Competition Results 2006

  

SCPA Winter Mêlée,  Shedfield

A frosty, sunny start at Shedfield on Sunday, 10th December with 16 players present, increasing to 18 as a couple of stragglers from the home club arrived and joined in! Not surprisingly Ship players took home most of the prize money as 11 of those present were from the Owslebury club.

SCPA Secretary's Cup

The warm sunshine at Flight Refuelling on Sunday the 12th made it hard to believe it was the middle of November!

Of the 10 teams taking part it was one of those with the furthest to travel, Adur Manor, who won all 5 of their games to beat last year's winners, Crondall, into 2nd place.

SCPA Winter Mêlée,  Limes

16 players stayed on after the AGM on Sunday, 5th November to play in the first of the winter mêlées. It was a lovely, sunny afternoon in contrast to the same day last year when the competition was cancelled due to torrential rain!

Redlynch Hallowe'en Doubles

There was a full-house at Redlynch for the Hallowe'en Doubles on Sunday, 29th October with no less than 10 teams from the New Milton Seahorses! Kath Knight (Lamb) and Dave Stubbs (Cobbetts) completed a hat-trick of doubles titles by winning all 5 matches with a slightly better points difference than the runners-up Dave and Chris Low (Wanderers). Also winning all 5 games were Terry Perch and partner from Hamworthy (3rd) and Nigel Sibbring and Tony Watson from Handcross (4th).

SCPA Nine-a-side Salver

On Sunday, 29th October, on a gloriously warm and sunny autumn day at Crondall, 6 clubs provided 9 players to compete in a set of triples games. Three teams of 3 from each club played similar teams from every other club so that everybody played 5 games. After some very tough games, Crondall managed to retain the Salver for a third year running, the results being:

SCPA Quiz Night

A busy day at Burridge saw the regional quiz taking place just a few hours after the Summer Doubles final had ended. Pam and Trevor Treend from Farmhouse were surprise early leaders, being a team of two up against the other 9 teams who all had four members! As the evening progressed the lead changed hands numerous times before the Lamb Lovlies (Kath Knight, Mike Knight, Angela Parker and Colin Parker) eventually ran out winners to continue the to-ing and fro-ing of the trophy between Lamb and Cobbetts. Runners-up were Cobbetts 1 (Glenn Floyd, Alison Stubbs, Mike Porter and Eddie Wilson).

SCPA Summer Doubles

The top 8 teams contested the finals at Burridge on Saturday, 28th October. The forecast was not good, however the weather stayed dry but cloudy. After being beaten 13-0 in their first game by Mike and Paul, Ian and Stuart recovered to win their next two matches and take second place in their league. A Hampshire Rose team was guaranteed to be in the final as Ian met Barbara in the semi-final. A win for Ian and Stuart saw a rematch with Mike and Paul who beat Dave and Bob in the other semi. Ian and Stuart got their revenge by taking the title with a 13-6 win.

SCPA Doubles

Only 17 teams turned up for the Regional Doubles at Limes on Sunday, 22nd October - the rest must have heard the weather forecast! Most of the competition was played in heavy rain but there was still some very high standard play.

Loren & Julie played exceptionally well to beat the two Richards 13-12 in the quarter-final and then fought back from 9-0 down before narrowly losing 13-11 to Dave & Kath in the semi. Last year's finalists met in the other semi-final and last year's winners triumphed again. However, Hilary & Gianni could not make it two titles in a row, losing somewhat heavily to Dave & Kath.

Worthing Juniors Open Doubles

A gloriously sunny October 15th Sunday saw 22 teams at Burridge playing in this competition, again very well organised by the Worthing Juniors. Chris, one of the organisers, and Liz were unfortunately beaten 13-0 in the Plate final but they were up against Tom the current English Singles and Doubles champion! Chris reckons this is the first time he has been fannied for 3 years. In the main final Dave and Kath took a 9-0 lead before Glenn and Chris started their comeback. In what turned out to be a very hard fought game, Kath and Dave eventually ran out 13-9 winners.

General Wine Company 6-a-side Trophy

20 teams entered this event (up from 16 last year) and the finals day, Sunday 8th October, was a nice sunny day. The semi-finals were both closely fought. Racing Club just managed to defeat Hampshire Rose 3-2 with a 13-12 win in one of the doubles. Adur overcame Cobbetts 4-1 but only by 13-11 and 13-12 in the deciding doubles. Congratulations to the winners, Racing Club, who shot the cochonnet out to win the deciding game 13-11 and the match 3-2.

SCPA Singles

The 36 players at Bordon on Sunday, 1st October braved the thunder and lightning and very heavy showers (acorns as well as rain!). The main and plate finals were both keenly contested. Gabor beating Kath 13-11 to win the plate and Richard fighting off a late comeback from Frank to take this year's singles title with a 13-10 win.

SCPA Adult/Junior Doubles

Another lovely sunny day at Burridge saw 14 teams competing for the Adult/Junior title. It turned out to be a very good day for the Southampton City club who provided all the finalists in the main and main consolage competitions!

Inter-Regional Competition

Held at Brean Sands over the weekend of 9th and 10th September. The SCPA squad came 5th in Division 1 and were Runners-up in the Challenge Cup. Full details can be found on the EPA website (opens in a new window) and the Team Manager's reports are below:

• Team Manager's Report - Bernie Miles
• Junior Team Manager's Report - Peter Galton
• Devon Juniors Report - Gill Harrington

SCPA Mixed Doubles

After a dull, damp start, the 20 teams present at Shedfield for the Mixed Doubles were pleased to find the weather brightening up into a very pleasant day. The final could not have been closer with Barbara and John eventually taking the title with a 13-12 win. Gianni celebrated his birthday by winning the plate in a final that was not quite so close!!

