Hayley Davis leads Dorset to winning start

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English champion Hayley Davis (pictured) led Dorset to a comprehensive victory over Devon as three EWGA regions launched their County Match Weeks.

These are the first of the regional rounds of the English Counties’ Championship, which is supported by Virgin Atlantic. The winner of each of the six weeks will go forward to the County Finals at Kedleston Park, Derbyshire, in September.
Hayley won both her matches as Dorset beat Devon 7½-1½ on the opening day of the South West region event, which is being hosted by Somerset at Saltford.
The hosts lost their opening day match 4-5 to Gloucestershire, who represented the region in last year’s County Finals. In the day’s other match Cornwall beat Wiltshire 5-4.
In the Midlands North region on a wet day at Kenwick Park, the hosts Lincolnshire beat Staffordshire 5-4. Leicestershire & Rutland defeated Shropshire 6½-2½, while Nottinghamshire beat Derbyshire 6-3.
The South regional matches at East Sussex National brought an emphatic 8½-½ victory for the hosts, Sussex, over Middlesex. In the day’s other fixture, Surrey beat Kent 5-4.
EWGA’s three other regions will play their County Match Weeks later this month.