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Wednesday 17th October
2007 SENIORS 6 STOKE LADIES 8 On a sunny but crisp autumnal day the Ladies lifted the Goldsbrough Bowl for the first time. Adrian Childs & Dennis Whight lost 4 & 3, Fred Bellingall & Roland Slack won 2 & 1, Phillip Varley & John Smeeton halved, Cliff Mills & Gordon Hubbard halved, David Hamilton & Gareth Hughes won 2 & 1, Alan Jessop & Wilf Stephenson lost 2 & 1, David Goodwillie & Colin Howett won 3 & 2, Brian Nightingale & Jim Price lost 3 & 2, Don Werner & Ernie Armstrong lost 2 & 1, Terry Garland & Roger Nicholls won 2 & 1, Eric Harby & Joe Lindley lost 1 down, Alan Dolby & John Wright won 5 & 3, Peter Stewart & Ray Beal lost 4 & 3, Dave Hamston & Les Cooper lost 1 down. |
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Wednesday 3rd October
2007 STOKE 7½ RUTLAND COUNTY 0½ A bright end to the 2007 match season and almost a third whitewash. Joe Kime & Trevor Harvey won 3 & 2, Charles Donnison & Wilf Stephenson won 3 & 2, Jim Price & Tony Smith won 4 & 3, Brian Ayto & Richard Leverett won 6 & 5, Keith Dugmore & Gareth Hughes won 7 & 6, Dennis Whight & Chris Woof halved, Roger Nicholls & Bob Wilson won 3 & 2, John Wright and Walt Barber won 4 & 3. |
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Monday 1st October
2007 STOKE 3½ MARKET HARBOROUGH 4½ In their last 150 matches Stoke Seniors had only suffered one losing double once (home and away defeat by the same team in the same season) and this was to Market Harborough in 2006. Here Market Harborough accomplished the feat again but by the narrowest of margins. In the last game the Stoke pair were four down and pulled back to lead one up when they reached the 18th hole, only to lose that hole and halve their game. Richard Leverett had an eagle two on the sixth hole when he holed his four iron second shot. Joe Kime & Terry Garland lost 2 & 1, David Hamilton & time Haward lost 1 down, Keith Dugmore & Don Werner lost 1 down, Gordon Hubbard & Richard Leverett wson 7 & 6, Alan Dolby & Malcolm Edwards won 4 & 2, John Acton & Dennis Whight won 5 & 4, John Wright & Peter Stewart lost 2 & 1, Dick Bell & John Smeeton halved. |
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Wednesday 26th
September 2007 STOKE 8 LINCOLN (TORKSEY) 0 The cold windy conditions clearly helped Stoke to their second whitewash win of the season. Joe Kime & Bob Wilson won 5 & 3, Adrian Childs & Gareth Hughes won 4 & 2, Cliff Mills & Alan Jessop won 2 up, Trevort Harvey & Philip Varley won 6 & 4, Eric Harby & Charlews Donnison won 3 & 1, Ernie Armstrong & Walt Barber won 4 & 3, Brian Ayto & Dennis Whight won 5 & 4, Ray Elsome & Fred Bellingall won 6 & 4. |
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Monday 17th September 2007 SPALDING 5 STOKE 3 Stoke's final away match of the year exactly balanced our home match against Spalding, 5-3 to Stoke. Joe Kime & Adrian Childs lost 5&3, Ray Elsome & Richard Marshall halved, Alan Harvey & Tony Smith halved, Terry Garland & Peter Stewart lost 2&1, Richard Leverett & Colin Howett lost 2&1, Phillip Varley & Malcolm Edwards won 2 up, Eric Harby & Mike Cleaver won 1 up and Dave Hamston & Walt Barber lost 4&3. |
