GOLF CLUB OUT TO MAKE AMENDS IN A SECOND FINAL

IAN McKAY scored a fine win for MATLOCK GOLF CLUB

AFTER missing out at the final hurdle in the Six Red Cup, Matlock Golf Club were out to reach a second final as they entertained Matlock Club in the semi final of the Captains Cup.

Ian McKay got his team off to a fine start with a 95-49 verdict to set the ball rolling and a 57-44 scoreline in favour of Tony Blant put the home team 59 ahead.

Dave Allen with a black ball win reduced the arrears and then Graeme Wood took the next by nine points but the visitors were still 44 adrift going into the concluding doubles leg.

And McKay and Blant took no chances as they played out a gritty frame to take the spoils 49-43 and secure the much coveted final spot with a 295-245 verdict.

Their opponents will be Edgefold No 1, who defeated Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 372-264. Andy Russell was the star of the show as he amassed century points hauls in both singles and doubles, whilst Neil Parkinson also scored heavily.

Derek Smith and Tom Broughton put up a stern fight for the hosts.

In the Jimmy Harper Plate semi finals, Belper Strutt Club won their seventh match in eight games in all competitions, defeating visitors Bolehill No 1 329-244 with Wayne Shooter making sure of success with a wide margin win in frame four after the hosts had won the first three on the black.

Bolehill No 2 had better luck with a 320-170 success over Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1; Ian Peacock was in stupendous form with a 96-21 triumph in the opener whilst only Ralph Edgson could offer any resistance for the Amber Valley cuemen.

Earlier in the week, the two Bolehill team played out their re-arranged fixture and the No 1 team came from 2-0 down to win by the minimum margin with Ian Birks notching breaks of 23,21 and 20 after Kevin Munnelly's superb pink had put his team in the ascendancy early doors.

Captains Cup (Team Agg) semi finals: Matlock Golf Club 295, Matlock Club 245; ; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 264, Edgefold Matlock No 1 372.

League (re-arranged): Bolehill Institute No 2 2, Bolehill Institute No 1 3

Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Agg) semi finals: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 170, Bolehill Institute No 2 320; Belper Strutt Club 329, Bolehill Institute No 1 244.

Breaks: A Russell 28,24; S Hawkins 27; I Birks 23,21,20.

CLOSEST TITLE RACE EVER AS 1PT SEPARATES TOP TRIO

RICKI SLACK ... black ball win against Golf Club

ONE POINT separates the top three teams going into the final two rounds of games in The Joinery Joint Snooker League as Bolehill No 1 and Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 took advantage of Edgefold No 1's inactivity by registering important victories.
And thats not forgetting Matlock Golf Club, just a point further back (albeit having played an extra game) and Alfreton No 2 back one further, making a total of five teams within just three points of each other.
Bolehill No 1 looked set to make big inroads when taking the first three frames off the Golf Club, with Colin Marchington winning a high scoring opener before Andrew Brough excelled in frame two with a fine array of confident pots.
Ricki Slack took pink and black in the next to edge out the hitherto unbeaten Paul Roe but ex Derbyshire champ Graham Jones kept the visitors in with an outside chance of the title by taking each of his singles and doubles frames in convincing fashion.

Alfreton No 1 defeated Matlock Club 4-1 as Jamie Rowland top scored after Graeme Wood had put the visiting team in front.

Still in with a shout are Alfreton No 2 despite their 3-2 loss at Belper Strutt Club where they took the last two frames involving Tom Broughton.
Paul Jarrett had sealed the win for Belper by top scoring in the third frame.

And Bolehill No 2 just got the better of Edgefold No 2 3-2 in the other game. Rob Dicken (breaks of 32 and 25) was in fine form for the vanquished though Kevin Munnelly's black ball win was pivotal for the victors earlier in the evening.

Andy Russell struck the highest break of the individual semi final matches with runs of 56 and 36 against Steve Bullock,

League week 16 results: Bolehill Institute No 1 3, Matlock Golf Club 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 4, Matlock Club 1; Belper Strutt Club 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 2; Edgefold Matlock No 2 2, Bolehill Institute No 2 3. Bye week: Edgefold Matlock No 1.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) semi final: Steve Bullock 0, Andy Russell 3.
Open Individual Handicap semi final: Ryan Taylor 3, Keith Manlove 1.
"B" (Intermediate) Individual Handicap semi final: Paul Holmes 0, Duncan Harwood 2.
Breaks: A Russell 56,36; R Taylor 39,31; R Dicken 32,25; K Manlove 23; A Brough 21; G Jones 21.

