KYLE MOVES UP THE GEARS IN ALFRETON TITLE PUSH

KYLE RYDE ...impressive display for ALFRETON No 2   

ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD No 2 took a big step towards fulfilling their pre-season favourites mantle in the latest round of T & M Motors Snooker League fixtures as they ran out 4-1 victors at erstwhile leaders Bolehill Institute No 1 to go level on points with a game in hand.
Steve Donner celebrated the return of his repaired cue to show some dazzling potting skills in taking the opening frame with runs of 27 and 22 thus ending Colin Marchington's unbeaten run of eight.
Next up recent signing motorcycle ace Kyle Ryde showed what a promising prospect he is on the baize also as he delivered breaks of 26 and 20 to put the Amber Valley cuemen well into the ascendancy.
Ben Monk was next up to the plate and after a good battle, he stepped in with the last three balls to take a 72-58 success and ensure victory for his team before Simon Mays continued his excellent recent form with a break of 29 en route to a comfortable win.
Bolehill finally got on the scoreboard with Ian Birks sinking the deciding black in the doubles leg to avoid the whitewash.

Belper Strutt Club moved to within one point of those two teams with a 4-1 verdict over Alfreton No 1.
Wayne Shooter and Steve Bullock each took black ball successes in the early frames which proved the platform for the win while John Smith was on target for the visitors.

There was a cracking frame in the game between Crich Comrades No 2 and Whitworth Institute as despite a superb break of 31 by Geoff Brailsford, Ady Lowe came back strongly to take the leg 68-57 and ensure victory before Mark Gwynne-Jones took each of his singles and doubles legs to reduce the deficit to the minimum margin of 3-2.

Radford Neville made his first appearance in the league for many years and showed he had not lost his old sparkle with a 64-22 win for Bolehill No 2, but that was a good as it got for the visitors as last year's champions showed their class to dominate proceedings thereafter, with some hefty points scoring to boot.
Les Mooney brought up the century, whilst Graham Jones amassed 94 points and then 83 in the pairs with Chris Parker.

In the other game, Edgefold were back in the winners enclosure with a 3-2 defeat of Crich No 1. Duncan Harwood and Dan Stone secured the deciding doubles leg after Ade Smith had top scored for the Tramwaymen.

Crich's Paul Trevett was in excellent touch in the "B" Individual Handicap competition as he notched a 30 break en route to reaching the semi final stages.

League week 12 results: Bolehill Institute No 1 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 2 4; Belper Strutt Club 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No 1 1; Crich Comrades No 2 3, Whitworth Institute 2; Matlock Golf Club 4, Bolehill Institute No 2 1; Edgefold Matlock 3, Crich Comrades No 1 2.
Breaks: J Weller 46; G Brailsford 31; P Trevett 30; S Mays 29; S Donner 27,22; K Ryde 26,20; R Slack 21.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L      Pts 
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  11        9        2      37
Bolehill Institute No 1                          12        9        3      37
Belper Strutt Club                               12        9        3      36
Matlock Golf Club                               11        6        5      29
Crich Comrades No 2                         12        6        6      29
Crich Comrades No 1                         11        5        6      26
Bolehill Institute No 2                          12        4        8      26
Edgefold Matlock                                12        4        8      25
Whitworth Institute                              11         2       9      21
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                 11         3        8     19
Leading breaks: S Dobney 74 & 55; B Monk 54.
Leading wins: A Beardsley 9/9, C Marchington 8/9; B Monk 8/11:
A Lowe & J Weller 8/12.