Braintree & District


The Braintree & District Petanque League caters for clubs in the North East of the region. There are 2 leagues, Summer commencing during April played on Wednesday evenings and Winter commencing in October played on Sundays.




BDPL 25/6/08
At the halfway stage of the season in the Daniel Robinson & Sons Ltd Braintree & District Petanque League, there was a top of the table clash which saw Chequers PC from Great Tey steal the show.
Feering Bell 1, who were in 1st place, were the hosts and started well with a 13-10 win in the triples. John Perfect & Bill Eve then equalled the score with a 13-10 doubles win for 3rd placed Chequers.
It was left to in form Frank Britt to take the points for Chequers with a comprehensive 13-2 singles win over Bernie Wade.
It was a good away win for Chequers however; the positions remain the same as Rayne Swan 1, lying in 2nd place, trounced Onley from Stisted 3-0. Onley managed just a one end advantage as Swan 1 took the triples 13-3.
The pairing of Daniel Blows & Tracey Austin was no match for Adam Buxton & Lee Dodge in the doubles who won 13-2.
The singles was a closer game but the pointing of Lorne Gibson proved the difference, he beat Trevor Blows 13-7 to complete the rout. The win keeps Swan 1 in 2nd place on 19 points but with a game in hand on their rivals the Bell, who are on 21 points & 3rd placed Chequers who have 17 points.
Middle of the table Rayne Swan 2 had a very good 3-0 win over the ever improving Feering Bell 2. The Bell triple of Dave Bird, Dave Pearse & Tom Winter got off to a good start with a 3 but Harry Waldie, Tom Smith & Colin Sams quickly responded and moved into the lead. The following ends were keenly contested with never more than a couple of points between the teams and all players contributing, particularly young Waldie whose pointing often ensured the Swan had boule in hand. At 12-11 it could have gone either way but the Swan triple held their nerve to take a well deserved win.
The doubles was an equally long game with Clare Courtney & Matt Waldie taking a 9-2 lead only to let the opposition back in the game with two loose ends. They eventually held on for a 13-8 win for the Swan.
Tom Smith wrapped up the game for Rayne Swan with some very accurate pointing and shooting where required to defeat Pearse 13 - 8.
One place above Swan 2 and ready to pounce on any slip ups from the leaders are Colne Angel who defeated Rayne Swan 3 3-0.
The position at the bottom of the table is not so clear as many teams have postponed games to catch up on, but at the moment Rayne Cock 2 are holding up the rest with just 4 points gained, Cock 1 are just above them on 5 but have played 2 games more, then come Onley on 6. Feering Bell 2 & Rayne Swan 3 are equal on 7, with Cock 3 on 11