Author: huddersfieldpetanque

Sunday 26th June saw teams from 3 local clubs battle it out over 4 rounds in a triangular event. 4 pairs from each club played 4 games (2 against each of the other teams) and after 3 hours of to-ing and fro-ing and bits of skill and also luck a winner was announced.

 

In the interim players took light refreshment in between rounds and chatted and everyone got on really well. Mirfield had a few guest players; Heckmondwike had 2 dutch guest players and in addition to the 24 playing in the match there were a dozen or so casual players and a few newcomers playing as well so nearly 40 people in total. The terrain was very nearly full.

Round 1 was won by Hecky with 3, Hudd 2 and Mirfield 1. Round 2 was the same. Round 3 saw Hudd have 3 wins, Hecky 2 and Mirfield 1. The last round saw a magnificent display from Mirfield winning all 4 of their games with Heck and Hudd taking one each.

After it was all added up it meant Heckmondwike had 9 wins, Huddersfield 8 and Mirfield 7. A close run thing. Heckmondwike volunteered to host the next triangular event one day in the future.

If you want the fixtures for a triangular event look at https://boulesroules.wordpress.com where there are many useful routines for competitions.

4 rounds on the longest day. Only two players won all four and Roy edged out Rita W on points difference. 5 players on 3 wins but Phil edged out Kevin on points for 3rd place. Sue, Sandra B and Paul  were the unlucky 3 game winners who didn’t win a prize.

But the mystery is that 2 players have lost their fleece jackets. Black jackets with club logo on and they’ve gone missing.  We don’t recall any members of the public calling in during the day so it’s probably just a simple mistake. If anyone has accidentally taken one home pleases bring it back and we’ll reunite it with its owner.

There’s two events you might like to attend on Friday at Mirfield. At 1800 there’s a Pie & Peas Triples. £1 Entry fee plus pay £2 for your Pie & Peas. 3 rounds with Cash Prizes. Robin, Rita and Paul are entered but there’s room for others. Contact Harry (or Paul) urgently if you want to play.

See the advert here

http://www.mirfieldcc.co.uk/petanque/pdf/Pie%20and%20Peas%20Melee.pdf

Following this there’s the presentation of the West Yorkshire league Trophy at about 2030 followed by a brief review and a drink or two in the clubhouse. No need to register – Just turn up.

The entries

the Score sheet

the winners by only 1 point (both on 3 wins)

Amanda is giving not receiving! Sue & Roy are the winners.

 

An interesting group of players arrived. Some clearly semi professional and well prepared teams but some who had turned up without a partner and hoped for the best. Paul & Phil were without as were several loose women but teams were hastily cobbled together and we ended up with 8 pairs and 1 triple. This meant one team each round had a bye (which they won 13-7) and proved to be very popular because of the weather. They could sit inside.

What weather? We started in the dry but rain soon set in and waterproofs were in great demand.

2 hours later as we were finishing the 3rd round the sun came out and shorts andT shirts were the order of the day.

Only one team had won all their games. Sandie & Paul won first prize. Second and their first podium ever was T’s @ 6, a team made up of Fred and Elisabeth. 3rd place were Kinder Eggs and there was an exciting 4 ball playoff between Roy/Rita and Roger/Jane which led to Roy/Rita walking off with 30 bob. Nice event. There’s more entry fee & cash prizes coming up. Next one is Longest Day melee. 4 rounds on Tuesday 21st June starting at 1300.