Ashby beat Derby 4-3

[<<] [>>] by Judith Rowe at Ashby
9th May (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)

Ashby welcomed Derby in the first round of the new GC Bowl competition. Derby is a fairly new club and this was their first entry in an Interclub competition and they produced a very creditable performance, giving Ashby a bit of a scare!

At lunchtime Ashby were 2 up and the doubles was tied at 1 a piece. It was decided to leave the final doubles game until the end: at the time we had no idea that it would be the deciding game.

Either lunch gave the Derby players an extra boost or they had got used to the bigger lawns, and they took all the games straight after lunch. Jane Greaves and Frank Webster from Derby both beat their Ashby opponents in straight games and what had seemed like an easy Ashby win started to look in doubt. Judith Rowe from Ashby lost to Jack Blackmore in three tightly fought games, fortunately Steph White was able to win in 3 games bringing the score to 3 - 3 and the suspended doubles game was played to an increasing audience of Ashby players who had turned up for their regular club session.

The final game of the doubles was not as close as some of the other games and Ashby finally won 4 - 3.

Full results on croquet scores https://croquetscores.com/2025/gc/bowl-ashby-v-derby-1/competition/ashby-vs-derby