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Federation Team to Face North East

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Federation ‘Roses’ Teams Announced (by Paul Rigge 30/06/11)

On Sun 24th July at Pendle & Craven CC this year’s annual AC Pennine Battle with the NE Fereration is being held. Pendle & Craven CC will again be providing the catering, so a little Croquet may be possible between courses.

Lancashire: Paul Rigge (-0.5); Matt Holmes (2); Robert Essler (2); Terry Vernazza (6); David Pollitt (7); Dave Holland (9).
Yorkshire: Charles Waterfield (0); Derek Watts (2); Phil Errington (2); Dennis Scar (7); David Millener (7); Sheila Watts (9).

Thanks to all who made themselves available but captains endeavor to match Hcps, so it’s always a closely fought contest.

Inter Counties 2011

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Inter Counties 2011 – May 28/31st – Brighton & Eastbourne (Southwick & Compton) (by Paul Rigge 31/05/11)

From left: Dave Nick, Ray Lowe, Dave Openshaw (Captain), Bob Burnett, Paul Rigge, Ailsa Lines.

Paul Rigge, turned out again for the fourth time for his county, Lancashire, and after four full days play, they are still top class material (!) stuck mid table in Division 1.  That’s not quite the way this year’s campaign went, in fact we were stuck in the relegation zone and due to drop, but by beating Middlesex in our last rubber 2-1, by the margin +1t in the third game, just crawled out in time.  In line with previous years the weather was cold and windy but this year we didn’t get any rain at all over the full four days, in fact sun appeared on the last afternoon.

 

Millennium Advanced Honours go to Alan and Alan

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The Alans Mayne and Pidcock take NWFCC Millenium Advanced Honours (11/04/11)

Managed by Bury member, Geoff Young, sixteen players were sent by their clubs to compete once again, in warm sunshine, for the Federation’s only advanced tournament of the year. For the first time since it’s inception, for the millenium, the ‘A’ class event was contested by only minus players, showing that the general standard of play continues to improve in this region at all clubs. The Cup was played as a flexible swiss with one of last year’s rapid improvers – Alan Mayne, taking it with only a single loss, back to Bowdon. The Trophy was won by the other Alan in attendance this weekend, with Southport’s Alan Pidcock winning the round robin. It is worth noting that Linesy turned in the only TP’s, despite still nursing his injured hand and not having his full shot armory available.

A Class: Lines, Ian bt Storey, Brian +23; Mayne, Alan bt Rigge, Paul +23; Nick, Dave bt Hartley, Lee +26; Walters, David bt Burnett, Bob +2; Mayne bt Hartley +26; Nick bt Rigge +13; Lines bt Mayne +26 TP; Burnett bt Rigge +5; Storey bt Hartley +10; Walters bt Nick +13; Lines bt Hartley +26 TP; Mayne bt Storey +16; Lines bt Burnett +26 TP; Hartley bt Rigge +8; Walters bt Storey +7; Mayne bt Nick +7; Mayne bt Walters +9; Nick bt Lines +10; Hartley bt Burnett +20; Storey bt Rigge +26; Burnett bt Storey +4; Walters bt Hartley +8; Rigge bt Lines +24; Mayne bt Burnett +10; Nick bt Storey +8; Walters bt Lines +10; (Mayne 6/7; Walters 5/6; Nick 4/6; Lines 4/7; Burnett 2/6; Storey, Hartley 2/7; Rigge 1/6).

B Class: Pidcock, Alan bt Lloyd, Mark +1; Schofield, Roger bt Barrett, David +11; Wilson, Liz bt Wilson, Peter +5; Lowe, Ray bt Smith, Richard +1Schofield bt L Wilson +11; Pidcock bt Lowe +17; Smith bt Lloyd +8; Barrett bt P Wilson +10; Lloyd by P Wilson +24; Lowe bt L Wilson +18; Pidcock bt Barrett +13; Smith bt Schofield +11; Pidcock bt L Wilson +11; Schofield bt Lowe +12; Barrett bt Lloyd +14; P Wilson bt Smith +2; Pidcock bt Schofield +10; Smith bt Barrett +2; Lloyd bt L Wilson +16; Lowe bt P Wilson +4; (Pidcock 4/5; Lowe, Schofield, Smith 3/5; Barrett, Lloyd, L Wilson 2/5; P Wilson 1/5).

 

Bury Club Chairman, Barbara Young presenting the Neil Williams Millennium Cup to Alan Mayne of Bowdon

Bury Club Chairman, Barbara Young presented the Woodlands Trophy to Alan Pidcock. of Southport:

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