15th APRIL 2019
The RAC Pall Mall is one of the best venues and
matches the GB Vets are fortunate to play during the
season.
Attracting 2 World Class Lady players, a National winner
and some of the cream of Kent the GB Vets were more than
ready to do battle.
Playing PARS to 11 all matches were of the highest
quality and played in the true spirit of the game –
competitive, good natured and very enjoyable fun.
John Goodrich at No.3, with his
accuracy and dogged determination, has rightly, over the
last few years, elevated him to being an England
representative at the Home Internationals. However his
opponent was just as determined to win and so he did 3/1
after an excellent marathon match.
Adam Rich at No.4 had a relatively
easy ride winning 3/0 whilst Karen Hume
at No.6 wasn’t able to repeat her British National
Masters win over Jill Campion and succumbed 0/3 just
narrowly losing the third 10/12.
Andy Davies at No.2 had a great
see-saw match where his fitness in the end won the day
3/1.
Mandy Akin, also a British National
Masters winner, at No.5 was eager to reverse her defeat
by Angus Baillie last year. 1/0, 1/1, 2/1, 2/2 – was
this to be her year? Sadly, having just returned from
holiday, the legs and body would not respond to the
challenge and she lost the 5th.
Last up was Fergus Burnett at No.1
against James Gardner who just lost a closely fought
match against Keeley Johnson last year.
Try as he could Fergus was no match for a determined,
harder hitting opponent who dominated the game and won
3/0.
So an RAC win 4/2 in matches and 13/9 in games
The legendary buffet supper and more than ample supply
of wine in the Long Bar, and the generosity of the RAC
afterwards was again…..legendary!
Our thanks to the RAC and in particular James Gardner
for arranging yet another brilliant evening.
Full results were as follows:
|
RAC |
|
GB Vets |
|
1 |
James Gardner |
beat |
Fergus Burnett |
3-0 |
2 |
Andrew Nicholson |
lost to |
Andy Davies |
1-3 |
3 |
Steve Jones |
beat |
John Goodrich |
3-1 |
4 |
James Maskey |
lost to |
Adam Rich |
0-3 |
5 |
Angus Baillie |
beat |
Mandy Akin |
3-2 |
6 |
Jill Campion |
beat |
Karen Hume |
3-0 |
|