EDGEFOLD No 2 SECURE SEMI FINAL SPOT IN THRILLER

JUSTIN WELLER helped BELPER STRUTT CLUB into the semis

FOUR places were up for grabs in the Captains Cup Team Aggregate competition semi finals as the final round of group games took place in the local clubs.
Edgefold No 2 travelled to Alfreton Palmer Morewood for the second time in as many weeks knowing they needed a positive result in Group B to book their place and once again they achieved the feat in a breathtaking finale to top the group.
Alfreton had made all the early running, with father and son Kevin and Jamie Rowland each getting the better of tight frames to hand them a 16pts lead early doors.
Simon Mayes soon increased this to 45 but a 73-45 win for Tom Chambers (21 break) put the game in the balance before he and Rob Dicken (27 break) secured the doubles leg 85-41 to complete the turnaround.

Bolehill No 1 needed a 254pts win at Matlock Golf Club to oust Alfreton from the runners up spot, which was always highly unlikely and so it proved though they did take the spoils 307-264.
Ian McKay (31 break) virtually put paid to any chance in the opening frame with a 93-42 success though Colin Marchington and Ian Birks were in excellent form for the victors in later frames.

Belper Strutt Club topped Group A after a 309-246 verdict over Bolehill No 2, who also qualify as Matlock Club could not gain the victory they needed in their concluding match.
Justin Weller and Keith Robertson top scored for their respective teams.

Edgefold No 1 kept Matlock Club at bay 344-312 despite losing three of the five frames on Dale Road, thanks largely to Nathan Haymes who amassed 101 points in a barnstorming display of potting. Paul Bryan top scored for the hosts.

Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) Group A: Belper Strutt Club 309, Bolehill Institute No 2 246; Matlock Club 312, Edgefold Matlock No 1 344. Group B: Alfreton Palmer Morewood  262, Edgefold Matlock No 2 289; Matlock Golf Club 264, Bolehill Institute No 1 307.
Denis Morton Trophy (Pairs Handicap) quarter finals: S Bullock / M Newby 2, I Peacock / M Forster 0; N Parkinson / R Muxlow 2, W Shooter / P Jarrett 1; A Russell / D Harwood 2, K Manlove / P Holmes 1.
Breaks: R Muxlow 33; I McKay 31; J Weller 28; R Dicken 27, T Chambers 21.

Group A                                    P       W      L      F       A      Diff     Pts
Belper Strutt Club                      3        3       0     971    653    318      6
Bolehill Institute No 2                 3        1      2     875    824      51       2
Matlock Club                              3        1      2     834    936    -102      2
Edgefold Matlock No 1               3       1       2     844  1011    -167      2

Group B                                    P       W      L      F       A      Diff     Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 2               3       2       1     953    745    208       4
Alfreton Palmer Morewood        3        2       1     910    724    186      4
Bolehill Institute No 1                 3        2       1     849    873    -24       4
Matlock Golf Club                      3        0       3     640  1010   -370      0

BOLEHILL No 2 PUT MATLOCK GOLF CLUB TO THE SWORD

MARK SAYER on the mark for BOLEHILL No 2

ROUND 13 of the Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League saw the battle of the teams towards the rear of the table take place and it was Bolehill Institute No 2 who emerged victors 4-1 over Matlock Golf Club.
Ian Peacock opened up in emphatic style with a 58-16 win before Richard Deakin, making his seasonal debut, levelled on a black ball decider.
After several near misses, Mark Sayer got off the mark for the season with a 65-38 verdict in frame three and Keith Robertson ensured the victory with an excellent display to win 79-17 and become Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week.
Mick Bunting and Martin Forster added the icing on the cake in the concluding doubles frame.

Bolehill No 1 maintained their narrow lead at the top with a 3-2 success at Matlock Club which went down to the final black after they had trailed 2-0.
Keith Manlove top scored for the hosts but Ian Birks (a run of 29 earning him the Viva Restaurant top weekly break accolade) levelled at 2-2 before he and Ricki Slack edged the decider after coming from well adrift on the last few reds.

Belper Strutt Club also triumphed by the minimum margin to stay one point away in second place.
Rob Muxlow had given Edgefold No 1 a 2-1 lead on Campbell Street but Wayne Shooter equalised and then Steve Bullock and Mark Newby took the deciding doubles leg.

Edgefold No 2 had more success on their travels, winning 3-2 at Alfreton Palmer Morewood with Rob Dicken recording his tenth win in eleven games. Kevin Rowland took the fourth frame for the hosts but by then they already trailed 3-0.