The Joinery Joint Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1     14       8       6     44
Alfreton P Morewd No 1   14     10       4     43
Bolehill Institute No 1        14     10       4     43
Matlock Golf Club             15       7       8     42
Alfreton P Morewd No 2   14       8       6     41
Bolehill Institute No 2        13       6       7     30
Belper Strutt Club             14       7       7     29
Edgefold Matlock No 2      15       6       9     27
Matlock Club                      15       2     13     21
Leading breaks: P Roe & R Slack 46.
Leading wins: J Rowland 11/12; R Slack 11/14; R Muxlow 10/13; A Russell 10/14; G Jones 10/15.

BOTH ALFRETON CHALLENGERS ENJOY A WINNING WEEK

RALPH EDGSON equalied for ALFRETON No 1

THE home straight is on the horizon in this season's Joinery Joint Snooker League and some of the main protagonists pitted their wits against each other in the latest round of games.
Matlock Golf Club, who fell to a 3-2 defeat at Edgefold No 2 the previous evening (Tom Chambers and Sam Lavelle winning both their singles and doubles frames to inflict the main damage), were looking to make amends as they entertained Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 next up.
And with Paul Roe ending the undefeated league record of Jamie Rowland in the opening frame, that looked a distinct possibility until the evergreen Ralph Edgson, with a 71-53 verdict in frame two, and Kevin Rowland with a black ball clincher in the third turned matters on their head.
Tony Blant made it all square before Paul Pilsworth and Jamie Rowland produced a cracking doubles display to settle the issue.

Alfreton No 2 defeated Edgefold No 2 4-1 the same night to move level on points with their other team with Derek Smith top scoring whilst Rob Dicken was on target for the visitors.
At the top Edgefold No 1 increased their advantage to four points, defeating nearest rivals Bolehill No 1 4-1 with Rob Muxlow and Andy Russell in emphatic form in their singles games and then taking the concluding doubles leg on the final black after Ricki Slack had engineered his own black ball success for the vanquished earlier in the night.

And Matlock Club gained a thrilling 3-2 home win over Belper Strutt Club on the final black with Paul Holmes and Keith Manlove keeping cool heads in the deciding doubles leg after Justin Weller had top scored to equalise.

Duncan Harwood reached the individual handicap final with a 3-2 win over Alfreton's John Smith (30 break)  after a marathon battle.

League: Edgefold Matlock No 2 3, Matlock Golf Club 2; Matlock Golf Club 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 4, Edgefold Matlock No 2 1; Edgefold Matlock No 1 4, Bolehill Institute No 1 1; Matlock Club 3, Belper Strutt Club 2.
Open Individual Handicap semi final: John Smith 2, Duncan Harwood 3.
Breaks: J Smith 30; A Russell 25,23; R Slack 20.

The Joinery Joint Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1     14       8       6     44
Matlock Golf Club             14       7       7     40
Alfreton P Morewd No 1   13       9       4     39
Bolehill Institute No 1        13       9       4     40
Alfreton P Morewd No 2   13       8       5     39
Bolehill Institute No 2        12       5       7     27
Belper Strutt Club             13       6       7     26
Edgefold Matlock No 2      14       6       8     25
Matlock Club                      14       2     12     20
Leading breaks: P Roe & R Slack 46
Leading wins: J Rowland 10/11; R Slack & R Muxlow 10/13; A Russell 10/14.

STRUTT CLUB TAKE BOB McCARTIN CUP WITH APLOMB

L-R: SIX RED CHAMPIONS Mark Newby, Paul Jarrett, Steve Bullock and Wayne Shooter.

BELPER STRUTT CLUB continued their recent upturn in form to lift the Bob McCartin Six Red Cup, played in memory of their popular long-standing late team-mate, as they defeated Matlock Golf Club 4-0 in the final at Alfreton Palmer Morewood Club.
The opening frame was a tight battle of wits between Paul Jarrett and Tony Blant which lasted as long as many a conventional frame of snooker but eventually it was Jarrett who took the black, seizing his opportunity when it arose.
Steve Bullock sank an early run of 20 in the next and never relinquished the ascendancy thereafter in defeating Ian McKay 50-20.
A pivotal third frame saw Wayne Shooter cut the black into the baulk yellow pocket in a cliffhanging clash with Charlie Hodgkinson and the deal was sealed when Mark Newby produced some of his best form of the season to defeat Graham Jones, again by a 50-20 verdict.

