Devon’s annual Jamboree is a get-together of teams of 12, hopefully from the four quarters of the county. The maximum permitted total team grade is 1,650, giving an average of 137 per player. This year the North (comprising the membership of the Barnstaple and Tiverton clubs) were unable to raise the requisite 12 players, so Tiverton players reverted to the East team. It was held in the very pleasant setting of the Royal Beacon Hotel, above Exmouth sea front.
This was the line-up.
| The Teams | ||||||||
| East | Grd | South | Grd | West | Grd | |||
| 1 | S. Bartlett | 167 | D. Mackle | 207 | S. Levy | 177 | ||
| 2 | I. S. Annetts | 151 | M. Wilson | 159 | M. Quinn | 159 | ||
| 3 | C. J. Scott | 147 | B. Ingham | 158 | M. Stinton-B | 158 | ||
| 4 | K. Hunter | 130 | P. Brooks | 158 | N. Butland | 155 | ||
| 5 | E. Palmer | 124 | A. Kinder | 151 | R. Wilby | 142 | ||
| 6 | W. Marjoram | 115 | V. Ramesh | 144 | D. Archer | 138 | ||
| 7 | R. Scholes | 111 | W. Taylor | 131 | N. Hodge | 131 | ||
| 8 | G. J. Jenkins | 106 | M. Cockerton | 117 | M. O’Brien | 126 | ||
| 9 | M. Baber | 103 | N. Narayanan | 109 | B. Wilkinson | 124 | ||
| 10 | S. Blake | 101 | J. Blackmore | 101 | P. McConnell | 115 | ||
| 11 | M. Haines | 95 | S. Wilkes | 100 | J. Dean | 112 | ||
| 12 | S. Thorpe-T | 94 | B. Lockett | 100 | A. Tatam | 105 | ||
| Totals | 1,444 | 1,635 | 1,642 | |||||
| shortfall | 206 | 15 | 8 | |||||
It was clear from the start that the East team were woefully under-strength, conceding on average the best part of 20 grading points on every board, and were due for a hard afternoon. It was good to see Dom Mackle back in action after a year’s absence from the board, the downside being that the South team had to concede points on the lower boards. The North team, on the other hand were able to pack their middle order with players not far away from the permitted average strength of 137 grade.
The outcome (see chart below) was a fairly predictable win for the West team, drawn entirely from the Plymouth club membership, who thus retain the trophy for another year.
| Team | Bd | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | total |
| East | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4 | |
| South | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| West | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 |
| Bd. | name | team | grd | name | team | grd | ||
| 1 | D. Mackle | S1 | 207 | 1 | 0 | S. Levy | W1 | 177 |
| 2 | M. Quinn | W2 | 159 | ½ | ½ | S. Bartlett | E1 | 167 |
| 3 | I. S. Annetts | E2 | 151 | 1 | 0 | M. Wilson | S2 | 159 |
| 4 | B. Ingham | S3 | 158 | 1 | 0 | C. J. Scott | E3 | 147 |
| 5 | K. Hunter | E4 | 130 | 0 | 1 | M. Stinton-B | W3 | 158 |
| 6 | N. Butland | W4 | 155 | ½ | ½ | P. Brooks | S4 | 158 |
| 7 | A. Kinder | S5 | 151 | 1 | 0 | R. Wilby | W5 | 142 |
| 8 | D. Archer | W6 | 138 | 1 | 0 | E. Palmer | E5 | 124 |
| 9 | W. Marjoram | E6 | 115 | 1 | 0 | V. Ramesh | S6 | 144 |
| 10 | W. Taylor | S7 | 131 | ½ | ½ | R. Scholes | E7 | 111 |
| 11 | G. J. Jenkins | E8 | 106 | 0 | 1 | N. Hodge | W7 | 131 |
| 12 | M. O’Brien | W8 | 126 | 1 | 0 | M. Cockerton | S8 | 117 |
| 13 | N. Narayanan | S9 | 109 | 0 | 1 | B. Wilkinson | W9 | 124 |
| 14 | P. McConnell | W10 | 115 | ½ | ½ | M. Baber | E9 | 103 |
| 15 | S. Blake | E10 | 101 | ½ | ½ | J. Blackmore | S10 | 101 |
| 16 | S. Wilkes | S11 | 100 | 1 | 0 | M. Haines | E11 | 95 |
| 17 | S. Thorpe-T | E12 | 94 | ½ | ½ | J. Dean | W11 | 112 |
| 18 | A. Tatam | W12 | 105 | 1 | 0 | B. Lockett | S12 | 100 |