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Thursday 30th August 2007 STOKE 5 BLANKNEY 3 Three games were decided on the eighteenth green and it needed the last pair to win to clinch a narrow victory. Robert Wright's last match for Stoke Seniors. Joe Kime & Dennis Whight lost 5 & 4, Robert Wright & John Wright won 3 & 2, Charles Donnison & Martin Burton won 1 up, Gordon Hubbard & David Hamilton won 1 up, Brian Nightingale & Mike Cleaver lost 4 & 3, Brian Ayto & Brian Kelly lost 1 down, Ray Elsome & Tony Smith won 7 & 5, Ray Beal & John Smeeton won 4 & 3. |
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Wednesday 29th August 2007 STOKE 7 LUFFENHAM HEATH 1 The only Luffenham win was their captain, accompanied by Dick Bell of dual Luffenham/Stoke nationality who in this match played for Luffenham. Joe Kime & Fred Bellingall lost 3 & 2, Ray Beal & Trevor Harvey won 7 & 5, Charles Donnison & David Hamilton won 5 & 4, Vic Jakeman & Roger Nicholls won 2 & 1, Phil White & Nev Marris won 3 & 1, Wilf Stephenson & Robert Wright won 1 up, Chris Woof & Malcolm Edwards won 5 & 3, Dennis Whight & John Wright won 7 & 6. |
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Friday 24th August 2007 NEWARK 5½ STOKE 2½ This was the rearranged match after the 5th July fixture was cancelled because of a waterlogged course. Hot sunny conditions and Stoke were 2½ - ½ after three games ended and lost four of their last five game 1 down. Joe Kime and Don Werner halved, Fred Bellingall & Tim Haward won 6 & 4, Alan Jessop & Richard Leverett won 5 & 4, Gordon Hubbard & Wilf Stephenson lost 1 down, Joe Lindley & Nev Marris lost 1 down, Walt Barber & Chris Woof lost 1 down, Ray Beal & Charles Donnison lost 3 & 1, David Hamilton & Alan Dolby lost 1 down., |
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Wednesday 22nd August 2007 STOKE 5½ KIBWORTH 2½ Played on a blustery day constantly threatening rain, the win against Kibworth was doubly satisfying after our away win against them for the first time this May by 3 - 5. Today Joe Kime & Brian Ayto won 1 up (after Brian came back in level par!) Adrian Childs & Brian Wilson halved, Roger Cooke & Alan Harvey won 2 & 1, Alan Jessop & Brian Kelly lost 5 & 4, Robert Wright & Colin Howett won 1 up, Terry Garland & John Smeeton halved, Dick Bell & Dave Hampson halved, Tim Haward & Dennis Whight won 4 & 2, |
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Thursday 16th August 2007 SLEAFORD 6½ STOKE 1½ Played on a windy but dry day Sleaford proved too strong. Joe Kime & Gordon Hubbard lost 3 & 2, Richard Leverett & Ray Beal lost 3 & 2, Alan Harvey & Charles Donnison lost 3 & 2, Walt Barber & David Goodwillie lost 1 down, Trevor Harvey & Tim Haward won 3 & 2, Terry Garland & Dennis Whight halved, Eric Harby & Tony Smith lost 2 & 1, Ray Elsome & John Wright lost 1 down. |
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Wednesday 15th August 2007 STOKE 5½ BELTON PARK 1½ A day of thunder and heavy showers - Joe Kime & Ray Beal won 4 & 3, Brian Ayto & Fred Bellingall halved, Alan Jessop & Colin Howett lost 1 down, John Stapleton & Wilf Stephenson won 4 & 3, David Hamilton & Dave Hudson lost 3 & 2, Gareth Hughes & Brian Nightingale won 6 & 5, Robert Wright & Dennis Whight won 3 & 1, John Wright & John Smeeton won 3 & 1. |
