# Match Record: Friday Improvers  (2026-05-01)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 09:46:20
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5624201141
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-01
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** Friday Improvers 
- **Location:** 22 High St, Measham, Swadlincote DE12 7HR, UK 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 2-6
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.03)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **shane  bowler** (Player ID: M9Z4VL) - Rating: 3.540, Location: N/A
- **Katrina Measures** (Player ID: N5DQN7) - Rating: 2.703, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Bernie Chamberlain** (Player ID: LZP0D5) - Rating: 2.943, Location: N/A
- **Frank Lusk** (Player ID: RZ0WRE) - Rating: 2.936, Location: Netherseal, England, GB

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