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2017-18 Competition

The 2017-18 competition was held on Saturday 25 November 2017 at Ross Bowling Club with 24 pairs competing initially in 8 round robin groups. The high number of entrants necessitated a slightly amended format so the group stage was followed by the main competition knockout for the top 16 teams and a plate knockout competition for the remaining 8 teams. By the semi-final stage 4 different clubs still had representatives in the main competition but Terry Darrington & Rita Hancock (Aston Ingham) went on to defeat Merion Attwood & Colin Smith (Lea) in the final. The Plate competition was also won by an Aston Ingham pairing, Dean Rudman & Terry Griffiths, who defeated the defending plate holders George Marshall (Ross) and David Millington Jones (Woolhope) in the final.

Main Competition

Quarter Finals

Merion Attwood & Colin Smith (Lea) bt John Jillings & John Mills (Woolhope) 13-5

Sue & John Stannard (Fownhope) bt Fran Jones & Heather Foulkes (Weston) 7-2

Glenys & Andy Biggs (Llangarron) bt Charlotte & Stephen Kite (Lea) 12-11

Terry Darrington & Rita Hancock (Lea) bt Ian Roe & Ian Park (Ross) 11-10

Semi Finals

Merion Attwood & Colin Smith bt Sue & John Stannard 10-9

Terry Darrington & Rita Hancock bt Glenys & Andy Biggs 9-5

Final

Terry Darrington & Rita Hancock bt Merion Attwood & Colin Smith 11-9

Plate Competition

Semi Finals

Dean Rudman & Terry Griffiths (Aston Ingham) bt Jean Austin & Sheila Whittingham (Larruperz) 13-3

George Marshall (Ross) & David Millington Jones (Woolhope) bt Peter Goulding & Peter Clark (St Martins) 13-8

Final

Dean Rudman & Terry Griffiths bt George Marshall & David Millington Jones 9-7

Roll of Honour

Rita Hancock & Terry Darrington receive the Pairs trophy from HSMBA Chairman Ian Park

Plate Winners Dean Rudman & Terry Griffiths with Ian Park