TANSLEY TURN THE TABLES AS JOE HITS A STUNNING 73

JOE NEVILLE .... 73 break at three-ball game

IN A COMPLETE turnaround of fortunes from last season's Eliott Carpets Billiards League, Tansley Potters, who endured a tough run back then, have started in storming fashion this time around with three handsome victories putting them in pole position in the early standings.

Starting with a 14-7 home win over Whitworth, they followed up the next day with an excellent 14-5 defeat of Mayfield with Joe Neville compiling a superb run of 73 which gives perennial billiards ace Jim McCann, who last failed to take the high break in 1988, something to aim at.

Things got better again last up with a 14-8 success at last season's champs Bolehill Institute with Neville again amongst the breaks with 31 and Steve Hawkins notching 33.
Bolehill have yet to hit their stride as they also fell 12-9 to Mayfield in their opener with Keith Gregory in excellent touch.

Meanwhile, Edgefold No1 made it a hat-trick of wins in the T & M Motors Snooker League with a magnificent 5-0 defeat of fellow early high flyers Alfreton No1.
Sean Dobney was in great nick with runs of 36 and 33 and took his doubles leg with Duncan Harwood too whilst James Travis took the tightest contest of the evening 56-55.

Alfreton No2 had endured an unusually torrid start to the campaign but bounced back well with a 4-1 win at Bolehill Institute.
Kyle Ryde cleared with 22 to take the opener 66-31 before Ricki Slack levelled with a long black in the next but thereafter the vistors took control with Jamie Rowland's 34 break setting the tone before he later added the doubles leg too with Simon Mays.

Alfreton No3 saw off Belper British Legion 4-1 with Jack Lowe thrice successful, in singles, playing as reserve under the extra handicap and then in the pairs with Ady Lowe who also registered in his solo outing. Mark Newby took the sole win for the Legionnaires.

Edgefold No2 enjoyed an excellent 3-2 win at Tansley with Roy Taylor undefeated in singles and doubles whilst Radford Neville (27 break) top scored for the hosts.

Clay Cross Brotherhood defeated Crich 3-2 in the other match which featured a superb break of 51 from Rob Mulliss to add to Paul Trevett's opening salvo but Lee Hage and Duncan Waring won each of their singles legs and then combined for a convincing 70-26 doubles success to turn the game on its head.

T & M Motors Snooker League week 04: Edgefold Matlock No1 5, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 0; Bolehill Institute 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 4; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No3 4, Belper Royal British Legion 1; Tansley Potters 2, Edgefold Matlock No2 3; Clay Cross Brotherhood 3, Tansley Potters 2.
Breaks: R Mulliss 51; S Dobney 38,33; J Rowland 34; I McKay 30; R Neville 27; K Ryde 22.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Tansley Potters 14, Whitworth Institute 7; Bolehill Institute 9, Mayfield Institute 12; Tansley Potters 14, Mayfield Institute 5; Bolehill Institute 8, Tansley Potters 14.
Breaks: J Neville 73,31; S Hawkins 33.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                        3         3         0      12
Alfreton P Morewood No 3                  3         2         1        9                   
Crich Comrades                                  3         2         1        9
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                  3         2         1        8
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  3         1         2        8
Edgefold Matlock No 2                        3         2         1        7 
Clay Cross Brotherhood                      3         1         2        7 
Tansley Potters                                    3         1         2        7
Belper Royal British Legion                 3         1         2        5
Bolehill Institute                                   3          0        3        3
Leading breaks: R Mulliss 51, D Smith 49.
Leading wins: R Neville, M Newby, D Harwood, S Burton & A Lowe 3/3.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Tansley Potters                                   3       3       0       0      42
Mayfield Institute                                 2       1       0       1      17
Bolehill Institute                                   2       0       0       2      17
Whitworth Institute                              1        0       0       1       7
Leading breaks: J Neville 73, S Hawkins 33.
Leading wins: J Neville & S Hawkins 3/3.