Five Streatham tennis clubs ready to compete
The sixteenth edition of the Millennium Cup started on Sunday 17 April when the five tennis clubs in Streatham began their campaigns to win the trophy in 2016.
By the end of July, Grafton and Norbury Park emerged as this year’s finalists, and by September, Grafton, who hosted the final, hoisted the trophy for a third time.
Click HERE for a report on the Final.
The Millennium Cup is a unique competition that provides friendly match play across all age groups over the summer.
The intent of the competition is to involve players who do not ordinarily play for their clubs in county events and so give them an opportunity to compete in matches at a local level.
In order to keep the standard equitable, the Committee agrees with each club to exclude specific team players, making for as level a playing field as possible.
The Organising Committee met on 8 March to conduct the draw.
Millennium Cup 2016 – Dates and Venues
| Date | Grafton LTC v | Norbury Park LTC v | Telford Park LTC v | Wigmore LTC v | Woodfield Grove TC v |
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| Sunday 17 April | Norbury Park (Away) | Grafton
(Home) | Woodfield Grove (Home) | Telford Park (Away) |
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| Sunday 24 April | Wigmore
(Away) Postponed | Telford Park (Home) Postponed | |||
| Sunday 8 May | Woodfield Grove (Away) | Wigmore
(Home) | Norbury Park (Away) | Grafton (Home) |
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| Sunday 15 May | Telford Park (Home) | Grafton (Away) | |||
| Saturday 21 May | Wigmore
(Home) | Grafton (Away) | |||
| Sunday 22 May | Telford Park (Away) | Norbury Park (Home) | |||
| Sunday 5 June | Woodfield Grove (Home) Postponed | Wigmore
(Away) Postponed |
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| Sunday 12 June | Woodfield Grove (Away) Postponed due to rain | Norbury Park (Home) Postponed due to rain |
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| Sunday 26 June | Wigmore (Home) | Telford Park (Away) | |||
| Sunday 17 July | Woodfield Grove (Home) | Telford Park (Away) |
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| Sunday 24 July | Woodfield Grove (Away) - To finish | Norbury Park (Home) - To Finish |
2016 League Points Standings
As of 26 July 2016 (to be confirmed)| 2016 LEAGUE TABLE | Grafton LTC | Norbury Park LTC | Telford Park LTC | Wigmore LTC | WGTC | TOTAL POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton LTC | --- | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| Norbury Park LTC | 4 | --- | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| Telford Park LTC | 5 | 2 | --- | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Wigmore LTC | 3 | 3 | 3 | --- | 7 | 16 |
| WGTC | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | --- | 10 |
2016 Organising Committee
The 2016 Committee was also confirmed as follows:
Voting Members:
- Juliet Griffiths, Telford Park LTC (Chairman)
- Peter Risdon – Referee
- David Snook, Woodfield Grove TC
- Anne Boucnik, Wigmore LTC
- Lisa Patient, Norbury Park LTC
- Murray Sutton (Grafton LTC)
- Barbara Wancke – Admin and Website
Alternates:
- Steve Graham, Telford Park LTC
- Jon Elwes, Woodfield Grove TC
- Nigel Flay, Norbury Park LTC (tbc)
- Alexandra McAdam Clark, Wigmore LTC
- Julie Wilson, Grafton LTC
Defending Champions and Challengers
Defending champions Telford Park won the competition for the sixth time in the 15-year history of the competition in 2015, defeating Grafton 8-1 at Grafton.
The trophy has been won four times by Wigmore, while Grafton and Norbury Park have each won it twice.
In 2013, Woodfield Grove‘s name was added to the honour roll of champion clubs engraved on the silver sleeve.
Woodfield Grove also won the special Millennium Cup Masters event staged in 2015 to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the competition.
This year promises to be yet another fun-filled final for those involved when Grafton hosts Norbury Park over the weekend of 17/18 September.
