Horsham eliminated from McArthur Cup

Horsham was defeated by Brighton in the McArthur Cup match at Horsham last night. Brighton were always on the front foot in the match. Horsham in fact managed to draw 2-2 on the top 4 boards, but Brighton won on both boards 5 and 6 for a 4-2 scoreline in their favour.

The results of the individual games are given in the table below:

Board Horsham Result Brighton
1 Gavin Lock (202) 0-1 Luke Rutherford (213)
2 James Mansson (196) 1-0 Ezra Kirk (201)
3 Mike Forster (181) Draw Geoffrey James (189)
4 Phil Stimpson (174) Draw John Henshaw (185)
5 Dix Roberts (173) 0-1 Paul Batchelor (175)
6 Paul Taylor (176) 0-1 Chris Lowe (171)
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