It started off looking like business as normal as Ben Monk, enjoying a purple patch in the New Year, notched breaks of 46 and 22 in amassing 117 points in the opening frame.
Ade Smith levelled matters in the next aided by a couple of sublime snookers to triumph 61-50 and then Cliff Gould edged a nailbiting third frame with a 60-58 verdict.
Rob Mulliss entered the fray forthwith and showed all of his top division Chesterfield League pedigree to make it 3-1 with a run of 27 then a superb 60 break in the concluding doubles leg put the icing on the cake for the Tramwaymen.
Tansley Potters usurped last week's leaders Edgefold No 1 with a 4-1 win at Jackhill Farm with Radford Neville top scoring amongst consistent scores throughout while Sean Dobney and Duncan Harwood managed to avoid the whitewash on the final black in the doubles leg.
Edgefold No 2 won 3-2 on a re-spotted black against Matlock Golf Club with Chris Parker's colours clearance proving in vain as Rob Muxlow and Roy Taylor emerged victorious from the shootout.
It was amazingly Muxlow's second winning re-spotted black of the night, having seen off Graham Jones earlier despite the latter coming from forty adrift to level.
Alfreton No 3 continue in good nick as they defeated Belper Strutt Club 4-1 with in form players Jack Lowe and Wayne Shooter top scoring respectively.
Alfreton No 1 also defeated Bolehill Institute 4-1 with Des Smith topping and tailing the result, excelling in the singles with a 70-15 success and then fluking the final black in the doubles to consign Bolehill to the bottom, with only Ricki Slack successful after taking the last four colours.
In the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, Bolehill Institute edged out Mayfield Institute 12-10 while Tansley Potters took an 11-8 win over Whitworth Institute, for whom Jim McCann remains unbeaten.
T & M Motors Snooker League week 8: Crich Comrades 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 1; Tansley Potters 4, Edgefold Matlock No1 1; Edgefold Matlock No2 3, Matlock Golf Club 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No3 4, Belper Strutt Club 1; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 4, Bolehill Institute 1.
Breaks (all competitions): R Mulliss 60,27; B Monk 46,39,35,31,29,22; C Parker 27; J Smith 27; R Slack 25.
Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Bolehill Institute 12, Mayfield Institute 10; Tansley Potters 11, Whitworth Institute 8.
Breaks: J McCann 37; S Hawkins 30.
T & M Motors Snooker League P W L Pts
Tansley Potters 8 6 2 22
Alfreton P Morewood No 3 7 5 2 22
Matlock Golf Club 7 4 3 20
Edgefold Matlock No 1 8 3 5 20
Alfreton P Morewood No 2 6 4 2 18
Crich Comrades 7 4 3 18
Edgefold Matlock No 2 8 4 4 17
Alfreton P Morewood No 1 7 3 4 16
Belper Strutt Club 8 2 6 16
Bolehill Institute 8 2 6 16
Leading breaks: S Donner 92, R Mulliss 60.
Leading wins: G Jones & J Lowe 6/7; W Shooter 5/6.
Elliott Carpets Billiards League P W D L Pts
Bolehill Institute 8 6 1 1 89
Whitworth Institute 8 3 0 5 88
Mayfield Institute 7 3 1 3 73
Tansley Potters 7 2 0 5 67
Leading breaks: J McCann 57, S Hawkins 46.
Leading wins: J McCann 8/8; R Slack 7/8.
