THE BREAKS COME BEN'S WAY AS MAREHAY WIN AGAIN

BEN MONK ... topping the A Division highest break chart twice over.

BEN MONK, already holding the highest break so far in A Division with 39 prior to this week, improved on that with a contribution of 43 during Marehay Miners Welfare's 3-2 home win over Belper Strutt Club No 1.
Andrew Beardsley, returning to the fold for the hosts after a few years out, secured the win with a narrow success in frame three before a late rally inspired by Mark Newby saw the visitors close to within one frame at the finish.

There was a thriller at Bolehill Institute No 1 who edged out Matlock Golf Club 3-2 with Ricki Slack and Ian Birks taking the deciding doubles frame on the pink after Graham Jones had levelled matters aided by a 24 break in frame four.

Matlock's Edgefold Club continued in fine form, with a 3-2 victory at Belper Strutt Club No 2.
Neil Parkinson notched breaks of 22 and 20 and Rob Muxlow top scored for the visitors after Dave Needham had gotten the hosts off to a flyer in the opening frame.

And elsewhere although Mick McFall opened his seasonal account for Matlock Club, it was Bolehill Institute No 2 who enjoyed a 4-1 triumph with Ian Peacock remaining undefeated for the season and Keith Robertson scoring a 20 break in the concluding doubles frame.

League week 5 results: Marehay MW / PJ'z 3, Belper Strutt No 1 2; Bolehill Inst No 1 3, Matlock Golf Club 2; Belper Strutt No 2 2, Edgefold Matlock 3; Matlock Club 1, Bolehill Inst No 2 4.
Breaks: B Monk 43,26; G Jones 24; N Parkinson 22,20; W Shooter 21; R Slack 20; K Robertson 20.

A Division                        P      W      L      Pts
Marehay MW / PJ'z          5       4       1       19
Edgefold Matlock              5       4       1       14
Bolehill Institute No 1        5       3       2       14
Jaxx Q Club Belper           4       2       2        7
Matlock Golf Club              4       1       3        7
Leading breaks: B Monk 43 & 39, R Muxlow 33.
Leading wins: A Gratton and R Slack 5; G Jones and B Monk 4.

B Division                        P      W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt No 1             5       2       3       13
Bolehill Institute No 2        5       2       3       12
Gladiators SC Matlock      3       2       1       11
Belper Strutt No 2             4       2       2       11
Matlock Club                     4       0       4         2
Leading breaks: T Brett 38, D Martin 37.
Leading wins: I Peacock 5, D Gastrell, C Stubbs, D Needham,  W Shooter and M Newby 3.

LATEST NEWS AND COMPETITION DRAWS.....

THE draws for the early rounds of the competitions were made recently at Bolehill Institute. Balls were drawn out by Ricki Slack and Keith Robertson.

As agreed by the committee, dates will be put on the matches again this season, though you can play them in advance of the set date by mutual agreement.

You must re-arrange with your opponent if a date is not suitable (please give at least 48hrs notice and preferably more) and re-schedule it within 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 expunged obviously.

 
OMYA CUP (INDIVIDUAL SCRATCH COMPETITION) Quarter Finals

Best of 3 frames - all off Scratch - 7.30pm
Wed Dec 05: J Gratton (Jaxx Q Club) 2 D Martin (Gladiators SC Matlock) 0

Thu Dec 06: R Ferguson (Edgefold Matlock) 2 K Robertson (Bolehill No 2) 0  

Thu Dec 06: S Bullock (Belper Strutt No 1) 1 G Jones (Matlock Golf Club) 2
Mon Dec 10: B Monk (Marehay MW/PJ'z) 2 R Slack (Bolehill Inst No 1) 0

INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP First Round
Best of 3 Frames - Normal League Handicaps to apply
Wed Dec 12: D Martin (Gladiators SC Matlock) 2 N Kay (Mat Golf Club) 0
Tues Dec 18: R Slack (Bolehill Inst No 1) 0 T Brett (Gladiators Matlock) 2

B INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP First Round
Best of 3 Frames - 7.30pm - Normal League Handicaps to apply
Wed Dec 12: S Bunting (Bolehill Inst No 2) 0 M Forster (Bolehill Inst No 2) 2
Thu Dec 13: D Martin (Gladiators SC) 2 I Peacock (Bolehill Inst No 2) 1
Thu Dec 13: K Robertson (Bolehill Inst No 2) 1 V Dennis (Gladiators SC) 2
 

BOB McCARTIN CUP (TEAM SIX RED COMPETITION) Quarter Finals

Best of 7 frames - 7.30pm - Half of Normal League Handicaps to apply rounded up

Four singles frames and three scotch doubles frames  (alternate shots) 

No player to play more than one singles or two scotch doubles per match

(Same pairing cannot be used twice in scotch doubles) 

