Badminton: Cumbria edge to 8-7 win in Shropshire (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Badminton: Cumbria edge to 8-7 win in Shropshire

5:10pm Monday 9th January 2012 in Sport By Patrick O'Kane, Senior News/Sport Reporter

IN their first fixture following the Christmas break, Cumbria I won on their travels to Shropshire I.

The spoils were shared after the first round of singles as Ashlea Chester won in the ladies and Steve Chappell won a hard fought three-set match.

In a close game, the doubles were also shared , with the Cumbrians’ victories coming through the pairings of N Highgrove/L Jackson and A Chester/J Sewell.

Cumbria took the cross over games 3-1 with both ladies pairs winning, supported by S Chappell and J Parkinson winning their match.

Maintaining a narrow lead, Cumbria needed just one victory from the three mixed doubles and it was achieved when J Parkinson/L Jackson won their match.

Although losing the other two matches, Cumbria completed a double over Shropshire with an 8-7 scoreline.