[<<] [>>] by Abdul Ahmad
15-16 Jun 2002 (AC)

Friday 14 June

8.30am to 7pm - 2 inches of rain fell. Hoop positions relocated. Boundary river swollen. Burst its banks. Water spilled onto the lawns. Lawns flooded. Unable to mow the lawns.

7.30pm to 9.30pm - Sun appeared. Rain ceased. River still raging torrents. Floods receding. Lawns water-logged. Roger Schofield and the Manager use a shovel and bucket to successfully empty the lake formed on the least affected Lawn No.2. Grass too wet to cut.

Saturday 15 June

6.45am to 9.15 am - Overcast but dry conditions. Heroics performed by Jeff Whittaker (Lawn mowing), Roger Schofield and the Manager (Lawns setting and white lining). A miraculous transformation achieved! Decision not to cancel rewarded.

9.30am - Play began. Conditions reasonable but for a brief showery period.

10pm - Both Semi-Finals games pegged down!!

Sunday 16 June

Mostly bright, warm and sunny. Overcast with a little drizzle late afternoon.

OVERALL: Weather was kind. Lawns were good. Catering was superb. Play was over cautious and slow. High-light was the only Triple Peel achieved by Ian Lines when 1 game down in the best of 3 games final.

FINAL RESULTS:

MAIN KNOCK-OUT EVENT: Ian Lines bt Peter Taylor -21; +18tp; +10
A-CLASS KNOCK-OUT CONSOLATION EVENT: David Foulser bt David Nicholson +12
B-CLASS CONSOLATION EVENT: Roger Schofield bt David Barrett +6
WOODENSPONIST: Peter Wardle 0/5.
WINNER OF THE FASTEST PEGGEDOUT GAME: Peter Taylor 73mins 19 secs.

Main Knockout Event

1ST Round

David Foulser bt Alice Fleck +20
Bob Burnett bt Robert Essler +9
Ian Lines bt Peter Wilson +12
David Nicholson bt Liz Wilson +17
Ailsa Lines bt Roger Schofield +8t
Peter Taylor bt Syd Jones +19

Quarter Finals

David Foulser bt David Barrett +14
Ian Lines bt Bob Burnett +2
David Nicholson bt Ailsa Lines +8t
Peter Taylor bt Peter Wardle +17

Semi-Finals (Best of 3 Games)

Ian Lines bt David Foulser +13; +15
Peter Taylor bt David Nicholson +9; -5; +4

FINAL (Best of 3 Games)

Ian Lines bt Peter Taylor -21; +18tp; +10

Ian Lines was awarded the David Openshaw Trophy.

A-Class Consolation (Knockout)

Semi-Finals

David Foulser bt Bob Burnett +1
David Nicholson bt Ailsa Lines +3

Final

David Foulser bt David Nicholson +12

3rd & 4th PLACE PLAY-OFF

Ailsa Lines bt Bob Burnett +16
David Foulser won the Chris Clarke Trophy.

B-Class Consolation

4/4 Roger Schofield bt Liz Wilson +26
bt Alice Fleck +23
bt Peter Wilson +2
Bt David Barrett +6

3/4 David Barrett bt Peter Wardle +10
bt Bob Burnett* +23
bt Syd Jones +12
lost to Roger Schofield -6

3/4 Robert Essler lost to Peter Wilson -12
bt Liz Wilson +4
bt Alice Fleck +13
bt Syd Jones +10

2/4 Peter Wilson bt Robert Essler +12
lost to Syd Jones -13
lost to Roger Schofield -2
bt Peter Wardle +7

2/4 Syd Jones bt Alice Fleck +2
bt Peter Wilson +13
lost to David Barrett -12
lost to Robert Essler -10

1/4 Alice Fleck lost to Syd Jones -2
lost to Roger Schofield -23
lost to Robert Essler -13
bt Liz Wilson +9

1/4 Liz Wilson lost to Roger Schofield -26
lost to Robert Essler -4
bt Peter Wardle +1
lost to Alice Fleck -9

0/4 Peter Wardle lost to David Barrett -10
lost to Ailsa Lines* -18
lost to Liz Wilson -1
lost to Peter Wilson -7

Roger Schofield was awarded the Jeremy Dyer Trophy.
Peter Wardle won the Wooden Spoon.