Week 24 Update

On fire Clifty fires in his first league Century

Adam Clift, Welcome Institute ‘A’

This week saw Welcome Institute’s Adam Clift become the latest player to join the league’s prestigious Century Club, sponsored by Haneys Driveways & Patios.

Adam becomes just the 40th player in the league’s 98-year history to reach the milestone, and his superb 103 break against YM’s John Roseman in the latest round of the Handicap competition marked the 4th of the season and 114th century compiled across all league and competition matches since 1970.

His scoring form has been exceptional throughout the season, and there had been clear signs that a big break was on the horizon. To finally convert that promise into a century is a fantastic achievement.

Congratulations, Adam — thoroughly deserved!

Premier Division

The much-anticipated clash at the summit went the way of the Welcome Institute, who once again demonstrated why they’ve set the pace for most of the season. The victory preserves their five-point cushion at the top, and with just five matches remaining, that advantage could prove decisive.

David Birley was in ruthless form, crafting two clinical breaks to leave Morgan without a point in reply. Ash Walker maintained his flawless record, holding his nerve to clear the colours against Dan Tramontano and snatch the frame by a single point. Guy Dennis and Steve Donner also continued their strong scoring form, with Donner producing a string of superb pots on the green, brown and blue to edge past Dave Pagett.

Meetings between the Clock Tower and the Welcome rarely disappoint, and this latest instalment was another high-quality encounter befitting the league’s top two sides.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	Welcome Institute 'A'	15	12	29	52
2	The Clock Tower 'A'	15	11	19	47
3	YM Brotherhood 'A'	15	10	7	41
4	Alfreton SC 'A'	15	6	-7	34
5	Alfreton SC 'H'	15	5	-19	28
6	Lennons SC 'B'	15	1	-29	23

Results: Week

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

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
David Birley	Clock Tower 'A'	54
Guy Dennis	Welcome Inst 'A'	41
Steve Donner	Welcome Inst 'A'	40
David Birley	Clock Tower 'A'	32

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	David Birley	Clock Tower 'A'	15	12	525
2	Ash Walker	Welcome Inst 'A'	11	11	534
3	Shaun Wilkes	Clock Tower 'A'	10	9	340
4	Dave Pagett	Clock Tower 'A'	13	9	175
5	Steve Donner	Welcome Inst 'A'	9	8	416
6	Rob Mullius	YM B/Hood 'A'	10	8	200
7	Adam Clift	Welcome Inst 'A'	14	8	155
8	Gav Cann	YM B/Hood 'A'	14	8	27

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Lennons SC 'B'	03-Mar	Alfreton SC 'H'
Clock Tower 'A'	03-Mar	Welcome Inst 'A'
Welcome Inst 'A'	—	BYE
Alfreton SC 'A'	—	BYE

Division One

The accolade for highest break of the week across all divisions goes to Clowne’s Richard Hill, whose excellent 57 against Alfreton’s Adam West is now the second-highest in the division this season. A superb effort, Richard. Unfortunately for Clowne, the break wasn’t enough to secure the win, as Alfreton claimed their fifth victory of the campaign to keep a slender edge in the battle at the foot of the table.

In the Alfreton derby, team ‘D’ were unable to take advantage of last week’s surprise slip from the leaders. Having seen the top side go down 5–0 to Clowne, ‘D’ had an opportunity to apply pressure but instead found themselves on the receiving end of a whitewash by team ‘B’.

YM ‘C’, meanwhile, returned to winning ways and re-established a healthy cushion at the summit as the season edges towards its conclusion.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	YM Brotherhood 'C'	18	15	26	58
2	Alfreton SC 'D'	18	10	12	51
3	New Whittington	18	11	-2	44
4	Alfreton SC 'B'	18	8	-2	44
5	YM Brotherhood 'B'	18	9	-4	43
6	Alfreton SC 'G'	18	5	-12	39
7	Clowne Liberal 'A'	18	5	-18	36

Results

Home	Score	Away
Clowne Lib 'A'	2–3	Alfreton SC 'G'
Alfreton SC 'D'	0–5	Alfreton SC 'B'
YM B/Hood 'B'	1–4	YM B/Hood 'C'
New Whitt 'B'	—	BYE

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
Richard Hill	Clowne Lib 'A'	57
David Neale	Alfreton SC 'G'	34
John Roseman	YM B/Hood 'C'	32
Martin Conway	YM B/Hood 'B'	30

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Lee Hage	YM B/Hood 'C'	16	13	289
2	Rocco Amalou	Alfreton SC 'G'	18	13	225
3	John Roseman	YM B/Hood 'C'	17	12	315
4	Andrew Frisby	YM B/Hood 'B'	17	12	166
5	Adam White	Alfreton SC 'D'	18	12	281
6	Dylan Wright	Alfreton SC 'D'	15	11	51
7	Dunc Waring	YM B/Hood 'C'	15	10	179
8	Jesse Byrne	Alfreton SC 'G'	16	10	123

