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Longman Cup

4 Sept    v Ashby (away)    Won 4-3

Tim Brewer (4½) and Cliff Hayes (20) beat Richard Sanville (9) and Derek Buxton (11) +11T

Geoff Strutt (8) beat Arthur Rowe (4½) +11

David Morris (20) lost to Mick Haytack (8) -3T

Tim Brewer (4½) lost to Arthur Rowe (4½) -18

Geoff Strutt (8) lost to Mick Haytack (8) -2

David Morris (20) beat Richard Sanville (9) +5T

Cliff Hayes (20) beat Derek Buxton (11) +10T

Report by Cliff Hayes

The games actually started and finished in that order so you can see it was a nail-biting match. Tim played superbly in the morning, gallantly assisted by Cliff. Geoff does what he does regularly, beating a good player handsomely. David started slowly and, although he picked up well, eventually ran out of bisques.

Tim's afternoon opponent was on fire and Tim never really got a look in. Geoff had a chance to win but missed an important roquet and it was left to the high bisquers to hold their nerve and ease us home, David almost completing and Cliff restricting his opponent to 6 points. The Ashby crowd were very hospitable, even to the extent of letting us play in the afternoon on the lawns we had become familiar with in the morning.