MIXED FORTUNES FOR CRICH AS ALFRETON TAKE SPOILS

RYAN TAYLOR was successful for ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD

CRICH COMRADES were in Ashford Arms Premier League action twice during the week with mixed fortunes earning them a narrow win and loss apiece in their rearranged fixture with Edgefold No 2 and their scheduled outing against Alfreton Palmer Morewood.
Edging out the title chasing Matlock side 3-2 set them off on the right foot as Ade Smith and Cliff Gould amassed 91 and 76 points respectively whilst Sean Dobney and Sam Lavelle replied for the visitors.
However, Alfreton were in no mood to surrender later in the week and wins for Ryan Taylor, Guy Taylor and John Smith secured their third victory of the campaign. Nick Berry and Keith Fretwell top scored in their doubles for the home team.
Belper Strutt Club edged out nearest rivals Edgefold No 1 3-2 in the big clash on Campbell Street with Mark Newby sealing the deal in frame four before Rob Muxlow and Jason Ankers scored an important black ball success in the pairs leg.
Fourth placed Matlock Golf Club fell 4-1 at home to Bolehill No 1 despite a convincing success for Graham Jones. Colin Marchington (25 break and T & M Motors Player of the Week) top scored for the victors.
And Bolehill No 2's Keith Robertson notched a run of 36 as his team defeated Matlock Club 3-2, for whom Mick Mackfall was top points scorer.
League week 15 results: Crich Comrades 3, Edgefold Matlock No 2 2; Crich Comrades 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3; Belper Strutt Club 3, Edgefold Matlock No 1 2; Matlock Golf Club 1, Bolehill Institute No 2 4; Bolehill Institute No 2 3, Matlock Club 2.
"B" (Intermediate) Individual Handicap semi finals: John Smith 0, Ade Smith 3; Guy Taylor 0, Steve Bullock 3.
Breaks: K Robertson 36; C Marchington 25; R Slack 24; I McKay 23; P Jarrett 23.

Ashford Arms Premier League   P       W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club                         14      11       3      42
Edgefold Matlock No 1                 13        8       5      39

Edgefold Matlock No 2                 13        8       5      38
Matlock Golf Club                         13        8       5      35
Bolehill Institute No 1                   13         7       6     31

Crich Comrades                           13         5       8     31

Bolehill Institute No 2                   13         7       6     29

Matlock Club                                14         2     12     26

Alfreton Palmer Morewood          12         3     10     24 

Leading wins: I McKay 10/12; J Ankers 10/13; S Dobney 9/12.
Leading breaks: K Robertson 55; R Slack 54.

EDGEFOLD No 2 ARE FIRST ONTO THE WINNERS ROSTER

EDGEFOLD No 2: L-R: Rob Dicken, Sam Lavelle and Sean Dobney. 
Did not arrive: Mark Gibson.
Also played in earlier rounds: Tom Chambers, Richard Ferguson.

EDGEFOLD No 2 snaffled the first silverware of the season as they lifting the Bob McCartin Six Red Cup this week at Bolehill Institute, defeating holders Belper Strutt Club in the final by an emphatic 5-0 scoreline.
Sam Lavelle took a tight opener 37-26 and Sean Dobney added the second 33-25 to earn his sixth consecutive win in the event to give the Matlock cuemen the best possible start.
A 35-11 verdict for Rob Dicken put them on the precipice and with the scotch doubles brought forward to frame four whilst waiting for late arrivals, it was Dicken and Dobney who sealed the deal in the scotch doubles, taking brown, blue, pink and black to steal the frame 30-22.
Dicken and Lavelle continued the winning streak in an academic frame five with team mate Mark Gibson only making it as far as Cromford before being turned back.
Elsewhere, the Jimmy Harper Team Plate got underway with the preliminary round match falling to Crich Comrades, who got the better of Bolehill No 1 318-249 on the aggregate scoreline.
Colin Marchington and Simon Zoppi had the visitors in an early advantage, but the hosts then turned on the style with Ady Lowe and Ade Smith scoring 91 and 92 points respectively before teaming up successfully with a black ball win in the pairs.
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup: Edgefold Matlock No 2 5, Belper Strutt Club 0 (at Bolehill Institute).
Jimmy Harper Team Plate: Crich Comrades 318, Bolehill Institute 249.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) semi final: Graham Jones 3, Justin Weller 1.
Open Individual Handicap semi final: Sean Dobney 3, Keith Manlove 0; Kevin Munnelly 3, Rob Dicken 0.
Breaks: J Weller 25; R Dicken / S Dobney 22 (scotch doubles).

