UPCOMING DATES FOR THE DIARY

PLEASE NOTE the Institute will be used as a POLLING STATION on Thursday November 15th so will be closed for normal use.

Tuesday November 20th will see the AGM of BOLEHILL IMPROVEMENT GROUP taking place from 7pm, so again normal use will be suspended for the duration of the meeting.

And a COMMITEE MEETING of our own has been set for Thursday November 29th @ 7.30pm.

FRIENDLY DEFEAT FOR COMBINED TEAM

THE FIRST competitive action of the season saw a combined Bolehill Institute team with players from both No 1 and No 2 outfits beaten 7-1 by the visitors from Duffield Club.
The two previous encounters, also friendlies, between the sides had ended in fairly close verdicts but on this occasion although some of the restricted-to-20-minute frames were in the balance until the latter stages, they mostly ended up going in the same direction.

Andrew Brough contributed the sole success for the home side with a black ball win over Tom Lucas, which eventually came courtesy of an unlucky in-off from the latter.

Simon Zoppi also showed fine form but unfortunately not in home colours as he swapped sides and filled in for the Duffield team who were a couple of men down and produced a sparkling 27 break in defeating Ricki Slack.

Jimmy Gratton showed his class for Duffield with an excellent clearance of 70 in one of the latter pairs contests, one of the highest breaks seen in the building in competitive matchplay.

Thanks to those who turned out for both teams in this early-season workout, namely Ricki, Simon, Andrew, Colin Marchington, Keith Robertson and Martin Forster along with visitors Danny Cooper, Jimmy and Tom.

Hopefully the cobwebs will have been blown away and its all systems go from here!!

TWO TEAMS FOR THE 2012/2013 SEASON

FOLLOWING the registration meeting, it was agreed that Bolehill Institute should enter two teams in the Darley Dale and District Snooker League for the 2012/2013 season.
The No 1 team will be as per last season's Captains Cup winning side, apart from Guy Shirley who is no longer a member of the club and is playing elsewhere this time around.
And although players were in short supply, the No 2 team will be based around most of the players from last season's No 3 team although Keith Roberston has agreed to join the ranks, having been playing for last season's No 2 team previously, just to confuse the issue lol!!
The No 2 team from last year are no more and are playing elsewhere.
Good luck to both our teams for the forthcoming season!!

TEAM SELECTION MEETING UPCOMING

THE ANNUAL SNOOKER TEAM SELECTION MEETING has been agreed for THURSDAY, AUGUST 16th at 7.30pm. All interested parties are invited to attend, thanks.

BOLEHILL INSTITUTE IN AMONGST THE SILVERWARE AS No 1 TEAM LIFT THE CUP

BOLEHILL INSTITUTE No 1 TEAM - 2012 CAPTAINS CUP WINNERS
Background L-R: Alan Hopkinson (club chairman), Simon Zoppi, Ian Birks, Colin Marchington and Andrew Brough. Front: Ricki Slack (captain).

A SUCCESSFUL season was had by all three teams at Bolehill Institute in the 2011/12 Darley Dale and District League season.
The No 1 team lifted the Captains Cup competition with a thrilling final victory over Matlock Golf Club after a gap of 15 years since their last such success and also finished runners-up in A Division, just one point behind the champions PJ'z Club No 1 of Ripley.

The No 2 team finished fourth to retain their A Division status and were also runners up in the Jimmy Harper Plate competition, losing to Jaxx Q Club No 1 of Belper in the final, while the No 3 team were a very respectable third in B Division.

Keith Robertson took runner-up for most wins in the A Division with 13 out of 16 while Ricki Slack and Colin Marchington won the Hartshorne Cup 2-man team event, beating Paul Ogden and Steve Robinson of Jaxx Q Club 3-2 in the final.

Ricki was also runner-up in the Open Handicap final, losing narrowly 4-3 to twice Derbyshire champion Graham Jones of Matlock Golf Club and also took time away from league competition to finish bridesmaid again in the Derbyshire Seniors (over 40s) event won by Duffield's Paul Fowell.

Sean O'Sullivan and Steve Hawkins won the Combined Billiards/Snooker competition, beating Belper Strutt Club's Dave Pownall and Peter Darby in the final and were also runners-up in the Christmas Pairs 6-Red Shootout event where they lost to Ben Monk and Steve Robinson.

CLUB COMPETITIONS 2012 ROLL OF HONOUR

K Wilson Cup (Snooker Scratch): winner, Ricki Slack; runner-up,
Mick Bunting.
J Hames Cup (Snooker Handicap): winner, Sean O'Sullivan; runner-up, Keith Robertson.
J Hall Trophy (Billiards Handicap) (125 up): winner, Ricki Slack; runner-up, Sean O'Sullivan.
John Haywood Memorial Cup (Team Round Robin): winner, Bolehill No 1; runner-up, Bolehill No 2.
J Roper Cup (Flying Christmas Snooker) (3 reds): winner,
Sean O'Sullivan; runner-up, Ian Peacock.
W H Phillips Cup (Darts) (501): winner, Sean O'Sullivan; runner-up,
Mick Bunting.
J T Haywood Cup (Dominoes) (running out): winner, Andrew Brough; runner-up, Sean O'Sullivan.
Crib (121 up): winner, Ian Peacock; runner-up Andrew Brough.
B.I. Copa Brasileira de Sinuca (Brazilian Snooker): winner, Sean O'Sullivan; runner-up, Ricki Slack.

