CONS THWART CUP HOLDERS' REPEAT SUCCESS BID

MATLOCK CONS - L-R: Nick Kay, Charlie Hodgkinson, Jack Lynch, Chris Parker,
Gareth Johnson and Richard Deakin - Captains Cup winners 2014/15.

MAIN focus of the week was the Captains Cup Team Aggregate competition final as Belper Strutt No 1 were attempting to retain their trophy up against Matlock Cons at Bolehill Institute.
Ben Monk took the last three balls to edge a tight opener, 81-58 against Nick Kay to take revenge for his recent league defeat to the same player but Gareth Johnson ground out a 60-42 scoreline over Paul Jarrett to keep Cons on terms in the next.
Neither player really found their rhythm in the next but Mark Newby took pink and black to shade it 68-66 and keep the Belper side with their noses in front.
However, a man of the match display from Charlie Hodgkinson who turned back the clock for one of his vintage displays of yesteryear, earned an 87-41 success over Steve Bullock to leave Cons 39 ahead going into the doubles leg.
Here Richard Deakin and Jack Lynch produced a mature display of matchplay to keep dangerman Monk and partner Wayne Shooter at bay and earn a 50-45 victory and an overall 321-277 verdict.

The only other action came in the Jimmy Harper Plate semi finals, which resulted in wins for Bolehill Institute No 1 and Belper Strutt No 2.
Bolehill 1 defeated Edgefold No 2 357-242 in what was probably their best overall performance of the season as Ian Birks and Andrew Brough played starring roles with big points tallies.
Strutt 2 saw off Matlock Club 305-256 with Justin Weller crucially amassing 118 points after Keith Manlove had put the visitors in a decent position after frame three.

Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) Final: Matlock Cons 321, Belper Strutt No 1 277 (at Bolehill Institute).
Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Aggregate) Semi Finals: Edgefold Matlock No 2 242, Bolehill Institute No 1 357; Belper Strutt No 1 305, Matlock Club 256.
J K Interiors and Joinery League: Edgefold Matlock No 1 5, Jaxx Q Club Belper 0 (match conceded, Jaxx unable to raise a team).
Breaks: B Monk 21.

J K Interiors & Joinery Services Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1    18      17      1      71
Belper Strutt No 1            18      14      4     50
Bolehill Institute No 2       18       8     10     47
Bolehill Institute No 1       18        9      9     46
Jaxx Q Club Belper         18      10      8     45
Edgefold Matlock No 2     18        7    11     40
Alfreton P Morewood       18        5     13    39
Matlock Cons                   18        7     11    38
Matlock Club                    18        8     10    37
Belper Strutt No 2            18        5     13    35
Leading breaks: A Russell 75 & 66; B Monk 51.
Leading wins: A Russell 16/18; D Harwood & R Ferguson 12/17.

LATEST HANDICAP CHANGES

LATEST handicap adjustments are as follows:
Robert Muxlow (Edgefold No 1) goes from -10 to -15
Devon Neave (Jaxx Q Club Belper) goes from Scratch to +5

OMYA CUP WIN FOR SLACK AND STRUTT 1 TAKE SECOND

OMYA CUP (Individual Scratch) finalists RICKI SLACK and ANDY RUSSELL

THE OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) final took place at Matlock Club this week resulting  in a 4-1 success for Bolehill Institute's Ricki Slack over the season's most prolific winning player, Edgefold's Andy Russell.
Slack hit the ground running in the opener with breaks of 35 and 28 setting the tone before taking a more cagey frame on the green after Russell had needed all the remaining colours to tie.
Slack again led by 14 with the last three balls remaining in the next but despite spurning a gilt edged chance on an easy blue through over-stretching, it wasn't long before he despatched a much tougher shot on his next visit for 3-0.
Russell found his feet in the next with a storming long pot on the brown reducing the arrears but again his opponent held sway in frame five and once taking the black with the final red (along with yellow and green) Slack was home and hosed for his fourth win in the events history.
Thanks are extended to Mick Mackfall for preparing the table and undertaking refereeing duties along with his assistant and Neil Parkinson who each did smaller stints.

