[<<] [>>] by Dave Nick at Leven and Crake Valley Croquet Club
14 Jun 2010 (AC)

The Cumbria Cup was won by Phill Scarr of Middlesborough, in his first-ever advanced event. Phill had wins over top seed and manager Dave Nick +4, Paul Rigge +4 and Charles Waterfield +6 to get to the final, where he met Crake Valley player Tom Griffith.

Tom had beaten Bob Burnett +5 and clubmate Peter Wardle +5 on his way to his first final in many years. In the final, Tom got away to a good start taking the first game +20. As the second game started, the very rare occurrence of a sudden downpour at Crake seemed to spur Phill on and he found his rhythm, which had served him so well all weekend, taking the game +24. Phill then powered away to take the third and final game also +24, with Tom struggling to adjust to the pace of the lawn, and with one eye on the runner-up's prize of a bottle of fine wine, donated by Angus and Debra of the Farmers Arms at Lowick.

Results

Knockout

P Scarr bt D Nick +4
P Rigge bt M Sandler +2
C Waterfield bt D Parkins +6t
L Hartley bt Roberts +17
P Wardle bt R Parkins +1t
B Burnett bt D Barrett +1t

P Scarr bt P Rigge +4
C Waterfield bt R Lowe +8
P Wardle bt L Hartley +5
T Griffith bt B Burnett +5

P Scarr bt Waterfield +6t
T Griffith bt P Wardle +5

P Scarr bt T Griffith -20 +24 +24

Swiss

P Wardle bt P Rigge +12
R Lowe bt T Griffith +4
K Roberts bt R Parkins +21
D Nick bt M Sandler +14
D Parkins bt D Barrett +17
M Sandler bt D Parkins +3
L Hartley bt D Barrett +20
D Parkins bt K Roberts +3
D Nick bt B Burnett +14
R Lowe bt P Rigge +4
L Hartley bt M Sandler +7
D Nick bt D Barrett +25tp
P Wardle bt K Roberts +16
R Lowe bt R Parkins +11
L Hartley bt P Rigge +25tp
D Barrett bt M Sandler +12
D Nick bt C Waterfield +6
M Sandler bt K Roberts +10
D Barrett bt P Wardle +18
P Rigge bt C Waterfield +2t
D Nick bt P Wardle +26tp
R Lowe bt L Hartley +10
L Hartley bt D Nick +24, +1