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BREAKING NEWS ARCHIVE 27/05/03 -  THE INTER-COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Bowdon does its bit for the Counties

The Croquet Association's Inter-County Championships took  place  at Sussex County Croquet Club (at Southwick) and at Compton CC (at Eastbourne) last week-end.

As usual Bowdon was well represented in the Cheshire team with Colin Irwin(capt.) David Maugham, Ian Lines, Jenny Williams, Alan Linton and Christine Irwin included. Lawrence Whittaker from Leicester CC completed the line-up.

 Bowdon members playing for other counties are Ailsa Lines and Alan Pidcock (Lancashire), Martin Granger Brown (Warwickshire) and Roy Edwards (Dorset).

Gloucestershire won the event with 8 wins out of 10 with Cheshire in 7th position in Division 1. Well done to Ailsa, Alan and Roy as Lancashire (2nd) and Dorset (3rd) gained promotion from Division 2 for next year's event.
 


CHESHIRE'S RESULTS:
Saturday's  Matches:  Middlesex 2 Cheshire 1:  Essex 2 Cheshire 1: Hertforshire 3 Cheshire 0
Sunday's Matches: Northumberland 1 Cheshire 2: Sussex 0 Cheshire 3 : Surrey 1 Cheshire 2
Monday's Matches: Gloucestershire 2 Cheshire 1: Avon 3 Cheshire 0
Tuesday's matches: Nottinghamshire 1 Cheshire 2: Glamorgan 0 Cheshire 3.