A first draw of the season for both these sides at a chilly BlueBell Village Hall where the heating was on the blink. There was nothing cool,however, about Boxley's start to this match as they raced into a 4-0 lead when Lyndon Gurr beat Gary Clarke in the opening game; Rikki Clarke tasted defeat for only the 2nd time this season when he was blown away in straight legs by Gary Hentschel; and Barry Roles beat both Clarke Snr and Vinnie McAneney. Rainham fought back when Clarke Jnr easily beat both Gurr and Roles either side of Vinnie's 4 leg win against Hentschel. The battle of the two Garys ended with a 2nd 11-9 5th leg defeat on the night for the resolute but unlucky Clarke Snr which meant Boxley led 5-3 and Rainham faced the prospect of their first defeat of the season. However, Vinnie beat Gurr in the final singles and Rainham took the Doubles to preserve their unbeaten record.

Written by: Barry Roles