Cambridgeshire Sportrap Sunday 31st July 2016 Eriswell Lodge.

Sportrap winners 2016 Phil Barnard & Jamie Harding

This was another clash with another big shoot; not the best way to conduct one of our major Championships, as it clashed with the East Midland FITASC intercounties, yes the FITASC was on both days, but it was not very good for the Counties Faithful. Having said that, we were not able to make a FITASC team probably for that reason. But the good news was that the Sportrap being held at Eriswell again this year was fully booked with 75 entries. Very pleasing for the County Coffers.

The shoot was held over 4 layouts 2 of which were on skeet layouts the other 2 were fitted in very nicely amongst trees and things. The last layout was the best to spectate; very close targets and I mean close Rabbits - perhaps 6 yards away and very slow and others dropping in at the same sort of distance and one doing just the opposite in the sky; a bit hard to see. But all in all a very good shoot with some testing and others you would shoot all day keeping a clean sheet .

Only one 25 was shot and that was Phil Barnard on layout one. It is my opinion that the ground was to be congratulated on a really good shoot. 28 Cambs shooters took part. Lots of names were missing including last years' Champion and the Trophy.

At the end of the day Jamie Harding shot a good steady score even on the 4th layout so he became The County Champion with a very good 92. Phil Barnard shot 88 and was runner up and he was neck and neck right to the last layout when the close targets caught him out but still a score of substance. The Vets' was also very close with both Philip Simpson and Brian Dunbavin shooting 81, but Tony Leonard managed to push ahead with 82, taking the Vets' title.

So Champ Jamie Harding 92 Senior Champ Phil Barnard 88 Ladies' Champ Michele Conway 73 Vets' Tony Leonard 82. Colt Champ K Carter 68