ALFRETON No2 PILE ON THE POINTS AS THEY JOIN SUMMIT

PAUL SAINSBURY ... centurion twice over

ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD No2 joined the inactive Bolehill Institute No1 as joint front-runners in the T & M Motors Snooker League (with additional sponsorship from Lowes Catering Ltd) with one of the most emphatic performances ever witnessed as Paul Sainsbury (32 break) and Jack Lowe (30 break) each scored century points hauls and then teamed up for yet another one in the concluding doubles leg.
With Kai Hopkins (41 and 25 breaks) also registering over ninety points it was quite a night for the hosts as they put Crich Comrades No2 to the sword with a 4-1 final scoreline of likely record-breaking proportions after Paul Hubbard had secured the opening frame for the visitors on the black.

Edgefold No2 remain in touch in third place a point behind after a 3-2 home success over Clay Cross Brotherhood No1.
Ian McKay and Tony Blant registered for the visitors with Ross Muxlow replying inbetween and Josh Lee continuing his good early season form for the hosts with an equalising 59-47 victory.
Richard Ferguson and Rob Muxlow took a tight closing doubles frame to seal the deal.

Bolehill No2 shocked last seasons runners-up and dual cup winners Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 with a 3-2 triumph on their travels.
With captain Mick Bunting on holiday, Owen Williams was pressed into service twice and proved the ultimate match winner with 84-58 and 71-59 successes in frames three and four.
Ben Langford had secured the opener on the black and although Lee Hage equalised, it was not until the pairs leg that John Rosemand and Callum Greenfield added the second.

Tansley Potters edged out Crich Comrades No1 3-2 on the final black with Radford Neville and Steve Hawkins taking the first two frames before Paul Trevett (on the black, against previously undefeated Joe Neville) and Ade Smith levelled things up.
However, it was the Nevilles who had the last laugh with a 63-56 match deciding verdict in the doubles.

Another tight game saw Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 defeat Belper Royal British Legion 3-2.
Cole and John Smith had the visitors two to the good and teamed up to take the pairs leg at the end after Steve Bullock and then Justin Weller levelled matters at 2-2.

The all Matlock derby saw Edgefold No1 back in the winners enclosure as they saw off Edgefold No3 4-1.
Josh Dakin was in fine form to take the opener for the vanquished but thereafter wins for Steve Burton, Martin Barwick and Scott Brooks turned the game on its head before Brooks and Barwick took the doubles leg. Brooks registred breaks of 28,24 and 20 during the evening and Burton 27.

Just one match in the Classic Gas Bodyshop Billiards League saw Whitworth Institute defeat Mayfield Institute 11-7 with Rob Lowe notching a run of 35.

Snooker League week 09: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 4, Crirch Comraodes No2 1; Edgefold Matlock No2 3, Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 2; Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 2, Bolehill Institute No2 3; Crich Comrades No1 2, Tansley Potters 3; Belper Royal British Legion 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 3; Edgefold Matlock No1 4, Edgefold Matlock No2 3.
Breaks: K Hopkins 41,25; B Monk 41,36,33; P Sainsbury 32; J Lowe 30; J Neville 30; J Roseman 29; S Brooks 28,24,20; S Burton 27; J Lee 25; P Hubbard 23,22.
Century points hauls: Jack Lowe 102pts, Paul Sainsbury (singles) 107pts, Jack Lowe / Paul Sainsbury (doubles) 109pts.

Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Paul Sainsbury (Alfreton PM No2)

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Leading wins: J Neville, J Lee & S Burton 6/7.
Leading breaks: C Marchington 44; K Hopkins 41.

Billiards League week 03: Whitworth Institute 11, Mayfield Institute 7.
Breaks: R Lowe 35.

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CLAY CROSS No1 CONFIRM FORM IN CLASH WITH LEADERS

IAN McKAY sealed the win for CLAY CROSS No1

LEADERS BOLEHILL INSTITUTE No1 lost their unbeaten record in this seasons T & M Motors Snooker League (with additional sponsorship from Lowes Catering Ltd) as they fell 3-2 at Clay Cross Brotherhood No1, who had also defeated them recently in the Six Red Cup.
Tony Blant and Ian Doe fought out a gritty opener, and with Doe potting pink, he still had a chance six points behind with just the black to play and opted for a length of the table double rather than a difficult safety shot.
It looked in for much of the way but just caught the lip of the pocket and Blant stepped in to dispatch the extra points to give his team an early lead.
Colin Marchington looked set to equalise as he led by 19 with brown onwards left but experienced opponent Graham Jones showed all his calmness in taking brown and blue in one visit and then pink and black in the next for 2-0.
A scrappy third frame with several fouls was eventually decided by an excellent cutback shot on pink from Ian McKay after he had taken green, brown and blue to come from arrears and thus seal the win.
Ian Birks (23 break) was in excellent touch however and he took his singles and doubles legs (latterly with Ricki Slack on the pink) to earn the final two points for the visitors.

With Bolehill having the bye week next, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 can take over leadership in the days ahead and they helped their cause with a 4-1 defeat of Edgefold No3.
Kai Hopkins (38 break, Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week) and Paul Darby were successful in singles and doubles legs after Alex Fisher had put them ahead while Josh Dakin was in stupendous form for the hosts for a 70-11 salvo.

Tansley Potters defeated Edgefold No2 in a tight battle with Radford and Joe Neville putting the home team two up before Josh Lee (on the black) and Rob Muxlow pulled things level.
However Neville (J) and Neil Johnson took a hard fought doubles leg to grind out a 3-2 win.

Belper Royal British Legion notched their first league victory of the season with a 4-1 defeat of Crich Comrades No2.
Justin Weller top scored and then registered again pressed into service as the reserve after Steve Bullock had taken the opener while Matt Watson was on target for the Tramwaymen.

Bolehill No2 shocked Edgefold No1 3-2 for the second year running with Dale Shaw putting in a sparkling seasonal debut and Owen Williams successful in singles and doubles, teaming up with Paul Young to seal the deal.
Steve Burton and Duncan Harwood emerged on the right side of closely fought contests for the Matlock cuemen.

The Classic Gas Bodyshop Billiards League saw wins for Whitworth Institute and Bolehill Institute who defeated Tansley Potters (12-9) and Mayfield Institute (11-10) respectively.
Jim McCann (41), Joe Neville (36) and Ricki Slack (30) were among the breaks while Keith Gregory produced a tremendous comeback to take his game from sixty odd points adrift.

Snooker League week 7: Cly Cross Brotherhood No1 3, Bolehill Institute No1 2; Edgefold Matlock No3 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 4; Tansley Potters 3, Edgefold Matlock No2 2; Crich Comrades No2 1, Belper Royal British Legion 4; Bolehill Institute No2 3, Edgefold Matlock No1 2.
Breaks: K Hopkins 38; I Birks 23.
Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Kai Hopkins (Alfreton PM No2).

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Leading wins: J Neville 6/6; J Lee & S Burton 5/6.
Leading breaks: C Marchington 44; B Monk & J Lowe 39.

Classic Gas Bodyshop Billiards League: Tansley Potters 9, Whitworth Institute 12; Bolehill Institute 11, Whitworth Institute 10.
Breaks: J McCann 41; J Neville 36; R Slack 30.

