IT PAYS TO BE AWAY AS LEAGUE POSITIONS TIGHTEN UP

GRAHAM JONES

IT WAS definitely a week to be on your travels in the T & M Motors Snooker League during the seventh round of fixtures with all the away teams recording successes and each one by the minimum margin, which has resulted in a general tightening of the league placings.
Matlock Golf Club were back in action for the first time in three weeks and hosted Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 3 with Les Mooney setting the ball rolling by taking the opener for the golfers.
Dale Shaw took a black ball victory in the next however to equalise and then Jack Lowe notched his fifth win in six games to give the Amber Valley cuemen the advantage.
Graham Jones struck back with his fifth straight league win for 2-2 but in the doubles the Lowes Jack and Ady secured a 72-43 success to take the glory.

Alfreton No 1 have clicked into gear in the last fortnight and defeated leaders Edgefold No 1 with Brian Fullard winning his second straight game since coming into the fold and which also secured a 3-0 lead before a late rally from the Matlock side instigated by Josh Lee.

Tansley Potters shocked hitherto unbeaten leaders and current champions Alfreton No 2 with the Nevilles, Radford and Joe taking their singles legs before Gray Astle and Steve Hawkins swooped to conquer in the doubles. Ben Monk (84pts) top scored for the vanquished.

Crich Comrades saw off Belper Strutt Club after a tight battle. Steve Bullock top scored for the hosts but Paul Trevett took each of his singles and doubles leg as he teamed up with Rob Mulliss in the decider to secure the victory.

And Edgefold No 2 were back to winning ways as they overcame Bolehill Institute with Roy Taylor, Giddy Gamble and Dal Abu Bakr all showing impressive form whilst Keith Robertson was triumphant in singles and doubles for the Wirksworth line-up.

League week 7 results: Matlock Golf Club 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 3 3; Edgefold Matlock No 1 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 2, Tansley Potters 3; Belper Strutt Club 2, Crich Comrades 3; Bolehill Institute 2, Edgefold No 2 3.
Breaks (inc. competitions): R Slack 33,25,24; D Harwood 27,22; J Smith 25; K Robertson 23; D Abu-Bakr 21; P Trevett 20.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                        7          3        4       19
Tansley Potters                                    7          5        2       18
Alfreton P Morewood No 3                  6          4        2       18 
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  5          4        1       17
Matlock Golf Club                                5          3        2       15 
Bolehill Institute                                   7          2        5       15
Crich Comrades                                  6          3         3      14
Edgefold Matlock No 2                        7          3        4       14 
Belper Strutt Club                                6          2        4       13
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                  6          2        4       12
Leading breaks: S Donner 92, S Dobney 47.
Leading wins: G Jones 5/5; J Lowe 5/6; J Lee 4/5.

DEBUT SUCCESS FOR BRIAN AS ALFRETON WIN AT BELPER

JOHN SMITH

ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD No 1 gained their opening T & M Motors Snooker League victory of the campaign as they shocked perennial challengers Belper Strutt Club 4-1 with new signing Brian Fullard getting them off to a flyer on his debut with a black ball success.
With Tom Broughton unavailable so far this season and  the recent loss of the Taylors who have moved out of the area, it was just the tonic they needed and Des Smith made it 2-0 with a hard earned win in the next.
Mark Newby pulled one back for the hosts but John Smith made sure at 3-1 before teaming up with Des for a black ball pairs verdict on a great night for the visitors.

Alfreton No 3 also enjoyed a cracking evening with a 5-0 clean sweep over Crich Comrades. Dale Shaw top scored while Ady and Jack Lowe took each of their singles and doubles legs.

Edgefold No 1 edged out Bolehill Institute 3-2 with Josh Lee (81pts) and James Travis (86pts) in inspired mood in the early frames before Ricki Slack and Ian Birks levelled with runs of 28 and 24 respectively. But the deciding doubles leg went the way of the hosts as Steven Clark took the last three balls for a 63-28 clincher.

The other game to take place saw Tansley Potters defeat Edgefold No 2 4-1. Radford Neville was in sparkling form with a 62-8 win whilst Dal Abu-Bakr notched for the Matlock cuemen.

In the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, Bolehill Institute continued their spirited run with an 11-9 defeat of Tansley Potters.

