Veterans’ Merit - 2016
The Veterans’ Merit is an individual knock-out competition for players in the veterans’ league. All games are 21-up, off scratch. The winner holds the Jack Forrest Snr Cup for the year.
Qualifying rounds were played on Tuesday 12 July to produce eight finalists.
The final day was on Tuesday 2 August at Longsight CC.
The competition was won by Mike Bacon of Victoria.
Draw for the final day:
| Round 1 |
Semi-final |
Final |
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| Peter Donaghy |
South Reddish |
18 |
Alan Burton |
|
15 |
Derek Bond |
11 |
Mike Bacon |
| Alan Burton |
Withington |
21 |
| John Parry |
West Heaton |
9 |
Derek Bond |
|
21 |
| Derek Bond |
West Heaton |
21 |
| John Gatley |
Crown |
18 |
Wayne Timlin |
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11 |
Mike Bacon |
21 |
| Wayne Timlin |
Hazel Grove |
21 |
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Mike Bacon |
Victoria |
21 |
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Entrants were allocated to qualifying greens as shown below. Those in bold qualified for the final day.
| Cheadle Cons |
| Two to qualify |
| Frank Quigley | Crown Hotel |
| Ivor Hulme | Friendship Inn |
| Bernard Crichton | Stockport CC |
| John Rainer | Thorn Grove |
| Mike Bacon | Victoria |
| Derek Bond | West Heaton |
| Alan Telfer | Withington |
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| Debdale Park |
| Two to qualify |
| Peter Nicholls | Friendship Inn |
| Peter Donaghy | South Reddish |
| Brian Costello | Stockport CC |
| Alan Tetlow | Stockport CC |
| John Davies | Victoria |
| Alan Burton | Withington |
| Barry Turner | Withington |
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| Northenden Social |
| Two to qualify |
| John Gatley | Crown Hotel |
| Dennis McGovern | Friendship Inn |
| Derek Timlin | Hazel Grove |
| Arthur Spedding | Stockport CC |
| Allan Dawson | Thorn Grove |
| Clive Toon | West Heaton |
| Peter Ryan | Withington |
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| SW Manchester CC |
| Two to qualify |
| Steve Fletcher | Crown Hotel |
| Phillip Buckley | Friendship Inn |
| Wayne Timlin | Hazel Grove |
| Brian Sellers | Stockport CC |
| John Parry | West Heaton |
| Paul Reeves | Withington |
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