Greyhound Marbles
Report 2014
The Mayor of Crawley, Councillor Bob Burgess, a player in the tournament in 2010, opened proceedings with the presentation of a special award to Jean Fox in recognition of the invaluable work she and her late husband Ron have done on behalf of British marbles, which she accepted on behalf of them both. The tournament was also named in Ron's memory this year.
The one thing the struck me this year was the number of high breaks in the tournament.
The highest break was 34 from Halim Tata, as third member of his team he won the game against Gabi’s Gang, with Louie, Andreas and Zachary not even having a shot in the tournament.
In the second match Darren of the 49ers had two breaks of 18 & 12 to win the game. Paul Smith had separate breaks of 12, 23, 12 & 27 and Chris and Mauli of the 1st MC Erzgebirge had breaks of 13 each.
Not all games are won with high breaks; in the second semi final the 49ers won in just one round scoring 2 - 0 - 7 - 6 - 8 - 3, a total of 26 marbles.
14 teams took part in this years Championship, including an angelo German team Gabi's Gang and 1st MC Erzgebirge.
Team Championship 2014
| First Round | ||
| Charlwood Strikers 8 | v | Black Dog 26 |
| Rolling Drunk 0 | v | Handcross 49ers 32 |
| 1st MC Erzgebirge 33 | v Virgins 7 | PIMPS 1 |
| Average Joe's 19 | v | Turners Hill Tolleymen 22 |
| Gabi's Gang 3 | v | Yorkshire Meds 37 |
| Caterham Cowboys 15 | v | Johnson Jets 24 |
| Quarter Finals | ||
| Black Dog 26 | v | Black Dog Pups 9 |
| PAMPS 8 | v | Handcross 49ers 25 |
| 1st MC Erzgebirge 26 | v | Turners Hill Tolleymen 10 |
| Yorkshire Meds 14 | v | Johnson Jets 31 |
| Semi Finals | ||
| Handcross 49ers 26 | v | Johnson Jets 15 |
| 1st MC Erzgebirge 25 | v | Black Dog 9 |
| Final | ||
| 1st MC Erzgebirge 30 | v | Handcross 49ers 7 |
Paul Smith takes a shot
Individual Championship
| Individuals | ||
| Chris | Rolling Drunk | 0 |
| Shouie | Charlwood Strikers | 0 |
| Sam | Average Joe's | 0 |
| Barry | Gabi's Gang | 0 |
| Chris | Reigning Champion | 2 |
| Danny | Turners Hill Tolleymen | 2 |
| Halim | Yorkshire Meds | 0 |
| Paul | Johnson Jets | 27 |
| Ian | Black Dog | 5 |
| Danny | 1st MC Erzgebirge | 0 |
| Chris | Black Dog Pups | 0 |
| Darren | Handcross 49ers | 3 |
Leila Kara in action
Best Lady Player
| Best Lady Player | ||
| Leila | Yorkshire Meds | 8 |
| Gabbi | Gabi's Gang | 3 |
| Alison | Handcross 49ers | 5 |
| Nacera | Yorkshire Meds | 0 |
Results
| Team Winners | 1st MC Erzgebirge |
| Runners – Up | Handcross 49ers |
| Individual Winner | Paul Smith |
| Best Lady Player | Leila Kara |
| Golden Oldies Winner | Paul Smith |
Runners Up Handcross 49ers
Team Winners 1st MC Erzgebirge
Individual and Golden oldies winner Paul Smith
with the Mayor of Crawley councillor Bob Burgess,
Richard Patel and his wife
MARBLE FACTOIDS 2014
14 teams or 86 players
26 Tolleys were nose dropped
588 target marbles were used - 485 or 82% were knocked out
14players were killed two of them twice
23 players had no score and 12 players made double figures and three players didn't even get a shot.
Halim Tata made the highest Break of the day with 34 marbles
The British Marbles Board of Control would like to thank
Dee & Diz and all the staff at The Greyhound * Jean and Ron Fox
Dick Streeter of Bonabrill * Mol, the main tournament referee *
Dave and Mike of the 49ers * Annette Powell Drawmistress
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