SWINDON lost 3-2 to Worcester Norton in a close-fought match.

Swindon’s Mike Graham got things off to a fine start as he beat Chris Wakeham 26-6, however, in the doubles, John Airey and Neil Morrison went down 20-19 to Christine Wakeham and Ken Potts, despite a run of 11 hoops from Morrision.

Worcester grew after that as Potts achieved the upper hand against Graham, winning 26-14, while Christine Wakeham proved too much for Airey as she won 26-10.

Morrison beat ChrisWakeham 26-14 in the last game of the day.

The club’s Golf Croquet Team played Cheltenham, with the Gloucestershire side winning 13½-6½.

Garry Douel and Tony Tomlin won their first-round doubles, while Jenny Walklate and Bill Marner won the second round doubles. Douel won both of his singles matches, Marner and Elaine Wheeler both won a singles match and Wendy White drew a match at 6-6.