Mon Dec 17: Matlock Club 1 Gladiators Social Club Matlock 6

Tues Dec 18: Matlock Golf Club 3 Jaxx Q Club Belper 4

Tues Dec 18: Marehay Miners Welfare / PJ'z 4 Edgefold Club Matlock  2
Wed Dec 19: Belper Strutt Club No 2 4 Bolehill Institute No 1 3

DENIS MORTON TROPHY (PAIRS HANDICAP) First Round
Best of 3 Frames - 7.30pm - Normal League Handicaps to apply
Mon Dec 17: N Kay/C Drabble (Mat Glf Club) 0 B Monk/A Gratton (Marehay) 2
Mon Dec 17: N Parkinson / R Muxlow (Edge) 1 S Bullock / M Newby (Strutt 1) 2
Mon Dec 17: P Jarrett / W Shooter (Strutt 1) 2 P Ogden / S Robinson (Jaxx Q) 1
Mon Dec 17: R Slack/C Marchington (Bolehill 1) 0 S Zoppi/A Brough (Bolehill 1) 2
Wed Dec 19: R Ferguson/D Harwood (Edge) 2 M G-Jones/P Johnson (Glads) 0
Wed Dec 19: K Manlove / P Holmes (Mat Club) 0 J Gratton / H Jones (Jaxx Q) 2
Wed Dec 19: I Peacock / M Forster (Bolehill 2) 2 K Holmes / M Harrison (Jaxx) 1
Wed Dec 19: G Jones/I McKay (Mat Golf Club) 0 D Martin/T Brett (Gladiators) 2

CHRISTMAS SHOOTOUT NIGHT @ JAXX Q CLUB, BELPER
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2nd @ 7.30pm
£5 entry all inc. for Individual, Speed & Scotch Doubles Comps (6 Reds)
Just turn up on the night (Draws to take place @ 7.30pm)

CAPTAINS CUP (TEAM AGGREGATE COMPETITION) First Round
5 Frames Played to a finish - Total Aggregate Points to decide
Mon Jan 07: Bolehill Institute No 1 311 Gladiators Social Club Matlock 265
Tues Jan 08: Edgefold Club Matlock 294 Belper Strutt Club No 2 221

SUGGESTED RE-ARRANGEMENT OF OUTSTANDING LEAGUE FIXTURE
Tues Jan 08: Matlock Golf Club 3 Matlock Club 2

INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Second Round
Best of 3 Frames - Normal League Handicaps to apply
Mon Jan 07: A Fraser-Smith (Edgefold) 0 P Ogden (Jaxx Q Club Belper) 2
Mon Jan 07: D Harwood (Edgefold Matlock) 2 B Monk (Marehay MW / PJ'z) 1
Mon Jan 14: G Jones (Mat Golf Club) 2 A Fisher (Jaxx Q Club Belper) 0
Mon Jan 07: K Holmes (Jaxx Q Club Belper) 2 R Muxlow (Edgefold Matlock) 0
Tue Jan 08: T Brett (Gladiators SC Matlock) 0 S Robinson (Jaxx Q Club) 2
Wed Jan 09: D Martin (Gladiators SC Matlock) 1 A Gratton (Marehay MW) 2
Wed Jan 09: N Parkinson (Edgefold Matlock) 2 V Dennis (Gladiators SC) 0
Thu Jan 10: R Ferguson (Edgefold Matlock) 2 K Robertson (Bolehill Inst No 2) 0

HARTSHORNE CUP (2-MAN TEAM COMPETITION) First Round
Best of 5 Frames - Four Singles Frames (each player plays each other alternately with a scotch doubles frame - alternate shots - to decide if tied)
Mon Jan 14: N Kay/C Drabble (Mat Golf Club) 3 P Johnson/T Brett (Glads) 0
Mon Jan 14: B Monk/A Gratton (Marehay MW) 3 S Zoppi/ABrough (B'hill 1) 0
Mon Jan 14: K Holmes/M Harrison (Jaxx Q) 3 R Slack/CMarchington (B'hill 1) 0
Mon Jan 21: J Gratton/H Jones (Jaxx Q) 3 G Jones/I McKay (Mat Golf Club)1

B INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Quarter Finals
Best of 3 Frames - 7.30pm - Normal League Handicaps to apply
Tue Jan 29: V Dennis (Gladiators SC Matlock) 1 K Holmes (Jaxx Q Club) 2
Wed Jan 30: P Holmes (Matlock Club) 2 T Brett (Gladiators SC Matlock) 0
Wed Jan 30: M Forster (B'hill 2) 2 K Manlove (Matlock Club) 0
Thu Jan 31: S Bullock (Belper Strutt 1) 0 D Martin (Gladiators SC) 2

If you entered any of the comps and do not appear above you will have a bye.

