THE VERA MCWEENEY TROPHY
The annual match between the CAI and the CA selection sides was held at Carrickmines last weekend and, for the third successive time, the CA went away with the trophy. Not even the presence of its original presenter, Myles McWeeney, could get the Irish over the line and a final score of 15-9 left no room for argument.
The new manager of the CA side, Alison Jones, had brought a fresh team and they took to the Carrickmines lawns like ducks to water. 2-1 ahead after the opening round of doubles, they never fell behind and while the CAI had pulled back to 10 -8 by lunchtime on Sunday, the final session of singles matches was won 5-1 by the visitors.
Star player on the Irish side was Patsy Fitzgerald, who was awarded the Maugham Quaich as the best individual player, having made several complex delayed triple peels while winning 4 out of his 5 games.
Individual Match Results:
Barry Holland (CA) 12 beat Myles McWeeney (CAI) 11
Richard M Stevens (CA) 26 beat Alan Looney (CAI) 18
Richard Pepperell (CA) 14 beat Daniel Bennett (CAI) 11
Tom Weston (CA) 22 beat Evan Newell (CAI) 16
Alison Jones (CA) 26 beat Nathaniel Healy (CAI) 15
Patsy Fitzgerald (CAI) 26 beat Nick Mounfield (CA) 0
Evan Newell and Daniel Bennett (CAI) 26 beat Alison Jones and Richard M Stevens (CA) 12
Nick Mounfield and Barry Holland (CA) 21 beat Nathaniel Healy and Alan Looney (CAI) 10
Patsy Fitzgerald and Myles McWeeney (CAI) 22 beat Tom Weston and Richard Pepperell (CA) 20
Richard M Stevens (CA) 26 beat Myles McWeeney (CAI) 10
Alan Looney (CAI) 21 beat Richard Pepperell (CA) 16
Daniel Bennett (CAI) 26 beat Barry Holland (CA) 10
Tom Weston (CA) 26 beat Nathaniel Healy (CAI) 17
Nick Mounfield (CA) 26tp beat Evan Newell (CAI) 10
Patsy Fitzgerald (CAI) 26tp beat Alison Jones (CA) 17
Richard Pepperell (CA) 15 beat Myles McWeeney (CAI) 6
Alan Looney (CAI) 11 beat Barry Holland (CA) 8
Richard M Stevens (CA) 21 beat Daniel Bennett (CAI) 18
Alison Jones (CA) 26 beat Evan Newell (CAI) 6
Nick Mounfield (CA) 26tp beat Nathaniel Healy (CAI) 0
Patsy Fitzgerald (CAI) 26tp beat Tom Weston (CA) 6
Nick Mounfield and Barry Holland (CA) 23 beat Evan Newell and Daniel Bennett (CAI) 22
Nathaniel Healy and Alan Looney (CAI) 22 beat Tom Weston and Richard Pepperell (CA) 21
Alison Jones and Richard M Stevens (CA) 26 beat Patsy Fitzgerald and Myles McWeeney (CAI) 15