Match: Knutsford 4 Away to Congleton Bear Town

27th January 2011

Slightly surreal surroundings for this fixture, with Congleton Leisure Centre swathed in builders' dust sheets with little peep holes to watch through. Nothing dusty about the squash, though, as Gwyn Pickering at 1 took on Lee. He narrowly lost the first, then went 2 down before fighting back to 2-2 with some cracking cross-courts, before going down to a 3-2 defeat. Kynan Massey at 5, back in action after a long absence, played veteran Tony, and another marathon was under way. After going 2 down, Kynan ground his way back to 2-2 but couldn't quite take it all the way as tiredness set in, another 3-2 defeat. Nick Johnson at 4 took on Stuart, who looked razor sharp. Nick lost the first, nearly pinched the second with some dogged defence, but then went down 3-0. Ian Hopkins at 3 played the unorthodox leftie Alastair. In another closely fought match, Ian went 2 down before clawing a game back 10-8. Still not fully fit, Ian tired and lost 3-1, a good scrap! Finally Geoff Dalton at 2 played swashbuckling Mick, lost the first 9-1, levelled it but couldn't keep it up for another 3-1 defeat. A late finish but a good selection of ales at the BeartownTap!

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