THE BGA had to fight off a spirited Bury team before they came out on top by a single point in their annual chalenge match at Walmersley.

Bolton took the morning foursomes 3-2 and that proved decisive as the singles were shared.

Foursomes: Simon Crompton/Tim Philbin bt John Senogles/Matt Berry 6/5; Rob Brown/James Barr bt Rob Maine/Marc Thornton 1up; Mark Latham/Simon Walsh lost to Simon Wrigley/Joe Donnelly 2/1; Joe Pearson/Dave Tanner lost to Graham Marson/Stuart Bourn 5/4; Gavin Hamer/Gary Wardle bt Nigel Hulton/Steven Hope 2/1; Andy Neill/Paul Grundy halved with John Bowdon/Gary Morton. Foursomes 3-2.

Singles: R Brown (Bre) lost to S Wrigley (Har) 1up; S Crompton (Hind) lost to M Thornton (LP) 3/1; P Philbin (Hind) bt R Maine (LP) 3/1; M Latham (RP) bt J Senogles (Walm) 5/4; J Barr (Dea) bt M Berry (Bury) 5/4; S Walsh (RP) lost to J Donnelley (Har) 2/1; J Pearson (Hind) bt G Martin (Har) 3/1; G Hamer (Bolt) lost to S Bourn (Har) 2up; D Tanner (Hind) bt S Hare (Bre) 6/5; G Wardle (Hind) bt N Hunter (Bre) 5/4; A Neill (Bolt) lost to J Bowden (Ross) 1up; P Grundy (GtL) lost to G Morton (Ross) 2/1. Singles 6-6. Final score 9-8.

Close win

THE BGA had to fight off a spirited Bury team before they came out on top by a point in their annual match at Walmersley. Bolton took the morning foursomes 3-2 and that proved decisive as the singles were shared.

Foursomes: Simon Crompton/Tim Philbin bt John Senogles/Matt Berry 6/5; Rob Brown/James Barr bt Rob Maine/Marc Thornton 1up; Mark Latham/Simon Walsh lost to Simon Wrigley/Joe Donnelly 2/1; Joe Pearson/Dave Tanner lost to Graham Marson/Stuart Bourn 5/4; Gavin Hamer/Gary Wardle bt Nigel Hulton/Steven Hope 2/1; Andy Neill/Paul Grundy halved with John Bowdon/Gary Morton. Foursomes 3-2.

Singles: R Brown (Bre) lost to S Wrigley (Har) 1up; S Crompton (Hind) lost to M Thornton (LP) 3/1; P Philbin (Hind) bt R Maine (LP) 3/1; M Latham (RP) bt J Senogles (Walm) 5/4; J Barr (Dea) bt M Berry (Bury) 5/4; S Walsh (RP) lost to J Donnelley (Har) 2/1; J Pearson (Hind) bt G Martin (Har) 3/1; G Hamer (Bolt) lost to S Bourn (Har) 2up; D Tanner (Hind) bt S Hare (Bre) 6/5; G Wardle (Hind) bt N Hunter (Bre) 5/4; A Neill (Bolt) lost to J Bowden (Ross) 1up; P Grundy (GtL) lost to G Morton (Ross) 2/1. Singles 6-6. Final score 9-8.

THE BGA had to fight off a spirited Bury team before they came out on top by a point in their annual match at Walmersley. Bolton took the morning foursomes 3-2 and that proved decisive as the singles were shared.

Foursomes: Simon Crompton/Tim Philbin bt John Senogles/Matt Berry 6/5; Rob Brown/James Barr bt Rob Maine/Marc Thornton 1up; Mark Latham/Simon Walsh lost to Simon Wrigley/Joe Donnelly 2/1; Joe Pearson/Dave Tanner lost to Graham Marson/Stuart Bourn 5/4; Gavin Hamer/Gary Wardle bt Nigel Hulton/Steven Hope 2/1; Andy Neill/Paul Grundy halved with John Bowdon/Gary Morton. Foursomes 3-2.

Singles: R Brown (Bre) lost to S Wrigley (Har) 1up; S Crompton (Hind) lost to M Thornton (LP) 3/1; P Philbin (Hind) bt R Maine (LP) 3/1; M Latham (RP) bt J Senogles (Walm) 5/4; J Barr (Dea) bt M Berry (Bury) 5/4; S Walsh (RP) lost to J Donnelley (Har) 2/1; J Pearson (Hind) bt G Martin (Har) 3/1; G Hamer (Bolt) lost to S Bourn (Har) 2up; D Tanner (Hind) bt S Hare (Bre) 6/5; G Wardle (Hind) bt N Hunter (Bre) 5/4; A Neill (Bolt) lost to J Bowden (Ross) 1up; P Grundy (GtL) lost to G Morton (Ross) 2/1. Singles 6-6. Final score 9-8.