IT WILL be a case of deja vu when the two teams line up for the Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) final as six red cup finalists Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 and Edgefold Matlock No1 will lock horns again in the final though the Matlock players will be hoping for a better result than last time around.
JAMIE ROWLAND
Both teams emerged from their semi finals with a bit to spare. Edgefold travelled to Crich Comrades and Steven Clark did alot of the damage early doors with a 77-38 success putting the hosts on the back foot.
Making a rare appearance, Chris Taylor edged the next by a single point before Paul Trevett clawed a few points back with a 63-50 success.
But that was as good as it got for the Tramwaymen as Duncan Harwood's 65-51 win gave the visitors a clear cushion going into the final pairs leg where Clark teamed up with Sean Dobney to steer the side home.
Alfreton No 2 faced Alfreton No 1 in the other semi final and were off to a flyer with Ben Monk's 97-55 win before Des Smith and Phil Longden both scored decent margin wins to nudge their team seven points head going into the final two frames.
But Jamie Rowland's 66-37 verdict calmed the nerves for the holders and Monk and Kevin Rowland never had any worries in the concluding doubles leg which they took 72-4.
In the Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Aggregate Consolation) both matches were much more tightly contested.
Edgefold No2 edged out Matlock Golf Club 316-302 to reach the semi final after Roy Taylor took full advantage of a fluked pink to follow up with a stupendous black right down the cushion into the green pocket in the doubles leg to swing the game their way.
In the other first round tie, Tansley Potters defeated Belper Strutt Club 264-254.
Gray Astle's 72-32 success in the fourth frame proved pivotal and despite a hearty effort in the doubles leg from Paul Jarrett and Mark Newby, the hosts clung on to progress.
Tansley's Joe Neville, also successful on the night, enjoyed an excellent week all round as he defeated Alfreton's Jack Lowe 3-0 in the Open Individual Handicap semi final.
Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) semi finals: Crich Comrades 269, Edgefold Matlock No1 321; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 240, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 330.
Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Aggregate Consolation) first round: Tansley Potters 264, Belper Strutt Club 254; Matlock Golf Club 302, Edgefold Matlock No2 316.
Breaks: B Monk 26,20; W Shooter 25; S Dobney 24.
