... here are the winners and details of how all the Cowley players did.
Major (U225)
1st: Paul Cumbers (4.5/5)
2nd: Brandon Clarke, Russell James (4)
Slow starter: James Jackson (3.5)
U190: Stephen Piper (3.5)
Cowley Players: Will Burt (2), Ray Starkie (2.5)
Intermediate (U180)
1st: Georgs Vikanis (Banbury) (4.5/5)
2nd: David Cutmore, Nick Gough (Didcot), Marcus Harvey (Bicester), Mark Ruston (Beckenham & Bromley), Matthew Daggitt (MCS) (4)
Slow starter: Richard Bryant, Brian Whyte (3.5)
U165: Maria Mate (Cowley) (3.5)
U155: Tim Puleston (3)
Cowley Players: Maria Wang (3), Maria Mate (3.5), Geoff Rasell (1.5), Graham Banda (2), Phil Neatherway (2.5).
Also it was nice to see former member Stephen Willets who scored (2). I think he said he lives in Stratford-on-Avon these days.
Minor (U145)
1st: Alan Heath (5/5)
2nd: Sasa Rakovic, Dean Hartley (Amber Valley) (4.5)
4th: Ian Blencowe, Dave Ewart, Alan Gentry, Nathan Manley (4)
Slow starter: Malcolm Brindley (Oxford City), Jonathan Burch, Matthew Claypole, Tim King (Oxford City), Michael Whitworth (3)
Junior: Chantelle Foster (Cowley) (3.5)
Veteran: Alan Gentry (4)
Cowley Players: John Taylor (1), Bill Stanley (3), Anna Wang (3), Chantelle Foster (3.5), Ruby Marsden (3.5)
Bill was the only unbeaten Cowley player in the whole event; Chantelle only lost to the overall winner.
Team
Won by Didcot (14.5/20).
Cowley Teams: The Four Knightmares (Will Burt, John Taylor, Geoff Rasell, Maria Mate) scored 7 and won the (unofficial) slow starter prize as we all lost in the first round, an achievement not matched by any of the other teams. Cowley Girls (Anna & Maria Wang, Chantelle Foster and Ruby Marsden) scored a rather more impressive 13.
Will Burt