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| KEITH MANLOVE |
The other match in that section saw the two defeated teams from the first stage lock horns and Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 3 emerged with an important 5-2 home win over Edgefold No 2 to give them a great chance of progressing further.
Keith Manlove took the opener 42-7 and Jack Lowe added a tight contest 33-21 before Jamie Wright with a decisive 40-10 success pulled one back for the visitors.
Ady Lowe soon made it 3-1 and then played his part in two doubles successes whilst Rob Muxlow and Roy Taylor registered the second point for the Matlock cuemen, who now likely need a decent result in their remaining game to remain involved.
In Group B, Edgefold No 2 saw off Alfreton No 2 5-2 to leave the holders from Amber Valley now relying on other results going their way to keep them in the hat for the quarter finals.
Tommy Smith made a fine winning debut as reserve to put the hosts 3-0 up after wins from Duncan Harwood and James Travis and though Jamie Rowland pulled one back and also registered in the scotch doubles with father Kevin, the other doubles legs went to the Matlock side.
Group C saw a re-run of the previous week's league's clash when Alfreton No1 whitewashed Bolehill Institute but this time around it was a much closer affair.
Andrew Haggarty played first shot on a re-spotted black in the opener and inadvertently doubled it straight into the middle pocket for a great start for the hosts but then Ricki Slack equalised by taking the last three balls in the next.
Simon Zoppi put the visitors 2-1 up but John Smith squared things up with his own re-spotted black victory.
The early scotch doubles were shared until in the decider, Ian Birks and Zoppi had remembered their travel sickness pills and sealed Bolehill's first away win since April 2021 no less.
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup results: Group A: Clay Cross Brotherhood 4, Tansley Potters 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 5, Edgefold Matlock No2 2. Group B: Edgefold Matlock No1 5, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 2. Group C: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 3, Bolehill Institute 4.
Breaks: L Hage 41; G Jones / T Blant 35 (scotch dbls); J Lowe 25; R Slack / I Birks 23 (scotch dbls).
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup Qualifying Stage
Group A P W L Pts
Clay Cross Brotherhood 2 2 0 9
Alfreton P Morewood No3 2 1 1 8
Tansley Potters 2 1 1 7
Edgefold Matlock No2 2 0 2 4
Group B P W L Pts
Belper RBL 1 1 0 5
Edgefold Matlock No1 1 1 0 5
Alfreton P Morewood No2 2 0 2 4
Group C P W L Pts
Alfreton P Morewood No1 2 1 1 8
Bolehill Institute 1 1 0 4
Crich Comrades 1 0 1 2
The two bottom placed teams with the lowest points per game average are eliminated from quarter final stages.
