hi smithy here just to let people know i was at denbigh at 19.15 and did comunicate with ron there captain that i was trying to get hold of the players in question which george turned up at 19.45 so that made 2 of us offered to start the game but as the rules say we couldnt start with 2 players then i got hold of mr baxter at 19.50 as i only have his number not clives or nigels and they said they was lost so denbigh was imformed that they was on there way but lost they got offered the walk over but as the rules state it wasnt allowed so we played the game and won 6-1 but carried on in good spirit and played all the games so everyone could get a game and the final score was 10-1 so i can understand why denbigh was fustraited dont know what else to say

You said it all mate if it was communicated to them your team was running late you have done nothing wrong but there are conflicting views on that though

Having just read these posts again I fell I should clarify the situation. Baxter et al were indeed practicing at the Herald before the match ... At 6.30!!! Members of the Wanderers team would know that they left in plenty of time to get to Denbigh club as they were playing at the Herald themselves. As Dave said earlier Baxter simply got lost on the way from the Herald to West Bletchley ... Nothing more complicated than that! If peeps thinks that they were late because they were just carrying on practicing at the herald without a eye on the clock they are wrong.