Week 23 Update

Premier Division

The standout individual performance of the week undoubtedly came from Clock Tower’s David Birley, who was in irresistible form during his side’s 4–1 away win at Alfreton. Birley controlled both of his frames from start to finish. He opened with a composed 38 break against Jack Morton before shifting through the gears in his second match against Gary England, sealing the performance with decisive contributions of 30 and a superb 92. While it narrowly falls short of the season’s highest Premier Division break — Steve Donner’s 95 for Welcome — it was nevertheless a tremendous display of scoring power.

Welcome, meanwhile, refused to give Clock Tower any breathing space in the race for top spot. After last week’s setback, they responded exactly as champions do, delivering a commanding 5–0 victory — their third whitewash of the campaign.

Ash Walker maintained his 100% record with a classy 47 break and remains hot on Birley’s heels in the players’ rankings. Further wins from Tony Morgan, Dave Bolton, Dave Wilkinson and Adam Clift ensured the Sutton side stay firmly in control at the summit.

Over at YM, Brotherhood ‘A’ showed they are not ready to concede the fight for a top-two finish. Bouncing back from last week’s 5–0 defeat, they secured a convincing 4–1 win over Alfreton ‘H’. Jonathan Hall rounded off the evening in style, producing a dominant performance that included a well-crafted 40 break.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	Welcome Institute 'A'	14	11	28	49
2	The Clock Tower 'A'	14	11	20	45
3	YM Brotherhood 'A'	14	9	6	38
4	Alfreton SC 'A'	15	6	-7	34
5	Alfreton SC 'H'	15	5	-19	28
6	Lennons SC 'B'	14	1	-28	21

Results

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

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
David Birley	Clock Tower 'A'	92
Ash Walker	Welcome Inst 'A'	47
Dave Bolton	Welcome Inst 'A'	41
Jonathan Hall	YM B/Hood 'A'	40
David Birley	Clock Tower 'A'	38
David Birley	Clock Tower 'A'	30

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	David Birley	Clock Tower 'A'	14	11	439
2	Ash Walker	Welcome Inst 'A'	10	10	533
3	Shaun Wilkes	Clock Tower 'A'	10	9	340
4	Dave Pagett	Clock Tower 'A'	12	9	203
5	Adam Clift	Welcome Inst 'A'	13	8	215
6	Steve Donner	Welcome Inst 'A'	8	7	388
7	Rob Mullius	YM B/Hood 'A'	9	7	151
8	Tony Morgan	Welcome Inst 'A'	11	7	207

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Lennons SC 'B'	24-Feb	YM B/Hood 'A'
Clock Tower 'A'	24-Feb	Welcome Inst 'A'
Alfreton SC 'H'	—	BYE
Alfreton SC 'A'	—	BYE

Division One

You could be forgiven for thinking the clash between YM ‘C’ and Clowne ‘A’ was a foregone conclusion given their contrasting league positions. But Clowne ‘A’, battling hard for Division One survival, had other ideas.

Captain Scott Anson, fresh from his Harry Anderson success, inspired his side to arguably their best win of the season. Victories for Anson, Brian Croft, Jay Garbett, Richard Hill and stand-in Shaz Hussain secured a superb team performance and ensured the battle at the foot of the table is very much alive.

With Alfreton ‘D’ also claiming a valuable 3–2 away win, the gap at the top has now been cut to just three points — game on!

In the mid-table encounter, YM ‘B’ edged out Alfreton ‘B’. Despite Rocco Amalou producing an excellent performance to defeat the in-form Andrew Frisby, YM responded strongly, with Lee Buckland and Martin Conway both showing impressive scoring touch to steer their side to victory.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	YM Brotherhood 'C'	17	14	23	54
2	Alfreton SC 'D'	17	10	17	51
3	New Whittington	18	11	-2	44
4	YM Brotherhood 'B'	17	9	-1	42
5	Alfreton SC 'B'	17	7	-7	39
6	Alfreton SC 'G'	17	4	-13	36
7	Clowne Liberal 'A'	17	5	-17	34

Results

Home	Score	Away
New Whitt 'B'	2–3	Alfreton SC 'D'
Alfreton SC 'B'	2–3	YM B/Hood 'B'
YM B/Hood 'C'	0–5	Clowne Lib 'A'
Alfreton SC 'G'	—	BYE

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
Lee Buckland	YM B/Hood 'B'	37
Martin Conway	YM B/Hood 'B'	36

