David Scott took the honours in the final of the plate competition of the Ken Hewison Winter Handicap Tournament on Sunday 5 March in a crushing defeat of last year’s beaten finalist, David Sledge. The pair started on 70 - 75 and David Sledge took the first point in what promised to be a fairly even match. However, David Scott responded with a series of big hits and powerful serves for which his opponent could find no answer. Sledge struggled to have any impact on the game and Scott emerged as a worthy winner with the final score being 84 - 100.