Cambridgeshire welcomed Essex to the MIBC on 18 September 2016. There were some very hard games but having shown great fighting spirit Cambridgeshire secured a win scoring 25 points against 15 points for Essex. The overall shot difference was Cambridgeshire 194 shots and Essex 169 shots. Individual team results were as follows:-
Singles:
Robert Spriggs - L 13-15, W 16-8
Joe Peters - W 18-14, W 14-11
Pairs:
Geoff Ward and Barry Fox - W 16-9, W13-11.
Maureen Bell and Roly Fincham - W 14-9, L 10-13
Triples:
Lonnie Fyson, Maureen Fyson and Josie Charter - L 6-11, W 11-7
Dawn Fincham, Jayne Thorpe and Gwen Siggee - L 6-12, L 11-14.
Fours:
Judith Fox, Mary Fox, Rob Bonello and Colin Buck - W 19-7, L 7-14.
Janet Russell, Graham Lunn, Barrie Newton and Tony Hart - D 8-8, W 12-6.
Joe Peters congratulated the team and hoped that this success would continue in the next matches.