DEBUT SUCCESS FOR BRIAN AS ALFRETON WIN AT BELPER

JOHN SMITH

ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD No 1 gained their opening T & M Motors Snooker League victory of the campaign as they shocked perennial challengers Belper Strutt Club 4-1 with new signing Brian Fullard getting them off to a flyer on his debut with a black ball success.
With Tom Broughton unavailable so far this season and  the recent loss of the Taylors who have moved out of the area, it was just the tonic they needed and Des Smith made it 2-0 with a hard earned win in the next.
Mark Newby pulled one back for the hosts but John Smith made sure at 3-1 before teaming up with Des for a black ball pairs verdict on a great night for the visitors.

Alfreton No 3 also enjoyed a cracking evening with a 5-0 clean sweep over Crich Comrades. Dale Shaw top scored while Ady and Jack Lowe took each of their singles and doubles legs.

Edgefold No 1 edged out Bolehill Institute 3-2 with Josh Lee (81pts) and James Travis (86pts) in inspired mood in the early frames before Ricki Slack and Ian Birks levelled with runs of 28 and 24 respectively. But the deciding doubles leg went the way of the hosts as Steven Clark took the last three balls for a 63-28 clincher.

The other game to take place saw Tansley Potters defeat Edgefold No 2 4-1. Radford Neville was in sparkling form with a 62-8 win whilst Dal Abu-Bakr notched for the Matlock cuemen.

In the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, Bolehill Institute continued their spirited run with an 11-9 defeat of Tansley Potters.

Snooker League week 6 results: Belper Strutt Club 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 4; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 5, Crich Comrades 0; Edgefold Matlock No 1 3, Bolehill Institute 2; Tansley Potters 4, Edgefold Matlock No 2 1.
Breaks: R Slack 28; I Birks 24; D Harwood 21.

Billiards League results: Tansley Potters 9, Bolehill Institute 11.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                        6          3        3       17
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  4          4        0       15
Alfreton P Morewood No 3                  5          3        2       15 
Tansley Potters                                    6          4        2       15
Matlock Golf Club                                4          3        1       13 
Bolehill Institute                                   6          2        4       13
Belper Strutt Club                                5          2        3       11
Crich Comrades                                  5          2         3      11
Edgefold Matlock No 2                        6          2        4       11 
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                  5          1         4        9
Leading breaks: S Donner 92, S Dobney 47.
Leading wins: G Jones 4/4; R Mulliss, J Lowe & R Slack 4/5.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Bolehill Institute                                   6      4       1       1      66
Whitworth Institute                              4       3       0       1      50
Mayfield Institute                                 4       1       1       2      37
Tansley Potters                                   4       0       0       4      34
Leading breaks: J McCann 57, S Hawkins 46.
Leading wins: R Slack 5/6; J McCann 4/4.