The runners-up spot and play off placings were also up for grabs in the final scheduled  round of J K Interiors and Joinery Services League matches.

Jaxx Q Club went under 4-1 at Matlock Cons, who sneak in to the play offs as no 8 seed accordingly with Charlie Hodgkinson and Nick Kay top scoring after Devon Neave had given the visitors an early lead.

This left Bolehill No 2 needing a 4-1 win at Belper Strutt No 1 to reclaim second spot after holding that mantle for most of the season but it was the hosts who held firm thanks to a 3-2 verdict.
Ben Monk edged Mark Sayer in the first before Ian Peacock (24 break) equalised and then Mark Newby and Mick Bunting shared the following frames leaving the match resting on the final pairs leg.
Wayne Shooter and Newby took this 52-30 to give the hosts 14 wins out of 18 for the season.

Cons had also been in winning action earlier in the week with a vital 4-1 success at Matlock Club, with Richard Deakin top scoring after Graeme Wood had amassed 91 points for the hosts in the opener.

Rob Dicken was in good form as Edgefold No 2 triumphed 4-1 at Alfreton Palmer Morewood (no further details through as yet) and Bolehill No 1 received a walkover as Belper Strutt No 2 were reportedly unable to field a team to travel on any of the remaining available dates.

League week 18 results: Matlock Cons 4, Jaxx Q Club Belper 1; Belper Strutt No 1 3, Bolehill Institute No 2 2; Matlock Club 1, Matlock Cons 4; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 1, Edgefold Matlock No 2 4; Bolehill Institute No 1 5, Belper Strutt No 2 0; Edgefold Matlock No 1 v Jaxx Q Club Belper being played next Tuesday.
OMYA Cup Individual Scratch final: Ricki Slack 4, Andy Russell 1 (at Matlock Club).
Breaks: R Slack 35,28; I Peacock 24; C Parker 21,20.

J K Interiors & Joinery Services Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1    17      16      1      66
Belper Strutt No 1            18      14      4     50
Bolehill Institute No 2       18       8     10     47
Bolehill Institute No 1       18        9      9     46
Jaxx Q Club Belper         17      10      7     45
Edgefold Matlock No 2     18        7    11     40
Alfreton P Morewood       18        5     13    39
Matlock Cons                   18        7     11    38
Matlock Club                    18        8     10    37
Belper Strutt No 2            18        5     13    35
Leading breaks: A Russell 75 & 66; B Monk 51.
Leading wins: A Russell 15/17; M Bunting 11/15; D Harwood & R Ferguson 11/16.

No 1 TEAM MOVE INTO SECOND PLACE AFTER DERBY WIN

PAUL JARRETT was on the ball for BELPER STRUTT No 1

THE STRUTT Club derby resulted in an emphatic 5-0 victory for the No 1 team who moved into the runners-up spot with just one week of matches remaining in the J K Interiors & Joinery Services League.
Wayne Shooter, Paul Jarrett and Steve Bullock reeled off consecutive frames to make the match secure before the icing on the cake was provided by Mark Newby, who won both his singles and doubles frames, latterly with Bullock.
The No 2 team could only total 103 points in the match, such was the dominance of their counterparts.

Bolehill No 2 dropped to third after losing 3-2 to champions elect Edgefold No 1 with Mick Bunting and Andy Russell top scoring respectively.

Jaxx Q Club also went under 3-2 to Matlock Club for whom Dave Allen top scored after Jak Groom had equalised at 1-1, though they do still have an extra game to play in their favour.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood scored a magnificent 5-0 win at Matlock Cons to boost their play off hopes as Simon Mayes (33 break) and Kevin Rowland (31 break) were too hot to handle.

Elsewhere, Bolehill No 1 won the first three frames at Edgefold No 2 with Colin Marchington top scoring before Jodie McLarkey took both his singles and doubles legs (where he was partnered by Sean Dobney who notched a classy run of 33).