Bolehill No 1 moved into second place in the Joinery Joint Snooker League when they took maximum points from their trip to Matlock Club, which was rescheduled to avoid  a clash with Easter Monday.
Ricki Slack's 46 break equalled the highest so far in league action en route to amassing a century points haul though three of the other frames went down to the final black.

The preliminary round of the Jimmy Harper Plate saw Bolehill No 2 defeat Edgefold No 2 on the final black 302-288 as despite the home team dominating the early proceedings, Rob Dicken and Sam Lavelle almost pulled off an incredible turnaround in the doubles.
Kevin Munnelly top scored for the hosts.

There were also semi final victories for Graham Jones, Kevin Munnelly and the pairs combination of Andy Russell and Duncan Harwood in various knockout competitions, with Russell notching a superb break of 65.

Bob McCartin Six Red Cup final: Belper Strutt Club 4, Matlock Golf Club 0 (at Alfreton Palmer Morewood).
Joinery Joint Snooker League: Matlock Club 0, Bolehill Institute No 1 5.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) semi final: Graham Jones 3, Derek Smith 0.
Denis Morton Pairs Handicap semi final: Andy Russell & Duncan Harwood 3, Jamie Rowland & Simon Mays 1.
"B" (Intermediate) Individual Handicap semi final: Steve Bullock 1, Kevin Munnelly 2.
Breaks: A Russell 65; R Slack 46; S Bullock 20.

ALFRETON No 2 BACK FROM THE BRINK AT BOLEHILL No 2

RYAN TAYLOR kept his team in the huint at Bolehill No 2

ALFRETON Palmer Morewood No 2 kept alive their title hopes with a 3-2 victory at Bolehill No 2 leaving them five points adrift of leaders Edgefold No 1 with a game in hand.
But things had not looked so rosy earlier in the evening as Ian Peacock and Mick Bunting were in excellent nick for the hosts, securing a 2-0 lead with some confident potting.
Ryan Taylor, with his eighth win in ten outings, took a hard fought third frame 44-35 to keep his side in the hunt and a black ball win for John Smith levelled matters in the next.
And Smith teamed up with brother Derek in the deciding doubles leg to take the spoils with a 50-37 scoreline.
Alfreton No 1 were edged out 3-2 by the aforementioned league leaders Edgefold No 1 with Andy Russell and Rob Muxlow in high scoring mood while Jamie Rowland stretched his unbeaten run to ten league matches for the Amber Valley cuemen.
Also tasting success by the minimum margin were Edgefold No 2 thanks to Rob Dickin and Sam Lavelle who took each of their singles and doubles legs. Mick Mackfall top scored for the vanquished as he opened his league account for the season.
Belper Strutt Club continued their uprising with a 4-1 defeat of Matlock Golf Club with supersub Justin Weller instrumental in some of their best play.
League week 14 results: Bolehill Institute No 2 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 2, Edgefold Matlock No 1 3; Edgefold Matlock No 2 3, Matlock Club 2; Belper Strutt Club 4, Matlock Golf Club 1.
Breaks: S Mays 28; J Rowland 24; R Dicken 21.

The Joinery Joint Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1     13       7       6     40
Matlock Golf Club             12       7       5     36
Alfreton P Morewd No 1   12       8       4     36
Bolehill Institute No 1        11       8       3     34
Alfreton P Morewd No 2   12       7       5     35
Bolehill Institute No 2        12       5       7     27
Belper Strutt Club             12       6       6     24
Edgefold Matlock No 2      12       5       7     21
Matlock Club                      12       1     11     17
Leading breaks: P Roe 46; R Slack 44.
Leading wins: J Rowland 10/10; G Jones & R Muxlow 9/12.

STRUTT CLUB HALT PROGRESS OF LEAGUE LEADERS

JUSTIN WELLER partnered Steve Bullock to success in the doubles

LAST SEASONS champs Belper Strutt Club pulled off their second successive Joinery Joint League win over title contenders with a 3-2 victory at Edgefold Matlock No 1, who nevertheless remain two points clear a the summit, albeit having played an extra game more than their rivals.
Rob Muxlow, with a narrow 59-51 success and then Duncan Harwood with a more comfortable margin had put the home team 2-0 up and things were seemingly set fair for another satisfactory outcome for the Matlock cuemen.
But a black-ball win for Mark Newby was quickly followed by an emphatic success from skipper Steve Bullock and then the visiting captain teamed up with Justin Weller to take the decisive doubles leg.

