Mens 055 – 2nd Stage Relegation Division 1 Group
The 2nd stage group matches were held at Duffield Squash Club, the home club of Nick Matthew over the weekend of 26/27th March and were contested between Dorset, Gloucestershire, Derbyshire and Northumbria. The squad players representing the County were ;
John Thompson – Tynemouth
Gary Clark -Dunston
Steve Blake – Hexham
Alan Coates – Dunston
Ken Johnson – Newbiggin
Jim Douglas – Northumberland Club
Mike Cherryman – Hexham
The 1st match against Gloucestershire produced wins for Steve,Alan and Ken and 2 defeats for John & Gary giving us a winning team start 3-2. The 2nd match proved much tougher against home opposition from Derbyshire and we lost 4-1 overall with John winning at No 1. Mike and Steve had very close 5 game defeats and Alan and Jim lost out 3-0 and 3-1.
The final match against unbeaten Dorset could have gone either way but we eventually went down 3-2. Steve and Ken played exceptionally well to win 3-2 and 3-1 and John just lost out 9-7 in the fifth but earlier defeats for Jim & Gary, left the County finishing in 3rd place overall and unfortunately relegated to Division 2 for next season.
Overall County placings were ;
1) Dorset 54 points
2) Derbyshire – 34 points
3) Northumbria – 30 points
4) Gloucestershire – 27 points
Jim Douglas
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