Ashby A played their first two matches on consecutive days on 15th and 16th June, in warm sunny weather at Moira. The first match against Ashby B was hard fought with the A team (Arthur Rowe, Mike O’Brian and Ray Mounfield) winning 7-5, with good wins for all the B players Andy Sherwood, Judith Rowe and Richard Sanville.
The following day Ashby A played Dunston A, and although the match ended up 9-3 to Ashby A (Arthur, Paul and Rupert), the Dunston team put in some strong performances towards the end of the day once they had got used to the lawns.