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EDGEFOLD No3 GAIN COMPENSATION FOR 6-REDS DEFEAT

TREVOR WRIGHT

EDGEFOLD No3 travelled to Belper Royal British Legion in the T & M Motors Snooker League with additional sponsorship from Lowes Catering Ltd and were hoping to gain some compensation for their recent Six Red Cup loss at home to the same opposition a couple of weeks ago.
Justin Weller secured the opener for the hosts 77-53 as they were off to a flyer looking for their opening league success of the season.
Roy Taylor got off the mark for the season in the next however to equalise with a 52-20 verdict and then after a titanic battle Trevor Wright came through in the next, potting the high value colours to take the third frame 74-68 on the black.
Josh Dakin made no mistake in frame four to seal the deal for the visitors with a 57-20 triumph before home pairing Steve Bullock and Wayne Shooter reduced the arrears to 3-2 in the concluding doubles leg.

Edgefold No2 were also in winning form and they secured the maximum five points with a 5-0 clean sweep over Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1.
Richard Ferguson, Rob and Ross Muxlow and Josh Lee were all victorious in the singles frames before Ferguson and Muxlow teamed up to complete a great nights work for the Matlock cuemen.

Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 prevented a third Edgefold success however as they defeated the No1 team 3-2 in Matlock.
Rob Mulliss (33 break) and Lee Hage (32 break) both excelled on their seasonal debuts and John Roseman made the game safe in frame three with a 53-26 win.
Scott Brooks did bring the hosts to within touching distance however with victories in both singles and doubles legs, latterly with Steve Burton.

Leaders Bolehill Institute No1 edged out Tansley Potters 3-2 though Joe Neville maintained his hitherto unbeaten run on the pink in the opener before Colin Marchington levelled.
Ricki Slack then took the last three balls to sneak a 64-63 success and although Steve Hawkins equalised, Slack and Ian Birks took the doubles leg 71-39.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 defeated Bolehill No2 4-1 with Kai Hopkins and Ben Monk both on target in the opening encounters.
Jack Lowe then came from 48-0 behind to see off Mick Bunting and finished the night parnering Monk to an 89-43 success, with runs of 39, 28 and 25 during the evening.
Paul Young registered for the visitors in frame four with a 61-45 riposte.

The Crich derby saw the No1 team overcome the No2 team to the tune of 4-1 on School Lane.
Jack Long was successful in his singles and doubles legs while Gareth Rudkin scored a black ball success for the vanquished after Phil Leverton had put the game to bed.

The Classic Gas Bodyshop Billiards League also got underway, with Steve Hawkins (Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week) in fantastic form with breaks of 47 and 35 for Tansley Potters as they defeated Mayfield Institute 9-7 while Jim McCann had runs of 38 and 37 as Whitworth Institute saw off last season's champions Bolehill Institute 12-7.

Snooker League week 07: Belper Royal British Legion 2, Edgefold Matlock No3 3; Edgefold Matlock No2 5, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 0; Edgefold Matlock No1 2, Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 3; Bolehill Institute No1 3, Tansley Potters 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 4, Bolehill Institute No2 1; Crich Comrades No1 4, Crich Comrades No2 1.
Breaks: J Lowe 39,28,25; R Mulliss 33; L Hage 32; Rob Muxlow 26; K Hopkins 22.

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Leading wins: J Neville 5/5; R Slack & C Marchington 5/6.
Leading breaks: C Marchington 44; B Monk & J Lowe 39.

Billiards League week 01: Mayfield Institute 7, Tansley Potters 9; Whitworth Institute 12, Bolehill Institute 7.
Breaks: S Hawkins 47,35; J McCann 38 & 37; R Slack 30.
Player of the Week: Steve Hawkins (Tansley Potters).

COMPETITION DRAWS FOR EARLY ROUNDS + SIX RED CUP

THE draws for the first rounds of the individual and doubles competitions and quarter 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.

OMYA CUP (Individual Scratch) Preliminary Round

Best of 5 Frames - No handicaps - 7.30pm

Wed Oct 28: Damian Woodward (Clay Cross 2) v Alex Fisher (Alfreton PM 2)
Wed Oct 28: Fin Harvey (Edgefold 2) v James Hemming (Edgefold 3)

OPEN INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP First Round

Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Sun Nov 01: Andrew Haggarty (Alfreton 1) 0 v Carlos Zaragoza (Alfreton 2) +5
Sun Nov 01: Rob Muxlow (Edgefold 2) -5 v Owen Williams (Bolehill 2) +15
Mon Nov 02: Scott Brooks (Edgefold 1) -15 v Duncan Harwood (Edgefold 1) -5
Tue Nov 03: Graham Jones (C/Cross 1) -5 v Matt Watson (Crich Coms 2) +15
Tue Nov 03: Ben Monk (Alfreton 2) -25 v Paul Hubbard (Crich Coms 2) +15
Tue Nov 03: Josh Lee (Edgefold 2) 0 v Phil Leverton (Crich Coms 1) +15
Wed Nov 04: Ian McKay (C/Cross 1) 0 v Joe Neville (Tansley Potters) 0
Sun Nov 08: Lee Hage (C/Cross 2) -20 v Alex Fisher (Alfreton 2) +5
Sun Nov 08: Jack Lowe (Alfreton 2) -10 v James Hemming (Edgefold 3) +10
Others receive byes to second round

OMYA CUP (Individual Scratch) First Round

Best of 5 Frames - No handicaps - 7.30pm

Sun Nov 08: Duncan Waring (Clay Cross 1) v Lee Shaw (Clay Cross 2)

Sun Nov 08: Rob Muxlow (Edgefold 1) v Josh Dakin (Edgefold 3)

Mon Nov 09: Paul Darby (Alfreton PM 2) v Kai Hopkins (Alfreton PM 1)

Tue Nov 10: Fin Harvey or James Hemming v Rob Mulliss (Clay Cross 2)

Wed Nov 11: Mark Bower (Clay Cross 2) v Ben Monk (Alfreton PM 2)

Wed Nov 11: Joe Neville (Tansley Potters) v Nathan Brown (Alfreton PM 2)

Wed Nov 11: Martin Barwick (Edgefold 1) v Trevor Wright (Edgefold 3)

Wed Nov 11: John Roseman (Clay Cross 2) v Scott Brooks (Edgefold 1)

Wed Nov 11: Steve Bullock (Belper RBL) v Duncan Harwood (Edgefold 1)

Thu Nov 12: Andrew Bailey (Clay Cross 2) v Ross Muxlow (Edgefold 2)

Thu Nov 12: Graham Jones (Clay Cross 1) v Roy Taylor (Edgefold 3)

Fri Nov 13: Ian McKay (Clay Cross 1) v Lee Hage (Clay Cross 2)

Sun Nov 15: Ricki Slack (Bolehill 1) v Justin Weller (Belper RBL)

Sun Nov 15: Steve Burton (Edgefold 1) v Josh Lee (Edgefold 2)

Wed Nov 25: Callum Greenfield (Clay Cross 2) v Sam Kniveton (Edgefold 2)

Tue Dec 02: Damian Woodward or Alex Fisher v Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM 2)

