Playing a rearranged match against the Rowett B, the Noughts won 6-3 and with it secured the title with a game to go. The champions elect were soon 3-0 up with wins from Grant Guilder, Jon Perry and Jerry Jago.
The Rowett then pulled two back with wins from Dennis Shaw and Darren Thomas. Cess Pethick then put the Noughts 4-2 up winning the last singles. Two of the three doubles then went the Noughts way for a 6-3 scoreline in their favour. The following night the Noughts travelled to the Blue Peter needing only three points to clinch the league and they got all nine to finish the season unbeaten in the league. Their only hiccup in the KO Cup Final.
Pelynt B secured second spot with a 9-0 win over Wooden Spoonists Ship B. The winners for Pelynt were Baz Phillips, Alan Phillips, Paul Tamblyn, Martin Dunn, Nigel Davis and Stuart Gray.
Rowett B finished third with a good 8-1 win over the Millhouse. Rowett A had a 7-2 win over the Caradon to leave them in fourth spot whilst Pelynt A finished fifth with a 5-4 win over the Ship A. With the Legion and the Pilchards on the same points, the winners of their match would finish in sixth and it was the Pilchards who came out on top, winning the last game to be 5-4 victors.
Most wins this season was won by Jerry Jago who won all 21 games he played and his league winning streak is now 33 games. Second was Andy Grant, who only lost one. Four players were joint third.
Andy Grant had the most tons with 91, Jerry Jago second with 84 whilst team-mate Cess Pethick was joint third with Pelynt A's Dean Haynes on 82. Of the 20 ton plus finished Dave Nutty's 151 was the best and of the 17 maximums, Dennis Shaw and Andy Grant had three each. Pelynt A's Joan Geach had most ladies' tons with seven wins.
The league champions vs best of the rest takes place at the Noughts on 14th April. The B of R team (no more than two players from any one team) is Paul Tamblyn and Martin Dunn (Pelynt B), D Shaw and D Thomas (Rowett B), Dean Haynes (Pelynt A), Lee Bryant (Rowett A), Reserve George Wildman (Ship A).
The singles, doubles and trebles take place tonight (7th April). Singles at the Millhouse, doubles at Pelynt, trebles at the Rowett. Roll call 7.50 pm, 8 pm start. Sorry, no late entries.
The league would like to thank Polperro Builders for sponsoring the league this year.
Results - Noughts 6 - G Guild 100 x 5, 131, 140 x 2; J Perry 100 x 3; J Jago 100 x 3; G Stanbury 100 x 2; C Pethick 100 x 2, 125, 139.
Rowett B 3 - D Nutty 100; R Pill 100 x 2, 140; M Taper 100 x 2; D Shaw 100 x 4, 125, 140 x 2; D Thomas 100 x 2, 140; M Pengelly 100.
Noughts 9 - J Perry 107; J Jago 100 x 3, 120; G Stanbury 100; G Guild 100 x 3; C Pethick 100 x 2; A Grant 100.
Blue Peter 0 - L McCrae 118; C McCarae 100; G Bicknell 100, 101.
Pelynt B 9 - P Tamblyn 100, 117; M Dunn 100 x 3, 123; B Phillips 100; N Davis 100 x 2; S Gray 121. Ship B 0 - M Wildman 104.
Rowett B 8 - D Shaw 100 x 2, 140 x 2; D Thomas 100 x 2, 125, 140; A Joslin 100 x 2; M Pengelly 100, 125. Millhouse 1 - M Knight 100 x 3, 139; J Gregory 120; P Hoskin 100 x 2.
Rowett A 7 - M Lewis 100 x 2, 105; L Bryant 100 x 3; K Lee 100 x 2, 135, 140; J Mark 100; A Jago 101. Caradon 2 - P Paris 100; A Curry 133; J Turton 100, 121.
Pelynt A 5 - T Hogben 100, 140; M Johns 100, 140; D Haynes 100 x 3; J Geach 100 x 3; D Johns 100; M Palmer 100, 105, 110. Ship A 4 - A Winterson 100; A Brown 120; G Wildman 100.
3 Pilchards 5 - K Dicks 100; A Courts 116. Legion 4 - B Whitewood 100 x 2, 120; K Crowden 120 x 2, 140; C Puckey 100, 120; K Crapp 100.