Block B has set a record by completing the block in one day and this early in the season.
The Competition Manager will be very pleased. Others, take note!!!
40 Players from across the country descended on Southwick to play in these Tournaments. 24 players had entered the B Level Tournament for those with a handicap of 3+ and 16 for the C Level Tournament for handicap 7+ . The Manager for both tournaments was Andrew Stewart.
The weather was kind to us until the latter part of the day when some April showers arrived.
It was a very full day’s play for all the players. They had to play in blocks for the first part of the day and then move on to knockout rounds. Sussex County members were the eventual winners of both events. John Low won the B Level Tournament beating Robert Cook from Cheam 7 – 2 in the final. Paul Green won the C Level Tournament beating Sandy Grievson from Chester 7 -3.
By winning, both John Low and Paul Green gain their Silver and Bronze Merit Awards.
Thanks to the catering team of Fran Box, Richard and Rachel Pointing, Jo Mander and Dinah Hutchins for providing a great lunch enjoyed by all.
Block A | ST | PW | DK | RP | BJ | MD | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simon Turner | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Paul Wolff | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
David King | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Richard Platt | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Brian Jamieson | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Martin Daniels | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Block B | PA | SH | AJ | RC | SN | GO | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Adams | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Stephen Hayns | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
Andy Jones | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Robyn Clark | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Sue Nicholas | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
Gerald O'Brien | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Block C | TG | AF | RC | DH | IP | PM | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Grievson | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Andrew Fall | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
Robert Cook | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
Debra Hayns | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Izzy Poyntz | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
Patricia Mulcahy | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Block D | JT | IR | SD | VL | AL | JL | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Julie Tremble | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Ian Rees | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
Simon Draper | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Vincent L'Estrange | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Andrew Lockwood | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
John Low | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Main Knockout
Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
Brian Jamieson | John Low 7-4 | John Low 7-6 | John Low 7-2 |
John Low | |||
Tom Grievson | Tom Grievson 7-6 | ||
Stephen Hayns | |||
Robert Cook | Robert Cook 7-6 | Robert Cook 7-6 | |
Andy Jones | |||
Paul Wolff | Julie Tremble 7-5 | ||
Julie Tremble | |||
Shield Knockout
Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|
Brian Jamieson | Brian Jamieson 7-3 | Brian Jamieson 7-6 |
Stephen Hayns | ||
Andy Jones | ||
Bowl Knockout
Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|
Richard Platt | Simon Draper 7-5 | Simon Draper 7-6 |
Simon Draper | ||
Debra Hayns | Debra Hayns 7-3 | |
Robyn Clark | ||
Plate Knockout
Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|
Martin Daniels | Vincent L'Estrange 7-2 | Gerald O'Brien 7-5 |
Vincent L'Estrange | ||
Andrew Fall | Gerald O'Brien 7-3 | |
Gerald O'Brien | ||
15th-16th Playoff: Andrew Fall beat Martin Daniels 7-5
Saucer Knockout
Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|
Simon Turner | Simon Turner 7-4 | Simon Turner 7-2 |
Ian Rees | ||
Izzy Poyntz | Izzy Poyntz 7-3 | |
Sue Nicholas | ||
21st-24th Knockout
Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|
David King | David King 7-2 | Peter Adams 7-2 |
Andrew Lockwood | ||
Patricia Mulcahy | Pater Adams 7-4 | |
Peter Adams | ||
23rd - 24th Playoff: Andrew Lockwood beat Patricia Mulcahy 7-1
Block A | FK | PG | SC | RR | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freda Knight | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
Paul Green | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Sue Caulfield | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Ruth Raunkiaer | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Block B | HB | AJ | NW | JM | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hilary Bird | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
Andrew Jackson | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Nigel Wulcko | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
