Peter Paterson and Charlie D’Oyly represented CURTC in the Charles Acheson-Gray Pro-Am tournament at Queen’s on October 17th, along with nine other pairs. They just missed going through to the semis having been beaten (8-5) by the eventual MCC winners, Chris Swallow and Nick Warner. Queen’s had recently painted some walls which caused them to play slightly differently, as such Peter’s usually bankable main wall Dedans winner flew high by a few centimetres and Charlie’s defence of the galleries was somewhat static whilst over-exuberant for the Grille! In short, a fun and sociable occasion but no need to locate CURTC’s cabinet key for trophies.
Charlie D’Oyly