ITS A TAYLOR-MADE EVENT AS RYAN, GUY & ROY ALL WIN

RYAN TAYLOR

CONTINUING the series of recent cliff-hangers, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 defeated six red competition debutants Edgefold No 2 4-3 to keep their hopes alive in Group C with most teams still having a chance of qualifying going into the final round of matches in a couple of weeks time.
It was also very much a Taylor-made occasion with Guy and Ryan lining up for the hosts and Roy for the visitors, and ultimately there was a successful Taylor in six of the seven frames during the evening, surely that record will be very hard to beat!!
Roy struck first for the Matlock cuemen with a 31-24 success in the opener before Ryan equalised and Guy then nudged his team ahead with a 48-19 verdict.
John Smith then broke the mould to get a different surname on the winners roster with a narrow win to make it 3-1 but Roy teamed up firstly with Dan Stone and then with captain Dal Abu-Bakr to level the scores going into the final scotch doubles leg.
And it went right down to the wire before Guy Taylor and John Smith sneaked a 26-20 decider on the final black leaving everything to play for in the remaining group fixture.

Elsewhere, in Group B Belper Strutt Club opened their event campaign with a 4-3 win over Matlock Golf Club as they took all three scotch doubles legs to come from 1-3 adrift.
Mark Newby was successful in each of his legs while Graham Jones was top scorer for the golfers.

Group A saw Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 gain their second win, this time 4-3 at Bolehill Institute. Kyle Ryde and Ant McMahon produced the highlight of the night with a superb clearance of 42 in the scotch doubles which saw them 4-1 up before the hosts took the remaining two legs, Ian Birks and Keith Robertson with a 25 clearance in the first of them.
And Edgefold No 1, whitewashed by the Amber Valley cuemen in their opening six red game, dished out the same treatment to Crich Comrades to bring themselves well and truly back into the reckoning for qualification.
Several frames went down to the final black but the Tramwaymen couldn't get one over the line on a great night for the hosts with Duncan Harwood and Ian Doe each triumphant in all three frames they contested.

In the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, Whitworth Institute gained their second successive victory with an 11-9 verdict over Tansley Potters with Jim McCann and Steve Hawkins winning respectively whilst Bolehill Institute edged out Mayfield Institute 11-10 with Ricki Slack and Mark Jennings on target for opposing teams.
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup Group A: Bolehill Institute 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 4; Edgefold Matlock No 1 7, Crich Comrades 0. Group B: Belper Strutt Club 4, Matlock Golf Club 3, Group C: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 4, Edgefold Matlock No 2 3.
Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Tansley Potters 9, Whitworth Institute 11; Bolehill Institute 11, Mayfield Institute 10.
Breaks: K Ryde / A McMahon 42 (scotch doubles); D Harwood 27; K Robertson / I Birks 25 (scotch doubles); A Beardsley 22.

Bob McCartin Six Red Cup Qualifying Stage

Group A                              P         W         L         Pts
Alfreton P Morewood No2  2          2           0          11
Edgefold Matlock No1        2          1           1           7
Bolehill Institute                  2          0           2           6
Crich Comrades                 2          1           1           4

Group B                              P         W          L         Pts
Matlock Golf Club               2          1           1           7
Belper Strutt Club               1          1           0           4
Alfreton P Morewood No3  1          0           1           3

Group C                              P         W          L         Pts
Alfreton P Morewood No1   2          1           1           6
Tansley Potters                    1          1           0           5
Edgefold Matlock No2         1          0           1           3

The two bottom placed teams with the lowest points per game average are eliminated from quarter final stages.

BOLEHILL AND TANSLEY TAKE BLACK BALL THRILLERS

COLIN MARCHINGTON

TWO MATCHES went down to the final black in the second round of T & M Motors Snooker League matches with Bolehill Institute gaining their first victory of the season courtesy of their 3-2 defeat of Belper Strutt Club.
Colin Marchington put the hosts ahead with a 63-28 success and soon afterwards Ricki Slack made it two with a 68-37 scoreline.
Two tight frames ensued thereafter, and each went the way of the visitors as Paul Jarrett and Wayne Shooter each emerged victorious on the pink to level things up.
And it looked like Strutt had staged a marvellous fightback when Jarrett's attempt at a match winning pink headed towards the middle pocket in the deciding doubles leg, yet it rolled agonising all around the lip before Slack stepped in to take the remaining two balls in a thrilling contest.

Also taking the spoils on the very last ball were Tansley Potters who also prevailed 3-2 at Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 with Joe Neville and Gray Astle sealing the deal 50-47 in a match which swung back and forth. Neville had earlier put the visitors 2-1 up before Guy Taylor equalised.

Matlock Golf Club defeated Edgefold No 1 4-1 with Les Mooney top scoring for the hosts and Steven Clark on target for the visitors.

Edgefold No 2 also prevailed 4-1, with Rob Muxlow (93 points haul) leading the way whilst Rob Mullis maintained his unbeaten run for the Tramwaymen..

And triumphant were Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 who defeated their No 3 team 4-1, Ant McMahon was in winning form for the Amber Valley cuemen while Jack Lowe was the sole victor for the vanquished.

In the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, Jim McCann was off to a flying start with runs of 57, 40 and 30 as Whitworth Institute saw off Bolehill Institute 14-7 in the opening match.

Snooker League week 2 results: Bolehill Institute 3, Belper Strutt Club 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 2, Tansley Potters 3; Matlock Golf Club 4, Edgefold Matlock No 1 1; Edgefold Matlock No 2 4, Crich Comrades 1; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 3 1.

Billiards League week 1 results: Whitworth Institute 14, Bolehill Institute 7.
Breaks: J McCann 57,40,30.