2020 Club competitions

This year’s competitions were all concluded well before the end of October. Many thanks to David Marsh for organising them, and also for the regular updates (or reminders). Two events (the De Grey plate and the B level AC level advanced competition) were not held in 2020.

As there will be no Annual Dinner this year, and therefore no formal prizegiving, the holders from last year are requested to make arrangements to hand over the trophies to this year’s winners. It is up to the winner to get his or her name engraved on the trophy and pay for it.

Steel Cup (AC level advanced)

s/f  David Marsh beat Bryan Harral +26tp

s/f  David Marsh beat Gorge Collin +26

David Marsh eliminated the need for a final by winning both semis without conceding a point. The postscript to his semi with George should be mentioned. As David had finished in good time they decided to play one-ball. After an opening flurry David approached hoop 1 and proceeded to complete a 12 hoop 2 ball break, the highlight of which was a long roll approach to 4-back that landed in the jaws. George did at last get the chance to move one of his clips in the next game.

As David had won both halves, Bryan and George played each other for the Bottomley Plate, awarded to the Steel Cup runner-up, which Bryan won +24tp.

Archer Cup (AC Handicap)

s/f  Nick Evans beat Bryan Harral +15

s/f  Bryan Harral beat John Bevington +10

Final  Nick Evans beat Bryan Harral +21

A new name on the trophy - Nick Evans beat Bryan in one semi and did it again in the final.

Ashwell Cup (AC Handicap - All England qualifier)

s/f  David Woolley beat John Bevington +10

s/f  Geoff Strutt beat John Bevington +12

Final  Geoff Strutt beat David Woolley +15

John Bevington’s defence of the trophy failed twice at penultimate, leaving old adversaries David and Geoff to contest the final.

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It may not be the prizegiving at the Annual Dinner, but Chairman David Woolley was still able to present Geoff Strutt with the Ashwell Cup.

14 point trophy (AC level advanced)

s/f  David Marsh beat Bryan Harral +2

s/f  David Marsh beat Gorge Collin +1

Another clean sweep for David, albeit by the closest of margins.

GC Handicap

s/f  Eric Audsley beat Richard Skidmore 7-2, 7-5

s/f  Terry Collis beat Eric Audsley 7-2, 1-7, 7-4

Final  Terry Collis beat Eric Audsley 7-3, 4-7, 7-5

The final resulted in a well-earned win for Terry, who took the last game against Eric just as he had done in the semifinal.

There were some corrections and crossings-out on the draw sheet, so if my interpretation is incorrect do let me know.

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