FEW would have given a sucked maggot for Maver MK’s chances of making the AT league semis after they bottomed in both the first two Castle Ashby matches.
But, four rounds later, Sunday’s nail-biting final leg saw them runners up overall – with a four point margin over the next team after fighting off three others to make the semis and a chance at the big final.
Ashby series winners Kamasan Starlets slipped to fifth on the day, but had been so far ahead they would have taken the title even if they’d stayed away.
Mick Wheeler (Chiltern GotBaits) poled 68-1 from the brickyard to win, Sunday, as ‘Ashby Youth’s Gary Millward had 22 bream for 51-12 from Grendon, and Chiltern Royal Mail’s Alan West 38-14 from Scotland.
Final league: Starlets 15, MK 19, GotBaits 23, RAF 24, ‘Ashby A 25, ‘Mail 28, ‘Ashby Youth 30.
MEADOWLANDS league: Wayne Sharman 69-10, Phil Hull 52-12, Steve Daly 51-4. Neal Russell leads into the final round – just.
OSPREY, Lakeside: Keith Stent 27lb, Neil Sawyer 19-8, Rick Green 18-2.
WHITE Hart Flore, Spring Pools: Terry Adams 20-8, Drew Adams 3-8, Glen Tilson 1-1.
CASTLE Ashby: midweek, Grendon, Mick Wheeler 19-14, Phil Wintle 18-4, Keith Bishop 14-12; Saturday, Grendon, Chris Garratt 18-12, Keith Garratt 14-14, Dick Rogers 12-12.
DAVENTRY, Dog Lane: Graham Cheney 14-8, Kevin Ross and Martin Paynter both 7-4. ‘Rich’ Wills has the annual points sown up with one match to go.
NORTHANTS’ vets, Canons: Dave Smart 8-12, Bob Spencer 6-6, John Lewis 6-5.
CASTLE & Irthlingborough Christmas match and silverfish league final, Canons: Jeff Rice 8-6, Pete Haughton 8-1, Andy Webster 6-12. Nick Antonacci – tied with Rice on league points – won on weight.
NENE, long pound cut: Chris Howard 7-1, John Balhatchett 5-4, Dave Gibwin 2-7.
TOWCESTER, Tove: Mick Goodridge 5-10, Grenville Read 5lb, Andy Jones 4-4.
FLORE & Brockhall Christmas match, Brockhall bridge cut: Rob ‘no mates’ Rawlins, 3-3, fluked the pools, the turkey... and the golden peg – the latter for the second time in a row – and wonders why the others aren’t talking to him! Paul Humphries, 1-2-2, Steve Smith 1lb.
TOWCESTER vets, midweek Navvi cut: John Balhatchett 2lb, Gerald Green 1-4, Mick Reed 0-14.
COTTON Club, Christmas match, Watford village cut: Dave Haddon 1-12, Rus Lay 0-15, Roy Hickey 0-6.
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