On the first day Cambs and Hunts got off to an encouraging start against Norfolk when they finished the morning foursomes 2-1 up with wins for Caroline Agnew (Links) and Janet Phipps (Gogs) and Hermione Fitzgerald (Links) and Chelsey Herbert (Gogs).


In the afternoon singles Fitzgerald increased that lead with an emphatic win in the top match. Despite some close matches in the other five singles Cambs and Hunts could only secure one further victory when Agnew won her match. They eventually lost the match 4-5.


Suffolk were the opponents on the second day of the competition. All three foursomes matches were evenly contested but Cambs and Hunts finished the morning 2-1 down with Chelsey Herbert (Gogs) and debutant Amy Rae (Lakeside Lodge) claiming the only win.


The situation looked serious when Suffolk won the top two singles, but Jackie Gregg (Links), Miranda Brain (Gogs) and Jenny McGuigan (Royston) pulled out all the stops in winning their matches and Caroline Agnew (Links) fought bravely to halve her match, giving a match result of 4½-4½.


Cambs and Hunts got off to a flying start when they took on Bedfordshire on day three. They managed to secure a 2½-½ lead in the foursomes with wins for Gregg and Fitzgerald and McGuigan and Brain, with Phipps and Jane McGuffog (Gogs) taking a valuable half.


They increased their lead when they won four of the six singles with victories for Gregg, Brain, Phipps and Fitzgerald. This gave a match result of 6½-2½.


Essex proved tough opponents on day four. Despite three close matches in the foursomes Cambs and Hunts trailed by 2½-½, with Herbert and Sarah Smith (Links) securing the half.


Phipps and Agnew played extremely well to win their singles matches giving a final match score of 6½-2½ to Essex.


On the final day of County Week Cambs and Hunts took on Hertfordshire, the strongest county in the division.


In the morning foursomes Cambs and Hunts put up a stern challenge in all three matches but just lost out 2-1 with Caroline Agnew (Links) and Janet Phipps (Gogs) securing the only victory.


The afternoon singles were evenly contested with four of the six matches finishing on the 17th or 18th holes. Although Cambs and Hunts lost 4-2 this did not reflect the fine performance of the team. Once again Caroline Agnew continued her good run of form with victory in the second match and Amy Rae (Lakeside Lodge) clinched victory in the fifth match to round off an exciting debut week.














(Photo shows back row Caroline Agnew, Jane McGuffog, Bethany Peckham and Jackie Gregg,


2nd row: Amy Rae, Chelsey Herbert, Sarah Smith and Miranda Brain,


Seated: County President Rosemary Farrow and County Captain Fiona McGlashan and Front row: Jenny McGuigan, Janet Phipps and Hermione Fitzgerald)