Arundel Winter Doubles

Gone were the blizzards, sub-zero temperatures and flooded terrain of the original APC Winter Doubles scheduled for 27th December and in came the sunshine and only slightly chilly conditions of 11th Feb. Okay, so we did put on a minor snow flurry in honour of the event’s title – but nothing we couldn’t handle. There were 34, no, 33, no, 32, no, 31, no, 30 teams (good job I had spare paperwork for all eventualities made out in advance!).

Never mind the 6 Nations – we had entries from 7 counties, 4 EPA (PE) regions and 18 clubs represented. It was great to see so many new faces as well as the old familiar ones.

The morning saw 8 leagues of 4 (unfortunately with byes due to last minute drop-outs) with league winners going through to the Gold, next best 8 into the Silver, next best 8 into the Bronze (all playing knock-out, with consolages at each level) and the remaining 6 into a 3-game snake in the afternoon. There was good play and some surprising results, which made for an enjoyable day.

The Break the Egg shooting competition was a 3-way tie between Tony Giordano (Muscliff Park), Justin Ellis (Handcross) and Sammy Thatcher (Beacon View). After a play-off Sammy came out top.

One of the teams from far far away was The Fanny Club from Bath Grand Cru Club. To find out more about the Fanny Club go to http://www.fannypetanque.co.uk

Kath Knight

RESULTS

	Place	Team	Players	Club
Gold	Winners	Beacon View	Sammy Thatcher Stuart Floyd	Beacon View Beacon View
	Runners-up	Lee and Angie	Lee Jamieson Angie Jamieson	Independent Independent
	Semis	Silver-haired Angels	Judith Batley Lesley McMurdie	Worthing Worthing
	Semis	Worthing Bouledogs	Angela Brooks Tony Jackson	Worthing/Arundel Worthing
Gold Consolage	Winners	Ginger and Whinger	Melissa Rowley Richard Wenban	Duke of Wellington Duke of Wellington
	Runners-up	Smile	Stuart Cursley Bernie Miles	Handcross Southampton City
	Semis	The Brahmis	Merle Sullivan Brahmi Fadi Brahmi	Croydon Croydon
	Semis	Claus for Concern	Justin Ellis Sarah Ellis	Handcross Handcross
Silver	Winners	Little Poland	Geoff Sully Tomasz Rypien	Arundel Independent
	Runners-up	The Kidds	Tony Kidd Peter Kidd	Handcross Handcross
	Semis	The Exes	John Denis Tony Giordano	New Milton Muscliff Park
	Semis	Silver Foxes	Richard Foulsham Barry McDonnell	Oxshott Oxshott
Silver Consolage	Winners	Handworth	Nigel Sibbring Martin Gordon	Handcross Worthing
	Runners-up	Salt and Vinegar	Jamie Brooks Abbie Brooks	Adur Worthing
	Semis	A Cunning Plan	Steve Love Rod Bennett	Arundel/Cobbetts Cobbetts
	Semis	Wishful Thinking	Colin Croft Lesley Croft	Bordon Bordon
Bronze	Winners	Barron Knights	Chris Barron Kath Knight	Cobbetts Arundel
	Runners-up	Brexit Sprouts	Frank Charlesworth Christine Peat	Oxshott Oxshott
	Semis	The Fanny Club	Chris Garratt Andy Briggs	Bath Grand Cru Bath Grand Cru
	Semis	Not Sure	Barry Menzies Chris Menzies	Hartley Hartley
Bronze Consolage	Winner	New Towners	Bill Mackrell John Bailey	Handcross Handcross
	Runners-up	The Odd Couple	Derek Coates Michael Moore	Worthing/Arundel Worthing
	Semis	Booty Shore Enterprises	Anthony Booty Chris Shore	Spotted Cow Spotted Cow
	Semis	Christmas Carole	Bob Ainsworth Carole Turner	Worthing Worthing
Spoon	1^st	Oi	Graham Elcome Debbie Collier	Adur Adur
	2^nd	Arundel Specials	Eric Geddes Keith Baker	Arundel Worthing/Arundel
	3^rd	Us Too	Sue Sandy Frankie Bennett	Cobbetts/Arundel Cobbetts
	4^th	The Railway	Chris Brown Duncan Brown	The Railway The Railway
	5th	Arundel MC	Martin Aichroth Clare Ide	Arundel Arundel
Wooden-spooners	6th	Albert’s Camel	Chris Warren-Adamson Sue Taylor	Arundel Arundel
Shooting	Winner		Sammy Thatcher	Beacon View
1^st Fanny		The Railway	Chris Brown Duncan Brown	The Railway The Railway
Best Hat	Christmas Valentine’s		Carole Turner Sue Sandy	Worthing Cobbetts/Arundel
Best junior team		Salt and Vinegar	Jamie Brooks Abbie Brooks	Adur Worthing