Rushmere, becoming used to play offs, would have felt comfortable at lunch against Bury St Edmunds with a 3 – 1 advantage. Bury St Edmunds won 5 the afternoon singles but Ross Howard hung on to win the last match to make it 6 – 6. Captain Peter Robinson selected Josh Cottrell to contest the play off. He won the first extra hole so Rushmere were the winners.
It was a similar story at Southwold where the home side held a slender 2.5 – 1.5 advantage at lunch. Aldeburgh opened up with 2.5 points in the first three singles thanks to Will Wright, Harry Brinded and James Ollington. However in a series of close games Southwold held sway in 4 of them and ran out winners by 7 – 5.
At Gorleston, visitors Haverhill enjoyed their break between rounds with a 3 -1 lead. When Dave Spittle won the first singles that was a commanding lead. Daniel Crosby’s troops however rallied and won the last 7 singles matches for an 8 – 4 victory that was not as emphatic as the scoreline.
Elsewhere Diss received a walk over and there were home wins for holders Felixstowe Ferry, Woodbridge, Stowmarket and Ipswich with comfortable score lines.
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