Sat 22nd July, Nottingham
The league was contested by Ashby, Leicester, Pinchbeck and hosts Nottingham. The Ashby team of Richard, Derek and Heather were the clear winners with match victories against each of the other three clubs, and only dropping one game throughout.
Richard’s AC handicap finally came down to 8, after being stuck on 9 for no fewer than 97 games in a run stretching back to 2011 which, coincidentally, was the last time that Ashby won the 26-point league.
Having won the East Midlands league, we now qualify for the 2018 Secretary’s Shield national AC knockout tournament.