Blewbury’s informal one ball tournament took place as planned, though a field reduced to 8 by sickness and admin error left me wondering why I couldn’t persuade accomplished GC players to give one ball a try. Their specific skills – placing long balls in position to run hoops and striking them cleanly through – are the backbone of a game that also contains a few very simple elements of AC.
Ask Philippa Turner who’d never played it, yet finished second in a field that included such accomplished AC players as Deirdre and Andys R and E. The handicap system favours hi bisquers, with Edmund and Sandy recording encouraging results. After a morning of round robin blocks, Brian and Philippa won their respective semis against Edmund and Minty. In a close final, Brian emerged triumphant.