KNOCKOUT COMPETITION DRAWS FOR EARLY ROUNDS

 THE draws for the early rounds of the individual competitions and semi finals of the six red team cup were made recently.

As agreed by the committee, dates will be put on the matches again this season, though you can of course play them in advance of the set date by re-arranging with your opponent (please give at least 48hrs notice and preferably more). 7.30pm start unless stated or else agreed differently prior to match.
If absolutely necessary, you can re-schedule it within an extra 7 days, failing agreement you can apply to the match secretary for a further 7 days to play it.
If someone doesn't contact the opposition and then fails to show, they are eliminated obviously.
Contact relevant team captains or the secretary for any required contact info.
Dates will be added for later rounds when match ups become known.
Matches to be played off the latest handicaps on the scheduled date of the ties (if any are delayed and handicaps change subsequently, the original match handicap will stand).
Matches to take place as drawn for the semi finals, and finals will take place at selected neutral venues or if agreed, toss of a coin for venue between parties, all matches best of 5 this season with finals best of 7 (except "B" final which is best of 5).
Note that substitute players switching over from teams in same club are not eligible to play in team semi finals or finals.

OMYA CUP (Individual Scratch) First Round

Best of 5 Frames - No handicaps - 7.30pm
Tue Nov 28: Jamie Wright (Edgefold 2) v Scott Brooks (Edgefold 1)

Tue Nov 28: Lee Hage (Clay Cross Br) v Duncan Waring (Clay Cross Br)

Wed Nov 29: Tommy Smith (Edgefold 2) v Sean Dobney (Edgefold 1)

Wed Nov 29: Justin Weller (Strutt Club) v Ian Doe (Bolehill Inst)

Sun Dec 03: Andrew Haggarty (Alfreton PM 1) v Rob Muxlow (Edgefold 2)

Sun Dec 03: Roy Taylor (Edgefold 2) v Ricki Slack (Bolehill Inst)

Tue Dec 05: Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM 3) v James Travis (Edgefold 1)

Wed Dec 06: Steve Burton (Edgefold 1) v Duncan Harwood (Edgefold 1)

See second round for other entries who have received a bye.

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP First Round

Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Tue Dec 05: Sam Kniveton (Edgefold) +10 v Jamie Wright (Edgefold) +10
Tue Dec 05: Paul Trevett (Crich Coms) 0 v Martin Byard (Crich Coms) 0

Tue Dec 05: Lee Hage (Clay Cross) -20 v Ian Doe (Bolehill Inst) -5

Tue Dec 05: Sean Dobney (Edgefold 1) -15 v Nick Berry (Crich Coms) 0

Wed Dec 06: Phil Leverton (Crich Coms) +10 v Ade Smith (Crich Coms) +15

Wed Dec 06: Ricki Slack (Bolehill) -20 v Duncan Waring (Clay Cross) -15

Thu Dec 07: Rob Mulliss (Crich) -20 v Andrew Haggarty (Alfreton PM 1) +5

Sun Dec 10: John Smith (Alfreton PM 2) 0 v Joe Neville (Tansley) -5

Sun Dec 10: Tommy Smith (Edgefold 2) +5 v Rob Muxlow (Edgefold 2) 0

Thu Dec 14: Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM 2) +5 v Justin Weller (Strutt Club) -15

See second round for other entries who have received a bye.

BOB McCARTIN SIX RED TEAM CUP Quarter Finals
Best of 7 Frames - 7.30pm unless stated
Four singles and three scotch doubles frames (use six red handicaps)
Mon Dec 11: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No3 v Edgefold Matlock No1

Mon Dec 11: Bolehill Institute v Edgefold Matlock No2

Mon Dec 11: Belper Royal British Legion v Tansley Potters
Wed Dec 13: Clay Cross Brotherhood v Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP First Round

Tue Dec 12: Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM 3) +5 v Sam Kniveton (Edgefold 2) +10

Wed Dec 13: Roy Taylor (Edgefold 2) +5 v Tommy Smith (Edgefold 2) 0

See second round for other entries who have received a bye.

