Week 14 & 15 Update!

Harrison bags his 2nd CDSL century!

James Harrison, Welcome Inst ‘A’

As the first half of the season wraps up, we finish with a touch of magic. Welcome’s James Harrison pulled off an impressive 108 break in his 3-0 victory over Rob Morley in the Romley Caravan Classic Pre-Lim round.

This marks Harrison’s second century in the Chesterfield & District Snooker League and the league’s 112th overall – congratulations, James!

Premier Division

The Welcome’s only defeat in the first half of the season came against The Clock Tower back in October. When the two sides met again this week, the Sutton team turned the tables, reversing the previous 3-2 score line. The standout moment came from unbeaten Ash Walker, who was in fine form, producing two decisive breaks against Dave Pagett, who himself has been in superb scoring form recently, but only managed to pot just a single point on this occasion.

In the opening frame, Shaun Wilkes’s victory over Tony Morgan keeps him firmly at the top of the player standings heading into the festive break.

The win also puts the Welcome at the top of the division for Christmas, and their four-point lead could prove crucial later in the season.

Meanwhile, over at Brotherhood, the A team delivered another strong showing, securing their first whitewash of the season, producing some consistent heavy scoring against a struggling Lennons ‘B’ side. With only one win so far, they’ll be hoping the new year brings renewed confidence and more frames on the board.

The Clay Cross team now sit just five points behind the leaders and have firmly staked their claim as title contenders.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	Welcome Inst 'A'	10	9	20	35
2	The Clock Tower 'A'	10	7	12	31
3	YM Brotherhood 'A'	10	7	10	30
4	Alfreton SC 'A'	10	3	-8	21
5	Alfreton SC 'H'	10	3	-14	18
6	Lennons SC 'B'	10	1	-20	15

Results – Week 15

Home	Score	Away
Welcome Inst 'A'	3-2	The Clock Tower 'A'
YM B/Hood 'A'	5-0	Lennons SC 'B'
Alfreton SC 'H'	—	BYE
Alfreton SC 'A'	—	BYE

Breaks (Weeks 14 & 15)

Player	Team	Break
Shaun Wilkes	Clock Tower 'A'	60
Ash Walker	Welcome Inst 'A'	55
Ash Walker	Welcome Inst 'A'	54
Ash Walker	Welcome Inst 'A'	46
Gavin Cann	YM B/Hood 'A'	44
Steve Donner	Welcome Inst 'A'	41
Martin Burrell	YM B/Hood 'A'	36
David Birley	Clock Tower 'A'	33
Kieron Stevenson	YM B/Hood 'A'	31
Chris Winters	Welcome Inst 'A'	30
Tony Morgan	Welcome Inst 'A'	30
Jason Rimington	YM B/Hood 'A'	30

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Shaun Wilkes	Clock Tower 'A'	10	9	340
2	David Birley	Clock Tower 'A'	10	7	264
3	Ash Walker	Welcome Inst 'A'	6	6	362
4	Steve Donner	Welcome Inst 'A'	7	6	338
5	Rob Mullis	YM B/Hood 'A'	7	6	143
6	Tony Morgan	Welcome Inst 'A'	9	6	229
7	Adam Clift	Welcome Inst 'A'	9	6	229
8	Dave Pagett	Clock Tower 'A'	9	6	88

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
YM B/Hood 'A'	08-Jan	The Clock Tower 'A'
Alfreton SC 'H'	08-Jan	Lennons SC 'B'
Alfreton SC 'A'	—	BYE
Welcome Inst 'A'	—	BYE

Division One

There were two sets of home derby matchups this week. First, at Alfreton SC, team D, whose results of late have followed an alternating pattern of 4-1 wins and losses, stayed true to form by bouncing back from last week’s defeat with a 4-1 victory over team ‘B’. Their promotion hopes remain alive.

