| The team event was won by
2 games to 1 by Chris Aukett, Garry Hartgrove and Colin Clements. Runners-up
were Ian McWilliams, Jaroslav Grochowski and Jeff Parker from the Grays
club. (l-r) Colin, Garry, Chris. |
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| The Men's Singles had an entry of around 60
players. There were four seeds: Duncan Taylor (last year's winner), Kevin Caldon, Stuart Gibbs and George Reeves. Stuart progressed to the final,
eliminating Glen Johnson, Paul Whatton and Duncan Taylor in the process. The
match with Duncan was a close run affair, Stuart recovering from a 2-1
deficit to take the fifth 11-7. Kevin Caldon was in impressive form, defeating Babul McLeod, John Poysden and George Reeves without conceding a game. In the final, Stuart had no answer to Kevin's superb reflexes and counter hitting, and Kevin was a worthy winner 11-5,11-4,11-13,11-5. |
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| There were 12 entries for the
Over 60's event, with George Pavitt (last year's winner) and
Les Tayler the two seeds. Bill Smith was in good form on the day and defeated Les Taylor in three straight. He also beat Adrian Atkinson and Alan Wood, meeting George Pavitt in the final. George had had a slightly easier ride, needing to beat only Geoff Banthorpe and Stan Dyson. The final itself was a fiercely fought duel, with Bill leading by 2 games to 1 at one point. However, George held his nerve to take the fourth and then edge the final end by the closest of margins 11-9. |
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| The only disappointment this year was the absence of Lady
players. In the Ladies Singles, Linda Attridge and Gill Smith were the only entrants, and Linda duly won the final to take the trophy. Similarly, the Mixed Doubles produced just the one pairing, with Linda and Stuart Gibbs beating Gill and Sid Hills in three. There were two entries for the under-21 event, with Jimmy Reardon defeating Curtis Brown in three to take the title. (l-r) Linda Attridge, Jimmy Reardon |
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