First frame to Jason with a little help from that lady (luck) !! however he also played very well with a real nice cue action.The next frame went to me after I managed to settle and get a couple of high teen brakes.Jason took the third frame again with some real nice shots and cue action.I managed to win the fourth frame this time with Lady (luck) !! on my side more than once with me saying sorry numerous times to Jason.Thanks for the game Jason a fair result in the end and I look forward to the return match.

Result

Sean Croft 27-56 Shaun Parkinson
Sean Croft 80-17 Shaun Parkinson
Sean Croft 42-29 Shaun Parkinson
Sean Croft 45-70 Shaun Parkinson

Report
Frame 1 was a very scrappy afair both players in a wicked safety battle, which ended with Shaun coming out on top.

Frame 2 was my opening with a 42 break and soon after went on to make a clearance but with a tricky long tough black it ended with a 34 break. a cracking performance for me.

Frames 3 & 4 Where ver scrappy with both players shareing the last two.

Thanks for a cracking match Shaun , you think i should of won, but i think it was a fair result.

cheers sean

Result received via text.

Please note that Chris Mathers has torn a ligament in his foot which means he will not be able to play his remaining two May fixtures against Vinnie Dennis & Daniel Norton.  I have agreed to let Chris play these two fixtures in June as these are exceptional circumstances.

I won the first frame with the help of a 41 break.

Jason won both the 2nd and 3rd frames on re-spotted blacks!

I then won the final frame to secure a 2-2 draw.

SE DERBYSHIRE SC FLY AHEAD.
PANTHERS GO TOP IN DIV 2.


SE Derbyshire SC fly ahead with a super 5-0 win over Spot On Masters.
Dave Mayer started things off with a 70-36 win against Sean Croft. Andy Gratton beat James Robinson 66-38 to take frame 2. Ben Monk made a 41 break in a 74-37 win over Paul Bell. Lee Jones rounded off the win with a 77-35 win over Callum Lakin.
BCI 'C' go second with a 3-2 win over club rivals BCI 'D', who were playing their opening match of the season.
Chris Clark took the opening frame 67-21 against Clint Broome. Shaun parkinson made it 2-0 to the 'C' team with a 61-21 win over Paul Bradley. The 'D' team then fought back with Craig Bradley beating Steve Capsey (senior) 58-53. Rich Speirs beat Steve Capsey (junior) 41-35 to get the draw but couldn't pull enough points back to take the aggregate score win. The 'C' team taking the win by 75 points.
Oakleigh Lodge 'A' move to third after a 4-1 win at Mapperley CC.
John Fountain beat Steve Howard 72-44. Don Merry levelled the match beating Jason Turner 56-34. Ryan Cooper had a close 55-50 win over Doug Bough giving Oakleigh the lead. Bo Murtagh beat Andy Carnell 51-31 to complete the win.
Spot On (Sneinton) 'A' did not have a match this week.

Spot On Panthers move to the top with a 4-1 win at NCT (Carter Gate).
Manfred Corbin won a low scoring frame against Dean Randell 35-33. Craig Barron made it 2-0 with a massive 100-8 win against Paul kelly. Jeff Kerins made it 3-0 with a 68-32 win over Paul Matthew. Ruddy Steadman claimed a point for NCT with a 66-21 win over Chris Burrows.
Building Trades SC started their season off with a 5-0 win over The Embankment.
Nick Bentley beat Matt Walters 64-58 in the opening encounter. Dave Milner won 59-55 against Adam Corbett to make it 2-0. Mick Walker beat Steve Burrows 59-52. Ron Bentley completed the whitewash with a 58-40 win over Richard Burrows.
Ruddington CC came back from last weeks defeat to beat Willowbrook Wizards on their own table 3-2.
Nick Kirkman beat Ash Sanders  77-26 to win the first frame. Rob Lord gained a frame for Willowbrook with a close 49-48 win over Owen Blundell. Glenn Price gave Willowbrook the lead with a 61-58 win over Dennis Dyer. Maurice Hudspeth beat Mick Lord 57-40 to grab the aggregate score win for Ruddington CC.
BCI 'B did not have a match this week.

Frame 1, Jason settled better than me and had a few bits of luck, (which we all get). That was 1 nil to Jason. Frame 2, Found myself behind early on but a good clearance on the colours with a doubled black gave me the frame. 1-1. Frame 3, i had a little 25 break and put the presure on with a few telling shots and Jason was still stunned i'd stole the second, 2-1 to me. Frame 4, I was well beaten in this 1 as Jason had a 30 and a 37, some great "round of applause" shots in his breaks to keep them going. 2-2. I think a fair result overall and good to see a player with a great cue action who attacks and has good safety. Cheers Jason, waiting for our next match.

Frames 1 and 2
de javu both games craig clearing up the colours to take a 2-0 lead.

Frame 3
Both players had good chances but Craig was by far the better player and won the frame easily.

Frame 4
By far the best frame, some solid safety from both players, until I let Craig in with 7 reds left. What followed, I can describe as one of the best clearances I've seen for ages, especially the 2 pinks to keep the break going. A brill 76 break top man Craig enjoyed the night, all the best for your 1st season in nottm snooker. Can't wait for my hand to mend. You reds.

