Broadstairs 3 Woodnesborough A 1
| 1 | Reg Pidduck (107) | 0-1 | Mark Towlson (90) |
| 2 | Bob Cronin(104) | 1-0 | James Gill (24) |
| 3 | Gary Hilleard (e100) | 1-0 | Daniel Watkins (23) |
| 4 | Michael Doyle (81) | 1-0 | Jacob Henderson (20) |
Reg Pidduck writes:
The real victors of this match were not Broadstairs but Ramsgate who as a result win the Walker Shield for 2018. Broadstairs needed to win 4-0 to pip Ramsgate or 3½-½ to tie on points and games won to force a play off. Ramsgate have Mark to thank for his steady and persistent play on Board 1 where twice it could have ended in repetitive moves for a draw. But Mark is not a draw player and each time carried on after finding another move without losing ground. Finally after 70 moves he found the correct ones to win. Well done, Mark, and I look forward to many more encounters with you. Because I was so wrapped up with my own game, I cannot report on the three games that we won but congratulations to Bob, Gary and Captain Michael on a great season and sorry I could not go out with a win for you. Once again, well done Ramsgate.
Editor’s note: In this typically generous report Reg’s disappointment is tangible but let’s not forget that without his marvellous win last week, even a 4-0 victory in this match would not have been enough.