Reports of events
 Barbados
Challenge 2006: in Barbados!
Updated 23:00 24 October
CSSC London's team of some 150 people have been in Barbados
- most arrived on Wednesday 11 October, the rest on Thursday. After comfortable
flights
thanks to the excellent service provided through Virgin Atlantic both
flights landed on time at Grantley Adams Airport Barbados. We've been
here to take on local civil service and other teams.
The events got underway in earnest on Friday with volleyball, netball,
badminton, tennis, road tennis, petanque, darts, pool, dominoes, cribbage
and so on... We had the dry triathlon on Saturday, and Sunday was
another very busy (and for some, long) day with the main outdoor events,
and quizzes in the evening. Monday was the Virgin beach party and prize
giving. Results are
below (subject to final confirmation). We've now added some from photos
from after the competition, to give a flavour of the scenery and trips
and activities on offer.
Note: your last chance to qualify for the autumn 2007 trip is very soon. More
info...
Summary photos
We've broken up our pictures into a number of sections for
ease of access. (Apologies to anyone who doesn't have "office" or
broadband Internet access - it's inevitable that pictures take
a while to load!) For more information go to:
Results
Provisional scores and
headline results at 16:00 Monday 16 October were:
| Event |
Day |
Results |
Points available |
Scores |
| |
|
|
|
London |
Barbados |
| Netball |
Friday |
Barbados won 2-1:
33 – 13 in the main match; and two extra games were shared
one each. The opposition included 2 Olympic players |
20 |
0 |
20 |
| Badminton |
“ “ |
Mens: London won 2-0
Mixed: Barbados won 2-1 and 2-1
Ladies: Barbados won 2-0 |
4 x 10 pts |
10 |
30 |
| Volleyball |
“ “ |
Barbados won
2 sets to one (the match was against the National team) |
15 |
0 |
15 |
| Tennis |
“ “ |
London Ladies won: 6-2, 6-0
London Men lost: 2-6, 0-6 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
| Road Tennis |
“ “ |
Barbados won:
7 (close fought) matches to nil |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| Petanque |
“ “ |
The Barbados experts won
2 sets to nil |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| Golf pairs |
Fri & Sunday |
Friday: Lost one; halved one – both on
the last hole
Sunday: London won one, and lost one – again on the last hole |
4 x 10 |
15 |
25 |
| Dominoes |
Friday eve |
A narrow Barbados win, but very well-fought:
3-6, 6-4, 5-6, 3-6 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| Pool |
“ “ |
An unfortunate CSSC loss, against Bajan pool
rules, at 4-1 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| Darts |
“ “ |
Clean sweep by the Bajans;against international
opposition;Mens doubles lost 2-0;Ladies lost 2-1 on the last double;
the mixed pairs team lost 2-1 |
3 x 10 |
0 |
30 |
| Cribbage |
“ “ |
Some close and long matches, but the Bajans won 3-0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| Dri-Triathlon |
Saturday |
A very close event with London winning 2-1;
the rowing and running, and Barbados on top for the cycling. |
10 |
10 |
0 |
Football
Mens Fives |
Sunday |
An exciting game with many near misses: no score draw. |
15 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
Football
Vets Fives |
“ |
A very exciting match won by London 2-0 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
Football
Ladies 5s |
“ |
Another very close and exciting match, won by London 1-0 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
| Cricket 6s |
“ |
10:10 match. London scored 88-3 but were defeated by Barbados (89-1) with 3 overs to spare |
20 |
0 |
20 |
| Rounders |
“ |
One of the most exciting events of the tour: London beat
Barbados 22.5 to 22. |
20 |
20 |
0 |
| 3 Mile Run |
“ |
As part of the “Run for life” charity run:
Ladies:
London won: Gemma Fabian finishing well ahead of her opponent
Men:
[London won; further details awaited] |
2 x 10 |
20
|
0
|
| General Knowledge Quiz |
Sunday eve |
London excelled at one of their traditional fortes winning by
94 to 78 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
| Sports Quiz |
“ “ |
After a slow start the London team excelled in the individual
questions and won 60 - 49 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
| Pop Quiz |
“ “ |
A valiant effort by the London team, but Barbados won 70-61 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
| TOTALS |
|
Provisional results – final 3-mile run results awaiting
confirmation |
|
137.5 |
217.5 |
|
