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Bonfire Melee 2009
Due to poor response to this event the meal and fireworks were cancelled,
however 6 members played in the melee.
the Winner was Mike Q with Andrew 2nd, they both received a bottle of wine
for their efforts.
Thames Valley Presentation Evening - Season 2008
This event was held at the end of November at the Wycombe Wanders Football
Club. Again it was an excellent evening. Harrow in addition to 3 trophies they
expected to receive, Division 1 runners up (Harrow Karrow), Division 2 Champions
(Harrow Seniors) and League Cup Plate Winners (Harrow Seniors). Nick Goodheart
also received on behalf of Martin Baker, Mike Quaia and J-P Goodheart the
best Triples in the league. He also picked up the Winter Pairs plate 2007
winners
on his and Gordon's behalf.
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| Harrow Seniors Division Winners
Alan, Andrew Ray |
Harrow Seniors League
Cup Plate Winners
Andrew Receiving on behalf of the team |
Harrow Karrow Division
1 runners up Nick receiving on
behalf of the team |
Best Triple in the League
Nick
receiving on behalf of J-P Martin and Mike |
Winter pairs Plate Winners
Nick
receiving on behalf of Gordon and himself |
Winter Melee 2008
After eight rounds the situation is as follows:-
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Totals |
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Events attended |
Matches counted |
Points |
Wins |
Points Diff |
Name |
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8 |
5 |
29 |
11 |
70 |
Joe |
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8 |
5 |
24 |
11 |
27 |
Nick |
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8 |
5 |
22 |
8 |
23 |
Mike Q |
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7 |
5 |
21 |
10 |
12 |
Gordon |
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8 |
5 |
19 |
9 |
15 |
Andrew |
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7 |
5 |
13 |
6 |
-9 |
Mal |
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5 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
-4 |
John A |
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5 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
-4 |
Simon |
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1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
Kaoushik |
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3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
-28 |
Ray |
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5 |
4 |
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8 |
42 |
Neil |
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1 |
1 |
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-24 |
Moira |
Congratulations to Joe who actually entered the last event in an unassailable
position. After Andrew's dismal showings on the last two rounds he dropped to
5th position. (Ed. "are you sulking?").
Neil as a beginner to the game did very well, though as a guest his results
did not count to the overall total for the whole series.
For full table click here
Bonfire Melee 2008
13 people turned up to play with a further 3 for food and fireworks.
Results were as follows
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Position |
Name |
Wins |
Difference |
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1 |
Nick |
5W |
38 |
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2 |
Joe |
5W |
25 |
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3 |
Gordon |
3W |
11 |
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3 |
Alan |
3W |
11 |
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5 |
Gill |
3W |
4 |
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6 |
Mike Q |
2W |
0 |
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7 |
Monte |
2W |
-6 |
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8 |
Ray |
2W |
-9 |
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9 |
John A |
2W |
-14 |
|
10 |
James |
2W |
-18 |
|
11 |
Stanley |
1W |
-17 |
|
12 |
Terry |
1W |
-18 |
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13 |
Andrew |
1W |
-23 |
We noted with sadness that Kaousik was not able to attend, however some
excellent fireworks were purchased from his brother-in-law's shop.
Harrow Open Cash Triples 2008
Again we suffered from the 2nd EPA qualifier being on the same day, but for
those 8 teams who turned up a most enjoyable day was had. The weather was
threatening us in the morning but on the whole the sun shone. A round-robin was
played and at one point in the morning when after over three hours play we had
only complete two rounds the organiser got worried, however play speeded up in
the afternoon and all seven rounds were completed well before we had to put any
artificial lights on.
Results were as follows:-
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TOTALS |
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Team Name |
Res |
For |
Again |
Diff |
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Republicans |
5 |
82 |
41 |
41 |
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PH1 |
5 |
75 |
44 |
31 |
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3 P's in a Pod |
4 |
77 |
66 |
11 |
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Flash Troopers |
4 |
68 |
66 |
2 |
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Shamrocks |
3 |
60 |
64 |
-4 |
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One Step Beyond |
3 |
54 |
73 |
-19 |
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Mafia |
2 |
59 |
80 |
-21 |
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PH2 |
2 |
45 |
86 |
-41 |
Cash prizes were awarded for the first 3 places.
Fullers Mixed Doubles 2008
Despite the low turnout, perhaps due to the rescheduled EPA Qualifier, this
event was enjoyed by all with 7 teams turning up for the event.
