ALFRETON SCORE A QUICK DOUBLE BUT VISITORS BATTLE

ANDREW HAGGARTY

ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD moved to within a point of leaders Matlock Golf Club (albeit having played an extra game) in the T & M Motors Snooker League courtesy of a quick double over Edgefold Club, this time defeating the visiting team 3-2 to keep themselves in contention.
Tom Broughton (20 break) took the opener 70-33 before Des Smith and Andrew Haggarty had the hosts dreaming of another maximum points haul as per the preceding week.
However, the Matlock team were made of sterner stuff than that and fought back strongly thanks in the main to captain Rob Dicken, who took each of his singles and doubles legs; in the latter partnered by Rob Muxlow.

Belper Strutt Club consolidated third position thanks to a 3-2 verdict over Bolehill Institute No 2. Steve Bullock took both singles and doubles legs, the latter with Paul Jarrett who had earlier notched a run of 33 in putting his team 2-1 ahead.
Kevin Munnelly and Keith Robertson were in winning form for the Wirksworth cuemen.

League week 15 results: Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3, Edgefold Matlock 2; Belper Strutt Club 3, Bolehill Institute No 2 2.
Breaks: P Jarrett 33; T Broughton 20.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W        L     Pts 
Matlock Golf Club                               14      11        3      49
Alfreton Palmer Morewood                 15      10        5      48

Belper Strutt Club                               15       11        4      43
Bolehill Institute No 1                          14        8        6      37

Edgefold Matlock                                14        7        7      34
Crich Comrades No 2                         14        7        7      33
Matlock Club                                       15        6        9      33
Bolehill Institute No 2                          15        5      10      30
Crich Comrades No 1                         14        4      10      27
Whitworth Institute                              14        3       11     24

Leading breaks: B Monk 56; S Dobney 44.
Leading wins: L Mooney 11/12; A Lowe & D Smith 11/15: T Blant & I McKay 10/13.