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| COLIN MARCHINGTON |
Last season's winners Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 had to sit out the final week, having played their fixtures early doors, and were seemingly reliant on Crich Comrades and Edgefold No2 falling to big defeats to keep them involved.
Bolehill Institute saw off Crich 5-2 with Colin Marchington and Ricki Slack striking early doors before Martin Byard and Ade Smith hit back to level.
Marchington and Slack then came from well adrift to force a re-spotted black in the first of the scotch doubles which eventually went the way of the Bolehill pair before one of the most bizarre frames in league history sealed the Tramwaymen's fate.
Needing two snookers on the blue, Simon Zoppi and Ian Birks somehow conjured up a remarkable turnaround to secure the required points with only one intended pot and no actual snookers! Surely it would be a quiz question for years to come if only the League had a wider coverage!
Opponents Rob Mulliss and Phil Leverton were left perplexed at the series of events as first an in-off on the blue, followed by a fluke next up on the same ball for Bolehill kept things mildly interesting.
And even more so when a total miss from Crich and then a pot on the pink from the home pairing left the frame resting on the final black.
Even so it seemed the Crich pair had staved off the danger as Mulliss sank the deciding ball assuredly only for the cue ball to disappear despairingly into the middle pocket.
Bolehill added the last doubles to take Group C outright and so attention turned to Matlock to see what Edgefold No2 could do in their remaining game.
They took on Tansley Potters and with Roy Taylor and Rob Muxlow successful in both singles and doubles, their 5-2 verdict was enough to keep them in the hat despite the efforts of Gray Astle who was also undefeated on the night, thus condemning Crich and indeed last year's champs to early elimination.
Elsewhere, Group A went the way of Alfreton No3 who scored an emphatic 6-1 win at Clay Cross Brotherhood with Ady Lowe notching a run of 30 and Jamie Rowland scoring a hat trick of wins in singles and doubles playing as reserve. Tony Blant registered for the hosts.
And there was a cliff-hanger in Group B with Belper Royal British Legion edging out Edgefold No1 4-3 in the deciding doubles leg with Wayne Shooter scoring a hat-trick of wins whilst James Travis top scored for the visitors.
In the Elliott Carpet Billiards League, leaders Tansley suffered their first defeat 12-11 at Mayfield Institute with Mark Jennings and Joe Neville registering respectively whilst Bolehill gained their first win of the season 14-6 to narrowly leapfrog Whitworth for third place.
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup, Group A: Edgefold Matlock No2 5, Tansley Potters 2; Clay Cross Brotherhood 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No3 6. Group B: Belper Royal British Legion 4, Edgefold Matlock No1 3. Group C: Bolehill Institute 5, Crich Comrades 2.
Breaks: A Lowe 30, R Mulliss 23.
Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Mayfield Institute 12, Tansley Potters 11; Bolehill Institute 14, Whitworth Institute 6.
Breaks: J McCann 35.
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup Qualifying Stage
Group A P W L Pts
Alfreton P Morewood No3 3 2 1 14
Clay Cross Brotherhood 3 2 1 10
Edgefold Matlock No2 3 1 2 9
Tansley Potters 3 1 2 9
Group B P W L Pts
Belper RBL 2 2 0 9
Edgefold Matlock No1 2 1 1 8
Alfreton P Morewood No2* 2 0 2 4
Group C P W L Pts
Bolehill Institute 2 2 0 9
Alfreton P Morewood No1 2 1 1 8
Crich Comrades* 2 0 2 4
*The two bottom placed teams with the lowest points per game average are eliminated from quarter final stages.
Elliott Carpets Billiards League P W D L Pts
Tansley Potters 4 3 0 1 53
Mayfield Institute 4 3 0 1 40
Bolehill Institute 4 1 0 3 38
Whitworth Institute 4 1 0 3 35
Leading breaks: J Neville 73, J McCann 56.
Leading wins: J Neville 4/4, S Hawkins 3/4.
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