TINSLEY GREEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006
I checked the with the British
Broadcasting Corporation weather centre, fine with a moderate wind, OK, no
problem there then. 8 o'clock on Good Friday morning Zachary and I were
hard at it. Over 100 chairs were to be set out round the ring, 12 seats
for the players and others to mark off the arena. Did I feel a spot of
rain? No it couldn't be. A few more and then Zachary said, "I think it's
raining a bit." So we took the precaution of putting the ring cover up,
just in case. We began at 10.30 approx, with the first game on the main
ring and two other on the side rings. All went well until about midday
when the first few drops of rain came down, and then it got worse and even
worse. We abandoned the side rings, covered the main ring and played a
couple of games in the garage. We also played the Golden Oldies there, and
thanks to Dave and Mike of the 49ers it all came together at the
appropriate time to link in to the "Order of play". By the late afternoon
the sun was shining, but the side rings were too muddy to use and with a
lot of work we caught up and the event only went on a little longer than
usual. We had the prize giving just after 6pm and the final was being
played while I was giving a radio interview and the cries of delight went
out live on the air.
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST ROUND
| Charlwood Strikers | 21 | v | Tinsley Tigers | 0 |
| 1st MC Erzgebirge | 25 | v | Black Dog Boozers | 14 |
| Yorkshire Meds | 25 | v | Principality of Sealand | 5 |
| Fubar | 6 | v | Saxonia II | 12 |
| Fast Ferocious Fockers | 5 | v | Bloody Marbellous | 6 |
| Thuringian II | 5 | v | Simply Marbellous | 7 |
| Caterham Cowboys | 13 | v | International Bright Round Things | 7 |
SECOND ROUND
| Saxonia I | 19 | v | Turners Hill Lions | 10 |
| 1st MC Erzgebirge | 24 | v | Barrel Scrapers | 6 |
| Bloody Marbellous5 | 5 | v | Crawley News Crushers | 2 |
| Handcross Rebels | 12 | v | Handcross 49ers | 33 |
| Saxonia II | 11 | v | Caterham Cowboys | 3 |
| Charlwood Strikers | 19 | v | Mish Mash | 13 |
| Turners Hill Tollymen | 16 | v | Thuringian National Team | 10 |
| Yorkshire Meds | 15 | v | Simply Marbellous | 5 |
QUARTERFINALS
| Bloody Marbellous | 2 | v | Saxonia | 17 |
| Saxonia II | 6 | v | Handcross 49ers | 25 |
| 1st MC Erzgebirge | 28 | v | Yorkshire Meds | 0 |
| Charlwood Strikers | 14 | v | Turners Hill Tollymen | 17 |
SEMI-FINALS
| Turners Hill Tollymen | 4 | v | 1st MC Erzgebirge | 26 |
| Handcross 49ers | 25 | v | Saxonia I | 23 |
FINAL
| 1st MC Erzgebirge | 35 | v | Handcross 49ers | 10 |
Darren Ray
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP
| Halim | Yorkshire Meds | 1 |
| Mel | Charlwood Strikers | 0 |
| Andy | Caterham Cowboys | 1 |
| John | Barrel Scrapers | 0 |
| Barry | Handcross Rebels | 1 |
| Colin | Black Dog Boozers | 2 |
| Jan | Saxonia I | 2 |
| Randi | Saxonia II | 1 |
| Chris | 1st MC Erzgebirge | 4 |
| Darren | Handcross 49ers | 19 |
| Danny | Turners Hill Lions | 2 |
| Dave | Turners Hill Tollymen | 2 |
BEST LADY PLAYER
| Susi | Defending Champion | 5 |
| Gabi | Saxonia II | 9 |
| Leila | Yorkshire Meds | 1 |
| Justine | Thuringian II | 1 |
| Alison | Handcross 49ers | 3 |
| Monica | Thuringian II | 1 |
1st MC Erzgebirge, the winning team
RESULTS
| Individual Champion | Darren Ray |
| Team Champions | 1st MC Erzgebirge |
| Runner-Ups | Handcross 49 ers |
| Best Lady Player | Gabi Muhlisch |
| Golden Oldies | Will Aicheson |
| Stan Larbey Trophy | Dennis |
Darren Ray five times Individual winner
Knuckling Down in the ring
Zachary's new team the Crushers
MARBLE FACTOIDS 2005
|
Jean Fox with marbles for
sale
British Marbles Board of Control would like to thank:
| Laura, Landlady of
the Greyhound Jean and Ron Fox John Burnet Mol the main tournament Referee David and Mike of the 49ers for refereeing the Golden Oldies Worthing MIND Sue Denton-Brown Drawmistress and the Marble Museum for all their support. |
The 2007 British and World Marbles Championship will be held at The Greyhound, Tinsley Green on Good Friday, 5th April 2007
Contacts: - Sam or Julia McCarthy-Fox
Email: marblesam@hotmail.com
Tel: 01403-730602
Fax: 01403-733877