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Wednesday 1st August 2007 STOKE 4½ SCRAPTOFT 3½ In perfect weather we had to work hard to hold Scraptoft to only winning 3½ matches. Joe Kime & Duncan Bennett halved, Charles Donnison & Dave Hamston won 3 & 1, David Goodwillie and Don Werner won 4 & 3, Alan Harvey & Richard Leverett lost 2 & 1, Phil White & Malcolm Renshaw won 4 & 3, Gareth Hughes & Dennis Whight lost 4 & 3, Brian Kelly & Ray Beal lost 2 & 1, Roger Nicholls & Tim Haward won 2 & 1. |
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Monday 30th July 2007 RADCLIFFE ON TRENT 5 STOKE 3 On a very good course in perfect weather we didn't rise to the challenge. Joe Kime & John Smeeton won 2 & 1, Brian Ayto & Ray Beal lost 2 down, Gareth Hughes & Alan Jessop lost 5 & 4, David Goodwillie & Mike Cleaver lost 4 & 3, Robert Wright & Walt Barber won 2 & 1, Philip Varley & Duncan Bennett won 7 & 6, Brian Kelly & Alan Dolby lost 3 & 1, Roland Slack & Dave Hudson lost 3 & 1. |
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Wednesday 25th July 2007 STOKE 5 PETERBOROUGH MILTON 3 On a pleasant but wet day, only Bob Wilson's birthday bottle of Scotch managed to cheer the players spirits! Joe Kime & Adrian Childs lost 1 down, Alan Harvey & Phillip Varley won 2 & 1, Ernie Armstrong & Roger Nicholls won 3 & 2, Brian Ayto & Dick Bell won 3 & 2, Eric Harby & Tony Smith halved, Alan Dolby & Colin Howett halved, Phil White & Bob Wilson won 2 & 1, Joe Lindley & Martin Burton lost 5 & 3. |
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Monday 23rd July 2007 STANTON ON THE WOLDS 3½ STOKE 4½ On a very wet course with showers throughout, Stoke managed a rare away win, the first since May. Joe Kime & Alan Jessop lost 1 down, Adrian Childs & Trevor Harvey lost 4 & 3, David Hamilton & Keith Dugmore won 4 & 3, Charles Donnison & Gordon Hubbard won 6 & 5, Tim Haward & Mike Cleaver halved, Robert Wright & Don Werner won 1 up, Dennis Whight & Peter Stewart lost 5 & 4, John Smeeton & John Wright won 3 & 2. |
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Thursday 19th July 2007 BLANKNEY 7 STOKE 2 With thunder about and a threat of rain all the games finished just before the heavens opened, another heavy away defeat. Joe Kime & David Hamilton lost 1 down, Adrian Childs & Charles Donnison won 2 & 1, Tony Smith & Eric Harby lost 4 & 3, Gordon Hubbard & Alan Harvey lost 1 down, Keith Dugmore & Ray Beal won 4 & 3, Philip Varley & Tim Haward lost 3 & 2, Brian Kelly & Brian Nightingale lost 6 & 5, Walt Barber & Ernie Armstrong lost 1 down, John Wright & Duncan Bennett lost 3 & 2. |
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Tuesday 10th July 2007 BELTON PARK 5 STOKE 5 Joe Kime/Alan Dolby won 7 and 6; Charles Donnison/Roger Nicholls won 3 and 2; Alan Jessop/John Smeeton won 3 and 2; Colin Howett/Peter Stewart lost 3 and 2; Trevor Harvey/Ray Elsome won 3 and 2; Fred Bellingall/Tim Haward lost 3 and 2; Terry Garland/Dave Hampson won 1-up; Wilf Stephenson/Dennis Whight lost 4 and 3; Roland Slack/Malcolm Edwards lost 5 and 4; Martin Burton/Jim Price lost 9 and 7. |
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Wednesday 4th July 2007 STOKE 5 SPALDING 3 After four consecutive defeats Stoke eventually managed a win. Joe Kim & Ray Elsome won 3 & 1, Colin Howett & John Smeeton lost 3 & 1, Mike Cleaver & Trevor Harvey lost 2 & 1, John Stapleton & Terry Garland lost 4 & 2, Ernie Armstrong & Bob Wilson won 2 & 1, Martin Burton & Jim Price won 4 & 3, Malcolm Edwards & Joe Lindley won 2 & 1, John Wright & Philip Varley won 2 & 1. |