In the YM clash, leaders team ‘C’ extended their winning streak with a tight 3-2 win over team ‘B’. With both top players in the standings winning, there’s still no separating them, and team B’s Andrew Frisby holds the bragging rights over clubmate Lee Hage—for now.

Back at Alfreton, team ‘G’ gave their survival chances a boost, nearly whitewashing Clowne Liberal ‘A’. Returning player Alex Radford set the tone with his fifth win of the season and a solid 32 break against Clowne captain Scott Anson. Pat Dillan salvaged a point for the visitors with a tense black ball finish against Adam West, avoiding the dreaded whitewash.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	YM Brotherhood 'C'	12	11	22	41
2	Alfreton SC 'D'	12	7	12	36
3	New Whittington	12	7	-2	29
4	Alfreton SC 'B'	12	6	-4	28
5	YM Brotherhood 'B'	12	5	-6	27
6	Alfreton SC 'G'	12	2	-8	26
7	Clowne Liberal 'A'	12	4	-14	23

Results

Home	Score	Away
Alfreton SC 'B'	1-4	Alfreton SC 'D'
YM Brotherhood 'C'	3-2	YM Brotherhood 'B'
Alfreton SC 'G'	4-1	Clowne Liberal 'A'
New Whittington 'B'	—	BYE

Breaks (Weeks 14 & 15)

Player	Team	Break
Alex Radford	Alfreton SC 'G'	32

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Andrew Frisby	YM B/Hood 'B'	11	10	275
2	Lee Hage	YM B/Hood 'C'	11	10	216
3	John Roseman	YM B/Hood 'C'	11	8	179
4	Dylan Wright	Alfreton SC 'D'	11	8	59
5	Matt Large	YM B/Hood 'C'	12	8	187
6	Adam White	Alfreton SC 'D'	12	8	186
7	Rocco Amalou	Alfreton SC 'B'	12	8	62
8	Dunc Waring	YM B/Hood 'C'	10	7	123

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
New Whittington 'B'	06-Jan	Alfreton SC 'G'
Clowne Liberal 'A'	06-Jan	YM B/Hood 'B'
YM B/Hood 'C'	07-Jan	Alfreton SC 'D'
Alfreton SC 'B'	—	BYE

Division Two

In a fiercely competitive division, just four points separate the top five teams, setting up an exciting second half of the season. Lennons SC ‘C’, dominant for most of the campaign, have now suffered their fourth straight defeat, giving Grassmoor WMC and Clowne Liberal ‘B’ a chance to close in.

Hasland ‘C’ sit just one point ahead of their clubmates, team ‘D’, after a commanding 4-1 victory over Lennons ‘C’. The player standings are just as tight, with Grassmoor’s Deano Hancock’s seven-match winning streak putting him top for Christmas, but everything is still up for grabs in this closely fought division.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	Grassmoor WMC 'A'	12	8	10	35
2	Clowne Liberal 'B'	12	8	10	35
3	Lennons SC 'C'	12	7	6	33
4	Hasland Club 'C'	12	7	4	32
5	Hasland Club 'D'	12	6	2	31
6	Doe Lea MW 'A'	12	4	-16	22
7	Lennons SC 'F'	12	2	-16	22

Results – Week 15

Home	Score	Away
Clowne Liberal 'B'	3-2	Hasland Club 'D'
Lennons SC 'F'	2-3	Grassmoor 'A'
Lennons SC 'C'	1-4	Hasland Club 'C'
Doe Lea MW 'A'	—	BYE

Breaks (Weeks 14 & 15)

Player	Team	Break
Dave Gastrell	Hasland Club 'C'	40
Dave Vaulks	Hasland Club 'C'	35
Ricky Wylde	Clowne Liberal 'B'	32