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Alfreton SC 'D'	04-Mar	YM B/Hood 'C'
YM B/Hood 'B'	05-Mar	Clowne Lib 'A'
Alfreton SC 'G'	05-Mar	New Whitt 'B'
Alfreton SC 'B'	—	BYE

Division Two

The battle at the top is intensifying as we head into the final stretch of fixtures. The leading trio all secured victories this week, but it was Hasland ‘C’ who made the biggest statement, claiming maximum points. Wins from Ben Green, Adam Moss, Dean Jepson, David Vaulks and Dean Sporton — who added a crisp 42 break — have firmly thrust them into genuine title contention.

Matching that scoring effort was Clowne’s Paul Scott, who compiled an equally impressive 42 during their away win at Hasland ‘D’. Quality scoring at a crucial stage of the season — great shooting all round.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	Clowne Liberal 'B'	18	13	18	54
2	Grassmoor WMC 'A'	18	12	14	52
3	Hasland Club 'C'	18	12	12	51
4	Hasland Club 'D'	18	8	-2	44
5	Lennons SC 'C'	18	9	-4	43
6	Doe Lea MW 'A'	18	6	-18	36
7	Lennons SC 'F'	18	3	-20	35

Results: Week

Home	Score	Away
Hasland Club 'C'	5–0	Lennons SC 'C'
Grassmoor 'A'	3–2	Lennons SC 'F'
Hasland Club 'D'	2–3	Clowne Lib 'B'
Doe Lea MW 'A'	—	BYE

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
Paul Scott	Clowne Lib 'B'	42
Dean Sporton	Hasland Club 'C'	42
Dean Jepson	Hasland Club 'C'	31

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Deano Hancock	Grassmoor 'A'	16	14	486
2	Brian James	Grassmoor 'A'	17	14	396
3	Dean Sporton	Hasland Club 'C'	13	13	394
4	Robbie Harris	Clowne Lib 'B'	13	12	363
5	Vinny Canning	Doe Lea MW 'A'	17	12	256
6	Lewis Longden	Lennons SC 'C'	18	12	269
7	Les Mooney	Hasland Club 'D'	18	12	123
8	Dave Vaulks	Hasland Club 'C'	16	11	151

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Grassmoor 'A'	04-Mar	Doe Lea MW 'A'
Lennons SC 'C'	04-Mar	Clowne Lib 'B'
Hasland Club 'D'	05-Mar	Lennons SC 'F'
Hasland Club 'C'	—	BYE

Division Three

There were celebrations at New Whittington this week as Alfreton ‘F’s Johnnie Warner Junior finally got off the mark for the season. His captain’s faith was rewarded, as Johnnie’s hard-earned frame ultimately proved decisive in a narrow 3–2 victory for Alfreton. Congratulations Johnnie — hopefully the first of many.

Hasland ‘B’s Daryl Turner continues his steady climb up the individual rankings. His win over Newbold’s Ricky Strong — a ninth in succession — sees him move to the top of the players standings. A superb run of form, Daryl.

At the top of the table, leaders YM ‘F’ show no signs of easing up. A second whitewash of the campaign and their third victory over clubmates ‘D’ has stretched their advantage to five points heading into the final quarter of the season. The question now is whether Alfreton can close the gap in time.

Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	YM Brotherhood 'F'	18	16	30	60
2	Alfreton SC 'F'	18	12	20	55
3	Alfreton SC 'C'	18	11	8	49
4	YM Brotherhood 'D'	18	7	-8	41
5	New Whittington 'A'	18	7	-8	41
6	Hasland Club 'B'	18	7	-16	37
7	Newbold CA 'C'	18	3	-26	32

Results

Home	Score	Away
New Whitt 'A'	2–3	Alfreton SC 'F'
Newbold CA 'C'	2–3	Hasland Club 'B'
YM B/Hood 'F'	5–0	YM B/Hood 'D'
Alfreton SC 'C'	—	BYE

Breaks

Player	Team	Break
Simon Wall	New Whitt 'A'	36

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Daryl Turner	Hasland Club 'B'	17	15	444
2	Keith Chaplin	YM B/Hood 'F'	18	15	383
3	Michael Elliott	YM B/Hood 'F'	18	15	376
4	Paul Sainsbury	Alfreton SC 'F'	17	14	479
5	Kai Hopkins	Alfreton SC 'C'	17	13	330
6	James Kay	New Whitt 'A'	18	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
Alfreton SC 'C'	03-Mar	YM B/Hood 'D'
New Whitt 'A'	03-Mar	Newbold CA 'C'
YM B/Hood 'F'	05-Mar	Alfreton SC 'F'
Hasland Club 'B'	—	BYE

Division Four

Alfreton ‘E’ brought a difficult run to an end this week, stopping the rot after 16 consecutive defeats with a hard-fought win over YM ‘E’. The celebrations at the final handshake said it all — a thoroughly deserved moment for the team and hopefully a turning point as the season draws on.

