JAXX EARN NARROW WIN TO CLOSE THE GAP ON SECOND

BEN TURNER got JAXX Q CLUB off to a flyer

WITH second placed Bolehill No 2 having their match postponed this week, there was a chance for Jaxx Q Club of Belper to gain ground in the race for the runner up spot and they made some inroads with a 3-2 home success over Edgefold No 2.
Ben Turner and Jak Groom (22 break) set the ball rolling in fine style for the hosts with comfortable victories but in form Luke Thomas pulled one back in the next to narrowly end the unbeaten run of Tim Maslin.
Craig Sheppard's black ball win made the game secure before the Matlock visitors took the consolation doubles frame.

Also in the mix for second but looking a little less likely due to their extra games played are Bolehill No 1 and Belper Strutt No 1.
Strutt edged past Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3-2 with Mark Newby and Steve Bullock taking the decisive doubles frame after Ben Monk (breaks of 27 and 25) and Simon Mayes (23 and 21) had turned on the style earlier for their respective teams.

And Bolehill defeated Matlock Club 4-1 with Graeme Wood giving the hosts the lead before the visitors turned the screw with Ricki Slack gaining a century points haul including breaks of 49, 27 and 25 on the night.

Leaders Edgefold No 1 look all but home and hosed as they continued to pile on the points courtesy of a 5-0 home win over Matlock Cons.
Duncan Harwood edged a narrow opener before powerhouses Richard Ferguson and Andy Russell (37 break) wrapped things up.

Russell also booked his place in the OMYA Cup Individual Scratch final with a 3-0 win over Chris Stubbs.

League week 14 results: Jaxx Q Club Belper 3, Edgefold Matlock No 2 2; Edgefold Matlock No 1 5, Matlock Cons 0; Belper Strutt No 1 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2; Matlock Club 1, Bolehill Institute No 1 4; Bolehill Institute No 2 v Belper Strutt No 2 match postponed.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) semi final: Andy Russell 3, Chris Stubbs 0.
Open Individual Handicap quarter final: Steve Bullock 2, Ricki Slack 1.
"B" (Intermediate) Individual Handicap quarter final: Jack Lynch 0, Martin Forster 2.
Breaks: R Slack 49,27,25; A Russell 37; B Monk 27,25; S Mayes 23,21;
M Forster 22,21; J Groom 22; C Sheppard 21.

J K Interiors & Joinery Services Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1    14      13       1      55
Bolehill Institute No 2      13        8       5      38
Belper Strutt No 1           14      10       4      35
Jaxx Q Club Belper        12        8       4      35
Bolehill Institute No 1      14        6       8      35
Alfreton P Morewood      14        4     10      30
Edgefold Matlock No 2    13        5       8      28
Belper Strutt No 2           13        4       9      28
Matlock Club                   14        5       9      26
Matlock Cons                  13        4       9      24
Leading breaks: A Russell 66, B Monk 51.
Leading wins: A Russell  12/14;  R Ferguson & D Harwood 10/14; S Dobney 9/11.

ANDY MAKES THE HISTORY BOOKS WITH A CLASSY TON

ANDY RUSSELL ... century break and century points haul in the same week!

BIGGEST news of the week came not in the League but in one of the individual cup competitions where Edgefold No 1's Andy Russell of Hulland Ward notched breaks of 104 and 54 in his Open Individual Handicap quarter final win over Jaxx's Ben Turner.
This was only the ninth recorded century and the joint fifth highest ever in League competition history, with Scott Cooney's 126 in the 2006 OMYA Cup at the top of the pile.
Russell was also in flying form in this weeks round of J K Interiors and Joinery Services League matches, with breaks of 40,22 and 20 during his singles and doubles wins, including a century points frame haul in the former.
The opposition on the night Alfreton Palmer Morewood had taken the early lead through Simon Mayes but after Rob Muxlow (26 break) had equalised there was no holding the league leaders.

LUKE THOMAS ... colours clearance made game safe for EDGEFOLD No 2

Second placed Bolehill No 2 were defeated 3-2 at Edgefold No 2 despite Ian Peacock getting them off to the best possible start with an 86-47 frame scoreline in the opener.
Jodie McLarkey levelled before Sean Dobney (38 break) and Keith Robertson (28 break) served up a thriller in the next which eventually went to the home player, his ninth win in eleven outings.
Luke Thomas was already in the driving seat before a 27 clearance made the game safe after which the visitors took the consolation doubles.

