Week 20 Update.

Premier Division

It proved to be a slight setback this week for YM ‘A’, who had been making solid progress in their pursuit of the division’s top two. Their momentum was halted with a tough trip to the Welcome Institute, where they suffered a whitewash against a side showing no signs of easing their grip on the title race.

Over in Alfreton, the ‘A’ team opened up a bit of daylight between themselves and team ‘H’ with an assured display in the club derby, running out comfortable 4–1 winners. Jack Morton set the tone from the opening frame, looking in complete control from the first ball. Breaks of 40 and 28 left his opponent, Dale Schofield, with no reply. Schofield was straight back into action against Kyle Ryde, who picked up where he left off last season and compounded a night to forget for Dale.

Team ‘H’ did manage to get on the scoreboard through Rich England, who defeated Ben Monk, but it proved to be little more than consolation. Adam Cupit and Ian Rose wrapped up the remaining two frames to secure Alfreton ‘A’’s first victory over their clubmates this season.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	Welcome Institute 'A'	12	10	24	42
2	The Clock Tower 'A'	13	10	17	41
3	YM Brotherhood 'A'	13	8	3	34
4	Alfreton SC 'A'	13	5	-5	30
5	Alfreton SC 'H'	13	4	-17	24
6	Lennons SC 'B'	12	1	-22	19

Results

Home	Score	Away
Alfreton SC 'A'	4–1	Alfreton SC 'H'
Welcome Inst 'A'	5–0	YM B/Hood 'A'
Clock Tower 'A'	—	BYE
Lennons SC 'B'	—	BYE

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
Jack Morton	Alfreton SC 'A'	40
Ash Walker	Welcome Inst 'A'	30

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	David Birley	Clock Tower 'A'	13	10	372
2	Shaun Wilkes	Clock Tower 'A'	10	9	340
3	Dave Pagett	Clock Tower 'A'	12	9	203
4	Ash Walker	Welcome Inst 'A'	8	8	457
5	Steve Donner	Welcome Inst 'A'	8	7	388
6	Adam Clift	Welcome Inst 'A'	11	7	190
7	Ian Rose	Alfreton SC 'A'	13	7	-13
8	Rob Mullis	YM Brotherhood 'A'	8	6	122

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Lennons SC 'B'	10-Feb	Alfreton SC 'A'
Alfreton SC 'H'	12-Feb	Welcome Inst 'A'
Clock Tower 'A'	—	BYE
YM B/Hood 'A'	—	BYE

Division One

Alfreton ‘G’ recorded back-to-back victories for the first time this season, with both wins coming against fellow club teams. Their latest 3–2 success over Alfreton ‘D’ lifts them into mid-table and continues their upward momentum.

New Whittington ‘B’ are clearly finding their rhythm, with victory over Clowne extending their winning run to seven matches. That consistent form is slowly closing the gap on second-placed Alfreton ‘D’ and keeping the pressure firmly on the teams above.

League leaders YM ‘C’ returned to winning ways on their travels to Alfreton. Despite falling 2–0 behind following wins from Scott Twells and Rocco Amalou—who sealed his frame against Matt Large with a tidy 35 clearance—the Clay Cross side showed their resilience. They responded strongly, claiming the remaining three frames to maintain their grip on top spot. With an important game in hand, they still hold a valuable advantage over their nearest challengers.

In the players’ standings, YM ‘B’’s Andrew Frisby moves back to the top of the table, edging ahead of Lee Hage by the narrowest of margins—a single green ball difference.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	YM Brotherhood 'C'	15	13	23	49
2	Alfreton SC 'D'	16	9	16	48
3	New Whittington	16	11	4	42
4	Alfreton SC 'G'	16	4	-8	36
5	YM Brotherhood 'B'	15	7	-7	34
6	Alfreton SC 'B'	15	6	-9	33
7	Clowne Liberal 'A'	15	4	-19	28

Results

Home	Score	Away
New Whitt 'B'	3–2	Clowne Lib 'A'
Alfreton SC 'B'	2–3	YM B/Hood 'C'
Alfreton SC 'G'	3–2	Alfreton SC 'D'
YM B/Hood 'B'	—	BYE

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
Jamie Bosworth	New Whitt 'B'	38
Terry Dowson	Alfreton SC 'D'	31

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Andrew Frisby	YM B/Hood 'B'	14	11	224
2	Lee Hage	YM B/Hood 'C'	14	11	221
3	Adam White	Alfreton SC 'D'	16	11	275
4	Dylan Wright	Alfreton SC 'D'	13	10	95
5	John Roseman	YM B/Hood 'C'	14	10	263
6	Rocco Amalou	Alfreton SC 'B'	15	10	146
7	Terry Dowson	Alfreton SC 'D'	16	10	179
8	Dunc Waring	YM B/Hood 'C'	12	9	188