"B" (INTERMEDIATE) INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP First Round

Best of 5 Frames - Normal League Handicaps apply - 7.30pm

Sun Nov 15: Carlos Zaragoza (Alfreton 2) +5 v Martin Barwick (Edgefold 2) +5

Mon Nov 16: Nick Berry (Crich Coms 1) 0 v Josh Dakin (Edgefold 2) 0

Tue Nov 17: Steve Bullock (Belper RBL) +5 v Joe Neville (Tansley) 0

Tue Nov 17: Sam Kniveton (Edgefold 2) +15 v Matt Watson (Crich Coms 2) +15

Wed Nov 18: James Hemming (Edgefold 3) +10 v Fin Harvey (Edgefold 2) +15

Wed Nov 18: Paul Trevett (Crich Coms 1) +5 v Phil Leverton (Crich 1) +15

Thu Nov 19: Owen Williams (Bolehill 1) +15 v Ross Muxlow (Edgefold 2) +10

Sun Nov 22: Andrew Haggarty (Alfreton 2) 0 v Damian Woodward (C/Crss 2) 0

Sun Nov 22: Josh Lee (Edgefold 2) 0 v Alex Fisher (Alfreton PM 2) +5

Others receive byes to second round

BOB McCARTIN SIX RED TEAM CUP Quarter Finals
Best of 7 Frames - 7.30pm unless stated
Four singles and three scotch doubles frames (use six red handicaps)
Mon Nov 16: Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 v Edgefold Matlock No1

Mon Nov 16: Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 v Belper Royal British Legion

Mon Nov 16: Tansley Potters v Edgefold Matlock No2
Tue Nov 17: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 v Bolehill Institute No2

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

Wed Nov 25: M Newby / W Shooter (Belp) -3 v J Weller / S Bullock (Belp) -3

Wed Nov 25: G Jones /I McKay (C/Cross 1) -3 v P Trevett / N Berry (Crich 1) +2

Sun Nov 29: R Muxlow/R Ferguson (Edg2) -13 v R Taylor/J B'dbury (Edg3) +10

Others receive byes to second round

Please keep up to date with playing / rearranging games in the stipulated manner as there will be another round of the individual handicap in December (and possibly the doubles too).

ALFRETON No2 TAKE SPOILS IN CLAY CROSS RE-MATCH

JACK LOWE ... game changer

LAST SEASONS top pair met up again in the T & M Motors Snooker League with additional sponsorship from Lowes Catering just a week after their Six Red Cup battle and another thriller ensued but this time with a different result.
Andrew Bailey and Kai Hopkins (25 break) shared the opening two frames with decent performances before John Roseman (breaks of  25 and 22) edged Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 into a narrow lead.
Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 were not to be outdone this time however, and avenged their 4-3 defeat last week by taking the last two frames with Jack Lowe (Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week) notching victories in singles and doubles legs, latterly on the final black with partner Hopkins thanks to a 67-61 scoreline for 3-2.

Current leaders Bolehill No1 took a 3-2 success from Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 with Colin Marchington putting them ahead before Cole Smith equalised.
Ian Birks put the visitors back ahead before Ian Doe eventually secured the next after a ding dong battle on the black. Chances abounded at the end of the doubles leg too before it went to the home pairing of John Smith and Phil Longden again down to the final ball.

Tansley Potters scored an excellent 4-1 win over second placed Clay Cross Brotherhood No1. Neil Johnson impressed on his return to action from a long layoff with the Nevilles, Joe and Radford also successful either side of him.
Duncan Waring, playing a second frame as reserve, pulled one back before the home side took the pairs leg.

Edgefold No3 defeated Crich Comrades No1 4-1 in Matlock with Trevor Wright and Paul Trevett sharing the early frames and then Josh Dakin taking the next on the black.
James Hemming put the game to bed with wins in each of his singles and doubles legs, teaming up with Dakin to finish a good nights work.

The No2 Edgefold team also won 4-1 at Crich Comrades No2. Richard Ferguson (26 break) top scored and Josh Lee sealed the deal after Andy Statham had scored a debut win for the hosts on the black.

The other game saw Bolehill No2 continue their improved form this season with a 4-1 home defeat of Belper Royal British Legion.
Ben Langford and Owen Williams were each successful in their singles and doubles legs while Mark Newby amassed 87 points in the sole win for the visitors.

League week 06: Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 2, Bolehill Institute No1 3; Tansley Potters 4, Belper Royal British Legion 1; Edgefold Matlock No3 4, Crich Comrades No1 1; Crich Comrades No2 1, Edgefold Matlock No2 4; Bolehill Institute No2 4, Belper Royal British Legion 1.
Breaks: R Ferguson 26; K Hopkins 25; J Roseman 25,22; M Newby 21.

Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Jack Lowe (Alfreton PM No2).

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Leading wins: J Neville & S Burton 4/4.
Leading breaks: C Marchington 44; B Monk 39.

CLAY CROSS TEAMS ON THE BALL IN SIX RED CUP ACTION

LEE SHAW

THE FIRST ROUND of the Bob McCartin Six Red Cup saw five ties take place and featured a match up between the top two league teams of last season as Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 entertained Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2.
Callum Greenfiled and Lee Shaw put the hosts two up before Jack Lowe and late pre-match signing Paul Darby fought back to equalise at 2-2 with that pair teaming up soon after to edge the visitors into the lead for the first time.
However, John Roseman and Shaw steadied the ship to take it into a decider in which Greenfield and Mark Bower secured a 40-16 verdict for 4-3.

Also in action were this season's current top two as Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 took on Bolehill Institute No1. This one was no cliffhanger though with the Brotherhood reeling off the first five frames to secure a comfortable success with Graham Jones in excellent touch to take the opener and Stuart Williams (Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week) putting in a sparkling display on his debut to add the second soon afterwards.
Ian Birks led for much of the fourth frame but Duncan Waring's 25 clearance snatched it at the death before Birks took each of his remaining scotch doubles frames.
The academic last frame was remarkable in that it was the lowest scoreline possible with all six reds taken without a colour and no fouls during the frame, although the final black was not actually required with the score standing at 17-9!

Last season's winners Edgefold No1 took a 4-3 verdict at Crich Comrades No1 despite Phil Leverton (on the black) and Paul Trevett putting the home side two to the good early doors.
Martin Barwick and Steve Burton levelled up before Scott Brooks and Duncan Harwood gave the Matlock side a slender advantage at 3-2.
Leverton and Berry pulled the Tramwaymen level again on the black but Burton and Harwood steered the holders to victory 37-23 in the decider.

Elsewhere, Edgefold No2 saw off Crich Comrades No2 5-2 as they took all four singles frames through Sam Kniveton, Rob and Ross Muxlow and Josh Lee before the home side took two of the three scotch doubles legs, Matt Watson successful in two of them.

And Belper Royal British Legion scored an emphatic 6-1 victory at Edgefold No3 with Wayne Shooter, Steve Bullock and Justin Weller all unbeaten in both singles and doubles contests during the night. Trevor Wright replied for the vanquished.

