There were 24 entrants in the comp and came from our club (both existing and new members) the Dog & Gun and Aughton Institute making it 12 pairs.

All games were played on the grass green and each pair played 3 games of 9 ends.

The pairs with the highest point after the 3 games went through to the Semi Final

Angie Barklem & Nikki Davies 34 points

Peter Grimes & Mathew Finch, 32 points

Nick Slater & Dave Roper, 30 points

Two pairs tied on 27 points, Dave Allister & Van Muller along with Mike Fagan & N Carter

 A “play off” of 3 ends decided who went through which was Dav & Van.

The Semi Finals played to 11 ends

Angie & Nikki played Nick & Dave with Angie & Nikki winning 11 -9

Peter & Mathew played Dave & Van with Peter & Mathew winning 9-8

The Final played to 13 ends

Angie & Nikki played Peter & Mathew, Angie & Nikki won the toss for the jack and went into resounding lead, it was 6 ends before Peter & Mathew got a point.

After 12 ends Angie & Nikki were 13 – 5 up meaning that Peter & Mathew were unable to catch them.

Congratulations to the winners of the Autumn Pairs 2023 Angie Barklem & Nikki Davies. A big thank you to Eric Barklem for running the competition.