EDGEFOLD No3 REACH CUP FINAL WITH WIN AT TANSLEY

SAM KNIVETON

EDGEFOLD No3 defied the formbook again to reach the final of the Captains Cup Team Aggregate competition as they dished up a piece de resistance to defeat Tansley Potters 282-206 to take their place in the final where they will meet Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2.
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.

LEADING PAIR GO NAP AND TANSLEY ALSO TURN ON STYLE

STEVE HAWKINS sealed the deal

JUST THREE matches in this week's T & M Motors Snooker League and there were a hat-trick of convincing home victories with the top pair going nap handed and Tansley Potters also scoring a handy win.
The latter team played hosts to Belper Royal British Legion but it was the visitors who edged ahead early doors thanks to Paul Jarrett's narrow success.
Joe Hawkins quickly equalised however with a 61-35 success and Richard Roper scored his first win on his comeback to the League with a 58-48 scoreline having previously been involved with the Bulls Head Youlgrave team of the past.
Steve Hawkins engineered another narrow success in the fourth frame to put the contest beyond doubt before Neville and Roper teamed up to add the extra point in the doubles leg.

Leaders Edgefold No1 took maximum points off Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 to maintain their nine-point lead at the top of the table.
Rob Muxlow (26 break) took the opener on the black and there were narrow victories in abundance as Tommy Smith, Richard Ferguson (23 break) and Duncan Harwood all got home in tight finishes before Harwood and Steve Burton took the doubles with a little more to spare.

Bolehill Institute consolidated second position with a 5-0 defeat of play off hopefuls Clay Cross Brotherhood.
Colin Marchington led by 31 with just the colours remaining but eventually got home on the black to stave off Graham Jones' fightback before Ricki Slack (24 break from a fluke!) added the second 71-43.
Simon Zoppi (29 break) was in imperious potting form as he ran up an 81-1 demolition before the night was rounded off by black ball victories for Ian Birks in singles (thanks to an inventive double from a tight angle) and pairs (teaming up with Slack in the latter contest).

There was a 3-2 triumph in the Intermediate Individual Handicap semi final for Josh Dakin who edged out Joe Neville (Tansley) on the pink in the decider and now goes on to meet Reece Johnstone in an all-Edgefold final.

Success was just around the corner for Neville however in the Williams Cup (billiards handicap) semi final as he defeated Bolehill's Andrew Brough to reach the final showdown.

In the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, Jim McCann notched the league's highest break yet of 62 as he put in the starring role despite Whitworth's 11-10 defeat at Mayfield.

T & M Motors Snooker League: Tansley Potters 4, Belper Royal British Legion 1; Edgefold Matlock No1 5, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 0; Bolehill Institute 5, Clay Cross Brotherhood 0.
"B" (Intermediate) Individual Handicap semi final: Josh Dakin (Edgefold 2) 3, Joe Neville (Tansley Potters) 2.
Breaks (inc. comps): S Zoppi 29; R Muxlow 26; R Slack 24; R Ferguson 23.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Mayfield Institute 11, Whitworth Institute 10.
Breaks: J McCann 62,30.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                      15       15         0      54
Bolehill Institute                                 15       10         5      45
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                14         7         7      38
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                13         7         6      35

Clay Cross Brotherhood                    14         7         7      35

Belper Royal British Legion               15         7         8      35

Tansley Potters                                  14         5         9      33

Edgefold Matlock No 2                       14         5         9      32

Crich Comrades                                 14         7         7      31

Edgefold Matlock No 3                       14         0       14      17                  

Leading breaks: B Monk 84; S Burton 55.
Leading wins: S Bullock 12/14;  I Birks 11/14; S Brooks 10/11.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Bolehill Institute                                 11       4       3       4    141
Mayfield Institute                               11       8       1       2    147

Whitworth Institute                             11       4       1       6    109

Tansley Potters                                    9       2       1       6      96

Leading breaks: J McCann 62; K Gregory 46.

Leading wins: J McCann 8/11; M Jennings 7/11.

LEADERS TASTE SUCCESS IN EDGEFOLD SHOWDOWN

ROB MUXLOW ... deciding doubles victor

WEEK FOURTEEN of the T & M Motors Snooker League brought together Edgefold No1 and Edgefold No2 in a battle for bragging rights which eventually went to the league leaders but only after a titanic battle which saw them take the deciding doubles leg for a 3-2 victory.
Richard Ferguson took the opener 62-26 before Trevor Wright quickly hit back with a 71-54 riposte to level things up early doors.
A 63-37 verdict for Duncan Harwood in the next put the prospective champs in pole position but Scott Brooks once again squared things up with a 62-32 scoreline.
However, Ferguson and Rob Muxlow kept cool heads to see their side home with a 59-37 verdict.

