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 and Winter commencing in October
BDPL 18/11/07
In the Braintree & District Petanque Winter League, Feering Bell finally got the chance to earn some
points after having 2 games postponed. Playing at home against Chequers PC from Gt Tey, Jack Pearse
(10) enjoyed his first competitive game when he teamed up with father Dave Pearse & Dave Bird, for
an excellent 13-7 win in the triples.
The joy didn't last though with Chequers father & daughter pairing of Frank & Megan Britt gaining
a 13-5 doubles win.
Tom Winter finally arrived after reporting in at the wrong venue, and maybe
wished he hadn't when he lost 13-2 to Bill Eve, and the match 2-1.
At the Onley Arms, the home side and Colne Angel braved a biting cold wind to produce some great
petanque.
In the triples, Trevor Blows, Daniel Blows and Tracey Austin pointed well to win 13-5.
In the singles, Colin Sams played the all-round game of his life to restrict Blows to a single
point.
The doubles was the closest game of the day, with Viv Middleton Sams and Dave Mark just
edging out Austin and Derek Roughton in a game that could have gone either way. Onley had a chance
to shoot for game but missed and the next end Middleton-Sams pointed in for game and a 2-1 win for
Colne Angel.
