Round 2 v Colne Valley

SbN 3.5                     Colne Valley 6.5

Team:

Home                                                             Away

     Trevor Brace                                                    Mark Clark

     Tony Denmead                                                Simon Oliphant

     Jonathan Perry                                                Ian Mckay

     Colin Pottle                                                      Iain Gault

     Phil Hickley                                                     Phil Gowland

The format of this competition is slightly different to the Essex Seniors Championship, in as much as 5 singles matches take place at home and 5 away. Having originally struggled to put together a team, we were able to field a decent side, however we came up against very strong opposition. The weather on the day was not inspiring with gusty, chilling winds and squalling rain at times.

The team from Colne were receiving shots in 8 matches, 4 at home and 4 away and they certainly made them count.

We had hoped for a strong performance at home, however, the home matches finished level at 2 ½ points each. Some lengthy putts from Colne making the difference.

The away legs were fairly similar, with Colne making good use of their local knowledge, to run out 4-1 winners.

My thanks to the team players who made themselves available for this match.

Many thanks to Kevin Price for both making all of the arrangements and also providing this report