Wells Seniors played West Wilts at home with a return to normal summer conditions. The match started with a half from Colin Sellar and Mike Shave, for Wells, who then took firm control with wins by Adrian Lawrence and Ron Hancock 7&6 and Peter Leverick and George White, 3&2. Mike Stringer and Stuart Mann lost 4&3 before victories in the last two matches by Nick Carter and Peter Bartholomew, 1up and Ken Ford and John Watson 5&4. Wells won the match 4½ –1½.
Later in the week, Wells Seniors entertained Worlebury. The Wells players were on fire and stormed to a comprehensive 6½–½ victory. Nick Wilson and Ken Stokes secured a half in a high quality encounter followed by wins for the remaining Wells pairings of Mike Gee and Allan Bancroft, 1up, Gary Middleton and John Moxon, 7&6, Peter Leverick and Ron Hancock, 5&4, Mike Stringer and Peter Bartholomew, 5&4, Bill O’Callaghan and Ken Ford, 2&1 and finally, Dave Hayward and Piers Dalby, 8&6.
Wells’ Avalon team needed a 5-nil win away to Long Sutton in the last game of the season to earn promotion. Unfortunately, on the day that was not possible, with only one pairing, Mike Metcalfe & Malcolm Terry, winning their match, 4&2. Ian Burr and Colin Mantle lost 1 down, James Church and John Baker lost 2&1 and Simon Jackson and Pete Walker lost 4&2. Jason Huck and Mark Western finished their season with a rare 7&6 defeat. However, Captain Jason Huck thanks everybody who has been involved over the season, including the Wells catering staff and is already looking forward to challenging for promotion again, next season.
Last Saturday’s Tweedale Medal proved to be close run affair, with a count back needed in Division 1 to determine second and third and in Division 3 to decide first and second places. Alan Todd won Division 1, with a nett 71 and Gary Nutt was second, with nett 72 on countback, squeezing Nigel Pring into third place. Sam Todd produced an excellent nett 67 to win Division 2, with Symon Buckley carding a very good 68 for second and Ron Gay with a solid nett 71 for third place. Division 3 was won by David Sheppard with a nett 70, on countback from Jon Mackness, with Neil Blake in third place, with a nett 74.
Colin Sellar