Author: huddersfieldpetanque

Only 7 turned up on a cold and rainy New Year’s day so the good news for them was that they’d each score big points. And they did. 3 players won 2, 3 players won 1 & one player didn’t win a game but still scored points. Because of the numbers we had to play an unusual 3 v 2 and 1 v 1 system. Here’s the result.

David	13
Daniel	12
Robin	11
Brendan	10
Marie	9
Roy	8
Sue	7

With 2 rounds still to go anyone from the top 14 places can win if they get big wins and those above them don’t.

Winter	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Total	adj
Daniel	10	13	9	12	44	35
Sue	13	8	1.5	7	29.5	28
David	7	4.5		13	24.5	24.5
Robin			7.5	11	18.5	18.5
Fred	8	8			16	16
Barrie	4		11.5		15.5	15.5
Marie		3	11.5	9	23.5	14.5
Sandra B		11	3.5		14.5	14.5
Brendan			3.5	10	13.5	13.5
Kevin			13		13	13
Michael		12			12	12
Richard	12				12	12
Sandie	2	10			12	12
Jack	11				11	11
Elisabeth	9	1			10	10
Mick X			10		10	10
Amanda	3	6			9	9
Christine K		8			8	8
Rita W	1	2	5		8	8
Roy				8	8	8
Diane			7.5		7.5	7.5
Edwina	6				6	6
Pauline			6		6	6
Alasdair	5				5	5
Malcolm		4.5			4.5	4.5
Sandra L	0		1.5		1.5	1.5

Happy new year to all. We have a singles competition in Mid January and next members melee is February 5th.

A cosmopolitan flavour to our Triples event. Players from The Fox, Wetherby, Heckmondwike, Mirfield as well as Huddersfield turned up, some in mixed club teams to try for the massive cash prizes on offer. Only 2 teams won all 3 games.

It was cold but light and we fitted in 3 rounds before the light went.

TNT (Fred and Elizabeth Tidball with Roger Nunns squashed between them had a points difference of +19 but lost out to the In Laws +1 with a points difference of +21.

Only 2 teams won 2 games. Bouncing bombs ( Harry, Anne & Pam) and Nemesis +1 (Kevin, Christine and Janet) both had the same points diffference of +11 and were joint 3rd.

We also drew the Xmas baskets raffle and Alan from the winning team won one of these and Marie from Huddersfield the other. The raffle made £58 most of which goes  our annual charity.

Compliments of the season to all. We won’t be playing on Xmas day but Tuesdays and Thursdays continue.

The club has put together 2 Xmas hampers worth hundreds of pounds (allegedly). These are on display in the clubhouse and tickets are on sale until 18th December when the winners will be drawn at the Winter Triples competition. Tickets will be on sale every club session until then. You’ve got to be in it to win it. Roll up! Roll up!

 

How to make a maltese cross. Try and play their game “Bocci”

Number 1

How do you make them even more cross, Do it again.

Number 2

This is the club’s first attempt at video in a post. We might get better. Maltese game of Bocci is played with green and red boules plus green and red cuboid blocks of wood. However they do speak English! You might spot some players you know here.

Just made it before the light went and the winner on the day was Kevin with 3 wins and +16. He’d left before the presentation so we turned to Marie and Barrie who both scored 3 wins and +8. Marie had left as she’d left a chicken in the oven… (this is gettng boring) so we gave the impromptu prize to Barrie. (A chocolate Santa). Only 3 players won 3 games.

Winter Melee	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Daniel	10	13	9	32
Sue	13	8	1.5	22.5
Fred	8	8		16
Barrie	4		11.5	15.5
Marie		3	11.5	14.5
Sandra B		11	3.5	14.5
Kevin			13	13
Michael		12		12
Richard	12			12
Sandie	2	10		12
David	7	4.5		11.5
Jack	11			11
Elisabeth	9	1		10
Mick X			10	10
Amanda	3	6		9
Christine K		8		8
Rita W	1	2	5	8
Diane			7.5	7.5
Robin			7.5	7.5
Edwina	6			6
Pauline			6	6
Alasdair	5			5
Malcolm		4.5		4.5
Brendan			3.5	3.5
Sandra L	0		1.5	1.5

Next members melee is New Years Day (Jan 1st). To make it a bit more interestig bring any leftover mince pies and bottles of sherry you have left. It’ll help pass the time.