BOURNE Club’s squash championship men’s finals were played out on Friday, June 16, with Darren Gray retaining the premier Schwabe Cup.

Gray (pictured left) defeated Richard Hargreaves (right) in a repeat of last year’s Schwabe Cup final. The match lasted 39 minutes, with Gray winning 15-11, 16-14, 15-13.

The Hounsham Handicap Trophy was won by Nick Flynn who beat Allan Davison 15-11, 15-5, 15-7 in the final. Both players had the same handicap and so each game started at 0-0.

In the Schwabe Plate final, Vaughan Newcombe defeated Joe Collett 15-4, 15-6, 15-13.

Newcombe was immediately back on court to meet Derick Jacobs in the Hounsham Handicap Plate final. Newcombe started each game on -5 and Jacobs on +5, but Newcombe won an exhausting encounter, 15-12, 3-15, 10-15, 15-13, 15-9.

The doubles Plate went to Paul Hudson-Oldnall and Rob Atkinson, beating Ed Guyver and Mark Doherty 3-0.

The main doubles final between Allan Davison/Steve Jackson and David Henderson/Jon Menhinick is being played at a later date.

The tournaments were organised by Gary Hales and Mark Doherty, with additional help from Derick Jacobs, while John Hayman refereed the finals.

Finalists and spectators enjoyed a curry and drinks in the bar after the matches.