Grantham 2 v Ashfield 2 4.4.18 .The day coincided with news of the death of Ray Wilkins at the age of 61. Neil's offer on the trip there to render his Ken Dodd songs again was declined and we gave " The Ogres' Hummingbird " some air time. Grantham were by some way the strongest team we have played this season, Average Grade 161 to our 141. In our home fixture against them, which we won 3-2, their average grade was 127.Their strength told in the match. They outmuscled us on the top 2 boards. A draw narrowly eluded me. We actually edged Boards 3-5 and it's probably as well as we have played all season. Neil successfully sported his replacement lucky cap. 1 J Williams 182 - P Morgan 141 1-0 2 P Cusick 162 - R. Taylor 151 1-0 3 C Holt 159 - A Robinson 137 Draw 4 A Hebert 158 - N Graham 145 0-1 5 C Hill 145 - N Wright 133 Draw Result 3-2 A long home journey va Ollerton and Sutton Lawn, due to driver incompetence and roadworks, was lightened by dusty old gags from Neil's Bumper Book Of Jokes |
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