The first 2 matches in the 2018 Welsh Cup for Clubs took place at Creigiau Petanque Club today. In the opening match between Pontyclun and Penarth, Pontyclun won 4 of the 6 first round singles to give them an 8 game points to 4 lead, a lead they never relinquished running out winners by 22 game points to 9.
The second match was between Pontyclun & Monkstone and this time it was Monkstone who got off to a flying start with a 4-2 win in the singles to take an 8 game points to 4 lead. With 3 points per game in the doubles Monkstone were hoping to take at least 2 of the 3 games to consolidate their lead whereas 3 wins would have been enough to win the match Unfortunately only Vickie Adshead & Roger Griffin in the mixed doubles were able to bring home the points leaving Monkstone with a slender 11 game points to 10 lead. In the triples there were 5 points per game on offer but, with only 2 games, Monkstone had to win only one game to take the match. Roger Griffin, Vickie Adshead and Bernard Adshead game out of the blocks with all guns blazing and very quickly established an 11-0 lead. Pontyclun took 2 points on the next end but Monkstone closed the game out 13-2. In the mixed triples, Tony Smith, Sean Smith and Jayne Dunn lead for most of the game but were just pipped at post by 13-12 giving Monkstone an overall victory by 16 game points to 15.
It’s back to Creigiau next week for the final match between Monkstone and Penarth. A win for Monkstone will see them crowned as Welsh Cup for Club Champions. A win for Penarth would give each team 1 win and something like the Duckworth Lewis formula comes into play.
The full Monkstone team for today’s match was:
Roger Griffin (c), Bernard Adshead (vc), Tony Smith, Roger Green, Peter Kensett, Sean Smith, Jayne Dunn and Vickie Adshead.
