NEW HANDICAP RATINGS

THE latest handicap adjustments are as follows:
Martyn Taylor (Edgefold Matlock) goes from -25 to -30
Ian Birks (Bolehill Institute No 1) goes from -10 to -15
Steve Bullock (Belper Strutt No 1) goes from -5 to Scratch
Mark Sayer (Bolehill Institute No 2) goes from +10 to +15
Paul Bryan (Matlock Club) goes from +10 to +15

The above players have reached the trigger percentages for moving up or down a bracket so the new ratings will come into play with immediate effect (for any remaining competitions left to play).

If you wish to print out the full list of up to date handicap ratings, please click on the link on the right hand side of the webpage, thanks.

BOLEHILL TEAMS EDGE OUT BELPER STRUTT CLUB TWICE

POETRY IN MOTION . . .  BOLEHILL No 2's MARK GWYNNE-JONES

THE TEAMS just below the play off positions in the Highfields Farm Butchers Premier Division did battle in the latest round of games and Bolehill Institute No 2 shaded their contest with Belper Strutt Club No 2 3-2 on Campbell Street.
Dave Needham put the hosts ahead early doors with a comfortable victory but from thereon, the visitors bossed proceedings with brothers Martin Forster and Ian Peacock earning narrow verdicts to wrestle the advantage.

And it was soon poetry in motion as renowned eclectic entertainer Mark Gwynne-Jones, making only his second appearance on the baize this season, secured the success with a 64-30 win over danger man Chris Stubbs.

Stubbs and Adam Winson took the final frame on the black to keep both teams hovering just outside the top four places.

Earlier in the week, the No 1 teams from the clubs previously mentioned had clashed at the same venue with a similar outcome of 3-2 to Bolehill.

Simon Zoppi, after seemingly fluking the black and apologising to opponent Paul Jarrett, then watched in horror as the cue ball drifted into a baulk pocket, giving the hosts an early lead.

But Colin Marchington, Ricki Slack and Ian Birks made the game safe for the league leaders before Jarrett and Wayne Shooter put in an impressive doubles display to reduce the deficit.

Edgefold Club gained maximum points with a 5-0 win over Matlock Club to move second in the table, with Martyn Taylor and Rob Muxlow winning both frames they contested.

League week 12 results: Belper Strutt No 2 2, Bolehill Inst No 2 3; Belper Strutt No 1 2, Bolehill Inst No 1 3; Edgefold Matlock 5, Matlock Club 0.
Breaks: R Muxlow 26,23; I Peacock 22.

Highfields Farm Butchers Premier Division
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Bolehill Institute No 1     11      10       1       35
Edgefold Matlock           10        7       3       31
Matlock Cons                 10       6        4       29
Belper Strutt No 1          10        5       5       27
Belper Strutt No 2          10        4       6       23
Bolehill Institute No 2     10        3       7       22
Matlock Club                  11        1     10       13
Leading breaks: M Taylor 50, C Parker 45.
Leading wins: R Slack 10; P Jarrett 8; M Taylor, J Lynch & I Birks 7.

EDGEFOLD SETTLE THE SCORE WITH CUP CONQUERORS

ROBERT MUXLOW ... all cylinders firing for EDGEFOLD CLUB

IN A RE-MATCH of last week's Captains Cup battle that went down to the deciding black, Edgefold Club and Matlock Conservative Club locked horns again in the Highfields Farm Butchers Premier Division but this time it was the home team who gained compensation on Edge Road with an excellent 4-1 triumph.
Martyn Taylor evened his personal battle with Jack Lynch who had taken his measure last week, courtesy of a 47 break en route to an 88-22 scoreline.

And with Robert Muxlow (breaks of 27 and 25) also firing on all cylinders, plus a narrow win for Neil Parkinson, the match was already decided by the end of frame three.
Visiting captain Nick Kay earned the sole register for the Cons.

The Bolehill Institute derby went the way of the No 1 team who maintained their position at the top of the table thanks to a 3-2 win.

Andrew Brough and Ricki Slack were in fine form for the leaders, with Christmas competition champ Ian Peacock likewise cueing stylishly for the No 2 outfit, but it fell to Simon Zoppi to seal the deal in frame four before Peacock and Mick Bunting reduced the arrears in the concluding doubles frame.

