IAN WINS THE BATTLE OF THE BROTHERS IN "B" FINAL

MARTIN FORSTER and IAN PEACOCK prior to doing brotherly battle.

MARTIN FORSTER and IAN PEACOCK met in the "B" (Intermediate) Individual Handicap and in doing so achieved the unique feat of becoming the first twin brothers to contest a Darley Dale and District League final.
The Bolehill Institute No 2 team players are following in the footsteps of father and son Clayton and Ricki Slack from the same club who reached the final of the same event 35 years ago.
Martin, who takes his surname from his wife, had early chances but was taking time to get into rhythm and Ian surged into a 2-0 lead, taking the first courtesy of a long raking blue 53-30 and then following up with a 57-20 scoreline.
Ian trailed in the next but after fluking the green, came on strong when it mattered, taking the clinching black into the middle pocket for a 3-0 verdict.
Ian wins the competition for the second time while Martin is runner-up for the third time in four seasons.

Elsewhere, the Champion of Champions play offs for the Jaeger Trophy got underway and Edgefold No 1 will host Alfreton Palmer Morewood in the final after winning the toss for home advantage following their respective semi final victories.
Alfreton triumphed 3-1 against Bolehill No 1, although Colin Marchington had given the visitors an early lead.
This was soon overturned however with Kevin Rowland making the game safe in the fourth frame.

The Matlock cuemen scored an excellent 3-2 win at this seasons league champions Belper Strutt Club as Andy Russell engineered a superb 55 break in the concluding doubles leg after Mark Newby had equalised for the hosts.

Jaeger Trophy Champion of Champions Play off semi finals: Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3, Bolehill Institute No 1 1; Belper Strutt Club 2, Edgefold Matlock No 1 3.
"B" (Intermediate) Individual Handicap final: Ian Peacock 3, Martin Forster 0 (at Bolehill Institute).
Breaks: A Russell 55.

MAYES SETS THE TONE FOR ALFRETON IN CUP FINAL

ALFRETON PALMER MOREWOOD Captains Cup winners 2015/16
L-R: Kevin Rowland, Will Salt, Andrew Beardsley, Jamie Rowland, Ralph Edgson and
Simon Mayes.

TWO finals this week saw Alfreton Palmer Morewood lift the Captains Cup Team Aggregate competition whilst Andy Russell and Duncan Harwood received the Denis Morton Pairs Handicap Trophy.
Simon Mayes put the Amber Valley outfit in pole position for the team event at Belper Strutt Club as he struck breaks of 34 and 23 en route to a 104-42 success in the opener, leaving Bolehill No 2 with their work cut out.
Keith Robertson engineered a 60-59 win over winning most player runner-up Kevin Rowland in the next though that made little impression on the scoreboard.
Once Andrew Beardsley notched a 56-39 verdict in frame three to increase the advantage, the writing was on the wall and despite a valiant stand from Martin Forster, whose 60-42 win looked like being more conclusive at one stage, so it proved.
The concluding  doubles leg was nip and tuck but irrelevant to the whole context of the result so Robertson and Ian Peacock waved the white flag with a 5pts deficit to leave Alfreton 293-228 victors.

DENIS MORTON CUP Pairs finalists 2015/16
L-R: Steve Bullock, Andy Russell, Duncan Harwood and Mark Newby.

Andy Russell was in exhilarating form in the doubles final played at Palmer Morewood Club, notching breaks of 51,47 and 23 (twice) as he and partner Duncan Harwood dominated proceedings to score a 4-0 triumph.
This left unlucky pair Mark Newby and Steve Bullock runners-up for the third successive season, the closest frame being the third which went down to the pink.
Edgefold No 1 are also winners of the Jimmy Harper Plate competition as Matlock Golf Club have had to concede the final due to lack of available players.
Captains Cup Team Aggregate final: Alfreton Palmer Morewood 293, Bolehill Institute No 2 228.
Denis Morton Pairs Handicap final: Andy Russell / Duncan Harwood 4, Steve Bullock / Mark Newby 0.
Jimmy Harper Plate Team Aggregate final: Edgefold Matlock No 1 w/o, Matlock Golf Club scr.
Breaks: A Russell 51,47,23,23; S Mayes 24,23.

BELPER STRUTT CLUB LIFT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

BELPER STRUTT CLUB 2015/16 League Champions receive the Hartshorne Cup
L-R: Wayne Shooter, Mark Newby, Paul Jarrett, Ben Monk and Steve Bullock.
Also played: Justin Weller.

BELPER STRUTT CLUB confirmed their Harriotts Sweet Chariot League Championship winning status with a 3-2 win in their final league game at home to Edgefold No 2.
Winning most player Rob Dicken threatened to scupper the celebrations in the opener with a 53-19 success but Ben Monk (32 break) scored a century points haul in the next to equalise and Paul Jarrett ensured the home team secured the all important second point they needed with a 59-19 verdict in frame three.
Wayne Shooter made it 3-1 on the black before Dicken and partner Josh Lee reduced the arrears to the minimum margin amidst jubilant scenes from the home faithful.

