LATEST COMPETITION DRAWS FOR JANUARY 2026

THE draws for the next rounds of the individual, pairs and team competitions 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.

BOB McCARTIN SIX RED TEAM CUP
Best of 7 Frames - 7.30pm unless stated
Four singles and three scotch doubles frames (use six red handicaps)

Semi Final
Mon Jan 05: Edgefold Matlock No1 v Tansley Potters

TBC: Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 v Alfreton PM No1 or Bolehill No1

Quarter Final

Tue Jan 06: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 v Bolehill Institute No1

T & M MOTORS SNOOKER LEAGUE (re-arranged match)

Mon Jan 05: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 v Edgefold Matlock No2

OMYA CUP (Individual Scratch) Second Round

Best of 5 Frames - No handicaps - 7.30pm
Sun Jan 04: Rob Muxlow (Edgefold 1) v Damian Woodward (Clay Cross 2)

Mon Jan 05: Ricki Slack (Bolehill 1) v Mark Bower (Clay Cross 2)

Tue Jan 06: Ian McKay (Clay Cross 1) v Josh Dakin (Edgefold 2)

Tue Jan 06: Duncan Waring (Clay Cross 1) v Ben Monk (Alfreton PM 2)

Tue Jan 06*: Joe Neville or Jack Lowe v Conrad Spencer or Steve Burton

Wed Jan 07: Ian Doe (Bolehill 1) v Reece Johnstone (Edgefold 2)

Wed Jan 07: Lee Shaw (Clay Cross 2) v Justin Weller (Belper Strutt)

Wed Jan 07: Andrew Bailey (Clay Cross 2) v Duncan Harwood (Edgefold 1)

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP First Round

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

Sun Jan 11: Sam Kniveton (Edgefold 3) +15 v Rob Muxlow (Edgefold 1) -5

Sun Jan 11: Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM 2) +5 v Andrew Haggarty (Alfreton PM 1) 0

Mon Jan 12*: C Zaragoza +5 or Josh Dakin 0 v Andrew Bailey (C/Cross 2) -5

Tue Jan 13: Trevor Wright (Edgefold 2) +5 v Conrad Spencer (Edgefold 3) +5

Wed Jan 14: Lee Shaw (Clay Cross 2) -5 v Paul Trevett (Crich Coms) +10

Wed Jan 14: Martin Barwick (Edgefold 2) +10 v Mark Bower (Clay Cross 2) -5

Thu Jan 15*: Des Smith -5 or Roy Taylor 0 v Ian Doe (Bolehill 1) 0

Fri Jan 16*: Joe Neville 0 or Alex Fisher +5 v Duncan Harwood -5

CAPTAINS CUP (Team Aggregate) First Round
5 Frames - Total Aggregate Points To Count - 7.30pm

Mon Jan 12: Bolehill Institute No1 v Tansley Potters

Mon Jan 12: Crich Comrades v Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2

Tue Jan 13: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 v Belper Royal British Legion

Tue Jan 13: Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 v Edgefold Matlock No1

Other teams receive byes to second round.

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Second Round

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

Sun Jan 18: Paul Trevett (Crich Coms) +10 v Ricki Slack (Bolehill 1) -15

Sun Jan 18*: John Smith +5 or C Zaragoza +5 v Rob Muxlow (Edgefold 1) -5

Tue Jan 20: Justin Weller (Belper Strutt) -10 v Ian McKay (Clay Cross 1) -5

Tue Jan 20: Graham Jones (C/Cross 1) -10 v Duncan Harwood (Edgefold 1) -5

Tue Jan 20: Des Smith (Alfreton PM 1) -5 v Scott Brooks (Edgefold 2) -15

Wed Jan 21*: Reece Johnstone -5 or Dale Shaw +15 v Joe Neville (Tansley) 0

Thu Jan 22: Ian Doe (Bolehill 1) 0 v John Roseman (Clay Cross 2) -15

Thu Jan 22: Roy Taylor (Edgefold 3) 0 v Martin Barwick (Edgefold 2) +10

* denotes provisional date as match-ups undecided as yet.

If rearranging, take note of other dates at the same venue, especially where there is a one table set up, cheers and good luck to all competitors.

EDGEFOLD No1 & CLAY CROSS No1 TAKE TIGHT BATTLES

ROB MUXLOW partnered Richard Ferguson to victory

A TRIO of Bob McCartin Six Red Cup quarter finals took place in the last week and there were a couple of thrillers with one of them seeing Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 entertain Edgefold No1 in what looked one of the ties of the round beforehand.
Rob Muxlow took the opener for the visitors 50-14 before Jack Lowe (23 break) replied for the hosts with a similar win of 42-13.
The next two were again shared with Adam Cupit earning a 39-25 victory and Steve Burton's 39 break instrumental in a 51-0 verdict for 2-2.
Lowe and Cupit then teamed up for a 45-24 success to nudge the home side ahead but a black ball win for Richard Ferguson and Duncan Harwood left everything resting on the decider.
And in a tense finale, it was Ferguson and Muxlow who came through with a fluke on the blue paving the way for victory with pink resting over the pocket as they took it 38-20.

The all-Clay Cross encounter also went down to the wire with the No1 team going ahead early doors thanks to a 41-10 win for Duane Parsons and Graham Jones' 39-14 victory soon making it two.
However, John Roseman with a 41-18 verdict and then Damian Woodward with a 31-6 scoreline pulled the No2 team level going into the three scotch doubles legs.
Jones and Duncan Waring took the first of these on the black to edge the No1 team back in front before a 44-8 riposte from Matt Large and Mark Bower levelled it up again.
But after a hard fought battle, the No1 paring of Waring and Ian McKay pulled their team through with a 33-20 deciding victory in another cliffhanger.

The other tie played saw Tansley Potters defeat Bolehill Institute No2 5-2.
Dale Shaw put the visitors into an early lead but consecutive successes for Radford Neville, Joe and Steve Hawkins put the home side into a commanding position after the singles legs.
Mick Bunting and Paul Young took the first of the scotch doubles 43-32 however but success for Steve and Joe Hawkins in the sixth frame sealed the deal before the home side took an academic last leg.

In the competitions, Ben Monk hit a fine break of 42 despite ultimate defeat to Paul Trevett (Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week) in the individual handicap, with the latter also progressing convincingly in the pairs handicap with Nick Berry.

The Billiards Captains Cup semi final between Whitworth Institute and Bolehill Institute produced a nail-biting finale right down to the last minute of play, with Jim McCann (breaks of 48 and 42) edging his side ahead by seven points in the aggregate-decided contest before an untimely miscue saw Ricki Slack step in with an unfinished run of 18 when time elapsed for an overall 11-point victory (the exact margin by which Andrew Brough had taken the opener).

Bob McCartin Six Red Cup quarter finals: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 3, Edgefold Matlock No1 4; Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 4, Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 3; Tansley Potters 5, Bolehill Institute No2 2.
Breaks (inc. comps): B Monk 42; S Burton 39; J Lowe 28,24,23; R Taylor 25; J Roseman 24; D Harwood 23,20; N Berry 23; J Smith 20.

Billiards Captains Cup semi final (Team Aggregate): Bolehill Institute beat Whitworth Institute by 11pts (Jim McCann 48 & 42 breaks).