Saturday 21 November 2015

GOLF CLUB STORM BACK TO FORM AS NICK STARS

NICK KAY earned this weeks Player of the Week mantle
MATLOCK GOLF CLUB stormed back to form after last weeks heavy defeat at Belper with a 4-1 home win over Bolehill Institute No 2 in the sixth round of Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League matches.
Keith Robertson struck first however for the visitors, seeing off seasonal debutant Charlie Hodgkinson with the aid of a 22 break, before Jack Lynch and Gareth Johnson earned narrow verdicts to see them nose ahead.
Nick Kay provided the icing on the cake, with an 80-48 win over hitherto form opponent Ian Peacock, earning him the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week award. as well as then partnering Johnson to a convincing doubles success.

The other three matches all ended in wins by the minimum margin.
Matlock Club triumphed 3-2 at Bolehill No 1 with Keith Manlove partnering Mick Mackfall to success in the deciding doubles leg, after he had edged his team ahead in frame three.
Ricki Slack top scored with a 99 points haul for the hosts.

Edgefold No 1 edged past Belper Strutt Club by the same score, Richard Ferguson delivering a superb run of 49 to earn the Viva Italian Restaurant highest break of the week accolade. Andy Russell crucially won both his singles and doubles while Wayne Shooter secured his fourth win in five games for the visitors.

Edgefold No 2 also secured a narrow triumph over Alfreton Palmer Morewood. Sean Dobney's excellent 25 clearance as the highlight for the home team while William Salt was top points scorer for the Amber Valley travellers.

League week 6 results: Matlock Golf Club 4, Bolehill Institute No 2 1; Bolehill Institute No 1 2, Matlock Club 3; Edgefold Matlock No 1 3, Belper Strutt Club 2; Edgefold Matlock No 2 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2.
Breaks: R Ferguson 49: S Dobney 25; R Muxlow 24; S Mayes 24.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts

Belper Strutt Club            6        4       2       19
Edgefold Matlock No 1     6        5       1       16
Alfreton P Morewood       6        3       3       16
Bolehill Institute No 1       6        2       4       15

Edgefold Matlock No 2     5        2       3       13
Matlock Club                    6        3       3       12
Matlock Golf Club            5        2       3       12
Bolehill Institute No 2       6        2       4       12
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: I Birks & A Russell 5/6; R Dicken 4/4.