CHELTENHAM MID-WEEK TOURNAMENT, July 10-12

Liz & Rupert Webb played in the over 50s handicap tournament at Cheltenham. The lawns were good, the hoops were wide, the sun was shining and so were they. While Rupert did not have a good tournament, Liz faired rather better.

She won her first game against C.A. Secretary, Klim Seabright and then beat Veronica McClements. Next she saw off David Mundy a very good player on 1 before coming up against the Cheltenham 'bandit', Tony Forbes (11 h'cap). He only started playing last May and, since keeping a card, had never lost a match. He soon put paid to her good run and knocked her out of the main event. Next was Don Clay, Roy Meads and, finally, Hugh Popplewell, all of whom succumbed to her mallet.

As there were now five of them in contention for the Egyptian, she was absolutely deighted to win the trophy ...... then came away without her mallet!!!