BOLEHILL No 1 EARN BRAGGING RIGHTS THANKS TO BIRKS

IAN BIRKS won both frames for BOLEHILL No 1

THE second week of fixtures in the T & M Motors Snooker League saw the two Bolehill teams lock horns with victory going to the No 1 team who defeated their No 2 counterparts 3-2 despite a depleted line up.
Martin Forster took the opener on the black after Andrew Brough fought back from requiring a snooker but Simon Zoppi soon equalised and Ian Birks had the eventual winners in front soon afterwards.
Birks had to turn out again as reserve giving up the penalty handicap for the team being short handed but showed all his experience to take the all important fourth frame 77-56.
Keith Robertson and Forster received a walkover in the doubles to reduce the final margin.
Matlock Golf Club earned their second successive win, this time 5-0 at last seasons triple winners Belper Strutt Club.
Ian McKay and Graham Jones top scored in a fine team performance.
League week 2 results: Bolehill Institute No 2 2, Bolehill Institute No 1 3; Belper Strutt Club 0, Matlock Golf Club 5.
Breaks: G Jones 24; I McKay 21.

OPENING THRILLER SEES EDGEFOLD TAKE THE SPOILS

ROB DICKEN was amongst the breaks for EDGEFOLD CLUB

ROB DICKEN notched breaks of 40,24 and 21 as Edgefold Club defeated last seasons triple winners Belper Strutt Club 3-2 in the curtain raiser of the T & M Motors Snooker League for the 2018/19 season.
Dicken was still toppled in his singles leg by an inspired performance from Wayne Shooter which equalised Sam Lavelle's opening salvo for the hosts.
Paul Jarrett briefly gave the away side the advantage but after Steve Burton (24 break) levelled matters again, he and Dicken turned on the style in the concluding doubles leg.

There was also a tight contest as Bolehill No 2 edged out Crich Comrades by the minimum margin. Cliff Gould and Nick Berry had given the Tramwaymen a 2-0 lead but Keith Robertson (breaks of 25 and 24) took both frames he contested after Mick Bunting had squared things on a black ball decider.

Early pacesetters are Matlock Golf Club who returned triumphant from Matlock Club with a 4-1 triumph, Tony Blant and Paul Roe both accumulating over eighty points in the process whilst old warhorses Keith Manlove and Paul Holmes fought hard to secure a home point for the vanquished in the pairs.

League week 1: Edgefold Matlock 3, Belper Strutt Club 2; Bolehill Institute No 2 3, Crich Comrades 2; Matlock Club 1, Matlock Golf Club 4.
Breaks: R Dicken 40,24,21; P Roe 27; K Robertson 25,24; S Burton 24; M Newby 24; P Jarrett 22,20.

STRUTT CLUB COMPLETE HISTORIC TREBLE SUCCESS

RECORD BREAKING BELPER STRUTT CLUB
L-R: Steve Bullock, Mark Newby, Paul Jarrett and Wayne Shooter.

BELPER STRUTT CLUB completed the best season yet for any team since all four major trophies were introduced into the seasonal programme as they defeated Edgefold No 2 team 3-2 at Crich Comrades Club to secure their third piece of silverware to go with one runners up prize.
Already having won the Hartshorne Cup for the League Championship and the Captains Cup aggregate competition, Strutt were off to the best possible start with Paul Jarrett getting the better of Matlock danger man Sean Dobney 61-42 in the opener.
Rob Dicken levelled matters in the next with a 52-38 success but Mark Newby restored the Amber Valley cuemen's advantage with a 60-48 verdict to make it 2-1.
And the victory was assured after the tighest battle of the night saw Steve Bullock edge out Steve Burton 54-46 before Edgefold's Dobney and Dicken took the academic doubles leg at the end to keep the score to the minimum margin.
Congratulations to Strutt Club on a great season which will only be bettered if someone does the grand slam of all four trophies so we may be waiting some time for that accolade!
Jaeger Trophy Champion of Champions play off final: Belper Strutt Club 3, Edgefold Matlock No 2 2 (at Crich Comrades Club) 61-42; 38-52; 60-48; 54-46; 39-61.