Snooker League week 6 results: Belper Strutt Club 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 4; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 5, Crich Comrades 0; Edgefold Matlock No 1 3, Bolehill Institute 2; Tansley Potters 4, Edgefold Matlock No 2 1.
Breaks: R Slack 28; I Birks 24; D Harwood 21.

Billiards League results: Tansley Potters 9, Bolehill Institute 11.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                        6          3        3       17
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  4          4        0       15
Alfreton P Morewood No 3                  5          3        2       15 
Tansley Potters                                    6          4        2       15
Matlock Golf Club                                4          3        1       13 
Bolehill Institute                                   6          2        4       13
Belper Strutt Club                                5          2        3       11
Crich Comrades                                  5          2         3      11
Edgefold Matlock No 2                        6          2        4       11 
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                  5          1         4        9
Leading breaks: S Donner 92, S Dobney 47.
Leading wins: G Jones 4/4; R Mulliss, J Lowe & R Slack 4/5.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Bolehill Institute                                   6      4       1       1      66
Whitworth Institute                              4       3       0       1      50
Mayfield Institute                                 4       1       1       2      37
Tansley Potters                                   4       0       0       4      34
Leading breaks: J McCann 57, S Hawkins 46.
Leading wins: R Slack 5/6; J McCann 4/4.

COMPETITION DRAWS FOR DECEMBER & JANUARY

THE draws for the early rounds of the individual competitions and semi finals of the six red team cup 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 (please give more than 48 hours notice). 7.30pm start unless stated or else agreed differently prior to match.
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.
Contact relevant team captains or the secretary for any required contact info.
Dates will be added for later rounds when match ups become known.
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 parties, all matches best of 5 this season with finals best of 7 (except "B" final which is best of 5).
Note that substitute players switching over from other teams in same club are not eligible to play in team semi finals or finals.

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP First Round

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

Tue Dec 06: Duncan Harwood (Edgefold 1) 0 v Ricki Slack (Bolehill) -20
Wed Dec 07: Joe Neville (Tansley) 0 v Ian Doe (Edgefold 1) -5

Wed Dec 07: Roy Taylor (Edgefold 2) +15 v Ady Lowe (Alfreton PM 3) -10

Tue Dec 13: Graham Jones (MGC) -15 v Paul Trevett (Crich Coms) 0

Others receive byes to second round

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP First Round
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm
Tue Dec 06: Des Smith (Alfreton PM 1) -5 v Paul Trevett (Crich Coms) 0

Sun Dec 11: Rob Muxlow (Edgefold 2) -5 v Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM 3) +5

Tue Dec 13: Joe Neville (Tansley) 0 v Duncan Harwood (Edgefold 1) 0

Wed Dec 14: James Travis (Edgefold 1) +5 v Josh Lee (Edgefold 1) +5

Others receive byes to second round

BOB McCARTIN SIX RED TEAM CUP Quarter Finals
Best of 7 Frames - 7.30pm unless stated
Four singles and three scotch doubles frames (use six red handicaps)
Mon Dec 12: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 v Edgefold Matlock No2

Mon Dec 12: Belper Strutt Club v Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1

Mon Dec 12: Tansley Potters v Bolehill Institute
Mon Dec 12: Edgefold Matlock No 1 v Matlock Golf Club

CHRISTMAS SIX RED SHOOTOUT NIGHT
Singles, Doubles and Speed Snooker Competitions (Handicaps)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19th (prov) at EDGEFOLD - 6.45pm draw

You can register by leaving a message if you can't make it for start time but we are aiming to get off to an an early start after a late finish last year!

OMYA CUP (Individual Scratch) First Round

Best of 5 Frames - No handicaps - 7.30pm
Tue Dec 20: Keith Robertson (Bolehill) v Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM 3)

Others receive byes to second round

BOB McCARTIN SIX RED TEAM CUP Semi Finals
Best of 7 Frames - 7.30pm (w/c January 3rd)
Four singles and three scotch doubles frames (use six red handicaps)
Tue Jan 03: Alfreton PM 2 or Edgefold 2 v Tansley or Bolehill

Tue Jan 03: Edgefold or MGC v Belper Strutt or Alfreton PM 1

DENIS MORTON PAIRS HANDICAP TROPHY First Round
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Mon Jan 02: R Muxlow / R Taylor (Edg 2) +5 v S Dobney / J Travis (Edg 1) -5

Thu Jan 05: D Smith / T Broughton (APM 1) -7 v L Mooney / T Blant (MGC) -12

Others receive byes to second round

CAPTAINS CUP (Team Aggregate) First Round

5 Frames - Overall Points Aggregate To Count

Mon Jan 09: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No3 v Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2

Mon Jan 09: Tansley Potters v Edgefold Matlock No2

Next draws to be published will be Round 2 of the Individual Handicap (to be played w/c Jan 9) and Round 2 of the OMYA Cup (to be played w/c Jan 16) when all match ups are known.

