1 August 2014 - PCC 'C' win SCF Handicap League North
It's congratulations to PCC 'C' - League Champions!
An unexpected home defeat for PCC 'B' today, handed the 'C' the SCF Handicap League North title today.
The 'C's 7- 5 win at Blewbury two days ago really put the pressure on their clubmates, as it turned today's PCC 'B' match v
High Wycombe in to a 'must win' for the 'B'.
But on an afternoon of extremely tight games - 9 of the 12 rubbers went to the last hoop for 7-6 scorelines - High Wycombe
had just too much for PCC 'B' who slumped to their second loss of the season.
This leaves PCC 'C' with an unassailable lead at the top of the league table, thankful for the crucial extra point they earned
with a draw against Dogmersfield seven weeks ago.
'C' captain John Chalfont was courtside to see the drama unfold this afternoon, as it all went wrong for the 'B' who lost all
four doubles and all the first round of singles games to boot. At 0-8 down, it became a damage limitation exersize and Raymond Wood's team did show good sprit to win all four of the remaining singles, but it was too little to late and the match, and the title had gone.
PCC 'B' had won the league title for the previous two years, since its inception in fact, and last year went one better by winning the play-off with the Southern winners to claim the full SCF handicap title.
But it will be PCC 'C' who go forward to that play-off on Tuesday 16 September at Winchester with the hope of keeping the League Cup in Phyllis Court hands.