Well the long trip to the Isle of Wight did nothing to enhance the performance of the county squad. The Ladies B started really well with a 2-4 win but where, oh where, were the Mens B (I think they were still on the ferry). A disastrous 9-3 loss meant the senior sides had a tremendous task ahead of them pulling back from an 11-7 deficit. The Ladies struggled to find any sort of form and reversed the B result with a 4-2 loss leaving everything to the Men. And perform they did winning the first 5 sets comfortably. With this narrow lead, hopes were running high but with 4 wins out of the remaining 7 games the match was tied at 18-18.

Next match is home to Leicestershire on 5th/6th December at the Oaklands Club in Cinderford.