Flight Refuelling Open Triples

Held on Sunday, 16th July, on a blazingly hot day, 17 teams joined battle. After 5 games played as a randomly drawn snake, the following prizewinners were declared:

SCPA Masters

The Masters were held at the Admiral Cunningham over the weekend of July 8th and 9th.

The top 8 teams will represent the SCPA in the Inter-Regional Championships at Brean Sands on September 9th and 10th. Teams 9, 10 and 11 will represent the SCPA in the Pontin's Trophy (along with a selected junior team) and team 12 (with team 13 from the qualifiers) will play for the Combined Squad.

SCPA Triples

A very hot, sunny day at Farmhouse on July 2nd saw 14 teams compete for this year's triples title, one more than last year. The winners for the last two years, XXX, fell at the semi-final stage along with last year's runners-up KDM. The final saw a husband and wife battle with Steve Lombard playing against Karen. In a rather one-sided final, Steve's team of Glenn Floyd and Trevor Treend, ran out 13-1 winners.

SCPA Junior Triples

Held at Farmhouse on the same day as the SCPA Triples. There were 5 teams, one more than last year.

SCPA Qualifier 2

Held at Farmhouse on Sunday 4th June on a gloriously sunny day. Unfortunately the Shop Assistants team could not be present so the competition was reduced to 19 teams.

Congratulations to the top 12 teams who have qualified for the Masters weekend to be held at the Admiral Cunningham on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th July.

Shedfield Spring Weekend

Twenty teams took part in the Triples competition on Sunday 28th May. This event will feature in the Shedfield edition of Meridian TV's 'Village Voices' series later this year.

Shedfield Spring Doubles on Monday, 29th May. Using a friendly French village competition format there are no winning teams as such to be identified; some certainly did do better than others, but  the only clear winner on the day was the great game of petanque itself!  23 teams took part.

SCPA Qualifier 1

Twenty teams entered the qualifying series for the SCPA squad this year, slightly down on the 23 last season. The first qualifier was held at Crondall on Sunday, 14th May.

Cobbetts Open Doubles

A pleasant day, when the sun came out, saw 26 teams compete on Easter Sunday afternoon at Burridge. After racing into an 11-0 lead in the final, Richard & Simon were pegged back as Steve & Karen staged a comeback, but they eventually ran out 13-6 winners.

BPF Junior Doubles and Triples

An excellent weekend for the Southern Counties juniors at Kenilworth on Saturday, 1st and Sunday, 2nd April.

In the Doubles, 16 teams entered from all around the country and the top 5 teams were all from the South! Graham and Ryan beat Tracey and Helen 13-5 in one semi-final and Charlotte and Sonja won the other against Ben and Michael 13-10. The final was somewhat one-sided with Graham and Ryan winning 13-0!

The Triples on the Sunday had 11 entries and saw more success for the SCPA juniors. Two of Southern teams had to play each other in the semi-final and the Southampton City lads won a close match 13-9. Graham completed a weekend double triumph as his team overcame their very strong opponents (Dean and Clare were GB juniors last year) 13-8 in the final.

Farmhouse Open Triples

A very sunny but very chilly day saw 23 teams competing at the Farmhouse on Sunday, 20th March. In a close final Les Escargots overcame the Hampshire Rose team 13-10.

Winter Doubles Final

In very fitting weather, the 12 finalists contested the finals at Burridge on Saturday, 19th March. After the morning leagues, Glenn & Steve and Liz & Ashley were the only unbeaten teams. Mike & Kath sneaked home 13-12 against Liz & Ashley in one semi-final while Glenn & Steve overcame Richard & Simon in the other and then went on to beat Mike & Kath in the final. The final results were as follows:

Despite the cold winter, only 3 of the 60 qualifying matches were not played (and this because of ill-health). A welcome change from previous year's competitions! The qualifiers for the final were:

Hampshire Rose Open

On a cold and dry 12th March, 16 teams played on the new terrain at the Hampshire Rose in Widley, near Waterlooville (now the home of the former Horse and Jockey Club). After 5 pre-drawn games, a final was held to determine the top two teams. The result was a 13-9 win for the Loose Cannons from Crondall (Liz Farrow, Ashley Odell and Harrison Ash) who beat the Hampshire Rose 1 (Ian Burchell, Stuart Hale and Karen Lombard).

SCPA Winter Mêlée, Bordon

A large contingent from Worthing and Crondall ensured that the attendance at the Bordon mêlée was more than double that of last year! 17 players braved the cold wind on Sunday, March 5th. The winners were as follows:

SCPA Winter Mêlée, Ship

31 players were at The Ship on Sunday, 5th February for the second mêlée of 2006. It was a cold but dry day and so all four rounds were played this time! The winners were as follows: (apologies to Jan but it won't let me write her name any smaller!)

Adur Snowboules Doubles

Held on Sunday, January 29th. 36 teams entered the first open competition of 2006, playing for the Tony Croucher Cup. On a gloriously sunny but cold day, 5 teams won all 5 games. In a very close finish last year's winners just managed to triumph again!

SCPA Winter Mêlée, Shedfield

24 players started the first mêlée of 2006 at Shedfield on Sunday, 8th January. The numbers slowly increased to 27 as the games progressed but unfortunately the intensity of the cold and rain also increased! As a result only 3 rounds were played. The winners were:

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