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News for week ending Sunday November 26 Most of the past week’s action in the Boston and
District Table Tennis League took place in the A D Dickinson Division Two with
teams in Division One seemingly having a week off. With league leaders Graves Park B playing later
in the week, the other Park teams took centre stage. Graves Park Nomads moved
into second place with a comprehensive 9-1 win over Stickney B who were
without their dynamo, Cliff Davey. Nomads took the first two games fairly
easily, Tris Clow and Dean Clow brushing aside Tony Sharpe and Tim Sampson. And
although Tony Hall took Harry Paul to five very close ends, it was Harry who
ran out a 15-17, 14-12, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7 winner. Dean Clow extended
Nomads’ lead with a four-set win over Tony Sharpe, while Tris Clow turned in
a sparkling performance to beat Tony Hall in three straight, and although
Sampson pulled one back beating Paul, it was only a consolation win.
Undeterred Nomads marched on, Dean Clow beating Tony Hall in yet another
four-setter, while Paul — despite losing the second 3-11 to Sharpe — swept
past him in the next two. Tris Clow wound up the singles, easily beating
Sampson and then combined with brother Dean to win the doubles at a canter,
beating Sampson and Hall 11-5,11-4, 11-7 to guide their team to a 9-1
victory. Two solid performances inside a week saw Graves
Park F move up three places in the table beating Shodfriars C 7-3 and the
young Penmaen side 6-4. Shoddy’s took an early lead in the their match with
the Park, John Shortland comfortably beating Alan Davy, while Dave Hocking
narrowly saw off Fred Calvert. Barry Frankish stepped in and stopped the
rot, beating Paul Maxwell 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 and Davy — putting his first
game defeat behind him — levelled the scores by beating Hocking in four.
Frankish gave the Park the lead beating Shortland fairly convincingly and the
Park were buzzing. Calvert overcame stiff opposition from Maxwell, while
Frankish convincingly completed his hat-trick, beating Hocking 11-7,
11-6, 11-3. Shoddy’s kept in the hunt, Maxwell beating Davy in a tight
five-setter. But it was all to no avail, Calvert making sure of victory
by beating Shortland in three sets. To put the icing on the cake, Calvert and
man of the match Frankish, eased home in the doubles beating a dogged Hocking
and Maxwell 11-2, 11-8, 11-3 for a sound 7-3 victory. A few nights later, the F team were on the road
again, travelling to play the young Penmaen team. Sasha Martin was again on
top form winning his singles, making short work of Fred Calvert and Alan Davy
(although the latter did run Sasha close in the third). But he had his work
cut out to overcome the challenge of Barry Frankish. Despite Sasha winning
the first and the third, Barry kept the game alive, winning the second and
the fourth set, the game going to the final set which finally went the
Penmaen way, Sasha just winning 13-11. Rachael Searles chipped in with one by
beating Davy, and although turning in a plucky performance against Calvert (losing
in four sets) she was never in the hunt against Frankish. All the Park
lads beat young Reuben Reed and with Frankish and Calvert beating Searles,
the result was reliant upon the doubles. The combination of Frankish and
Calvert proved too strong for the Penmaen pair of Martin and Searles in the
first end, running out 11-8 winners, but the Penmaen pair rallied in the second
just losing 11-13 to their more experienced opponents. The third saw the
Penmaen pair completely swamped, Calvert and Frankish running out 11-2
winners to guide their team to a 6-4 victory. After their 3-7 defeat by Park F, Shodfriars C
picked up some much-needed points by beating Lodgers E 6-4. This has lifted
them to mid table. However, this could only be temporary, as Shoddy’s have
played more than all the teams below them, a mere seven points separating
themselves from the three teams directly below them.
Penmaen B, having only two players available,
took on what was thought to be their toughest match of the season when coming
up against the all-conquering Graves Park B and slumping to a 1-9 defeat. Sasha
Martin gave Mike Freeston a scare in the first game of the night by coming
from 2-0 down to level the scores. But in the final set, Mike drew on his
vast experience nick it 11-5. Rachael Searles gave Mick Maltby a close game,
just losing the second leg 12-14 but lost touch in the third going down 4-11.
