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| JOE NEVILLE |
Roy Taylor, Rob Muxlow and Jamie Wright put the hosts into the ascendancy but the Tansley cuemen showed their battling qualities and Gray Astle took the last of the singles legs to keep them in the hunt.
Steve Hawkins and Joe Neville pulled another back in the first of the scotch doubles and after Gray Astle and Radford Neville levelled, everything rested on the decider.
And in a thrilling black ball clincher, it was the Nevilles, Radford and Joe who prevailed in a real cliffhanger.
There was a silver lining for the hosts however, who qualify on the countback of singles frames won in the qualifying stage after having an identical record with Alfreton No 3.
Ady Lowe's team just miss out on the knockout stage after a 4-3 defeat to Belper Strutt Club in Group B.
Paul Jarrett and Wayne Shooter had put Strutt 4-1 up before Dale Shaw teamed up with firstly Ady and then Jack Lowe to reduce the deficit to the minimum margin.
Crich Comrades also miss out unbelievably despite winning two out of their three matches in Group A with the heavy defeat at Edgefold in between proving costly. They enjoyed a fine 4-3 success on the night however over group winners Alfreton No 2 with Cliff Gould and Paul Trevett winning each of their singles and doubles.
Ben Monk with a 34 break had the visitors off to a flyer.
Edgefold No 1 defeated Bolehill Institute 4-3 in the other match in that section to confirm their placings in second and third respectively.
A superb long-range pot on the black from James Travis ensured victory for the Matlock side as he partnered Duncan Harwood to scotch doubles success before Keith Robertson and Ian Birks took the final leg, which in the end, proved crucial for the home side's qualification.
In the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, Bolehill Institute edged out Whitworth Institute 12-11 in a first defeat for the Darley Dale side. Jim McCann had runs of 45 and 31.
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup qualifying: Group A: Crich Comrades 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 3; Bolehill Institute 3, Edgefold Matlock No 1 4. Group B: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 3 3, Belper Strutt Club 4. Group C: Edgefold Matlock No 2 3, Tansley Potters 4.
Breaks: B Monk 34; R Slack 24.
Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Bolehill Institute 12, Whitworth Institute 11.
Breaks: J McCann 45,31.
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup Qualifying Stage
Group A P W L Pts
Alfreton P Morewood No2 3 2 1 14
Edgefold Matlock No1 3 2 1 11
Bolehill Institute 3 0 3 9
Crich Comrades 3 2 1 8
Group B P W L Pts
Belper Strutt Club 2 2 0 8
Matlock Golf Club 2 1 1 7
Alfreton P Morewood No3 2 0 2 6
Group C P W L Pts
Tansley Potters 2 2 0 9
Alfreton P Morewood No1 2 1 1 6
Edgefold Matlock No2 2 0 2 6
The two bottom placed teams with the lowest points per game average are eliminated from quarter final stages.
Alfreton No 3 and Edgefold No 2 had an identical record but the latter qualify by virtue of winning more singles frames by 4-2 when assessing the preferential criteria.
