2nds side (l to r): Colm, Gareth, Liam, Mark A, Thomas

Melbourn won 17-6

Melbourn 2nds continued their winning form to record an impressive result against an experienced team from Hunts County.
Melbourn made a strong start with Mark Asker (4) dominating a very skilful opponent, Ian Gabriel, who was unable to keep up with Mark’s persistent and powerful squash; it was a convincing 3-0 win for the Melbourn player.
Colm O’Gorman (2) was faced with a tough task against talented left hander Andy Budd. Colm played well to take the first game 15-11 but then his opponent had to withdraw with injury and we were denied the spectacle of a very entertaining contest.
Gareth Jones (3) had a terrible start losing 10 points on the trot to lose the first game to Rick Watson. To his credit he then dug in and recovered well to win the second game 15-13. The match then see-sawed with neither player playing great squash with all the remaining games going to 15-13. Importantly for Melbourn, Gareth won the fifth 3-2 with characteristic doggedness.
Thomas Higginson (5) impressed in the first two games with consistent organised squash. He then lost some concentration allowing his wily opponent, Billy Bremner, to impose his style of squash to claim the third 15-12. The fourth saw Thomas re-focus and restore control and systematically win the game 15-9 and the match 3-1.
Liam Murphy (1) struggled to impose his game on Sean Broderick, a highly organised and skilful player who made few unforced errors. Murphy could not disrupt his opponent’s game and lost the match 0-3.
Skipper Roger Woodfield said “This was a strong team performance against a very experienced team. We now need to carry this momentum into the next match with the league leaders”