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SAM KNIVETON |
Sam Kniveton took the opener 49-48 and Fin Harvey the next 46-30 as the outsiders were off to a flying start but there was still plenty of snooker to be played and veteran Tansley captain Joe Neville hit back to take the third frame 63-44.
Reece Johnstone, in a rich vein of form currently, struck a huge blow however to take the fourth frame 76-34 and then teamed up with Kniveton to seal the deal with a 67-31 success in the doubles.
Alfreton No2 defeated Bolehill Institute 314-279 in a game of one sided contests either way. Colin Marchington took the opener by 37 but Ben Monk, Carlos Zaragoza and Andrew Beardsley all scored convincing victories to leave their side 68 points ahead going into the final doubles and Ricki Slack and Ian Birks could ultimately only claw back 33 of the deficit before stumps were drawn.
Strange fact was that all Bolehill players scored a 20+ break on the night but the Alfreton players scored more consistently either side of those efforts.
There were also a couple of re-arranged games in the T & M Motors Snooker League where Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 scored what could be a decisive 4-1 win at Clay Cross Brotherhood in the battle for the end of season play offs.
Tony Blant secured the opener on the black but after that it was one way traffic for the visitors with Andrew Haggarty top scoring and teaming up with Cole Smith for an impressive doubles triumph also.
Edgefold No2 just got the better of Edgefold No3 3-2 a couple of days after their cup heroics.
Sam Kniveton again edged a narrow encounter first up 45-43 but the father-and-son partnership of Martin Barwick and Scott Brooks were in magnificent form for the victors on the night with each rattling up big tallies in their singles events before teaming up to score 110 points in the concluding doubles leg - Brooks notching an excellent break of 49. Reece Johnstone had levelled on the black immediately prior for 2-2.
In the Open Individual Handicap semi finals, Josh Dakin defeated Justin Weller 3-2 on the pink in the final frame to reach his second final in just his first season while Lee Hage took the all Clay Cross encounter with team-mate Duncan Waring 3-0.
Tansley Potters edged out Bolehill Institute 13-12 in the Elliott Carpets Billiards League encounter to leave Mayfield needing seven points from their remaining game (at Tansley) to take the title before new sponsors Classic Gas Bodyshop come onboard in the close season.
Ricki Slack pipped Joe Neville by one point with seconds remaining on the clock, running out with 21 to edge ahead despite acknowledging knowing nothing about either the state of the scores or the time left but Steve Hawkins made sure of a home victory with a 194-151 riposte.
In the Williams Cup individual handicap, Slack defeated last years victor Keith Gregory 203-153 with the holder notching a run of 41 and Slack 34 before a late run of scoring saw the Bolehill player pull clear.
Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) semi finals: Tansley Potters 206, Edgefold Matlock No2 282; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 314, Bolehill Institute 279.
T & M Motors Snooker League: Clay Cross Brotherhood 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 4; Edgefold Matlock No3 2, Edgefold Matlock No2 3.
Open Individual Handicap semi finals: Josh Dakin (Edgefold No2) 3, Justin Weller (Belper Strutt) 2; Lee Hage (Clay Cross) 3, Duncan Waring (Clay Cross) 0.
Breaks (inc. comps): S Brooks 49; S Zoppi 28; I Birks 26; C Marchington 22; B Monk 21; R Slack 20.
Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Tansley Potters 13, Bolehill Institute 12. Breaks (inc. comps): K Gregory 41, R Slack 34.