# Match Record: Friday Improvers  (2026-04-24)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 09:46:20
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7594358265
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-24
- **Estimated Play Time:** 10:15 AM
- **Event:** Friday Improvers 
- **Location:** 22 High St, Measham, Swadlincote DE12 7HR, UK 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 3-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.46)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Ian Chamberlain** (Player ID: ORNWN7) - Rating: 3.369, Location: N/A
- **Melvyn Walster** (Player ID: WZ5RRL) - Rating: 3.754, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Dave Hardy** (Player ID: Y454DE) - Rating: 3.846, Location: N/A
- **Frank Lusk** (Player ID: RZ0WRE) - Rating: 2.871, Location: Netherseal, England, GB

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