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Lee Hage	YM B/Hood 'C'	15	12	249
2	Andrew Frisby	YM B/Hood 'B'	16	12	216
3	Adam White	Alfreton SC 'D'	17	12	316
4	Rocco Amalou	Alfreton SC 'B'	17	12	190
5	Dylan Wright	Alfreton SC 'D'	14	11	108
6	John Roseman	YM B/Hood 'C'	16	11	265
7	Dunc Waring	YM B/Hood 'C'	14	10	210
8	Terry Dowson	Alfreton SC 'D'	17	10	153

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Clowne Lib 'A'	24-Feb	Alfreton SC 'G'
Alfreton SC 'D'	25-Feb	Alfreton SC 'B'
YM B/Hood 'B'	26-Feb	YM B/Hood 'C'
New Whitt 'B'	—	BYE

Division Two

The top two went head-to-head this week and, as expected, there was very little to separate them. In a tight, hard-fought contest, the leaders edged the victory to stretch their advantage by a further point at the summit.

Lennons ‘C’ firmly re-entered the title conversation with an emphatic win over Hasland ‘D’, while Hasland ‘C’ continue to cling onto the leading pack. It remains one of the most competitive divisions, with plenty still to play for as the season progresses.

Despite tasting defeat this week, Deano Hancock retains his position at the top of the players’ standings. However, with teammate Brian James securing another win, the pressure is mounting. The battle for the number one spot is heating up — and the individual rankings are proving to be just as competitive as the league table itself.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	Clowne Liberal 'B'	17	12	17	51
2	Grassmoor WMC 'A'	17	11	13	49
3	Hasland Club 'C'	17	11	7	46
4	Lennons SC 'C'	17	9	1	43
5	Hasland Club 'D'	17	8	-1	42
6	Doe Lea MW 'A'	18	6	-18	36
7	Lennons SC 'F'	17	3	-19	33

Results

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

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
Robbie Harris	Clowne Lib 'B'	32
Lewis Longden	Lennons SC 'C'	32

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Deano Hancock	Grassmoor 'A'	15	13	456
2	Brian James	Grassmoor 'A'	16	13	382
3	Lewis Longden	Lennons SC 'C'	17	12	304
4	Vinny Canning	Doe Lea MW 'A'	17	12	256
5	Robbie Harris	Clowne Lib 'B'	12	11	354
6	Dean Sporton	Hasland Club 'C'	13	11	347
7	Mick Hall	Hasland Club 'D'	16	11	177
8	Les Mooney	Hasland Club 'D'	17	11	92

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Hasland Club 'C'	23-Feb	Grassmoor 'A'
Grassmoor 'A'	25-Feb	Lennons SC 'F'
Hasland Club 'D'	26-Feb	Clowne Lib 'B'
Doe Lea MW 'A'	—	BYE

Division Three

With leaders YM ‘F’ enjoying a week off, the chasing pack were handed an opportunity to close the gap — and they took it. Both Alfreton sides secured hard-fought 3–2 victories, ensuring the title race remains very much alive. The gap at the summit now stands at just three points.

New Whitt halted their recent run of defeats with a narrow win over Brotherhood ‘D’. The standout moment of the match came from Simon Wall, who compiled a classy 48 break in a fine scoring display.

Elsewhere, Daryl Turner’s emphatic victory over Alfreton’s Bill Jephson marked his eighth consecutive win, lifting the Hasland player into second place in the individual standings. He now sits just 70 points behind leader Paul Sainsbury, keeping the pressure firmly on at the top.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	YM Brotherhood 'F'	17	15	25	55
2	Alfreton SC 'F'	17	11	19	52
3	Alfreton SC 'C'	18	11	8	49
4	YM Brotherhood 'D'	17	7	-3	41
5	New Whittington 'A'	17	7	-7	39
6	Hasland Club 'B'	17	6	-17	34
7	Newbold CA 'C'	17	3	-25	30

Results

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

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
Simon Wall	New Whitt 'A'	48
Daryl Turner	Hasland Club 'B'	37

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Paul Sainsbury	Alfreton SC 'F'	16	14	486
2	Daryl Turner	Hasland Club 'B'	16	14	416
3	Keith Chaplin	YM B/Hood 'F'	17	14	375
4	Michael Elliott	YM B/Hood 'F'	17	14	360
5	James Kay	New Whitt 'A'	17	13	335
6	Kai Hopkins	Alfreton SC 'C'	17	13	330
7	Jack Lowe	Alfreton SC 'F'	15	12	283
8	Lee Buckland	New Whitt 'A'	16	12	140

