SPRING PAIRS 2018
Congratulations to Sue Andersen and Ken Rimmer on winning the Spring Pairs. The Club’s first random doubles of the season took place on Sunday and attracted 18 pairs, a record for this competition.
Sue and Ken had to overcome the disadvantage of being drawn in the Preliminary Round but reached the final with wins against Bill Bloor and Eileen Rawcliffe (21-11), Pat Miller and Peter Smith (21-18), Mike Milne and Sue White (21-5) and Laurie Townson and John Unsworth (21-14). Their opponents in the final were Rita Stanley and Fergal Wright, who had made comfortable progress with wins against Barry Pursall and Ray Sutton (21-12), Chris Harding and Bill Nowell (21-12) and Wayne Graham and Leo Tobin (21-9).
The final was a tight affair, with neither pair able to count more than ones or twos for the first 17 ends but having established a 16-12 lead, Rita and Fergal appeared to be favourites. A four for Sue and Ken at the eighteenth end, however, proved to be a turning point and they were able to count at four out of the next five ends to win an excellent final 21-17.
The plate competition was won by Terry Corfield and Dave White with a 15-13 win in the final against Pat McArthur and Richard Rawcliffe.
The next club competition will be the Coronation Cup singles handicap, to take place on Sunday 10th June, 12 noon start.