Veterans League
The winning Linthwaite Hall team (Photograph reproduced by the kind permission of Richard Armitage)
A comprehensive first win ever in the Final of the Sub-Team Knock-Out at Broad Oak for Linthwaite Hall. Winning 6 of the 7 games and confining four of their opponents, Marsh Lib, to single-figure scores they impressed at this level to take the trophy. The team is enjoying their first season back in the League after a few years absence and currently head the Division 3 table. With a 13-point lead they are currently the favourites to not only win promotion but take the Champions title as well.
Meanwhile, it is back to Division 5 activity for Marsh Lib who seem set for promotion after missing out by one place in each of their first two seasons in the League. That, coupled with a team Final appearance, augers well for the future of a club that only joined the League in 2019. The full Final scorecard is below.
The Sub-Team KO is for teams that finished last season outside the top 32 teams in the 10-Man League. So that covers most of the Division 3 teams and all those in Divisions 4 and 5. That means that Linthwaite Hall will not be able to defend their title next season as they will be in the Team KO competition then. The format of the Team KO and Sub-Team KO competitions are the same with 4 singles and 3 pairs with the aggregate total the deciding factor in the result.
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