Barston’s annual Christmas Match was won by the ever consistent Simon Fry. 

Simon, who finished as runner up in the 2012 UK champs, only losing out on weight, drew fancied peg 17 at the Solihull water, right where he wanted to be, and fished the Method at 70 yards for 116-10-0 made up of fifty big F1s and three small carp and a record for any winter match at Barston.

Second was ‘Mo’ Williams from peg 20, who also broke the ‘ton’  with 103lkb of F1s on the Method. Matt Derry had a mixed bag of F1s and bream for his 65lb from peg 12 and third spot

1st Simon Fry 116.10
2nd Maurice Williams 103lb
3rd Matt Derry 65lb
Sections
A 14  Pete Bennett 61.8
B 24  Brian Jones 42.8
C 32  Richie Hull 48.12
D 50  Mick Bull 37.8
E 56  Mark Casemore 36.2
F 72  Chris Harrison 13.8
G 91  Neil Carless 47.8
H 108 Richard Toomer 26.8
I  112 Baz Duggan 33.12
J 121 Greg Satchwell 48.0