DONNER PUTS ON ANOTHER SPECTACTULAR IN ALFRETON

STEVE DONNER of Alfreton PM No 2

THERE were two big local derbies in the T & M Motors Snooker League this week as Edgefold No 2 entertained Edgefold No 1 while Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 took on Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2.
The Amber Valley clash produced fireworks last season with Steve Donner compiling the highest league break ever of 120 and the ace cueman who hails originally from Cleethorpes was in sublime form again with a magnificent run of 92 hot on the heels of a 117 he made earlier in the night in the Chesterfield League just for good measure.
In fact, all the No 2 team were in fine fettle with Ben Monk notching 92pts, Andrew Beardsley 81 and Kyle Ryde 80 en route to an unstoppable 5-0 success.

Sean Dobney did his best to match that in the clash of the Edgefold men, and he responded with breaks of 47 and 30 as they completed their own whitewash, James Travis was likewise cueing majestically, scoring 87pts in the singles and then 90 in the doubles with Dobney.

Elsewhere, Rob Mulliss continued his impressive start for Crich Comrades with his fourth straight win and breaks of 39 and 31 as his team defeated Tansley Potters 4-1.
Steve Hawkins reeled off breaks of 22 and 20 for the visitors but even then Paul Trevett with some supreme matchplay snatched victory for the Tramwaymen on the black, all this after Joe Neville had put his team in front early doors.

And there was an emphatic win for Alfreton No 3 as they saw off Bolehill Institute 4-1. Graeme Wood got the balls rolling with a superb 95-point salvo in the opener and then Ady and Jack Lowe won each of their singles and doubles, the latter on the black, after Keith Robertson had replied for the vanquished.

Just one match in the Elliott Carpets Billiards League saw Mayfield and Bolehill Institutes share the spoils 11-11 with Keith Gregory and Ricki Slack cancelling out each other's successes respectively.
Snooker League week 5 results: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 0, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 5; Edgefold Matlock No2 0, Edgefold Matlock No1 5; Crich Comrades 4, Tansley Potters 1; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No3 4, Bolehill Institute 1.
Breaks: S Donner 92; S Dobney 47,30; R Mulliss 39,31; S Hawkins 22,20; J Travis 22; A Lowe 22; G Wood 22.
Billiards League week 5 results: Mayfield Institute 11, Bolehill Institute 11.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  4          4        0       15
Edgefold Matlock No 1                        5          2        3       14
Matlock Golf Club                                4          3        1       13 
Tansley Potters                                    5          3        2       11
Crich Comrades                                  4          2         2      11
Bolehill Institute                                   5          2        3       11
Belper Strutt Club                                4          2        2       10
Alfreton P Morewood No 3                  4          2        2       10 
Edgefold Matlock No 2                        5          2        3       10 
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                  4          0         4        5
Leading breaks: S Donner 92, S Dobney 47.
Leading wins: G Jones & R Mulliss 4/4.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Bolehill Institute                                   5      3       1       1      55
Whitworth Institute                              4       3       0       1      50
Mayfield Institute                                 4       1       1       2      37
Tansley Potters                                   3       0       0       3      25
Leading breaks: J McCann 57, S Hawkins 46.
Leading wins: J McCann 4/4; R Slack 4/5.
                           

TANSLEY STAGE THE COMEBACK OF THE GROUP STAGES

JOE NEVILLE

THE FINAL round of Bob McCartin Six Red Cup group matches saw an incredible turnaround as Tansley Potters confirmed their position at the top of Group C thanks to an amazing 4-3 win from 0-3 adrift at Edgefold No 2.
Roy Taylor, Rob Muxlow and Jamie Wright put the hosts into the ascendancy but the Tansley cuemen showed their battling qualities and Gray Astle took the last of the singles legs to keep them in the hunt.
Steve Hawkins and Joe Neville pulled another back in the first of the scotch doubles and after Gray Astle and Radford Neville levelled, everything rested on the decider.
And in a thrilling black ball clincher, it was the Nevilles, Radford and Joe who prevailed in a real cliffhanger.
There was a silver lining for the hosts however, who qualify on the countback of singles frames won in the qualifying stage after having an identical record with Alfreton No 3.

