The first Diamond Series tournament of the year,
on the weekend of May 12-13, enjoyed an unexpected two days of sunshine to get the major slowpitch tournament season underway.
H2O won the A-grade competition, Manchester Thunder were B-grade winners and Nino Privados took C-grade honours.
Diamond Series organiser Dave King said: “This tournament was described as the best yet. And the umpiring standard appears to have improved – players were making a point of letting me know how good it was.
“I would like to inform all teams,” Dave added, “that no construction work will take place on-site before Diamond 2 on June 9-10, so places are still available in all grades.”
Results
A GRADE
Winner: H2O
Runner-up: Pioneers
Plate Winner: Misfits
Plate Runner-up: Slammers
Male MVP: Steve Patterson (H2O)
Female MVP: Kirstie Leach (Pioneers)
B GRADE
Winner: Manchester Thunder
Runner-up: Kamikazis
Plate Winner: Clapham Thunder
Plate Runner-up: London Guerillas
Male MVP: Zak Haq (Manchester Thunder)
Female MVP: Jo Unsworth (Kamakazis)
C GRADE
Winner: Nino Privados
Runner-up: Oxford Oddsox
Plate Winner: Thundercats
Plate Runner-up: Multiple Monkeys
Spoon Winner: Lucky Strikes
Male MVP: Steve Dan Pracher (Oxford Oddsox)
Female MVP: Barbara Young (Oxford Oddsox)