Second placed Bolehill Institute also took a 3-2 win from Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 with Colin Marchington taking the first on the pink before a fine potting display from young Cole Smith levelled things up.
Simon Zoppi eventually took an eventful third frame and Ricki Slack made the match safe before the in-form Cole teamed up with Phil Longden to reduce the arrears to the minimum margin.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 went under 3-2 at Belper Royal British Legion despite Ben Monk's thrilling 67-66 win in the opener, aided by a break of 34.
Justin Weller and Steve Bullock (on the black) nudged the home side in front and Mark Newby put them beyond reproach before Jack Lowe and Andrew Beardsley took the concluding doubles leg.

Crich Comrades scored one of their best wins of the season with a 4-1 defeat of Tansley Potters.
Jack Long edged a high scoring frame to start proceedings with a 79-77 success and although Steve Hawkins swiftly equalised, wins for Martyn Dranfield and Ade Smith ensured the beer was flowing for the Tramwaymen at the end of the evening.
Long and Smith put the icing on the cake in the doubles leg.

Clay Cross Brotherhood were also in high scoring form as they defeated Edgefold No3 4-1 with Paul Roe notching a century points haul in his first appearance of the season and Duncan Waring not far behind scoring 95 with the help of a 37 break.
Tony Blant added the next before Reece Johnstone got the visitors on the board though the home side ended a successful night by adding the pairs frame too.

In the competitions, Reece Johnstone became the first player to reach one of the end of season finals as he edged out John Smith 3-2 in the Intermediate Handicap semi, scoring an excellent 36 break in the decider.

Just one match in the Elliott Carpets Billiards League which resulted in a 13-13 draw between Mayfield and Bolehill Institutes, leaving the Ashbourne cuemen in pole position for the league title, five points behind with a game in hand.

T & M Motors Snooker League week 14: Edgefold Matlock No1 3, Edgefold Matlock No2 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 2, Bolehill Institute 3; Belper Royal British Legion 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 2; Crich Comrades 4, Tansley Potters 1; Clay Cross Brotherhood 4, Edgefold Matlock No3 1.
"B" (Intermediate) Individual Handicap semi final: John Smith (Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1) 2, Reece Johnstone (Edgefold Matlock No3) 3.
Breaks (inc. comps): D Waring 37; R Johnstone 36; B Monk 34; R Ferguson 22; S Zoppi 22.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Mayfield Institute 13, Bolehill Institute 13.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                      14       14         0      49
Bolehill Institute                                 14         9         5      40
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                14         7         7      38
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                12         7         5      35

Clay Cross Brotherhood                    13         7         6      35

Belper Royal British Legion               14         7         7      34

Edgefold Matlock No 2                      14         5         9      32

Crich Comrades                                 14         7         7      31

Tansley Potters                                  13         4         9      29

Edgefold Matlock No 3                       14         0       14      17                  

Leading breaks: B Monk 84; S Burton 55.
Leading wins: S Bullock 12/13; S Brooks 10/11; I Birks 10/13; S Burton 10/14.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Bolehill Institute                                 11       4       3       4    141
Mayfield Institute                               10       7       1       2    136

Whitworth Institute                             10       4       1       5      99

Tansley Potters                                    9       2       1       6      96

Leading breaks: J McCann 48; K Gregory 46.

Leading wins: J McCann 7/10; M Jennings & K Gregory 6/10.

COMRADES TAKE BLACK BALL THRILLER AT EDGEFOLD No2

ADE SMITH of Crich Comrades

CRICH COMRADES emerged victorious from the tightest battle of the week's T & M Motors Snooker League programme as they triumphed on the final black in their fixture at Edgefold No2.
Josh Dakin took the opener for the hosts with a 79-34 salvo before Jack Long equalised with a similarly impressive 74-32 success.
Ade Smith took the last three balls for a 59-47 win in frame three but Scott Brooks equalised with his own black ball success in the penultimate contest of the evening.
And after a stirring battle, the Tramwaymen edged it in the concluding doubles leg with Long and Smith coming through with a 55-51 verdict.

Bolehill Institute also battled through to take a tough encounter at Alfreton No2 by the minimum margin.
Steve Donner (25 break) took the opener on the pink and Ben Monk (50 break) soon made it two but a re-spotted black ball success for Simon Zoppi kept the visitors in the hunt and Ian Birks took his singles and doubles legs (partnering Ricki Slack) to complete the turnaround.

