GOLF CLUB STORM BACK TO FORM AS NICK STARS

NICK KAY earned this weeks Player of the Week mantle

MATLOCK GOLF CLUB stormed back to form after last weeks heavy defeat at Belper with a 4-1 home win over Bolehill Institute No 2 in the sixth round of Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League matches.
Keith Robertson struck first however for the visitors, seeing off seasonal debutant Charlie Hodgkinson with the aid of a 22 break, before Jack Lynch and Gareth Johnson earned narrow verdicts to see them nose ahead.
Nick Kay provided the icing on the cake, with an 80-48 win over hitherto form opponent Ian Peacock, earning him the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week award. as well as then partnering Johnson to a convincing doubles success.

The other three matches all ended in wins by the minimum margin.
Matlock Club triumphed 3-2 at Bolehill No 1 with Keith Manlove partnering Mick Mackfall to success in the deciding doubles leg, after he had edged his team ahead in frame three.
Ricki Slack top scored with a 99 points haul for the hosts.

Edgefold No 1 edged past Belper Strutt Club by the same score, Richard Ferguson delivering a superb run of 49 to earn the Viva Italian Restaurant highest break of the week accolade. Andy Russell crucially won both his singles and doubles while Wayne Shooter secured his fourth win in five games for the visitors.

Edgefold No 2 also secured a narrow triumph over Alfreton Palmer Morewood. Sean Dobney's excellent 25 clearance as the highlight for the home team while William Salt was top points scorer for the Amber Valley travellers.

League week 6 results: Matlock Golf Club 4, Bolehill Institute No 2 1; Bolehill Institute No 1 2, Matlock Club 3; Edgefold Matlock No 1 3, Belper Strutt Club 2; Edgefold Matlock No 2 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2.
Breaks: R Ferguson 49: S Dobney 25; R Muxlow 24; S Mayes 24.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club            6        4       2       19
Edgefold Matlock No 1     6        5       1       16
Alfreton P Morewood       6        3       3       16
Bolehill Institute No 1       6        2       4       15
Edgefold Matlock No 2     5        2       3       13
Matlock Club                    6        3       3       12
Matlock Golf Club            5        2       3       12
Bolehill Institute No 2       6        2       4       12
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: I Birks & A Russell 5/6; R Dicken 4/4.

STRUTT CLUB FLYING HIGH AS MONK HITS HALF CENTURY

BEN MONK was in scintillating form for BELPER STRUTT CLUB

BEN MONK was in scintillating form as Belper Strutt Club strengthened their lead at the top of the Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League with a 5-0 win over Matlock Golf Club in the fifth round of games.
Monk opened proceedings with a break of 40 in defeating ex Derbyshire champ Graham Jones and closed them with a majestic 55 in the doubles leg, earning him the Viva Italian Restaurant highest break of the week award.
In between that Paul Jarrett (26) and Mark Newby (28) were also amongst the breaks and Steve Bullock narrowly edged the final singles frame 60-52.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood edged the clash at Matlock Club 3-2 with Simon Mayes (23 break) top scoring and then partnering Jamie Rowland to victory in the deciding doubles frame.
Graeme Wood and Paul Bryan had earlier put the posts 2-0 ahead.

Also coming from 2-0 down were Bolehill No 2 in their local derby match with Bolehill No 1.
Ian Peacock took blue, pink and black in the deciding doubles to earn the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week award after he had equalised in the penultimate frame, ending the hitherto unbeaten run of Ian Birks 62-29.
Ricki Slack top scored for the vanquished.

The other local derby clash also was decided by the minimum margin at Edgefold Club, though
the No 1 team had already raced into a 3-0 lead by the time of the No 2's team's fightback.
Andy Russell (32 break) was his usual classy self while Rob Dicken won both his singles and pairs frames for the opposition.

League week 5 results: Belper Strutt Club 5, Matlock Golf Club 0; Matlock Club 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3; Bolehill Institute No 2 3, Bolehill Institute No 1 2; Edgefold Matlock No 1 3, Edgefold Matlock No 2 2.
Breaks: B Monk 55,40; A Russell 32; M Newby 28; P Jarrett 26; I McKay 24;
S Mayes 23.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club            5        4       1       17
Alfreton P Morewood       5        3       2       14
Edgefold Matlock No 1     5        4       1       13
Bolehill Institute No 1        5        2       3       13
Bolehill Institute No 2        5        2       3       11
Edgefold Matlock No 2      4        1       3       10
Matlock Club                     5        2       3         9
Matlock Golf Club              4        1       3         8
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; G Johnson 46.
Leading wins: I Birks & A Russell 4/5; R Dicken 3/3.