DOBNEY AND DICKEN TOO HOT TO HANDLE IN PAIRS FINAL

SEAN DOBNEY and ROB DICKEN (Edgefold 2) 2017/18 Pairs Handicap winners

EDGEFOLD'S Sean Dobney and Rob Dicken lifted the Denis Morton Pairs Handicap Trophy at Belper Strutt Club as they defeated Graham Jones and Ian McKay of Matlock Golf Club 4-1 in the final.
An edgy opener saw Jones take brown and blue before rattling the pink as he attempted a last gasp steal but the eventual winners held on to take the frame 51-35.
The next three frames all went down to the final black in a game of narrow margins.
A double on pink from Dobney left a comfortable black for 2-0 though the same player unfortunately went in off from long range in the next as the golfers stayed in contention despite a run of 20 from Dicken.
Again Dobney was the focal point at the end of frame four as he pulled out an amazing array of pots on blue, pink and black to snatch the frame for his pairing 63-61 aided by Dicken's earlier break of 21.
And soon afterwards the game was safe with a 73-38 verdict in frame four despite Jones' scoring a break of 24 in a vain rescue act.
In the Jaeger Trophy play off semi final, the same players clashed swords again and Edgefold No 2 shaded the match 3-2 to earn a place against champions Belper Strutt Club in the final.
Dobney (23 break) took the opener in fine style and Dicken added the second in a tight contest for 2-0. However, Golf Club fought back bravely with Jones and Tony Blant taking the game to the final doubles in which the terrific twosome Dicken and Dobney again came up trumps with a narrow 55-43 success to complete a triumphant week.
Denis Morton Pairs Handicap Trophy final: Graham Jones / Ian McKay 1, Sean Dobney / Rob Dicken 4 (35-51; 46-51; 50-43(20); 61-63(21); 38(24)-73).
Jaeger Trophy Champion of Champions semi final: Edgefold Matlock No 2 3, Matlock Golf Club 2.
Breaks: G Jones 24; S Dobney 23; R Dicken 21,20.

STRUTT CLUB AND GOLF CLUB RUN RIOT IN CUP FINALS

BELPER STRUTT CLUB League and Cup winners L-R: Mark Newby, Paul Jarrett, Wayne Shooter and Steve Bullock. Also played: Justin Weller.

THE FINALS of the two points aggregate competitions took place this week and ended in emphatic wins for Belper Strutt Club and Matlock Golf Club respectively.
Strutt lifted the prestigious Captains Cup as they defeated Bolehill Institute No 2 343-226 at the Edgefold Club in what was actually a repeeat of last seasons Plate final.
Steve Bullock edged the opener 55-52 before Paul Jarrett added the next 92-43 to give the Belper cuemen a nice buffer.
The pairs leg was played next and Bolehill came back into contention with a 77-53 win for Ian Peacock (28 break) and Mark Sayer but that is as good as it got for the vanquished.
Wayne Shooter and Mark Newby each scored wide margin successes on a night of celebration for the victors who had done a League and Cup double.

MATLOCK GOLF CLUB Plate winners L-R: Tony Blant, Ian McKay, Graham Jones and Paul Roe. Also played: Chris Parker and Charlie Hodgkinson.

The Golf Club defeated Edgefold No 1 363-247 at home despite Duncan Harwood's early salvo for the visitors. Paul Roe notched 92pts in the next and Graham Jones 93pts in frame three, highlighted by a break of 41 before Tony Blant took the next on the black.

ADE SMITH and STEVE BULLOCK, Intermediate finalists

Also played was the "B" (Intermediate) Individual Handicap final with Ade Smith defeating Steve Bullock 3-1 at Alfreton Palmer Morewood, taking control with a clearance from green to pink in the second frame.
Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) final: Belper Strutt Club 343, Bolehill Institute No 2 226 (at Edgefold Club, Matlock).
Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Aggregate Consolation) final: Matlock Golf Club 363, Edgefold Matlock No 1 247.
"B" (Intermediate) Individual Handicap final: Ade Smith (Crich Comrades) 3, Steve Bullock (Belper Strutt Club 1 (61-17, 54-41 ,44-68, 77-34).
Breaks: G Jones 41; I Peacock 28.

BELPER STRUTT TAKE TITLE ON THE MOST WINS RULING

RICKI SLACK and GRAHAM JONES did battle in the OMYA Cup final

WITH three teams level going into the final round of Ashford Arms Premier League matches, the number of matches won over the season was almost as important as points on the board and in the end it was just that stat that seperate the top two protagonists, Belper Strutt Club and Edgefold No 2.
Edgefold No 1, the third team sharing the lead at the start of play, fell 4-1 at home to Bolehill No 2 to leave themselves out of contention as only Duncan Harwood could get on the winners roster whilst Martin Forster top scored for the visitors.
Edgefold No 2 put themselves in with a real shout with a 4-1 win at Bolehill No 1, three of those coming on the deciding black with Sean Dobney top scoring. Ricki Slack had given the hosts an early advantage but the Matlock side showed great battling qualities to take some close games.
That left Belper Strutt Club needing to match their score at home to Crich Comrades, as they had the edge on games won and what a thriller it proved to be with the result finally coming through at 11.30pm following a titanic battle.
Mark Newby took the opener on the black and then Steve Bullock pulled one out of the fire as he came back from two snookers required to add the second 52-48,