There was better fortune the following day for Alfreton, who caught up with their outstanding fixture at Clay Cross Brotherhood and secured a 4-1 victory.
Ben Monk (32 break) was again flowing nicely in the balls and with Carlos Zaragoza taking the second frame on the black, victory was then assured by Jack Lowe's 72-23 scoreline in frame three.
Tony Blant was on target for the hosts with a black ball win before Lowe and Aflie Richardson put the icing on the cake in the doubles.

Edgefold No1 maintained their unbeaten league run with a 4-1 defeat of Belper Royal British Legion on Strutt Street.
Richard Ferguson had runs of 26, 24 and 22 in his singles and doubles legs while Steve Bullock was on target for the hosts with his eleventh win in twelve outings.

The other fixture saw Tansley Potters edge out Edgefold No3 3-2.
Fin Harvey put the youngsters in front but wins for Joe and Steve Hawkins and Lee Hodgkinson made the game safe for the Potters before the hosts took the doubles leg to reduce the arrears.

Just one match in the Elliott Carpets Billiards League but it produced the performance of the season from in-form Keith Gregory of Mayfield Institute as he amassed the seasons highest total of 275 points, reeling off breaks of 46, 31, 31 and 30 en route to a 17-13 success for his team at Bolehill Institute.

T & M Motors Snooker League week 13: Edgefold Matlock No2 2, Crich Comrades 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 2, Bolehill Institute 3; Clay Cross Brotherhood 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 4; Belper Royal British Legion 1, Edgefold Matlock No1 4; Edgefold Matlock No2 2, Tansley Potters 3.
Breaks (inc. comps): B Monk 50,32; S Hawkins 29; R Ferguson 26,24,22; S Donner 25; R Slack 22; J Hawkins 20.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Bolehill Institute 13, Mayfield Institute 17.
Breaks:  K Gregory 46,31,31,30.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                      13       13         0      46
Bolehill Institute                                 13         8         5      37
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                13         7         6      36
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                11         7         4      33

Clay Cross Brotherhood                    12         6         6      31

Belper Royal British Legion               13         6         7      31

Edgefold Matlock No 2                      13         5         8      30

Tansley Potters                                  12         4         8      28

Crich Comrades                                 13         6         7      27

Edgefold Matlock No 3                       13         0       13      16                  

Leading breaks: B Monk 84; S Burton 55.
Leading wins: S Bullock 11/12; I Birks & S Burton 10/13; S Brooks & A Haggarty 9/10.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Bolehill Institute                                 10       4       2       4    128
Mayfield Institute                                 9       7       0       2    123

Whitworth Institute                             10       4       1       5      99

Tansley Potters                                    9       2       1       6      96

Leading breaks: J McCann 48; K Gregory 46.

Leading wins: J McCann 7/10; M Jennings 6/9.

ALL THE SEMI FINAL COMPETITION DRAWS FOR MARCH

THE draws for the knockout semi finals and first round of the Plate competition were made recently by Trevor Wright of Edgefold No2 at the Grouse Inn, Darley Dale.

As agreed by the committee, dates will be put on the matches again this season, though you can of course play them in advance of the set date by re-arranging with your opponent (please give at least 48hrs notice and preferably more). 7.30pm start unless stated or else agreed differently prior to match.
If absolutely necessary, you can re-schedule it within an extra 7 days, failing agreement you can apply to the match secretary for a further 7 days to play it.
If someone doesn't contact the opposition and then fails to show, they are eliminated obviously.
Contact relevant team captains or the secretary for any required contact info.
Dates will be added for later rounds when match ups become known.
Matches to be played off the latest handicaps on the scheduled date of the ties (if any are delayed and handicaps change subsequently, the original match handicap will stand).
Matches to take place as drawn for the semi finals, and finals will take place at selected neutral venues or if agreed, toss of a coin for venue between parties, all matches best of 5 this season with finals best of 7 (except "B" final which is best of 5).
Note that substitute players switching over from teams in same club are not eligible to play in team semi finals or finals.

