West Yorkshire League

West Yorkshire League

Mirfield v Heckmondwike

For the seventh match in the ten match series of fixtures Mirfield PC were at home to local rivals Heckmondwike PC. The morning was sunny and warm as the contest got underway. Mirfield triples teams were made up of Diane, Harry and Ian for game one and Shirley, Mark and Jim for game two. In the first game Heckmondwike gained an early advantage. But with a slight change, when Diane and Ian changed positions of play the Mirfield triple came through to win 13 - 10. The other triples game ebbed and flowed with each team taking an advantage on occasions. The game was finally won by the Mirfield triple 13 - 12. Therefore after the triples Mirfield held a two games to nil lead.

In the pairs games Shirley and Mark came up trumps with a 13 - 9 victory. Mirfield now having an unassailable three games lead. Diane and Harry went down to a 13 - 8 defeat. In the final game Jim and Ian just managed to record a win by 13 -12. The final match score being Mirfield 4 games to Heckmondwike’s 1 game being their best victory of the season so far.

Ian.