REVISED "NEW"  PLAYER HANDICAPS
Chris Stubbs (Belper Strutt Club No 2) goes to -10 from Scratch
Keith Hubbold (Belper Strutt Club No 2) goes to +5 from Scratch
Chris Drabble (Matlock Golf Club) goes to -5 from Scratch
Jack Lynch (Matlock Golf Club) goes to +5 from Scratch
Andy Fraser-Smith (Edgefold Matlock) goes to +5 from Scratch
Andrew Beardsley (Marehay MW / PJ'z) will be off -10
Kevin Rowland (Marehay MW / PJ'z) will be off Scratch
 

PAUL AND GRAEME SEE MATLOCK CLUB INTO K.O. STAGES

PAUL HOLMES (left) and GRAEME WOOD's victories ensured Matlock Club's qualification.

THE TEAMS most under threat of elimination going into the final round of group matches in the Bob McCartin Six-Red Cup seemed to be Bolehill Institute No 2, Belper Strutt Club No 1 and Matlock Club.
Bolehill No 2 entertained Jaxx Q Club of Belper knowing a win was the minimum pre-requisite so falling 3-0 behind was not really on the agenda as Tim Maslin top scored for the visitors.

However, a spirited fight-back initiated by Keith Robertson saw them pull level before Paul Ogden and Kevin Holmes delivered the final nail in the coffin in the concluding scotch doubles frame.

Belper Strutt No 1 faced a tough task at current holders Marehay Miners Welfare and despite a plucky battle were defeated 5-2 as Ben Monk won all three frames he was involved in.

This left Matlock Club requiring two points from their remaining game at Matlock Golf Club, and this was achieved thanks to a fine win for Paul Holmes over twice Derbyshire champion Graham Jones and a black ball success for Graeme Wood.

This put them 2-1 ahead but the hosts rallied strongly thereafter to take the remaining frames with Ian McKay victorious in both his singles and two doubles matches.

The other game saw Gladiators Social Club edge out Bolehill Institute No 1 4-3 as Troy Brett and Vinnie Dennis took the deciding doubles match after remarkably all four singles matches had earlier been settled on the final black.

Bob McCartin 6-Red Cup group stages: Matlock Golf Club 5, Matlock Club 2; Gladiators SC 4, Bolehill Inst No 1 3; Bolehill Inst No 2 3, Jaxx Q Club Belper 4; Marehay MW / PJ'z 5, Belper Strutt No 1 2.
Breaks: R Slack / I Birks 25.

COMPETITION ENTRY CLOSING DATE LOOMING

DON'T FORGET 2012/13 competition entry sheets and corresponding fees need to be in by Saturday 17 November (all info on sheets).
Alternatively you can call in with them at Bolehill Institute on Sunday 18 November before 8.30pm which is approx. when the draws will be made at an informal gathering - we won't be holding official meetings during the season unless a very important issue crops up.
Also your team's OMYA Cup individual scratch comp qualifier / nominee will need to be forwarded at the same time with the rest of the entries. Cheers.

BOLEHILL No 1 INFLICT FIRST DEFEAT ON MAREHAY/PJ'z

IAN BIRKS provided the knockout blow for Bolehill Institute No 1 after Colin Marchington's win over Marehay danger man Ben Monk had put the home side 2-0 ahead.

A TRUNCATED programme of league matches this week due to illness and unavailability issues but there was still some excellent snooker played in the games that did take place.
Week four brought together last season's A Division winners and runners-up as Marehay Miners Welfare travelled to Bolehill Institute No 1 having enjoyed a barnstorming start to the campaign, dropping only one point in their opening three matches.

The hosts have been stuttering a little early doors so far but were off to a flying start as Ricki Slack and Colin Marchington gave them a 2-0 lead in defeating youngster Ryan Bowen and danger man Ben Monk respectively.

Andrew Gratton, with an early 28 break aiding his cause, reduced the arrears for the visitors in frame three but after a tense battle Ian Birks provided the knockout blow to make it 3-1 with a scorching long pot on the pink to overcome Lee Whatton.

Andrew and Ben did however secure the final doubles frame, Ben finding his feet late in the day with a 36 break which at least reduced the deficit to the minimum margin.

Elsewhere Bolehill Institute No 2 were also off to a flyer as Ian Peacock and Martin Forster put them 2-0 ahead at Belper Strutt Club No 1.

However, this only inspired a great fightback as Paul Jarrett, Steve Bullock and then Paul and partner Mark Newby in the concluding doubles saw them turn things around for a 3-2 victory.

Matlock's Edgefold Club continued their impressive form with a 4-1 win over Belper's Jaxx Q Club.
Rob Muxlow  with breaks of 33 and 22 won both frames he was involved in while Richard Ferguson continued his comeback by topscoring.
Steve Robinson earned the sole point for the visitors.