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Semi Finals
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Sun Mar 16: John Smith (Alfreton PM 1) +5 v Reece Johnstone (Edgefold 3) +5

Tue Mar 18: Josh Dakin (Edgefold 2) 0 v Joe Neville (Tansley Potters) 0

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Semi Finals
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Sun Mar 23: Lee Hage (Clay Cross) -15 v Duncan Waring (Clay Cross) -15
Wed Mar 26: Josh Dakin (Edgefold 2) 0 v Justin Weller (Belper RBL) -10

T & M MOTORS SNOOKER LEAGUE (provisional re-arranged date)

Mon Mar 24: Clay Cross Brotherhood v Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1

CAPTAINS CUP (Team Aggregate) Semi Finals

5 Frames - Overall Points Aggregate To Count - 7.30pm

Mon Mar 24: Tansley Potters v Edgefold Matlock No3

Mon Mar 24: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 v Bolehill Institute

JIMMY HARPER PLATE (Team Aggregate) First Round

5 Frames - Overall Points Aggregate To Count - 7.30pm

Mon Mar 24: Edgefold Matlock No1 v Crich Comrades

Tue Mar 25: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 v Belper Royal British Legion

Semi Finals (prov, w/c April 21)

TBC: Edgefold Matlock No1 or Crich Comrades v Clay Cross Brotherhood

TBC: Edgefold Matlock No2 v Alfreton PM No1 or Belper Royal British Legion

DENIS MORTON PAIRS HANDICAP TROPHY Semi Finals
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Wed Mar 26: P Trevett / N Berry (Crich) +3 v G Jones / I McKay (ClayCross) -10

Sun Mar 30: R Ferguson/R Muxlow (Edgefold 1) -8 v S&J Hawkins (Tansley) +7

OMYA CUP (Individual Scratch) Semi Finals
Best of 5 Frames - No handicaps - 7.30pm

Tue Mar 25: Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM 2) v Ben Monk or Duncan Waring

Sun Mar 30: Ricki Slack (Bolehill Inst) v Lee Hage (Clay Cross Brotherhd)

Dates will be put on the second round games and advertised as the winners become known. All entry fees need to be in by night of Christmas competition date.

Also if rearranging, take note of other dates at the same venue, especially where there is a one table set up, cheers and good luck to all competitors.

TREVOR DELIVERS WRIGHT ON CUE FOR EDGEFOLD No2

TREVOR WRIGHT

EDGEFOLD No2 gained one of their best wins of the T & M Motors Snooker League campaign with a 3-2 defeat of play off contenders Clay Cross Brotherhood.
Josh Dakin set the tone with a 63-40 success in the opener before Tony Blant equalised with a black ball victory in the next.
Trevor Wright put the hosts back in front with an excellent 62-34 triumph over dual Derbyshire champion Graham Jones in the next before Ian McKay (25 break) levelled matters again to leave the game resting on the final frame.
And it was Wright again who stepped up to the plate with partner Martin Barwick to deliver a convincing 74-10 scoreline for a satisfying nights work.

Edgefold No1 had fallen twice at Tansley Potters in cup competitions this season but maintained their unbeaten league run with a narrow 3-2 verdict on this occasion.
Martin Lawrence (35 clearance) levelled the game at 22-2 after Steve Burton had nudged the visitors ahead and it was he and Richard Ferguson who sealed the deal in the concluding doubles leg, with breaks of 29 and 22.

Second placed Bolehill Institute fell 4-1 at home to Belper British Legion with Steve Bullock and Paul Jarrett each winning on the black and Mark Newby on the pink to put the match beyond doubt.
Ian Birks pulled one back but Justin Weller and Wayne Shooter put the icing on the cake for the Legionnaires.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 enjoyed a superb 4-1 home win over Crich Comrades with Des Smith (33 break) showing the way followed up soon afterwards by brother John for 2-0.
Jack Long pulled one back but Andrew Haggarty continued his good form by taking the next to ensure overall victory.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 took the first three frames from Edgefold No3 with Ben Monk top scoring before a late fightback saw Reece Johnstone (22 break) pull one back followed by a doubles win for Sam Kniveton and Kieran Worsley.

In the competitions, Ben Monk struck a half century break in the Open Individual Handicap but ultimately it was Lee Hage who qualified for his second semi final.

Just one match in the Elliott Carpets Billiards League saw Bolehill Institute defeat Whitworth Institute 14-8 with wins for Ricki Slack and Andrew Brough despite Jim McCann's run of 39.

T & M Motors Snooker League week 12: Edgefold No2 3, Clay Cross Brotherhood 2; Tansley Potters 2, Edgefold Matlock No1 3; Bolehill Institute 1, Belper Royal British Legion 4; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 4, Crich Comrades 1; Edgefold Matlock No3 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 3.
Breaks (inc. comps): B Monk 51; M Lawrence 35; D Smith 33; R Slack 31,20; R Ferguson 29; I McKay 25; S Burton 22; R Johnstone 22; J Long 22; I Birks 22.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Bolehill Institute 14, Whitworth Institute 8.
Breaks: J McCann 39.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                      12       12         0      42
Bolehill Institute                                 12         7         5      34
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                11         7         4      33
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                11         6         5      30

Clay Cross Brotherhood                    11         6         5      30

Belper Royal British Legion               12         6         6      30

Edgefold Matlock No 2                      12         5         7      28

Tansley Potters                                  11         3         8      25

Crich Comrades                                 12         5         7      24

Edgefold Matlock No 3                       12         0       11      14                  

Leading breaks: B Monk 84; S Burton 55.
Leading wins: S Bullock 10/11; S Burton 10/12; A Haggarty 9/10; I Birks 9/12.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Bolehill Institute                                   9       4       2       3    115
Mayfield Institute                                 8       6       0       2    106

Whitworth Institute                             10       4       1       5      99

Tansley Potters                                    9       2       1       6      96

Leading breaks: J McCann 48; R Slack & J McCann 45.