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Monday 2nd July 2007 BURGHLEY PARK 5½ STOKE 2½ On a rain affected day Stoke lost their fourth match in eight days. Joe Kime & Phil Varley lost 5 & 4, Adrian Childs & Ray Elsome halved, Alan Dolby & Fred Bellingall won 3 & 2, Terry Garland & Malcolm Edwards lost 3 & 2, Joe Lindley & Tony Smith lost 3 & 2, Chris Woof & David Hamilton lost 2 & 1, Trevor Harvey & Martin Burton lost 5 & 4, Eric Harby & John Wright won 5 & 4. |
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Wednesday 27th June 2007 STOKE 3½ GREETHAM VALLEY 4½ Greetham won at Stoke for the second consecutive year on a day when Stoke again fielded two teams. Adrian Childs & Dave Hudson halved, Richard Leverett & John Stapleton halved, Wilf Stephenson & Mike Cleaver halved, Keith Dugmore & Dave Hamston lost 2 & 1, Alan Dolby & Dennis Whight lost 2 &1, Brian Ayto & Colin Howett won 3 & 2, Phil White & Walf Barber won 4 & 2, Ray Elsome & Tim Haward lost 4 & 3 |
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Wednesday 27th June 2007 MARKET HARBOROUGH 4½ STOKE 3½ Joe Kime & Chris Woof lost 3 & 2, John Wright & David Greenfield lost 2 & 1, Charles Donnison & Peter Stewart halved, Ernie Armstrong & Trevor Harvey won 3 & 2, Alan Harvey & Roland Slack lost 5 & 4, Gordon Hubbard & David Goodwillie won 3 & 1, Philip Varley & Terry Garland lost 3 & 1, Brian Nightingale & Malcolm Edwards won 1 up. |
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Monday 25th June 2007 - '52
Match Plate 2nd Leg' OUNDLE 7 STOKE 1 Taking a 6-2 lead into this 2nd leg of the 52 Match Plate Stoke suffered their worst defeat for 50 matches for Oundle to win the Plate 9 - 7 on aggregate. Joe Kime & Brian Kelly lost 6 & 5, Adrian Childs & Fred Bellingall lost 4 & 2, Alan Jessop & Alan Harvey lost 3 & 2, Brian Ayto & Eric Bamford lost 4 & 2, Alan Dolby & Don Werner won 2 & 1, Wilf Stephenson & Keith Dugmore lost 2 & 1, Dennis Whight & Dave Hamston lost 4 & 3, Roland Slack & John Wright lost 4 & 3. |
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Wednesday 20th June 2007 STOKE 8 NEWARK 0 Only the third winning whitewash in Stoke's records. The other two were in July and August 2003. Joe Kime & John Smeeton won 5 & 4, Brian Nightingale & Philip Varley won 4 & 2, Terry Garland & Dave Hamston won 5 & 4, Tim Haward & Mike Cleaver won 3 & 2, Charles Donnison & Dennis Whight won 4 & 3, David Hamilton & Nev Marris won 1 up, Richard Leverett & Malcolm Edwards won 2 up, Duncan Bennett & John Wright won 3 & 1. |
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Wednesday 13th June 2007 STOKE 6½ SLEAFORD 1½ On a day that threatened rain throughout the match, only the final pairing got wet. Joe Kime & Dave Hudson lost 2 & 1, Adrian Childs & Peter Stewart won 3 & 2, Roger Nicholls & Colin Howett won 2 & 1, Brian Ayto & Ian Lennard won 2 up, Alan Dolby & Ray Beal won 5 & 4, Keith Dugmore and Gareth Hughes won 2 & 1, Roland Slack & Don Werner won 1 up and Eric Harby and Tony Smith halved. |
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Thursday 7th June 2007- '52
