C Team Shield Results 2012

[milko]

Oxford Ladies 3 Northampton C 2

Mel Standbridge	2,570	v	3,620	Leigh Holmes
Sonya McIntyre	1,880	v	2,230	Phil York
Sue Atkins	2,410	v	1,670	Keith Thompson
Jenny Florey	3,010	v	1,830	Stewart Greenaway
Pauline Withey	6,940	v	880	Harry York

Agg - 16,810-10,230

[ruby]

Wallingford D 5 Reading D 0

played at the Marlborough club Sunday 4th nov

return leg next sunday

Chris Bateman 9000+ Frank Cox 9000

[barbelman]

Nov 4, 2012 20:42:56 GMT ruby said:

Wallingford D 5 Reading D 0

played at the Marlborough club  Sunday 4th nov

return leg next sunday

Chris Bateman 9000+  Frank Cox 9000

Thanks Arthur

Tony

[ruby]

Reading D 4 Wallingford D 1

played at the Hopleaf Reading

Good company Good beer bad result

[barbelman]

Well, the combatants for the C Team Shield Final are now decided and it will be between Wallingford C and Reading C.

Reading C had already won Group B as reported earlier but Wallingford C were four points behind Wycombe C going into their final game, which happened to be against each other.  A 7-3 victory was the minimum that Wallingford would go through with and after an excellent season, Wycombe were going to be hard to beat.

In the first leg at the Beech Tree in Wycombe, Wallingford came away with a 3-2 victory thanks to winning the first three games through Mike Shephard, Jimmy Robson and Gary Coupar.  Wycombe hit back with wins by Miles Lawless and Mick Burgess.

By this stage of the season Wallingford C were so far in front of everyone else on aggregate that a 4-1 result would be enough to ensure a group victory for them.  They were shocked in the first game at the Portcullis Club in Wallingford when the excellent Cliff Slade won 6000-3390 against Jimmy Robson against the break.  The pendulum had swung back to Wycombe......  Then Wallingford got into gear and superb wins by Mike Shephard (8610), Chairman Terry Alder (13030) and Antony Ewen with a stunning 18190 left the match at the point where whoever won the last game, won the Group.  A whole season comes down to one exciting game :)  As often in these situations, nerves seemed to take a hand and neither Gary Coupar or Miles Lawless could get enough together to clinch the game.  It ended 2040-1470 to Gary and gave Wallingford the four points they needed to draw level on points and take the Section win on a superior aggregate.

Very well done to them and back luck to High Wycombe C who have played very consistently throughout the season to put themselves so close to a group win.

As decided at this year's AGM the Final will be home and away by end of December 2012 and I will advertise the dates as soon as I know them.  Good luck to both teams and indeed to everyone who has made this years C Team Shield so competitive and exciting.  All the C and D teams without exception have made my job so much easier by their diligence in getting the results to me as soon as possible after the game and I am very appreciative of that.  A pat on the back to you all.

The website will updated today to reflect these results.

Tony

[barbelman]

The last game in the C Team Shield group stages for this year was in Group A;

Wallingford D 6 (5+1) Reading D 4 (0+4)

Frank Cox was top scorer with 9000 at the Marlborough Club Wallingford but full scores will be in the next Newsletter.

Tony

[barbelman]

1st leg of the C team Shield Final at the Portcullis Club in Wallingford last night (9th December).

Wallingford C 3  Reading C 2


Mike Shephard   13280   Andy Burns    2170
Antony Ewen     12390   Mick Gibbons  2300
Gary Coupar      8360   Brian Dawkins 2790
Jimmy Robson     3960   Tom Holland   4810
Terry Alder      3080   Ron Cox       5520

A fine comeback by Reading after three big scoring wins for Wallingford.  Should be an exciting game at the Our Lady Of Peace Social Club, Earley in Reading next Sunday 16th December.

Why not come along and support this very competitive tournament?

Tony

[barbelman]

2nd leg of the C team Shield Final at the Our Lady of Peace Club in Earley, Reading last night (16th December)

Reading C 3  Wallingford C 2


Tom Holland    9550   Mike Shephard    370
Andy Burns     1140   Terry Alder     1660
Mick Gibbons   2350   Jimmy Robson    1840
Brian Dawkins  6480   Gary Coupar     2850
Ron Cox         240   Anthony Ewen   11870


Overall Wallingford C 5  Reading C 5 - Wallingford win on aggregate by 59,660-37,350

Many congratulations to Wallingford C who retained the Inter Area Bar Billiards Association C Team Shield title last night in a very close two leg match.  Reading must have felt favourites after taking two legs at Wallingford and Tom Holland consolidated their lead by winning the first at Reading against captain Mike Shephard by 9550-370.  Chairman Terry Alder took the next in a dour struggle with Reading captain Andy Burns to make it 3-4 to the Oxon team.  Reading then hit back again with two fine wins from Mick Gibbons and Brian Dawkins to put them 5-4 up but Wallingford's aggregate was so superior it simply came down to who won the last game between home stalwart Ron Cox and the high-scoring Anthony 'Murdock' Ewen.  A tense finish to a fabulous 2 leg match.  Murdock broke off with 7200 and left Ron enough time to chase but it was not to be and Murdock ended with 11870 to take the title for Wallingford C - well done both teams on a competitive game played in excellent spirit.  Trophies were presented by Inter Area Treasurer Jenny Parsons and the OLOP club provided an excellent supper for all.

Now where are those entry forms for 2013...? ::) ;D

Tony