolehill Institute No 2                           4         2        2      12
Alfreton Palmer Morewood                  3         1         2       9
Bolehill Institute No 1                           3         2         1       8
Crich Comrades No 2                          4         1         3       5
Matlock Club                                        3         2         1       7
Crich Comrades No 1                          3         1         2       5
Whitworth Institute                               3         1         2       5
Edgefold Matlock                                 2         0         2       4
Leading breaks: R Slack 35 & 31; G Jones 29.
Leading wins: S Bullock 4/4.