The holders are out of the Percy Lawes Cup. Burymead B were only able to muster two players against their A team and met an in form Phil Snelson who bettered both Chris Bush and Richard Tanner. In the semi-final Burymead A will play Challoner A who beat their B team 6-3 with Rob Lemon unbeaten, The other semi-final will be between Merrow B who beat Broadmoor with Robin Pretty and Andy Meads unbeaten on the night and Godalming A who beat Merrow A 6-0 with Keith Falconer, Ben Larcombe and Alain Choo-Choy comprising their team.
The Intermediate Cup is proving a bit of a damp squid. Ash A and Cody A will contest a semi-final after their opponents withdrew. Godalming C won their quarter-final against Merrow E 5-4 with no player unbeaten. Alan Hoyle and Tony Harrild for Godalming and Scott Ayers for Merrow each bagged braces. Godalming have subsequently played the semi-final and beaten Aftermath B 7-2 with Hoyle and Harrild undefeated.
Large wins were recorded in the Lewis Cup. Merrow F, Paul Farrant, Alan Wan and Scott Gotham inflicted a whitewash on Challoner C whilst Aftermath C beat their D team 8-1. Dave Wilson and James Sellen won all their matches.
The Last Two Cup provided a couple of close results. Bramley F got the better of Woking LLTC D 5-4 with Bob Holmden the unbeaten star. Sue Holder and Mark Harding won twice apiece for Woking. Ash C also edged past their opponents, Cody B, 5-4. Les Knight notched a trio with Jock Docherty and Stuart Stone bagging braces for Cody. Cranleigh A moved into the next round with a 6-3 success over Godalming G. Mark Lockyer was unbeaten. Merrow G thrashed the other Cranleigh team, the B team, 8-1. Steve Gotham and Ashley Barnes undefeated.
The Handicap Cup has a new organiser, Nick Gould, and he will be pleased with some of the first round results. The Cody A against Godalming Y was a handicapper’s dream. Everybody managed a win and the match was decided in the ninth end with Peter Anthony completing a hattrick to get Cody through. Ash A’s win over Challoner was a team effort with all three players contributing, Terry Osborne and George Earle each getting duos as did Tom Taylor-Woodward for Challoner. Ash B got the better of Godalming X with Martin Gilbey undefeated. Allianz beat Ash D 5-2 with Steve Simnett winning the two matches he played.
The entry forms for the Handicap Tournament will shortly be available from the website and club secretaries. Once again it is being held on two evenings just after Christmas on January 10th and 11th. It is a very popular tournament so early entries are encouraged to allow the new organiser, Chris Hazlehurst, plenty of time to be prepared.