December 5, 2025
A team of seven from Cambridge went to the Palace (Hampton Court) on Sunday and came away with a 4-1 victory after heavily losing the first of the five rubbers. The Carew Hunt family were out in force and on one occasion an impartial marker was heard to shout – "Great shot Mum".
Matches (in reverse order):
| Owen Saunders Tom Carew Hunt |
lost to
|
Keith Beechener Ross Smythe |
6/4 5/6 4/6 |
| Peter Brown |
lost to
|
Alan Harris | 2/6 3/6 |
| Nick Carew Hunt |
lost to
|
Gerald Smith | 1/6 4/6 |
| Peter Flood Victoria Carew-Hunt |
lost to
|
Patrick Humphrey Terry Gardner |
3/6 0/6 |
| Simon Edmond |
defeated
|
Andrew Petrie | 6/1 6/2 |

Hampton Court palace looking lovely at night

Ross Smythe, Henry VIII and Keith Beechener defending the grille

Gerald Smith serving to Nick Carew Hunt
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