30/03/2026
Handicap Final 2026
12th March 2026
Preston E won the Handicap Cup last night beating Park District Lions in a closely fought final played at the Frank Reynolds Community Centre.
Preston E team consisted of Billy Blackmore, Samuel Holden, and Louis Callaby-Jackson with Captain Roger Prideaux choosing to sit on the subs bench. Park District Lions went with their Captain Ray Cody along with Moses Lewis and Will Jolliffe.
Preston E enjoyed a big total handicap allowance of 297 against PDL allowance of 27 points and they made it count. PDL knew they had a challenge on their hands when Billy secured a total of 17 points over the 4 legs in the first match of the evening against Ray. The challenge for Park got even tougher when young Louis nearly took the second leg of Will losing 11-10 but he secured an impressive 21 points total in that match. He also put in a very good against Moses with a total of 20 points. Young Louis is one to watch for the future. Billy won the Cup for Preston E in the penultimate match against Moses with a solid 20 points . Samuel put the icing on the cake in the final match of the night by adding 14 points to the total. The final score was Preston E 439 and PDL 423.
Preston E are worthy winners of the Handicap Cup but lot of credit also goes to Lions for reaching the final despite giving teams in lower divisions big starts. PDL's desire to do well in the competition is to be applauded and good for the Handicap Cip. The final shows the benefit of having a Handicap Cup competition whereby a team languishing at the bottom of Div 3 can reach the final against a team top of Div 1 and win. The biggest benefit is giving lower division teams, particularly young players , an opportunity to play against the best players in the league.
Winners Preston E! ⬇️