Dave Maugham narrowly
failed to retain the Cecil Strange Cup last week-end (25-27 July).
After good wins against Andrew Gregory (+14tp,
+26tp) and Phil Cordingley (+25tp, +5tp) he met fellow Bowdon member Keith
Aiton in the semi-finals. Although Keith took a 2-0 lead Dave came back to
win -17tp, -26tp, +26tp, +17tp, +26tp.
Dave met world number 22 John Gibbons in the final
but went down -26, -12, -15tp.
Also playing in the Easterns was Jenny Williams
who, after a first round win against Ben Ashwell also lost to John Gibbons
(-17tp, -16)