Penmaen’s one bright spot came from Martin taking on Dave Graham and at the
end of the third Martin looked to be heading for certain defeat. However he
picked himself to nick the fourth 12-10 and raised his game for the deciding
fifth, winning 11-8 giving Penmaen their solitary victory. The all-Park battle saw fourth placed Graves Park
E take on third placed Graves Park F, both teams needing victory to keep in
touch with the two Park teams directly above them. A game not without some
controversy started off well, the E team taking an early lead when Paul
Gilbert beat Alan Davy. Meanwhile Mick Dodes saw off Kit Calvert who, despite
a valiant fightback, went down 6-11 in the fourth. Barry Frankish pulled one
back for the F, comfortably beating young Emma Watson but the E drew
further ahead, Dodes effortlessly disposing of Davy. Game five
possibly swung the result in the E team’s favour. Frankish, after losing
the first leg 8-11 to Gilbert, declined to play the remainder of the games as
he did not enjoy the Gilbert style of play (just tap it back with no pace)
and chose to award the game to the E team. Perhaps someone with all Barry’s
experience could have been able to overcome this tactic, which after all is
Paul’s natural game, and very much like a host of other players in this
division? However, the F team kept in the picture, Kit Calvert beating Emma
Watson quite comfortably but then they suffered a further blow when Dodes
beat an out of sorts Frankish 11-8, 11-7, 3-11, 11-6. Davy kept the E team in
with a fighting chance of sharing the points by beating the young Watson. But
Gilbert put the issue beyond doubt with a non-too-convincing 11-8, 12-10,
11-7 win over Calvert. The doubles proved to be one of the closest games of
the evening, Dodes and Gilbert losing two of the first three ends but kept
battling away to win the fourth and fifth fairly comfortably, giving the
E a 7-3 victory to lift them to second place in the table. |
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News for week ending Sunday November 19 It was something of a quiet time on the Boston
and District Table Tennis League front this week with three matches being postponed,
one in Division One, while Division Two was hit with two matches being called
off. Of the games that did take place, the big one was
undoubtedly in the Yates and Greenhough Division One, Shodfriars B
taking on last season runners-up and seven times champions, Lodgers G.
However it would seem the Lodgers’ “aura” no longer surrounds them, the G
team slumping to their second defeat of the season, which only two years ago
would have been unthinkable. Sure there has been changes, notably Ian
Royle and Gary Hill leaving, but Mark Hulme has been signed as a replacement
and as the season progresses so will he. Shodfriars, (the team of the
moment), opened the scoring, Alan Ashberry defeating Andy Kirk but Mark Hulme
quickly levelled beating Roger Hooton in three. Kelvin Clements made short
work of Scott Sykes, rocking his way to victory, and with Andy Kirk
adding his name to the list with a four-set victory over Roger Hooton,
Lodgers looked to be in the unstoppable mode. However, the reliable
Ashberry steadied the ship by beating Clements in three (how many years it is
since Kelvin did not appear in the top ten?) Sykes levelled the score beating
Hulme in a game that was all-out attack from both players. But Clements kept
Lodgers in the hunt with an easy 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 over Hooton. Sykes
again put Shoddys on level terms with a narrow win over Kirk, while Ashberry
gave Shoddys the lead, completing his hat-trick, just beating the unlucky
Hulme 11-9, 11-8, 12-10. Hulme and Kirk picked up one apiece for Lodgers,
both playing exceptionally well and on another night might have gone home
with more than one apiece. With both teams needing the doubles, Ashberry and
Hooton showed that they are a now a pairs force to be reckoned with, beating
the attacking Kirk and Hulme. Despite losing the first end 2-11 and then
going down 5-11 in the third, the Shoddys duo kept going, clawing their way
back into the match winning the fourth 12-10 and then running away with the
fifth to earn them an excellent 6-4 victory. Lodgers’ record at the moment
shows that they have drawn one and lost two. This already equals the total
amount of games that they dropped throughout the whole of last season. Wrangle despite their belated start continue to
catch up with their matches but so far they have yet to record a victory. In their match against Shodfriars A things
appeared to be going in the right direction, Dave Coulson making short work
of Maurice Buck, while Dennis Pattrick blasted through Neil Snaith. However,
Jake the Pegg was in superb form, pulling one back, beating Sam Cooper in
three and with Maurice gaining a wonderful victory over Pattrick, it was
all-square. Jake increased the Shoddy lead, brushing aside Coulson, while
Snaith got his name on the board adding to the lead beating Cooper in
three straight. Jake completed his hat-trick with a comfortable victory
over Pattrick and Shoddys were nearly home and dry and despite a brief flurry
from Cooper, beating Buck in a tight four setter it was all to no avail.
