Merit Cup (Sponsored by Bedford Sports)


Final Order Of Merit Table (Top 35) 2007/8

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Player Team Basic Points Bonus Points Total Points
1 Neil Smith Greyhound 106 388.0 494.0
2 Andy Gurr Rugby Club 83 343.5 426.5
3 Danny King Greyhound 93 331.5 424.5
4 Pete Crossley Greyhound 85 337.0 422.0
5 Rob Cross Rugby Club 79 289.5 368.5
6 Richard Stanford Charcoal Burner 91 251.0 342.0
7 Mick Clarke Greyhound 75 253.0 328.0
8 Stan Jackson RS Bumbles 54 258.5 312.5
9 Steve Mecrow Diamonds 81 230.5 311.5
10 Kevin Reilly Diamonds 77 234.0 311.0
11 Alex Whiteside Rugby Club 62 244.5 306.5
12 Mick Curren RS Bumbles 51 221.0 272.0
13 Tommy Lewis Rugby Club 64 198.0 262.0
14 Phil Smith Diamonds 66 188.5 254.5
15 Dave Fry Charcoal Burner 50 202.5 252.5
16 Dave Mansell Greyhound 52 174.5 226.5
17 Rob Metcalfe Bridges 39 164.5 203.5
18 Alan Burling RS Bumbles 28 168.0 196.0
19 Martin Burchell Diamonds 51 136.5 187.5
20 Ty Coward Diamonds 37 145.5 182.5
21 Bob Abbott Rugby Club 38 124.5 162.5
22 Les Templeman Charcoal Burner 45 115.5 160.5
23 Lee Gladman Charcoal Burner 56 102.0 158.0
24 Graeme Cargan Charcoal Burner 44 109.0 153.0
25 Justin Terry Bridges 48 103.0 151.0
25 Clive Pearce Greyhound 49 102.0 151.0
27 Paul Burrows RS Bumbles 41 101.5 142.5
28 Larry Kavanah Rugby Club 52 89.0 141.0
29 Mal Bradford Bridges 24 116.5 140.5
30 Paul Harding Conservative Club 19 117.5 136.5
31 Tony Arnold RS Bumbles 39 92.5 131.5
32 Ian Holman Bridges 28 92.0 120.0
33 Dave Critchley RS Bumbles 26 87.5 113.5
34 Ernie Potter Longley C 36 69.0 105.0
35 Graham Brook Diamonds 49 52.0 101.0
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Merit Cup - How It Works
Points were awarded to each player for their results from all games played during the Crawley Friday League Premier Division season. The more successful the players they beat were - the more points they were awarded (see bonus points).
 
Basic Points were as follows:
 
Singles 
3pts for each 3-0 win, 2pts for each 3-1 win, 1pt for each 3-2 win
 
Pairs 
2pts for each 2-0 win, 1pt for each 2-1 win
 
All Games 
1pt for each 180 scored, 1pt for each 100+ finish
 
Bonus Points
 

Players gain 50% of the basic points of any player they beat (in singles games only)

 

Points were awarded from all league games and competitions run by the Crawley Friday League apart from the Good Friday Singles as this competition is open to all local leagues and the Captains and Secretaries Cups as these were limited to who could play in the competitions..

 

In the Knock-out Cup points were awarded as follows: Trebles as Pairs above, 180's & 100+ finishes as above. No points were awarded in the team game. Bonus points were awarded for all games between Premier Division sides. If you were drawn against an A Division side no bonus points were awarded.

 

In the Pairs, Flying Pairs and Trebles competitions points were as Pairs points listed above. No bonus points were awarded.

 

In the Singles competition points were awarded as Singles points above. Bonus points were awarded.

 

At the end of the season the top 16 players were invited to play in the Merit Cup competition (sponsored by Bedford Sports). The draw was decided before the competition started and based on the qualifiers relevant finishing positions. If any qualified players were unavailable to take part in the competition players ranked below moved up a position.

 

1 v 16, 8 v 9, 5 v 12, 4 v 13, 3 v 14, 6 v 11, 7 v 10, 2 v 15

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Danny King Wins Merit Cup Competition by Ian Holman 
Merit CupGreyhound's Danny King won the Inaugural Merit Cup competition (sponsored by Bedford Sports) at Three Bridges Football Club on Friday 16th May, beating Rugby Club's Alex Whiteside 6-4 in an entertaining final. The competition that involved 16 of the top players from the Crawley Friday League Premier Division saw an early surprise result when Bridges' Justin Terry beat Greyhound's Neil Smith 4-3. Eventual runner-up Whiteside had a tough opener, coming back from 3-1 down to beat Diamonds' Kevin Reilly 4-3. He then went on to beat Terry 4-1 in the Quarter-Finals and Greyhound's Mick Clarke 5-2 in the Semi-Finals. King advanced to the Semi-Finals without dropping a leg in wins against Diamonds pair Ty Coward and Phil Smith. He then went on to beat Rugby Club's Tommy Lewis 5-1. Other First Round results included Diamonds' Martin Burchell beating Greyhound's Pete Crossley 4-1 and Phil Smith beating last week's Singles champion Stan Jackson 4-1. In the other Quarter-Finals games Mick Clarke beat Burchell 4-3 and Tommy Lewis beat team-mate Andy Gurr 4-2. Full results are listed below.     

 

 
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Merit Cup Results 2008
 
(played at Three Bridges Football Club on Friday 16th May)
First Round
Justin Terry (16) 4-3 Neil Smith (1)
Alex Whiteside (9) 4-3 Kevin Reilly (8)
Mick Clarke (5) 4-0 Rob Metcalfe (12)
Martin Burchell (13) 4-1 Pete Crossley (4)
Danny King (3) 4-0 Ty Coward (14)
Phil Smith (11) 4-1 Stan Jackson (6)
Tommy Lewis (10) 4-0 Steve Mecrow (7)
Andy Gurr (2) 4-0 Graeme Cargan (15)
 
Quarter-Finals
Alex Whiteside (9) 4-1 Justin Terry (16)
Mick Clarke (5) 4-3 Martin Burchell (13)
Danny King (3) 4-0 Phil Smith (11)
Tommy Lewis (10) 4-2 Andy Gurr (2)
 
Semi-Finals
Alex Whiteside (9) 5-2 Mick Clarke (5)
Danny King (3) 5-1 Tommy Lewis (10)
 
Final
Danny King (3) 6-4 Alex Whiteside (9)