The first of the late Summer finals took place before a frosty and spooky Halloween had begun.
The Veterans (over 45) Handicap final saw last season's unlucky loser Jarrod Clarke (+1) up against the familiar finalist Jerry Staffurth (-1).
Jarrod was probably lucky to take the first game 15/14 (on sudden death) from 13-10 down, but Jerry soon recovered to take an early 6-1 lead in the second - Jarrod recovered to 8-9, but then went through a patch of missing the ball completely on service returns to lose 15-8. 1-1.
Jerry also took the third 15-13 in similar fashion after Jarrod had raced to 6-1 lead and Jerry had pulled back to 9-6.
Jarrod's eye was now getting in though, and with jerry's shot choices losing their consistency, Jarrod comfortably ran through the fourth and fifth games with steady accumulation of points. 15-11 and 15-10 to Jarrod. So the underdog is relieved to take his first Knole Park trophy - a boost for his morale as he contemplates the prospect of a knee operation on the horizon.