Snaith wrapped up the singles with a hard fought four set win over Coulson
and then combined with Jake to narrowly take the doubles 11-5, 13-11,12-10
for a solid 7-3 victory. Graves Park B extended their lead at the top with a 9-1 victory over Shodfriars C and are now have a massive lead of 12 points over second placed Graves Park E. The Park started off brightly, Mike Freeston keeping Dave Hocking quiet, while Mick Maltby — after a first set scare against John Shortland — just scraped home 14-12 before winning the next two comfortably enough. Dave Graham made short work of Paul Maxwell. And with Maltby easing home against Hocking, the Park were on a roll. Shoddys, though, pulled one back, Freeston failing to get to grips with Maxwell, allowing Paul to win in four ends. What had thus far been a stroll in the park for the Park, suddenly became a bit of a marathon, Graham having to work hard to keep Shortland at bay, the game going to five ends. Maltby managed to hold on to his unbeaten record but it was close, Mick being taken to four by an impressive Maxwell. Graham then ran into an invigorated Hocking, who promptly won the first end 11-8 but Dave turned it round to win the next three quite comfortably. The last singles of the night was yet another tight one, Freeston being put under pressure by Shortland and although losing the first end 8-11 Mike turned it round to win the next two 11-2, 11-5. The fourth end was a bit closer but in a tense finish Mike just nicked it 13-11. The doubles were fairly straightforward, the Freeston-Maltby partnership flourishing to win in three straight legs, giving the Park a commanding win. |
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News for week ending Sunday November 12 With four of the top five teams involved there
were one or two moves (some up, some down) in the Yates and Greenhough
Division One this week. Wrangle, in an attempt to catch up with their
fixtures, entertained fifth placed Shodfriars B. The latter opened the
scoring, Alan Ashberry putting them on the board with a straight legs win
over Sam Cooper. Dave Coulson quickly cancelled that out by beating Scott
Sykes in three legs. Dave edged the first 13-11, but the next two were never
in doubt. Shoddy’s bounced back to take the lead, Roger Hooton turning in a
no-nonsense display to beat Dennis Pattrick 11-5, 11-6, 11-4. Possibly
the shock of the night was the defeat of Alan Ashberry when he slumped to his
second defeat of the season, being beaten by an on-form Coulson, the latter
scraping three of the five sets 11-9. It was a false dawn for Wrangle,
however. As Shoddy’s pushed forward, the powerful Hooton comfortably
beat Cooper. Sykes did a similar job on Pattrick and all eyes were on the two
unbeaten players, Hooton and Coulson locking horns. In the end it s was a bit
of an anti-climax, Hooton making light of Coulson’s famed backhand flicks,
beating him 11-5, 11-8, 11-6. With the game all but over, Ashberry and Sykes
both won their remaining singles fairly easily and then these two combined to
win the doubles in much the same vein beating Cooper and Pattrick 11-3, 11-7,
11-6 guiding Shoddy’s to third place in the table with an 8-2 win. Stickney A picked up their first win of the
season when they entertained Wrangle with a solid 8-2 victory. Wrangle found
Geoff Bourne in tremendous form. Geoff had some kind of “home advantage” with
two of his games going all the way. He held off a concerted attack by Dennis
Pattrick to win 14-12 in the fifth, while in an epic match with Frank
Burbidge which swung both ways, Geoff edged home 20-18 in the fifth set
to record the longest match in the league this season. Paul Hartnett chipped
in with two legs when beating Coulson and Pattrick fairly comfortably. But
despite taking an end out of Burbidge, there was nothing he could do to stop
Frank winning 11-8, 11-4, 4-11, 13-11. Young Andrew Benjamin also picked up
two for his first wins of the season when beating the experienced Burbidge and
Pattrick, all of them being close. However he (Andrew) was no match for Dave
Coulson, Dave brushing him aside 11-8, 11-6, 11-7. Bourne completed an
excellent night by combining with Hartnett to easily win the first leg
of the doubles 11-1. The second and third legs were a different matter, the
Wrangle pairing of Coulson and Burbidge being unlucky going down 11-13, 10-12
. Graves Park C moved up to second place with an
8-2 victory over their A team. The latter A travelled in the opposite
direction. Only one win in five means the A are not showing their full
potential and they look to be in danger of falling into the relegation zone,
having played more matches with not many more points than that of fellow
strugglers. For the C team, Mick East was in fine form by winning his three
matches. He was perhaps a little lucky to beat Rob Smith 11-7 in the fifth
end. And despite a second set blip against big Phil Brooks, he came through
unscathed. Martin Walters gave him excellent support also picking up his singles,
needing four legs to see off Langley and Brooks, and although beating Smith
in straight sets it could hardly have been closer, Martin nicking it 12-10,
11-9, 12-10. James Quinton could only manage one leg when beating the unlucky
Brooks in four. But he lost in tight contests to both Smith and Langley. The
doubles saw the untried pair of Brooks and Langley turn out for the A team
and despite coming from behind twice, they went down 5-11 in the vital fifth.