Matlock Club and Bolehill No 1 both bounced back to form with 4-1 wins, breaking losing stretches of five and seven respectively.
The Dale Road outfit scored a fine victory at Belper Strutt No 2, who went ahead through Chris Stubbs on the black but Paul Holmes top scored in the next and super-sub Dave Allen finished the job in some style.

Strutt No 1 were Bolehill's victims. Similarly, a black ball win for Wayne Shooter did not foretell what was about to unfold as the home side took the remaining frames starting with Simon Zoppi's equalising display of potting.

League week 13 results: Alfreton Palmer Morewood 1, Edgefold Matlock No 1 4; Edgefold Matlock No 2 3, Bolehill Institute No 2 2; Belper Strutt No 2 1, Matlock Club 4; Bolehill Institute No 1 4, Belper Strutt No 1 1; Matlock Cons v Jaxx Q Club Belper postponed.
Open Individual Handicap quarter final: Ben Turner 0, Andy Russell 2.
Denis Morton Pairs Handicap quarter final: D Harwood / A Russell 1,
S Bullock / M Newby 2; L Thomas / A Parker 2, R Slack / C Marchington 1.
Breaks: A Russell 104,54,40,22,20; S Dobney 38; K Robertson 28; L Thomas 27; R Muxlow 26; N Parkinson 22.

J K Interiors & Joinery Services Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1    13      12       1      49
Bolehill Institute No 2      13        8       5      38
Belper Strutt No 1           13        9       4      32
Jaxx Q Club Belper         11       7       4      32
Bolehill Institute No 1      13        5       8      31
Alfreton P Morewood      13        4       9      28
Belper Strutt No 2           13        4       9      28
Edgefold Matlock No 2    12        5       7      26
Matlock Club                   13        5       8      25
Matlock Cons                  12        4       8      24
Leading breaks: A Russell 66, B Monk 51.
Leading wins: A Russell  11/13; S Dobney 9/11; R Ferguson & D Harwood 9/13.

ROB'S HALF CENTURY SEES EDGEFOLD No 1 THROUGH

ROBERT MUXLOW ... magnificent 54 break put EDGEFOLD No 1 in pole position

IT WAS quarter final stage of the Captains Cup team aggregate competition this week and three of the four games produced close finishes going well into the final frame.
Edgefold No 1 maintained their chances of pulling off the unheralded "Grand Slam" of all four main team competitions as they progressed courtesy of a 326-309 win over plucky visitors Matlock Club.
Richard Ferguson with a run of 47 secured a 20pts success in the opener before reserve Dave Allen upset the in form Andy Russell in the next despite the latter's 27 break.
But Rob Muxlow with a magnificent 54 break seemed to have put the tie beyond doubt, giving the hosts a 65pts lead with only two frames remaining.
However, an inspired Keith Manlove (22 break) scored an 86-49 win to give his team a shout and eventually it was left to Russell to take pink and black to make certain in the concluding doubles.

Their semi final opponents will be Matlock Cons, who came from behind to defeat Bolehill No 2 288-260.
Ian Peacock and Mick Bunting had the visitors off to a flyer, but from thereon it was the home side who dominated, with Nick Kay top scoring and Charlie Hodgkinson and Chris Parker scoring a 62-38 win in the decisive doubles leg.

Belper Strutt No 1 also progressed thanks to a great performance from Mark Newby and partner Wayne Shooter in the doubles after Ian Birks and Ricki Slack had put Bolehill No 1 back on terms following Ben Monk's 42 break during his black ball win in the opener.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood will now travel to Campbell Street after a convincing 328-217 victory over Jaxx Q Club.
Only Shaun Smith (26 break) could stem the tide for the Belper side, as Simon Mayes, Andrew Beardsley and Jamie Rowland all found some of their best form of the season.

In the OMYA Cup individual scratch semi final, Ricki Slack produced a 25 clearance to defeat Ben Monk 3-2 on the final black after fluking the blue from out of a snooker and then taking the pink to equalise in the previous frame.