Results were as follows:-
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TOTALS |
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Team Name |
Wins |
Points For |
Points Against |
Points Diff |
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Go with the Flo |
6 |
78 |
41 |
37 |
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Russian Roulette |
5 |
77 |
40 |
37 |
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Mary and ?? (David) |
4 |
65 |
35 |
30 |
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Joanna |
2 |
52 |
61 |
-9 |
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M&S |
2 |
50 |
68 |
-18 |
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L&K |
2 |
44 |
64 |
-20 |
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Who is the girl! |
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21 |
78 |
-57 |
So for the 2nd year running Merle has won this competition.
I will not reveal who played in "Who is the girl" but let it be known they
suffered TWO fannies!
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| 3rd Mary and David |
2nd Jan and Sylvain |
1st Merle and Flo |
With the cup |
EPA Top Player
This was awarded to HPC and London Member Martin Baker. He received his award
at the recent Inter-regional Championships he won 29 games, 3 games above his
nearest rivals.
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Martin Baker with his prize - Picture
curtesey of EPA News |
Harrow Summer Melees
Tuesday 29th July saw the first of a series of 5 evening Melees to be held at
Harrow. 23 players turned up on the first nigh with similar numbers on the rest
of the occassions. Final placing are decided
on the best three games an individual played.
Final Positions were:-
| Player |
Points |
+/- |
| Kaoushik |
26 |
+48 |
| Joe |
26 |
+47 |
| Mike Q |
25 |
+31 |
| Gordon |
21 |
+17 |
| Stanley |
18 |
+32 |
| Ray |
17 |
+6 |
| Mal |
16 |
+8 |
| James H |
12 |
+5 |
Harrow host the Minors and Junior Coaching Day
On Saturday 12th Harrow hosted the EPA Junior and Cadets coaching day. 12
turned up for this event including two potential London Juniors, Pete and
Daniel. 5 coaches along with the EPA umpire and a host of parent helpers put a
lot of effort into a very sucessful day. Pete and Daniel were so keen they
carried on playing after the event finished. All attendees were awarded a
certificate and medal. It was very impressive to see them naturally pick up the
style and skills of good petanque.
Harrow host the EPA last 16 (Grand Prix)
The week end of the 7th and 8th June was a busy one at Harrow. On the
Saturday we hosted the Junior Squad day that selected the teams to represent
England at the North Sea and at the Home Nations. See the EPA website for
details. On Sunday the last 16 was held with a team that included Martin Baker
(currently ranked 1) competing. Other London Association players were also
competing , Benoit Brousson & Dan Hill. The game was played as five rounds of
Swiss to define the top 8 whop then went into a seeded knock out.
Dan and Ben along with their partner Graham Elcome missed the cut at 11th
Place, funnily they were all in London Association polo shirts, p[erhaps London
has a new member they don't know about.
Martin, Herve Bavazzano, Jerome Rousseau and Phil Claydon finished 2nd. They
won the quarter final 13:6 but lost the semi 13:11 so the final was between Mat
Everson, Ben Gallimore, Robert Silvey, Steve Zimmerman and Marcus Hickman, Kevin
Spillett, Alex Bruce, David Blakeley. Robert Silvey's (ex London) team
went on to win 13:6

Harrow host the Espoirs
On a hot May 11th Harrow hosted the first of their EPA events for 2008 (
Espoires, Junior Selection, Last 16 and last 8 Ladies). Some very impressive
pétanque was played, unfortunately I don't have any pictures.
Thanks to the Harrow members who helped in this event, we received many
complementary remarks from the players and organisers.
Piste Maintenance 2008
Thanks to all those that turned up to help:- Andrew, Gordon, Joe,
Martin, Michael, Nick, Ray, Robert S and Cynthia & Kaoushik who turned up to
help but we were rained off on that day.
Bovindon Charity Open 2008
Congratulations to Jan and Martin who last weekend came second in this
competition, having played all their 6 matches undefeated, including THREE 13:0
wins, they were defeated in the "Final" by a team that had "only" won
5 out of their 6 matches.
I understand that over £200 was raised in aid of Iain Rennie Nursing.
Harrow Presentation 2007
Again and excellent evening, good food (Glynn Cuisine) and good company
for those 17 people attending, all rounded off with a Quiz from Joe, after most
members
remonstrating that last years was too hard, we all did slightly better this year,
but we still have a long way to go!
Thames Valley Presentation 2007
A small group from Harrow attended this, again, excellent event. As always
well organised and run, excellent meal and music. Harrow Karrow received
awards for Division 1 runners up. Harrow Seniors were not so fortunate as
they were demoted following last years run of 12 games without a defeat.