Leaders Penmaen A travelled to visit second placed
Lodgers B, the 9-1 result probably not being the true reflection of the game.
With Brian Hill not playing, Penmaen drafted in Jimmy Brewster, who
brushed the Lodgers lads aside in straight legs, Jimmy not being really
pushed, although Vic Clements did run him close in the second set before
going down 10-12. Andy Gilbert found Pete Evans a bit of a handful, the games
going the full distance, while Clements also ran him close and was perhaps
unlucky not to take the second end. Brett Heppenstall had little trouble with
Clements and despite a blunder in the third against Tim Day, he won the
fourth with some panache. He met his match against Pete Evans, though. Brett
took the first and the third legs to lead 2-1 but Pete fought back to
convincingly win the last two 11-5, 11-4, saving Lodgers from the ignominy of
a whitewash. In A D Dickinson Division Two action, two
of the bottom three met when Lodgers E took on Stickney B and a 5-5 draw
seemed a fitting result. Colin Bell, despite turning in a somewhat lack-lustre
performance, won his singles but was taken to four legs by both Cliff Davey
and Tim Sampson. Pete Bell chipped in with one beating Tony Sharpe who was
playing his first match of the season. And although taking both Davey to five
and Sampson to four, he (Pete) lost the last two sets in both games.
Young Thomas Bell drew a blank but he must be quite pleased, taking the
experienced Davey to four. It shouldn’t be too long before he is picking up a
few points. Graves Park B moved from fifth to first in less
than 48 hours, beating fellow Park teams on successive nights. First up
came Graves Park Nomads, the B team winning 7-3 and the following night
beating a full strength Park D 9-1. These two wins puts them eight points
ahead of their nearest rivals. And although it is still early days, they must
be firm title favourites. Against Park Nomads it was the B team who opened
the scoring by winning the first two, Mike Freeston and Mick Maltby having
straight-forward victories over Walt Bridges and Tris Clow respectively.
However, Nomads’ Dean Clow was in inspired form and reduced the arrears with
a great win over Dave Graham. Nevertheless, the Park machine kept ticking
over, Maltby getting his second of the night with a three-set win over
Bridges. Dean Clow cut the deficit to one, with a four-set win over Freeston.
Graham got his name on the board when beating Tris Clow, before Maltby and
Dean Clow (the two unbeaten players) met. This was a close encounter with the
game swinging to and fro. Maltby just edged it 11-9 in the fifth. Graham put
the result beyond doubt with a confident win over Bridges who had had a quiet
night, while Freeston wrapped up the singles with a solid three-set win over
Tris Clow. There was a bit of a sting in the tail, though, Dean Clow gaining
some consolation for his singles defeat by Malbty when combining with brother
Tris to beat the Park pairing of Maltby and Graham (is this the Park’s
Achilles heel?) 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8 thus giving the score an
air of respectability. Some 24 hours later against Graves Park D, the B
team were in top form, Dave Walther giving Mike Freeston a fight but failing
miserably against Mick Maltby and Dave Graham. Paul Matschull gave all three
Park players a bit of a battle but each time he faded in the critical set.