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Clowne Liberal 'A'	10-Feb	Alfreton SC 'B'
YM B/Hood 'C'	11-Feb	Alfreton SC 'G'
YM B/Hood 'B'	12-Feb	New Whitt 'B'
Alfreton SC 'D'	—	BYE

Division Two

In a bottom-of-the-table clash, Lennons ‘F’ swapped places with Doe Lea after recording a decisive 4–1 victory. Building on his win last week, Jamie Luckman secured back-to-back wins, while further points from Shaun Donaldson, Mikey Hogan, and stand-in captain Kev Ryan provided a much-needed confidence boost for a side that has struggled up to now.

Clowne ‘B’ also returned to winning ways with a victory over Hasland ‘C’. Despite the result, the division remains wide open, with the chasing pack holding a game in hand over the current leaders.

In the players’ standings, Grassmoor’s Brian James makes a notable move, climbing three places to sit just behind team-mate and table-topper Deano Hancock.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	Clowne Liberal 'B'	16	11	16	48
2	Grassmoor WMC 'A'	15	10	11	43
3	Hasland Club 'C'	15	9	5	40
4	Hasland Club 'D'	15	8	5	40
5	Lennons SC 'C'	15	8	1	38
6	Lennons SC 'F'	16	3	-18	31
7	Doe Lea MW 'A'	16	5	-20	30

Results

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

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
Simon Furniss	Clowne Lib 'B'	32

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Deano Hancock	Grassmoor 'A'	13	12	451
2	Brian James	Grassmoor 'A'	14	11	293
3	Lewis Longden	Lennons SC 'C'	15	11	293
4	Les Mooney	Hasland Club 'D'	15	11	149
5	Vinny Canning	Doe Lea MW 'A'	16	11	244
6	Robbie Harris	Clowne Liberal 'B'	11	10	283
7	Dean Sporton	Hasland Club 'C'	12	10	301
8	Muke Boden	Lennons SC 'F'	15	10	306

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Hasland Club 'C'	09-Feb	Lennons SC 'F'
Grassmoor WMC 'A'	11-Feb	Hasland Club 'D'
Doe Lea MW 'A'	11-Feb	Lennons SC 'C'
Clowne Liberal 'B'	—	BYE

Division Three

With the top three teams all recording narrow 3–2 victories this week, it’s very much as you were at the top of the team standings.

The players’ standings also remain unchanged at the summit. Further down the table, James Kay and Daryl Turner swap positions, while at the lower end Kai Hopkins climbs a place. Team-mate Nathan Brown also makes a move, edging his way into the final Masters qualification spot.

It serves as a timely reminder for anyone with aspirations of reaching the end-of-season Masters competition: every frame—and every ball—can prove vital when it comes to the final standings

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	YM Brotherhood 'F'	16	15	26	53
2	Alfreton SC 'F'	15	9	15	45
3	Alfreton SC 'C'	16	9	6	43
4	YM Brotherhood 'D'	15	6	-3	36
5	New Whittington 'A'	16	6	-8	36
6	Hasland Club 'B'	15	6	-13	31
7	Newbold CA 'C'	15	3	-23	26

Results

Home	Score	Away
YM B/Hood 'D'	2–3	Alfreton SC 'F'
Hasland Club 'B'	2–3	YM B/Hood 'F'
Alfreton SC 'C'	3–2	New Whitt 'A'
Newbold CA 'C'	—	BYE

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
Simon Wall	New Whitt 'B'	34

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Keith Chaplin	YM B/Hood 'F'	16	14	405
2	Paul Sainsbury	Alfreton SC 'F'	15	13	445
3	Micheal Elliott	YM B/Hood 'F'	16	13	341
4	Daryl Turner	Hasland Club 'B'	14	12	306
5	Lee Buckland	New Whitt 'A'	15	12	201
6	James Kay	New Whitt 'A'	16	12	286
7	Kai Hopkins	Alfreton SC 'C'	15	11	288
8	Nathan Brown	Alfreton SC 'C'	13	10	252

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Alfreton SC 'F'	10-Feb	Hasland Club 'B'
YM B/Hood 'F'	12-Feb	Alfreton SC 'C'
Newbold CA 'C'	12-Jun	YM B/Hood 'D'
New Whitt 'A'	—	BYE

Division Four

Division Four saw a reduced schedule this week, with only two fixtures played due to medical issues affecting YM ‘G’.

YM ‘H’ produced a dominant display, handing Alfreton ‘E’ a 5–0 defeat—mirroring the scoreline Lennons ‘G’ inflicted last week—and in the process returned to the top of the division.

