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Bastille Day Mêlée (19th July)

Although many members were absent because of other national and regional events, 21 players turned out on a very pleasant afternoon for our annual Bastille Day Mêlée. The results were:

Position Player
1st Colin Hersey
2nd Kay Wright
3rd Sandy Redman
Friendliest Player Anne Williams
Best dressed lady Jenny Hersey
Best dressed man Peter Williams
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Club Triples (12th July)

Because of the very disappointing entry of only four teams, each team played all the others in a round-robin and the competition was over by lunchtime after 3 games has been played. The weather was forecast to be showery, but we fortunately missed the rain although it was quite chilly for July. The results were:

Position Team Players Points
1st CTK Keith & Tina Down, Colin Philip 2 wins, +10 (36 pts for)
2nd Stan & Co Mike & Kay Wright, Stan Ash 2 wins, +10 (34 pts for)
3rd Hot Shots Harrison Ash, Rod Fisher, Ashley Odell 2 wins, +6
4th Picaboule Colin & Jenny Hersey, Margaret Davies 0 wins, -26
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Club Doubles (28th June)

On a lovely warm summer's day, 10 teams competed, playing three games in the morning and two after lunch with a final game between the two teams with the highest score. The prizewinners were:

Position Player Points
1st Harrison Ash & Ashley Odell 6 wins, +57
2nd Reynald Guillaud & Colin Philip 4 wins, +31
3rd Leesa Sticken & Francis Spooner 3 wins, +13
Best Junior Team Cat Bryan & Andy Stocken 2 wins, -25
Friendliest Players Moira & George Edwards 0 wins, -23
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Midsummer Mêlée (19th June)

Thirty players turned out on a mild and pleasant Thursday evening to play three games, the first two of which were timed to 45 minutes. The last game was not timed. The prizewinners were:

Position Player Points
1st Harrison Ash 3 wins, +22
2nd Ashley Odell 3 wins, +21
3rd Allan Paice 3 wins, +19
4th Alan Grover 3 wins, +14
5th Carol Paice 2 wins, +16
6th Tina Down 2 wins, +7
Friendliest Player Rosie Hayes 0 wins, -23
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Club Singles (17th May)

In an overcast but mainly dry day, 12 players competed in this event. After a 4 game snake in the morning, the top 8 players entered a knockout competition after lunch, with the remaining 4 competing for the plate. The results were:

Main
Winner Colin Philip
Runner-up Ashley Odell
Semi-finalist Harrison Ash
Semi-finalist Keith Down
Plate
Winner Alan Wilson
Runner-up Leesa Stocken

In addition, Colin Philip won the morning snake with 4 wins and a booby prize for the "friendliest player" went to Bob Goddard.

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Winter Doubles Finals (19th April)

In spite of the forecast of heavy rain and cold winds, the weather was not too unpleasant and the six qualifying teams had a splendid competition playing 3 games in the morning and 2 after lunch. There was no clear winner until after the final game had been played and the results were:

Position Team (Players) Points
Winners Cowboys (Liz Farrow & Alan Wilson) 4 wins, +12
Runners-up Two Down (Keith & Tina Down) 4 wins, +7
3rd Reylee (Reynald Guillaud & Leesa Stocken) 3 wins, +19
4th Boule Busters (Mike Wright & Colin Philip) 2 wins, + 7
5th Dan & Dad (Daniel & Richard Baker) 1 win, -19
6th Im-n-Er (Dave & Sandy Redman) 1 win, -26
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Crondall Open Doubles (24th March)

A superb entry of 42 teams played in our annual Easter Monday Open Doubles, which was very early this year. Unfortunately the weather was poor in the morning with some drizzle, heavier rain and then a snow storm just before lunch! It got better after we had all eaten. After 3 rounds in the morning, the top 16 teams entered the main competition, the next 16 went into the plate and the remainder played for the spoon. There were consolage competitions for all players. The prizewinners were:

Main Competition
Winners Errea Herve Bavazzano & Phil Claydon
Runners-up Bouloholics Liz Farrow & Gabor Verebelyi
Losing semi-finalists Boyne Hill 2 David Winkworth & Brian Roblett
Losing semi-finalists Tin Snails Paul & Tansy Mayfield
Main Consolage
Winners Blue Army Matt Slater & Mike Tull
Runners-up Hit Miss Rod Fisher & Harrison Ash
Losing semi-finalists Seahorses 2 Patricia Hunter & Ken Ranford
Losing semi-finalists The Vikings Maureen Moir & Beryl Evans
Plate Competition
Winners Looney Lambs Mike Knight & Ben Barratt
Runners-up Croydon 1 Merle Sullivan & Mark Barlow
Plate Consolage
Winners Double X Allan Paice & Richard Baker
Runners-up The Cathodes Martin & Cathy Cleevely
Spoon Competition
Winners Boyne Hill 3 Ron Girdler & Dean Webb
Runners-up He's with Me Jan Blackmore & Kevin Gifford
Spoon Consolage
Winners Quackers Kim & Tracey Elcome
Runners-up The Vootrekkers Corolyn Tuthill & Kath Stebbing
Juniors
Best Junior Team Worthing Juniors Christian Waller & Martin Brookes
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St Patrick's Day Mêlée (15th March)

The threatening rain and the rugby were factors which reduced the attendance at this event, but 18 players turned up to play three games in quite mild and dry weather - the rain started just after the last game was played! The prizewinners were:

Position Players Points
1st Peter Wakelin-Smith 3 wins, +24
2nd Colin Philip 3 wins, +20
3rd Mike Gilbert
3 wins, +12
4th Kay Wright 2 wins, +9
5th Carol Paice 2 wins, +9
6th Mike Wright 2 wins, +7
7th Allan Paice 2 wins, +5
Friendliest Player Cat Bryan 0 wins, -21
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Valentine's Day Mêlée (16th February)

A good turnout of 35 players, including some guests, competed in our annual Valentine's Day event. The weather was a bit cold, but dry and sunny, and after 3 timed games the results were:

Position Players Points
1st David Redman 3 wins, +26
2nd Brian Armes 3 wins, +24
3rd Rusty Moorcroft 3 wins, +23
4th Colin Philip 3 wins, +20
5th Reynald Guillaud 2 wins, +13
6th Margaret Davies 2 wins, +12
Friendliest Player Margaret Gilbert 0 wins, -28
Best Junior Cat Bryan 1 win, -8
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New Year Mêlée (2nd January)

On a very cold but dry afternoon, 25 members turned out to play 3 rounds of timed doubles games. The results were:

Position Players Points
1st Colin Philip 3 wins, +18
2nd Mike Gilbert (Gizz) 3 wins, +17
3rd Stan Ash 3 wins, +8
4th Harrison Ash 2 wins, +15
Friendliest Player Sue Fisher 0 wins, -26
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