Match Commentary
The match took place in relatively benign conditions. Periodic drizzle was little more than an
irritant throughout a fine day. Criegiau GC, north of Cardiff is an excellent layout; tree lined
with many tight, dog leg holes, it is a severe test of tee shot placement.
This fixture was played over Creigiau some four years’ ago; for us, it was a welcome return –
albeit with the same disappointing outcome
The morning foursomes were keenly contested. With the exception of Match 4 in which
Paddy Maclennan and Mike Rossiter never really got going, all the others proved to be very
tight affairs with three of them finishing on the last green. In the anchor match, we looked
destined to lose; two down with three to play, Neil Whisler (henceforth to be, no doubt,
known as “chipper”), holed out from off the green on both the 7th and 9th holes to secure, with
Matt Lazenby, an unlikely halved match. We went into lunch down 1.5 – 3.5 but with a spring
in our step
In the pm singles, James Ward played splendidly to win the top match – in momentum
terms, we thus were only one point behind and fighting hard. Alas, we secured only one
further win in the top five singles – Martin Cashnella producing another gritty performance to
win by 4&2. In the five remaining matches, we succeeded in only two – with wins for Kelvin
Green and Paddy Maclennan. Therefore, Glamorganshire’s winning margin was stretched to
four points - 9.5 v 4.5. They are a fine team, appreciably stronger than last year, as their
fine 10 – 5 win over Devon some weeks’ ago demonstrates
Note 1: An ever present this season, Paddy Maclennan’s singles win was his 4th out of six,
an excellent contribution
Note 2: As their selection for this match was their 10th representative appearance, both
Simon Harris and Martin Cashnella were awarded their county colours by Vice President,
Geoff Ogden
It’s naturally disappointing to finish our 2018 campaign with a loss and, shortly after the
players evaluate their performance in this match, we’ll conduct our end-of-year review. This
should help us to identify any improvement opportunities. It may be that, over the winter, we
decide to do build on the work carried out in the “thinking clearly” workshops held in June
and July.
Alex Kidd
Captain, SGU Seniors
23/08/18
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