Grafton successfully defend title
It all came down to a repeat of the 2016 final when Grafton, this time playing away at Norbury Park, convincingly retained the Millennium Cup, 6-2 on Sunday 17 September, 2017.
For a report on the Final, Click HERE.
2017 Competition playing for the Millennium Cup Trophy
The draw for the 2017 Millennium Cup, the seventeenth edition of the competition was made on Monday 20 February by the Organising Committee.
The League proved to competitive, with barely a point separating the two top finishers and the also-rans close behind.
Millennium Cup 2017 - Dates and Venues
The following schedule was finalised on 12 March| Date | Grafton LTC v | Norbury Park LTC v | Telford Park LTC v | Wigmore LTC v | Woodfield Grove TC v |
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| Saturday 8 April | Norbury Park (Home to Grafton) | Grafton (Away at Grafton) | |||
| Sunday 9 April | WGTC (Away at WGTC) | Telford Park (Home to WGTC) |
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| Sunday 23 April | Wigmore (Home to Telford) | Telford Park (Away at Telford) | |||
| Saturday 6 May | WGTC (Home to Grafton) | Grafton (Away at Grafton) |
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| Sunday 7 May | Wigmore (Away at Wigmore) | Norbury Park (Home to Norbury) | |||
| Sunday 14 May | WGTC (Away at WGTC) | Wigmore (Home to WGTC) |
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| Sunday 21 May | Telford Park (Home to Norbury) | Norbury Park (Away at Norbury) | |||
| Sunday 4 June | Telford Park (Away to Telford) | Grafton (Home at Telford) | |||
| Sunday 11 June | Wigmore (Away at Wigmore) | WGTC (Home to Norbury) | Grafton (Home to Wigmore) | Norbury Park (Away at Norbury) |
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| Reserve Dates | 17 / 18 June and 24 / 25 June | ||||
| Finals Day | 17 September, 2017 | ||||
| Alternative Finals Day | 24 September, 2017 | ||||
2017 Posts
- Holders Grafton are first to score / April 12, 2017
- WGTC scores fine win over Telford Park / April 17, 2017
- Telford Park defeat Wigmore 6-3 / May 3, 2017
- Grafton defeat Woodfield Grove 6-3 / May 8, 2017
- Norbury Park take all the chips / May 11, 2017
- Tennis Threads promotes… / May 12, 2017
- Wigmore snatch 5-4 win over Woodfield Grove / May 15, 2017
- Telford Park edge Grafton to lead by just one point / June 7, 2017
- Telford squeak out the win over Grafton / June 9, 2017
- 2017 Finalists determined / June 12, 2017
- Norbury Park completes campaign with 7-2 win over Woodfield Grove / June 14, 2017
- Tight win for Grafton scores them place in final / June 26, 2017
2017 Final League Points Standings
(12 June 2017)
| 2017 LEAGUE TABLE | Grafton LTC | Norbury Park LTC | Telford Park LTC | Wigmore LTC | Woodfield Grove TC | TOTAL POINTS |
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| Grafton LTC | --- | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| Norbury Park LTC | 3 | --- | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| Telford Park LTC | 5 | 3 | --- | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| Wigmore LTC | 4 | 2 | 3 | --- | 5 | 14 |
| WGTC | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | --- | 15 |
2017 Organising Committee
The 2017 Committee was also confirmed and Murray Sutton has taken over as Chair from Juliet Griffiths, who served in the position for two years.
The current committee is as follows:
Voting Members:
- Murray Sutton, Grafton LTC (Chairman)
- Juliet Griffiths, Telford Park LTC
- Peter Risdon – Referee
- Jon Elwes, Woodfield Grove TC
- Clare Sanderson, Wigmore LTC
- Lisa Patient, Norbury Park LTC
- Barbara Wancke – Admin and Website
Alternates:
- Steve Graham, Telford Park LTC
- Jo Kiernander, Woodfield Grove TC
- Nigel Flay, Norbury Park LTC (tbc)
- Anna Hodgkinson, Wigmore LTC
- Julie Wilson, Grafton LTC