League week 17 results: Belper Strutt No 2 0, Belper Strutt No 1 5; Bolehill Institute No 2 2, Edgefold Matlock No 1 3; Jaxx Q Club Belper 2, Matlock Club 3; Matlock Cons 0, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 5; Edgefold Matlock No 2 2, Bolehill Institute No 1 3.
"B" (Intermediate) Individual Semi Final semi final: Martin Forster 2, Paul Bryan 0.
Breaks: S Mayes 33; S Dobney 33; K Rowland 31; A Russell 23; M Bunting 22; K Robertson 21.

J K Interiors & Joinery Services Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1    17      16      1      66
Belper Strutt No 1            17      13      4     47
Bolehill Institute No 2       17       8       9     45
Jaxx Q Club Belper         16      10      6     44
Bolehill Institute No 1       17        8      9     41
Alfreton P Morewood       17        5     12    38
Matlock Club                    17        8      9     36
Edgefold Matlock No 2     17        6    11     36
Belper Strutt No 2             17       5     12    35
Matlock Cons                   16        5     11    30
Leading breaks: A Russell 75 & 66; B Monk 51.
Leading wins: A Russell 15/17; D Harwood & R Ferguson 11/16;
S Bullock & M Bunting 10/14.

SEMI FINAL AND FINAL DATES WILL BE PUBLISHED HERE AS AND WHEN CONFIRMED (WATCH FOR UPDATES)...

THE semi final and final dates are now being organised and will be published below as and when they are available, check back later if not yet finalised.
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).

JIMMY HARPER PLATE (TEAM AGGREGATE COMPETITION) Semi Finals
For 1st and 2nd round losers in Captains Cup
5 Frames - Overall Points Aggregate to Decide Match
Mon Apr 20: Edgefold Matlock No 2 v Bolehill Institute No 1
Wed Apr 22: Belper Strutt No 2 v Matlock Club

CAPTAINS CUP (TEAM AGGREGATE COMPETITION) Final

5 Frames - Overall Points Aggregate to Decide Match - 7.30pm
Tue Apr 21: Matlock Cons v Belper Strutt No 1 (at Bolehill Institute)

OMYA CUP (INDIVIDUAL SCRATCH)  Final

Best of 7 Frames - 7.00pm - all off Scratch
Wed Apr 15: A Russell (Edgefold No 1) v R Slack (Bolehill Institute No 1)
                                              (at Matlock Club)

DENIS MORTON TROPHY (PAIRS HANDICAP) Final
Best of 7 Frames - 7.00pm - Normal League Handicaps to apply
Thu Apr 30: S Bullock / M Newby (Strutt 1) v C Stubbs / J Weller (Strutt 2)
                                             (at Belper Strutt Club)

JAEGER TROPHY CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS PLAY OFFS Quarter Finals
Best of 5 Frames - Usual League Format applies - 7.30pm - w/c Apr 27
Tue Apr 28: Edgefold Matlock No 1 v Matlock Cons (Match A)
Wed Apr 29: Belper Strutt No 1 v Alfreton Palmer Morewood (Match B)
Tue Apr 28: Bolehill Institute No 2 v Edgefold Matlock No 2 (Match C)
Mon Apr 27: Bolehill Institute No 1 v Matlock Club (Match D)

JAEGER TROPHY CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS PLAY OFFS Semi Finals
Best of 5 Frames - Usual League Format applies - 7.30pm - w/c May 4
If any of the away teams won in the quarter final, they will be at home in the semi
Fri May 01: Matlock Cons v Matlock Club (Match 1)
Tue May 05: Alfreton Palmer Morewood v Bolehill Institute No 2 (Match 2)

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Final

Best of 7 frames - 7.00pm - Normal League Handicaps apply
Tue May 12: B Monk (Belper Strutt No 1) v A Russell (Edgefold Matlock No 1)
                                     (at Alfreton Palmer Morewood)

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Final
Best of 5 Frames - 7.30pm - Normal League Handicaps to apply
Thu May 07: M Forster (Bolehill Institute No 2) v S Bullock (Belper Strutt No 1)
                                                     (at Edgefold)