Jim Mander | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Block C | CJ | SM | SG | FF | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carol Jamieson | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
Steve Morton | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
Sandy Grievson | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Fiona Fall | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Block D | PB | JP | KY | DG | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Brown | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Judy Perry | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
Konstantin Yudintsev | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
David Grimshaw | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Main Knockout
Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
Paul Green | Paul Green 7-4 | Paul Green 7-4 | Paul Green 7-3 |
Paul Brown | |||
Fiona Fall | Fiona Fall 7-6 | ||
Jim Mander | |||
Sandy Grievson | Sandy Grievson 7-5 | Sandy Grievson 7-5 | |
Andrew Jackson | |||
Sue Caulfield | Konstantin Yudintsev 7-2 | ||
Konstantin Yudintsev | |||
3rd-4th Playoff: Fiona Fall beat Konstantin Yudintsev 7-0
Shield Knockout
Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|
Paul Brown | Jim Mander 7-5 | Andrew Jackson 7-5 |
Jim Mander | ||
Andrew Jackson | Andrew Jackson 7-6 | |
Sue Caulfield | ||
7th-8th Playoff: Paul Brown beat Sue Caulfield 7-4
Plate Knockout
Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
Ruth Raunkiaer | Ruth Raunkiaer 7-4 | Hilary Bird 7-5 | Hilary Bird 7-6 |
Judy Perry | |||
Carol Jamieson | Hilary Bird 7-5 | ||
Hilary Bird | |||
Steve Morton | Nigel Wulcko 7-5 | Nigel Wulcko 7-6 | |
Nigel Wulcko | |||
Freda Knight | Freda Knight 7-4 | ||
David Grimshaw | |||
Saucer Knockout
Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|
Judy Perry | Judy Perry 7-3 | (unplayed) |
Carol Jamieson | ||
Steve Morton | Steve Morton 7-6 | |
Dave Grimshaw | ||
15th-16th Playoff: Carol Jamieson beat David Grimshaw 7-2
Eighteen hardy pairs played in our GC level play tournament on 28 April and with Vincent as manager there was always the threat of rain. Sure enough, the day started with mizzle and a cold wind but we did enjoy some warm sunshine in the afternoon.
Three blocks of 6 played some keenly contested matches. In Block A, Andrea & Richard and David & Bob each won 4 games but the former shaded it by a margin of 3 net hoops.
Block B saw Jill & Douglas start their final match with the chance of a clean sweep but they narrowly lost to Paul & Francis. Nevertheless, they were clear winners with 4 wins and +10 net hoops.
In Block C, Paul & Konstantin did manage a clean sweep, winning all 5 games with a net hoop advantage of +10.
Congratulations to all our winners and many thanks to the catering team - Angela & Martin Avis, Jo Mander, Arthur Flatt and Linda Davies.
Thanks to the Manager Vincent L'Estrange for managing and providing a reporrt and photographs.
Block A | DK&BC | FP&TJ | AH&RC | AS&SN | CH&LG | FL&RC | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David King & Bob Clark | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
Fiona Phillips & Tony Jolly | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Andrea Huxley & Richard Carline | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Andrew Stewart & Sue Nicholas | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
Chris Heath & Linda Gavigan | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
Frances Low & Robyn Clark | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Block B | DS&JR | DL&SR | AB&FB | LD&TJ | DD&MD | FA&PG | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Douglas Shand & Jill Richardson | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
Di Langridge & Sue Rice | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
Anne Bolland & Fran Box | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Liz Drury & Tony James | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
David Dickins & Martin Daniels | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Francis Ainley & Paul Green | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Block C | KY&PB | RP&RP | MF&PH | NDS&TBP | PM&SC | VY&PG | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Konstantin Yudintsev & Paul Brown | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
Rachel Pointon & Richard Pointon | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Margaret Funell & Pat Harden | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
Narmada De Silva & Tim Broughton Pipkin | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
Pat Mechen & Sue Caulfield | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Victoria Yudintseva & Peter Goldsmith | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
The Short Croquet inaugural Alternate Stroke handicap doubles took place on 24th April. 16 players took part, 8 pairs so a good entry. There were 2 blocks and each block had 3 x 14 point games of 1 hour 20 mins. Block One was won by Bob and Robyn Clark with 3 wins, and Block Two was won by Frances Low and Martin Daniels with 3 wins. As time was short, we decided not to play a final so 2 block winners were declared!