Bonfire Melee 2007
37 people attended this event with 24 playing in a 4 round melee in the
afternoon. Harrow welcomed guests from the Jolly Farmer (Thames Valley) and
Botany Bay (Chiltern)
The results were as follows
| Over all winner |
Gordon Cochrane - 4 wins +32 |
| Second |
Ray Impey - 4 wins +21 |
| Best club player |
Kaoushik - 4 wins +18 |
| Highest placed guest |
Jenny Page - 3 wins +18 |
| Highest placed lady |
Anne Sim - 3 wins +12 |
| Wooden spoon |
Katherine Argent |
Alexandra Pétanque Club - Kingston - upon - Thames
The Alexandra Pétanque club held their first competition on Sunday 27th
October. They are a new club recently formed in London. The terrain can just
support 4 pistes, which limited the entry to 8 teams. Registration was at
09:30 with the league games starting soon after 10am. With teams form Harrow,
Croydon, Oxshott and Crondall as well as the local club playing.
| Team |
Player 1 |
Player 2 |
Player 3 |
| 1 |
Ben Brousson |
Flo Brousson |
Hugo Pham |
| 2 |
Martin Baker |
Fidel Debono |
Sylvain Borsi |
| 3 |
Merle Sullivan |
Mary McDonald |
Mark Barlow |
| 4 |
Andrew Prince |
Ray Impey |
Alan Leadbeater |
| 5 |
Nick Goodheart |
Simon Adamsdale |
Gordon Cochrane |
| 6 |
Frank |
Chris |
Chris |
| 7 |
Bruce Rowland |
Karim Yala |
Mehdi Bira |
| 8 |
Crondall 1 |
Crondall 2 |
(sorry I don't know the names) |
Final ranking was
| Main Winner |
Nick, Gordon and Simon |
| Main Runner-up |
Ben, Flo, Hugo |
| Main 3rd |
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| Main 4th |
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| Plate Winner |
Andrew Ray and Alan |
| Plate Runner-up |
Mary, Merle and Mark |
| Plate 3rd |
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| Plate 4th |
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| First Fanny |
Ray, Alan, Andrew |
Prizes for main winner and runner up and plate winner were awarded and the
Landlord of the Alexandra donated a prize of a meal for 4 and a bottle of wine
for the first Fanny.
Thanks to Ben and the landlord for an excellent day
ICQS ~ Last 8 round 1
This event was held at Harrow at short notice.
It is the first of 2 such event to decide who will be GB1 to play in the
World Championships in Thiland.
Play started at 09:30 with several rounds of Barrage with Team Vanessa Webb,
Chris Allen, Herve Bavazzano and Jerome Rousseau coming first beating Adrian
Emson, Myra Huntley, Jeremy Huntley Derek Northend, with a significant points
difference, into second place. Third was Lee Jamieson, Kevin Spillett and Phil
Claydon who beat David Hurren, Matt Horrigan, Barry Wing and Dave Chalkly into
fourth place.
EPA Over 50s
6 players from Harrow attended this event and all came back with mixed
fortunes!
The event was played to the Swiss system.
Nick Goodheart and Tom Wilson played very well throughout the day and only
let themselves down on the last games against their closest opponents, Mr and
Mrs Jameson the final winners.
KG Challenge
On Sunday 25th March an open triples Melee was held at Harrow. It was 100%
sponsored by Kaoushik before he returned to Madagascar , hopefully for a short
time.
Eight teams entered for leagues in the morning and a rolling knock out in the
afternoon.
The triples were drawn on the day and turned out like this
- Mark Barlow, Nicolas Cutajar, Martin Baker
- Joe Hoyle, Fidel Debono, Merle Sullivan
- Francois Mifsud, Manuel Rocha, Tom Wilson
- Silvain Borsi, Sue, Tony
- Jan Baker, Bill Page
- Andrew Prince, Bruce Roland, Kaoushik Gentilal
- Louise Hourcastagnou, John Anderson, Nick Goodheart
- Tom Creak, Ray Impey, Mary McDonald
Mark, Nicolas and Martin won all three of their league matches, followed by
Tom C, Ray and Mary with two wins.
The morning play provided seeded places to define the order of play of the
afternoon, i.e. 1 plays 8 2 plays 7 etc.
The rolling knock out produced the following results
| 1st |
Louise, John A, Nick |
| 2nd |
Mark, Nicolas, Martin |
| 3rd |
Kaoushik, Bruce, Andrew |
| 4th |
Tom W, Francois, Manuel |
| 5th |
Sue, Tony, Sylvain |
| 6th |
Jan, Bill |
| 7th |
Tom C, Ray, Mary |
| 8th |
Joe, Ray, Fidel |
Hampshire Rose
Open Triples
There were 19 teams present on a lovely
spring day for the 2nd Hampshire Rose Open on Sunday, 11th Match.