Ady Lowe's team just miss out on the knockout stage after a 4-3 defeat to Belper Strutt Club in Group B.
Paul Jarrett and Wayne Shooter had put Strutt 4-1 up before Dale Shaw teamed up with firstly Ady and then Jack Lowe to reduce the deficit to the minimum margin.

Crich Comrades also miss out unbelievably despite winning two out of their three matches in Group A with the heavy defeat at Edgefold in between proving costly. They enjoyed a fine 4-3 success on the night however over group winners Alfreton No 2 with Cliff Gould and Paul Trevett winning each of their singles and doubles.
Ben Monk with a 34 break had the visitors off to a flyer.

Edgefold No 1 defeated Bolehill Institute 4-3 in the other match in that section to confirm their placings in second and third respectively.
A superb long-range pot on the black from James Travis ensured victory for the Matlock side as he partnered Duncan Harwood to scotch doubles success before Keith Robertson and Ian Birks took the final leg, which in the end, proved crucial for the home side's qualification.

In the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, Bolehill Institute edged out Whitworth Institute 12-11 in a first defeat for the Darley Dale side. Jim McCann had runs of 45 and 31.
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup qualifying: Group A: Crich Comrades 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 3; Bolehill Institute 3, Edgefold Matlock No 1 4. Group B: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 3 3, Belper Strutt Club 4. Group C: Edgefold Matlock No 2 3, Tansley Potters 4.
Breaks: B Monk 34; R Slack 24.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Bolehill Institute 12, Whitworth Institute 11.
Breaks: J McCann 45,31.

Bob McCartin Six Red Cup Qualifying Stage

Group A                              P         W         L         Pts
Alfreton P Morewood No2  3          2           1          14
Edgefold Matlock No1        3          2           1          11
Bolehill Institute                  3          0           3           9
Crich Comrades                 3          2           1           8

Group B                              P         W          L         Pts
Belper Strutt Club               2          2           0           8
Matlock Golf Club               2          1           1           7
Alfreton P Morewood No3  2          0           2           6

Group C                              P         W          L         Pts
Tansley Potters                    2          2           0           9
Alfreton P Morewood No1   2          1           1           6
Edgefold Matlock No2         2          0           2           6

The two bottom placed teams with the lowest points per game average are eliminated from quarter final stages.
Alfreton No 3 and Edgefold No 2 had an identical record but the latter qualify by virtue of winning more singles frames by 4-2 when assessing the preferential criteria.

MATLOCK GOLF CLUB MEAN BUSINESS AGAIN THIS YEAR

TONY BLANT

MATLOCK GOLF CLUB took advantage of the inactivity of Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 to go top of the T & M Motors Snooker League this week after securing a 4-1 home win over Edgefold No 2.
Champions in successive years pre-COVID, the golfers are already showing they mean business this time around and they blasted out of the traps to take the first three frames with emphatic performances from Ian McKay, Les Mooney and Tony Blant (27 break).
Dual Derbyshire champion in days gone by Graham Jones added the next on the black for his third win in a row before Steve Burton and Roy Taylor gained a consolation point in the doubles.

Edgefold No 1 took their first league victory, courtesy of a 4-1 defeat of the previous unbeaten Tansley Potters. Josh Lee top scored while Ian Doe (35 break) showed he is no back-number as he continues his return to the baize after a long absence. Steve Hawkins' black-ball success secured the visitors only point.

Also winning 4-1 were Bolehill Institute who saw off Alfreton No 1, Ricki Slack and Ian Birks successful in both singles and doubles whilst John Smith notched for the visitors.

