Our quarter-final match in the 2024 Murphy Shield competition took place against Chester on Thursday 18 July on their lawns at Westminster Park, Chester.
The morning session ended all square with each side winning one of the singles and the double being tied at one game each with the3 deciding game being deferred to later if necessary.
The afternoon matches also finished even 2-2, so with the match tied at 3-3 it was necessary to play the deciding game in the doubles. This turned out to be a tense affair with both sides ganging and losing advantage, but Chester eventually prevailed 7-5 and so go on to meet Watford in the semi-final.
Many thanks to Chester for their warm hospitality (and for providing very warm weather too), and to Andrew, Nigel, Roger and William for making up the team.