A competitive mid table clash in Div 2 saw Howard 5 just edge home 6-4 against Rainham 3. All of the Howard trio of Martyn Hughes, Chris Griffiths and Mike Smith recorded doubles with Griffiths claiming his first Player of the Match Award of the season. For Rainham, Tim Davie just missed out on a treble losing 11-9 in the decider to Smith who in turn lost out in his treble attempt thwarted by  Peter Baker's comeback from 2 legs down. Jaspal Plaha lost out in all his singles but did team up with Davie to take the Doubles in the deciding 5th leg for Rainham's 4th point.

Written by: Barry Roles