CPCC’s High Handicap team welcomed 6 players from Bath on a cloudy day with a few very light showers. The first round of four games had to be played on two lawns double-banked, as the groundsman was still working on lawns 3 and 4 when play started at 10am. CPCC took the lead 3-1 in those games and kept their noses in front all day, running out 11½ – 8½ winners. There were a number of very close games, with CPCC winning two on the golden hoop. The very competitive nature of the match was illustrated by the fact that only two of the twenty games were won 7-3; all the rest were closer. Three of CPCC’s players (Simon Munton, June Farley and Peter Buchanan) won 3 of their 4 games, while Bath’s most successful player was Valerie Stanley with 4 wins from 5 games. Referee Nigel Wulcko (with his canine assistant Pepper) made a very valuable contribution to the day’s proceedings, with the Bath captain saying that she had learnt some useful lessons.
Reporter: Peter Buchanan
