Basil Townsend Quaich 2021

25 July 2021, Auchincruive

Three clubs competed for the Basil Townsend Quaich with one 'Incorrigible': Auchincruive (Kevin Wright), Edinburgh (Andrew Milligan), Glasgow (Steve Barnett) and 'Incorrigible' (Malcolm Smith). The competition was played over three rounds of 18-point handicap AC.

It was another hot, sunny, and thankfully midge-free day, and the Auchincruive lawn, which had not seen rain for over a month, was playing very fast indeed. This proved difficult for all players with only one game finishing within the time allowed. The clear winner was Steve Barnett, who played some magnificent long roquets, won all of his games, and retained the Quaich for Glasgow. Well done to Steve and Glasgow!

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Spring Weekend 2021

8-9 May 2021, Meadows

Despite being held a week later than the 2018 and 2019 events, the temperature hovered around 6°C all Saturday 8 May, suffered a short rain interlude but avoided too much wind.  Sunday was more amenable as the warmth returned.  COVID-19 had put paid to the 2020 tournament.

Six intrepid players braved the elements for five rounds of 26-point handicap games limited to 2 hours 45 minutes over two lawns.  Two thirds went to time, all those double-banked, for which no extra time was given. Handicaps ranged from 3 to 16 and with varying success using Aldridge hoops some 581 points were scored over the weekend.

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Secretary Trophy 2021

24 July 2021, Meadows

Roger Binks was the new name for the Secretary Trophy.

Entries were far below previous years; initially 6 players but reduced to 4 in the week before the event at Meadows.  The plan was for all to play each other twice in the 14-point advanced with bisques in 80 minute games.  In accordance with SCA custom the lift/contact version used hoops 3 and 5.  A late addition increased the field to 5, causing an alteration to a single block with one out-player for each of the 5 rounds.  At the briefing, the offer of a 90 minute time limit was rejected – interestingly only 2 of the 10 matches went to time, perhaps the good summer weather helped.

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