Team Handicap Cup Final 2025 Special
Cold Norton B smashed their way to a fantastic Double as they added the Team Handicap Cup to their recent Division 1 Title – a feat not achieved since 2013. Using a tight squad of 5 players over the season this team has beat allcomers – from whatever division they hail and with whatever handicaps they are challenged with.
The Final itself was a seemingly straightforward affair as the Mighty Nortonites won out 5-0, maintaining a run to the crown without dropping a single match along the way – 4 rounds and all won 5-0. A challenge has been laid down to the Handicap Committee for next season! However the individual matches were not all straightforward as 3 of the 5 matches went to deciding legs. Mervyn Perriman (-2) and his 80 year old legs gave Cold Norton captain Dan Anderson (-12) a fright when he fought back to square their match at 1-1 but Anderson knuckled down and his younger legs did the damage as the deciding game edged to its conclusion. The closest match of the evening saw Alan Scammell (-5) push Ian Wall (-18) to breaking point. The 1st leg was too close to call and at 20-20 could have gone either way but Wall edged it, then the 2nd leg went to 20-20 again and at this point surely Wall as the better player would see the match through. But oh no he didn’t, as Scammell pushed and prodded for his life and came through 23-21. The final leg saw Wall catch up his handicap a bit quicker and he was able to see the game out for a dramatic victory. The 5th and final point was brought home by the unbeatable doubles pairing of Wall and Eric Green (-17) against the defensive stalwarts Scammell and Denis Balic (-5).
An early finish and a night out celebrating for our Finalists and their entourages.
Pic 1 – Cold Norton B – Team Handicap Cup Winners 2025 (Ian Wall, Dan Anderson, Eric Green)
Pic 2 – Runners-Up Blackwater A – Denis Balic, Alan Scammell and Mervyn Perriman.
Pic 3 – Cold Norton’s Captain Dan Anderson in his tight match with Perriman.
Pic 4 – Blackwater’s Mervyn Perriman in Cup Final action this week
Report by Eamonn Hall
