HDBBL Mixed Doubles 2017/18

The following Draw was performed at a committee meeting held at Roffey SSC on 22nd January 2018.
(Please note: Tuesday set nights used, as reserved on the League Fixtures List, where possible.)

MIXED DOUBLES
SEMI-FINALS (matches to be played on Tuesday 17th April 2018)
Steve Eely & Ding Johnson (Limeburners) 0 Paul Jobbins & Ros Appleby (Roffey CC) 2 at STOUT HOUSE (8PM)

Darrell & Marion Skinner (Windmill CC) v Clive & Margo Thompson (Windmill GG) at STOUT HOUSE (9.15PM)
* in view of Darrell's sad demise Marion has been given the opportunity to choose a bona fide substitute from her Tuesday and Wednesday team mates, with an extension to the end of the month.

A reminder that HDBBL Rules 26 and 28 apply to this competition:

26. Competition matches will be the best of three games. The player/pair who wins the toss shall have the choice of break in either the first or second game. In the event of a third game both players/pairs will have the break and will toss again for the choice of first or second break.

In Doubles matches the player who takes the first shot for their pair in the first game shall take the last shot for their pair in the second game, meaning that the order of play shall be A-B-C-D in game 1 and D-C-B-A in game 2. In the event of a 3rd game the players who did not take break for the pair in the first two games shall take the breaks.

28. Should the first player in any deciding Cup game have played out more than half the time allotted, and his opponent’s opening break is still in progress when the bar drops, further coins may be inserted in an attempt to reach the target. However, the time allotted will not exceed the first player’s share and as soon as the second player’s break ends, the game shall cease.

Jan 23, 2018 15:08:03 GMT tommo III said:

MIXED DOUBLES

Darrell & Marion Skinner (Windmill CC) v Clive & Margo Thompson (Windmill GG) at STOUT HOUSE (9.15PM)
* in view of Darrell's sad demise Marion has been given the opportunity to choose a bona fide substitute from her Tuesday and Wednesday team mates, with an extension to the end of the month.

Marion has bravely decided to still play and will now partner Mick Kirwan in the competition.
So the second semi-final will now take place on Wednesday 25th April.

[iang]

This is great and I'm sure that Darrell would be happy with that & proud of Marion for playing it.

[paulJ]

Good news, best of luck to Marion and Mick.

[paulJ]

Match at the Stout House earlier: Ros & Paul 2, Ding & Steve 0.

We won the toss, asked Limeburners duo to go first.

Game 1: good 3K or thereabouts start from Ding, I got the balls back and concentrated for a change.
Game 2: good start for us, several steady breaks thereafter, played it safe near the end.

Thanks to Mick J. for doing scores: Trevor, Steve H. and Clive came along as well.

Pleased to see the other semi is going ahead, will await result with interest.

played tonight:
Mick Kirwan & Marion Skinner 1, Clive and Margo 2 at the Stout House.

Game 1 Mick gave us a right old pummelling and we lost by about 3k.
Game 2 All players having their moments before I got a 4k break half way through.
Game 3 Good toss to win and Margo went away with 600. The table got clogged up and we managed to hold on to a thousand lead.

Good to see Marion out and about and she demonstrated some nice shots, I counted three reds coming off the back into the 100 hole.

Many thanks to Paul J for his attendance and for scoring the games.

[paulJ]

Night off, went to the Stout House to help with scoring.

Clive and Margo 2, Mick and Marion 1.
First two games went with the break, good start from Mick in the first followed by a 4K break
from Clive in the second. Slow start in the third game, good break from Marion, Clive got the balls
back and he and Margo won by 1000 or thereabouts. Great to see this semi played, well done Marion.