League week 13 results: Bolehill Institute No 2 4, Matlock Golf Club 1; Matlock Club 2, Bolehill Institute No 1 3; Belper Strutt Club 3, Edgefold Matlock No 2 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2, Edgefold Matlock No 2 3.
Denis Morton Pairs Handicap quarter finals: G Jones / I McKay 2, R Ferguson / N Haymes 1.
Breaks: I Birks 29.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Bolehill Institute No 1      13       9       4       39
Belper Strutt Club           13       9       4       38
Alfreton P Morewood      13       7       6       35
Edgefold Matlock No 1    13       7       6       33
Edgefold Matlock No 2    12       6       6       31
Matlock Club                   13        6       7      28
Bolehill Institute No 2      13        5       8      28
Matlock Golf Club            12        2     10     23
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: R Dicken 10/11; I Birks 9/12; K Rowland 8/11.

No 1 TEAMS HOLD SWAY IN SAME CLUB SHOWDOWNS

ROB MUXLOW ... on target for EDGEFOLD No 1

THERE were two clashes of teams based in the same club in the latest round of Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League fixtures and on each occasion the No 1 team defeated the No 2 team 4-1 at both Edgefold Club and Bolehill Institute.

Rob Dicken took his win tally to nine out of ten to give the No 2 cuemen an early advantage in Matlock but Rob Muxlow (23 break) opened his account for the season in the league to equalise before Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week Duncan Harwood turned in a terrific display to win 82-23 in the next.
Andy Russell (36 break) made the game safe and then added the doubles leg partnered by Nathan Haymes.

Ricki Slack was in fine form at Bolehill with runs of 44 and 38 in winning his singles and doubles legs for the No 1 outfit to take the Viva Restaurant highest weekly break award though Andrew Brough (24 break) notched the biggest points haul of the night.
Martin Forster took the opener on the black for the vanquished 63-62.

Belper Strutt Club took back a 3-2 win from Matlock Golf Club with Steve Bullock top scoring in the opener before a late fightback inspired by Nick Kay who won both frames he contested.
Alfreton Palmer Morewood remained in contention with a 3-2 home win over Matlock Club. Andrew Beardsley and Kevin Rowland both edged tight contests for the hosts while Graeme Wood continued in excellent fettle for the visitors.

The Amber Valley cueists had also won in the Captains Cup group stages the previous night with a 302-208 aggregate verdict over Matlock Golf Club to maintain pole position.
Kevin Rowland and Graham Jones top scored for their respective teams.

League week 12 results: Edgefold Matlock No 2 1, Edgefold Matlock No 1 4; Bolehill Institute No 1 4, Bolehill Institute No 2 1; Matlock Golf Club 2, Belper Strutt Club 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3, Matlock Club 2.
Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) Group B: Alfreton Palmer Morewood 302, Matlock Golf Club 208.
Individual Handicap quarter final: Martin Forster 1, Rob Muxlow 2.
Breaks: R Slack 44,38; A Russell 36; R Muxlow 35,23; A Brough 24.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Bolehill Institute No 1      12       8       4       36
Belper Strutt Club           12       8       4       35
Alfreton P Morewood      12       7       5       33
Edgefold Matlock No 1    12       7       5       31
Edgefold Matlock No 2    11       5       6       28
Matlock Club                   12        6       6      26
Bolehill Institute No 2      12        4       8      24
Matlock Golf Club            11        2       9     22
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: R Dicken 9/10; I Birks 8/11; A Russell 8/12.

Captains Cup Group B            P       W      L      F       A      Diff     Pts
Alfreton Palmer Morewood        2        2       0     648    435    213      4
Edgefold Matlock No 2               2       1       1     664    483    181       2
Bolehill Institute No 1                 2        1       1     542    609    -67       2
Matlock Golf Club                      2        0       2     376    703   -327      0

LATEST SEMI FINAL AND FINAL DATES, MORE TO FOLLOW

THE draw for the OMYA Cup semi finals and Bob McCartin Six Red Cup final arrangements were decided recently.
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).
First name out of the hat will have home advantage in semi finals, with finals on a neutral table where necessary.
Remaining draws will take place after the conclusion of the other quarter final matches.

OMYA CUP (INDIVIDUAL SCRATCH)  Semi Finals

Best of 5 Frames - 7.30pm - all off Scratch
Wed Mar 16: A Russell (Edgefold Matlock 1) v B Monk (Belper Strutt Club)
Mon Mar 21: N Haymes (Edgefold Matlock 1) v G Jones (Matlock Golf Club)

BOB McCARTIN SIX RED TEAM CUP - Final

Best of 7 Frames - 7.30pm - Half of normal league handicaps to apply

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 29: Bolehill Institute No 1 v Bolehill Institute No 2 (at Bolehill Institute)

MATLOCK CLUB EDGE THRILLER TO STAY IN THE HUNT

DAVE ALLEN was on target for MATLOCK CLUB

THREE matches took place in the second round of group games in this season's Captains Cup team aggregate competition.
Tightest contest of the trio was at Bolehill Institute where the No 2 team almost staged a stirring comeback as they hosted Matlock Club in Group A despite winning only the final doubles leg.
The first four frames all went to the visitors by narrow margins with Graeme Wood and Paul Holmes setting the tone with black ball successes.
Captain Keith Manlove's 62-51 win in frame three and Dave Allen's 63-49 triumph in the final singles leg soon saw their team 36pts ahead.
However, a valiant effort from home pairing Keith Robertson and Ian Peacock eroded that to just nine points at the conclusion, 270-279 to leave both teams still in contention for a semi final spot.