Leading wins: J McCann 7/10; M Jennings 6/8.

EDGEFOLD No3 SHOCK CLAY CROSS TO REACH SEMI FINAL

REECE JOHNSTONE

THERE were some cracking games in the Captains Cup Team Aggregate competition quarter finals and its hats off to the youngsters of Edgefold No3 who recorded their first victory of the season with a thrilling 307-298 defeat of Clay Cross Brotherhood.
Ian McKay struck first for the visitors however as he took the opener 76-50 courtesy of a 28 break and Duncan Waring's 60-59 success in the next kept them with their tails in front.
Sam Kniveton's 66-61 victory in the next narrowed the margin before another one point win for Brotherhood's Tony Blant left a 23 point margin going into the concluding doubles leg.
The game was turned on its head though by a superb 33 break from young Reece Johnstone (partnering Kniveton) as the jubilant home team eventually took the spoils by just nine points.

There was also a cliffhanger at Tansley Potters who took on league leaders Edgefold No1.
Rob Muxlow put the visitors in front with a 76-57 win before Joe Neville and Steve Hawkins hit back with narrow wins for the hosts. Another tight game saw Duncan Harwood (20 break) give his team a three point advantage going into the doubles leg but Neville and Hawkins held firm to record a 68-37 victory and a 306-278 scoreline overall.
Tansley remain the only team to have defeated their rivals this season, having previously done so in the six red cup group stage and the pair meet again in the coming week's league fixture.

Bolehill Institute were in rampant form as they recorded a 408-236 win over Crich Comrades. Ricki Slack amassed 105 points with a run of 29 and Ian Doe ran up 83 points with a break of 23 after Colin Marchington had took most of the colours to pull clear in the opener. Ade Smith was on target for the visitors.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 saw off Edgefold No2 in the other game 314-188.
Andrew Beardsley (36 break) was just one of quite a few starring roles as Alex Fisher and Carloz Zaragoza were also in heavy scoring form. Martin Barwick was successful for the hosts but the game was pretty much already decided before the doubles contest.

Jack Lowe had runs of 31, 27 and 24 as he moved into the semi finals of the OMYA Cup individual scratch competition.

Mayfield Institute defeated Whitworth Institute 13-9  to remain top of the Elliott Carpets Billiards League with Mark Jennings and Keith Gregory each earning narrows wins.
The pair were also victorious in the Kenworthy Cup scotch doubles semi finals along with Whitworth pair Jim McCann and Robert Lowe who notched runs of 31 and 30 to progress.

Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) quarter finals: Edgefold Matlock No 3 307, Clay Cross Brotherhood 298; Tansley Potters 306, Edgefold Matlock No1 278; Bolehill Institute 408, Crich Comrades 236; Edgefold Matlock No2 188, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 314.
Breaks (inc. comps): A Beardsley 36; R Johnstone 33; J Lowe 31,27,24; R Slack 29; I McKay 28; I Doe 23; D Harwood 20; C Marchington 20.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Whitworth Institute 9, Mayfield Institute 13.
Breaks (inc. comps): J McCann / R Lowe 31,30 (scotch doubles); J McCann 30.

CLAY CROSS MOVE FOURTH AS ALFRETON No2 PROGRESS

GRAHAM JONES

WITH the six red cup final re-scheduled for the end of the season, there were just a couple of team matches taking place, one in the T & M Motors Snooker League which saw Clay Cross Brotherhood move into the fourth play-off spot and the other seeing Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 progress in the  Captains Cup aggregate event.
Duncan Waring (36 break) gave the hosts a flyer against visitors Tansley Potters as the Brotherhood looked to give a repeat performance of their whitewash of the same opposition the previous week.
But Joe Neville was having none of it as he quickly equalised after a tight battle to take the next frame 42-33.
Graham Jones took the next 61-49 to re-affirm the advantage however and a black ball win for Ian McKay in a high scoring extravaganza (81-77) made sure of the victory.
Jones and McKay then teamed up to rubber stamp the win with a convincing performance in the doubles leg.