DENIS MORTON PAIRS HANDICAP TROPHY First Round
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Tue Dec 12: A Smith / M Byard (Crich) +7 v S Dobney / J Travis (Edg) -3

Sun Dec 17: A Lowe / J Lowe (Crich) -3 v R Muxlow / R Taylor (Edge) +2

Sun Dec 17: R Slack / I Birks (Bolehill) -15 v L Hage / D Waring (C/Cross) -18

Thu Dec 21: A Haggarty / P Longden (Alf) +10 v S Burton / D Harwood (Edg) -3

See second round for other entries who have received a bye

CHRISTMAS SIX RED SHOOTOUT NIGHT
Singles, Doubles and Speed Snooker Competitions (Handicaps)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18th at EDGEFOLD CLUB, MATLOCK - 7.00pm

BOB McCARTIN SIX RED TEAM CUP Semi Finals
Best of 7 Frames - 7.30pm

Four singles and three scotch doubles frames (use six red handicaps)

(N.B. Players cannot transfer from other teams in semi finals or finals)
Tue Jan 02: Bolehill or Edgefold No2 v Alfreton PM No3 or Edgefold No1

Tue 02/Wed 03 Jan: Clay Cross or Alfreton PM No1 v Belper RBL or Tansley

OMYA CUP (Individual Scratch) Second Round
Best of 5 Frames - No handicaps - 7.30pm (w/c January 1st)

TBC: Ben Monk (Alfreton PM 2) v Joe Neville (Tansley)

TBC: Lee Hage or Duncan Waring v Nick Berry (Crich Coms)

TBC: Sam Kniveton (Edgefold 2) v Rob Mulliss (Crich Coms)

TBC: Steve Burton or Duncan Harwood v Jack Lowe or James Travis
TBC: Roy Taylor or Ricki Slack v Andrew Haggarty or Rob Muxlow

TBC: Justin Weller or Ian Doe v Tommy Smith or Sean Dobney

TBC: Martin Byard (Crich Coms) v Jamie Wright or Scott Brooks

TBC: Ade Smith (Crich Coms) v Phil Leverton (Crich Coms)

CAPTAINS CUP (Team Aggregate) First Round

5 Frames - Overall Points Aggregate To Count

Mon Jan 08: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 v Edgefold Matlock No1

Tue Jan 09: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 v Tansley Potters

See second round for other entries who have received a bye.

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Second Round
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

(w/c January 8th)

TBC: Sam Kniveton or Jamie Wright v Lee Hage or Ian Doe
TBC: Ben Monk (Alfreton PM 2) -35 v Roy Taylor (Edgefold 2) +5
TBC: Duncan Harwood (Edgefold) +5 v Jack Lowe or Justin Weller
TBC: Scott Brooks (Edgefold 1) -10 v Rob Mulliss or Andrew Haggarty

TBC: Tommy Smith or Rob Muxlow v James Travis (Edgefold 1) +10

TBC: Ricki Slack or Duncan Waring v Steve Burton (Edgefold 1) -10
TBC: John Smith or Joe Neville v Paul Trevett or Martin Byard

TBC: Sean Dobney or Nick Berry v Phil Leverton or Ade Smith

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Second Round
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

(w/c January 15th)
TBC: Nick Berry (Crich Coms) 0 v Roy Taylor or Tommy Smith

TBC: Jamie Wright (Edgefold 2) +10 v Phil Leverton (Crich Coms) +15

TBC: Duncan Harwood (Edgefold 1) +5 v Paul Trevett (Crich Coms) 0

TBC: Rob Muxlow (Edgefold 2) 0 v Jack Lowe or Sam Kniveton

TBC: Ade Smith (Crich Coms) +15 v Scott Brooks (Edgefold 1) -10

TBC: Andrew Haggarty (Alfreton PM 1) +5 v Joe Neville (Tansley) -5

TBC: Ian Doe (Bolehill Inst) -5 v James Travis (Edgefold) +10

TBC: John Smith (Alfreton PM 1)  0 v Martin Byard (Crich Coms) 0

Dates will be put on the second round games and advertised as the winners become known. All entry fees need to be in ASAP, cheers and good luck to all competitors.

