CCA Open Championships 2011-12

The doubles event (26-27 January) and Singles (28-29 January) were run at the United club. Weather for the most part was fine, but a deluge on the Thursday night caused problems with flooding of the lawns.

Doubles:
Event played as a single round robin. Pairs were:

Chis Clarke & Dennis Welham Kevin Cusack and Geraldine Murphy
Geoff Duckett and Richard Kimberley Jan Stokes and Leith Newell
John Yarrall and Tony O'Donnell  

Results:

 

Clarke & Welham bt Duckett and Kimberley 26-0, Cusdack & Murphy 22-14, Yarrall & O'Donnell 26-5, Stokes & Newell 23-14

Duckett & Kimberley bt Stokes & Newell 26-5, Yarrall & O'Donnell 23-5, Cusack & Murphy 26-5

Cusack & Murphy bt Yarrall & O'Donnell 16-7, Stokes & Newell 23-11

Yarrall & O'Donnell bt Stokes & Newell 7-5

Dennis & Chris
   

The Big Wet on Thursday night resulted in delays to play until two lawns could be squeegeed clear of puddles...

Lawns 5 and 6
Clearing water from lawn 2

 

Singles
Event played as a round robin followed by best-of-three playoffs between pairs.

Greg Bryant Jenny Clarke
Geoff Duckett Richard Kimberley
Jane McIntyre John Prince

Results:

Block play:
Bryant bt Clarke 26tp-0, Prince 26-20, Kimberley 26tp -1, Duckett 25tp-7, McIntyre 26tp-1
Clarke bt Duckett 26tp-0, Prince 26-9, McIntyre 26-7, Kimberley 26tp-2
Prince by McIntyre 26tp-0, Kimberley 26stp-1, Duckett 26tp-2
Kimberley bt Ducket 26-0, McIntyre 20-17
Duckett bt McIntyre 24-17

Playoffs:
Greg Bryant bt Jenny Clarke 26tp-11, 26tp=11, 14otp-26, 26tp-3 to win the tournament.
John Prince bt Richard Kimberley 26tp-11, 26-12
Geoff Duckett bt Jane McIntyre 26-10, 26-12

 
Greg in the drizzle of the last hours of play

 

 

 

 

 

 

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