Matlock Golf Club surged into second place with a 5-0 whitewash of Edgefold No 2 as Chesterfield League seniors champ Paul Roe went to the head of the highest breaks table with his run of 46 in the opener.

Bolehill Institute No 1 entertained Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 and both remain well in contention after the hosts sneaked a 3-2 verdict.
Ricki Slack and Ian Birks took the deciding pairs frame after Simon Mays had top scored for the Amber Valley side.

And Bolehill No 2, despite being several players short, edged a 3-2 cliffhanger at Matlock Club. Keith Robertson top scored and then took the doubles with Mick Bunting after Paul Bryan had equalised.

League week 13 results: Edgefold Matlock No 1 2, Belper Strutt Club 3; Matlock Golf Club 5, Edgefold Matlock No 2 0; Bolehill Institute No 1 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 2; Matlock Club 2, Bolehill Institute No 2 3.
Breaks: P Roe 46; J Weller 23; R Dicken 22; S Mays 21; S Bullock 20.

The Joinery Joint Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1     12       6       6     37
Matlock Golf Club             11       7       4     35
Alfreton P Morewd No 1   11       8       3     34
Bolehill Institute No 1        11       8       3     34
Alfreton P Morewd No 2   11       6       5     32
Bolehill Institute No 2        11       5       6     25
Belper Strutt Club             11       5       6     20
Edgefold Matlock No 2      11       4       7    18
Matlock Club                     11       1     10     15
Leading breaks: P Roe 46; R Slack 44.
Leading wins: J Rowland 9/9; G Jones 9/11; R Slack & R Muxlow 8/11.

SEMI FINAL DRAWS FOR MARCH AND APRIL

THE draws for the semi finals of the competitions were made recently.

As agreed by the committee, dates will be put on the matches again this season, though you can of course play them in advance of the set date by re-arranging with your opponent (see the contacts sheet, please give at least 48hrs notice and preferably more).

If absolutely necessary, you can re-schedule it within an extra 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).

Matches to take place as drawn for the semi finals, and finals will take place at selected neutral venues or if agreed, toss of a coin for venue between captains.

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Semi Finals

Best of 3 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Mon Mar 13: Steve Bullock (Belper Strutt Club) v Kevin Munnelly (Bolehill 2)
Mon Mar 27: Paul Holmes (Matlock Club)  v Duncan Harwood (Edgefold 1)

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Semi Finals

Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm
Mon Mar 20: John Smith (Alfreton PM 2) v Duncan Harwood (Edgefold 1)

Mon Mar 27: Ryan Taylor (Alfreton PM 2) v Keith Manlove (Matlock Club)

OMYA CUP (INDIVIDUAL SCRATCH) Semi Finals
Best of 5 Frames - All off Scratch - 7.30pm
Mon Mar 13: Graham Jones (Matlock Golf Club) v Derek Smith (Alfreton PM 2)
Mon Mar 27: Steve Bullock (Belper Strutt Club) v Andy Russell (Edgefold 1)

DENIS MORTON TROPHY (PAIRS HANDICAP) Semi Finals

Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Mon Mar 13: D Harwood / A Russell (Edge 1) v J Rowland / S Mays (Alfreton 1)
Mon Apr 03: N Parkinson / R Muxlow (Edge 1) v K Manlove / P Holmes (Mat Clb)

BOB McCARTIN SIX RED CUP (TEAM HANDICAP) Final

Best of 7 Frames - Half Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Four Singles & Three Scotch Doubles (max 1 singles & 2 pairs per player)

Tue Mar 14: Matlock Golf Club v Belper Strutt Club
(at Alfreton Palmer Morewood)

CAPTAINS CUP (TEAM AGGREGATE) Semi Finals

5 Frames Agg To Count - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Tue Apr 04: Matlock Golf Club v Matlock Club

Tue Apr 04: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 v Edgefold Matlock No 1

JIMMY HARPER PLATE (TEAM AGGREGATE) Preliminary Round

5 Frames Agg To Count - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Wed Mar 15: Bolehill Institute No 2 v Edgefold Matlock No 2

Semi Finals

Mon Apr 03: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 v Bolehill 2 or Edgefold 2

Wed Apr 05: Belper Strutt Club v Bolehill Institute No 1