Thanks to all the players, particularly those who have just started the game. I am of course grateful to the experienced players who helped and supported them. I hope we all learnt something!
Anyone interested in starting short croquet, please contact me. It is good fun, challenging and will give you access to many different shots which are useful in GC as well!
Frances Low (Manager)
Thanks very much to Frances for managing the competition.
Block A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Wins | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Robyn & Bob Clark | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ||
2. Julie Tremble & John Gosden | 8 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||
3. Pat M & Clive Hayton | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 + tie | 2 | ||
4. Rosemary Faulkner & Jim Mander | 6 | 6 | 8 | tie | 4 |
Block B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Wins | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Frances Low & Martin Daniels | 14 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | ||
2. Sue Kilby & Morgan Case | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
3. Vincent L'Estrange & John Low | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||
4. Richard Ellis & Paul Green | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 + tie | 2 |
Frances Low and Martin Daniels with prizes
Bob and Robyn Clark
A very enjoyable day was had by all (even myself who won precidely zero games )
Play was sensibly arranged in three divisions with two blocks in each division; five games in the blocks and a single crossover game in each division to decide the winner.
Thanks to Richard Brooks for being the Tournament Referee and to Linda Gavigan for her able management.
The top block was won by Tony Jolly with a well-deserved win over Richard Brooks 7-6.
The middle block was won by Bridget Goodman who beat Andrea Huxley 7-5
The third block was won by Martin Daniels (a player to watch I believe!) who beat Francis Ainley 7-6
Congratulations to all three for their wins.
Light lunch was kindly provided by Angela Avis with Nira Scutt and Martin Avis. Thanks very much to them.
Block 1A | RB | EF | SA | JI | AW | CM | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Brooks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
Elizabeth Farrow | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Sara Anderson | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
Jonathan Isaacs | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
Andrew Wilson | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Christine Merrington | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Block 1B | MC | TJ | NG | CS | AS | JG | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morgan Case | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
Tony Jolly | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
Noel Gill | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Charles Sale | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
Andrew Stewart | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
John Gosden | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Block 2A | AH | DS | JP | VL | BH | SF | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrea Huxley | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
Douglas Shand | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
Jane Powell | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Vincent L'Estrange | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Beryl Hughes | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
Simon Fenn-Tye | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Block 2B | BG | DK | AG | JL | JR | LM | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bridget Goodman | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
David King | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Alan Grundy | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
John Low | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
Jill Richardson | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Laki Marengos | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Block 3A | RF | FA | HW | DD | KH | KY | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rosemary Faulkner | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
Francis Ainley | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Helen Wilson | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
David Dickens | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
Ken Hughes | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Konstantin Yudintsev | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Block 3B | RE | MD | VY | PG | PB | NDS | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Ellis | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Martin Daniels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
Victoria Yudintseva | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
Paul Green | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Paul Brown | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
Narmada De Silva | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Division 1: Tony Jolly beat Richard Brooks 7-6
Division 2: Bridget Goodman beat Andrea Huxley 7-4
Division 3: Martin Daniels beat Francis Einley 7-6
Other cross-block games:
Noel Gill beat Andrew Wilson 7-5
Morgan Case beat Jonathan Isaacs 7-2
Charles Sale beat Chrissie Merrington 7-3
Liz Farrow beat Andrew Stewart 7-6
John Gosden beat Sara Anderson 7-4
Laki Marengos beat Vincent L'Estrange 7-6
Beryl Hughes beat John Low 7-4
David King beat Jane Powell 7-5
David Dickins beat Paul Green 7-4
Rosemary Faulkner beat Paul Brown 7-3
Narmada de Silva beat Helen Wilson 7-3
Congratulations to Joel Taylor who beat Gabrielle Higgins in the final 26tp - 0, 0-26, 26-20.
