Once again, this year it was success all the way for pairs winners Dave Mabbett and John Dowling, who made it seven wins in seven years by beating S Frazer and S Gee 5 frames to 1 in the final of this year’s competition.
And for John, it was a cas
e of going one better in the Mixed Pairs final when he partnered Carla Bekker to a narrow 4-3 win over I Berriman and S Rudd, to make it the eighth successive year they have won the event.
Elsewhere, with the Pool League season coming to and end, interest has been concentrating on the players who were out to qualify for the Most Consistent tag and join the pool of players winning through to the finals night on Friday.
Those winning through this season are:
A League - J Dowling – Bay Horse Driffield A 15 wins; D Mabbett – Buck A 16 wins; B Chard – Buck A 16 wins.
B League - K Wilson – Bay Horse Driffield B – 18 wins; M Bower – Buck B – 14 wins; L Sach - Buck B – 14 wins.
C League - S Richardson - Robin Hood Middleton - 19 wins; N King - Rose and Crown Little Driffield A - 19 wins; J Adcock - Red Lion A – 17 wins.
Most consistent female: Sally Voase – 12 wins.
The league is dealt with elsewhere in Andy Hogg’s comprehensive round-up (page 29) but other important victories include: Team Cup - won by Cricket Club B 4-0 over Bay Horse A; Seniors Cup - M Fenton again wins 4-1, this time against T Goodrich; Threes Cup - won by M Fenton, B Chard, A Walton 5-2 against Spread’s J Dean, L Duggleby and A Shephardson.
The Ladies and the Men’s Cup competitions are to be played on the night, kicking off with the women’s game between S Aitken and J Harrand, both showing good form to win their way through to the final.
The Men’s final this year is set to be a good game, with D Mabbett – joint most consistent in the A League and S Frazer, who was only 4 games behind him, going head to head, played directly after the ladies.
Pool players are asked to come down and show their support, whether picking up trophies this season or not.
This time the finals are being held at the Bay Horse Driffield with a disco and buffet arranged after.
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