EDGEFOLD 2 CLOSE GAP ON DEFEATED LEAGUE LEADERS

IAN PEACOCK's openeing salvo for Bolehill No 2 couldn't put Edgefold 2 out of their stride

EDGEFOLD No 2 moved into third place in the Ashford Arms Premier League with a 3-2 home win over Bolehill No 2 thanks in large part to T & M Motors Player of the Week Sean Dobney who notched a 47 break in his singles frame and then teamed up with Tom Chambers to take the decisive doubles leg.
Ian Peacock (24 break) had earlier given the visitors an early advantage with a 78-49 success before Tom Chambers equalised with a comfortable reposte in the next.
In between the Dobney magic, Kevin Munnelly kept his team in the game with a 45-13 verdict but in the end the title chasers held sway.
Leaders Belper Strutt Club are a couple of points to the good despite falling 3-2 at Bolehill No 1. Ricki Slack took the opener on the black and then teamed up with Ian Birks in the deciding doubles leg as the pair notched runs of 24 and 35 respectively.
Mark Newby was top points scorer for the league leaders.
And in the other game to be played, Matlock Club just had the better of Crich Comrades 3-2. Paul Holmes and Keith Manlove did the business in the concluding doubles frame after the two Adys, Lowe and Smith had brought the Tramway men level.
League week 14 results: Edgefold Matlock No 2 3, Bolehill Institute No 2 2; Bolehill Institute No 1 3, Belper Strutt Club 2; Matlock Club 3, Crich Comrades 2.
Denis Morton Pairs Handicap Cup second round: S Bullock / J Weller 0, R Dickin / S Dobney 3; D Harwood / J Ankers 1, A Haggarty / D Smith 3.
Breaks: S Dobney 47; I Birks 35; R Dickin 29; R Slack 24; I Peacock 24.

Ashford Arms Premier League   P       W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club                         13      10       3      39
Edgefold Matlock No 1                 12        8       4      37

Edgefold Matlock No 2                 12        8       4      36
Matlock Golf Club                         12        8       4     34
Bolehill Institute No 1                   12         6       6     27

Bolehill Institute No 2                   12         6       6     26

Crich Comrades                           11         5       6     26

Matlock Club                                13         2     11     24

Alfreton Palmer Morewood          11         2     10     21 

Leading wins: I McKay 10/11; J Ankers 9/12; S Dobney 8/11.
Leading breaks: K Robertson 55; R Slack 54.

LEADING CONTENDERS DEFY WEATHER TO SCORE WINS

JOHN SMITH levelled for Alfreton but Strutt struck back

THREE matches in the Ashford Arms Premier League beat the weather last week and Belper Strutt Club maintained their top of the table position albeit on most games won after Edgefold No 1 drew level on points following victories for both contenders.
Strutt's Steve Bullock took the opener on the black in their clash with Alfreton Palmer Morewood and Wayne Shooter added the second in convincing style to establish himself as T & M Motors player of the week.
However, octogenarian Ralph Edgson produced a five star performance to reduce the arrears in frame three and then John Smith equalised soon afterwards.
But Bullock and Shooter teamed up in the concluding doubles frame to decide the issue.
Edgefold No 1 triumphed 4-1 at home to Bolehill No 1 despite Ricki Slack giving the visitors an early advantage. Neil Parkinson top scored in the next to equalise and eventually it fell to Jason Ankers to grasp the decisive frame 65-33.
Matlock Golf Club remain in the hunt just behind the leaders after a 4-1 home win over Matlock Club. Ian McKay (27 break) top scored in the opening frame with an 80-37 verdict making it ten wins in eleven outings whilst Paul Roe's black ball win in the next was also important.
Paul Bryan scored an excellent 71-26 success as the sole victor for the visitors.
League week 13 results: Belper Strutt Club 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2; Edgefold Matlock No 1 4, Bolehill Institute No 1 1; Matlock Golf Club 4, Matlock Club 1.
Open Individual Handicap 3rd round: Sean Dobney 3, Neil Parkinson 1.
Breaks: I McKay 27.