John Beaumont, back after injury, performed reasonably well when taking both
Maltby and Graham to four sets and despite going down in three straight to
Freeston, it could have gone either way. At 9-0 up, things were looking
good for a clean sweep but the Park’s doubles jinx struck again, Freeston and
Graham turning in a less than sparkling performance to go down to Matschull
and Walters 6-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-7, who just avoided the whitewash. Penmaen B, anxious to gain a win, saw their best
chance this week when they met up with two players Lodgers D. However they
(Penmaen) found David Kime and Graham Bonsor (what a revelation he has been
so far this season) in great form, David winning his singles and Graham
chipping in with two, losing the last singles of the night to Sasha Martin.
The doubles saw Graham gain some revenge for his singles defeats
when teaming up with star of the night Kime to beat Martin and Andrei
Clark 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-2 for a narrow 6-4 victory. |
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News for week ending Sunday November 5 There were some surprising results in the Boston
and District Table Tennis League this week, none more so than in Yates and
Greenhough Division One where Lodgers B defeated their A team
counterparts 8-2. The A side, however, were minus Graham Lacey and
without him there to add a bit of steel to the team, they appear to lose all
confidence and could become relegation candidates. Tim Day set the ball
rolling by beating Trev Blackbourn in three sets, while Vic Clements added to
the score with a somewhat shaky five-set win over Pete Truepenny. Pete Evans
made it 3-0 with a narrow win over Stones, while Clements, now full of
confidence, easily beat Blackbourn. Stones pulled one back for the A,
comfortably beating Day. But this welcome respite was short-lived, Evans
thumping Truepenny 11-8, 11-5, 11-2. The Clements/Stones encounter was
probably the best game of the night, the match swinging both ways, Vic taking
the first 11-9 but Ian hitting back in the next two 11-7, 11-4. Undeterred by
this, Vic dug in and pulled out two 11-7 victories to keep the B in the
driving seat. Evans, after losing the first set 8-11 to Blackbourn, wrapped
up his singles in style by dismissing his opponent 11-1, 11-4, 11-4 while Day
clocked up his second of the night by beating Truepenny in straight legs.
Despite losing 1-8, the doubles were keenly fought, the A’s Blackbourn and
Stones finding themselves 1-2 down, knuckled down to the task in hand,
winning the fourth and then running away with the final leg giving them some
small reward from a disappointing night. Lodgers, still on a high after their win over
their A team, turned in a dispiriting performance when they visited Graves
Park A, who after three outings were still searching for their first win. It
was the Park who started off well, Rob Smith easily beating Vic Clements
while Phil Brooks at times struggling, laboured to a win over Tim Day.
Langley and Clements were involved in a long drawn out game, both players
resorting to “pushing” and scores such as 17-15 and 16-14 only go to
illustrate this. Having said this, the Park were in great form, Smith beating
the Pete Evans, while Langley added to their total. After a poor first end,
Evans got Lodgers on the board with an 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 win over Brooks. But
any sort of revival was dismissed, as Smith completed his hat-trick with a
solid win over Day. Langley completed his gruelling night with a five-set win
over Evans. Brooks concluded the singles with a delightful win over Clements
and then combined with Smith to wrap up the proceedings, beating Day and
Evans 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8 for a 9-1 rout.
Nevertheless even with the above result, Lodgers still hold on to second
place in the table, higher than their G team and that doesn't happen too many
times a season. Lodgers G had what could at best be described as
mixed fortunes, beating Graves Park A 7-3 but having a catastrophe against
Penmaen A losing 0-10. Lodgers started off well against the Park, winning the
first four and it wasn’t until game five that the Park got into the match,
Rob Smith beating Mark Hulme in four. Kelvin Clements went on to win his
three for the first time this season but it was Andy Kirk who proved to be a
revelation, beating Phil Brooks and Nick Langley quite convincingly and
although going to five with Rob Smith the final set was decisive. With Park
7-1 down things were looking bleak but Brooks made the score look a little
more respectable beating Hulme in an exciting and tight four setter. Even then
it wasn’t over, Brooks teaming up with Smith to beat Clements and Kirk 3-11,
11-7 9-11, 5-11 in the doubles. Disaster struck four night later when Lodgers
tackled a very strong Penmaen team. Brian Hill made no mistakes this week,
winning his games in three straight sets. Jimmy Brewster, in for the injured
Andy Gilbert, gave him excellent support also winning his singles but he was
taken to four sets by Kelvin Clements, losing the first set 6-11 and just
winning the third and fourth by the narrow margin of two points. Brett
Heppenstall had little trouble with Andy Kirk or Mark Hulme and in a cracking
five-set match with Clements. He came through to win the last two 11-9, 11-8.
