TEAM HANDICAP CUP 2009-2010

Handicap Knock Out Cup Tournament

2009-2010 Season.

This season the tournament will be run similarly to last year ensuring all teams play at least three matches before the quarter final stages of the competition.

Cup Rules for 2009/10

1. The League will be divided into 4 boxes each consisting of 4 teams with at least one from the first division and one from the second division.

2. Each team in each box will play each other once under normal team handicap rules with the points scoring system applying.

3. The box winners will be that team scoring the highest points difference from all of its matches. The box runners up will be that team scoring the second highest points difference from all of its matches.

4. The box winners and runners up will progress to a knockout quarter final, quarter final winners to a semi final and the winning semi finalists to a final.

5. The composition of the boxes will be drawn randomly by The Committee and teams notified accordingly with each team allocated a box and box number.

6. The box matches and quarter finals will be played as designated on the fixtures table. Home teams at the quarter finals stage will be those teams finishing as runners up in their box.

7. Semi finals will be played in the week beginning 12^th April 2010 and the final in the week beginning the 26^th April on a neutral table. A coin will be tossed to decide the home teams at the semi final stages of the tournament. The decision of the management committee in all matters will be final.

8. Trophies will be awarded to the winners and runners up of the Knock Out Cup final.

Handicaps for 2009-2010 Season

-24	M. Summerell	-3	T. Burrows	9	G. Metcalf
			T. Cadman		C. Rees
-23	C. Norman		M. Vickery		T. Prescott
			R. Fernyhough		J. Robertson
-20	R. Richards				J. White
	V. Court	-1	L. Wareing		T. Kerslake
	D. Woodland				Mathew Short
	S. Ell	0	K. Manicom		David
			S. Moon		Ginny
-17	D. Bryant		P. Dawid		Alison
					Mark Dascombe
-16	D. Buckingham	2	G. Lamacraft
	P. Rees		N. Ell	10	Michael Hodgson
			M. Dibble
-12	G. Walker		M. Short	11	Diane Preece
	S. Hutchings		T. Woodland
	R. Ell		B. Preston	12	Lawrence Dascombe
	L. Hooper		B. Bowman		Olly Blackford
			I. Goodrum		Hamish Cuthbertson
-8	J. Watson		B. Parker
	G. Carter
	O. Rew	4	D. Ash		TO BE APPLIED FOR
	M. Hillier		J. Dibble		A. Ryan
			J. Short		A. Escott
-7	D. How				M. Scyner
	D. Veale	5	D. Robinson		J. Dawid
	P. Doolan		I. Buchanan		A. King
	M. Tate		S. Vey		P. Nutkins
	A. Preston				Jeff Dibble
		6	G. Hampshire		W. Gliddon
-6	B. Mullis		D. Highfield
	B. Hooper				NEW HANDICAPS
		7	L. Wells		Mike Lawrie +9
-5	M. Shoots		J. Hurley		Roy Maddocks -5
	T. Auton				Ben Sellick +9
	B. Howe	8	L. Burrows		Simon Penny -3
	D. Gliddon		N. James		Mark Scyner -7
	I. Rew				Mike Sheppard +8

-4	D. Hurley

KO Cup	12 Oct	14 Dec	8 Feb	5 Apr	12 Apr	26 Apr
1	4	3a	2	Q	S	F
2	3a	4	1a	U	E	I
3	2	1	4a	A	M	N
4	1a	2a	3	T	I	A
				R		L

Below is the Draw for the Handicap Knockout Cup

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Baptist B

Misfits

Ells Angels

Barn Boys

Stogumber

Basement Dwellers

Washford

Hobby Horse Jnrs

Timberscombe Tigers

Hobby Horse Snrs

Baptist A

Roys Boys

Minehead A

Barbarians

Platos Republicans

Wiveliscombe

Winner:

First Week Group Results

Box A
Baptist B	326	Minehead A	340
Timberscombe Tigers	358	Stogumber A	278

Box B
Hobby Horse Snrs.	318	Basement Dwellers	353
Misfits	352	Barbarians	275

Box C
Baptist A	249	Washford	352
Ells Angels v Platos - MATCH INCOMPLETE

Box D
Hobby Horse Jnrs	374	Roys Boys	247
Barn Boyse v Wiveliscombe - POSTPONED

Only 14 points separated first division Minehead A and second division
Baptist B in their opening Handicap Cup encounter. Sifa Vea was the only
Baptist member to finish with a positive points total making a gain of one.
Geoff Walker and Martin Shoots made gains of 28 and 21 respectively to
steer Minehead to victory. Baptists put in a fine performance and after 8
games were only 2 points behind their first division opponents. However a
12 point winning margin for Martin Shoots over Tony Burrows in the final
game of the evening ensured that Minehead finished on top.

Timberscombe Tigers swept their first division opponents Stogumber A aside
with a huge 80 point win. Terry Cadman played a starring role for the
Tigers with a personal points haul of 61. Stogumber were unable to contain
Cadmans accurate and consistent attack. Both Mike & Jez Dibble played
thoughtfully and steadily to add 6 and 13 points respectively.

In Box B Basement Dwellers outgunned Hobby Horse Seniors to win by a 35
point margin. This was despite a fine performance from Ginny Dundas who
made a gain of 19 points for the seniors. Basement Dwellers captain Laurie
Wells ended the match 20 points to the good and Dave Robinson chipped in
with a pgain of 17.

Washford are early leaders of Box C following a 103 point success over
Baptist A. Big gains of 47 points for Rod Richards and 28 points for
Mervyn Hillier along with a 28 point haul for Derek Highfield in his first
outing of the season completed the Washford tally. Performance of the
round came from Hobby Horse Juniors in Box D. Their rapid improvement was
confirmed by a massive 127 demolition of Roys Boys. Patient rally building
with selective and devastating attacking play was a feature of each of the
Juniors' performances. Toby Kerslake + 48, Matthew Short + 45 and Michael
Hodgson + 34 made a collective nonsense of their allocated handicaps.

The postponed matches between Misfits and Barbarians and Barn Boys &
Wiveliscombe are to be played weeks commencing 19th October and 17th
December respectively. The outcome of Ells Angels V Platos Republicans is
yet to be decided as Platos failed to field a full team.

Results - Handicap Cup 2nd Round

Box A	Stogumber A	343	Minehead A	268
	T. Tigers	340	Baptist B	311

Box C	Baptist A	347	Ells Angels	254
	Washford	336	Platos Rep.	311

Box D	Roys Boys	347	Barn Boys	322
	Hobby H. Jnrs	432	Wiveliscombe	282

Stogumber A gave themselves a chance of reaching the Quarter Finals with a
75 point win over Minehead A. David Bryant and John Watson pulled 17 and
20 points respectively with Martyn Summerell gaining the balance. Dave
Veale was Minehead's most effective player dropping only 4 points on the
night. Timberscombe Tigers made it 2 wins out of 2 with a 19 point victory
over Baptist B. Jez Dibble was Man of the Match with a personal gain of 28
points.

In Box C Baptist A scored a surprise victory over Ells Angels although a
Committee decision will need to be made over Baptist's inclusion of Matthew
Short who has already appeared for Hobby Horse Juniors. Only Vince Court
finished the evening with a plus points score for the Angels managing a
surplus of 14. Marcus Short put in a superb performance to finish the
match 61 points to the good. Also in box C Washford & Plato's Republicans
fought out a very tight match with Washford eventually winning by a margin
of 25 points. Rod Richards (+19) and Mervyn Hillier (+9) pulled points for
Washford. Paul Rees gained 3 points for Platos but it wasn't enough to
save them from defeat.

Hobby Horse Juniors lead Box D following a comfortable 60 point victory
over Wiveliscombe. There were gains of 46 points for Toby Kerslake and 17
points for Matthew Short. Guy Vercoe made his debut for Wiveliscombe and
finished 3 points to the good. Roys Boys defeated Barn Boys by 25 points.

Ells Angels and Washford look favourites to progress to the Handicap Cup

Quarter Finals following a closely fought contest which Angels eventually

won by 43 points. Vince Court was Angels man of the match with a points

gain of 42. Sam Ell added 22 points to ensure victory.

Misfits & Basement Dwellers fought out the closest match of the round with

Misfits eventually winning by just 4 points. Josh Hurley scored a maximum

126 points for the Dwellers and gained 32 points overall. For Misfits Ben

Sellick (+10) and Jamie Robertson (+4) managed to gain points. It was

Sellick that secured victory for Misfits with a 21-13, 21-18 win over Dave

Robinson in the final game of the night.

Hobby Horse Juniors booked their place in the next round with a 131 point

success over Barn boys. Both Toby Kerslake and Michael Hodgson scored the

maximum 126 points. They were well supported by Matthew Short who missed

out on a maximum by only 4 points. Wiveliscombe look set to join the

Juniors in the next round having defeated Roys Boys by a margin of 114

points. Dave Woodland stormed to a 61 point surplus, George Carter and Guy

Vercoe added 19 and 34 point gains respectively.

Stogumber A lie in second spot in Box A following a narrow 21 point win

over Baptist B. David Bryant & Martyn Summerell made light of their large

handicaps with gains of 30 and 25 points. For the Baptists Sifa Vea

finished 10 points to the good. Captain for the night Kerry Manicom

typified Baptists efforts by taking 2 points from Martyn Summerell in the

final set of the match.

Captains are asked to ensure that outstanding cup fixtures are played

before Monday 22nd March.

