FOUR TEAMS PROGRESS IN EMPHATIC FASHION IN CUP

COLE SMITH, convincing win

THERE were some outstanding performances in the opening round of the Captains Cup Team Aggregate knockout competition with all four victorious teams scoring quite wide-margin victories with Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1's 306-233 defeat of Belper Royal British Legion actually proving the tightest of some not-so-tight ties!
That was still largely due to a 54-28 doubles victory from Wayne Shooter and Mark Newby when they trailed by 99 points in the final frame however, so its safe to say the home team were not overly sweating on the outcome.
Steve Bullock had given the visitors the advantage with a 48-32 verdict in the opener, but John Smith (80-52), Cole Smith (93-29) and Andrew Haggarty (73-50) all ran up big scores to put the home team well in the driving seat and on the road to ultimate victory.

Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 scored an excellent win as they took all five frames off last season's league champions Edgefold No1 and thus a 364-260 aggregate victory overall.
Callum Greenfield secured the opening frame 71-46 and then Andrew Bailey repeated his recent singles knockout win over Duncan Harwood, this time 86-53.
Matt Large took a tight third frame 67-55 and by the time John Roseman (25 break) sealed the fourth 68-45 the writing was on the wall.
Roseman then teamed up with Lee Shaw to complete the nap hand in the concluding doubles frame by  a narrow margin.

There was some high scoring in the contest between Bolehill No1 and Tansley Potters, with the visitors overturning a large deficit in the opening frame to run out comfortable winners at close of play.
Ian Doe was in fine form first up as he fired in a 90-22 salvo which was replied to in like for like fashion by Radford Neville in the next, compiling an excellent 38 break en route to his own 84-27 success and earning him the Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week mantle.
Joe Hawkins then delivered his biggest ever win in his short league career to turn the tables quite dramatically in the next with a 97-18 victory that was always going to be hard to come back from.
Father Steve continued the momentum by taking the last four balls for a 73-34 win and despite a black ball win for the hosts in the doubles leg, it was academic by then with Tansley triumphant overall 329-226.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 saw off Crich Comrades 330-256 on School Lane with young debutant Kai Hopkins getting the ball rolling in fine style with a 75-56 win.
Carlos Zaragoza ramped up the pressure with a 68-23 success but John Magill then pulled the hosts back into the contest with a 68-38 riposte.
However Jack Lowe's 74-45 scoreline steadied the ship and he then teamed up with Paul Sainsbury to make sure with a 75-64 doubles success.

Just one match in the Classic Gas Bodyshop Billiards League saw Bolehill Institute defeat Mayfield Institute (for whom Keith Gregory notched runs of 39 and 31) 11-8.

Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) first round: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 306 Belper Royal British Legion 233; Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 364 Edgefold Matlock No1 260; Bolehill Institute No1 226 Tansley Potters 329; Crich Comrades 256 Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 330.
Breaks (inc. comps): R Neville 38; R Slack 32,20; J Roseman 25; P Jarrett 24; A Bailey 22,21; S Zoppi 22; W Shooter 21.
Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Radford Neville (Tansley Potters).

Classic Gas Bodyshop Billiards League: Bolehill Institute 11, Mayfield Institute 8.
Breaks: K Gregory 39, 31.