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What an epic…….on the longest day of the year Mulberry’s played host to possibly the longest Fancy Dress Rounders tournament in history as 18 teams, along with their weird and wonderful costumes, took to the field. The 6 groups of 3 round robin shootout resulted in some highly competitive, frenetic action with an abundance of enthusiasm making up for lack of skill and talent in certain instances! While some games were rather one-sided, others were tight encounters ultimately won with either an exceptional piece of fielding or bowling, or some consistent big hitting. The winners of each group progressed to the semi-finals which followed a similar round robin group format. In the first semi-final pool, APL 1 came out on top as a result of defeating Helios coupled with the fact that their other opponents, Biozool withdrew from the competition….rumour has it that this was in a bid to get back home in time to watch Love Island! In the second semi-final pool we had a surprise appearance from perennial underachievers Snow White & the Sodexo 7 Dwarfs who were surprisingly victorious in both of their group games - the first time they have ever won a game in the history of the tournament! Their march for glory was however thwarted by Master Batters who defeated both them and De Players to progress to the final… …APL 1 took first knock and despite some athletic fielding, smashed the balls to all parts to amass an impressive total of 14 rounders. Master Batters were always behind the rate and struggled to a meagre 4 rounders before conceding the game as they could no longer mathematically win, leaving APL 1 to claim the coveted trophy as Rounder Champions for 2018. Thank you to all those who took part – the tournament was played in a great spirit throughout. See you on 19 July for It’s a Knockout..... Click here for more details CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT