Studley & Redditch Invitation Pool League - History - 2007 S.R.I.P.L Presentation Night

Chris Melling entertained a packed house at The Woodrow, as the league celebrated it's annual Presentation Night. Several players donated money to charity in order to get a shot at beating the former two-time World Champion. By and large, Chris got the better of our players and even pulled off some amazing doubles and kick shots on the 8-ball. One player who did manage to get the better of him though was Sash Vadgama of Bronx Warriors, who fought hard and took his chance well when it came.

There were plenty of trophies to hand out too, which Chris helped us with. Many thanks to him for putting on a great show and as always many thanks to the committee for their sterling efforts, not only on the night, but all year round. A packed house at The Woodrow showed just how far our league has come in a short space of time.

Photography on the night was handled by Gary Slim of the Monksmen - mounted copies of all the pictures he took are available for purchase at the price of £5 per 21cm x 14cm (A5) photo. If you are interested, please contact Gary on 01527 67388 or 07880 510766. Alternatively, you can get in touch with him via email - gslim@blueyonder.co.uk.

We also recorded a few videos on the night - whilst they are not of the highest quality, they certainly do capture the great atmosphere that was created by everybody in attendance. Check out the YouTube links below:

Here is a gallery of photos taken by Gary Slim on the night, with
Chris Melling making the presentations on behalf of the league:

Team Presentations
James Ritchie of the Cannibals receives the Premier Division Championship trophy		Gary Slim of the Monksmen receives the Division One Championship trophy


Premier Division Champions - Cannibals		Division One Champions - Monksmen


Premier Division Runners-Up - Griffin A		Division One Runners-Up - Fleece


Division Two Runners-Up - Sharks		Division Three Runners-up - Studley Cricket Club


Sponsors Cup Winners - Cannibals		Sponsors Cup Runners-Up - Wythall RBL


Consolation Cup Winners - Fleece		Consolation Cup Runners-Up - Winyates A


Summer League Winners - Cannibals		Summer League Runners-Up - Millfields


Andy Darnley Memorial Cup Winners - The Senderos Firm		Andy Darnley Memorial Cup Runners-Up - Monksmen


Premier Division Hospitality Award Winners - Winyates A		Division Two Hospitality Award Winners - Always Too Drunk


Division Three Hospitality Award Winners - Studley Cricket Club		Andy Duggan collects the Team of the Year Award on behalf of the Chuckle Brothers


Individual Presentations

Premier Division Singles Winner - James Ritchie (Cannibals)		Premier Division Singles Runner-Up - Nigel McCready (Hustlers)


Division One Singles Winner - Craig Peace (Mighty Ducks)		Division One Singles Runner-Up - Grant Young (Trades Minnows)


Division Two Singles Winner - Shane Gunnell (Mayfly Spears)		Division Two Singles Runner-Up - Ian Hartles (The Studs)


Premier Division Doubles Winners - Suk Aujla and James Ritchie (Cannibals)		Premier Division Doubles Runners-Up - Dan and John O'Donnell (Griffin A)


Ladies Cup Winner - Holly Ravenhill (Warriors)		Ladies Cup Runner-Up - Christine Leng (Fleece)


Premier Division Captains Cup Winner - James Ritchie (Cannibals)		Division Two Captains Cup Winner - Ian Hartles (The Studs)


Premier Division Player of the Year - Suk Aujla (Cannibals)		Division One Player of the Year - Jonathan Maddocks (Wythall RBL)


Division Two Player of the Year - Dale Chapman (The Studs)		Division Two Player of the Match Awards - Andy Duggan (Always Too Drunk)


Division Three Player of the Match Awards - Genna Morgan (Queens Head A)		Captain of the Year - Helen Blick (Griffin B)


Summer League Triples Winners - Dan Brazil (Griffin A), Dan Garwood (Monksmen) and Ian Roberts (Bronx Bullets)		Summer League Triples Runners-Up - Tony Kelleher, Stuart Matthews and Jimmy Dipple (Mayfly Spears)


A Special Award to Simon Greig for services to the league


Players that took on Chris Melling

Phil Harris		Suk Aujla


Andy Duggan		Adam Bristoll


Ian Roberts		Sadie Chambers


Dan Garwood		Mark Smith


Genna Morgan		Sachin Vadgama


Holly Ravenhill		Adam Leci


Dan O'Donnell		Dan Brazil


Tony Powell		Lee Bryant


John O'Donnell		Tom Hamilton


Ralph Newell


and finally...

The Studley & Redditch Invitation Pool League Committee, with Special Guest Chris Melling (from L-R: Ralph Newell, Lester Crook, Chris Melling, Ray Willey, Tom Hamilton) Many thanks for a wonderful night and your continued services to the league and pool in Redditch and Studley.