Over in the Lennons derby, leaders ‘G’ were edged out by ‘J’ in a tight encounter. With YM ‘H’ collecting four frames this week, the gap at the summit has been trimmed to just three points, tightening the title race once again.

In the individual standings, Ash Radford’s absence opened the door for Ash Conners, who seized the opportunity with a win over YM ‘G’ to move into top spot. With both the team and individual races heating up, there’s still plenty to be decided.

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Team Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	Diff	Pts
1	Lennons SC 'G'	18	10	26	58
2	YM Brotherhood 'H'	18	13	20	55
3	YM Brotherhood 'E'	18	12	14	52
4	YM Brotherhood 'G'	18	12	12	51
5	Lennons SC 'J'	18	10	10	50
6	Alfreton SC 'E'	18	2	-38	26
7	Newbold WMC 'B'	18	4	-44	23

Results

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

Breaks

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

Player Standings

Pos	Name	Team	P	W	Diff
1	Ash Conners	YM B/Hood 'G'	18	14	399
2	Ash Radford	Lennons SC 'G'	15	13	445
3	Dave Allen	YM B/Hood 'E'	17	13	261
4	Andrew Shepherd	YM B/Hood 'E'	18	13	288
5	Dan Thorpe	YM B/Hood 'H'	16	12	170
6	Dan Barnes	Lennons SC 'J'	18	12	259
7	Paul Mace	Lennons SC 'J'	18	12	204
8	John Haywood	YM B/Hood 'H'	16	11	194

Upcoming Fixtures

Home	Date	Away
Alfreton SC 'E'	02-Mar	Newbold WMC 'B'
Lennons SC 'G'	04-Mar	YM B/Hood 'E'
YM B/Hood 'H'	04-Mar	Lennons SC 'J'
YM Brotherhood 'G'	—	BYE

Competitions

As the competitions edges towards the business end, the standard of play shows no sign of dipping. The standout moment this week was Adam Clift’s superb century break in his Handicap clash with John Roseman. Clift didn’t stop there, adding further breaks of 37 and 46 in the same match, along with 45 and 53 just days earlier in the Team of Three competition. A remarkable spell of scoring – you certainly had the cue flowing, Adam.

There was also high-quality scoring in the Handicap meeting between David Birley and Jason Rimington. An impressive eight breaks over 30 were compiled across the five-frame thriller, eventually edged by the 2017 champion. A cracking contest and a great advert for the competition – well played both, and congratulations Dave.

Jim Harrison’s fine form continues as he marched into the quarter-finals of the Harry Anderson Memorial. His 53 break against YM’s Gav Cann proved the highlight of a convincing display. Harrison also secured his place in the Premier Competition semi-finals, overcoming teammate Guy Dennis, who struck a classy 50 but couldn’t quite halt James’ momentum this season.

Joining Harrison in the Premier semi-finals is Alfreton’s Ian Rose, who ended Lewis Longden’s run with a solid 3–0 victory. Credit to Lewis for reaching the last eight in our blue-ribbon event.

Longden quickly bounced back in the Scotch Doubles alongside Jack Johnson. After falling 2–0 behind to Alfreton’s Adam White and Dylan Wright, the Lennons duo showed real resilience, taking the next three frames to seal their quarter-final berth. Excellent fightback, lads.

Finally, don’t forget to check the details below for the upcoming Pairs Final. It promises to be a great evening, and I’m sure all four finalists would appreciate your support.

Premier Competition: Quarter Finals
Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	Lewis Longden	0–3	Ian Rose	34
31, 33	Jim Harrison	3–1	Guy Dennis	50

Handicap Competition: L16
Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	John Roseman	1–3	Adam Clift	37, 46, 103
30, 31, 51, 52	David Birley	3–2	Jason Rimington	32, 39, 39

Harry Anderson Memorial: L16
Sponsored by Archie Anderson

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
53	Jim Harrison	3–0	Gav Cann

Scotch Doubles Competition: RD 1
Sponsored by Lennons SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
	J. Johnson / L. Longden	3–2	A. White / D. Wright

Team Of Three Competition: RD 2
Sponsored by Alfreton SC

Breaks	Home	Score	Away	Breaks
AC 53, 45	A. Walker / S. Donner / A. Clift	4–0	A. West / J. Byrne / D. Neale

Upcoming Final

Pairs Competition
Sponsored by Lennons SC

Thursday 5th March, 7:30pm
Lennons SC

D. Birley / K. Norman

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D. Vaulks / D. Jepson