Two Barrels of Summer Sporting

English Sporting Summer League, Round 6

The sixth and final round of the Suntera Global English sporting league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 27 competitors taking part in near ideal conditions.

We had a three way tie for first place after the first stand with Michael Cross, Brian Faragher and George Davies all scoring 9. Faragher was in the lead on his own after stand two with 19 points, hitting all ten targets to lead by one from Davies and Cross on 18 with the two Daves, Clague and Corlett along with Stan Cross next on 17.

Faragher increased his lead to two points, after stand three hitting all ten targets again to have a running total of 29 to Cross’s 27 in second place with the two Daves Corlett and Clague in equal third place on 26. There was no change after stand four with Faragher first on 37 but only by one now from Cross on 36 followed by Corlett and Clague on 35 with Will Rand now next on 34.

The fifth and last stand again saw no change with B class Brian Faragher taking the high gun and B class with a very good score of 47 one ahead of Michael Cross who won A class with 46. Followed by the two Daves Corlett and Clague in equal second place in A on 45. We had a three-way tie for second place in B class between George Davies, Will Rand and John Moore all hitting 43.

In C class Mark Hepworth was first with 37 followed by lady shooter Nicky Barnett in second place on 35 with another three-way tie for third place between Jon Williams, Ed Rixon and junior Zac Bellhouse all with 33 points.

Results

Class A

  1. M Cross (46)
  2. D Clague (45)
  3. D Corlett (45)

Class B

  1. B Faragher (47)
  2. J Moore (43)
  3. G Davies (43)
  4. W Rand (43)

Class C

  1. M Hepworth (37)
  2. N Barnett (35)
  3. J Williams (33)
  4. E Rixon (33)
  5. Z Bellhouse (J)(33)

Ballaneven Side-by-Side Championship

In the afternoon the Ballanevin Side by Sided championship was held kindly sponsored by John and Richard Kneen. A record entry of 25 split into five squads with gun sharing at a premium.

Shot over a similar course to the morning shoot of five stands we had some interesting results of note, including Brian Faragher the morning winner getting beat with his own gun by lady shooter Nicky Barnett.

In sixth place on 39 was junior Joe Faragher with Glen Shimmin in fifth place on 39 also, Mark Barnett was in fourth place on 40 who shared his gun with Joe Washington, in third place was Rob Corlett who borrowed his dad’s gun (Dave) and scored 42, we had another combo of father and son sharing a gun in Steven and Calum Craine, with Steven taking second place with 43 points but winning the shoot with 44 points was another past winner in Richard Kneen.

Results

  1. R Kneen (44)
  2. S Craine (43)
  3. R Corlett (42)
  4. M Barnett (40)
  5. G Shimmin (39)
  6. J Faragher (J)(39)
P Kelly, S Craine, K Goldsmith, N Barnett, J Faragher, C Craine, J Kneen, S Doyle, R Corlett, E Rixon, D Corlett, R Kneen, W Rand, M Hepworth, Faragher, B Stembridge, J Washington, G Shimmin, J Moore, A Hayes

Barnett Bags Ballaneven Cup

Annual Side-by-Side Championship

The annual Ballaneven Side-by-Side Championship was held at Meary Veg, Santon, on Wednesday 15th June. Eighteen competitors took part in ideal conditions, including two non-members and one club member with a non-conforming gun, leaving fifteen individuals competing for prizes across five stands.

Visiting shooter Tony Grainger was the only competitor to clear stand 1 with a perfect 10, hotly pursued by Stevie Craine, Micheal Cross, Stan Skinner and Dave Corlett on 9 points. Corlett’s patience was tested as several shots refused to go off due to a sticky pin, a common gremlin found in many classic shotguns. Craine scored another 9 on stand 2 and was joined at the top by Peter Kelly, followed on 8 by Jackie Clague and sponsor John Kneen.

Micheal Cross found his form on stand 3 with a perfect 10, as did Mark Barnett and reigning champion Richard Kneen. The same trio landed another set of perfect 10s on stand 4, as did juniors Calum Craine and Arran Wade, Peter Kelly, Rob Corlett, and Stan Skinner. Barnett, Kelly, and Corlett also cleared stand 5 with full marks, joined by Alan Wade with a perfect 10.

After fifty targets of fierce but good natured competition, class C was dominated by sponsors Richard and John Kneen with 41 and 29 points respectively, while class B consisted of Rob Corlett with 36, Stan Cross with 38, and Peter Kelly on 39 points. Alan Wade and Dave Corlett tied for third place in class A with 38 points each, led by Micheal Cross on 41 and Stevie Craine on 42.

Meanwhile with 43 points the Ballaneven Cup goes to Mark Barnett, who would like to express his gratitude to previous champion Richard Kneen for the loan of his gun today.

Results

High Gun

  1. M Barnett (43)

Class A

  1. S Craine (42)
  2. M Cross (41)
  3. D Corlett (38)
  4. A Wade (38)

Class B

  1. P Kelly (39)
  2. S Cross (38)
  3. R Corlett (36)

Class C

  1. R Kneen (41)
  2. J Kneen (29)
R Kneen, P Kelly, S Craine, D Corlett, J Kneen, M Barnett, R Corlett, M Cross, S Cross

Hot Competition at Ballaneven

Wade and Corlett Battle it Out

The annual Ballaneven Side by Side Championship sponsored kindly by John & Richard Kneen was held on Tuesday evening .

The leader after the first stand was Steven Craine with 9 points followed by Dave Corlett, John Moore and junior Michael Cross on 7. John Moore was the new leader after stand two with 17 points with Steven Craine and junior Arran Wade in equal second place on 16. We had another new leader after stand 3 in Dave Corlett on 24 followed by Alan Wade, John Moore and Steven Craine on 22.

Corlett was still in the lead after stand 4 on 33 followed by Alan wade on 31 with John Moore next on 30. After the fifth and last stand we had a tie for first place between Corlett and Wade on 39 points, so a shoot off was required to find a winner. It was shot over a new stand and after the five pairs it was all square on 7 points a piece, so into sudden death we went and Alan Wade came out on top hitting both targets to Corlett’s one.

Results

Class A
  1. D Corlett (39 + 7 + 1)
  2. M Cross (35)
  3. S Cross (33)
Class B
  1. J Moore (36)
  2. A Wade (J) (33)
  3. B Faragher (31)
Class C
  1. D Cowin (30)
  2. S Rand (20)
Unclassified
  1. S Craine (35)
  2. S Skinner (30)
  3. R Kneen (28)
High Gun
  1. A Wade (39 + 7 + 2)
Ballaneven Side-by-Side Winners: Arr Wade (J), S Craine, A Wade, M Cross, J Kneen, S Cross, D Corlett, S Rand, J Moore