Re-Arranged Match
In a rearranged cup match Hobby Horse Seniors and Barbarians battled out an
extremely close encounter that Barbarians eventually won by just 7 points.
Ginny Dundas scored an overall gain of 12 points for the seniors, but it
was Sam Jordan with a gain of 36 points who made sure of a Barbarians win. All but one of the Handicap Cup group fixtures are now complete. Hobby Horse Seniors look set for a place in the quarter finals from Box B following a 331 - 244 win over a depleted 2 man Misfits side. Wiveliscombe and Hobby Horse Juniors progress from Box D following Wiveliscombe 351 - 299 win at Barn Boys

Handicap Cup Tables

		P	F	A	DIFF
Box A	Timberscombe Tigers	3	1011	946	+65
	Stogumber A	3	959	943	+16
	Minehead A	3	965	982	-17
	Baptist B	3	954	1018	-64

Box B	Hobby Horse Seniors	3	974	929	+45
	Basement Dwellers	2	684	653	31
	Misfits	3	931	937	-6
	Barbarians	2	607	677	-70

Box C	Ells Angels	2	688	595	+93
	Washford	2	636	654	-18
	Platos Republicans	2	606	681	-75
	Baptist A WITHDRAWN

Box D	Hobby Horse Jnrs.	3	1090	772	+318
	Wiveliscombe	3	997	891	+106
	Barn Boys	3	864	1072	-208
	Roys Boys	3	844	1060	-216

Handicap Cup Quarter Finals
D2	Wiveliscombe	Home to	A1	Timberscombe Tigers

C2	Washford	Home to	B1	Basement Dwellers

B2	Hobby Horse Snrs.	Home to	C1	Ells Angels

A2	Stogumber A	Home to	D1	Hobby Horse Jnrs.

Results - Handicap Cup Quarter Finals

Hobby Horse Juniors 372 Stogumber A 228

Washford 359 Basement Dwellers 301

Hobby Horse Seniors lost to Ells Angels by 6 points

Timberscombe Tigers v Wiveliscombe - postponed

Hobby Horse Juniors sailed through to the Semi Finals of the Handicap Cup

with a comfortable win over Stogumber A. Michael Hodgson led the way for

the Juniors with a personal gain of 71 points. Matthew Short also made

light work of First Division opposition and finished with a gain of 52

points. Hamish Cuthbertson completed the rout with a fine performance

which resulted in a surplus of 21 points.

Washford will play the Juniors in the semi finals following a 58 point

victory over Basement Dwellers. The Dwellers put up a good showing with

Josh Hurley recording a personal gain of 4 points. Derek Highfield made a

rare but welcome appearance for Washford and finished 25 points to the

good. Mervyn Hillier and Chris Norman added gains of 21 and 12 points

respectively. Ells Angels eventually came out on top of an extremely close

encounter with Hobby Horse Seniors. Angels edged the match by just 6

points and were indebted to Junior Lawrence Dascombe who replaced the

absent Sam Ell. Dascombe played well to keep his deficit down and with

Vince Court and Rupert Ell making gains of 25 and 21 points Angels edged

through.

The fourth semi final place is yet to be decided as the Timberscombe Tigers

v Washford tie was postponed

Week 24

Timberscombe Tigers filled the fourth semi final place in the Handicap Cup

following a thrilling 2 point win over first division Wiveliscombe.

Wiveliscombe appeared to be weakened by the absence of Captain Dennis

Buckingham but it was his replacement Guy Vercoe that very nearly won the

tie for Wivi. He finished with a personal points gain of 36. It was a

good team effort from Tigers with gains of 13 points and 5 points for Jez

and Mike Dibble that saw them through. Terry Cadman had the responsibility

of playing the final game of the night and needed to keep his deficit to

Dave Woodland to 9 points for Tigers to progress. In what must have been a

tense finish Cadman conceded only 8 points to give Tigers the slenderest

winning margin.

In contrast Hobby Horse Juniors cruised into the final with a 76 point

victory over first division leaders Washford. The Juniors performance

again emphasised their rapid improvement since the setting of the handicaps

at the beginning of the season. Toby Kerslake and Michael Hodgson ensured

the Juniors success with points gains of 53 and 39 respectively. Despite

dropping points team mate Matthew Short played steadily and conceded less

than 3 points a game to help the Juniors through to the final.

Results

Handicap Quarter Final

Wiveliscombe 315 v Timberscombe Tigers 317

Handicap Semi Final

Hobby Horse Jnrs 357 v Washford 281

Week 25

Timberscombe Tigers will play Hobby Horse Juniors in the Handicap Cup Final

following a 15 point victory over Ells Angels. Captain Mike Dibble put in

a great performance to finish 12 points to the good. Terry Cadman also

finished with a surplus of 7 to ensure that Tigers went through. Vince

Court and Rupert Ell along with Junior Lawrence Dascombe put up a brave

fight but were edged out by the slenderest of margins.

Results

Handicap Semi Final

Timberscombe Tigers 346 v Ells Angels 331

Handicap Cup Final
Hobby Horse Jnrs.	360 v	Timberscombe Tigers	282

Hobby Horse Juniors have won the Handicap Cup following a 360 points to 282
points victory over Timberscombe Tigers in the final. Each of the Juniors
played steadily throughout and took their chances to ease to their win.
Toby Kerslake ended the evening 32 points to the good, Michael Hodgson 18
and Matthew Short 28. Tigers Captain Mike Dibble proved that success over
the Juniors is achievable and made a personal points gain of 5. However
team mates Jez Dibble and Terry Cadman were unable to emulate the feat and
Tigers went down by 78 points.

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