And in the OMYA Cup individual scratch competition qualifying finals, there were two half century break makers as Jimmy Gratton with 53 and Ricki Slack with 50 made it through to the winners stage in straight frames.

League week 4 results: Bolehill Institute No 1 3, Marehay Miners Welfare / PJ'z 2; Belper Strutt Club No 1 3, Bolehill Institute No 2 2; Edgefold Matlock 4, Jaxx Q Club Belper 1.
Breaks: J Gratton 53,38,34; R Slack 50,22; B Monk 36; R Muxlow 33,22;
A Gratton 28.

A Division                        P      W      L      Pts
Marehay MW / PJ'z          4       3       1       16
Edgefold Matlock              4       3       1       11
Bolehill Institute No 1        4       2       2       11
Jaxx Q Club Belper           4       2       2        7
Matlock Golf Club              3       1       2        5
Leading breaks: B Monk 39, R Muxlow 33.
Leading wins: A Gratton and R Slack 4.

B Division                        P      W      L      Pts
Gladiators SC Matlock      3       2       1       11
Belper Strutt No 1             4       2       2       11
Belper Strutt No 2             3       2       1         9
Bolehill Institute No 2        4       1       3         8
Matlock Club                     3       0       3         1
Leading breaks: T Brett 38, D Martin 37.
Leading wins: I Peacock 4, C Stubbs, D Gastrell and W Shooter 3.

MAREHAY/PJ'z CONTINUE THEIR MERRY WAY AT THE TOP

THE third week of the league season saw Marehay Miners Welfare continue their merry way at the top of A Division with a 4-1 home success over Matlock Golf Club.
Ben Monk led the way with breaks of  39,28,26,24 and 22 and Lee Whatton's black ball win in frame three ensured the victory before Graham Jones earned the sole point for the visitors.

Gladiators Social Club have also made a promising start to the campaign and this continued with a 5-0 win over Matlock Club as Troy Brett with runs of 27,24 and 22 emerged victorious from both his singles and doubles matches.

Another team going well are Belper Strutt Club No 2, for whom Adam Winson notched a century points haul and Chris Stubbs knocked in a 24 break in a 4-1 success over Bolehill Institute No 2. Only Ian Peacock with a couple of contributions of 20 could stem the tide for the hosts.

The all-Belper derby went the way of Jaxx Q Club courtesy of a 3-2 triumph at Strutt Club No 1 thanks in part to Kevin Holmes who notched a run of 25 whilst winning both frames he was involved in including the decisive doubles match at the end. Mark Newby earlier top scored for the hosts.

And in the remaining game, Matlock's Edgefold Club also took the spoils by the minimum margin as captain Neil Parkinson top scored against visitors Bolehill Institute No 1, for whom Ricki Slack's efforts of 29 and 24 weren't quite enough to tip the scales on the night.

League week 3 results: Marehay Miners Welfare / PJ'z 4, Matlock Golf Club 1; Gladiators Social Club 5, Matlock Club 0; Bolehill Inst No 2 1, Belper Strutt No 2 4; Belper Strutt No 1 2, Jaxx Q Club Belper 3; Edgefold Matlock 3, Bolehill Inst No 1 2.
Breaks: B Monk 39,28,26,24,22; R Slack 29,24; T Brett 27,24,22; D Gastrell 27;
K Holmes 25; C Stubbs 24; A Gratton 21; K Robertson 21; A Winson 20;
I Peacock 20,20.

TWO BOOK THEIR PLACE IN 6-RED KNOCKOUT STAGES

THE second round of group matches took place in the Bob McCartin 6-Red Cup this week and two teams are safely through to the knockout stages.
The Edgefold Club scored a crushing 7-0 success over Bolehill Institute No 2 which gave them 11 points from 2 games and put them in an unassailable position in Group C.

Whilst in Group B, Belper Strutt Club No 2 did enough in their 4-3 defeat to Marehay to ensure a place in the next stage as well as fielding seven players on the night which is surely a record in the Darley Dale and District League's history!
Jay Rowland and Lee Whatton stayed calm to edge the deciding scotch doubles match at the death.

Group A remains tightly knit as Matlock Golf Club edged out Bolehill No 1 4-3 with Chris Drabble notching a 24 break and Gladiators Social Club defeating Matlock Club 5-2 with Dwayne Martin doing likewise both in his singles and scotch doubles match (partnered by Vinnie Dennis).

Bob McCartin 6-Red Cup group stages: Matlock Club 2, Gladiators SC 5; Matlock Golf Club 4, Bolehill Inst No 1 3; Edgefold Matlock 7, Bolehill Inst No 2 0; Belper Strutt No 2 3, Marehay MW / PJ'z 4.
Breaks: C Drabble 24; D Martin 24; D Martin / V Dennis 24.