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| ANDREW BROUGH...twice successful |
Ben Monk struck first for the visitors with a colours clearance of 27 to take the opener before a closely contested frame saw Ricki Slack equalise for the hosts.
Andrew Brough put in a fine display to edge Bolehill ahead with a 40-12 verdict before Alfreton pulled themselves level thanks to Kevin Rowland's long-range double on the black which actually turned out to be the perfect treble!
Monk and Andrew Beardsley then took the opening scotch doubles leg again on the black before Brough struck again, partnering Ian Birks for a decisive win to take the match into the deciding leg.
And with Birks and Slack racing into a 29-0 lead, prospects looked bleak for the Amber Valley cuemen until a fantastic rearguard action saw them gradually pull the scores level with just the black on the table.
An exciting battle was finally decided when Slack took an all-or-nothing shot down the cushion at dead weight which dropped into what is often described as the "tightest pocket on the table" by those in the know, much to the relief of the home team.
Belper Strutt Club saw off Matlock Golf Club 5-2 in a pre-cursor to the much delayed Jaeger Cup final from the previous season as they took control by taking all three scotch doubles legs.
The golfers had earlier gone 2-0 up through Ian McKay and Les Mooney but Wayne Shooter and Justin Weller were the catalysts for the turnaround.
And Crich No 1 emphatically took the battle of the Comrades Club with a clean sweep of all seven frames as Ade Smith and Nick Berry won all three frames they contested.
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup quarter finals: Bolehill Institute No 1 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 3; Matlock Golf Club 2, Belper Strutt Club 5; Crich Comrades No 2 0, Crich Comrades No 1 7.
Breaks: K Robertson 36; B Monk 29,27; D Smith 28; D Harwood 21; R Slack / I Birks 20 (scotch dbls).
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