Belper Strutt Club hold pole position in the group, defeating Edgefold No 1 340-264 for their second win in as many outings.
Robert Muxlow's 27 break with a colours clearance snatched the opener on the black for the visitors but emphatic wins for Paul Jarrett and the Steve Bullock / Wayne Shooter combo in the pairs leg made sure of home glory.

Bolehill No 1 needed their 315-263 verdict over Edgefold No 2 to keep their hopes alive to leave both teams in with a chance going into their final matches.
Colin Marchington and Ricki Slack (32 break) were in excellent form for the victors while Rob Dicken took both his singles and doubles frames for the Matlock outfit.
Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) Group A: Bolehill Institute No 2 270, Matlock Club 279: Belper Strutt Club 340, Edgefold Matlock No 1 264; Group B: Bolehill Institute No 1 315, Edgefold Matlock No 2 263; Alfreton Palmer Morewood v Matlock Golf Club (postponed, playing Monday).
Breaks: R Slack 32; R Muxlow 27.

Group A                                    P       W      L      F       A      Diff     Pts
Belper Strutt Club                      2        2       0     662    407    255      4
Bolehill Institute No 2                 2        1      1     629    515    114       2
Matlock Club                              2        1      1     522    592     -70       2
Edgefold Matlock No 1               2       0       2     500    699    -199      0
Group B                                    P       W      L      F       A      Diff     Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 2               2       1       1     664    483    181       2
Alfreton Palmer Morewood        1        1       0     346    227    119      2
Bolehill Institute No 1                 2        1       1     542    609    -67       2
Matlock Golf Club                      1        0       1     168    401   -233      0

Top two in each group qualify for semi finals.

ZOPPI EXCELS FOR BOLEHILL No 1 IN LEADERS CLASH

SIMON ZOPPI ... amongst the breaks for BOLEHILL No 1

THE TOP two teams met in this week's Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League and visitors Bolehill Institute No 1 narrowly overcame Belper Strutt Club 3-2 to draw level with their counterparts after a hard fought battle on Campbell Street.
Simon Zoppi was in imperious form for the victors, notching breaks of 30, 22 and finally a 25 clearance to earn the Viva Restaurant highest weekly break accolade before Colin Marchington took the next on the black for 2-0.
Mark Newby (21 break) reduced the arrears for the hosts in the next and then Justin Weller with a cultured display levelled matters to take it into the final doubles leg.
But Ricki Slack and Ian Birks, earlier defeated in their singles legs, combined to greater effect in the decider and saw it out for their team with a 62-30 success.

Third placed Alfreton Palmer Morewood were edged out 3-2 at Bolehill No 2. Martin Forster amassed 97 points for the hosts to take the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week award and later took the deciding leg 62-28 with the help of Ian Peacock.
Andrew Beardsley and Kevin Rowland were on target for the Amber Valley cueists.

Both Edgefold teams earned narrow wins.
The No 1 team scored 3-2 at home to Matlock Golf Club with Andy Russell (breaks of 26 and 23) in prime form before Neil Parkinson and Robert Muxlow settled the decider. Graham Jones (27 break) top scored for the visitors.

Edgefold No 2 also won by the minimum margin at Matlock Club with Sam Lavelle taking each of his singles and doubles frames after Graeme Wood had finally ended the unbeaten eight match run of Rob Dicken in the opener.

League week 11 results: Belper Strutt Club 2, Bolehill Institute No 1 3; Bolehill Institute No 1 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2; Edgefold Matlock No 1 3, Matlock Golf Club 2; Matlock Club 2, Edgefold Matlock No 2 3.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) quarter finals: Andy Russell 2, Ian Peacock 0; Ricki Slack 0, Graham Jones 2.
Breaks: A Russell 39,26,23; S Zoppi 30,25,22; G Jones 27; R Ferguson 24;
R Slack 23; K Robertson 22; M Forster 22; I Peacock 22; M Newby 21.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club           11       7       4       32
Bolehill Institute No 1      11       7       4       32
Alfreton P Morewood      11       6       5       30
Edgefold Matlock No 1    11       6       5       27
Edgefold Matlock No 2    10       5       5       27
Matlock Club                   11        6       5      24
Bolehill Institute No 2      11        4       7      23
Matlock Golf Club            10        2       8     20
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: R Dicken 8/9; K Robertson & I Birks 7/10; A Russell 7/11.