ZOPPI EXCELS FOR BOLEHILL No 1 IN LEADERS CLASH

SIMON ZOPPI ... amongst the breaks for BOLEHILL No 1

THE TOP two teams met in this week's Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League and visitors Bolehill Institute No 1 narrowly overcame Belper Strutt Club 3-2 to draw level with their counterparts after a hard fought battle on Campbell Street.
Simon Zoppi was in imperious form for the victors, notching breaks of 30, 22 and finally a 25 clearance to earn the Viva Restaurant highest weekly break accolade before Colin Marchington took the next on the black for 2-0.
Mark Newby (21 break) reduced the arrears for the hosts in the next and then Justin Weller with a cultured display levelled matters to take it into the final doubles leg.
But Ricki Slack and Ian Birks, earlier defeated in their singles legs, combined to greater effect in the decider and saw it out for their team with a 62-30 success.

Third placed Alfreton Palmer Morewood were edged out 3-2 at Bolehill No 2. Martin Forster amassed 97 points for the hosts to take the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week award and later took the deciding leg 62-28 with the help of Ian Peacock.
Andrew Beardsley and Kevin Rowland were on target for the Amber Valley cueists.

Both Edgefold teams earned narrow wins.
The No 1 team scored 3-2 at home to Matlock Golf Club with Andy Russell (breaks of 26 and 23) in prime form before Neil Parkinson and Robert Muxlow settled the decider. Graham Jones (27 break) top scored for the visitors.

Edgefold No 2 also won by the minimum margin at Matlock Club with Sam Lavelle taking each of his singles and doubles frames after Graeme Wood had finally ended the unbeaten eight match run of Rob Dicken in the opener.

League week 11 results: Belper Strutt Club 2, Bolehill Institute No 1 3; Bolehill Institute No 1 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2; Edgefold Matlock No 1 3, Matlock Golf Club 2; Matlock Club 2, Edgefold Matlock No 2 3.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) quarter finals: Andy Russell 2, Ian Peacock 0; Ricki Slack 0, Graham Jones 2.
Breaks: A Russell 39,26,23; S Zoppi 30,25,22; G Jones 27; R Ferguson 24;
R Slack 23; K Robertson 22; M Forster 22; I Peacock 22; M Newby 21.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club           11       7       4       32
Bolehill Institute No 1      11       7       4       32
Alfreton P Morewood      11       6       5       30
Edgefold Matlock No 1    11       6       5       27
Edgefold Matlock No 2    10       5       5       27
Matlock Club                   11        6       5      24
Bolehill Institute No 2      11        4       7      23
Matlock Golf Club            10        2       8     20
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: R Dicken 8/9; K Robertson & I Birks 7/10; A Russell 7/11.