Captains Cup Team Aggregate quarter finals: Edgefold Matlock No 1 326, Matlock Club 309; Matlock Cons 288, Bolehill Institute No 2 260; Belper Strutt No 1 306, Bolehill Institute No 1 281; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 328, Jaxx Q Club Belper 217.
OMYA Cup Individual Scratch semi final: Ricki Slack 3, Ben Monk 2.
Denis Morton Pairs Handicap quarter final: Chris Stubbs / Justin Weller 2, Andrew Brough / Simon Zoppi 1.
Breaks: R Muxlow 54; B Monk 42,28,24,22,20; R Ferguson 42; R Slack 28,25; A Russell 27; S Smith 26; K Manlove 22.

LATEST HANDICAP CHANGES

LATEST handicap adjustments are as follows:
Chris Parker (Matlock Cons) goes from -20 to -15
Tim Maslin (Jaxx Q Club Belper) goes from +10 to +5
Mick McFall (Matlock Club) goes from +10 to +15
Sean Dobney (Edgefold Matlock No 2) goes from -10 to -15
Kevin Holmes (Jaxx Q Club Belper) goes from -5 to -10
Paul Jarrett (Belper Strutt No 1) goes from -10 to -5

EDGEFOLD No 1 STRETCH LEAGUE LEAD TO NINE POINTS

NEIL PARKINSON levelled matters for league leaders EDGEFOLD No 1

EDGEFOLD No 1 stretched their lead at the top of the J K Interiors and Joinery Services Snooker League to nine points courtesy of a 3-2 win over Bolehill Institute No 1 after coming from 2-1 down.
The first frame was nip and tuck and Simon Zoppi emerged the victor over Richard Ferguson after fluking the pink and then doubling the black after the home player was unable to get ideal position from the blue.
Andy Russell, fresh from a century break in practice at the weekend, quickly equalised before Andrew Brough had the visitors back in front soon afterwards.
From thereon though the prospective new champs went into overdrive and Neil Parkinson levelled things up before Rob Muxlow partnered Russell to success in the decisive doubles leg.

Second placed Bolehill No 2 fell 3-2 at home to Matlock Cons as Jack Lynch's fine long black proved pivotal in frame three before Nick Kay (21 break) sealed the deal after Mick Bunting had been on target for the hosts in a low scoring frame.

Jaxx Q Club kept up the pressure for the runners up spot as they edged their fixture with Alfreton Palmer Morewood on the final black with Jak Groom taking both his singles and doubles frames on the night after Kevin and Jamie Rowland had been victorious for the visitors.

The other two matches also finished in 3-2 scorelines as Edgefold No 2 earned the verdict at Belper Strutt No 2 thanks to a black ball win by Luke Thomas in frame four before an emphatic doubles success for Chris Stubbs and Dave Needham reduced the deficit.

And Belper Strutt No 1 just held sway over Matlock Club, Mark Newby and Keith Manlove top scoring for each team respectively.

League week 12 results: Edgefold Matlock No 1 3, Bolehill Institute No 1 2; Bolehill Institute No 2 2, Matlock Cons 3; Jaxx Q Club Belper 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2; Belper Strutt No 2 2, Edgefold Matlock No 2 3; Matlock Club 2, Belper Strutt No 1 3.
Open Individual Handicap quarter final: Jack Lynch 2, Ian Peacock 0.
Breaks: J Lynch 25; K Robertson 24; S Dobney 23; J Groom 21; N Kay 21;
T Maslin 20.

J K Interiors & Joinery Services Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1    12      11      1       45
Bolehill Institute No 2       12       8       4      36
Jaxx Q Club Belper         11       7       4      32
Belper Strutt No 1           12       9       3       31
Alfreton P Morewood      12       4       8       27
Belper Strutt No 2           12       4       8       27
Bolehill Institute No 1      12       4       8       27
Matlock Cons                  12       4       8       24
Edgefold Matlock No 2    11       4       7       23
Matlock Club                   12       4       8       21
Leading breaks: A Russell 66, B Monk 51.
Leading wins: A Russell  10/12; R Ferguson 9/12; S Dobney & M Bunting 8/10.