The delayed first round encounter at Belper Royal British Legion saw Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 ultimately gain a comfortable success 378-278.
Ben Monk (25 break) took the opener 96-35 and Steve Donner (36 break) added the next 83-73.
Justin Weller hauled the Legionnaires back into the contest with an 80-46 salvo in frame three but wins for Jack Lowe and the Donner / Andrew Beardsley doubles combo ensured the visitors progress to the next round.

Tightest match in the singles quarter finals so far came between team-mates Josh Dakin and Scott Brooks of Edgefold No2 with the former edging it 3-2 on the final black of the main handicap event.

In the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, Bolehill Institute defeated Tansley Potters 16-14 to maintain their challenge for the top with Ricki Slack (runs of 31 and 30) running up 252 points in the opener before Joe Neville (38 and 35 breaks) brought Tansley very close come the end with an excellent performance himself.

T & M Motors Snooker League: Clay Cross Brotherhood 4, Tansley Potters 1.
Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) first round: Belper RBL 278, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 378.
Breaks: D Waring 36; S Donner 36; B Monk 25
Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Bolehill Institute 16, Tansley Potters 14.
Breaks:  J Neville 38,35; R Slack 31,30.

BLACK BALL THRILLER AS BELPER EDGE PAST ALFRETON

WAYNE SHOOTER partnered Mark Newby to victory

A THRILLING ENCOUNTER saw Belper Royal British Legion edge out Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 3-2 on the final black on Hall Street as they continue to move steadily up the T & M Motors Snooker League.
Mark Newby took a tight encounter 44-34 to open proceedings and Steve Bullock continued his good run of form to add the second 52-25.
Phil Longden edged the third 42-33 and after Andrew Haggarty had triumphed in the next with a 78-55 scoreline it was all resting on the final doubles leg.
And up stepped Wayne Shooter to partner Newby to a nail-biting 51-49 success.

Edgefold No1 maintained their unbeaten run with a 4-1 victory at Crich Comrades.
Rob Muxlow and Duncan Harwood put the visitors two to the good before a black ball victory for Steve Burton made sure of success.
Tommy Smith added the next before the Tramwaymen got on the board in the concluding doubles thanks to a 63-55 verdict for Jack Long and Ade Smith.

Bolehill Institute remained six points adrift after they defeated Edgefold No3 4-1 though both Ians, Doe and Birks came through tough battles with the former fluking a re-spotted black and latter eventually winning on the pink after lots of drama with the black hanging over a corner pocket.
Ricki Slack notched a 40 break before Reece Johnstone and Jacob Bradbury produced a stellar performance in the concluding pairs to get a deserved point for their team.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 raced into a 3-0 lead at Edgefold No2 thanks to Alex Fisher, Carlos Zaragoza and Andrew Beardsley but Scott Brooks pulled one back and then took the doubles with Josh Dakin to reduce the arrears to the minimum margin.

Clay Cross Brotherhood took all five points from Tansley Potters which is no mean feat with Duncan Waring involved in the closing game which he took 59-58.
Graham Jones and Ian McKay also succeeded on the black in the doubles leg while Tony Blant top scored.

In the competitions, Ben Monk produced a string of breaks (37,31,30,29 & 27) to progress in a pair of entertaining singles matches with Sean Dobney who also ran up breaks of 30,28 & 20 in defeat. Jack Lowe also had runs of 31, 28 and 24 twice as he reached the OMYA Cup quarter final stage.

Just one match in the Elliott Carpets Billiards League as Tansley Potters were narrowly defeated 10-9 by Whitworth Institute.
Jim McCann recorded the highest break so far of 48 along with runs of 37 and 35 while Steve Hawkins notched a 35 himself in the second contest.

T & M Motors Snooker League week 11: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 2, Belper RBL 3; Crich Comrades 1, Edgefold Matlock No1 4; Bolehill Institute 4, Edgefold Matlock No3 1; Edgefold Matlock No2 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 3; Tansley Potters 0, Clay Cross Brotherhood 5.
Breaks (inc. cups): R Slack 40; B Monk 37,31,30,29,27; J Lowe 31,28,24,24; S Dobney 30,28,20; J Neville 27; R Muxlow 24; J Dakin 23; T Smith 21; C Marchington 21; I Birks 21.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                      11       11         0      39
Bolehill Institute                                 11         7         4      33
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                10         6         4      29
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                10         5         5      27
Belper Royal British Legion               11         5         6      26

Edgefold Matlock No 2                      11         4         7      25

Clay Cross Brotherhood                      9         5         4      24

Crich Comrades                                 11         5         6      23

Tansley Potters                                    9         3         6      22

Edgefold Matlock No 3                       11         0       11      12                  

Leading breaks: B Monk 84; S Burton 55.
Leading wins: S Bullock 9/10; S Burton 9/11; S Brooks & A Haggarty 8/9;
I Birks 8/11.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Mayfield Institute                                 7       5       0       2      93
Bolehill Institute                                   7       2       2       3      85

Whitworth Institute                               8       4       1       3      82

Tansley Potters                                    8       2       1       5      82

Leading breaks: J McCann 48; R Slack & J McCann 45.