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Deano Hancock	Grassmoor 'A'	10	9	263
2	Mike Boden	Lennons SC 'F'	12	9	317
3	Lewis Longden	Lennons SC 'C'	12	9	229
4	Les Mooney	Hasland Club 'D'	12	9	128
5	Dean Sporton	Hasland Club 'C'	10	8	230
6	Mick Hall	Hasland Club 'D'	11	8	168
7	Brian James	Grassmoor 'A'	11	8	154
8	Vinny Canning	Doe Lea MW 'A'	12	8	203

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Clowne Liberal 'B'	05-Jan	Lennons SC 'C'
Lennons SC 'F'	06-Jan	Hasland Club 'D'
Doe Lea MW 'A'	07-Jan	Grassmoor 'A'
Hasland Club 'C'	—	BYE

Division Three

Brotherhood ‘F’ wrapped up the first half of the season with an impressive 11-week winning streak, heading into the new year at the top—great effort, chaps!

Meanwhile, challengers Alfreton ‘F’ suffered their third consecutive defeat but remain within striking distance of the leaders, while New Whitt ‘A’ have hit their stride with three straight victories.

In the player standings, despite only his second loss of the season, Alfreton’s Paul Sainsbury holds onto the top spot on points difference, closely followed by Keith Chaplin and Lee Buckland.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	YM Brotherhood 'F'	12	11	20	40
2	Alfreton SC 'F'	12	7	12	36
3	Alfreton SC 'C'	12	6	4	32
4	YM Brotherhood 'D'	12	5	-2	29
5	New Whittington 'A'	12	5	-6	27
6	Hasland Club 'B'	12	5	-12	24
7	Newbold CA 'C'	12	3	-16	22

Results – Week 15

Home	Score	Away
YM Brotherhood 'D'	1-4	YM Brotherhood 'F'
Hasland Club 'B'	3-2	Newbold CA 'C'
Alfreton SC 'F'	2-3	New Whittington 'A'
Alfreton SC 'C'	—	BYE

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
N/A	N/A	N/A

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Paul Sainsbury	Alfreton SC 'F'	12	10	292
2	Keith Chaplin	YM B/Hood 'F'	12	10	279
3	Lee Buckland	New Whitt 'A'	12	10	182
4	Jack Lowe	Alfreton SC 'F'	10	9	272
5	Daryl Turner	Hasland Club 'B'	11	9	241
6	Michael Elliott	YM B/Hood 'F'	12	9	257
7	James Kay	New Whitt 'A'	12	9	217
8	Nathan Brown	Alfreton SC 'C'	9	7	153

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
YM B/Hood 'D'	05-Jan	Alfreton SC 'C'
Alfreton SC 'F'	06-Jan	YM B/Hood 'F'
Newbold CA 'C'	08-Jan	New Whittington 'A'
Hasland Club 'C'	—	BYE

Division Four

Division four is shaping up to be a tale of two battles. At the bottom, the last two teams are locked in their own fight to avoid finishing last, with Alfreton ‘E’ holding a slight edge despite a 4-1 defeat this week. At the top, just 2 points separate the leading five sides in an incredibly tight race, with Lennons ‘J’ and YM ‘G’ in red-hot form after winning their last four games each.

In the player standings, Lennons’ Ash Radford continues to dominate, holding onto the top spot at the midway point of the season.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	YM Brotherhood 'H'	12	9	12	36
2	Lennons SC 'G'	12	6	12	36
3	YM Brotherhood 'E'	12	8	10	35
4	Lennons SC 'J'	12	7	10	35
5	YM Brotherhood 'G'	12	8	8	34
6	Alfreton SC 'E'	12	1	-24	18
7	Newbold WMC 'B'	12	3	-28	16

Results – Week 15

Home	Score	Away
YM Brotherhood 'E'	4-1	Alfreton SC 'E'
YM Brotherhood 'G'	2-3	YM Brotherhood 'H'
Lennons SC 'J'	3-2	Lennons SC 'G'
Newbold WMC 'B'	—	BYE

