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| CHRIS PARKER ... victory as stand-in |
A thrilling black-ball decider in the opener saw undefeated Duncan Waring take a 55-54 verdict for the visitors before a more comfortable victory for stand-in Chris Parker by 68-24 made it 2-0.
Steve Bullock pulled one back with his own wide margin success of 56-7 but Graham Jones, aided by a run of 20, put the game beyond the hosts' reach as he took the fourth 68-56.
Bullock teamed up with Mark Newby in the doubles leg to reduce the arrears to the minimum margin.
The all Alfreton clash saw the No1 Palmer Morewood team triumph 4-1 over their hitherto higher placed No2 rivals.
Des Smith and Andrew Haggarty were in fine form to take the opening couple of framers and though Jack Lowe (30 break) pulled one back, John Smith sealed the deal in the next before teaming up with nephew Cole Smith to put the icing on the cake in the doubles.
Edgefold No1, last season's winners but with a couple of different personnel this time around, are a couple of points ahead of the pack after a 4-1 defeat of Edgefold No3.
Richard Ferguson (36 break) and Steve Burton both recorded scores in the eighties before eventually Kieran Worsley (21 break) and Richie Hawkes got one on the board for the vanquished via the doubles leg.
Edgefold No2 defeated Tansley Potters 3-2 in the other game. Josh Dakin (30 break) was in sharp-shooting form as he ran up an 88-45 scoreline to put the game out of reach of the visitors after earlier wins for Scott Brooks and Trevor Wright. Steve Hawkins won both frames he contested to reduce the arrears thereafter.
With Bolehill's match falling to snow, they had to wait for the three-ball action later in the week and scored a 15-9 home win over Tansley Potters which saw breaks of 45 and 37 from Ricki Slack to lift them to the top of the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, albeit having played an extra game at this stage.
Mayfield Institute edged a tight encounter at Whitworth Institute 9-8 despite a run of 36 from the evergreen Jim McCann.
T & M Motors Snooker League week 05: Belper Royal British Legion 2, Clay Cross Brotherhood 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 1; Edgefold Matlock No3 1, Edgefold Matlock No1 4; Edgefold Matlock No2 3, Tansley Potters 2.
Breaks (inc. comps): G Jones 38,21,20; R Ferguson 36; J Lowe 30; J Dakin 30.
Elliott Carpets Billiards League week 03: Bolehill Institute 15, Tansley Potters 9; Whitworth Institute 8, Mayfield Institute 9.
Breaks: R Slack 45,37; J McCann 36.
Edgefold Matlock No 1 5 5 0 17
Clay Cross Brotherhood 5 4 1 15
Alfreton P Morewood No 2 5 2 3 14
Tansley Potters 5 2 3 13
Bolehill Institute 4 3 1 12
Edgefold Matlock No 2 5 3 2 12
Crich Comrades 4 2 2 10
Belper Royal British Legion 5 0 5 7
Edgefold Matlock No 3 5 0 5 5
Leading breaks: S Burton 55, R Ferguson 36.
Leading wins: D Waring 5/5; S Hawkins, S Burton, C Zaragoza & T Smith 4/5.
Bolehill Institute 4 1 2 1 54
Tansley Potters 4 2 1 1 48
Mayfield Institute 3 2 0 1 34
Leading wins: R Slack & J Neville 3/4; J McCann & M Jennings 2/3.