Thanks to Dominic Nunns for managing the event and to the lunch teams of Rachel Pointon and Jo Mander on Saturday and Karen Hayton, Angela and Martin Avis on Sunday.
Manager Dominic Nunns writes:
22 participants braved the weather for the Southwick Salver weekend, a season-opening event with a considerable tradition - the names of several world champions grace the salver itself, but the wider tournament has always embraced players of varying handicaps, in part through the use of the ‘Egyptian’ format consolation. After heavy rain prior to the event the players were rewarded with no rain during the event and even a small amount of sunshine.
In the first semi-final to finish, second seed Joel Taylor (Roehampton) came back from a game down to defeat no.3 seed Dom Nunns (Sussex County) 2-1 with highly efficient and accurate break play. The other semi saw an elongated and dramatic match between two players with recent Antipodean success behind them. Local hero Gabrielle Higgins (no.5 seed) eventually beat the world number 3 Jamie Burch (Reigate) in a final game three-ball ending.
The final between Gabrielle and Joel also went all the way to a third game, following the sharing of two manager-pleasingly one-sided games. Gabrielle then took the early initiative, but Joel eventually reported, "I won game 3 +6. Gabs broke down on a TP having done one peel. I completed the peels and then won the three-ball ending after quite a lot of back and forth."
The Egyptian was won by Teddy Wilmot-Sitwell (Winterborne Valley / Dulwich). Although the games were Level Advanced, Teddy’s handicap of 4.5 meant that his starting rating was such that strong performances against scratch players or better would put him in contention under the somewhat esoteric scoring system. He thoroughly deserved his win after scoring a maximum 9 points in his final game for beating Tudor Jenkins, a -1 handicap who had shown some signs of excellent form himself in the early rounds of the knockout. Honourable mentions go to Alan Chance and Paul Castell, both of whom actually won all of their Egyptian games but were nonetheless unable to surpass Teddy's total and finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jamie Burch | Jamie Burch 26tp-1 | Jamie Burch 26-7 | Jamie Burch 26-0 | Gabrielle Higgins 26tp-19, 20-26, 26-19 | Joel Taylor 26-0, 0-26, 26-20 |
Teddy Wilmot-Sitwell | |||||
Liz Farrow | Liz Farrow 25-24 | ||||
Phil Dunk | |||||
Alan Chance | James Field 26-1 | Tudor Jenkins 26tp-0 | |||
James Field | |||||
David H Boyd | Tudor Jenkins 26-0 | ||||
Tudor Jenkins | |||||
Gabrielle Higgins | Gabrielle Higgins 26tp-22 | Gabrielle Higgins 26-21 | |||
Paul Castell | |||||
Neil Coote | Guy Hewitt 26-15 | Robin Brown 26tp-20 | |||
Guy Hewitt | |||||
John Daniels | Robin Brown 26-3 | ||||
Robin Brown | |||||
Dominic Nunns | Dominic Nunns 26-3 | Dominic Nunns 26-0 | Joel Taylor 0-26, 26tp-9, 26tp-0 | ||
Timothy Luke | |||||
Andrew Gregory | Mark Fawcett 26-2 | ||||
Mark Fawcett | |||||
Nigel Polhill | Nigel Polhill 26tp-0 | Joel Taylor 26tp-0 | |||
Ignacio Gross | |||||
Chris Crowcroft | Joel Taylor 26tp-0 | ||||
Joel Taylor | |||||
Played as an Egyptian.
