Limes Triples 2008

A reminder for next Saturday (5th July) for Redhill people and any outside guests lucky to have received an invite. ;D ;D ;D

This is a fun competition, held annually at the Limes, South Merstham (great pub). Mine Hosts are Jason Wadsworth and the lovely Trisha. Competition organisers Dave and Caroline Jones and John Childs.

The entry is hopefully 48, and they start off by doing a draw, everyone goes in either Pool A, Pool B or Pool C. Each of the 16 Triples thus drawn at random is put into one of four groups, and you play against the other 3 triples in your group, then there's quarterfinals, semifinals and the grand Final. And of course a Plate competition.

The C-rated player in the combi has 1st break in first prelim game, the B player first go in the 2nd game and the A player goes first in the 3rd game. At all times 2000 is the maximum break, if you go over you not only lose the break but have to wear this stupid donkey hat until someone else does similar or has a black peg to take it off you.

It's usually a great day with lots of see-sawing in fortune (and ee-awing !) and the inevitable great banter.

Play starts at midday (prompt !) and finishes around 8pm.

An excellent day as usual, and I will expand on this report when I get the chance.

Finals (- 40 minute games).

Plate: Paul Reece/Sandra Race/Daryl Clark beat
Baz Symons/Tom Hyder/Trisha Wadsworth.

Main: Jim Greensted/Alan Nicholls/Karl Carrington beat
Clive Thompson/Sally Mortimer/Connor McKee.

So it can be seen that BigJimSilverFox's team were triumphant, over tommo - more than ably assisted by the teenager Connor plus Sally Mortimer who played superbly throughout the day: In one game a record score of 13k was made, and 10k of those were from the cue of Sally !

Limes Triples 2008 - full results for the day:

Opening stages - 35 minute games.

Section A - 1st Mark Fraser/Pete Nicholls/Sammie Mortimer
2nd Kevin Hall/Genette Nicholls/Angie Turner
3rd Paul Reece/Sandra Race/Daryl Clark
4th Baz Symons/Tom Hyder/Trisha Wadsworth

Section B - 1st Andy Farmer-Wright/Adam Bateup/Nikki Hinkins
2nd Richard Jeffrey/Bob Barrell/Sharon Ward
3rd Dave Constable/Fiona Doyle/Cherry Dinsmore
4th Geoff Jukes/Bobbie Davis/Margaret Thompson

Section C - 1st Clive Thompson/Sally Mortimer/Connor McKee
2nd Paul Trottman/Mick Donaldson/Mike Fortune
3rd Lorraine Hall/Iain Mountain/Rob Hall
4th Frank Doyle/Jon Childs/Claire McKee

Section D - 1st Jim Greensted/Alan Nicholls/Karl Carrington
2nd Peter Hall/Glyn Thompson/Clive Mortimer
3rd Mark Farragher/Gary Dinsmore/Steve Baldwin
4th Shuana Nicholls/Barry Hood/Nick Nicholls


Quarter-finals - 35 minute games.

Plate: Mark Farragher/Gary Dinsmore/Steve Baldwin lost to
Frank Doyle/Jon Childs/Claire McKee;

Paul Reece/Sandra Race/Daryl Clark beat
Geoff Jukes/Bobbie Davis/Margaret Thompson;

Dave Constable/Fiona Doyle/Cherry Dinsmore lost to
Baz Symons/Tom Hyder/Trisha Wadsworth;

Lorraine Hall/Iain Mountain/Rob Hall beat
Shuana Nicholls/Barry Hood/Nick Nicholls.


Main: Jim Greensted/Alan Nicholls/Karl Carrington bt
Paul Trottman/Mick Donaldson/Mike Fortune;

Mark Fraser/Pete Nicholls/Sammie Mortimer bt
Richard Jeffrey/Bob Barrell/Sharon Ward;

Andy Farmer-Wright/Adam Bateup/Nikki Hinkins bt
Kevin Hall/Genette Nicholls/Angie Turner;

Clive Thompson/Sally Mortimer/Connor McKee bt
Peter Hall/Glyn Thompson/Clive Mortimer.


Semi-Finals - 35 minute games.

Plate: Baz Symons/Tom Hyder/Trisha Wadsworth bt
Lorraine Hall/Iain Mountain/Rob Hall;

Frank Doyle/Jon Childs/Claire McKee lost to
Paul Reece/Sandra Race/Daryl Clark.

Main: Andy Farmer-Wright/Adam Bateup/Nikki Hinkins lost to
Clive Thompson/Sally Mortimer/Connor McKee;

Jim Greensted/Alan Nicholls/Karl Carrington bt
Mark Fraser/Pete Nicholls/Sammie Mortimer.


Finals - 35 minute games.

Plate: Paul Reece/Sandra Race/Daryl Clark beat
Baz Symons/Tom Hyder/Trisha Wadsworth;

Main: Clive Thompson/Sally Mortimer/Connor McKee lost to
Jim Greensted/Alan Nicholls/Karl Carrington.


Apart from a big “well done” to all the competitors taking part (which included several guests from Mid Sussex), big “thank yous” also to Jason for running the event (the logistics of which meant that he had to miss out in taking part in the competition himself); Dave Jones for setting up the tables (two easy ones and two difficult !); and Colin Robbins for supplying hot meals throughout the day (and again, like Jason, unable to participate).

As was the case last year, perhaps the best bit about the day was seeing so many youngsters willing to give the competition a go – they are, after all, the future of the game.