Coast to Victory

Dunbar 6v13 Border Reivers   Iain Gorman 3-0 Harry Nicholson 16yo Nicholson had been a last minute call up for Dunbar as the top seed Evan Green had been rushed to hospital with appendicitis earlier in the day. Gorman is one of the hardest hitters in the Reivers squad and Nicholson just couldn’t cope with …

Castle Conquered

Border Reivers 13-9 Colinton Castle 5   Andrew Dowlen-Gilland 1-3 Mark Crease A winning start for Colinton Castle, Crease has been a regular at 5 this season and always seems to have close matches. Reivers Sir Andrew had been out of action for a couple of weeks prior to this game and it showed as …

Wave Away Victory

Waverley 4s 13-7 Border Reivers   The Border Reivers lost a close one at Waverley squash Club, this match is developing into a bit of a friendly rivalry as both teams seem to win the home tie against the other. Graham Bensted got the Borderers off to a good start with a 3-1 victory over …

Home Victory for Reivers

Border Reivers 13-10 Linlithgow 3s   Iain Gorman 1-3 Lyle Black Gorman got his first point of the season for the Reivers. Gorman made life difficult for the younger Black; Gorman won the first 15-9 and seemed to be in control, but this was a fairly even match up and it was nip and tuck …

Tyne Triumph

Tyne District 2s 16-5 Border Reivers   Andrew Dowlen-Gilland 0-3 Raymond Jeffries 15-9, 15-13, 15-10 to the Tyne 2s opener. Sir Andrew seemed a bit rusty, having been abroad for a few weeks this was the Borderer’s first match for nearly a month and the cobwebs were evident. This should have been a good 5-set …

Old and Bold!

Auld Crocks 10-7 Young Guns It was a close fought thing at Gala squash Club, with the Border Reivers Auld crocks showing the Reivers Young Guns that you can’t have a substitute for experience. In the first matches Auld Crocks Sir Andrew beat Young Guns Del Sharratt 3-1; every game went to the wire, it …