Match Plate 1st Leg' STOKE 6 OUNDLE 2 On the anniversary of that famous home defeat Stoke won the first leg of the '52 Match Plate' and now go take a four game advantage into the second leg at Oundle on 25th June. Joe Kime & Brian Nightingale won 5 & 3, Ray Beal & John Wright won 4 & 2, Colin Howett & Charles Donnison halved, Wilf Stephenson & Phil White halved, Trevor Harvey & Malcolm Renshaw won 1 up, Peter Stewart & Tim Haward won 2 & 1, Dennis Whight & Walt Barber won 3 & 1, John Acton & Brian Kelly lost 2 & 1. |
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Monday 4th June 2007 LEICESTERSHIRE 3 STOKE 3 The third away draw of the season with five of the six games being decided on the last hole. Adrian Childs & Trevor Harvey lost 1 down, Alan Dolby & Dave Hudson won by 1 hole, Roland Slack & Bob Wilson lost 7 & 6, Charles Donnison & Brian Nightingale won 2 up, Chris Woof & Dennis Whight won 2 up, Alan Jessop & Alan Harvey lost 2 down. |
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Wednesday 30th May 2007 STOKE 6½ MELTON MOWBRAY 1½ Seniors Captain Joe Kime celebrated his 70th birthday in style with a home win to keep the season's unbeaten home run alive. Joe Kime & Roland Slack won 3 & 2, Charles Donnison & Philip Varley won 5 & 4, John Acton & Alan Jessop won 3 & 2, Keith Dugmore & Dennis Whight won 5 & 3, Don Werner & Ray Elsome won 3 & 1, John Stapleton & Dave Hamston lost 2 & 1, Bob Wilson & Tim Haward halved, Terry Garland & John Smeeton won 5 & 4. |
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Friday 18th May 2007 PETERBOROUGH MILTON 3½ STOKE 4½ The second away win of the season , played in mild but blustery conditions on an immaculately prepared course. Joe Kime & Adrian Childs won 3 & 2, Robert Wright & Richard Leverett won 1 up, Brian Ayto & Dennis Whight lost 6 & 5, Allan Dolby & Phillip Varley halved, Ernie Armstrong & Dave Hamston won 2 & 1, Eric Harby & Tony Smith lost 2 & 1, Dick Bell & Jim Price won 2 & 1 and Dave Hudson & Tim Haward lost 1 down. |
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Wednesday 16th May 2007 STOKE 4 RADCLIFFE ON TRENT 4 Third draw of the season, played in drizzly conditions. Joe Kime & Dave Hamston lost 2 down, Adrian Childs and Richard Leverett lost 4 & 3, David Goodwillie & Tim Haward won, Don Clements & Ray Beal won 3 & 1, Eric Bamford & Joe Lindley won 3 & 2, Ernie Armstrong & Philip Varley won 4 & 2, John Smeeton & Roger Nicholls lost 2 dsown, John Wright & Fred Bellingall lost 3 & 1. |
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Wednesday 9th May 2007 SCRAPTOFT 4 STOKE 4 A second away draw. Joe Kime & Gareth Hughes lost 4 & 3, Adrian Childs & Fred Bellingall won 4 & 3, Brian Ayto and Duncan Bennett won 2 & 1, Alan Jessop & Alan Harvey won 1 up, Keith Dugmore & David Hamilton won 3 & 2, Don Werner & Jim Price lost 3 & 2, Charles Donnison & Walt Barber won 2 & 1, John Wright & Mal Phillips lost 7 & 5. |
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Wednesday 2nd Mayl 2007 STOKE 5½ LEICESTERSHIRE 2½ Two matches on the same day and a convincing home win. A.Childs & M.Cleaver lost 4 & 3, D.Clements & R.Slack won 3 & 2, A.Harvey & D.Whight halved, T.Harvey & D.Hudson lost 4 & 3, P.White & B.Wilson won 2 & 1, C.Woof & T.Haward won 5 & 4, J.Lindley & T.Smith won 2 & 1, C.Donnison & A.Dolby won 2 & 1. |
