Saturday saw the conclusion of this year’s Challenge Cup played at Portland BC. It turned out to be a close affair with three teams winning 4 out of the 5 games played, well done to Hexham House, Gosforth, and Portland. Commiserations to Walker St. Peters, Haltwhistle and Willington Quay.
Congratulations to Hexham House who pulled through to win with an impressive +34 shots, narrowly edging out Gosforth who came in second with +27 shots.
| PLAYED | WON | LOST | POINTS | SHOTS + | SHOTS – | DIFF. +/- | |
| HEXHAM HOUSE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 91 | 57 | +34 |
| GOSFORTH | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 88 | 61 | +27 |
| PORTLAND | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 76 | 74 | +2 |
| WALKER ST. PETERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 79 | 85 | -6 |
| HALTWHISTLE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 87 | -17 |
| WILLINGTON QUAY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 94 | -40 |
Thank you to Portland BC for hosting the final, to our umpire Malcom, and those who turned up to support.
A personal thank you to Portland Secretary and GPC member John Allen for administering this while I was at Leamington supporting our Balcomb squad.
