Bowdon were beaten 4 – 14 by a very strong Fylde team in the Croquet North West 14 point AC League. The Earls team, despite having good handicap players, is struggling to develop a winning habit. One good feature of the match was that each Earls’ player won one game! Earls are currently bottom of the League with only one win from 6 matches. There is one more match to play this season.
The Earls’ team, with their 14 point handicaps, was:
The Fylde team, with their 14 point handicaps was; Liz Wilson 2.5, Benedict O’Connor 7.5, Barry Broughton 9.5 and Alison Broughton 11.
Game results were as follows, with Earls’ scores first:
Mike Shelmerdine beat Barry 12-11, but lost to Alison 7-14, Benedict 3-14 and Liz 12-14
Mike Flannery beat Alison 14-7, but lost to Barry 6-14, Liz 6-14 and Benedict 10-14
Ros beat Alison 11-10, but lost to Liz 8-10, Benedict 4-14 and Barry 7-14
Robert beat Barry 14-5, but lost to Benedict 6-14, Liz 5-14 and Alison 3-14