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Middlesbrough beat Bury 5-2


[<<] [>>] by Julian Gibson at Middlesbrough
24th August (AC - Secretary's Shield)

Secretary's Shield match played 24 August

Middlesbrough 5 Bury 2

Results (Middlesbrough names first)

Morning

Julian Gibson & Nigel Durie beat Tony Phillips & Chris Alvey18 - 17
Andrew Killick lost to Anne Alvey 20 - 21
Brian Gardiner beat Roger Schofield 26 - 8

Afternoon

Andrew Killick beat Tony Phillips 26 - 8
Julian Gibson lost to Chris Alvey 8 - 26
Nigel Durie beat Roger Schofield 15 - 12
Brian Gardiner beta Anne Alvey 18 - 16

The match was played at Middlesbrough on what started as a gray day but brightened up after a very heavy morning shower. Two of the three morning games finished +1(T) to leave Middlesbrough with a 2 - 1 advantage at lunch.

The afternoon lowered handicap games were both finished quickly with one either way, and the other matches fluctuated with Middlesbrough pulling away on the last 10 minutes of each game to seal a 5 - 2 win



 

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