The final match in the Chippenham Monday evening series was won by Alex Hyde with 7 lb 2 oz of chub and roach.

Gary Etheridge, from Devizes, was runner spot with 6 lb 13 oz of roach, followed by Kevin Williams, from Chippenham, 4 lb 15 oz of perch.

The overall series winner was Etheridge with 77 points followed by Ian Liddell (74) and Mark Wooldridge (67).

Other placings: 4. Ian Liddell Chippenham 3 lb 13 oz; 5. Steve Palmer Chippenham 2 lb 11 oz; 6. Nigel Smith Calne 2 lb 4 oz.

IT WAS hard going at the Calne Tuesday evening match at Hazeland as Matt Waldron took top prize with a perch catch weighing just 1 lb 10 oz.

Keith Knotman was runner up with 14 oz 8 dm of perch and Martin Dolman was third with 9 oz of small chub.

Other placings: 4. Simon Fear Calne 5 oz; 5. Tim Carr Calne 4 oz; 6. Simon Knotman Calne 3 oz.

THE Wilts Angling evening match at Rood Ashton was won by Stuart White, from Chippenham, cwith 67 lb of carp.

Tony Gilbert, from Melksham, was runner up with 66 lb of carp, followed by Ken Rayner, from Bristol, with 55 lb of carp.

Other placings: 4. Richard Brimble Westbury 47 lb 0 oz; 5. Ian Willetts Bradford 28 lb 0 oz; 6. Pete Neate Holt & Gary Etheridge Devizes 25 lb 0 oz.

SATURDAY’S SCC Open on the Bristol Avon at Melksham went to Pete Townsend, from Swindon, with 15 lb 4 oz of tench and eels.

Melksham’s Bob Ryan was second with 10 lb 11 oz of roach, followed by Marcus Crook, from Melksham, with 9 lb 12 oz of perch.

Other placings: 4. Duncan Smith Melksham 7 lb 3 oz; 5. Brian Haigh Melksham 6 lb 4 oz; 6. John Bohane Swindon 6 lb 1 oz 8 dm.

THE inter club match between Chippenham, Calne and Avon on the Bristol Avon at Chippenham went to the home club Chippenham twith 26 lb to Calne’s 24 lb and Avon’s 6 lb.

Chippenham’s Kevin Williams was top individual with 10 lb 6 oz of roach and there was was a tie for second prize between Calne’s Nick Lofy and Gary Dodson with 6 lb 4 oz.

Other placings: 4. Alex Hyde Chippenham 5 lb 6 oz; 5. Martin Dolman Calne 5 lb 1 oz; 6. Pete Townson Chippenham 4 lb 12 oz.

AIRSPRUNG were well beaten in Sunday’s inter club match against Tisbury at Wardolph Castle.

Individual placings: 1. Rob Trim, Tisbury, 63 lb; 2. Mick Porter, Tisbury, 50 lb 2 oz; 3. Rob Fogarty, Tisbury, 35 lb 12 oz; 4. Bill turner Airsprung 30 lb 1 oz; 5. Steve Adamson Tisbury 27 lb 15 oz; 6. John Poll Tisbury 26 lb 5 oz.

TODBER Manor hosted Sunday’s Wilts Angling Open as Matt Skyrme, from Trowbridge, won with 143 lb 1 oz of carp.

Pete Neate, from Holt, was runner up prize with 119 lb 4 oz of carp, followed by Nick White, from Gillingham, with 118 lb 10 oz of carp.

Other placings: 4. John Gardner Chippenham 105 lb 10 oz; 5. John Atkins Trowbridge 85 lb 12 oz; 6. Jim Butcher Bradford 70 lb 2 oz.

OTHER RESULTS

Ivy House Tuesday Open: 1. Paul Ogbourne, New Century, 46 lb 4 oz; 2. Mark Ponting, Ivy House, 31 lb 12 oz; 3. Eddie Marsh, Ivy House, 24 lb 4 oz.

Ivy House Saturday Open: 1. Gary Etheridge, Devizes, 72 lb 10 oz; 2. Mark Ponting, Ivy House, 52 lb 14 oz. Silvers prize: Dick Young, 43 lb.

Future events

Saturday July 27: Chippenham match at Chippenham; Avon SCC match at Melksham.

Sunday July 28: Lavington match at Baldham Mill; Trowbridge match at Staverton; Bathampton Open match at Newbridge.

Wednesday July 31: Trowbridge Open match at Staverton.

Thursday Aug 1: Bathampton Over 55s/Disabled match at Withy Pool.

Friday Aug 2: Calne Club Outing.

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