2009 British

SOHAM, near ELY, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - 10^th& 11^th OCTOBER 2009

R E S U L T S

REVERSIBLE FINAL PLOUGH-OFF

1^st	COLIN BOWEN, Clun, Craven Arms, Shropshire	312 points
2^nd	PETER ALDERSLADE, East Bolden, Tyne & Wear	271 points
3^rd	STEVEN BOWEN, Clun, Craven Arms, Shropshire	256 points

CONVENTIONAL FINAL PLOUGH-OFF

1^st	SIMON WITTY, Hunmanby, Filey, North Yorkshire	232 points
2^nd	JAMES WITTY, East Lutton, Malton, North Yorkshire	231 points
3^rd	NIGEL VICKERS, Whitchurch, Shropshire	228 points

COLIN BOWEN and SIMON WITTY will represent England in the 2010 World Ploughing Contest to be held in New Zealand.

Class 1 One Way Ploughing Points

1^st	COLIN BOWEN, Clun, Craven Arms, Shropshire	300
2^nd	PETER ALDERSLADE, East Bolden, Tyne & Wear	287
3^rd	MARK WILLIAMS, St Columb, Cornwall	279

Class 2 National Young Farmers Ploughing Championships - Reversible Ploughing

1^st	IAN BREWER, Wadebridge, Cornwall	277
2^nd	JAMES FOVARGUE, Coleorton, Leicestershire	218
3^rd	WILLIAM BURGESS, Northwich, Cheshire	215

Class 3A Semi Digger Work (2 Or More Furrows)

1^st	NIGEL VICKERS, Whitchurch, Shropshire	248
2^nd	SIMON WITTY, Filey, North Yorkshire	235
3^rd	DON WOODHOUSE, Retford, Nottinghamshire	226

Class 3B Semi Digger Work (2 Or More Furrows)

1^st	GEOFF FRETWELL, Penistone, South Yorkshire	243
2^nd	JAMES WITTY, East Lutton, Malton, N Yorkshire	240
3^rd	ALWYN DAVIES, Ledbury, Herefordshire	219

Class 4A National Young Farmers Ploughing Championships - Conventional Ploughing

1^st	DONALD TONKIN, Crediton, Devon	235
2^nd	ROBERT LAYBOURN, Pontefract, W. Yorkshire	215
3^rd	NICK DAVENPORT, Wakefield, West Yorkshire	213

Class 4B National Young Farmers Ploughing Championships � Vintage & Classic Ploughing

1^st	DEBORAH WATSON, Hallington, Newcastle	215
2^nd	STUART VICKERS, Whitchurch, Shropshire	189
3^rd	MATTHEW WHITEHEAD, Penrith, Cumbria	189

Class 5 Oat Seed Furrow Work (Tractors)

1^st	ROBERT IRVING, Truro, Cornwall	222
2^nd	STEPHEN SWALES, Yarm, North Yorkshire	211
3^rd	RAY ALDERSON, Bolam, Darlington, Co Durham	189

Class 6 Horse Ploughing - General Purpose Work

1^st	JAMES ELLIOTT, Beamish, Co Durham	218
2^nd	JOHN FAIRBAIRN, Berwick upon Tweed	216
3^rd	STEVEN GLAVIN, Selby, North Yorkshire	167

Class 7 Trailed Vintage Ploughing Championships

1^st	MICHAEL WATKINS, Maltby, South Yorkshire	242
2^nd	RAYMOND ALDERSON, Bolam, Co Durham	211
3^rd	ANDREW BUCKLEY, Darliston, Shropshire	207

Class 8 Hydraulic Vintage Ploughing Championships

1^st	RICHARD INGRAM, Atherstone, Warwickshire	247
2^nd	MICHAEL ARMITAGE, Thornhaugh, Peterboro�	214
3^rd	GLYN MORGAN, Builth Wells, Powys, Wales	212

Class 9 Classic Ploughing Championships

1^st	MICHAEL HOLLOWAY, Montgomery, Powys	236
2^nd	STUART BURDEN, Rotherham, South Yorkshire	235
3^rd	STUART FORSYTH, Berwick on Tweed	225

Class 10 Oat Seed Furrow Work (Tractors)

1^st	JOHN MILNES, Penistone, South Yorkshire	225
2^nd	ROBERT IRVING, Truro, Cornwall	225
3^rd	DEREK NEEDHAM, Clenchwharton, Norfolk	203

Class 11 Horse Ploughing - Oat Seed Furrow Work

1^st	JAMES ELLIOTT, Stanley, Co Durham	234
2^nd	JOHN FAIRBAIRN, Berwick upon Tweed	216
3^rd	MALCOLM KERSWELL, Buckfastleigh, Devon	196

Class 11 Crawler Tractor Ploughing

1^st	JOHN WEBB, Great Waltham, Essex	216
2^nd	COLIN FENNER, Hawkewell, Essex	212
3^rd	DAVID WILLIAMS , Willingale, Ongar, Essex	163

In the case of a tie, the countback system is used to find the place winner

Overall Vintage Ploughing Champion � Richard Ingram

Overall British Horse Ploughing Champion � James Elliott

Overall National YF Ploughing Champion � Donald Tonkin