5 x 5 metre Results
This years final was particularly exciting as only 3 seconds separated the three fastest mowers and all were equal favourites to win based on past years’ performances.
It all came down to quality (on which they were not so close!) and on the decisions of the judges.
Overall Champion |
Time | Quality | Placing |
Simon Damant | 1′ 20” | 8.0 | 1 |
Ded Kalaj | 1′ 17” | 6.5 | 2 |
George Montague | 1′ 18” | 4.5 | 3 |
Andi Rickard | 1′ 48” | 7.5 | 3 |
Andy Coleman | 1′ 42” | 6.5 | 5 |
Ladies Champion |
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Andi Rickard | 1′ 48” | 7.5 | 1 |
Beth Tilston | 7′ 32” | 8.5 | 2 |
Olga Damant | 15’03” | 9.0 | 3 |
Quality Cup |
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Olga Damant | 15’03” | 9.0 | 1 |
Richard Brown | 2′ 56” | 8.5 | 2 |
Chris Riley | 5′ 14 | 8.5 | 2 |
Beth Tilston | 7′ 32” | 8.5 | 2 |
English Scythe Cup |
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Mark Allery | 2′ 13 | 5.0 | 1 |
Terry Stamping | 3′ 24” | 5.0 | 2 |
John Fenn | 4′ 55” | 6.5 | 3 |
Best Newcomer(with Norwegian scythe) |
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Charlie Quinnell | 6′ 34” | 7.5 |
Speed or Quality?
At the award ceremony there was a popular vote (by clap-o-meter) as to whether speed or quality should count more in the competition. The full list of results from the final are accordingly listed below twice, side by side for comparison: first in order of speed and then in order of quality. The judges awarded places (as above) on speed but also taking quality into account. Simon Damant as overall champion was the only competitor who ranks in the top 5 on both speed and quality.
Speed: |
Quality: |
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Ded Kalaj | 1′ 17” | 6.5 | Olga Damant | 15’03” | 9.0 |
George Montague | 1′ 18” | 4.5 | Richard Brown | 2′ 56” | 8.5 |
Simon Damant | 1′ 20” | 8.0 | Chris Riley | 5′ 14 | 8.5 |
Andy Coleman | 1′ 42” | 6.5 | Beth Tilston | 7′ 32” | 8.5 |
Andi Ricard | 1′ 48” | 7.5 | Simon Damant | 1′ 20” | 8.0 |
Kevin Austin | 2′ 00” | 7.0 | Phil Batten | 3′ 29” | 8.0 |
Mark Allery | 2′ 13 | 5.0 | Dan Britain | 3′ 47” | 8.0 |
Richard Brown | 2′ 56” | 8.5 | Andi Ricard | 1′ 48” | 7.5 |
Fergus Waters | 2′ 58” | 7.0 | Charlie Quinnell | 6′ 34” | 7.5 |
Terry Stamping | 3′ 24” | 5.0 | Kevin Austin | 2′ 00” | 7.0 |
Phil Batten | 3′ 29” | 8.0 | Fergus Waters | 2′ 58” | 7.0 |
Dan Britain | 3′ 47” | 8.0 | Nigel Adams | 4′ 43” | 7.0 |
Matthew Mugatroy | 3′ 53” | 6.0 | Ded Kalaj | 1′ 17” | 6.5 |
Jeremy Weis | 4′ 03” | 6.0 | Andy Coleman | 1′ 42” | 6.5 |
Nigel Adams | 4′ 43” | 7.0 | John Fenn | 4′ 55” | 6.5 |
John Fenn | 4′ 55” | 6.5 | Matthew Mugatroy | 3′ 53” | 6.0 |
Chris Riley | 5′ 14 | 8.5 | Jeremy Weis | 4′ 03” | 6.0 |
Fergus Day | 5′ 24” | 6.0 | Fergus Day | 5′ 24” | 6.0 |
Charlie Quinnell | 6′ 34” | 7.5 | John Adams | 11’28” | 5.5 |
Anthony Waters | 7′ 11” | 5.0 | Mark Allery | 2′ 13 | 5.0 |
Beth Tilston | 7′ 32” | 8.5 | Terry Stamping | 3′ 24” | 5.0 |
MaryEllis | 10’04” | 4.5 | Anthony Waters | 7′ 11” | 5.0 |
John Adams | 11’28” | 5.5 | George Montague | 1′ 18” | 4.5 |
Olga Damant | 15’03” | 9.0 | MaryEllis | 10’04” | 4.5 |
(A total of 65 people entered the competition this year, from which 24 were chosen to go forward to the finals. For full results from the qualifying heats see foot of page)
Team Mowing Results
4 mowers mowing 8 x 8 metres
1st – Somerset – 3 min 13 sec (Q 6)
Andi Rickard
George Montague
Dan Brittan
Mark Allery
2nd – East of England– 4 min 25 sec (Q 7)
Simon Damant (broke blade tang!)
Olga Damant
Ded Kalaj (broke snath!)
Richard Brown
3rd – Monkton Rogues and Vagabonds 9 min 06 sec (Q 8)
Phil Batten
Simon Fairlie
Lloyd
Fiona
4th – Cornwall – 12 min 35 secs (Q 7)
Kevin Austin
Roger C O
Amy Willoughby
Oak Johnson
English Scythe (all male team)* – 10 min 02 secs (Q5)
John Fenn
Martin Kibblewhite
Darren Hulbert
Terry Standing
* team rules are that each team should contain at least one mower of each gender
The Slow Mow’s,
Christiane Laganda, Steve Tomlin, Rafaele and David Keugler gave a demonstration of team mowing with some synchronised mowing (not easy on an 8×8 plot). Quality – incomparable; speed – who is counting, but not actually that slow.
Results of Qualifying heat in alphabetical order by surname.
The heats are assessed on the distance mown (6 ft /1.8m swath) in 1 minute and quality.
First name | Surname | Distance | Quality | |
Nigel | Adams | 4.3 | 8 | |
John | Adams | 3.9 | 7 1/2 | |
Mark | Allery | English blade | 7.4 | 6 |
Kevin | Austin | 7.3 | 7 1/2 | |
Nick | Baker | 3.7 | 5 | |
Phil | Batten | 5.6 | 8 1/2 | |
Brendan | Boa | 3.8 | 6 1/2 | |
Mark | Brittan | Veteran | 2.3 | 7 |
Dan | Brittan | 4.3 | 8 1/2 | |
Richard | Brown | 4.7 | 8 1/2 | |
Thomas | Car | 3.2 | 5 | |
Andy | Coleman | 6.7 | 8 1/2 | |
George | Collin | 2.3 | 3 | |
Graham | Cook | 1.8 | 3 | |
Andrew | Cook | 1.9 | 7 1/2 | |
Rob | Cotterill | 2.4 | 8 | |
Mark | Cox | 3.1 | 5 | |
Roger | Creagh-Osborne | 1.5 | 5 | |
Ben | Critchley | 1.5 | 7 | |
Simon | Damant | 11.2 | 8 | |
Olga | Damant | Veteran female | 1.8 | 6 1/2 |
Fergus | Day | Child | 1.8 | 6 |
Simon | Day | 2.1 | 5 | |
Mary | Ellis | Female | 2.3 | 6 |
Simon | Fairlie | 3.5 | 8 | |
Marion | Famning | Female | 2.3 | 6 1/2 |
John | Fenn | Veteran with English blade | 3.4 | 7 1/2 |
John | Fiaharty | 2.3 | 5 | |
Frederico | Fillipi | 4.6 | 1 | |
Michael | Gerrard | 5.2 | 5 1/2 | |
Daman | Green | 4.0 | 7 1/2 | |
Roy | Henderson | 4.6 | 3 1/2 | |
Eric | Hodges | Veteran | 3.0 | 3 1/2 |
Darren | Huhbert | 5.2 | 4 1/2 | |
Peter | Johnson | 6.2 | 1/2 | |
Ded | Kalaj | 6.7 | 8 | |
Andy | Leach | 2.2 | 5 1/2 | |
Andy | Leach | 4.0 | not measured | |
Chris | Matcham | Veteran | not measured | 3 1/2 |
George | Montague | 9.8 | 7 1/2 | |
Joe | Moore | 3.5 | 5 | |
Matthew | Murgatrow | 4.2 | 9 | |
Merlin | Oliva-Knight | 1.5 | 7 | |
Adrian | Patch | 2.7 | 2 | |
Shane | Potts | 2.1 | 6 | |
Charlie | Quinnell | Norwegian blade | 3.7 | 8 |
Rhino | 6.0 | 3 1/2 | ||
Andi | Rikard | Female | 6.9 | 8 |
Chris | Riley | 4.6 | 8 1/2 | |
Calen | Rodgers | 2.3 | 1 | |
Julian | S | Veteran | 3.8 | 5 1/2 |
Terry | Stamping | English blade | 5.6 | 6 1/2 |
Matt | Tall | 1.9 | 9 | |
Beth | Tilston | Female | 4.1 | 8 1/2 |
James | Tinker | 2.1 | 3 1/2 | |
Tiziana | Togga | Female | 1.5 | 2 |
Darren | Topps | 1.9 | 7 | |
Richard | Tosgood | 2.5 | 7 1/2 | |
Mick | Velasco | 2.4 | 5 | |
Harrikea | Ven | Female | 1.5 | 4 |
Tavis | Walker | 1.9 | 6 | |
Aidan | Waters | Child | 2.0 | 7 |
Anthony | Waters | 3.5 | 7 1/2 | |
Jeremy | Weiss | 4.6 | 8 1/2 | |
Amy | Female | 1.9 | 8 |
I have a slightly different ordering on the results
http://blobthescientist.blogspot.ie/2015/06/saving-hay.html