A huge congratulations to 14 year old Joe Reynolds who has reached the final of the English Under 14 Snooker Championship.



Reynolds - who plays at Bulwell's BCI Snooker Centre - was 2-3 down in his semi-final match, but he dug in and went on to win 4-3, securing his place in the final which will be held at the Star Snooker Academy in Sheffield next month.

Congratulations to Mansfield's Lee Spick who is one of 12 players who have earned a 2 year professional main tour spot thanks to qualification at the Q School.  He defeated Duane Jones 4-2 in the final round of event 3.

Ashley Carty, who is coached by Darren Presgrave at North Notts Community Arena and who also plays in the Worksop Snooker League, narrowly missed out, going down 4-3 to Fraser Patrick in the final round of event 3.

The twelve qualifiers are:

Elliot Slessor
Alex Davies
Lee Page
Hammad Miah
Ahmed Saif
Ross Muir
Ryan Clark
Alexander Ursenbacher
Davis Morris
Lee Spick
Chris Wakelin
Fraser Patrick

There's never been a better time to turn professional thanks to Barry Hearn's revolution and we wish them all the best of luck!

Full Q School results
Event 1
Event 2
Event 3

For some time now there has been discussion about starting up a Nottinghamshire County ‘B’ Team, to enable those players who do not play in the big Derbyshire V’s Nottinghamshire match an opportunity to play for their county.

It is with great pleasure that I can tell you that this thought has now been turned into a reality.

With the help of Steve Butler and Jimmy Gratton, we have managed to organise a Nottinghamshire ‘B’ V’s Derbyshire ‘B’ County match.

Steve Butler was unable to carry the project further than the organising stage but he did suggest that Steve Burrows becomes the captain for the Nottinghamshire team and Steve then very kindly asked me (Glenn Price) if I would be vice-captain.

Steve and I met with Jimmy Gratton and the Derbyshire Captain Danny Copper last night to run over some of the rules of the day, and to enable us to have a look around the venue (Cueball derby).

We have managed to sort out the format for the day and to have a look around the fantastic venue, the venue itself will be perfect for such an event.

Please be aware this is going to be an on-going project and the aim of it is to try and give as many people as possible the opportunity to play for their county (outside of the big Nottinghamshire V’s Derbyshire matches organised by Wayne Martin).

Both the Nottinghamshire and the Derbyshire ‘B’ Teams and been picked and all the details for the day are as follows:


•   10 Players per team
•   All players (home and away) will rotate tables throughout the day
•   The 3 miss rule will be in operation throughout the day
•   Each player plays 1 frame v their opponent
•   30 minute stop clock per frame
•   Medals for all players
•   Man of the match & highest break trophy for both teams
•   Smart dress trousers / shoes & county shirts
•   Mary Vine Construction will be sponsoring new Nottinghamshire county shirts
•   The home player will be responsible for the score sheets and registering the results
•   A hand-out will be available on the day for all players, showing tables to be played on and explaining the rules of the day
•   The club will be open from 08:30 and free practice will be available up until the start of play at 10:00 prompt!
•   £20 per player from both teams will be required on the day of which all proceeds will be spent on a main trophy & medals & man of the match & highest break trophies for both teams



We are hoping the day will be a huge success and that we will gain a lot more interest from other players involved with Nottingham Snooker and hopefully it will be a competition we can run at least a couple of times a year.

Derbyshire team details can be found here

Game Scores
Matt Walters   1-1   Manny Sant
Nick Kirkman   1-1   Joe Reynolds
Asif Hajiani   1-1   Les Smith
Owen Blundell   0-2   Rob Wallace

Match Report
Matt having a 43 and 32.
Joe got a 47

Good game lads, welldone on the win. Goodluck for rest of season.

1st frame Cary knocked in 24 break i managed to take all the colors for a tie but then he stole the frame with a great pot in the corner bag.
2nd frame i managed to keep ahead and take the frame
3rd frame Cary went in off 3 times in 1 frame which did not help i just kept potting small breaks and trying to keep it safe that worked in my favor and took the frame.
4th frame was much the same Cary was getting a bad run and went in off 2 times and even i was amazed at his bad luck but consistent safety and potting from me won me the frame.

Thanks for the game Cary.

I started off well in the 1st frame, taking it with a few good teen breaks.
The 2nd was pretty scrappy but I think Julian kept his head a bit better and took a small lead to take the frame.
I was VERY happy to win the next as I kept a reasonable lead throughout but almost threw it away by giving 2 free balls, going in off etc.
The last frame was a bit odd as we both had MASSIVE chances early on with the reds scattered but we both kept missing and sent everything to the cushions. This led to a pretty grim tactical battle, both potting single reds mostly. I think I just kept my nose in front to eventually leave Julian needing a snooker which he couldn't manage in the end.

Glad with a win after losing my first 2 matches. Hard luck Julian, I'm sure you'll give me a tougher time on your home turf!

Good game fair result on the night cheers

Game Scores
Dave Salmon   0-2   Zeb Ahmed
Shaun Parkinson   0-2   Sean Coxon
Toby Bowley   1-1   Fred Mulheron
Paul Wainwright   1-1   Ant Gilman

Match Report
Great game lads as always see you at your soon