Match Report Derbyshire v Warwickshire Sunday 1^st May

Leamington golf and County Club 

The only one of our matches played using County Week format and off scratch. Leamington Spa Golf Club is the County Week venue for Warwickshire in 2022 and their team captain asked if some of the tees could be played off yellow in preparation. The weather was not ideal, wet and cold. For those of the squad who had come back from Turkey it was a bit of a shock.

The morning games did not go our way at all. The two foursomes games resulted in losses. However, Jenna Ward and Grace Harrison took their opponents to the 18^th hole, finally losing 1 down. The singles matches were also keenly contested with the final score in all three a 2+1 loss to Derbyshire. The morning score was 5 – 0 to Warwickshire.

The afternoon squad was mixed up a little bit, the only pairing kept from the morning was Sian Mansey and Mel Davey. Catrin Russell and Deb Deakin were put together in the afternoon foursomes and achieved our only win of the match, a fantastic 5 + 4 victory.  The singles games all resulted in Derbyshire losses, Jenna Ward having the closest result, 2 + 1. The final afternoon result was 4 – 1 to Warwickshire. The match was won 9 – 1 by Warwickshire.

A good test for our squad against a very strong opposition. Great preparation for County Week.

A big thank you from me to our Derbyshire squad who never stopped battling for a win. Team spirit was fantastic. Thanks also to my Vice–Captain, Deb Eaglefield. She is a great support and also a supplier of jelly babies when my energy is low!

Thanks again to our County President Cynthia. She stayed and supported the team in both morning and afternoon sessions. The team really appreciated her being there.

Mel Prime

County Captain 2022

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