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The City of Manchester 2004 Solomon Trophy - Day 1

[<<] [>>] by Robert Fulford at Heaton Park
30 Jun-3 Jul 2004 (International)

Teams in playing order are:

GB

Fulford
Clarke
Maugham
Burrow
Gibbons
Kirby

USA

Mehas
Soo
Cherry
Rosenberry
Grimsley
Lamm

Day 1 Results

GB leads 4-1 with one match at 1-1 overnight and US 1 up in another. Conditions are easy bowling green courts. Very wet, only just playable first thing. US's win was Jeff against me aided by a tea-lady in game 2. Held his nerve well to make finishing triple look easy in the third.

Scores

Burrow & Fulford beat Cherry & Rosenberry +26TP (F) +26TP (F)
Clarke & Kirby beat Grimsley & Mehas +17 +3
Gibbons & Maugham beat Lamm & Soo -4 +24TP (M) +26TP (M)
Fulford lost to Soo +24SXP -20 -26TP
Maugham beat Rosenberry +17 +6
Burrow versus Cherry +23 -8
Gibbons trails Lamm -12TPO



 

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