BOLEHILL No 2 STAY SECOND THANKS TO MARK'S MAGIC

MARK SAYER ... superb match winning reverse double

SOME GREAT matches as ever in this weeks J K Interiors and Joinery Services Snooker League with the closest game at Alfreton Palmer Morewood who hosted Bolehill Institute No 2.
Simon Mayes (24 break) inflicted only the second defeat of the season on opposition captain Mick Bunting in the opener before the visitors edged ahead with wins for Ian Peacock and Martin Forster.
77-years-young Ralph Edgson levelled things up beating one of the in form men of the season Keith Robertson but a cracking reverse double on the black from Mark Sayer in the deciding pairs leg settled the issue to keep Bolehill in second place.

Leaders Edgefold No 1 showed no sign of slacking with an excellent 4-1 win at Belper Strutt No 1. Richard Ferguson (37 break) and Andy Russell (30 break) each recorded their 9th win in 11 games whilst Mark Newby gained the only point for the hosts on the black.

Belper Strutt No 2's Chris Stubbs and Justin Weller were also amongst the breaks, both having runs of 40 in a 3-2 win at Matlock Cons, for whom Nick Kay top scored.

Edgefold No 2 moved off the foot of the table with a 4-1 verdict over Matlock Club, Martyn Taylor (30 & 22 breaks) opening his account for the season on the black before Mick McFall and Graeme Wood prevented the clean sweep in the doubles.

In the remaining game third placed Jaxx Q Club of Belper came back from Bolehill No 1 with a 3-2 win as Kevin Holmes produced a great display of potting in his singles leg to settle the issue after Neil Bowler had top scored for the hosts on his league debut.

League week 11 results: Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2, Bolehill Institute No 2 3; Belper Strutt No 1 1, Edgefold Matlock No 1 4; Matlock Cons 2, Belper Strutt No 2 3; Edgefold Matlock No 2 4, Matlock Club 1; Bolehill Institute No 1 2, Jaxx Q Club Belper 3.
Breaks: C Stubbs 40; J Weller 40; R Ferguson 37; M Taylor 30,22; A Russell 30; K Manlove 27; S Mayes 24,21; T Maslin 22.

J K Interiors & Joinery Services Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1    11      10      1       42
Bolehill Institute No 2       11       8       3       34
Jaxx Q Club Belper         10       6       4       29
Belper Strutt No 1           11       8       3       28
Alfreton P Morewood      11       4       7       25
Belper Strutt No 2           11       4       7       25
Bolehill Institute No 1      11       4       7       25
Matlock Cons                  11       3       8       21
Edgefold Matlock No 2    10       3       7       20
Matlock Club                   11       4       7       19
Leading breaks: A Russell 66, B Monk 51.
Leading wins: A Russell & R Ferguson 9/11; K Robertson & D Harwood 8/11.

COMPETITION DRAWS FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH

THE draws for the next rounds of the competitions to be played in February and March were made recently by Gordon Critchlow.
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 eliminated 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).
Venues for semi finals will be as drawn and finals on neutral venues.
Results to the match secretary on 07890 985830 or bolehillsec@yahoo.co.uk.

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Quarter Finals

Best of 3 frames - 7.30pm - Normal League Handicaps apply
Fri Feb 13: J Lynch (Matlock Cons) v I Peacock (Bolehill No 2)
Thu Feb 26: B Turner (Jaxx Q Club) v A Russell (Edgefold No 1)
Thu Mar 05: S Bullock (Belper Strutt No 1) v R Slack (Bolehill No 1)
Wed Mar 18: B Monk (Belper Strutt No 1) v N Parkinson (Edgefold No 1)

DENIS MORTON TROPHY (PAIRS HANDICAP) Quarter Finals
Best of 3 Frames - 7.30pm - Normal League Handicaps to apply
Wed Mar 11: S Dobney / M Taylor (Edge 2) v P Bryan / M McFall (Mat Club)

Tue Feb 17: C Stubbs / J Weller (Strutt 2) v A Brough / S Zoppi (Bhill 1)
Wed Feb 25: D Harwood / A Russell (Edge 1) v S Bullock / M Newby (Strutt 1)
Thu Feb 26: L Thomas / A Parker (Edge 2) v R Slack / C Marchington (Bhill 1)