Ashford Arms Premier League   P       W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club                         12      10       2      37
Edgefold Matlock No 1                 12        8       4      37
Matlock Golf Club                         12        8       4     34

Edgefold Matlock No 2                 11        7       4      33

Bolehill Institute No 2                   11         6       5     24

Bolehill Institute No 1                   11         5       6     24

Crich Comrades                           10        4       6      24

Matlock Club                                12        1      11     21

Alfreton Palmer Morewood          11         2     10     21 

Leading wins: I McKay 10/11; J Ankers 9/12; S Bullock 8/12.
Leading breaks: K Robertson 55; R Slack 54.

COMPETITION SEMI FINAL DRAWS FOR MARCH / APRIL

THE draws for the remaining 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, all matches best of 5 this season with finals best of 7 (except "B" final which is best of 5).
Note that players switching over from teams in same club are not eligible to play in semi finals or finals.

BOB McCARTIN SIX RED TEAM CUP Final Best of 7 Frames - 7.30pm
Four singles and three scotch doubles frames
Mon Mar 12: Edgefold Matlock No 2 v Belper Strutt Club (at Bolehill Institute)

OMYA CUP (Individual Scratch) Semi Finals

Best of 5 Frames - No handicaps - 7.30pm
Tue Mar 13: John Smith (Alfreton PM) v Ricki Slack (Bolehill Institute 1)

Tue Mar 13: Graham Jones (Mat Golf Club) v Justin Weller (Belper Strutt Club)

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Semi Finals
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm
Tue Mar 13: Sean Dobney (Edgefold 2) v Keith Manlove (Matlock Club)
Tue Mar 13: Kevin Munnelly (Bolehill Institute 2) v Rob Dickin (Edgefold 2)

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Semi Finals
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm
Mon Mar 19: John Smith (Alfreton PM) v Ade Smith (Crich Comrades)
Wed Mar 21: Guy Taylor (Alfreton PM) v Steve Bullock (Belper Strutt Club)

DENIS MORTON TROPHY (Pairs Handicap) Semi Finals

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

Tue Mar 27: G Jones / I McKay (Golf Club)  v R Slack / K Robertson (Bolehill) 

Wed Mar 28: Harwood/Ankers-Haggarty/Smith v Bullock/Weller-Dobney/Dickin

CAPTAINS CUP (Team Aggregate Comp) Semi Finals
Tue Apr 03: Bolehill Institute No 2 v Alfreton Palmer Morewood
Wed Apr 04: Matlock Club v Belper Strutt Club

JIMMY HARPER PLATE (Team Aggregate Consolation) First Round
Thu Mar 15: Crich Comrades v Bolehill Institute No 1
Semi Finals
Tue Apr 03: Matlock Golf Club v Edgefold Matlock No 2
Tue Apr 03: Edgefold Matlock No 1 v Crich Comrades or Bolehill Institute No 1

MATLOCK CLUB THROUGH WITH CONVINCING SUCCESS

PAUL BRYAN partnered the other Paul (Holmes) to doubles success

MATLOCK CLUB surged into the semi finals of the Captains Cup team aggregate event with a second successive win in Group B to remain undefeated in the qualifying stages, this time getting the better of Bolehill Institute No 1 313-265.
Graeme Wood took a hard fought opener 54-46 in the first of several close contests and the next frame saw Paul Bryan and Andrew Brough locked together at 64 apiece before Simon Zoppi took the next on the black 56-51.
Remarkably there was another tied contest between Mick Mackfall and Ian Birks in the next (the black not coming up again with the aggregate format in operation).
But the two Pauls, Bryan and Holmes, combined in emphatic fashion in the all important doubles leg to tot up a 79-34 success and carry the home team over the line.

