Bowdon teams were successful in two out of three  matches played on Sunday(20/09/03).

St. Mary's v. Pendle
Bowdon St. Mary's beat Pendle 4-2 at home in the Noth-West Federation Handicap League. Two wins in the morning doubles gave the home side a 2-0 lead at lunch with the afternoon singles being shared.

Andrew Winn (6)/Richard Griffiths (11) beat Liz Wilson (3.5)/Robin Delve (14) +23
John Wastell(5)/Janice Moir (11) beat Peter Wilson(4)/David Pollitt (8) +17
Andrew Winn lost to Peter Wilson +4
John Wastell beat Liz Wilson +14
Richard Griffiths beat Robin Delve +14
Janice Moir lost to David Pollitt +2t

Firs v. Bury Peelers
But no such luck for Bowdon Firs who went down to a crushing 5 - 1 defeat at Bury Peelers.
 
Lorna Frost and John Wilkinson beat Ken Anderton and Jean Partington +1 on time.
Frank Moir and John Saxby lost to Barbara and Geoff Young +11
Frank lost to Ken Anderton +10
Lorna lost to Barbara Young  +14
John Wilkinson lost to Geoff Young +3 on time
John Saxby lost to Jean Partington +8 on time

Bowdon v. Westmorland
Meanwhile, the Short team confirmed their championship form with a convincing 10-6 home win against Westmorland in the NW Federation Short League. There were 4 wins for Janet Guthrie, 3 for Ros Pimlott, 2 for Steve Reynolds (in his debut match) and 1 for Nan Bowers.