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THE MARY ROSE INTER-CLUB TROPHY
On Sunday, 7th May, Bowdon played in the second round of the Mary Rose club competition at home to Nottingham .
Unfortunately, things did not go Bowdon's way and they lost narrowly. The results were:

Richard Griffiths (2) & Mike Sandler (2.5) beat Peter Death (1) & Gordon Hopewell (2.5) +12
Lorna Frost (4.5) lost to Rob Edlin-White (3) -2
Andrew Winn (3) beat Dean Bennison (3) +22
Richard Griffiths lost to Peter Death -3
Mike Sandler lost to Gordon Hopewell -9
Andrew Winn beat Rob Edlin-White +24
Lorna Frost lost to Dean Bennison -10

Final Score: Bowdon 3 Nottingham 4
NORTH WEST FEDERATION HANDICAP LEAGUE
The Firs also played at home on Sunday to Southport Palace
and had a good win:
Bowdon Firs 4 Southport Palace 2
 
Peter Higgins (4) & Barry Keen (8) beat Tony Thomas (8) & Terry Foster (16) +1T
  Charles Harding (9) & Janet Guthrie (10) beat John Taylor (8) & Melanie Foster (16) +2T
Peter Higgins lost to Tony Thomas -9
  Barry Keen beat John Taylor +25
Charles Harding beat Terry Foster +18
Janet Guthrie lost to Melanie Foster -10
Our other team in the league, St. Mary's, played their first match of the season also on the same day when they travelled to the
Lake District to take on Crake Valley but were decisively beaten:
Crake Valley 6 Bowdon St. Mary's 0
 
Rupert Webb (6) & Janice Moir (11) lost to Graham Whitehouse (4) and David Kinsella (14) -12
John Wastell (3.5) & Chris Lewis (18) lost to David Maddocks (8) & John Shakespeare (14) -10
John Wastell lost to Graham Whitehouse -15
Rupert Webb lost to David Maddocks -1T
Janice Moir lost to John Shakespeare -5
Chris Lewis lost to David Kinsella -1T