Egyptian Consolation | Wins | Results |
---|---|---|
Alan Chance | 5 | I.Gross +25,N.Polhill +8,J.Daniels +5,T.Wilmot-Sitwell +3,G.Hewitt +7 |
Paul Castell | 5 | N.Coote +16,L.Farrow +13,G.Hewitt +1,J.Daniels +19TP,D.H Boyd +20 |
James Field | 4 | P.Dunk +12,N.Coote +25,M.Fawcett -22TP,N.Polhill +15,D.H Boyd +16 |
Teddy Wilmot-Sitwell | 3 | C.Crowcroft +23,D.H Boyd +3,A.Chance -3,T.Jenkins +18 |
Tudor Jenkins | 2 | P.Dunk +18,J.Daniels +14,T.Wilmot-Sitwell -18 |
Chris Crowcroft | 2 | T.Wilmot-Sitwell -23,I.Gross +12,A.Gregory +4 |
Mark Fawcett | 2 | J.Daniels -24,J.Field +22TP,R.Brown -19TP,L.Farrow +18 |
Neil Coote | 2 | P.Castell -16,J.Field -25,T.Luke +20,D.Nunns -17TP,I.Gross +16 |
John Daniels | 2 | D.H Boyd +13,M.Fawcett +24,A.Chance -5,T.Jenkins -14,P.Castell -19TP |
Robin Brown | 2 | M.Fawcett +19TP,N.Polhill +6 |
Dominic Nunns | 1 | N.Coote +17TP |
Liz Farrow | 1 | P.Castell -13,D.H Boyd +7,M.Fawcett -18 |
Guy Hewitt | 1 | I.Gross +7,P.Castell -1,A.Chance -7 |
Timothy Luke | 1 | A.Gregory +11,J.Burch -23qp,N.Coote -20,I.Gross -13 |
Nigel Polhill | 1 | A.Chance -8,A.Gregory +24,J.Field -15,R.Brown -6 |
Jamie Burch | 1 | T.Luke +23qp |
Ignacio Gross | 1 | A.Chance -25,C.Crowcroft -12,G.Hewitt -7,T.Luke +13,N.Coote -16 |
Phil Dunk | 0 | J.Field -12,T.Jenkins -18 |
David H Boyd | 0 | J.Daniels -13,T.Wilmot-Sitwell -3,L.Farrow -7,J.Field -16,P.Castell -20 |
Andrew Gregory | 0 | T.Luke -11,N.Polhill -24,C.Crowcroft -4 |
The competition was won by Liz Drury and Tony James who beat Victoria Yudintseva and Konstantin Yudintsev in the final 7-6.
Thanks to Roger Sutton for managing the event. Pictures below thanks to Vincent L'Estrange.
Block1 | LD&TJ | B&KH | SK&DR | SA&VL | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liz Dury & Tony James | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Beryl & Ken Hughes | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Susan Kilby & Diane Rolf | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
Simon Ancell & Vincent L'Estrange | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Block 2 | PM&SC | KY&VY | FA&PG | A&FF | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pat Mechen & Sue Caulfield | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
Konstantin Yudintsev & Victoria Yudintseva | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Francis Ainley & Paul Green | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Andrew & Fiona Fall | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Block 3 | MD&PB | B&RC | FA&PG | PA&HB | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Daniels & Paul Brown | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
Bob & Robyn Clark | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
Francis Ainley & Paul Green | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Peter Adams & Hilary Bird | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Block 4 | I&JC | A&NG | SN&RC | PC&GO | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian & Jean Cobbold | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
Anne & Noel Gill | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Sue Nicholas & Richard Carline | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Peter Cave & Gerald O'Brien | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
First Round | Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
Sue Nicholas & Richard Carline | Simon Ancell & Vincent L'Estrange 7-2 | Konstantin Yudintsev & Victoria Yudintseva 7-4 | Liz Drury & Tony James 7-6 |
Simon Ancell & Vincent L'Estrange | |||
Martin Daniels & Paul Brown | Konstantin Yudintsev & Victoria Yudintseva 7-5 | ||
Konstantin Yudintsev & Victoria Yudintseva | |||
Francis Ainley & Paul Green | Francis Ainley & Paul Green 7-5 | Liz Drury & Tony James 7-6 | |
Anne & Noel Gill | |||
Jim Mander &Peter Goldsmith | Liz Drury & Tony James 7-6 | ||
Liz Drury & Tony James | |||
First Round | Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
Ian & Jean Cobbold | Ian & Jean Cobbold 7-6 | Andrew & Fiona Fall 7-1 | Andrew & Fiona Fall 7-5 |
Beryl & Ken Hughes | |||
Bob & Robin Clark | Andrew & Fiona Fall 7-3 | ||
