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| GRAEME WOOD .. got Crich off to a flyer |
Graeme Wood and Jack Lowe each secured their frames on the final black before Ady Lowe made the game safe in the next, in the process going to the top of the most individual wins table.
Dale Shaw piled on the pressure with a fourth straight frame for the Tramwaymen, courtesy of a 76-47 victory before Mooney (35 break) and Tony Blant, both earlier defeated on the final black, paired up to pull one back in the remaining doubles leg.
Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 continued their merry way at the top with a 4-1 home win over Bolehill Institute No 2.
Andrew Beardsley, with his tenth victory out of ten, showed he is no slouch in the breakbuilding stakes either with an excellent half century after Kyle Ryde had edged the opener on the black. Joe Neville offered the only response for the visitors.
Thre was also an emphatic win for Alfreton No 2 as they took the spoils 4-1 at Edgefold Club. Des Smith with breaks of 30 and 25 and Andrew Haggarty who was unbeaten in both frames he contested, did most of the damage while Duncan Harwood offered the only resistence.
Bolehill No 1 remain second on the most wins rule after a 3-2 verdict at Crich No 2. Ricki Slack (28 break) top scored for the victors and Simon Zoppi put the game to bed with an excellent pink and black before Nick Berry was successful in both singles and doubles for the hosts, thanks in no small part to Ade Smith's superb colours clearance in the latter to pull the frame out of the fire.
Earlier in the day Berry had defeated team mate Paul Trevett 3-1 to reach the "B" Individual Handicap final, in which he is seeking a third win in four seasons.
Belper Strutt Club also kept up their own challenge with a 4-1 win over Whitworth Institute. Geoff Brailsford levelled for the Darley Dale cuemen on a black ball decider but Justin Weller notched in both singles and doubles as the hosts took control.
It became an even better week for Weller the following night as he defeated Ricki Slack 3-1 in the individual scratch competition to reach his inaugural OMYA Cup final.
League: Matlock Golf Club 1, Crich Comrades No 2 4; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 4, Bolehill Institute No 2 1; Edgefold Matlock 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 4; Crich Comrades No 1 2, Bolehill Institute No 1 3; Belper Strutt Club 4, Whitworth Institute 1.
Breaks: A Beardsley 50; D Smith 30,25; R Slack 28,25; A Smith 27.
T & M Motors Snooker League P W L Pts
Alfreton P Morewood No 2 13 11 2 46
Bolehill Institute No 1 15 11 4 44
Belper Strutt Club 15 10 5 44
Crich Comrades No 2 15 9 6 40
Matlock Golf Club 14 8 6 36
Bolehill Institute No 2 15 5 10 33
Crich Comrades No 1 14 5 9 30
Edgefold Matlock 14 4 10 28
Alfreton P Morewood No 1 13 5 8 27
Whitworth Institute 14 3 11 27
Leading breaks: S Dobney 74 & 55; B Monk 54.
Leading wins: A Lowe 11/15; A Beardsley 10/10; C Marchington 10/11; J Weller 10/15.