After 5 rounds, there were three teams who had won all their games.
KDM fought back from 4-11 down to win 13-11 in an excellent final
while Harrow had to settle for 3rd place.
| Winners |
KDM (Kath Knight, Dave Stubbs,
Mike Knight) |
5 wins, +45 (Won Final) |
| Runners-up |
Hampshire Rose 2 (Barbara Burchell, John
Billett, Beth Godwin) |
5 wins, +48 |
| 3rd |
Harrow |
5 wins, +35 |
| 4th |
Farmhouse |
4 wins, +20 |
| Best 3 wins |
Southampton City 1 |
3 wins, +21 |
| Best 2 wins |
Oxshott 3 |
2 wins , -1 |
| Best 1 win |
Adur Manor |
1 win, -15 |
| Friendliest Team |
Desperado |
1 win, -35 |
HPC Bonfire Melee 2006
This was attended by 38 people, 26 of who played the rest partook of an
excellent shepherds pie and viewed the fireworks.
The Melee was won by Bill Page with 4 clear wins, followed by Joe Hoyle
(3wins +18) then
Michael Wheatley (3wins +14) the John Riches (2wins +13). Linda Wheatley also received a prize for the first fanny of
the day! Well done to everyone.
HPC Singles
In the last match to gain points for the Club Championship it was a
disappointing turn out with 6 of the thirty odd club members turning up.
the match was run as a round robin with all entrant playing each other.
The result depended on the last game where the two front runners played each
other. In the end Mike Q was victorious against Kaoushik but
Kauoshik's win gives him the club championship.
Last 16 ~ 2006
Congratulations to Nick Goodheart, Rob Morton and Ravi Shankra Balgobin for
making the last 16 and then going on to become GB number 1.
Boules D'Or - Cleaver Square May ~ 2006
This competition was organised by Simon Adamsdale and his son. It was
won by a team from Croydon, Merle Sullivan, Brian Sullivan and Mark Barlow who
went away with £120 and a bottle of Champagne. Congratulation to them and
thanks to Simon and Will for organising it
Grand Prix number 1 ~ 2006
This was held at Detling on the 12th March a few Harrow members and ex London
Region members played. Success of the day went to Ravi Ballgobin, Nick
Goodheart and Rob Morton with 6 straight wins putting them at the top of the
table.
Founders Cup ~ 2005
Congratulations to Joe Hoyle and Kaoushik Gentilal who were semi-finalists in
the recent Founders Cup competition at Luton. They were knocked out by the
eventual winners form the Isle of Wight, Ben and Dan from Croydon were
unfortunately late in arriving at the venue and were excluded form the match
along with another double!
| Winners |
Isle of Wight 1 (M. Ringer, R. Binnie) |
| Runners-up |
Chiltern 1 (P. Winstom, M Eversden) |
| Semi Finalist |
London 2 (Joe Hoyle, Kaoushik Gentilal) |
| Semi Finalist |
Southern Counties 1 ( S. Hale, I Burchall) |
BPF Junior Triples ~ 2005
Adeline, David P and Jean-Pierre entered this competition which
was held at British Sugar, Bury St Edmunds. 10 Teams entered, which was somewhat
down on last year, so a snake was run with the top 4 teams going into the
semi-finals. The Harrow team just made the grade with the last 12 being
decided on the final round of the snake. Harrow got through to the Semi
and went into the final where they were beaten game to 9. Congratulations
to all.
BPF Ladies Triples ~ 2005
Sue Morton along with L Ciano and P Treend came 4th
Junior Doubles ~ 2005
Harrow entered two teams, Adrian & Nathan and Jean-Pierre & Dave
P. Unfortunately the results were not too good, but Nathan and Adrian did
ok considering it was Nathan's first competition. Dave and Jean-Pierre
fell at the last hurdle, loosing 13 12, if they had won that game they would
have been 2nd in the league.
BPF Grand Prix ~ 2005
Eight members of the Harrow Club are playing in the Grand Prix this year.
Martin is playing with Diz and Phil and they are currently 3rd after 2
rounds, with 22 points 11 wins, +73
Nick, Rob and Mike Q are laying 33rd with 10 points 5 wins +11
Sue Morton with J Cullip and M Hughes are laying 44th with 6 points 3 wins
-32
Adeline, Jean-Pierre & David P are 52nd with 4 points 2 wins and -5, but they have
only played in 1 round
Bonfire Melee ~ 2005
A very successful event was held at the Pinner View Club on Saturday 6th
November. 20 players turned up for the Melee with partners and friends
joining us for an evening event of Fireworks and Shepherds pie.