Bolehill Institute No 2 had better fortune than their No 1 counterparts as they also racked up a second win in Group C thanks to a convincing 321-248 verdict over Edgefold No 2.
The first four frames were won by the triumphant visitors, with Keith Robertson top scoring though Sean Dobney, who notched a 32 break despite losing out in his singles frame, teamed up with Sam Lavelle to take the doubles leg.

Elsewhere Crich Comrades defeated Matlock Golf Club 247-234 with John Smith (21 break) in fine form but ultimately the result was not enough for either team to progress from Group A, where Belper Strutt Club topped the section on points difference.

Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) Group A: Matlock Golf Club 234, Crich Comrades 247; Group B: Matlock Club 313, Bolehill Institute No 1 265; Group C: Edgefold Matlock No 2 248, Bolehill Institute No 2 321.
Breaks: S Dobney 32; J Smith (Crich) 21.

Group A                                      P       W       L         F         A       Diff 
Belper Strutt Club                       2         1        1        608    580      +28
Matlock Golf Club                       2         1        1        532    543       -11
Crich Comrades Club                 2         1        1        529    546       -17

Group B                                      P       W       L         F         A       Diff 
Matlock Club                              2         2        0       606    554       +52
Alfreton Palmer Morewood        2         1        1       637    503     +134
Bolehill Institute No 1                 2         0        2       475    661      -186

Group C                                      P       W       L         F         A       Diff 
Bolehill Institute No 2                 2         2        0       630    497    +133
Edgefold Matlock No 1               2         1        1       617    642       -25
Edgefold Matlock No 2               2         0        2       581    689     -208

STRUTT CLUB REMAIN TOP AS TIGHT CONTESTS RULE

MICK MACKFALL pushed Belper Strutt Club all the way

WITH the home straight in sight in this season's Ashford Arms Premier League, it was the tighest week yet in terms of results as each and every game was won by the minimum margin leaving Belper Strutt Club still one point ahead at the top of the table.
Their opponents Matlock Club went 1-0 ahead when Graeme Wood took a tight battle in the opener but Steve Bullock scored a crucial black ball win in the next and Wayne Shooter made it 2-1 to the pacesetters in the next.
A black ball win from Mick Mackfall made it 2-2 but Bullock and Mark Newby stayed cool to take the concluding doubles leg 81-45.
The Edgefold teams each remain a point adrift after narrow wins. The No 1 team edged out Alfreton Palmer Morewood with Rob Muxlow (breaks of 39,25 and 22) earning himself T & M Motors player of the week, whilst Andrew Haggarty top scored for the hosts.
And the No 2 team just had the better of Matlock Golf Club with Tom Chambers and Sam Lavelle in winning form whilst Charlie Hodgkinson top scored for the vanquished.
Bolehill No 2 came from 2-1 down to pip Crich Comrades, for whom John Smith was in sublime touch, with Keith Robertson and Kevin Munnelly deciding the issue 68-37 in the doubles leg.
League week 12 results: Matlock Club 2, Belper Strutt Club 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2, Edgefold Matlock No 1 3; Edgefold Matlock No 2 3, Matlock Golf Club 2; Crich Comrades Club 2, Bolehill Institute No 2 3.
Open Individual Handicap 3rd round: Ade Smith 2, Kevin Munnelly 3.
Breaks: R Muxlow 39,25,22; S Dobney 29; A Lowe 24; I McKay 23.

Ashford Arms Premier League   P       W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club                         11        9       2      34
Edgefold Matlock No 1                 11        7       4      33

Edgefold Matlock No 2                 11        7       4      33

Matlock Golf Club                         11        7       4      30
Bolehill Institute No 2                   11         6       5     24

Crich Comrades                           10        4       6      24

Bolehill Institute No 1                   10         5      5      23
Matlock Club                                11         1    10      20

Alfreton Palmer Morewood          10         2      8      19 

Leading wins: I McKay 9/10; J Ankers 8/11; S Dobney, R Dickin, C Hodgkinson & K Robertson 7/10.
Leading breaks: K Robertson 55; R Slack 54.