Result – North West Fed 5 Croquet North 4
North West Federation: Steve Skelton (2.5), Neil Adams (2.5), Jim Allcock (4),
John Henderson (4.5), Phil Snowden (12), Betty Bates (16)
Croquet North: Phil Errington (1.5), Derek Watts (2), Terry Vernazza (2.5), Derek Johnson; Nigel Roberts, Julian Gibson (10)
The format was Advanced Doubles in the morning and the scores were
Steve & John vs Phil E and Nigel (+13)
Neil & Phil S (+ 11) vs Derek W and Julian
Jim and Betty (4 bisques not to be used on lift shots) (+ 3) vs Terry and Derek J
So 2 -1 to the North West at lunch
In the afternoon the top three players on both teams played advanced with all three games going with the better handicapped player to Croquet North
Steve vs Phil E (+6)
Neil vs Derek W (+4)
Jim vs Terry (+10)
The handicap games however went The North West Federation way
John (+8) vs Derek J
Phil S (+7) vs Nigel
Betty (+4) vs Julian
It was a wonderful day with all games played in good spirit and with some close matches
Well done all