The results were as follows:- Winner -Martin Baker with 6 straight
wins; R/Up - Brian Brazier 5 wins +14; 3rd - Mary
McDonald 5 wins + 4; 4th - Brian Sullivan 4 wins + 14.
Thanks must go to Joe for organising the
competition, Jan for all the food, Ray for the Bonfire, Graham for the
pyrotechnics & Laura for the Mulled wine.
Pinner Bowls v Harrow Pétanque ~ 2005
Following the cancellation of the Pétanque leg of this match, due to bad
weather, the Bowls leg took place on Wednesday 14th at Pinner Bowls club.
The club warmly welcomed the Harrow team and gave us a short introduction
into the rules and etiquette of the game. Four matches took place with
the final score being a draw we then settled down to an excellent
"picnic" in the club house.
Next week Pétanque at the old Lyonians.
Junior Doubles ~ 2004
Harrow entered two junior teams into the competition Adeline & Orla and
Jean-Pierre & David
New York ~ 2004
A group from Harrow went to New York to play in a couple of events in
Greenwich Village. The London team did not come away with any overall
victories but had an excellent time. They hope to return soon to get
their revenge
BPA Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Weekend ~ 2004
Members from Harrow were in attendance and as you can see did reasonably
well with Mike Q in the quarter final of the Singles, Martin in the
Quarter final of the doubles and Janet in the Semi Final of the Mixed
doubles. Full details on the BPA web site (see links)
Singles Championship:
Main Quarter - Final:
Michel Hourcastagnou 13 v 6 Jim Bell, Mike Quaia 10 v 13 Lee Edgar
Sofiane Lachani 9 v 13 Lee Jamieson,
Dave Hodgson 6 v 13 Phil Claydon
British Double Championship:
Main Quarter - Final:
S Lachani & S Bird 13 v 6 M Eversden & P Claydon,
J Nash & M Nash 5 v 13 D Kimpton & J Rousseau,
P Roche & M Baker 5 v 13 J Rand & C Brooks,
C Gordine & M Gordine 13 v 4 T Moulding & R Williams
British Mixed Doubles Championship:
Main Semi Final
Jan Baker and Robert de Silva v
Philippe Roche and Kath Brooks
Robin Hood PC ~ 2004
To celebrate the opening of their new piste at the Botany Bay Cricket Club,
Robin Hood invited Harrow to play as their first guests.
Janet & Ray, Rene & Tom, Andrew & Laura, Joe & Debbie (a member of both
clubs) played a squad of 11 from Robin Hood. The plan was to have 4 double
matches in the morning with two triples and a further double in the afternoon.
The weather could not have been better when we started play at 1130,
but despite timed games we did not finish all the doubles in the morning before
hunger struck, when the score was 4 games all.
Play resumed after an excellent lunch, made by Jan, and a drink in the Bar.
Two more doubles rounds were played, before it was really time to stop.
The triples were therefore abandoned.
The new piste is interesting in that it has not settled down yet which made
it a challenging to play on.
Harrow won the match 9 games to 7, but the whole point was to have a pleasant
afternoons Pétanque which we certainly did.
Thanks Robin Hood, or as you are now called "Botany Bay PC"
BPA JuniorTriples ~ Lords Wood Sunday 25th April ~ 2004
This event was attended by 17 Junior triples, including 3 from Harrow.
An excellent turnout from Harrow and well done to all who participated.
Junior Open
~ 2004
Harrow Junior Open Sunday March
A return match was held, this time some teams from "The Engine" attended.
David Prince and Jean Pierre Goodheart winning the match and Jean Pierre winning
the shooting competition.
Fox and Hounds Junior Open Sunday 22nd February ~ 2004
Harrow entered 2 teams into this competition: Adeline and Orla & David P and
Jean-Pierre. David and Jean-Pierre ended up as runners up with 3 wins and
+18. The winners were Dean and David with 4 wins. Adeline and Orla
were 5th, though they did have the conciliation of beating David and Jean-Pierre
during the day.
One surprise was that David "I can't shoot" Prince won the shooting
competition.
This event was also held on the 21st and 22nd February, Harrow entered two
teams Joe, Dave M & Andrew and Bill, Brian & Mike Q Harrow ended up
in 5th Place with 8 wins. The competition was won by the local team,
though for this event Sofiane played in the Sunday matches.
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