Upper Hutt Petanque Club held their 2026 Murray Cup tournament at Maidstone Park on Sunday 14th June 2026. This cup was donated by our very own Doc and Eileen Murray in 2019, and is a Mixed Doubles tournament. This year there were 8 teams entered, and they played 4 x untimed games, with a lunch break after the 2nd game. Being untimed, some games lasted well over an hour which meant some players had quite long breaks between some games, but the weather was dry with little wind so a pleasant day in the park for all with a cooler late afternoon. Geoff and Linda were unlucky enough to have 4 games that all lasted well over an hour and a half each, so they were pleased to get home and put their feet up.

Dave and Adrienne Gwerder took the first prize and the trophy with 4 wins and a differential of 39, whilst Brian Smith and Mary Khalil were runners up with 3 wins and a differential of 28. Warren and Sheryl Edmonds came in 3rd with 3 wins and a differential of 18. This was a first for Warren and Sheryl to play together competitively and we hope to see them together at more events in the future. They are a lovely couple with obvious talent for the game, complimenting each other well. Full results are in the table below.

Thanks again to all the helpers, spectators, participants, and of course Doc and Eileen who presented the trophy and prizes.

Source: Upper Hutt Petanque Club

15/06/26