EDGEFOLD No 2 OPEN THEIR ACCOUNT IN FINE STYLE

SEAN DOBNEY took both his singles and doubles frames for EDGEFOLD No 2

EDGEFOLD No 2 opened their account in prolific fashion against Matlock Club in  the fourth week of the Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League.
Tom Chambers took a hard fought opening frame against Graeme Wood 73-51 before Josh Lee made it two shortly afterwards with an even tighter frame with Mick Mackfall 53-44.
From hereon in, the home team turned on the style with Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week Sean Dobney (22 break) taking both his singles and doubles frames and Rob Dicken (25) earning the Viva Italian Restaurant highest weekly break accolade.

Belper Strutt Club edged to the top of the table with a 3-2 win after a marathon battle at Bolehill No 1 with Wayne Shooter top scoring to give the visitors a 3-0 lead before a fightback led by Ian Birks, who took both his singles and doubles frames, saw the deficit reduced to the minimum margin.

Edgefold No 1 travelled to Matlock Golf Club and came back 3-2 victors. Ian McKay had given the hosts an early advantage but Andy Russell top scored to make sure last seasons champions finished in the ascendancy.

No details though as yet but Alfreton Palmer Morewood defeated Bolehill No 2 3-2 to go a point off the top.
League week 5 results: Edgefold Matlock No 2 5, Matlock Club 0; Bolehill Institute No 1 2, Belper Strutt Club 3; Matlock Golf Club 2, Edgefold Matlock No 1 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3, Bolehill Institute No 2 2.
Breaks: R Dickin 25; S Dobney 22; G Johnson 22.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club            4        3       1       12
Alfreton P Morewood       4        2       2       11
Bolehill Institute No 1       4        2       2       11
Edgefold Matlock No 1     4        3      1        10
Bolehill Institute No 2       4        1       3        8
Edgefold Matlock No 2     3        1       2        8
Matlock Golf Club             3        1       2        8
Matlock Club                     4        2       2        7
Leading breaks: G Johnson 46; B Monk 39 .
Leading wins: I Birks 4/4; I McKay 3/3; W Shooter & A Russell 3/4.

NARROW WIN FOR BOLEHILL No 1 IN SIX RED OPENER

IAN BIRKS... took the black in the scotch doubles to seal the win

THERE was a break from league action this week as the Bob McCartin Six Red Cup took centre stage with the first group games taking place.
Belper Strutt Club hosted Bolehill Institute No 1 and it was the visitors who took home a 4-3 victory.

Simon Zoppi and an impressive Steve Bullock (20 break) shared the opening frames though wins for Ian Birks (on the black) and Andrew Brough (on pink) swayed the game in Bolehill's favour.

Paul Jarrett and Wayne Shooter took the first of the scotch doubles legs for the hosts but Birks and Zoppi sealed the deal with another black ball win before Bullock and Shooter took the last three balls to cut the deficit to the minimum margin at the end of an entertaining contest.

Edgefold No 1 got off to a great start, taking the opening six frames against Matlock Cliub. Andy Russell (breaks of 29 and 22) and Neil Parkinson (25) were in excellent form though Keith Manlove and Graeme Wood avoided the clean sweep by taking the final scotch doubles leg.

Elsewhere, Edgefold No 2 were unable to raise a team at the eleventh hour for the trip to Bolehill No 2 so conceded the points while Alfreton and Matlock Golf Club will re-arrange due to a club function.
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup Group A: Edgefold Matlock No 1 6, Matlock Club 1; Alfreton Palmer Morewood v Matlock Golf Club postponed. Group B: Belper Strutt Club 3, Bolehill Institute No 1 4; Bolehill Institute No 2 7, Edgefold Matlock No 2 0 (match conceded).
Breaks: A Russell 29,22; N Parkinson 25; S Bullock 20.

TOPSY TURVY BATTLE GOES IN FAVOUR OF EDGEFOLD

NEIL PARKINSON produced a superb match winning pot on the final black

AN ENTHRALLING Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League encounter between the last two champions eventually saw Edgefold No 1 resume winning ways on the final black against visitors Bolehill Institute No 1.
A largely tactical opening frame ended with Richard Ferguson, seven ahead with just the black remaining, fluking it into a baulk pocket after a mishit safety before Andy Russell produced a powerhouse performance, earning the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week award to make it 2-0.

Simon Zoppi pulled one back after Duncan Harwood's unlucky in-off on the brown presented him with an excellent opportunity he took with aplomb and then Ian Birks edged a narrow fourth frame on the black to take it into a decider.

And after taking the pink, Birks looked to have given Bolehill the spoils with his double on the black hitting the back of the middle pocket at pace only for the rubber to throw it back out on to the table from where Neil Parkinson pulled out a superb match winning pot in a topsy turvy thriller.

Matlock Club gained their second successive win, 3-2 at Bolehill No 2 with Paul Bryan top scoring before Dave Allen took the decisive fourth frame on the black. Ian Peacock won both his singles and doubles frames for the hosts.