CAPTAINS CUP (TEAM AGGREGATE COMPETITION) Quarter Finals
5 Frames - Overall Points Aggregate to Decide Match
Tue Feb 17: Edgefold Matlock No 1 v Matlock Club (Match 1)
Tue Feb 17: Alfreton Palmer Morewood v Jaxx Q Club Belper (Match 2)
Wed Feb 18: Belper Strutt No 1 v Bolehill Institute No 1 (Match 3)
Fri Feb 20: Matlock Cons v Bolehill Institute No 2 (Match 4)

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Quarter Finals
Best of 3 Frames - 7.30pm - Normal League Handicaps to apply
Thu Mar 05: A Parker (Edgefold No 2) v N Parkinson (Edgefold No 1)
Fri Mar 06: J Lynch (Matlock Cons) v M Forster (Bolehill No 2)

Mon Mar 09: M Sayer (Bolehill No 2) v P Bryan (Matlock Club)
Mon Mar 09: S Bullock (Belper Strutt No 1) v K Manlove (Matlock Club)

OMYA CUP (INDIVIDUAL SCRATCH)  Semi Finals

Best of 5 Frames - 7.30pm - all off Scratch
Sun Feb 15: R Slack (Bolehill Inst No 1) v B Monk (Belper Strutt No 1)
Wed Mar 04: A Russell (Edgefold No 1) v C Stubbs (Belper Strutt No 2)

JIMMY HARPER PLATE (TEAM AGGREGATE COMPETITION) First Round
For 1st and 2nd round losers in Captains Cup
5 Frames - Overall Points Aggregate to Decide Match
Mon Mar 23: Bolehill Institute No 1 v Jaxx Q Club Belper (Match A)
Tue Mar 24: Bolehill Institute No 2 v Matlock Club (Match B)
Byes: Edgefold Matlock No 2, Belper Strutt No 2

BOB McCARTIN SIX RED TEAM CUP - 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 17:  Edgefold Matlock No 1 v Alfreton Palmer Morewood
                         (to be played at Edgefold on the toss of a coin)

RE-SCHEDULED J K INTERIORS & JOINERY SERVICES LEAGUE MATCH

Mon Mar 16: Edgefold Matlock No 2 v Jaxx Q Club Belper

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Semi Finals
Best of 5 frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm
TBA week commencing March 30th or in surrounding weeks
Mon Mar 30: A Russell (Edgefold No 1) v S Bullock (Belper Strutt No 1)
Tue Mar 31: B Monk (Belper Strutt No 1) v J Lynch (Matlock Cons)

DENIS MORTON TROPHY (PAIRS HANDICAP) Semi Finals
Best of 5 Frames - 7.30pm - Normal League Handicaps to apply
TBA week commencing March 23rd or in surrounding weeks
Mon Mar 23: P Bryan/ M McFall (Mat Club)  v S Bullock / M Newby (Strutt 1)
Wed Mar 25: L Thomas / A Parker (Edge 2) v C Stubbs / J Weller (Strutt 2)

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Semi Finals
Best of 3 Frames - 7.30pm - Normal League Handicaps to apply
TBA week commencing April 6th or in surrounding weeks
Mon Apr 06: S Bullock (Belper Strutt No 1)  v N Parkinson (Edgefold No 1)
Wed Apr 08: M Forster (Bolehill Inst No 2)  v  P Bryan (Matlock Club)

CAPTAINS CUP (TEAM AGGREGATE COMPETITION) Semi Finals
5 Frames - Overall Points Aggregate to Decide Match
Tue Mar 24: Edgefold Matlock No 1 v Matlock Cons
Wed Mar 25: Belper Strutt No 1 v Alfreton Palmer Morewood

JIMMY HARPER PLATE (TEAM AGGREGATE COMPETITION) Semi Finals
For 1st and 2nd round losers in Captains Cup
5 Frames - Overall Points Aggregate to Decide Match
Mon Apr 20: Edgefold Matlock No 2 v Bolehill Institute No 1
Wed Apr 22: Belper Strutt No 2 v First round winner Match B

DERBYSHIRE (Official DBSA) INDIVIDUAL SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP
will be held on SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22nd @ Cueball, Derby, from 10am

DERBYSHIRE (Official DBSA) SENIORS (OVER 40s) and UNDER 21s
will be held on SUNDAY MARCH 8th @ NEDSC, Clay Cross from 10am