Lodgers were desperate for a point but were denied even this, Heppenstall and
Hill combining in the doubles to beat Clements and Kirk 11-1, 11-2 11-5 to
complete a 10-0 whitewash. Two of the draw specialists Shodfriars A and
Stickney A met the result being no surprise (yes you've guessed
it), a 5-5 draw. Jake the Pegg though was in brilliant form for
Shoddy's, winning his three games fairly convincingly, Geoff Bourne being the
only Stickney player to push him close. Neil Snaith and Maurice Buck chipped
in with one apiece, both of them beating young Andrew Benjamin who was making
his Stickney debut. But despite Snaith pushing Bourne close, and Buck taking
a set out of Paul Hartnett it was all to no avail. With both teams requiring
the doubles, Bourne and Hartnett gained some consolation for their singles
defeats, coming from two sets down to win 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6
earning their team an equal share of the points. Graves Park C who, through no fault of their own,
have played less than the other teams kept the ball rolling with an 7-3 win
at Lodgers A. Lodgers were again without the influential Graham Lacey, and
always looked vunerable. Mick East was in tremendous form for the Park,
winning his singles in straight legs and never looking to be in trouble.
James Quinton and Martin Walters chipped in with two each, both of them
beating Trev Blackbourn and Pete Truepenny. However, some of the games
weren't that clear cut, Blackbourn getting close to both Quinton and Walters,
while Truepenny could easily have nicked the game off Walters, losing the
fifth end 9-11. Ian Stones picked up two for Lodgers and combined wit
Blackbourn to contest the doubles. After losing the first two legs 13-15,
8-11, they kept in the hunt scraping the third 13-11 but they then cut loose
to win the next two 11-6, 11-8 making the final score 3-7 which against
Park C is not a poor result. In the A D Dickinson Division Two, Lodgers
D are playing under the handicap of having only two players, Nev Leggate
being out with a leg injury. This is causing problems but it is understood
that steps are being taken to rectify the matter. Graves Park D are also
experiencing the same problems, both John Beaumont and James Smith out with
injuries so when the two teams met recently, both teams had two players.David
Kime got Lodgers off to a good start beating Dave Walters but Paul Matschull,
after a struggle in the first, put the Park on level terms with what turned
out to be a comfortable win over Graham Bonsor. Matschull addded the scalp of
Kime to his belt, while Walters got his name on the board with a fluent win
over Kime. The doubles was perhaps the closest match of the evening, Kime and
Bonsor combining well, winning the douibles in five making the final score
3-2 in the Park’s favour. Against Shodfriars C, Lodgers could again only
field two players. But both Kime and Bonsor were in peak form, both winning
their singles. However, many of the games were close and on another night
could easily have swung the other way. Dave Hocking was perhaps the
unluckiest player, leading both Bonsor and Kime by two sets to one he let the
laast two sets slip. Lodgers luck held in the doubles, Kime and Bonsor
crowning a successful evening guiding the team to a 7-3 win with only two
players.
Graves Park D, still struggling with only two
players, met up with their F counterparts. Dave Walters was on top form
winning his singles comfortably, beating the previously unbeaten Barry
Frankish 11-9, 11-9, 11-7. Paul Matschull won his first two beating Alan Davy
and Kit Calvert and the D were 5-0 up. But there was sting in the tail.
Frankish, putting his earlier defeat behind him, whipped Matschull 11-3,
11-9, 11-7. The doubles were now all important as, with the three walkovers,
the F could earn a draw. The F pairing of Davy and Frankish started well and
easily won the first end. But the D scraped home in the second 11-9. The
F gained the ascendancy in the next and then won the fourth end 11-6 to earn
their team a well-deserved draw.
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