Bob McCartin Six Red Cup first round: Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 3; Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 5, Bolehill Institute No1 2; Crich Comrades No1 3, Edgefold Matlock No1 4; Crich Comrades No2 2, Edgefold Matlock No2 5; Edgefold Matlock No1 1, Belper Royal British Legion 6. Byes: Tansley Potters, Bolehill Institute No2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1.
Breaks: D Waring 25.
Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Stuart Williams (Clay Cross Brotherhood No1).

GREENFIELD SHINES FOR CLAY CROSS AT BELPER LEGION

CALLUM GREENFIELD .... match winner

CLAY CROSS BROTHERHOOD No2 and Belper Royal British Legion served up a real thriller in this week's T & M Motors Snooker League with additional sponsorship from Lowes Catering Ltd.
The Legionnaires have had a tough start to the campaign against some of the league's expected leading lights and Callum Greenfield (30 break) continued that vein as he took the opener for the visitors.
Mark Newby was in blistering form for the hosts in the next however as he racked up breaks of 31 and 21 to deliver a 76-9 riposte and then Justin Weller (22 break) took a hard fought third frame for 2-1.
However, Lee Shaw with a 59-43 verdict squared things up and then teamed up with Greenfield (Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week) to engineer a 63-28 success in the doubles leg and complete the comeback, 3-2 for the Bros.

A battle of the champions from the last two years went the way of Edgefold No1 who scored an excellent 4-1 win at last seasons top dogs Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2.
Martin Barwick and Steve Burton both got the better of tight battles before a return to form for Ben Monk (39 break) pulled the hosts back into the contest.
But Duncan Harwood sealed the deal with a 68-29 win in the next and then partnered Burton to take the concluding doubles leg on the black.

Early leaders Bolehill No1 took maximum points from their home clash with Crich Comrades No2 with Ian Doe edging the opener by a single point after taking the last four colours and then Colin Marchington putting in the performance of the night to take the next. Ricki Slack, who amassed 99 points, and Ian Birks took their singles legs too before joining forces to complete the nap hand.

Crich Comrades No1 redressed the balance between the two clubs as they edged out Bolehill No2 3-2.
Jack Long top scored and Neil Wetton was also successful on his debut before Nick Berry steered the Tramwaymen over the line. Mick Bunting was twice on target for the vanquished in singles and doubles, teaming up with Ben Langford latterly.

Also triumphant by the same scoreline were Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 who remain second after edging out Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1.
Ian McKay top scored while Graham Jones and Duncan Waring battled to gritty successes with Andrew Haggarty winning each of his singles and doubles legs for the visitors, teaming up with Cole Smith to reduce the arrears.

The Matlock derby match saw Edgefold No3 who were several players short on the night nevertheless score a fantastic 4-1 win over Edgefold No2.
With only Josh Dakin and James Hemming available, meaning they had to give the penalty points handicap in their singles games as is the case if also playing the pairs leg, they nevertheless overcame this disadvantage and took all four individual frames. The tightest of these saw Dakin taking a 56-55 victory before Rob Muxlow and Josh Lee avoided the whitewash in the pairs contest.

League week 04: Belper Royal British Legion 2, Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 3; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 1, Edgefold Matlock No1 4; Bolehill Institute No1 5, Crich Comrades No2 0; Crich Comrades No1 3, Bolehill Institute No2 2; Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 2; Edgefold Matlock No2 1, Edgefold Matlock No3 4. Bye week: Tansley Potters.
Breaks: B Monk 39; M Newby 31,21; C Greenfield 30; C Marchington 24; J Weller 22; R Slack 22; J Dakin 22; J Hemming 21.
Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Callum Greenfield (Clay Cross Brotherhood No2).

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Leading wins: R Slack & S Burton 4/4; J Neville 3/3.
Leading breaks: C Marchington 44; B Monk 39.

BOLEHILL No1 TAKE PAIRS LEG TO MAKE EARLY RUNNING

IAN DOE ... excelled in deciding doubles leg

WITH Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 team not in action this week, Bolehill Institute No1 had the chance to go outright top as they travelled to Edgefold No3 in week three of the T & M Motors Snooker League with enhanced sponsorship from Lowes Catering Ltd.
Colin Marchington took the opener 48-20 with a gritty display before an excellent performance from James Hemming levelled matters at 1-1, taking a 58-14 verdict on his first appearance of the season.
Ricki Slack nudged his team back in front, ultimately fluking match ball blue to secure a 63-35 scoreline in his favour but again the home side fought back strongly with Jacob Bradbury levelling at 2-2 as he clipped the pink into the middle pocket for a 63-47 win.
The  deciding doubles leg however saw Bolehill's Ian Doe go into overdrive with a virtuoso potting performance, ultimately unlucky to have his break of 25 cut short when potting the black but touching a red in the process with plenty more to go at. Nevertheless, he partnered captain Slack to a 70-44 success and steer the Wirksworth cuemen to the top of the table early doors.

Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 secured their second successive impressive win and now go second after a 4-1 defeat of Crich Comrades No2.
Gareth Rudkin continued his promising start for the Tramwaymen as he was fast out of the blocks for a 65-39 triumph but the visitors took over thereafter, taking all four remaining frames.
Tony Blant, Graham Jones and Duncan Waring all came through tight contests before Waring and Duane Parsons took the doubles leg with a bit more to spare.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 took victory in their opening match after a delayed start as they took the spoils 3-2 at Tansley Potters.
The Nevilles, Joe and Radford had put the hosts two up in a match that was switched from the scheduled venue on Hall Street but the Amber Valley cuemen fought back to turn it around as Andrew Haggarty (Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week) and John Smith won each of their singles as well as the doubles leg.

Edgefold No1 also switched their fixture to Belper Royal British Legion but it didn't stop them recording a 3-2 verdict.
Scott Brooks (25 break) and Mark Newby shared the opening frames but Duncan Harwood and Steve Burton (33 break) both took battling wins to seal the deal before Newby (23 break) and Wayne Shooter reduced the arrears in the pairs leg.

Edgefold No2 defeated Bolehill No2 3-2 although it was a good night for the hosts' Ben Langford who was successful in each of his singles and doubles legs in his first full appearance, having only featured in the pairs previously.
Richard Ferguson, Ross Muxlow (on the black) and Fin Harvey were on target for the victors.

In the other match, Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 showed they are again likely to be tough opposition for all despite the setback of a first week loss, as they powered into top form defeating Crich Comrades No1 5-0.
Damian Woodward top scored while John Roseman (23 break) and Mark Bower took each of their doubles and singles legs.

League week 3: Edgefold Matlock No3 2, Bolehill Institute No1 3; Crich Comrades No2 1, Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 4; Tansley Potters 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 3; Belper Royal British Legion 2, Edgefold Matlock No1 3; Bolehill Institute No2 2, Edgefold Matlock No2 3; Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 5, Crich Comrades No1 0. Bye week: Alfreton PM No 2.
Breaks: Steve Burton 33; Scott Brooks 25; Ian Doe 25; Mark Newby 23; John Roseman 23; Richard Ferguson 22.
Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Andrew Haggarty (Alfreton PM No1).

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Leading wins: J Neville, R Slack, G Rudkin & S Burton 3/3.
Leading breaks: C Marchington 44; S Burton 33.