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
New Whitt 'A'	24-Feb	Alfreton SC 'F'
Newbold CA 'C'	26-Feb	Hasland Club 'B'
YM B/Hood 'F'	26-Feb	YM B/Hood 'D'
Alfreton SC 'C'	—	BYE

Division Four

Lennons ‘G’ have opened up the most significant lead we’ve seen in this division for several weeks following their impressive 4–1 away victory over YM Brotherhood ‘G’. With seven fixtures remaining, the question now is whether they can turn that advantage into a title-winning run.

Adding to an already strong evening, Ian North compiled the highest break of the season so far — a solid 40 against Darren Perry — underlining the quality on show. Well played, Ian.

Elsewhere at the YM, team ‘E’ kept themselves firmly in the title conversation with a comfortable win over Newbold WMC. Meanwhile, the battle at the bottom remains finely poised. Despite a 3–2 defeat at Lennons ‘J’, Alfreton ‘E’ managed to pick up two valuable frames to keep things tight.

Andy Oughton secured his first win in seven weeks, while John Farrell made it back-to-back victories, giving their side renewed belief as the run-in approaches.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	Lennons SC 'G'	17	10	27	56
2	YM Brotherhood 'H'	17	12	17	51
3	YM Brotherhood 'G'	17	12	15	50
4	YM Brotherhood 'E'	17	12	15	50
5	Lennons SC 'J'	17	9	9	47
6	Newbold WMC 'B'	18	4	-44	23
7	Alfreton SC 'E'	17	1	-39	23

Results

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

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
Ian North	Lennons SC 'G'	40

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Ash Radford	Lennons SC 'G'	15	13	445
2	Ash Conners	YM B/Hood 'G'	16	13	358
3	Andrew Shepherd	YM B/Hood 'E'	16	12	311
4	John Haywood	YM B/Hood 'H'	15	11	236
5	Dave Allen	YM B/Hood 'E'	15	11	209
6	Dan Thorpe	YM B/Hood 'H'	15	11	153
7	Dan Barnes	Lennons SC 'J'	16	11	273
8	Darren Perry	YM B/Hood 'G'	16	11	236

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Alfreton SC 'E'	23-Feb	YM B/Hood 'E'
Lennons SC 'G'	25-Feb	Lennons SC 'J'
YM B/Hood 'H'	25-Feb	YM B/Hood 'G'
Newbold WMC 'B'	—	BYE

Competitions

The standout performer of the week was undoubtedly The Clock Tower’s David Birley. His scoring list speaks for itself. Across his league and competition matches, Birley compiled nine 30+ breaks in just ten frames, including superb efforts of 86, 87 and a magnificent 92 — the highest of the week. An outstanding standard, Dave!

Also in fine scoring form was Welcome’s Guy Dennis. In his bid to retain the John Smith title, he produced a classy 64 break in a tightly contested quarter-final victory over Andrew Frisby.

Clowne’s Scott Anson also showed great composure under pressure to edge past Alfreton’s Rich England. Despite England firing in breaks of 36 and a 52 in the deciding frame, Anson held his nerve to close out the match and book his place in the last eight of the Harry Anderson Memorial. Well played, Scott.

Rounding off the Geoff Hardy Memorial quarter-finals, YM’s Michael Elliott secured his semi-final spot with a commanding 3–0 win over Daz Hemingray. Remarkably, Elliott has yet to drop a frame in this season’s competition — seriously impressive form, Michael!

Premier Competition: Quarter Finals

Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
39, 87	David Birley	3–1	Dave Wilkinson

Handicap Competition: Last 16

Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	Dave Pagett	3–0	Matt Edwards
	Nathan Brown	1–3	Ian Rose	31

Harry Anderson Memorial: Last 16

Sponsored by Archie Anderson

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
30, 31, 42, 86	David Birley	3–1	Mike Boden	33
	Adam Clift	3–1	Mark Bower
	Scott Anson	3–2	Rich England	36, 52

John Smith Memorial Trophy: Quarter Final

Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	Andrew Frisby	2–3	Guy Dennis	64

Geoff Hardy Memorial Trophy: Quarter Finals

Sponsored by YM Brotherhood

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	Michael Elliott	3–0	Daz Hemingray