Despite two difficult weeks, Alfreton ‘E’ remain locked together with Newbold WMC in what is shaping up to be a two-team battle to avoid the bottom spot by season’s end.

Elsewhere at Lennons, YM ‘E’ edged a closely fought encounter to keep themselves within touching distance of the top two. With plenty of matches still to play, the race remains wide open.

In the players’ standings, Andrew Shepherd’s win over Paul Mace lifts him up to second place. Meanwhile, despite having a week off, Lennons ‘G’’s Ash Radford remains firmly at the top of the table.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	YM Brotherhood 'H'	16	12	20	50
2	Lennons SC 'G'	15	8	21	48
3	YM Brotherhood 'E'	16	11	12	46
4	YM Brotherhood 'G'	14	10	12	41
5	Lennons SC 'J'	15	7	5	40
6	Newbold WMC 'B'	15	4	-35	20
7	Alfreton SC 'E'	15	1	-35	20

Results

Home	Score	Away
YM B/Hood 'G'	P–P	Newbold WMC 'B'
Lennons SC 'J'	2–3	YM B/Hood 'E'
YM B/Hood 'H'	5–0	Alfreton SC 'E'
Lennons SC 'G'	—	BYE

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
NA	NA	NA

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Ash Radford	Lennons SC 'G'	15	13	445
2	Andrew Shepherd	YM B/Hood 'E'	16	12	311
3	Ash Conners	YM B/Hood 'G'	14	11	265
4	Dave Allen	YM B/Hood 'E'	15	11	209
5	Dan Thorpe	YM B/Hood 'H'	15	11	153
6	John Haywood	YM B/Hood 'H'	14	10	209
7	Dan Barnes	Lennons SC 'J'	15	10	244
8	Stuart Rodgers	YM B/Hood 'E'	16	10	16

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Alfreton SC 'E'	09-Feb	YM B/Hood 'G'
Newbold WMC 'B'	11-Feb	Lennons SC 'J'
Lennons SC 'G'	11-Feb	YM B/Hood 'H'
YM B/Hood 'E'	—	BYE

Team Knockout Competition

As we take a break from league action next week, all attention turns to round two of the team KO competition.

Fixtures — W/C 2nd Feb

Group 1

Home	Date	Away
YM B/Hood 'A'	Thurs 5th Feb	YM B/Hood 'C' (+40)
New Whittington 'B' (+80)	Tues 3rd Feb	Welcome Inst 'A'
Alfreton SC 'H'	Thurs 5th Feb	YM B/Hood 'B' (+60)
Lennons SC 'B' (+40)	Tues 3rd Feb	The Clock Tower 'A'

Group 2

Home	Date	Away
Hasland Club 'B'	Mon 2nd Feb	YM B/Hood 'E' (+40)
Lennons SC 'F'	Tues 3rd Feb	Lennons SC 'G' (+100)
Newbold WMC 'B' (+10)	Wed 4th Feb	Lennons SC 'J'
YM B/Hood 'F'	Thurs 5th Feb	New Whittington 'A' (+40)

Competitions

As we come to the end of the current round of competitions, the next round has been drawn and are now live on the website.

The deadline for the home team player to make contact with their opponent is Sunday 8th February and all matches are to be played by Sunday 1st march.

As ever, once the fixture is arranged, please let me know the date of the match- Thank you.

Premier Competition — Round 3

Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	Andrew Frisby	1–3	Chris Winter
	Dave Wilkinson	3–2	Terry Dowson

Handicap Competition — Round 3

Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
31	Michael Elliott	3–0	Paul Sainsbury
	Adam Moss	0–3	Guy Dennis	33, 34

Harry Anderson Memorial — Round 3

Sponsored by Archie Anderson

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
51	Adam Clift	3–2	Chris Winter
	Matt Large	3–1	Jack Lowe
	Mark Bower	3–1	Gary England

John Smith Memorial Trophy — Round 3

Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	Gary Scott	0–3	Chris Winter

Geoff Hardy Memorial Trophy — Round 3

Sponsored by YM Brotherhood & Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	Daz Hemingray	3–2	Simon Furniss

Team of Three Competition — Round 2

Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	D. Pagett / D. Tramontano / K. Norman	1–4	J. Hall / M. Burrell / J. Roseman
	L. Hage / M. Large / M. Hodgekinson	0–4	D. Mosley / R. Mullis / K. Stevenson
	S. Twells / A. Minshull / N. Oakley	4–2	G. Cann / A. Bingham / J. Rimington

Scotch Doubles Competition — Round 1

Sponsored by Lennons SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	J. Rowland / A. West	2–3	J. Johnson / L. Longden
	L. Buckland / J. Kay	0–3	J. Hall / M. Burrell