ALFRETON TEAMS BOTH SCORE RESOUNDING VICTORIES

STEVE DONNER ... 113 points and breaks of 33 & 34

ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD No 2 moved into a commanding position in the T & M Motors Snooker League with a 5-0 triumph over Crich Comrades No 1 sending them into a four point lead at the top of the table still with a match in hand.
Ben Monk scored a 96-57 win in the opener to continue his team's recent barrage of points before Steve Donner bagged 113 points on the way to success in frame two with breaks of 34 and 33.
Kevin Rowland took a narrow verdict in the next 68-57 and Kyle Ryde continued his unbeaten run since joining the team with a break of 27 to boot.
And to show the strength of the squad, Andrew Beardsley, with a nine out of nine record in singles action, featured only in the concluding pairs leg but made it count as he teamed up with Jamie Rowland to make it a nap hand.

Bolehill No 1, who fell 4-1 to the new leaders last time out, suffered the same fate at the hands of  Alfreton No 2 with only Ricki Slack and Ian Birks registering in the concluding doubles leg to mirror the events of the previous week.
Tom Broughton top scored for the hosts as he came through a tactical opener and Phil Longden opened his seasonal account with great pots on brown, blue and pink.

Bolehill No 2 also went under 4-1 to opponents Crich No 2, for whom Ady and Jack Lowe were in impressive form in both singles and doubles while Keith Robertson ran up 87 points in the sole response.

Whitworth defeated Edgefold 3-2  with Mark Gwynne-Jones and Geoff Brailsford amongst the breaks whilst Duncan Harwood was successful in both singles and doubles for the visitors, with partner Dan Stone taking barnstorming pots on pink and black to reduce the deficit to the minimum margin.

And Matlock Golf Club just edged out Belper Strutt Club in the other encounter. Les Mooney (32 and 20 breaks) continued his recent run of sublime form and teamed up with Ian McKay to seal the win in the doubles leg after Justin Weller had levelled matters at 2-2.
League week 13 results: Crich Comrades No 1 0,  Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 5; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 4, Bolehill Institute No 1 1; Bolehill Institute No 2 1, Crich Comrades No 2 4; Whitworth Institute 3, Edgefold Matlock 2; Belper Strutt Club 2, Matlock Golf Club 3.
Breaks: S Donner 34,33; L Mooney 32,20; B Monk 27; K Ryde 27; K Rowland 24;  I Birks 22;  G Brailsford 22; I McKay 21; M Gwynne-Jones 20.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L      Pts 
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  12      10        2      42
Belper Strutt Club                               13        9        4      38
Bolehill Institute No 1                          13        9        4      38
Crich Comrades No 2                         13        7        6      33
Matlock Golf Club                               12        7        5      32
Bolehill Institute No 2                          13        4        9      27
Edgefold Matlock                                13        4        9      27
Crich Comrades No 1                         12        5        7      26
Whitworth Institute                              12         3       9      24
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                 11         4        7     23
Leading breaks: S Dobney 74 & 55; B Monk 54.
Leading wins: A Beardsley 9/9, B Monk 9/12; A Lowe & J Weller 9/13.

KYLE MOVES UP THE GEARS IN ALFRETON TITLE PUSH

KYLE RYDE ...impressive display for ALFRETON No 2   

ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD No 2 took a big step towards fulfilling their pre-season favourites mantle in the latest round of T & M Motors Snooker League fixtures as they ran out 4-1 victors at erstwhile leaders Bolehill Institute No 1 to go level on points with a game in hand.
Steve Donner celebrated the return of his repaired cue to show some dazzling potting skills in taking the opening frame with runs of 27 and 22 thus ending Colin Marchington's unbeaten run of eight.
Next up recent signing motorcycle ace Kyle Ryde showed what a promising prospect he is on the baize also as he delivered breaks of 26 and 20 to put the Amber Valley cuemen well into the ascendancy.
Ben Monk was next up to the plate and after a good battle, he stepped in with the last three balls to take a 72-58 success and ensure victory for his team before Simon Mays continued his excellent recent form with a break of 29 en route to a comfortable win.
Bolehill finally got on the scoreboard with Ian Birks sinking the deciding black in the doubles leg to avoid the whitewash.

