The second running of the Eric Winton Trophy, named after long-time servant of the club, Eric Winton, took place on the afternoon of Saturday 27th April, 2024, in surprisingly sunny conditions.  Pairings were made by lots being drawn, and the ten pairs all went on to play each other over matches of 24 points, with each player serving in batches of three points, with change of ends after 12 points.

Eric, who was providing beer for the eventual winners, kicked off the event, and Yvonne Dunn attempted to make sense of proceedings, jotting down the scores armed with different coloured highlighter pens.  Meanwhile, event organiser Paul Ward took snaps of the action.

Much fun was had by all, and when the dust had settled, this was the leaderboard:

• 1st - Steve Wingate & Mike Dean
• 2nd - Kieran Martin & Graham Fewell
• 3rd - Helen Ball & Colin Bentham
• 4th - Jake Fewell-Williams & Hee Yun Chung

Mentioned in despatches was Kieran Martin, who was playing his first social tournament at the tender age of 15 and coming within a hair's breadth of taking the title.  Other debutants included Hee Yun Chung, Steve Lloyd and eventual champion Mike Dean, who all performed admirably.  And congratulations to Helen Ball, who proudly proclaimed herself champion of the Ball household, putting husband Albert in the shade.