Magdalen pair battle South London League match in the sunshine: Willcocks nicks it 6-3, 6-0
Gavin Rose and Roger Willcocks thrashed it out in the hottest day of the year so far in a nail-biting thriller. Well, nearly. In a game characterised by double faults, unforced errors and downright inconsistency, Willcocks hung in there long enough to take the three points. Strange how it goes, though. Willcocks won the first five games, Rose won the next three and Willcocks won the final seven.
Maybe there's a mental aspect to this game. "I wondered why he took his baseball cap off at one end ad tightened his shoe laces from time to time," said a perplexed Rose.