In the other match played, Belper Strutt Club edged a 3-2 verdict over Alfreton Palmer Morewood. Mark Newby took the Viva Italian Restaurant weekly highest break accolade with a run of 37 in the deciding doubles leg as he and partner Steve Bullock were twice successful on the night.
Andrew Beardsley had given the visitors a 2-1 lead in frame three.

League week 3 results: Edgefold Matlock No 1 3, Bolehill Institute No 1 2; Bolehill Institute No 2 2, Matlock Club 3; Belper Strutt Club 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2; Matlock Golf Club v Edgefold Matlock No 2 postponed.
Breaks: M Newby 37; A Russell 24; I Peacock 20.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club            3        2       1        9
Bolehill Institute No 1       3        2       1        9
Alfreton P Morewood       3        1       2        8
Edgefold Matlock No 1     3        2      1         7
Matlock Club                    3        2       1        7
Matlock Golf Club            2        1       1        6
Bolehill Institute No 2       3        1       2        6
Edgefold Matlock No 2    2         0       2       3
Leading breaks: G Johnson 46; B Monk 39 .
Leading wins: I Birks 3/3; A Beardsley, J Rowland, S Zoppi & I McKay 2/2.

PLAY OFF WINNERS ALFRETON STUN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

EVERGREEN RALPH EDGSON set the ball rolling for Alfreton

ALFRETON  Palmer Morewood Club continued their high profile start to the Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League as they entertained Edgefold Club No 1 team, the reigning league champions.

78-year-old Ralph Edgson, hero of Alfreton's play off win in May, set the ball rolling with a superb 68-24 win over doughty opponent Richard Ferguson in the opener, earning him this week's Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week accolade.

Andrew Beardsley (27 break) amassed 88 points in the next to make it 2-0 and then Jamie Rowland  secured the win, defeating last season's top player Andy Russell 79-54.

The rout continued as Simon Mayes with a run of 24, and doubles team Kevin Rowland and Will Salt completed a memorable whitewash.

Bolehill No 1 are a point in front at the top early doors after a 3-2 home win over Matlock Golf Club with the two Ians, Birks and McKay, top scoring for each team.

Matlock Club gained a narrow win by the same score against Belper Strutt Club, recovering from 2-0 down as Graeme Wood and Mick Mackfall took both their singles and doubles frames after Ben Monk (whose run of 39 takes the Viva Italian Restaurant weekly highest break) had given the visitors the opener.

Bolehill No 2 became the first away team to taste victory, 3-2 at Edgefold No 2. Rob Dicken with breaks of 37 and 24 was in fine form for the hosts but Ian Peacock and Martin Forster secured the deciding doubles leg in a tense thriller.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League week 2 results: Alfreton Palmer Morewood 5, Edgefold Matlock No 1 0; Bolehill Institute No 1 3, Matlock Golf Club 2; Matlock Club 3, Belper Strutt Club 2; Edgefold Matlock No 2 2, Bolehill Institute No 2 3.
Breaks: B Monk 39; R Dicken 37,24; S Dobney 27; A Beardsley 27; R Slack 24; S Mayes 24.

GARETH SPARKLES AS GOLF CLUB OFF TO FLYING START

GARETH JOHNSON ... 46 break tops the roster early doors

THE OPENING week of this seasons Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League saw the home teams hold sway with each one of them gaining 4-1 victories.
Alfreton Palmer Morewood travelled to Matlock Golf Club in what was effectively a rematch of last seasons play off final, with the Cons Club team having moved back across Matlock to their former home.

This also allowed them the services of evergreen ex-Derbyshire champion Graham Jones and he took the first frame to set them on their way with a hard fought 68-57 win.

Ian McKay, another returning to the fold, soon made it two and then Gareth Johnson sealed the deal in frame three before notching an excellent 46 break in the doubles to earn the Viva Italian Restaurant highest break of the week accolade and also the overall target to aim at so far.

Edgefold No 1, the reigning league champions saw off Matlock Club with Neil Parkinson settling the issue in frame three whilst Justin Weller's 53-52 verdict made sure Belper Strutt Club took the spoils over Bolehill Institute No 2.

Bolehill No 1 defeated Edgefold No 2 in the other game with Andrew Brough's pivotal black ball win proving vital before Ian Birks produced a fine performance to wrap things up, earning himself the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week mantle.

League week 1 results: Matlock Golf Club 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 1; Edgefold Matlock No 1 4, Matlock Club 1; Belper Strutt Club 4, Bolehill Institute No 2 1; Bolehill Institute No 1 4, Edgefold Matlock No 2 1.
Breaks: G Johnson 46; R Ferguson 28,24; R Slack 23; S Dobney 20.