01/12/14: The Alan Barber Cup semi-finals were at Eton yesterday afternoon, with the Olavians and the Salopians making it through to set up a replay of last year's final.
The Olavians had a routine win over the Old Harrovians but the Salopians were pushed all the way by Lancing, only winning in the fifth game of the deciding pair. The final is at Eton at 2:30pm on Sunday 18th January.
Old Olavians beat Old Harrovians 3-0
J Toop & M Wiseman beat T Dunbar & R Bryan 3-1 (8-12, 12-1, 12-3, 12-4)
S Cooley & P White beat A Poole & N Shaw 3-0 (12-5, 12-1, 12-1)
Old Harrovians conceded third pair
Old Salopians beat Lancing Old Boys 2-1
E Taylor & G Williams lost to G Campbell & W Betts 1-3 (12-5, 9-12, 9-12, 8-12)
H Lewis & G Thomason beat D Foster & M Scurr 3-2 (12-6, 12-7, 8-12, 9-12, 12-4)
C Hughes & T Welti beat T Betts & G Linfield 3-0 (12-2, 12-3, 12-1)