The Staffordshire Open team failed in their quest to reach the National Final when they were beaten 9 1/2 - 6 1/2 by a strong Surrey team in yesterday's Semi-Final, played at Oxford. Congratulations to all the players who contributed to getting the County this far in the competition.
The full score card is as follows (Staffordshire names first):
Laurence Cooper 1 Alberto Suarez 0
Robert Bellin 1/2 Graeme Buckley 1/2
Darren Wheeler 1/2 Russell Granat 1/2
Craig Whitfield 1/2 Stephen Berry 1/2
Patrick Bennett 0 Nigel Povah 1
David Anderton 1 Marcus Osborne 0
Jana Bellin 0 Michael Basman 1
Lee Grinsell 0 Richard Holmes 1
Nicholas Walker 0 Ian Sharpe 1
Alex Richardson 1/2 Mark Josse 1/2
David Wightman 1/2 Gordon Meyer 1/2
Alan Crombleholme 0 Matthew Anderton 1
Gerald Acey 1/2 David Rowson 1/2
Malcolm Armstrong 1 Peter Lalic 0
Simon Edwards 0 Roger Emerson 1
Ian Jamieson 1/2 Robin Haldane 1/2