Breaks – Weeks 14 & 15

Player	Team	Break
Jay Bowmer	YM B/Hood 'H'	36

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Ash Radford	Lennons SC 'G'	12	10	361
2	Dave Allen	YM B/Hood 'E'	11	9	180
3	Dan Barnes	Lennons SC 'J'	12	9	275
4	Ash Conners	YM B/Hood 'G'	12	9	203
5	Dan Thorpe	YM B/Hood 'H'	12	9	149
6	Paul Mace	Lennons SC 'J'	12	9	131
7	Rob Ward	YM B/Hood 'G'	11	8	145
8	Dan Hickman	Lennons SC 'J'	11	8	99

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
YM Brotherhood 'E'	06-Jan	Lennons SC 'G'
Newbold WMC 'B'	07-Jan	Alfreton SC 'E'
Lennons SC 'G'	07-Jan	YM B/Hood 'H'
YM B/Hood 'G'	—	BYE

Competitions Update!

The headline this week is the outstanding century break from Jim Harrison, produced during his 3–0 victory over Rob Morley. Harrison also added a composed 43 break, underlining the excellent scoring form he is currently enjoying. A superb performance—well done, Jim!

Also in fine form were David Birley and Kurtis Norman, who booked their place in the semi-finals of the Pairs competition with a solid 3–1 win over Alfreton ‘C’ duo Bullock and Brown.

In the Geoff Hardy competition, Division Two’s Deano Hancock continued the impressive run that saw him reach last season’s Handicap final and currently places him top of the player standings. Deano recorded the highest break of the competition so far—great work.

I’d like to thank all players involved in the competitions for their commitment to getting matches played on time. With a busy fixture schedule, organising games can be challenging, but everyone has done an excellent job so far—your efforts are much appreciated.

All competitions will be redrawn at the end of December, including the start of the Scotch Doubles. A reminder that each round will now carry a four-week deadline, so it will be important to arrange fixtures promptly to stay on schedule.

Keep up the great work, and I’d like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Premier Competition – Round 2

Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
35, 36	Guy Dennis	3-0	Ben Monk

Handicap Competition – Round 2

Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	Dave Pagett	3-2	Rich England	37, 39
	Jack Johnson	3-0	Rocco Amalou
	Mike Boden	3-2	Lee Hage	43
	Daz Hemingray	2-3	Matt Scraton
	Jack Lowe	3-0	Glen Shawcroft

Harry Anderson Memorial – Round 2

Sponsored by Archie Anderson

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	Matt Scraton	1-3	Rich England
	Gary England	3-2	Terry Dowson
	Kai Hopkins	3-0	Simon Furniss
	Mark Arnott	1-3	Jason Evans-Bates	31
	Rocco Amalou	1-3	Mike Boden
	Dean Bullock	3-0	Shane Miles

Romley Caravan Classic – Pre-Lim

Sponsored by Romley Caravan Storage

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
108, 43	Jim Harrison	3-0	Rob Morley
	Martin Cvonway	3-0	Jason Evans-Bates
	Kai Hopkins	3-0	Barry Scraton
	Alex Radford	3-0	Glen Shawcroft
	Andrew Bailey	3-2	Chris Winters	49

John Smith Memorial Trophy – Round 2

Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	Gary England	1-3	John Barlow
	Glen Shawcroft	2-3	Adrian Marples

Pairs Competition – Quarter Final

Sponsored by Lennons SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
32, 33, 45	D. Birley / K. Norman	3-1	D. Bullock / N. Brown

Team of Three Competition – Round 1

Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
JH 36	J. Hall / M. Burrell / J. Roseman	4-0	I. Rose / J. Morton / A. Cupit
	A. Conners / R. Ward / N. Hardwick	0-4	R. Amalou / R. Amalou / K. Hopkins

Geoff Hardy Memorial Trophy

Sponsored by YM Brotherhood

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
50	Deano Hancock	3-0	Shane Miles
	Simon Furniss	3-1	Brian Fullard