"FERGY" RETURNS TO LIFT EDGEFOLD No2 OVER THE LINE

RICHARD FERGUSON ... singles and doubles successes

THE second round of T & M Motors Snooker League matches (with additional sponsorship from Lowes Catering Ltd) took place recently and there was a thrilling night for the newly formed Edgefold No2 team who defeated last season's runners-up and dual cup winners Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 3-2.
Richard Ferguson, with runs of 31 and 21 ended the long winning streak of Callum Greenfield running back into last season and although Mark Bower requalised with a 67-37 riposte, a black ball victory for Josh Lee put the home side 2-1 ahread with two to play.
Damian Woodward, who had a ding dong battle with Rob Muxlow in the individual competitions last season, served up another thriller as he took the next on the black 58-56 to equalise but ultimately it was Ferguson again teaming up with Fin Harvey who steered the Matlock cuemen to an excellent success.
"Fergy" takes this weeks Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week award on his return to action after having his season curtailed through injury niggles last time around.

Tansley Potters also prevailed 3-2 over Crich Comrades No2.
The Nevilles, Joe and Radford soon had the hosts 2-0 up but the Tramwaymen battled back with a black ball win for Gareth Rudkin, thanks to a 22 clearance, and then captain Paul Hubbard taking the next.
The two Joes, Neville and Hawkins steered the home side over the line in the pairs though.

The other tight battle saw Edgefold No1 take a 3-2 win from Crich Comrades No1.
Steve Burton edged the opener 62-51 before Paul Trevett and then Ade Smith on the black saw the hosts go in front.
However, Burton appearing again as reserve, levelled at 2-2 before Duncan Harwood and Martin Barwick edged home in a tight deciding doubles leg 56-46.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 took their second successive 4-1 win, this time at Belper Royal British Legion with Nathan Brown and Wayne Shooter sharing the early frames.
Kai Hopkins with an 85-32 success and Jack Lowe with a 22 clearance giving him a 69-62 verdict - despite earlier runs of 30 and 25 from opponent Justin Weller - were highlights of the eveing.
Lowe and Brown then teamed up to take the doubles 66-46.

The other games saw 5-0 home wins for Bolehill No1 and Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 respectively.
Bolehill defeated their No2 team with a bit to spare on the night, Colin Marchington's 25 break setting the tone with solid performances down the line while Edgefold No3 were held pointless at Clay Cross.
Tony Blant took the second frame on the black and there was a high scoring contest in frame four which saw Duncan Waring take an 86-69 victory.

League week 02: Edgefold Matlock No2 3, Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 2; Tansley Potters 3, Crich Comrades No2 2; Crich Comrades No1 2, Edgefold Matlock No1 3; Belper Royal British Legion 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 4; Bolehill Institute No1 5, Bolehill Institute No2 0; Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 5, Edgefold Matlock No3 0.
Breaks: Richard Ferguson 31,21; Justin Weller 30,25; Colin Marchington 25; Jack Lowe 22; Gareth Rudkin 22.
Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Richard Ferguson (Edgefold Matlock No2).

FATHER AND SON TIP THE SCALES FOR TANSLEY POTTERS

JOE NEVILLE ... age no barrier

THE NEW T & M Motors Snooker League season got underway boosted with extra sponsorship towards trophies and prize money from Lowes Catering Ltd and the usual Player of the Week sponsors Clay Cross Brotherhood back on board, we thank them all in the opening week.
Tansley Potters, who narrowly missed out on the end of season play offs last season travelled to the revamped Edgefold No1 team with the Matlock club mixing up their players in all three teams from last season.
Scott Brooks (20 break) took the opener 80-42 as he returned to the first team with some aplomb before Steve Hawkins' 25 clearance saw him equalise with a 68-48 win.
Age is still no barrier for league stalwart Joe Neville in his 83rd year, and he put in a sterling performance to give the visitors the lead with a 70-42 success.
Steve Burton levelled matters at 2-2 with a 51-25 salvo but eventually it was the father and son partnership of Joe and Radford Neville who carried their side to an opening day win thanks to a 69-26 scoreline.

Colin Marchington of Bolehill No1 makes the early running in the highest break chart though his excellent effort of 44 at Belper Royal British Legion came at a stage when he was trailing 47-0 and indeed it was opponent Steve Bullock who took the frame on the pink to put his side one-nil up with a 72-60 verdict.
Ricki Slack and Simon Zoppi then nudged the visitors 2-1 ahead before Justin Weller levelled playing a second frame as reserve with the home side short on the opening day.
However, a scrappy deciding pairs leg saw Slack and Ian Birks prevail on the pink for a 3-2 Bolehill win.

Bolehill No2 were also off to a good start with a 3-2 home win over newly formed Crich Comrades No2. Paul Hubbard and Gareth Rudkin had put the visitors two up but a black-ball win from Paul Young kept the home side in the hunt and then Darren Bunting levelled before the pair teamed up to deliver a thrilling comeback win.

Yet another tight game saw Crich Comrades No1 defeat Edgefold No2 3-2 on School Lane.
Fin Harvey secured the opener on the black for the Matlock cuemen before Nick Berry and Paul Trevett flipped the match on its hinges to put the home side 2-1 up.
Josh Lee on his return to snooker combat levelled things up but ultimately it was Ade Smith and Berry who saw the Tramwaymen over the line 48-14.

The other game saw last seasons champions Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 starting as if they mean business again with a 4-1 defeat of Clay Cross Brotherhood No1.
With several of the team involved in the 24 hour snooker fundraiser a few days earlier, they came into the game well practiced and it showed on the night.
Duane Parsons had given the hosts the lead but that was as good as it got with Jack Lowe and Paul Sainsbury scoring black ball victories and then Nathan Brown (Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week) putting in a stunning performance with a 90 points to nine win to seal the overall success.
He then teamed up with Sainsbury to add the doubles leg for good measure.

League week 1: Edgefold Matlock No1 2, Tansley Potters 3; Belper RBL 2, Bolehill Institute No1 3; Bolehill Institute No2 3, Crich Comrades No2 2; Crich Comrades No1 3, Edgefold Matlock No2 2; Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 1, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 4; Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 v Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 postponed. Bye week: Edgefold Matlock No3.
Breaks: Colin Marchington 44; Steve Hawkins 25; Justin Weller 22; Ricki Slack 21; Scott Brooks 20.
Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Nathan Brown (Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2).

JACK & JIM WIN REMAINING SNOOKER & BILLIARDS FINALS

JACK LOWE .... "B" individual handicap winner

THE REMAINING delayed finals in snooker and billiards formats took place this week with Jack Lowe of Alfreton Palmer Morewood taking on Edgefold's Rob Muxlow in the "B" Intermediate Individual Handicap and Whitworth's Jim McCann up against Tansley's Joe Neville in the three-ball game's Williams Cup.
Lowe had come through contests with Reece Johnstone, Andrew Haggarty, Trevor Wright and Ian Doe to reach the final showdown while Muxlow had seen off Sam Kniveton, Alex Fisher and Lee Shaw after an initial bye.
There was a gathering of a fair few people to see the climax at Tansley Potters which turned out to be more of a tactical affair rather than producing any high scoring visits in a match where the players mutually agreed to play a best of 7 rather than the usual best of 5 in this particular event.
Lowe took the first two frames 51-22 and 53-25 in similar vein with Rob not really getting his cue arm going from positions near the baulk cushion.
The third frame was more open with a fair few misses and free balls to boot boosting the totals, but Muxlow was still requiring three snookers on the colours and despite getting two of them, the Amber Valley cueman pulled away again at the end to take it 89-57.
A much more even fourth frame ensued thereafter with the scores locked together at 52 apiece but again it was Lowe who kept his cool to slot home the pink and black and take it 65-52 for a 4-0 success.
This completes a stellar season for the league's most improved player perhaps ever in the space of a few months, having not previously won an individual trophy, this now being his fifth major prize of the season comprising the  open handicap, the pairs handicap (with John Smith), most individual wins in the league with 17 out of 22 and his team also taking the League Championship.

