OVER 55s PAIRS, MIXED FOURS & U18s SINGLES
Over 55s Pairs 10/01/2026
This year there were twenty-six entries (five less than last year) played in six groups (four of four & two of five) This saw the group winners and “next best” ten going into the Last 16 round. Following the elimination of another eight pairs, the Quarter-Finals produced the following results:-
Arthur Jackson & Sue Pittam v David Herbert & Martin Tingle (8-5)
Roger & Diane Ellis v Martyn & Annette Robinson (9-3)
Robert Mumford & Jean Jones v Paul Whitcombe & Alan Meek (14-1)
Jean Bridges & Pete Arthur v Frankie Hardwick & Caroline Harris (11-2)
In the Semi’s Arthur & Sue beat Roger & Diane (10-9) with Robert & Jean beating Jean & Pete (6-5) There was to be an extra match though, because of the vagaries of the National Finals allocations. In the event of an extra place being awarded to us, a third place playoff between Roger & Diane and Jean & Pete took place, with Jean & Pete taking third place (9-7) after a tiebreak end.
In the Final Robert & Jean, beat Arthur & Sue (7-6) to become the 2026 Over 55s Pairs Champions.
All the games were played over nine ends. The Umpires for the day were Joe Newsome (North Yorkshire) and Tim Pearson (West Yorkshire)
The raffle, organised over the two days as usual by Pat Jones, who managed to extract money from the most reluctant of Yorkshiremen, raised £109.27 for county funds, and thanks were given by our County Chair Joe, all those who had participated to make the weekend a success, Special thanks were given to Robert Mumford for his tireless organising, to the tea and biscuits team, and the four players who had turned out on Friday night to set the hall up.
Mixed Fours 11/01/2026
There were Fourteen entries this year, two up on last year which were played in three groups (two of five and one of four) This resulted in the group winners and “next best” five going straight into the quarter Finals, the results of which were as follows:-
Matthew Jackson, Paul Whitcombe, Caroline Harris & Frankie Hardwick (10)
v
Shirley Wakefield, Paul Johnson, Anna Naughton & Roger Green (9)
David Herbet, Jean Hunt, Brian Hunt & Anne Herbert (8)
v
David Hunton, Debbie Taylor, Sue Lilly & David Brown (7)
James Clark, Steve Duffin, Pauline Dickenson & Lilly Duffin (7)
v
Arthur Jackson, Tim Jackson, Sue Pittam & Emma Beresford (4)
David Newsome, Joseph Newsome, Jill Newsome & Janet Clark (12)
v
Alan Banthorpe, Neil Robertson, Heather Robertson & Pat Banthorpe (2)
In the Semi’s Matthews four beat David Herbet’s four (9-6) and James Four beat David Newsomes team (7-1) and In the Final Matthew, Caroline, Frankie & Paul, beat James, Pauline Lilly & Steve (11-10) to take the title.
All games were played over seven ends. The Umpire for the day was Alan Debenham (Humberside)
Under 18s Singles 10/01/2026
Lilly Duffin, Rafferty Patrick and Lewis Weightman were the only three players entered in this years Under 18s Singles Competition. The competition was played as a Round Robin over fifteen ends and produced the following results:-
Lilly beat Lewis (13-9) and Rafferty (18-13) to take the championship, with Rafferty coming in as runner-up by defeating Lewis (17-14)
In the Target Competition, Lewis was runner up to Lilly who had a storming weekend finishing as Runner-up in the Mixed Fours as well, with mum Pauline and dad Steve, along with their regular team mate, James Clark.