JUSTIN WELLER slammed home the last black

Justin Weller added the third 59-25 but just as things were looking rosy Keith Fretwell pulled one back with a convincing 82-41 scoreline to leave the hosts on tenterhooks.
However, T & M Motors player of the week Weller stepped up to the plate in the deciding doubles leg to slam home a tremendous long black adjacent to the side cushion and leave Strutt as champions in dramatic circumstances.
Matlock Golf Club's 5-0 win from their final match with Alfreton left them one point adrift of the top two with Ian McKay lifting the player of the season award with 13 wins from 15 outings.
Alfreton had edged out Matlock Club 3-2 earlier in the week with Guy Taylor and Paul Bryan (24 break) top scoring respectively.
The OMYA Cup Individual Scratch final was also played and went to Bolehill No 1's Ricki Slack for a fifth time, defeating Graham Jones of Matlock Golf Club 4-0 who was runner-up for the third consecutive season.
Slack had five breaks of 20+ en route to victory whilst nothing went quite right for his opponent on the night. Thanks to Duncan Harwood for officiating.
League week 18 results: Edgefold Matlock No 1 1, Bolehill Institute No 2 4; Bolehill Institute No 1 1, Edgefold Matlock No 2 4; Belper Strutt Club 4, Crich Comrades 1; Matlock Golf Club 5, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 0; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3, Matlock Club 2.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) final: Ricki Slack 4, Graham Jones 0 (65(28)-26; 69(25,24)-18; 62(23)-53; 62(20)-40.)
Breaks: R Slack 28,25,24,23,23,20; K Robertson 24; P Bryan 24.

Ashford Arms Premier League   P       W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club                         16      12       4      48

Edgefold Matlock No 2                 16      10       6      48

Matlock Golf Club                         16      11       5      47
Edgefold Matlock No 1                 16        9       7      45

Bolehill Institute No 1                    16        8       8      39

Bolehill Institute No 2                    16        9       7      36

Alfreton Palmer Morewood           16        6     10      35

Crich Comrades                            16        5     11      33 

Matlock Club                                 16        2     14      29

Leading wins: I McKay 13/15; S Dobney 12/15.

Leading breaks: K Robertson 55; R Slack 54.

THREE TEAMS LEVEL IN LAST WEEK OF TITLE CHASE

KEVIN MUNNELLY shakes hands with eventual Open Handicap final winner SEAN DOBNEY at Matlock Club

THREE teams tee up for the final round of Ashford Arms Premier League matches on level points as both Edgefold teams do battle with Belper Strutt Club to be end of season table toppers with Matlock Golf Club hot on their heels just two points adrift and waiting for any possible slip-ups.
Last week's games saw Edgefold No1 make the most progress as their 4-1 win at Crich Comrades put them back on terms with the teams above them who both fell to 3-2 defeats.

Edgefold were completing their second win of the week over the Tramway villagemen, having earned a Jimmy Harper Plate final spot courtesy of a 302-265 win whcih saw Rob Muxlow and Keith Fretwell top scoring for their respective teams.

This time around Neil Parkinson and Nick Berry shared the opening frames and then hard fought wins for Duncan Harwood and Jason Ankers took the pressure off before the same pairing teamed up to take the concluding doubles leg.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood shocked the other Edgefold team with Derek Smith and |Ryan Taylor in fine form though Sean Dobney took his singles and doubles legs with breaks of 32 and 22.

Belper Strutt Club were edged out at the Golf Club, where Ian McKay had runs of 26 and 24 and Chris Parker (T&M Motors player of the week) 32 in the deciding pairs frame. Steve Bullock top scored for the visitors.

The Bolehill derby went to the No 2 team with Mick Bunting fluking the pink in the doubles and then taking his singles with a late rally after it looked like the No 1 team were in the ascendency with wins for Ricki Slack and Simon Zoppi.

Sean Dobney made no mistake in his Open Individual Handicap final at Matlock Club as he defeated Kevin Munnelly of Bolehill 4-1, taking the first on the black and always just doing enough amongst the balls to keep his opponent at bay.

Ashford Arms Premier League week 15 results: Crich Comrades 1, Edgefold Matlock No 1 4; Edgefold Matlock No 2 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3; Matlock Golf Club 3, Belper Strutt Club 2; Bolehill Institute No 2 3, Bolehill Institute No 2 2.
Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Agg Consolation): Edgefold Matlock No 1 302, Crich Comrades 265.
Open Individual Handicap final (at Matlock Club): Sean Dobney 4, Kevin Munnelly 1 (58-47, 72-37,  80(24)-47, 28-57, 63-43).
Breaks: S Dobney 32,24,22; C Parker 32; I McKay 26,24; S Zoppi 20.

Ashford Arms Premier League   P       W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club                         15      11       4      44
Edgefold Matlock No 1                 15        9       6      44

Edgefold Matlock No 2                 15        9       6      44
Matlock Golf Club                         15      10       5      42
Bolehill Institute No 1                    15        8       7      38

Bolehill Institute No 2                    15        8       7      32

Alfreton Palmer Morewood           14        5       9      32

Crich Comrades                            15        5     10      32 

Matlock Club                                 15        2     13      27

Leading wins: I McKay 12/14; S Dobney 11/14; J Ankers 11/15.

Leading breaks: K Robertson 55; R Slack 54.