ROB DICKEN (Edgefold No 2) 17 wins from 19 matches earned him winning-most player

Nearest rivals Alfreton Palmer Morewood and Bolehill No 1 had clashed the previous night on Hall Road and the 3-2 result in favour of the visitors played into the hands of the champions elect.
Simon Zoppi had Bolehill in front early doors before Jamie Rowland (32 break sharing the Viva Restaurant weekly break accolade with Monk) equalised but Ian Birks' black ball win after needing a snooker against Ralph Edgson left the runners up spot to be decided on the final doubles frame.
This went right down to the final black when an attempted safety shot from Rowland flew straight into the middle pocket and Alfreton gained some compensation for missing out on top spot.

Edgefold No 1 finished an honourable fourth with a 4-1 win at Bolehill No 2. Andy Russell had breaks of 30, 27 and 25 (twice) in his singles and doubles frames to earn the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week award after Martin Forster had made a successful start for the hosts.

GRAHAM JONES and ANDY RUSSELL shake hands before doing OMYA Cup battle

Russell was also in winning form in the OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) final at Belper Strutt Club as he defeated Graham Jones of Matlock Golf Club 4-0.
A break of 27 was enough to take the first, then after Jones had his chances to equalise on the brown, a blue, pink and black clearance was enough to increase the advantage with a 50-48 verdict.
From thereon, Russell ran out a convincing victor by taking the remaining frames 56-21 and 69-25 with a 25 break to gain a winning start to a run of four finals he will be involved in over the next month.

League week 21 results: Belper Strutt Club 3, Edgefold Matlock No 2 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2, Bolehill Institute No 1 3; Bolehill Institute No 2 1, Edgefold Matlock No 1 4.
OMYA Cup (Individual Scratch) final: Andy Russell 4, Graham Jones 0 (at Belper Strutt Club).
Breaks: B Monk 32; J Rowland 32; A Russell 30,29,27,25,25,25.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club           21      14       7      62
Alfreton P Morewood       21     13       8      60
Bolehill Institute No 1      21      14       7      59
Edgefold Matlock No 1    21      12       9      57
Bolehill Institute No 2      21       10     11     49
Edgefold Matlock No 2    21       7      14      49
Matlock Golf Club            21       8      13      46
Matlock Club                   21        6      15     38
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: R Dicken 17/19; K Rowland 14/19; I Birks 14/20.

STRUTT CLUB IN POLE POSITION WITH CLIMAX CLOSE

WAYNE SHOOTER ... tough nut to crack this season

IN WHAT could potentially turn out to be a handover of the League Championship, Belper Strutt Club scored an impressive 4-1 win at last season's champions Edgefold No 1 to go a point clear at the top of the Harriotts Sweet Charot Event Planning League going into the final round of games.
Rob Muxlow (34 break, taking the Viva Restaurant high break of the week mantle for a second successive week) has been in fine form lately but opponent Wayne Shooter has been a tough nut to crack this season and he took a black ball decider to edge the visitors in front.
Mark Newby increased the lead with a 62-42 verdict in the next before Duncan Harwood pulled one back for the hosts with a convincing 79-47 salvo.
However, Ben Monk returned to winning form in the clash of the titans as he avenged his recent OMYA Cup semi final defeat to Andy Russell, with a run of 30 proving pivotal in a 64-30 win to become the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week before he and Steve Bullock added the concluding doubles leg at the end.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood kept up the pressure with a 3-2 win at Edgefold No 2. The two leading protagonists in the race for the player scoring most wins during the season clashed in the opener and it was Rob Dicken who triumphed 70-26 over Kevin Rowland to secure the prize.
It was all square going into the doubles leg but Jamie Rowland and Simon Mayes made no mistake to leave everything to play for in round 21.

Their opponents will be third placed Bolehill Institute No 1 who kept their slim hopes alive with their own 3-2 scoreline over Matlock Club.
Ricki Slack (breaks of 25 and 21) and Graeme Wood top scored for their respective teams with scores in the eighties.

Bolehill No 2 kept up their improved from of late with a 3-2 success at Matlock Golf Club. Ian McKay and Graham Jones had the hosts 2-0 up but a successful fightback culminated in a doubles win for twin brothers Ian Peacock and Martin Forster, who will meet in the "B" Intermediate Individual final after their respective semi final wins this week.

League week 20 results: Edgefold Matlock No 1 1, Belper Strutt Club 4; Edgefold Matlock No 2 2, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3; Bolehill Institute No 1 3, Matlock Club 2; Matlock Golf Club 2, Bolehill Institute No 2 3.
"B" (Intermediate) Individual Handicap semi finals: Nick Kay 1, Ian Peacock 2; Martin Forster 2, Keith Robertson 0.
Breaks: R Muxlow 34; B Monk 30: S Mayes 28; R Slack 25,21; A Russell 21.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Belper Strutt Club           20      13       7      59
Alfreton P Morewood       20     13       7      58
Bolehill Institute No 1      20      13       7      56
Edgefold Matlock No 1    20      11       9      53
Bolehill Institute No 2      20       10     10     48
Edgefold Matlock No 2    20       7      13      47
Matlock Golf Club            21       8      13      46
Matlock Club                   21        6      15     38
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: R Dicken 16/18; K Rowland 14/18; I Birks 13/19.