Leading wins: J McCann 7/8; M Jennings 5/7.

UPCOMING COMPETITION DATES FOR THE NEXT MONTH

THE draws for the early rounds of the individual competitions and semi finals of the six red team cup were made recently.
As agreed by the committee, dates will be put on the matches again this season, though you can of course play them in advance of the set date by re-arranging with your opponent (please give at least 48hrs notice and preferably more). 7.30pm start unless stated or else agreed differently prior to match.
If absolutely necessary, you can re-schedule it within an extra 7 days, failing agreement you can apply to the match secretary for a further 7 days to play it.
If someone doesn't contact the opposition and then fails to show, they are eliminated obviously.
Contact relevant team captains or the secretary for any required contact info.
Dates will be added for later rounds when match ups become known.
Matches to be played off the latest handicaps on the scheduled date of the ties (if any are delayed and handicaps change subsequently, the original match handicap will stand).
Matches to take place as drawn for the semi finals, and finals will take place at selected neutral venues or if agreed, toss of a coin for venue between parties, all matches best of 5 this season with finals best of 7 (except "B" final which is best of 5).
Note that substitute players switching over from teams in same club are not eligible to play in team semi finals or finals.

T & M MOTORS SNOOKER LEAGUE (re-arranged date, provisional)

Mon Feb 10: Clay Cross Brotherhood v Tansley Potters

Still to re-arrange: Alfreton PM No1 v Tansley; Clay Cross v Alfreton PM No2.

CAPTAINS CUP (Team Aggregate) First Round

5 Frames - Overall Points Aggregate To Count

Mon Feb 10: Belper Royal British Legion v Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2

Quarter Finals

Mon Feb 17: Edgefold Matlock No2 v Belper RBL or Alfreton PM No2

Mon Feb 17: Bolehill Institute v Crich Comrades

Mon Feb 17: Tansley Potters v Edgefold Matlock No1

Wed Feb 19: Edgefold Matlock No3 v Clay Cross Brotherhood

DENIS MORTON PAIRS HANDICAP TROPHY Quarter Finals
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Mon Feb 10: P Trevett / N Berry (Crich) 0 v S Dobney / T Smith (Edgefold) -10

Sun Feb 16: D Waring / L Hage (C/Crss) -15 v R Ferguson / R Muxlow (Edg) -7

Tue Feb 18: G Jones / I McKay (C/Crss) -10 v J Dakin / S Thompson (Edg 2) +5

Mon Mar 03: S & J Hawkins (Tansley) +7 v R Johnstone / F Harvey (Edg) +10

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Quarter Finals
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Mon Feb 10: Josh Dakin (Edgefold 2) 0 v Scott Brooks (Edgefold 2) -15
Thu Feb 20: Justin Weller (Belper Strutt) -15 v Ian McKay (Clay Cross) -5

Sun Feb 23: Lee Hage (Clay Cross) -15 v Ben Monk (Alfreton PM 2) -30

Sun Feb 23: Duncan Waring (Clay Cross) -15 v Alex Fisher (Alfreton PM 2) +5

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP Quarter Finals
Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Sun Feb 16: Alex Fisher (Alfreton PM 2) +5 v Reece Johnstone (Edgefold 3) +5

Wed Feb 19: Steve Bullock (Belper RBL) 0 v John Smith (Alfreton PM 1) +5

Tue Feb 25: Joe Neville (Tansley Potters) 0 v Ian McKay (Clay Cross) -5

Tue Mar 04: Josh Dakin (Edgefold 2) 0 v Carlos Zaragoza (Alfreton PM 2) +10

OMYA CUP (Individual Scratch) Quarter Finals
Best of 5 Frames - No handicaps - 7.30pm (w/c January 6th)

Tue Feb 18: Martin Barwick (Edgefold 2) v Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM 2)

Wed Feb 26: Ricki Slack (Bolehill) v Scott Brooks (Edgefold 2)

Sun Mar 02: Lee Hage (Clay Cross) v Justin Weller (Belper Strutt)

Sun Mar 02: Ben Monk (Alfreton PM 2) v Duncan Waring (Clay Cross)

All entry fees need to be in ASAP and players need to be up to date in order to play in  any upcoming competitions.