And Alfreton No 3 enjoyed an excellent triumph at Belper Strutt Club with Dale Shaw turning out twice due to staff shortages for the visitors and continuing the excellent run of players who have defied the penalty handicap as he took the decisive fourth frame after Justin Weller with a superb 37 break had the hosts up and running early doors.
Just one Elliott Carpets Billiards League fixture saw Mayfield Institute edge out Tansley Potters 10-9. Steve Hawkins was in tremendous nick with runs of 46 and 41 but Mark Jennings (32 break) did just enough to get the home side over the line.
Snooker League week 4 results: Matlock Golf Club 4, Edgefold Matlock No 2 1; Edgefold Matlock No 1 4, Tansley Potters 1; Bolehill Institute 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 1; Belper Strutt Club 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 3 3.
Breaks: J Weller 37; I Doe 35; T Blant 27; R Slack 20.

Billiards League result: Mayfield Institute 10, Tansley Potters 9.
Breaks: S Hawkins 46,41; M Jennings 32.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Matlock Golf Club                                4          3        1       13 
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  3          3        0       10
Tansley Potters                                    4          3        1       10
Belper Strutt Club                                4          2        2       10
Bolehill Institute                                   4          2        2       10
Edgefold Matlock No 2                        4          2        2       10 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                         4         1         3        9
Crich Comrades                                   3         1         2        7
Alfreton P Morewood No 3                   3         1         2        6                   
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                   3         0         3        5
Leading breaks: R Neville 40, J Weller 37.
Leading wins: G Jones 4/4; R Slack & R Mulliss 3/3.

TOP 2 TEAMS EACH COME BACK FROM BRINK OF DEFEAT

ANDREW BEARDSLEY

EACH one of this week's T & M Snooker League fixtures finished in a minimum margin verdict with three being decided on the final doubles frame in a tightly contested quintet of games.
Best comeback was at reigning champs Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 who fell 0-2 behind to visitors Bolehill Institute and staged a rousing turnaround to take the spoils.
Ricki Slack took brown, blue and pink to seal the opener and then a fluke on the pink from Keith Robertson left Bolehill on the brink of success.
But they got no further than that and Andrew Beardsley took a high quality third frame with an early contribution of 27 and stunning late pots on brown, blue and pink after Simon Zoppi's riposte of 23 in the interim.
Jamie Rowland levelled it in the next with a narrow margin win and then teamed up with Beardsley to romp home in the doubles leg 73-20 to maintain the hosts' unbeaten run.

Tansley Potters also remain undefeated after coming back from the brink against Alfreton No 3, whom Dale Shaw had nudged 2-1 in front.
However a herculean effort from Steve Hawkins to come from the three snookers required stage and snatch a 69-68 verdict over a disbelieving Ady Lowe squared things up and Radford Neville's superb 40 break in the deciding doubles leg settled matters in their favour.

Edgefold No 2 defeated Alfreton No 2 3-2 with Rob Muxlow, Steve Burton and Jamie Wright in the winners circle whilst John Smith was undefeated in singles and doubles for the Amber Valley cuemen, teaming up with Phil Longden in the latter.

Belper Strutt Club went 3-0 up against Edgefold No 1 with Paul Jarrett top scoring before the Matlock cuemen found their feet with Sean Dobney notching a 31 break in the doubles, partnered by Steven Clark who also took the previous frame.

And Matlock Golf Club edged out Crich Comrades with Graham Jones and Ian McKay proving a thorn in the Tramwaymen's side with wins in both singles and doubles whilst Rob Mulliss and Paul Trevett replied for the home team.

In the Elliott Carpet Billiards League, Bolehill Institute defeated Tansley Potters 14-7 and Whitworth Institute got the better of Mayfield Institute.
League week 4 results: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 3, Bolehill Institute No 2 2; Tansley Potters 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 3 2;  Edgefold Matlock No 2 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 2; Belper Strutt Club 3, Edgefold Matlock No 1 2; Crich Comrades 2, Matlock Golf Club 3.
Breaks: R Neville 40; S Dobney 31; A Beardsley 27; S Zoppi 23; B Monk 22.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  3         3        0       10
Tansley Potters                                    3         3        0         9
Edgefold Matlock No 2                        3          2        1        9 
Matlock Golf Club                                3          2        1        9 
Belper Strutt Club                                3          2        1        8
Crich Comrades                                   3         1         2        7
Bolehill Institute                                    3         1         2        6
Edgefold Matlock No 1                         3         0         3        5
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                   2         0         2        4
Alfreton P Morewood No 3                   2         0         2        3                   
Leading breaks: R Neville 40, S Dobney 31.
Leading wins: R Mulliss, G Jones & P Jarrett 3/3.