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NORTHERN WEEK 14th-19th July 2012
 Winner of the Open Singles: David Walters |
 Winner of the B Class: Mike Steer |
 Winner of the C Class: Barry McKenzie |
 Winner of the Cardwell Handicap Singles: Barry McKenzie |
 Winner of the Open Doubles: Phil Eardley & Mike Steer |
 Winner of the Pidcock Mallets Handicap Doubles: Barry McKenzie & Martin Granger Brown |
 Bronze Merit Award: Carol Steinberg |
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Hosted by Bury CC and managed by Bury member Paul Rigge.
Bury Club Chairman Barbara Young presented the Trophys,
Advanced Summer Silver Trophy – Andrew Winn.
Only Nine players braved the current *English Summer* to enter this year, but after sweeping the standing water of the three required surfaces on Friday prior to setting up, we didn’t get another drop until all contestants had left Sunday evening.
Format; All play all as a single block – eight games each over the weekend? In the end it worked out and Bowdon Member ( what again????) Andrew Winn was the clear winner – totally unbeaten.
| Andrew Winn Beat Dave Nick +17 Jon Lamb beat Matt Holmes +26TP Jerry Guest beat Francois Garcia +4 Paul Kenworthy beat Mike Steer +15 Paul Rigge beat Matt Holmes +3 OTP Jon Lamb beat Dave Nick +26 Andrew Winn beat Mike Steer +13 Fran Garcia beat Paul Kenworthy +16 Dave Nick beat Jerry Guest +17TP |
Jon Lamb beat Paul Rigge +1T Matt Holmes beat Jerry Guest +26 Paul Kenworthy beat Dave Nick +16 Andrew Winn beat Jerry Guest +19 Francois Garcia beat Mike Steer +23 Paul Rigge beat Paul Kenworthy +23 Jerry Guest beat Jon Lamb +19 Matt Holmes beat Dave Nick +13otp Andrew Winn beat Francois Garcia +16 Matt Holmes beat Mike Steer +26TP |
Jerry Guest beat Paul Kenworthy +11 Dave Nick beat Paul Rigge +2 Andrew Winn beat Paul Rigge +17 Jon Lamb beat Paul Kenworthy +4 Francois Garcia beat Matt Holmes +2t Jerry Guest beat Mike Steer +1t Andrew Winn beat Jon Lamb +2 Matt Holmes beat Paul Kenworthy +5 Paul Rigge beat Mike Steer +24 Francois Garcia beat Jon Lamb +6 |
Pendle & Craven Midweek Tournament
Left to Right :
David Marsh: The Addict, Most games played.
Eileen Gallagher: The Irish Cup, Unrestricted Handicap Play.
Roger Staples: David Jenkinson Trophy, Open Advanced play Singles (C Class).
Paul Rigge: The Pendle Rose Bowl, Open Advanced play Singles and The Egyptian Cup, Fastest win in any tournament including doubles.
Janet Davies: The David Hoyle Trophy, Unrestricted Handicap Play Runner Up Handicap 9+
Sensibly not present Terry Vernazza: The Pennine Trophy, Unrestricted Handicap Play. Runner Up Handicap 8 and under.
Seventeen entries. Heavy rain preceded the tournament but with a little attention, four lawns were available and all that we required with double banked doubles being scheduled each morning. Conditions became unusual. We played in warm dry conditions but each night we received rain of Biblical proportions. Clothing varied from full sailing waterproofs and flat soled deck wellies to short and t-shirt with bare feet. Gradually the water table rose making each morning a bit harder to clear. On day three we lost a lawn.
On day four the Met Office issued 1.3 Billion severe flood warnings about the impending Jet Stream crisis and the players congregated for the early presentations and to watch as the lawns finally succumbed to the majesty of Mother Nature. Nevertheless we completed everything except the doubles final which will be played at a later date between Peter Wilson & Eileen Rossiter v Liz Wilson& Garry Wilson (no relation!).
If seven maids with seven mops
Swept it for half a year.
Do you suppose,” Liz Wilson said,
“That they could get it clear?”
“I doubt it,” said the Manager,
And shed a bitter tear.
Quote of the tournament! Peter Moore overrunning a hoop approach – “Ooh I’ve found a dry bit”