Belper Strutt Club moved to within one point of those two teams with a 4-1 verdict over Alfreton No 1.
Wayne Shooter and Steve Bullock each took black ball successes in the early frames which proved the platform for the win while John Smith was on target for the visitors.

There was a cracking frame in the game between Crich Comrades No 2 and Whitworth Institute as despite a superb break of 31 by Geoff Brailsford, Ady Lowe came back strongly to take the leg 68-57 and ensure victory before Mark Gwynne-Jones took each of his singles and doubles legs to reduce the deficit to the minimum margin of 3-2.

Radford Neville made his first appearance in the league for many years and showed he had not lost his old sparkle with a 64-22 win for Bolehill No 2, but that was a good as it got for the visitors as last year's champions showed their class to dominate proceedings thereafter, with some hefty points scoring to boot.
Les Mooney brought up the century, whilst Graham Jones amassed 94 points and then 83 in the pairs with Chris Parker.

In the other game, Edgefold were back in the winners enclosure with a 3-2 defeat of Crich No 1. Duncan Harwood and Dan Stone secured the deciding doubles leg after Ade Smith had top scored for the Tramwaymen.

Crich's Paul Trevett was in excellent touch in the "B" Individual Handicap competition as he notched a 30 break en route to reaching the semi final stages.

League week 12 results: Bolehill Institute No 1 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 4; Belper Strutt Club 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 1; Crich Comrades No 2 3, Whitworth Institute 2; Matlock Golf Club 4, Bolehill Institute No 2 1; Edgefold Matlock 3, Crich Comrades No 1 2.
Breaks: J Weller 46; G Brailsford 31; P Trevett 30; S Mays 29; S Donner 27,22; K Ryde 26,20; R Slack 21.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L      Pts 
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  11        9        2      37
Bolehill Institute No 1                          12        9        3      37
Belper Strutt Club                               12        9        3      36
Matlock Golf Club                               11        6        5      29
Crich Comrades No 2                         12        6        6      29
Crich Comrades No 1                         11        5        6      26
Bolehill Institute No 2                          12        4        8      26
Edgefold Matlock                                12        4        8      25
Whitworth Institute                              11         2       9      21
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                 11         3        8     19
Leading breaks: S Dobney 74 & 55; B Monk 54.
Leading wins: A Beardsley 9/9, C Marchington 8/9; B Monk 8/11:
A Lowe & J Weller 8/12.

GOLFERS SEE OFF WELLER RALLY TO MOVE INTO SEMIS

CHRIS PARKER

MATLOCK GOLF CLUB saw off Belper Strutt Club 301-280 to reach the semi finals of the Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) in what turned out to be the closest of the  quarter final ties.

Les Mooney with an excellent break of 40 gave the golfers a decent cushion in the opener and then Ian McKay added to it with a narrow victory in the next to leave the home side 56 ahead.
Another cliffhanger saw Chris Parker edge home in the next but an emphatic fourth frame success by Justin Weller put the match back in the balance as he secured a 76-28 verdict.
But Graham Jones and McKay made sure their side retained the advantage with a hard fought doubles success.

Elsewhere, Alfreton Palmer Morewood's teams both progressed with the No 1 team defeating Crich Comrades No 2 334-270 with Des and John Smith's century points haul in the final doubles leg proving the decisive blow after each had earlier taken their singles legs. Ady Lowe top scored for the hosts.

Alfreton No 2 secured a 325-229 win at Bolehill No 1 with Ben Monk (31 break) and Simon Mays (104 points haul) in barnstorming mood. Ricki Slack and Ian Birks took narrow victories for the vanquished but the Amber Valley cuemen progressed with a bit to spare.

Bolehill No 1 enjoyed better fortune as they got past Crich No 1 316-263 with Joe Neville's 33 break in the opening exchange setting the tone before he teamed up with Keith Robertson in the pairs to bookend the night. Nick Berry top scored for the visitors.
Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) Quarter Finals: Matlock Golf Club 301, Belper Strutt Club 280; Crich Comrades No 2 270, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 334; Bolehill Institute No 1 229, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 325; Bolehill Institute No 2 316, Crich Comrades No 1 263.
Breaks: L Mooney 40; J Neville 33; B Monk 31,31; S Donner 20.