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Wednesday 2nd May 2007 LINCOLN (TORKSEY) 4½ STOKE 3½ Another beautiful day with a course in pristine condition. The team came closer to winning here than ever before. Ray Elsome's first match with Stoke Seniors. J.Kime & K.Dugmore won 1 up, A.Jessop & P.Varley lost 2 & 1, G.Hughes & R.Nicholls lost 5 & 4, R.Leverett & R.Beal halved, W.Stephenson & D.Hamston won 4 & 3, J.Acton & J.Smeeton lost 3 & 1, P.Stewart & E.Harby lost 1 down, R.Elsome & J.Wright won 4 & 3. |
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Monday 30 April 2007 KETTERING 4 STOKE 4 A half at Kettering is always a good score and this time it was in good weather but with a testing wind. J.Kime & C.Donnison lost 3 & 1, A.Childs & A.Dolby halved, A.Jessop & G.Hubbard lost 2 & 1, T.Haward & D.White lost 3 & 1, B.Ayto & F.Bellingall won 2 up, M.DickInson & M.Cleaver won 3 & 2, P.Stewart & M.Edwards halved, P.Varley & J. Acton won 3 & 2. |
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Wednesday 25th April 2007 STOKE 5 BURGHLEY PARK 3 Two wins in the same weekfor the first time since last May, only the first game went past the sixteenth green. J.Kime & T.Harvey won 2 up, A.Childs & D.Hamilton lost 5 & 4, C.Woof & M.Edwards won 3 & 2, R.Beal & C.Donnison won 7 & 5, J.Broughton & R.Leverett lost 4 & 3, M.Dickinson & P.Varley won 5 & 4, K.Dugmore & E.Harby won 3 & 2, E.Armstrong & J.Wright lost 3 & 2. |
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Monday 23rd April 2007 KIBWORTH 3 STOKE 5 First away win of the season but more notably the first ever win at Kibworth. J.Kime & R.Leverett won 2 up, J.Acton & R.Slack halved, T.Harvey & P.Stewart won 2 & 1, J.Smeeton & K.Dugmore lost 2 down, T.Haward & D.Goodwillie lost 2 & 1, G.Hubbard & B.Ayto halved, C.Woof & E.Harby won 2 up, E.Armstrong & A.Dolby won 2 & 1. |
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Thursday 19th April 2007 LUFFENHAM HEATH 6 STOKE 2 Another gloriously sunny day but the second unproductive visit to a club in Rutland in one week. J.Kime & B.Ayto won 3 & 2, M.Dickinson & M.Renshaw lost 1 down, C.Howett & M.Edwards lost 2 & 1, D.Hamilton & P.Stewart lost 5 & 4, R.Cooke & N.Marris lost 2 & 1, E.Harby & J.Lindley lost 3 & 2, F.Bellingall & D.Whight lost 9 & 7, J.Wright & E.Bamford won 2 & 1. |
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Monday 16th April 2007 RUTLAND COUNTY 5 STOKE 3 First away match of the season and unusual for this fixture it was played in very pleasant weather. J.Kime & M.Burton lost 4 & 3, A.Childs & M.Cleaver won 1 up, L.Cooper & J.Smeeton lost 2 & 1, C.Woof & A.Kidd halved, J.Acton & B.Nightingale won 3 & 1, D.Goodwillie & P.Varley halved, R.Leverett & R.Slack lost 4 & 3, M.Whittaker & A.Dolby lost 4 & 3. |
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Thursday 12th April 2007 STOKE SENIORS 3 STOKE JUNIORS 3 Seniors retain the Terry Braime Trophy in a halved match. J.Kime & A.Jessop won 4 & 3, B.Ayto & T.Garland won 4&3, C.Donnison & R.Slack won 3 & 2, T.Harvey & D.Werner lost 1 down, D.Hamston & K.Brighty lost 2 & 1, T.Haward & D.Whight lost 2 & 1. |
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Wednesday 4th April 2007 STOKE 6½ STANTON ON THE WOLDS 1½ A comfortable win in the first match of the season by the same score as in each of the past two years. J.Kime & T.Haward halved, A.Childs & D.Werner won 2 & 1, A.Jessop & R.Wright lost 5 & 4, P.White & M.Renshaw won 5 & 4, W.Barber & C.Donnison won 4 & 3, T.Harvey & G.Hubbard won 4 & 3, D.Whight & J.Wright won 2 & 1, R.Nicholls & D.Bell won 5 & 3. |