JIMMY HARPER PLATE (Team Aggregate Competition) Final
Wed May 06: Belper Strutt No 2 v Bolehill Institute No 1 (at Jaxx Q Club Belper)

JAEGER TROPHY CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS PLAY OFF Final
Best of 5 Frames - Usual League Format applies - 7.30pm - w/c May 11 
Mon May 11: Matlock Cons v Alfreton Palmer Morewood (at Belper Strutt Club)

LATEST HANDICAP CHANGES

LATEST handicap adjustments are as follows:
Martin Forster (Bolehill Institute No 2) goes from +10 to  +15
Will Salt (Alfreton Palmer Morewood) goes from Scratch to +5

BEN LEVEL WITH SCOTT AS MOST PROLIFIC TON MAKER

BEN MONK ... hat trick of centuries in League and comp history

BEN MONK notched his third century in League and competition history courtesy of a magnificent 101 en route to a 3-0 win over Jack Lynch in the Open Individual Handicap semi final, thus moving alongside Scott Cooney as the most prolific century maker.
He will meet Andy Russell who reached his second final, thanks to a 3-1 win over Steve Bullock.

Meanwhile Jaxx Q Club of  Belper entertained Bolehill Institute No 2 in an important clash in this week's J K Interiors and Joinery Services League which may help decide who takes the runners-up spot behind champions elect Edgefold No 1.
Ian Peacock took the opener on the black for the visitors but Craig Sheppard took the next with an emphatic display of potting before Devon Neave edged the hosts ahead in the third.
Mick Bunting equalised but the home pairing of Sheppard and Neave dictated the play in the deciding doubles leg to earn a 66-22 success and ultimately a 3-2 victory.

Belper Strutt No 1 also remained in contention winning 3-2 against Edgefold No 2 of Matlock.
Ben Monk took the first before Steve Bullock sealed the deal whilst Jodie McLarkey won both his singles and doubles frames for the vanquished.

Matlock Cons, buoyed by reaching the Captains Cup final a week earlier, continued their resurgence courtesy of a 5-0 win at Bolehill No 1.
Charlie Hodgkinson, Richard Deakin and Chris Parker all took black ball deciders to keep them in touch for the end of season play offs.

Matlock Club defeated Alfreton Palmer Morewood 4-1 with Paul Bryan top scoring whilst Kevin Rowland registered for the Amber Valley outfit.

And Edgefold No 1 continued to do their impression of a runaway train at the top as they scored a 4-1 win over Belper Strutt No 2.
Keith Hubbold put the visitors in front in the opener but from thereon the league leaders dominated with Andy Russell and Neil Parkinson top scoring.

League week 16 results: Jaxx Q Club Belper 3, Bolehill Institute No 2 2; Belper Strutt No 1 3, Edgefold Matlock No 2 2; Bolehill Institute No 1 0, Matlock Cons 5; Matlock Club 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 1; Edgefold Matlock No 1 4, Belper Strutt No 2 1.
Open Individual Handicap semi finals: Ben Monk 3, Jack Lynch 0; Andy Russell 3, Steve Bullock 1.
Breaks: B Monk 101,45,41,37,32,22; A Russell 40; S Bullock 35; C Stubbs 27;
D Neave 22.

J K Interiors & Joinery Services Snooker League
                                          P      W      L      Pts
Edgefold Matlock No 1    16      15      1      63
Bolehill Institute No 2       16       8       8     43
Belper Strutt No 1            16      12      4     42
Jaxx Q Club Belper          15      10      5     42
Bolehill Institute No 1       16        7      9     38
Belper Strutt No 2            16        5     11    35
Edgefold Matlock No 2     16        6     10    34
Matlock Club                    16        7       9    33
Alfreton P Morewood       16        4     12    33
Matlock Cons                   15        5     10    30
Leading breaks: A Russell 75 & 66; B Monk 51.
Leading wins: A Russell 14/16; D Harwood 11/15; R Ferguson 11/16.