REPEAT AIRING OF PAIRS FINAL HAS DIFFERENT OUTCOME

TOM BROUGHTON and DES SMITH, pairs winners

THREE more finals of the T & M Motors Snooker League took place this week leaving two to go and there were inaugural winners in the doubles handicap along with familiar faces taking the individual scratch and team plate trophies.
The Denis Morton Trophy featured a repeat pairing of the finalists from the previous season, an all-Alfreton affair in which holders Ben Monk and Simon Mays again took on Tom Broughton and Des Smith at the Palmer Morewood Club.
It seemed a case of business as usual early doors as Monk and Mays took the opener 62-33 after an untimely in-off left a routine chance opening the yellow to seal the frame which the former duly converted.
However, Broughton finished off the next with blue and pink to take it 70-55 after an attempted pot with the rest went awry and it was soon 1-1.
The frames were closely fought tactical affairs in the main and Broughton continued in clinical mode by doubling the final black for a 2-1 lead.
And partner Smith was not to be outdone as he conjured up a vital run of 15 taking brown, blue and pink and the frame 64-51 to put them onto the brink of victory.
The holders battled hard to gain a 13pts advantage in the fifth with just two balls left but the tide had turned and after Broughton took pink and Smith clipped the black into the centre pocket, the scores were level and it was re-spotted to decide the frame.
A bout of safety ensued before Smith took on an adventurous double which flew into the middle pocket to tumultuous applause from his supporting team-mates and a new pair were on the winner's roster.

JUSTIN WELLER with scratch winner BEN MONK

Monk was back in action at Tansley the following night in the OMYA Cup individual scratch competition against Belper Strutt Club's Justin Weller who had already secured the individual handicap event the previous week.
The Alfreton cueman took the first with some steady scoring culminating in a 66-29 verdict before Weller equalised with three fine pots on blue, pink and black to snatch the second 50-46.
He was in first in the next too, but fouling a red with the rest whilst potting the black interrupted his momentum and Monk eventually executed a fine long brown to take an easy blue thereafter for 2-1.
It was 3-1 when the dual previous winner took yellow and green to go 29pts up with just 22 remaining and the job was complete after taking yellow, green and brown in the last to secure a 60-24 success and a 4-1 result overall to lift the trophy for the third time.

BELPER STRUTT CLUB Jimmy Harper Plate winners
L-R: Mark Newby, Paul Jarrett, Steve Bullock, Justin Weller and Wayne Shooter.

Earlier in the week, the Jimmy Harper Plate (team aggregate consolation event) went to Belper Strutt Club who defeated Crich Comrades No 2 320-261 again at Alfreton.
Graeme Wood continued his fine season by taking the opener 66-52 but Paul Jarrett edged the next 62-55 and Wayne Shooter did likewise to the tune of 53-49.
Justin Weller's 89-63 fourth frame success gave himself and Mark Newby a bit of a cushion going into the pairs leg and they sealed the deal with a 64-28 win.
They lift their second silverware of the campaign following on from the Bob McCartin Six Red Cup victory in mid season.

Denis Morton Trophy (Pairs Handicap): Des Smith and Tom Broughton (Alfreton PM No 1) 4, Ben Monk and Simon Mays (Alfreton PM No 2) 1 (at Alfreton PM): 33-62; 70-55; 66-55; 64-51; 62-55.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch): Ben Monk (Alfreton PM No 2) 4, Justin Weller (Belper Strutt) 1 (at Tansley Potters): 66-29; 46-50; 64-35; 55-29; 60-24.
Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Aggregate Consolation): Belper Strutt Club 320, Crich Comrades No 2 261 (at Alfreton PM).