In the other match Belper Strutt No 1 saw off Matlock Club 3-2 with Steve Bullock top scoring to put the hosts 3-0 up before the visitors rallied towards the end with Keith Manlove taking both frames he was involved in on his return to league action.

League week 11 results: Edgefold Matlock 4, Matlock Cons 1; Bolehill Inst No 2 2, Bolehill Inst No 1 3; Belper Strutt No 1 3, Matlock Club 2.
Open Indiv Handicap: Keith Manlove 2, Nick Kay 0.
"B" (Intermediate) Indiv Handicap: Keith Manlove 2, Nick Kay 1.
Breaks: M Taylor 47; R Muxlow 27,25; I Peacock 21; R Slack 20.

Highfields Farm Butchers Premier Division
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Bolehill Institute No 1     10        9       1       32
Matlock Cons                 10       6       4       29
Edgefold Matlock             9        6       3       26
Belper Strutt No 1            9        5       4       25
Belper Strutt No 2            9        4       5       21
Bolehill Institute No 2       9        2       7       19
Matlock Club                  10        1       9       13
Leading breaks: M Taylor 50, C Parker 45.
Leading wins: R Slack 9; J Lynch & P Jarrett 7.

COMPETITION DRAWS FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH

THE draws for the second round of the competitions were made recently at Bolehill Institute.
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.

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).

Note a few of these dates may fall slightly differently to the original schedule.

OMYA CUP (INDIVIDUAL SCRATCH COMPETITION) Quarter Finals

Best of 3 frames - all off Scratch - 7.30pm
Thu Feb 13: P Ogden (Belper Strutt No 2) v M Newby (Belper Strutt No 1)
Tue Feb 18: R Slack (Bolehill Inst No 1) v K Holmes (Belper Strutt No 1)
Wed Feb 19: M Taylor (Edgefold Matlock) v N Parkinson (Edgefold Matlock)
Wed Feb 26: M Gwynne-Jones (Bolehill Inst No 2) v C Parker (Matlock Cons)

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Quarter Finals
Best of 3 Frames - Normal League Handicaps to apply - 7.30pm
Mon Feb 17: R Slack (Bolehill Inst No 1) v S Bullock (Belper Strutt No 1)
Mon Feb 24: D Harwood (Edgefold Matlock) v P Ogden (Belper Strutt No 2)
Mon Feb 24: K Holmes (Belper Strutt No 1) v P Bryan (Matlock Club)
Match result: K Manlove (Matlock Club) 2 N Kay (Matlock Cons) 0

JIMMY HARPER CUP (TEAM PLATE AGGREGATE COMPETITION)
Round Robin format for first round losers in the Captains Cup
5 Frames Played to a finish - Total Aggregate Points to decide
(As there are still blank weeks available, we have decided to run this event
on a round robin basis which was the only feasible way with 3 teams)
Any team winning both matches wins the trophy, otherwise agg. diff. decides
Mon Mar 03: Edgefold Matlock v Bolehill Institute No 1
Mon Mar 10: Bolehill Institute No 1 v Belper Strutt No 2
Wed Apr 23: Belper Strutt No 2 v Edgefold Matlock

BOB McCARTIN CUP (TEAM SIX RED COMPETITION) Final

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)
Tue Mar 04: Belper Strutt No 2 v Matlock Cons (at Edgefold Club, Matlock)

DENIS MORTON TROPHY (PAIRS HANDICAP) Quarter Finals
Best of 3 Frames - 7.30pm - Normal League Handicaps to apply
Tue Mar 04: S Bullock/M Newby (Strutt 1) v N Parkinson/R Muxlow (Edgefold)
Wed Mar 05: D Harwood/J Ankers (Edgefold) v C Parker/N Kay (Mat Cons)
Wed Mar 05: A Brough/S Zoppi (Bolehill 1) v C Stubbs/A Winson (Strutt 2)
Thu Mar 06: R Slack/C Marchington (Bhill 1) v K Manlove/P Holmes (Mat Club)

