2007/8 noust cup

Wed 23rd Jan 2008

Game 1: Noust 1 4 - 1 Golf Club
Game 2: Noust 2 0 - 4 Pomona
Game 3: Merkister 1 - 4 Legion
Game 4: Noust 1 4 - 2 Noust 3
Game 5: Pomona 0 - 4 Legion
Final: Noust 1 1 - 4 Legion

The Noust Cup was first competed for in 2007, and has a format different from other cups. The singles are 301 double start, the doubles are 501 double start, and, in the event of a tie, there is a team game played over 701 double start. All are best of 3 legs.

There were seven teams competing in 2008, including three home teams. There were mixed fortunes for two of the Noust teams in the first two games, with Noust 1 beating the Golf Club in game 1, but Noust 2 lost out to the Pomona in the next. Although the Legion beat the Merkister 4-1 in game 3, that doesn't reflect how close each match was, and it really could have gone either way. An all Noust affair was won by Noust 1 in the first semi-final, beating Noust 3 by a 4-2 scoreline. In the second semi-final some missed doubles proved costly for the Pomona, who were beaten 4-0 by the Legion. The final between the Noust 1 and the Legion had some very close matches, but in the end the Legion's better finishing proved decisive, and they won 4-1 to lift the cup, their fifth of the season. Well done to them.

There were 180s from Paul Foubister (Merksiter), which moves him to the top of the table with 6, and Don Wilson (Legion), who also had a 114 checkout. Other ton plus finishes were a 110 from Ian Findlay (Noust 1), and a 103 from John Munson (Merkister).