Chislet SMBC

Mat honours were shared when Chislet Cavalierrs hosted Sturry Squirrels but it was the home side who won 33-24 to pick up the bonus points. The Chislet triple of Mick Holmes (skip), Dave Cowley and Jim Bellingham won 20-8 and included a hot-shot maximum Chislet Cavaliers 33 Sturry Squirrels 24 (J. Rains, D. Cowley, J. Bellingham lost 16-13; M. Holmes, D. Cowley, J. Bellingham won 20-8) Sturry Skylarks 46 Chislet Cavaliers 20 J. Bellingham, B. Hill, D. Cowley lost 26-6; J. Cramp, M. Holmes, W.laughton lost 20-14. This week saw the first Blind Pairs Knockout in the Faversham League. The event has been named in memory of two league stalwarts sadly lost over recent months. Ian Cowans played for years around the town and represented teams including the Swan and Harlequin until its closure and he finished at the Wine Vaults team which is now playing out of the Three Horseshoes at Staplestreet. The second league legend lost was Mervyn Halls who also played for many teams around the town. He was a highly-rated player and represented Kent. Before his illness, he finished his playing days at the Railway, winning several league and cup titles. The knockout was spread out over four venues, the Market, Three Tuns, Bull and the Railway. Normal double knockout rules applied. At the Market, the winning pair was Bob Mason from the Castle A and Paul Jones from the Market B, who defeated the pair of Craig Preston from the Market B and Max Claughton from the Three Tuns A in the final. At the Three Tuns, the winning pair was Chris Dadd from the Market A and Steve Wright from the Castle A,who beat Ben Felts from the Bull A and Gary Mullins from the Market B in the final. At the Bull, the winning pair was Jordan Dadd from the Market A and Steve Abrahart from the Three Horseshoes A. They overcame Steve Parker from the Market A and Phil Nutting from the Railway in the final. At the Railway, the winning pair was Rob Beazleigh from the Railway and Mike Cooper from the Bull B. They saw off Darren Butcher from the Market A and Ted Howell from the Bull A in the final. The four winning pairs are now through to finals night in August to compete in the semi-finals and final.