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Inter Club Championship

5 June    v Cheltenham (away)    Lost 1-6

Ben Ashwell (-1) & Rod Ashwell (-½)  lost to Chris Williams (-1½) and Dave Foulser (-1½) -20TP (W)

George Collin (1) lost to Dave Kibble (-½) -16

John Bevington (1½) lost to Dave Mundy (-1½) -16

Ben Ashwell lost to Chris Williams -26TP

Rod Ashwell lost to Dave Foulser -9

George Collin lost to Dave Mundy -20

John Bevington beat Dave Kibble +26

Getting there earlier than expected and finding the gate locked there was time to drive to the station for coffee and a bun before returning to the club, where the next to arrive were Rod and George. Two club members then turned up to play and let us in, and shortly afterwards the home team appeared and the match began some time after 10 under threatening skies. Rain fell on and off all day, but thankfully not too heavily.

The doubles was fairly clinical. In the singles both George and John got one ball round, but lift shots missed by us and/or hit by the opposition left us 3-0 down at lunch – a splendid green Thai chicken curry with cheesecake to follow, all prepared by Dave Kibble.

Chris Williams’s second TP of the day sealed the win, but John got one back in a game where Dave K failed to take croquet after missing a 3 yard shot. Dave M then beat George and we watched while Dave F finally overcame Rod to complete the 6-1 scoreline – the exact reverse of the score the last time we met in the Inter Club in 2006.