| Report: | Northumberland, facing a weakened Northern team, had this match wrapped up at 3, 4 and 5 (all 3-0) before Northern got started, with wins for Alex Cahill over Dave Jackson, Chris Garner over Craig Dowie and Jamie Matthews over tiring Ben Tudor (who had played, and won, a 5-setter earlier). Northern #1 Andrew Shipley took an impressive 2-0 lead over Chris Wiggins in a tight game before Chris staged an even more impressive comeback to take the match 3-2, then the #2s played out an equally tense finale, with Northumberland captain Dave Barnett taking a 2-0 lead, Alex Robertson levelling at 2-2 before Dave regrouped to run away with the 5th and complete a brilliant Premier League and Northumbria Cup double for Northumberland! |
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