Creigiau 26/05: As usual the SCL fixtures commenced with the old rivals Gloucestershire. Always strong at all levels of County golf Glos. have had the upper hand in the two previous encounters.
Without Keith Stimpson it was always going to be tough and so it proved.
The morning foursomes were tight with Jeff Thomas and newcomer David Frazer just edging home and with Steve Hopkins & Ian Henderson going well an early lead was established. Alan Jones & David Lyndon Jones found their opponents too much to handle but Chris Glenny & Dilwyn John produced the 3rd point. Nick Caulfield & Herbie Herbert just failed to salvage a half that would have eased the afternoon task
In the singles Jeff Thomas produced a strong performance to beat Welsh Seniors' International Ralph Broad but Steve Hopkins and Ian Henderson suffered reverses to bring the match back to all-square on the course. With the bottom matches looking to be slipping away it was left to David Frazer, David Lyndon Jones Alan Jones and Nick Caulfield to secure victory 8 matches to 7.
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