JIM McCANN ... billiards handicap winner

Jim McCann lifted the Williams Cup (Billiards Individual Handicap) also at Tansley with a convincing 139-36 success after 75 minutes, rubber stamped by a 38 break, confirming his good recent form after a run to the semi finals in the English Over 60s plate competition recently whereas Neville, also runner-up in this event last year, had not had much in the way of competitive play of late.

"B" Intermediate Individual Handicap final: Jack Lowe (Alfreton Palmer Morewood) 4, Rob Muxlow (Edgefold Matlock) 0 (at Tansley Potters): 51-22; 53-25; 89-57; 65-52.
Williams Cup (Billiards Individual Handicap) final: Joe Neville (Tansley Potters) 36, Jim McCann (Whitworth Institute) 139 (at Tansley Potters). Breaks: Jim McCann 38.

BOLEHILL No1 DEFY THE HEAT TO BREAK NINE-YEAR DUCK

BOLEHILL INSTITUTE No1 2025/26 Jimmy Harper Plate winners
L-R: Ian Birks, Ricki Slack, Simon Zoppi and Andrew Brough.
Also played: Ian Doe and Colin Marchington.

BOLEHILL INSTITUTE No1 were back amongst the silverware after a gap of nine years as they defeated a depleted Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 line-up to win the Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Aggregate Consolation) for the first time in the club's history, having twice been runners-up previously, including in one of the COVID hit campaigns when the match was carried over into the next pre-season.
With their squad not avid summer practicers, they were keen to avoid similar circumstances this time around with their opponents dealing with a clutch of holidays, so a weeks delay was agreed to allow as many Clay Cross players as possible to take part in at least one of their two finals, they having been narrowly beaten in the six red cup early that previous week.
However, due to unforeseen circumstances, things did not go to plan either with the extreme weather conditions or the home team players availability, and a less than ideal contest ensued in very warm temperatures.
Only Duane Parsons and Graham Jones made the gig for the hosts in the end though no one in the Bolehill team was counting their chickens having lost in a previous season to an Edgefold duo under the same circumstances.
Parsons opened up against Ian Doe, and a tight battle ensued with free flowing snooker at a premium due to the sticky conditions but it was the Bolehill player who prevailed courtesy of a good pot on the black to take it 45-40.
Ricki Slack took on veteran Graham Jones in the next and largely held sway throughout with a couple of teen breaks though the Clay Cross veteran forced a couple of fouls from snookers late in the frame before the Bolehill cueman doubled the black for a 69-43 success.
Jones stepped up again for the next, and giving up the extra ten points for playing twice, had to succumb 67-42 to Simon Zoppi who began to find his potting range more and more as the frame progressed.
So a gradual lead of 56 had been built up by the time of the fourth frame with Parsons turning out again against Ian Birks off level due to the revised handicap.
However, the conditions began to take their toll on the home player with smooth cueing becoming difficult to attain while Birks, arriving later in the evening, actually played some of his best snooker of the season in powering to a 92-7 success embellished by a 22 clearance at the end.
A 141 lead was therefore enough for the white flag to be held aloft, with the pairs leg being promptly conceded for an overall 333-132 result with Birks undefeated in the three games of the competition; his team's previous victories coming over Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 plus a memorable comeback win at Crich Comrades in the semi final.

Meanwhile, the recent English Over 60s Billiards Championship run again at Derby's Cueball saw league players Jim McCann and Ricki Slack put up decent showings with Jim reaching the semi final of the Plate competition and Ricki progressing to the second round proper of the main event.
Jim went under by just seven points 152-145 to eventual main event semi finalist Terry MacAdam and then had wins over Paul Wood (179-124) and Eva Palmius (237-111) in the Plate before falling 169-131 to eventual winner Ron Bickerdike, who ran in a 72 break.
Ricki defeated 2019 over-60s champion Mick Cooper 203-173 with a break of 45 before running into twice English amateur champion Phil Welham who as expected was too hot to handle, the latter securing a 369-143 verdict including runs of 98 (from his first visit in open play) and 76 amongst others.

Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Aggregate Consolation) final: Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 132, Bolehill Institute No1 333.
Breaks: Ian Birks 22 (Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week).

CLAY CROSS No2 & EDGEFOLD No1 COLLECT THE SPOILS

CLAY CROSS BROTHERHOOD No2 Jaeger Trophy play-off winners 2025/26
L-R: Mark Bower, John Roseman, Callum Greenfield and Lee Shaw.

EDGEFOLD MATLOCK No1 - Bob McCartin Six Red Cup winners 2025/26
L-R: Tommy Smith, Duncan Harwood, Steve Burton, Richard Ferguson and Rob Muxlow.

TWO MAJOR finals were contested this week with the Jaeger Trophy league play offs coming to a conclusion at Crich Comrades fought out between the league's top two teams who finished level on points in the regular season and the Edgefold Club hosting the Bob McCartin Six Red Cup showdown which was deferred from earlier in the season.
Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 had pipped Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 to the league title on the most wins rule and in the meantime both had scored convincing victories in the play off semi finals over Edgefold No2 and Bolehill No1 respectively.
Callum Greenfield, who has taken his play to a higher level in the second part of the season, was again in imperious form as he took the opener for Clay Cross reeling off his twelfth straight win with a run of 20 - just one of a string of contributions in that period - as he delivered an 81-23 success.
The second frame was the tightest and most pivotal of the night with Jack Lowe, most successful player of the current season, up against Mark Bower but after a tense battle it was the Clay Cross cueman who fired home the deciding black for a 47-46 verdict and a 2-0 lead.
And a high quality third frame saw Lee Shaw (22 break) battle hard to edge out hotshot youngster Kai Hopkins by taking brown, blue and pink for a 60-47 success and a win for the team in straight frames.

The six red contest played simultaneously saw Edgefold No1 taking on Clay Cross No1 with Rob Muxlow taking an extended opening frame 44-14 before Tony Blant equalised with a 37-13 salvo.
Veteran Graham Jones (25 break) has been in an excellent run of form lately and he engineered a 38-27 success to put Clay Cross into the lead but a black ball win for Tommy Smith 37-36 kept the scores level again.
All was down to the scotch doubles events, and Smith stayed on the table to partner Muxlow to a 46-22 victory and put his team on the verge of lifting the trophy.
However, Blant and Duane Parsons were having none of it and came back strongly to equalise again before Steve Burton and Smith (Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week) finally saw the Matlock side home with Burton potting a sublime long pink after Smith had doubled the blue for a 41-20 success and overall 4-3 victory.

