National 12-bell Striking Contest

for the Taylor Trophy

2018 Contest

Congratulations to Birmingham who won the 2018 contest.

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 The Final took place at Great St Mary’s, Cambridge.
The results are:

  Team Rang Speed Mark
1 Birmingham 8th 3h28 92%
2 Cambridge 7th 3h26 90%
3 Ancient Society of College Youths 1st 3h32 83%
4= Melbourne 4th 3h33 80%
4= Society of Royal Cumberland Youths 9th 3h31 80%
6 Exeter 10th 3h28 79%
7 Bristol 3rd 3h42 78%
8 Leeds 6th 3h35 75%
9 St Paul’s Cathedral 2nd 3h28 73%
10 Guildford 5th 3h32 72%

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from the Society of Cambridge Youths

JUDGES:
Katherine L Town (chief)
Jennifer E Earis
Benjamin J Carey

TEST PIECE:
Eliminators: first six leads of Cambridge S Maximus, brought round with plain hunt;
Final: one lead of Primrose S Maximus followed by five leads of Cambridge S Maximus.

ELIMINATOR INFORMATION:

  Ossett Selby Southwell
 
  Draw at 1130am Draw at 11am Draw at 11am
  Local information Local information Local information
  Judges:
Katherine L Town (chief)
Jonathan A Agg
David J Dearnley		 Judges:
Jennifer E Earis (chief)
Anthony J Bloomfield
David J Pipe		 Judges:
Benjamin J Carey (chief)
Helen M Beaumont
Thomas W Griffiths
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1430		 5th: Chilcompton (3h40, 58%)
1st: ASCY (3h39, 77%)
4th: High Wycombe (3h39, 60%)
3rd: Leeds (3h31, 68%)
2nd: Exeter (3h33, 75%)
6th: Towcester (3h29, 50%)		 1st: Birmingham (3h24, 90%)
3rd: SRCY (3h34, 80%)
4th: Southwark (3h44, 70%)
5th: Stockton (3h51, 65%)
6th: Chester (3h27, 59%)
2nd: St Paul’s (3h38, 81%)		 3rd: Guildford (3h36, 73%)
4th: Oxford (3h35, 71%)
1st: Bristol (3h33, 83%)
6th: Norwich (3h37, 55%)
2nd: Melbourne (3h39, 78%)
5th: Wimborne Minster (3h28, 65%)