WHITWORTH EXCEL IN TOPPLING NEW CHAMPIONS-ELECT

MR CONSISTENCY GEOFF BRAILSFORD

WHITWORTH INSTITUTE gained their best result since rejoining the T & M Motors Snooker League with a fantastic 3-2 success over this season's champions elect, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 and in fact wrapping up the contest in the opening three frames.
Peter Lee opened with a cliff-hanging black ball win over Andrew Beardsley, whose twelve game unbeaten run for the season came to an end in similar fashion the previous week before Philip Johnson, in for only his second appearance of the term, soon made it 2-0 with an 83-33 margin.
Kyle Ryde also went under for the first time with home team captain Geoff Brailsford epitomising his steady consistency over the campaign with a 59-49 verdict.
Simon Mays pulled one back for the Amber Valley cuemen courtesy of an 84-31 victory in the next before teaming up with Ben Monk to engineer a further doubles success in a tight final frame.

Elsewhere, Matlock Golf Club moved narrowly into the fourth play-off spot with a 4-1 win at Alfreton No 1. Les Mooney and Ian McKay were successful in both singles and doubles legs whilst Andrew Haggarty registered for the hosts.
And Crich Comrades No 2 secured their play off place with a 3-2 win at Bolehill No 1 and will meet the same opponents there again after a closely fought encounter was played out.
Graeme Wood and Simon Zoppi top scored respectively for their teams before Ady and Jack Lowe took the concluding doubles leg 65-40.

Ben Monk progressed to the OMYA Cup final in search of a third win in the event (previous victories in 2011 & 2012) courtesy of a 3-0 defeat of Edgefold's Sean Dobney in a high quality contest with half a dozen breaks of 30+.

League week 18 results: Whitworth Institute 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 1, Matlock Golf Club 4; Bolehill Institute No 1 2, Crich Comrades No 2 3.
Breaks: B Monk 40,38,31,30,20,20; S Dobney 40,30,26; G Jones 23.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L      Pts 
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  17      14        3      61
Bolehill Institute No 1                          18       13       5      54
Crich Comrades No 2                         18       12       6      50
Matlock Golf Club                               17       10       7      46
Belper Strutt Club                               17       10       7      45
Crich Comrades No 1                         16        6      10      37
Bolehill Institute No 2                          17        5      12      37
Edgefold Matlock                                17        6       11     35
Whitworth Institute                              17         4      13     31
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                 16         5       11     29
Leading breaks: S Donner 120; S Dobney 74; Gavin Shirley 70..
Leading wins: A  Lowe 13/18; A Beardsley 12/14; B Monk 12/17.