Jaeger Trophy play-off final: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 0, Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 3 (at Crich Comrades).
Bob McCartin Six Red Cup final: Edgefold Matlock No1 4, Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 3 (at Edgefold Club, Matlock).
Breaks: G Jones 25; L Shaw 22; C Greenfield 20.
Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Tommy Smith (Edgefold No1).

ALFRETON PM No2 & CLAY CROSS No2 TO MEET IN FINAL

MARK BOWER put Clay Cross No2 ahead

THERE was a calm before the storm as three semi finals took place before the main showdowns at the end of the T & M Motors Snooker League season with the Jaeger Trophy playoffs taking centre stage alongside the remaining Jimmy Harper Cup fixture.
The league champions Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 took on fourth placed Edgefold No2 in the end of season top tier competition and were firm favourites with the Matlock side having struggled for personnel in recent weeks and were again missing hotshots Scott Brooks and Reece Johnstone for this encounter.
Ben Monk took the opener for the hosts 82-58 in what looked one of the toughest match-ups of the night with last season's open handicap winner Josh Dakin.
Young Kai Hopkins added the next with a 78-35 success and the outcome was secured with Jack Lowe's 55-13 win in frame three, which meant a tenth consecutive occasion the team at the summit had made the final.
Carlos Zaragoza made it four as he spoiled the return of Trevor Wright who was back from an enforced layoff before Lowe and Hopkins completed the nap hand in the doubles.

Bolehill Institute No1 travelled to runners-up Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 bidding to improve on their less than stellar play-off record but it was Mark Bower who struck first for the hosts with a 67-37 salvo.
Ricki Slack (55 break) was in his best form for some time to equalise, having been unlucky earlier in the frame when in splitting the pack from the black, he saw the cue ball disappear in-off but recovered in fine fashion to engineer a 85-18 success.
However, that was as good as it got with John Roseman (21 break) re-asserting the home team's advantage with a hard fought 77-47 victory and then Callum Greenfield (29 break) always holding sway to seal the deal with a 68-30 win and leave Bolehill with just one final appearance (albeit a winning one) from 12 play-off ventures.

There was drama in the Jimmy Harper Plate contest, with Belper Royal British Legion thinking they had snatched overall victory when potting the black in the doubles leg but there had been an error in scoring and the incorrect target had been set meaning it was the hosts Clay Cross No 1 who were actually still in front.
The select committee deemed a replay of that leg later in the week to be the fairest option, but the Clay Cross pair of Duncan Waring and Graham Jones made no mistake in that so the result stood.
Wayne Shooter edged the opener on the black before an 88-49 Graham Jones riposte was followed by Tony Blant's 57-42 success.
Justin Weller, turning out for the second time as the reserve, took a 67-46 triumph to keep them in the hunt but ultimately it was to no avail when the mathematics were finally sorted.

Jaeger Trophy play off semi finals: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 5, Edgefold Matlock No2 0; Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 3, Bolehill Institute No1 1.
Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Aggregate Consolation) semi final: Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 293, Belper Royal British Legion 290.
Breaks: R Slack (Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored player of the week) 55; C Greenfield 29; J Roseman 21.

ALFRETON No2 TAKE TITLE & CLAY CROSS No2 LIFT CUP

ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD No2 T & M Motors League Champions 25/26
L-R: Carlos Zaragoza, Ben Monk, Kai Hopkins, Jack Lowe. Also played: Adam Cupit, Paul Sainsbury, Alex Fisher, Dean Bullock, Cole Smith, Andrew Beardsley and Nathan Brown.

CLAY CROSS BROTHERHOOD No2 Captains Cup winners 25/26
Duncan Waring (far right) presents the trophy to the fabulous foursome on the night,
Matt Large, Mark Bower, John Roseman and Callum Greenfield.
Also played: Lee Shaw, Andrew Bailey and Damian Woodward.

ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD No2 are T & M Motors Snooker League champions 2025/26 by the skin of their teeth after they gained the single point they required from their re-arranged fixture at Edgefold No1 though runners-up Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 gained immediate consolation by lifting the Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) trophy on the same evening with a defeat of Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1.
Alfreton No2 started the week needing five points from their two remaining league fixtures to secure the league title with both matches re-arranged affairs with last seasons champs Edgefold No1.
They seemed to making short work of the matters in hand in the first contest on home baize, running up a 4-1 victory with Kai Hopkins (33 break) running riot in the opening frame with a 93-19 margin.
Jack Lowe added the next with a bit to spare and Carlos Zaragoza marked his return to action with a snug success himself to make it three.
With Ben Monk soon making it four, the title could have been decided on the night with a doubles win but Steve Burton and Duncan Harwood dug in to take it and leave the Amber Valley cuemen sweating overnight.

Matlock was the venue for the return the next evening but this time Steve Burton reversed his previous loss to Lowe with a 63-47 salvo.
It was left to the in-form youngster Hopkins to get the visitors over the line with a black ball defeat of Harwood, who himself had chances on blue and black to put the cat amongst the pigeons prior to this.
Tommy Smith (Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored player of the week) left probably his best performance of the season till last as he ran up 101 points to put his side back in front and with Rob Muxlow successful in each of his singles and doubles legs, latterly with Burton, no one could accuse the hosts of not giving the eventual king pins a run for their money on the final day.
Alfreton's superior win record was the decisive factor after they matched Clay Cross No2's total of 70 points over the 22 game season.

Meanwhile, Clay Cross No2 were tasting their own champagne after a rampant final performance which saw them see off Alfreton No1 by 403-172 on the aggregate points.
Mark Bower secured a decent lead in the first frame with a 71-47 victory before the only really tight game of the evening went to Matt Large 68-60.
A century points haul for John Roseman in frame three pretty much put the match to bed, but there were still fireworks to come from the home team with Callum Greenfield notching 83 points in his singles and then teaming up with Roseman to total 84 points in the doubles leg.

Back in the T & M Motors Snooker League, Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 hosted a double-header with Tansley Potters with both teams bidding to take their place in the end of season Jaeger Trophy play offs, requiring eight points and five points respectively in order to oust Edgefold No2.
However, a 3-2 win for Tansley was cancelled out rather by a 4-1 defeat so in the end both teams fell agonisingly short in a very tight scramble with two points separating third to sixth.
Tony Blant was the only player twice successful on the night, though Duncan Waring and Graham Jones were in fine form in their doubles contest, with runs of 30, 25 and 24,
Steve Hawkins top scored for Tansley over the two games with 79 points.

In the first of the Jimmy Harper Cup semi finals (Team Aggregate Consolation), Bolehill Institute No1 came from a highly unlikely position to overhaul Crich Comrades 303-289 which saw in effect (including handicaps) a 132 point turnaround over the last two frames.
With a 70 point deficit plus handicaps of 25 and 23 to overcome, the visitors stuck to the task and were rewarded with Ian Birks taking a 33 point success before teaming up with Ricki Slack (25 break) to take the match on the black, which the Tramwaymen by now needed to tie the scores. John Magill had top scored for the hosts earlier in proceedings with Nick Berry and Paul Hubbard also on the mark.