Andrew & Fiona Fall | |||
Peter Adams & Hilary Bird | Pat Mechen & Sue Caulfield 7-3 | Pat Mechen & Sue Caulfield 7-5 | |
Pat Mechen & Sue Caulfield | |||
Peter Cave & Gerald O'Brien | Peter Cave & Gerald O'Brien 7-3 | ||
Susan Kilby & Diane Rolfe | |||
Fancy doing some painting? Please contact Richard Pointon to join our team to smarten up the clubhouse for the summer
The summer season started on Saturday 1 April with the now traditional match between the President's team and the Chairman's team. There were 13 players on each side playing a single game of GC or AC, singles or doubles.
After a recent run of wins by the President's team, this year the Chairman's team prevailed 7-5. (See scoreboard attached)
Despite a lot of rain in the previous days and earlier in the morning, the lawns were playing very well (well done Ben and team) and the rain had stopped in time for our 11.30 start to events.
Many thanks to all who participated and, in particular, thanks to Angela and Chrissy for providing a lovely lunch and to Di for looking after the bar.
Clive
Thanks to Vincent for successfully managing a rain-free competition. He reports:
A full complement of 20 pairs entered our final Winter Doubles. Despite a gloomy forecast (and the manager's record with the weather) we enjoyed wall-to-wall sunshine although it was quite windy in the afternoon. There were some very long (or slow?) but close games and it was almost 5pm when the last match finished. Interestingly, 50% of the games ended 7-6 or 7-5.
There were 6 pairs in Block A which was won by Simon Ancell and Chrissie Merrington with 4 wins.
Block B had 8 pairs and after 5 rounds Liz Drury & Tony James and Beryl Hughes & Gavin Taylor each had 4 wins. As they hadn't played each other there was a play off, won 7-3 by Liz & Tony.
Block C was won by Fran Box & Anne Bolland (who also won their block in the last doubles) with 4 wins from their 5 matches.
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all for taking part (who was it who said that it's not the winning it's the taking part?).
Many thanks also to Karen, Linda and Arthur for providing a warming bowl of soup at lunchtime.
Vincent
A | RB&DK | SA&CM | LF&AS | BC&RC | LT&AH | BG&JP | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Brooks & David King | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
Simon Ancell & Chrissie Merrington | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Liz Farrow & Andrew Stewart | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Bob Clark & Robyn Clark | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Louise Taylor & Andrea Huxley | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
Bridget Goodman & Jane Powell | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
B | CH&LG | FL&FP | DS&JR | DL&SR | AG&NG | LD&TJ | VL&SF | BH> | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Heath & Linda Gavigan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |||
Frances Low & Fiona Phillips | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||
Douglas Shand & Jill Richardson | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||
Di Langridge & Sue Rice | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
Anne Gill & Noel Gill | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||
Liz Drury & Tony James | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
Vincent L'Estrange & Simon Fenn-Tye | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||
Beryl Hughes & Gavin Taylor | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
C | FB&AB | AF&FF | FA&PG | PM&PH | RE&TE | KH&KY | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fran Box & Anne Bolland | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
Andrew Fall & Fiona Fall | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
Francis Ainley & Paul Green | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Pat Mechen & Pat Harden | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Richard Ellis & Trish Ellis | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Ken Hughes & Konstantin Yudintsev | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |