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Ben Monk (37 break) took the opener in fine style and a stupendous potting display from Andrew Beardsley in the next soon had the visitors in prime position with a 2-0 lead.
Keith Robertson then pulled one back as he took a 67-48 success and Ian Birks then levelled things up with his own verdict of 65-43.
And in an enthralling final doubles frame, just one point separated the pairings with pink and black on the table.
Robertson took the pink but in following through for the black on the bottom cushion, saw the cue ball disappear into the same pocket and eventually Kevin Rowland took a mid range pink to see off the fightback.
Tansley Potters remain second despite a 3-2 reverse at fourth placed Alfreton No3. Radford Neville (22 break) top scored for the visitors but Ady and Jack Lowe took each of their singles and doubles legs to swing things in the Amber Valley cuemen's favour.
Alfreton No 1 also enjoyed the sweet taste of success to complete the hat-trick for the Palmer Morewood teams as they saw off Edgefold No 2 3-2.
John Smith secured the winning leg after brother Des had got them off to a flyer but Roy Taylor and Jamie Wright reduced the arrears to the minimum margin in the concluding doubles match-up.
Matlock Golf Club kept up their challenge towards the upper echelons by defeating Crich Comrades 4-1. Les Mooney and Chris Parker both amassed 73 points as the hosts started in rip-roaring form and it wasn't until the final doubles frame that Cliff Gould and Jack Long got a point on the board for the Tramwaymen.
In the remaining fixture there was a second successive win for Belper Strutt Club, who took the spoils 3-2 at Edgefold No1.
Steve Bullock took the opener on a black ball decider and although James Travis soon levelled, eventually it was Bullock again teaming up with Wayne Shooter who recorded an emphatic 74-12 scoreline to take the match.
In the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, Bolehill Institute's 14-7 win at Tansley Potters gives the pairing of Ricki Slack and Andrew Brough an unassailable advantage at the top despite Mayfield Institute putting in one of the performances of the season in defeating Whitworth Institute 14-5.
Mark Jennings with a run of 41 and Keith Gregory (33 & 30) replied in fine style to Jim McCann's own effort of 33 in a free-flowing spectacular.
T & M Motors Snooker League week 12: Bolehill Institute 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 3, Tansley Potters 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 3, Edgefold Matlock No2 2; Matlock Golf Club 4, Crich Comrades 1; Edgefold Matlock No1 2, Belper Strutt Club 3.
Breaks: B Monk 37; J Rowland 25; R Neville 22; R Taylor 22; K Robertson 21,20; K Rowland 20.
Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Tansley Potters 7, Bolehill Institute 14; Mayfield Institute 14, Whitworth Institute 5.
Breaks: M Jennings 41; K Gregory 33,30; J McCann 33.
T & M Motors Snooker League P W L Pts
Alfreton P Morewood No 2 11 9 2 36
Tansley Potters 12 9 3 34
Matlock Golf Club 11 7 4 33
Alfreton P Morewood No 3 12 7 5 33
Edgefold Matlock No 1 12 5 7 29
Alfreton P Morewood No 1 12 5 7 28
Bolehill Institute 12 4 8 28
Crich Comrades 12 5 7 27
Belper Strutt Club 12 4 8 25
Edgefold Matlock No 2 12 4 8 22
Leading breaks: S Donner 92, R Mulliss 60.
Leading wins: L Mooney & G Jones 9/11; J Lowe 9/12.
Elliott Carpets Billiards League P W D L Pts
Bolehill Institute 12 10 1 1 141
Whitworth Institute 11 4 0 7 110
Mayfield Institute 9 4 1 4 98
Tansley Potters 10 2 0 8 93
Leading breaks: J McCann 57, S Hawkins 46.
Leading wins: R Slack 10/12; J McCann 9/11.