CAPTAINS CUP (TEAM AGGREGATE COMPETITION)  Semi Finals
5 Frames Played to a finish - Total Aggregate Points to decide
(As prev. agreed, semi final venues of all comps will be as drawn this season)
Mon Mar 10: Matlock Club v Bolehill Institute No 2
Mon Mar 10: Belper Strutt No 1 v Matlock Cons

"B" (INTERMEDIATE)  INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Quarter Finals
Best of 3 Frames - 7.30pm - Normal League Handicaps to apply
(Reminder that this event was a bonus comp for all eligible Indiv. H'cap entries)
Mon Feb 24: K Holmes (Belper Strutt No 1) v P Holmes (Matlock Club)
Mon Mar 03: K Manlove (Matlock Club) v P Bryan (Matlock Club)
Tue Mar 11: D Harwood (Edgefold Matlock) v P Ogden (Belper Strutt No 2)
Tue Mar 11: S Bullock (Belper Strutt No 1) v N Parkinson (Edgefold Matlock)

JIMMY HARPER PLATE TO TAKE PLACE AS ROUND ROBIN

OWING to the availability of blank weeks for the teams concerned, we will after all be able to fit in the Jimmy Harper Cup Team Plate as a round robin competition (for the three first round losers of the Captains Cup).
Dates will be advised on this website and also on the competition sheet going out at the end of the week.
Overall points aggregate to count (same as Captains Cup), if any of the teams win both matches they  win the competition, otherwise it will highest points difference after the two games if all teams register a win and a loss.
This will not detract from the prize fund originally advertised for other events.

DEAD-EYE JACK MAKES NO MISTAKE ON DECIDING BLACK

JACK LYNCH ... finished the match the same way he started

THERE was a dramatic opening round to this seasons Captains Cup team aggregate competition as while Matlock Conservative Club kept alive their hopes of the "grand slam" of all four team events, current holders Bolehill Institute No 1 crashed out at the very first hurdle.
There was real tension in the air as Matlock's Edgefold Club almost produced one of the comebacks of the season in their home tie with the Cons.

Jack Lynch scored a 43-point triumph in the opener, Duncan Harwood edged a tight contest in frame two to narrow the deficit before Charlie Hodgkinson and Nick Kay increased the advantage again with rock-steady performances for the visitors.

And with a 62-point cushion going into the concluding doubles frame, some of the assembled spectators could be forgiven for leaving slightly early.

However, home pairing Harwood and Martyn Taylor had other ideas, and a sublime 49 break from the latter ensured proceedings went down to the wire.

But ultimately Lynch finished in the same fashion he had started the match, culminating with an outstanding pot on the deciding final black to earn his team a nail-biting 317-304 verdict.


PAUL BRYAN ... on target for MATLOCK CLUB

Bolehill Institute No 1, bidding to win the Cup for the third successive season, were ousted by a revitalised Matlock Club as Graeme Wood and Colin Marchington shared wide margin wins for each team in the opening exchanges.

Paul Bryan then opened his account for the season for the visitors in frame three, before Ian Birks' register for the hosts left the holders 15 points ahead going into the last frame.

But after a nip and tuck pairs battle, it fell to Keith Manlove, returning to the fold to partner Mick McFall after being hospitalised with appendicitis, to slam home a glorious long pink for a memorable 280-267 success.

Elsewhere, Belper Strutt No 1 gained revenge for last week's Six Red Cup defeat to their No 2 team, thanks to a convincing 320-162 points margin.

Ben Monk returned to action with aplomb for his new team, taking his frame 91-20 against old side-kick Andrew Gratton, with only fellow debutant Shaun Nicholls able to arrest the tide for the vanquished.

Captains Cup team aggregate competition Quarter Finals: Edgefold Matlock 304, Matlock Cons 317; Bolehill Inst No 1 267, Matlock Club 280; Belper Strutt No 1 320, Belper Strutt No 2 162.
Open Indiv Handicap 1st round: Neil Parkinson 1, Paul Ogden 2.
Denis Morton Pairs Handicap 1st round: Ian Peacock / Martin Forster 0, Steve Bullock / Mark Newby 2.
Breaks: M Taylor 49; P Ogden 24,21.

NEW PLAYER REGISTRATION - BELPER STRUTT CLUB No 1

BEN MONK is a new player registration for Belper Strutt Club No 1 and will play off a handicap of -35.