T & M Motors Snooker League: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 4, Edgefold Matlock No1 1; Edgefold Matlock No1 4, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 1; Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 4, Tansley Potters 1; Tansley Potters 3, Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 2 (played at Clay Cross).
Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) final: Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 403, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 172: 71-47; 68(21)-60; 102-26; 83-17; 84(23)-32.
Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Aggregate Consolation) semi final: Crich Comrades 289, Bolehill Institute No1 303.
Breaks (inc. comps): K Hopkins 33; D Waring 30; G Jones 25,24; R Slack 25; R Neville 23; C Greenfield 23; M Large 21.
Century points haul: John Roseman (Clay Cross Brotherhood No2), Tommy Smith (Edgefold No1).
Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Tommy Smith (Edgefold No1).

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W        L      Pts 

Alfreton P Morewood No2                 22       15         7      70

Clay Cross Brotherhood No2            22       14         8      70

Bolehill Institute No1                         22       14         8      61

Edgefold Matlock No2                       22       12       10      61

Tansley Potters                                  22       13         9      60

Clay Cross Brotherhood No1            22        12      10       59

Belper Royal British Legion               22       10       12      57

Edgefold Matlock No1                       22       11       11       56

Alfreton P Morewood No1                 21       11       10       49

Crich Comrades                                22       11       11       48

Edgefold Matlock No3                       22         5       17       37

Bolehill Institute No2                         21         3       18       27

Leading breaks: K Hopkins 72; C Greenfield 52.
Leading wins: J Lowe 17/22; M Newby 15/20; J Neville 15/22.

JACK LOWE AND JOHN SMITH WIN PAIRS HANDICAP FINAL

JACK LOWE and JOHN SMITH ... an uplifting experience

ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD'S JACK LOWE and JOHN SMITH teamed up for the first time to lift the Denis Morton Pairs Handicap Trophy with a convincing 4-0 final victory at the home of Tansley's father and son partnership of Steve and Joe Hawkins.
Having come through their previous rounds with Duncan Waring and Duane Parsons, Sam Kniveton and Fin Harvey and Richard Ferguson and Rob Muxlow all with 3-2 victories, the Amber Valley cuemen were glad not to have to bite their fingernails too hard on this occasion as they took hold of the match from an early stage.
The opening frame went their way 64-24 with the last three balls being confidently dispensed by Lowe and with the Tansley pairing requiring snookers on the colours in the next, they were forced mainly into pots over the pocket before the pink ball eventually secured a 2-0 lead.
Things were only slightly better for the hosts in the next as they needed all the colours to tie but with Hawkins Senior striking the blue instead of brown, it was snookers required and Smith quickly made it three.
The fourth frame was easily the most nip and tuck and for a while it looked like the arrears were likely to be reduced but several snookers combined with the miss rule brought the Alfreton duo back into the frame and a fine long pot from Lowe was followed by a match winning pink and an academic black to complete a great nights work for him and his partner.

There was also T & M Motors Snooker League action with Lowe's team still well in the mix despite a 3-2 home reverse at the hands of Bolehill No1, who had recently defeated them in the Jimmy Harper Plate.
Ian Doe took all the colours in two or three visits with some great pots to overturn Alex Fisher's lead who had hitherto looked set to put his side ahead after a 31 break gave him the ascendancy.
Lowe himself looked in prime position on the colours too with a 24 lead but opponent Ricki Slack followed Doe's lead and eventually took a long pink and black into the middle for what had been looking an unlikely 2-0 advantage.
Kai Hopkins with a run of 30 pulled one back but Ian Birks always held sway in the next and with his opponent potting black only to go in-off from one of the latter reds, his lead ultimately became decisive.
Lowe and Hopkins eventually came through in the doubles 71-44 despite trailing early doors.

Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 defeated Edgefold No1 4-1 with Lee Shaw top scoring after Mark Bower had secured a tight first frame, the Matlock side having to wait until the doubles leg to register through Duncan Harwood and Rob Muxlow.
This leaves the Brotherhood top of the table after their completed league programme but Alfreton No2 are five points behind with two games in hand (both against Edgefold No1), and will have the better win record if they jump onto equal points.

There is still one play off place to decide - Bolehill No1 are guaranteed to qualify whether it be in third or fourth place along with the top pair, and Tansley Potters did their chances no harm with a 4-1 defeat of Belper Royal British Legion.
All four singles contests went the way of the hosts with Joe Neville top scoring before three tight frames were also secured though a low scoring doubles frame bucked that trend with Steve Bullock and Paul Jarrett taking it on the black.

The other teams battling for the play-offs saw Clay Cross No1 defeat the short-staffed Edgefold No2 3-2 after taking the first three frames with Graham Jones top scoring.
Black-ball wins for Martin Barwick and Josh Dakin and Jake Neville in the concluding doubles leg kept alive the Matlock sides chances of making the end of the season showdown though they will be reliant on neither Tansley nor Clay Cross earning enough points off each other in their double-header which closes their regular league campaign.

Away from the business end, Crich Comrades defeated Edgefold No3 3-2 with the two Pauls, Trevett and Hubbard, responding either side of Roy Taylor's victory for the visitors and then Ade Smith making the game safe before Taylor and Steve Birds pulled one back in the pairs leg.

And Alfreton No1 ran up a 5-0 win at bottom placed Bolehill No2 with Andrew Haggarty and Cole Smith successful in each of their singles and doubles while John Smith scored in both his frames including as the reserve due to shortages.

Denis Morton Pairs Handicap Trophy final: Steve and Joe Hawkins (Tansley Potters) 0, Jack Lowe and John Smith (Alfreton Palmer Morewood) 4: 24-64; 39-62; 27-58; 49-69.

T & M Motors Snooker League week 22: Alfreton Palmer Morewood No2 2, Bolehill Institute No1 3; Clay Cross Brotherhood No2 4, Edgefold Matlock No1 1; Tansley Potters 4, Belper Royal British Legion 1; Edgefold Matlock No2 2, Clay Cross Brotherhood No1 3; Crich Comrades 3, Edgefold Matlock No3 2; Bolehill Institute No2 0, Alfreton Palmer Morewood No1 5.
Breaks: A Fisher 31; K Hopkins 30.
Clay Cross Brotherhood sponsored Player of the Week: Kai Hopkins (Alfreton PM No2).

T & M Motors Snooker League        P        W        L      Pts 

Clay Cross Brotherhood No2            22       14         8      70

Alfreton P Morewood No2                 20       14         6      65

Bolehill Institute No1                         22       14         8      61

Edgefold Matlock No2                       22       12       10      61

Belper Royal British Legion               22       10       12      57

Tansley Potters                                  20       12         8      56

Clay Cross Brotherhood No1            20        11         9      53

Edgefold Matlock No1                       20       10       10       51

Alfreton P Morewood No1                 21       11       10       49

Crich Comrades                                22       11       11       48

Edgefold Matlock No3                       22         5       17       37

Bolehill Institute No2                         21         3       18       27

Leading breaks: K Hopkins 72; C Greenfield 52.
Leading wins: J Lowe 16/20;  M Newby 15/20; D Waring 14/18