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| County news | Juniors | Report v Berkshire |
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSJUNIORS - DIVISION 1B Dorset 7-3 Berkshire Match report submitted by Mike Smith Dorset juniors played their first of three home fixtures on Saturday 18th of January at Bournemouth Sports Club. The visiting Berkshire side were of an unknown quantity, but were known to be playing Lisa Bosley, the England no ? Ranked cadet. With the girls playing four of the ten games, and Lisa expected to win both of her games, this meant that there was an extra pressure on the team to play at their best to ensure a result. The pressure was compounded when James Whitehorn, playing at no 2 for the boys, pulled a muscle in his back two weeks before the match. Charlie Joyce, a very capable player from Dorchester, was put on standby to play in case James could not play. Luckily (sorry Charlie) James was OK and did play. In the first game of the match James beat the Berkshire no 1 in three straight sets much to the relief of the Dorset camp. Neil Cartwright easily won the next game against the Berkshire no 2, followed by Joy Whitehorn who won a crucial game against the Berkshire no 2. From then on it was plain sailing for Dorset. Lisa Bosley won her two games as expected, but was nearly beaten by Ellen Turner, the Dorset no 2, who smashed Lisa off the table whenever the ball was high enough. In the end Dorset won by a comfortable 7 games to 3, putting Dorset two points clear at the top of division 2b.
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