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2001 Aldenham Tournament

Graham Pulsford reports:

After what had seemed like months of incessant rain and flooding the weather changed for the better and we arrived in bright sunshine to find dry courts and perfect playing conditions. The format is straight forward - for each round the pair with the most points, after thirty minutes, using normal scoring is the winner. To spice the game up with five minutes remaining a whistle is blown to jangle the nerves and ensure a final flurry of points! Within two hours sixteen pairs can be reduced to a winner with the other pairs being ranked two to sixteen. This year's sole newcomer was Matthew Woods (Chalfont St Peter College).

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2000 Aldenham Tournament

Graham Pulsford reports:

The year 2000 Heath Tournament took place at Aldenham School on Sunday 16th April in ideal conditions for fives. The sun shone brightly and thanks to the efforts of Andrew Fraser the courts were swept out and in pristine condition.

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