Potter Cup – Sunday 18th August 2024.
One of our oldest competitions, the Potter Cup was first played for in 1946 when it seems Mr E M Potter won his own cup to start off proceedings and by 1973 the format was established as a men’s pairs event. This year’s competition was played on Sunday 18th August in front of a good number of spectators, in lovely weather and on a freshly mowed green which bowled beautifully.
Philippa Feltham, Diane Mackriell and Terri Blackburn helped Chris Shannon to organise the event, and due to a few late absences Chris also bowled to make up the numbers.
So, a small, but select group of 10 bowlers contested four short matches to decide who was going to be in the final. Roger Blackburn and Tom Devaney engineered a storming 10-1 win in their third match which propelled them into the final against Chris Shannon and Ken Lewis. The final was closely contested, but a four shot gain on the third end proved sufficient to allow Chris and Ken victory by a small margin overall.
Your committee thanks all who took part on the day, the members who watched and supported the bowling and of course those mentioned above who helped to make the event a success on the day. It would be good to have more bowlers take part in our one day club competitions going forward to uphold long standing traditions.
