Guildford beat East Dorset 4-2

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20 May (GC - Inter-Club Shield)

Guildford & Godalming achieved a hard-fought win against a strong team from East Dorset. The teams were evenly matched on paper and so it proved to be. On what was a very hot day, Guildford & Godalming held a narrow lead at the lunch break 2-1, winning the two singles but losing the doubles. Rejuvenated by a splendid al fresco lunch, the players headed back onto the sun-drenched lawns for the round of four singles. The first two games to finish secured Guildford & Godalming the two points they needed to win the match. East Dorset took the 6^th match to take the score to 4-2. The final match did not conclude, by mutual consent, when it was evenly poised at 1 game all and 5-5 as the result could not affect the outcome of the match and the visitors had a long journey home. Thank you to both teams for a very enjoyable day's croquet.

The teams were Guildford & Godalming: Phil Davies, Douglas Shand, John Gosden and Peter Adams. East Dorset: Andy Dochniak, Tim Hughes, Keith Southern and Sandra Allan.

ICS (Murphy Shield): Guildford & Godalming v East Dorset CC
20-May-24
14 Games
Andy Dochniak & Tim Hughes beat Phil Davies & Douglas Shand 3-7,7-6,7-5

1 GOSDEN John beat ALLAN Sandra 7 3
2 ALLAN Sandra beat GOSDEN John 7 5
3 GOSDEN John beat ALLAN Sandra 7 4
4 ADAMS Peter beat SOUTHERN Keith 7 6
5 ADAMS Peter beat SOUTHERN Keith 7 3
6 DOCHNIAK Andy beat DAVIES Phil 7 0
7 DAVIES Phil beat DOCHNIAK Andy 7 3
8 DOCHNIAK Andy beat DAVIES Phil 7 5
9 SHAND Douglas beat HUGHES Tim 7 5
10 SHAND Douglas beat HUGHES Tim 7 5
11 GOSDEN John beat SOUTHERN Keith 7 4
12 SOUTHERN Keith beat GOSDEN John 7 3
13 ADAMS Peter beat ALLAN Sandra 7 5
14 ADAMS Peter beat ALLAN Sandra 7 4

Guildford & Godalming CC best East Dorset CC 4 -2
(one match Gosden v Southern was nor completed)