Congratulations to the winners of the trophy – Peter Russell and Nigel Duckworth.
This competition was mainly run by Paul Booth. There were 16 entries at £1 and they were organized into 8 pairs. A round robin was played in 2 groups of 4 pairs, the winners and runners up in each group played in semi-finals, with a final to decide the winners. All matches were 9 ends, except the final had an extra end as it was a tie after 9 ends.
Semi-finals:
Mike Kirk and Lee Banks 10 Susan Yates and Margaret Whittaker 4
Nigel Duckworth & Peter Russell 14 Jean Liversedge & Kevin Breen 3
Final:
Mike Kirk & Lee Banks 6 Nigel Duckworth & Peter Russell 7
Since only £16 was collected in entry fees, it was all paid out in prize money, £10 to the winners and £6 to the runners up.
Ian Harvey