Haydn Spencer Trophy (Darts) (Round the Clock): winner, Sean O'Sullivan; runner-up, Ricki Slack.

Tommy Gilbert Trophy (Dominoes) (5s and 3s): winner, Keith Robertson; runner-up, Dwayne Martin.

George Brooks Trophy (Knock Out Whist): winner, Mick Bunting; runner-up, Ricki Slack.

J HAYWOOD TEAM CUP RESULTS

RESULTS of the J Haywood Cup In House Team Competition (includes any league matches):
Bolehill No 3 1, Bolehill No 1 4
Bolehill No 1 4, Bolehill No 2 1
Bolehill No 2 2, Bolehill No 1 3
Bolehill No 1 5, Bolehill No 3 0
Bolehill No 2 2, Bolehill No 3 3
To play:
Bolehill No 3 v Bolehill No 2

Standings                      P      W      L    Pts
Bolehill Institute No 1       4      4       0    16
Bolehill Institute No 2       3      0       3      5
Bolehill Institute No 3       3      1       2      4


Winners: Bolehill Institute No 1 (cannot be overhauled in table).

CLUB SNOOKER DRAWS NOW OUT

THE draws for the club's Snooker Scratch and Handicap competitions are now out, please note entry fees are now due if you haven't already paid (this includes the billiards too).

BOLEHILL SNOOKER SCRATCH COMPETITION 2012
Fri Jan 27 8pm: D Martin 2 M Forster 0.
Fri Feb 03 6.30pm: R Slack 2 S O'Sullivan 0 (R Slack 32 break).
Fri Feb 10 6.30pm: K Robertson 2 A Hopkinson 0; 8pm: A Brough 2 S Bunting 0.
Fri Feb 24 6.30pm: M Bunting 2 I Cresswell 0; 8pm A Brough 2 K Robertson 1.
Fri Mar 09 semi finals 6.30pm R Slack 2 D Martin 0; 8pm M Bunting 2 A Brough 1.
Fri May 11 6.30pm Final: R Slack 3 M Bunting 0 (R Slack 32 break).

BOLEHILL SNOOKER HANDICAP COMPETITION 2012
Fri Jan 27 6.30pm: M Bunting 2 I Cresswell 1 (I Cresswell 30 break).
Fri Feb 03 8pm: S Bunting 2 A Hopkinson 1.
Fri Feb 17 6.30pm: S O'Sullivan 2 R Slack 1; 8pm A Brough 0 D Martin 2.
Fri Mar 02 6.30pm: K Robertson 2 S Bunting 0; 8pm M Forster 2 M Bunting 1.
Fri Mar 16 6.30pm S O'Sullivan 2 D Martin 0; 8pm M Forster 0 K Robertson 2.
TBA 7pm Final: K Robertson 2 S O'Sullivan 3 (well done to Sean, this years handicap winner).

Handicaps: R Slack owe 21; A Brough, K Robertson scratch; S O'Sullivan rec 7; M Bunting, D Martin rec 14; M Forster rec 21; S Bunting, I Cresswell,
A Hopkinson rec 28.

SEAN IS AT THE DOUBLE ONCE MORE!

ANOTHER Bolehill double for quickfire format specialist SEAN O'SULLIVAN.

A GOOD TIME was had by all at the recent Christmas Party Night which saw quickfire games of snooker, darts, dominoes and crib contested by a decent turnout of club members.

And once again it was Reapsmoor-based Sean O'Sullivan who came to the fore over the short match format, as he did the snooker-darts double after achieving the same feat at the alternative games night in November.

With all snooker matches up to the final played with just three reds, it really was anyone's to win but there was no stopping Sean as he came though matches with Jonathan Hopkinson, Andrew Brough and then Ian Peacock in the final (the only frame played with a full pack).

Chairman Alan Hopkinson also turned back the clock with some fine potting to achieve a noteworthy semi final appearance.

In the darts event, Sean defeated Ian (again), Alan and then Mick Bunting in a high quality final by 3 legs to 2 which featured plenty of good scoring throughout.

And there was almost a hat-trick as Sean was only edged out in the final of the dominoes by Andrew Brough who had earlier defeated three Hopkinsons along the way, David, Jonathan and Dan!

There was still the crib to be decided and this time Andrew had to give best in the final to Ian Peacock, who himself came through tests against Dan and Jonathan on his way to the victory roster.

A very extensive buffet was provided by club members which meant some very full stomachs and no doubt leftovers for the dog on returning home!!

Earlier in the week, the J Hall Trophy (Bolehill Billiards Handicap) was won by Ricki Slack, who beat yes, you've guessed it - Sean O'Sullivan - in the final by 125-83.

IMPROVEMENT GROUP MEETING

THE next Bolehill Improvement Group Meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 18th between 7pm and 9pm. The Institute will be closed for normal business during these hours. Thanks.