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	On Saturday, Kent played the Middleton Cup quarter final against a good Oxfordshire side, which had qualified from a strong group, without losing a match. The Kent side started strongly from the very first end, and by the 5 end mark were already 24 shots ahead. The entire side were focussed and aggressive, and continued to pressure Oxfordshire throughout the 21 ends. We ran out winners by 32 shots and won on 5 of the 6 rinks, with the 6th rink making a draw. This was the best Kent performance I have seen since becoming a selector 7 years ago. Across all rinks, there were many impressive performances, and to win, at this level, by this margin, was an outstanding performance. We now go into the semi final at Worthing, having only lost on 4 rinks out of 24 starts, and with the heaviest defeat being by only 2 shots. If we can take this level of performance, energy, and team spirit down to Worthing, then it will take a very good side indeed to stop us. We will be taking an unchanged squad down to Worthing. Once again I would like to thank all four reserves for supporting the team, and once again Alan Morton did an excellent job in maintaining the leader board over the last quarter of the match. Leon King Holders Cornwall will be joined by Devon, Huntingdonshire and Kent in the semi-finals of the Middleton Cup at Beach House Park, Worthing, on Saturday 28th August. Cornwall reached the last four thanks to a 127-121 win against Northamptonshire at Swindon BC, Wiltshire. Other quarter final results were: Devon bt Durham 130-114 at Norgren BC, Warwickshire Huntingdonshire bt Northumberland 114-112 at New Lount BC, Leicestershire Kent by Oxfordshire 131-99 at Bromley BC, Kent The semi-finals will see Cornwall play Kent with Devon against Huntingdonshire.

	Middleton Cup Quarter Finals The quarter-finals of the Middleton Cup will be held on Saturday 24th July at four separate venues. The draw is: Kent v Oxfordshire at Bromley BC, Kent Northamptonshire v Cornwall at Swindon BC, Wiltshire Devon v Durham at Norgren BC, Warwickshire Huntingdonshire v Northumberland at New Lount BC, Leicestershire

Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	Selection	Result	Score
Sat. 15th. May	2pm.	M/C Trial	Canterbury B.C.	Team Sheet