Petanque: Double trophy joy for Meadlands

Stowmarket's Meadlands petanque teams' cup runneth over at the end of the Suffolk Petanque Association season with twin knockout glory.
Champions Meadlands A completed a league and cup double with victory over British Sugar B at Pakenham Fox in the Suffolk County Shield final.
Meanwhile, Meadlands B helped make up for their relegation from Division One with a 3-2 victory over Elephant & Castle in the final of the Suffolk County Plate at British Sugar, Bury St Edmunds.

Petanque: Meadlands are Suffolk's No 1

September 7, 2010 – A 3-2 win at Flempton Greyhound confirmed Meadlands A as winners of the Suffolk CPA League.

The club, which is based at the Meadlands Social Club in Needham Road, is in the running for a memorable treble.

Meadlands A face Flempton again in the semi-finals of the Suffolk Shield, while Meadlands B take on Troston Bull in the last four of the Suffolk Plate.

Individually the club continues to perform well at county level with five Meadlands players finishing in the top ten of the Suffolk SIngles Championship.

Simon Fletcher was fourth, ahead of 6 Andy Wilson, 7 Nick Carrington, 8 Daniel Cooper and 9 Tania Cowlin.

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