Also if rearranging, take note of other dates at the same venue, especially where there is a one table set up, cheers and good luck to all competitors.

BELPER RBL SCORE EXCELLENT VICTORY AT CLAY CROSS

MARK NEWBY ... singles and doubles successes for Belper

BELPER ROYAL BRITISH LEGION travelled to Clay Cross Brotherhood in this week's T & M Motors Snooker League fixture list and came away with one of their best victories of the season.
Steve Bullock recorded his eighth victory in nine league outings in the opener with a 59-32 verdict before the equally in-form Ian McKay levelled matters for the hosts with a black ball decider.
However, the Legionnaires thereafter took the bull by the horns and Mark Newby with a 67-42 success edged them back in front before Paul Jarrett sealed the deal with a hard fought 64-50 victory in the fourth.
Newby and Wayne Shooter teamed up to take the doubles leg for good measure for an excellent 4-1 overall win.

Edgefold No1 were made to work hard by the youngsters from Edgefold No3 team but just got the better of some tight contests for a 3-2 success, hence keeping their unbeaten run going.
All four of the singles games could have gone either way but Tommy Smith, Robert Muxlow and Duncan Harwood came out on the right side for the league leaders with Fin Harvey replying before Reece Johnstone and Sam Kniveton convincingly took the doubles leg.

Second placed Bolehill Institute fell 3-2 at Crich Comrades with Jack Long registering first for the Tramwaymen with a 65-27 romp before Ade Smith added the second after Ian Doe had gone in-off a black ball decider.
Phil Leverton made sure of victory with an impressive 76-35 pot-fest after Simon Zoppi had brought the visitors back into the game in the third leg. Zoppi continued his defiant stance with an excellent run of 36 to take the doubles leg with Ian Birks thereafter.

The all-Alfreton clash between third and fourth placings went the way of the No1 team who ran up a superb 4-1 win, taking all four singles legs courtesy of Des and John Smith, Phil Longden and Andrew Haggarty before Jack Lowe and Carlos Zaragoza restored some pride for the vanquished in the remaining pairs contest.

Tansley Potters also produced one of their best displays of the season as they defeated Edgefold No2 4-1. Joe Neville was in superb nick with a 40 break setting the tone for the evening.
Ex-Bulls Head of Youlgrave player from the noughties Lee Hodgkinson returned as if he had never been away to edge the next and although Scott Brooks pulled one back on the black, Steve Hawkins was successful in each of his singles and doubles frames, latterly with Neville to round off a good nights work for the hosts.

In the Elliott Carpets Billiards League, Keith Gregory beat the highest individual score for the second week running as he certainly had his sprinting boots on to run up a 250-175 success complete with 39 break while Mark Jennings also obliged with a 30 break of his own as they defeated Bolehill Institute in emphatic fashion 19-12 in the only fixture to take place.

T & M Motors Snooker League week 10: Clay Cross Brotherhood 1, Belper Royal British Legion 4; Edgefold Matlock No1 3, Edgefold Matlock No3 2; Crich Comrades 3, Bolehill Institute 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 4; Tansley Potters 4, Edgefold Matlock No2 1.
Breaks : J Neville 40; S Zoppi 36; B Monk 24,20.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League: Mayfield Institute 19, Bolehill Institute 12.
Breaks: K Gregory 39; M Jennings 30.

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W       L       Pts 
Edgefold Matlock No 1                      10       10         0      35
Bolehill Institute                                 10         6         4      29
Alfreton P Morewood No 1                  9         6         3      27
Alfreton P Morewood No 2                  9         4         5      24

Edgefold Matlock No 2                      10         4         6      23

Belper Royal British Legion               10         4         6      23
Crich Comrades                                10         5         5      22

Tansley Potters                                    8         3         5      22

Clay Cross Brotherhood                      8         4         4      19

Edgefold Matlock No 3                      10         0       10      11                  

Leading breaks: B Monk 84; S Burton 55.
Leading wins: S Bullock 8/9; S Burton 8/10; S Brooks & A Haggarty 7/8.

Elliott Carpets Billiards League       P     W      D       L     Pts
Mayfield Institute                                 7       5       0       2      93
Bolehill Institute                                   7       2       2       3      85
Tansley Potters                                    7       2       1       4      73

Whitworth Institute                               7       3       1       3      72

Leading breaks: R Slack & J McCann 45.

Leading wins: J McCann 6/7; M Jennings 5/7.