BOLEHILL, BELPER RBL & ALFRETON No3 SECURE GROUPS

COLIN MARCHINGTON

THE FINAL round of group matches took place in the Bob McCartin Six Red Cup with several teams vying to win their sections and secure home advantage next up and a trio of teams looking to avoid elimination from the upcoming knockout stage.
Last season's winners Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 had to sit out the final week, having played their fixtures early doors, and were seemingly reliant on Crich Comrades and Edgefold No2 falling to big defeats to keep them involved.
Bolehill Institute saw off Crich 5-2 with Colin Marchington and Ricki Slack striking early doors before Martin Byard and Ade Smith hit back to level.
Marchington and Slack then came from well adrift to force a re-spotted black in the first of the scotch doubles which eventually went the way of the Bolehill pair before one of the most bizarre frames in league history sealed the Tramwaymen's fate.
Needing two snookers on the blue, Simon Zoppi and Ian Birks  somehow conjured up a remarkable turnaround to secure the required points with only one intended pot and no actual snookers! Surely it would be a quiz question for years to come if only the League had a wider coverage!
Opponents Rob Mulliss and Phil Leverton were left perplexed at the series of events as first an in-off on the blue, followed by a fluke next up on the same ball for Bolehill kept things mildly interesting.
And even more so when a total miss from Crich and then a pot on the pink from the home pairing left the frame resting on the final black.
Even so it seemed the Crich pair had staved off the danger as Mulliss sank the deciding ball assuredly only for the cue ball to disappear despairingly into the middle pocket.
Bolehill added the last doubles to take Group C outright and so attention turned to Matlock to see what Edgefold No2 could do in their remaining game.

They took on Tansley Potters and with Roy Taylor and Rob Muxlow successful in both singles and doubles, their 5-2 verdict was enough to keep them in the hat despite the efforts of Gray Astle who was also undefeated on the night, thus condemning Crich and indeed last year's champs to early elimination.

Elsewhere, Group A went the way of Alfreton No3 who scored an emphatic 6-1 win at Clay Cross Brotherhood with Ady Lowe notching a run of 30 and Jamie Rowland scoring a hat trick of wins in singles and doubles playing as reserve. Tony Blant registered for the hosts.

And there was a cliff-hanger in Group B with Belper Royal British Legion edging out Edgefold No1 4-3 in the deciding doubles leg with Wayne Shooter scoring a hat-trick of wins whilst James Travis top scored for the visitors.

In the Elliott Carpet Billiards League, leaders Tansley suffered their first defeat 12-11 at Mayfield Institute with Mark Jennings and Joe Neville registering respectively whilst Bolehill gained their first win of the season 14-6 to narrowly leapfrog Whitworth for third place.

Bob McCartin Six Red Cup, Group A: Edgefold Matlock No2 5, Tansley Potters 2; Clay Cross Brotherhood 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No3 6. Group B: Belper Royal British Legion 4, Edgefold Matlock No1 3. Group C: Bolehill Institute 5, Crich Comrades 2.
Breaks: A Lowe 30, R Mulliss 23.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Mayfield Institute 12, Tansley Potters 11; Bolehill Institute 14, Whitworth Institute 6.
Breaks: J McCann 35.

Bob McCartin Six Red Cup Qualifying Stage

Group A                              P         W         L         Pts
Alfreton P Morewood No3  3          2           1         14
Clay Cross Brotherhood     3          2           1         10
Edgefold Matlock No2        3          1           2           9
Tansley Potters                   3          1           2           9

Group B                              P         W          L         Pts
Belper RBL                         2          2           0           9
Edgefold Matlock No1        2          1           1           8
Alfreton P Morewood No2* 2          0           2           4

Group C                              P         W          L         Pts
Bolehill Institute                   2          2           0           9
Alfreton P Morewood No1   2          1           1           8
Crich Comrades*                 2          0           2           4

*The two bottom placed teams with the lowest points per game average are eliminated from quarter final stages.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Tansley Potters                                   4       3       0       1      53
Mayfield Institute                                 4       3       0       1      40
Bolehill Institute                                   4       1       0       3      38
Whitworth Institute                               4       1       0       3      35
Leading breaks: J Neville 73, J McCann 56.
Leading wins: J Neville 4/4, S Hawkins 3/4.