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News for week ending Sunday January 28 Graves Park B, who have led the A D Dickinson
Division Two (latest table below) almost since the start of the season
slipped, to second place this week. Their top slot has now been taken by
stable-mates Park Nomads. This does not mean that Park B have hit a bad
patch (far from it), it just means that due to the vagaries of the fixture
list the Park have not had a match since before Christmas and when they get
caught up, they will once again remain supreme. In the meantime Graves Park Nomads took over top
place beating two-player Graves Park E 7-3. But a few nights later they could
only draw 5-5 with the unpredictable Lodgers D. Dean Clow gave Nomads an
early lead with a narrow five set win over Mick Dodes but Paul Gilbert
levelled with an equally close victory over Walt Bridges, the third leg being
a marathon affair, Paul finally getting the breaks to edge home 9-11, 11-4,
16-18, 11-9, 11-9. Nomads forged ahead, Harry Paul putting them the lead with
the third five setter of the evening, this game being equally exciting as the
previous two, Paul edging home 17-15 in the fifth. Nomads piled on the
pressure, Clow making short work of Gilbert by beating him in three
sets. But to their credit the Park hit back, Dodes comfortably beating
Bridges, despite a hiccup in the third end, while Gilbert levelled the score
by beating Paul 11-6, 11-9, 11-6. However, it was all to no avail and with
three walkovers the game was all but over the Nomads duo of Clow and Bridges
wrapping up the doubles to guide their team to victory. A few days later against Lodgers D a lacklustre
Park team, who in the end were happy to scramble a draw. Lodgers kicked off,
David Kime opening the scoring by beating Tris Clow in a five-set thriller.
But Dean Clow quickly levelled with a solid win over Graham Bonsor while
Harry Paul put the Park into the lead by beating Nev Leggate in four legs.
Dean Clow (ranked No.5) increased the lead even further by beating No.7
ranked David Kime in a close tussle. Then Tris Clow made the score 4-1 by
beating Nev Leggate 11-2, 11-4, 11-8. Lodgers, staring defeat in the face,
pulled one back with Graham Bonsor (what a player he could be if he would
only concentrate that little bit more) beating Harry Paul in five legs. But
they (Lodgers) were then rocked when Leggate pulled out of his last game of
the night due to injury. A lesser team might have thrown in the towel but
Kime gave them some hope by beating Paul. And with Bonsor beating Tris
Clow in the last singles of the evening the result was still in the balance.
Normally one would have expected the two Clow boys to clinch the doubles, but
although winning the first two, the Lodgers pairing of Kime and Bonsor
knuckled down to win the next three 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 to earn their team
a well deserved draw. Penmaen B, who have yet to win a game, turned in
probably one of their best performances of the season by drawing with
third-placed Graves Park D, who look as though they are going to complete the
season with two players. Sasha Martin took both his singles beating Paul
Matschull in four and Dave Walters in three, while Rachael Searles had little
or no luck against the Park lads, taking the first set off Matschull and
pushing Walters all the way. Both the Park players beat Reuben Reed fairly
comfortably and then combined to beat Martin and Searles in the doubles to
earn their team an equal share of the points. The two Lodgers teams in this division met, the D
expecting a better result than first time round when they lost 4-6, giving
the E their only win during the first half of the season. None of the Lodgers
lads had any answer to Colin Bell and although David Kime and Nev Leggate
took him to four legs, the result was never really in doubt. Pete Bell made
both Kime and Graham Bonsor fight for their victory but he was too strong
for Leggate beating him 11-6, 11-7, 10-12, 11-4. With both teams
requiring the doubles Colin and Pete Bell proved triumphant and although
dropping the third, they powered home 11-6 in the fourth equally sharing the
spoils to make sure of the draw.
In the Yates and Greenhough Division One (latest
table below) Shodfriars B settled into second place with a 9-1 victory over
Lodgers A, whose tenure in Division One is beginning to look shaky. As
mentioned before, Lodgers when they are without Graham Lacey, only look a
shadow of their normal selves and the result of this game only emphasises
this. Alan Ashberry was again in great form winning his three, having little
troubles with either Trev Blackbourn or Ian Stones, and despite losing the
second and third end to Pete Truepenny won the next two comfortably enough.
Roger Hooton gave him excellent support, picking up his three, effortlessly
beating Truepenny but finding Ian Stones something of a problem before
capturing the fifth 11-8. Trev Blackbourn for the second year in succession,
declined to play against him — awarding Roger the game. Scott Sykes
chipped in with two, with a straight-forward win over Blackbourn, while from
being in a strong position of two sets up against Truepenny, Scott survived a
critical final leg to scrape home 13-11. Ian Stones picked up Lodgers
solitary game, narrowly beating Sykes, saving Lodgers from suffering the
ignominy of a whitewash. Lodgers G showed that they are not out of the
reckoning just yet, with a 10-0 whitewash of Wrangle. This wasn’t as bad for Wrangle
as the maximum score suggests, Mark Hulme being taken to five ends by both
Dave Coulson and Sam Cooper. Andy Kirk needed four legs to see off all the
Wrangle lads, but Kelvin Clements had no such problems, winning his three in
straight legs and still seeming to have plenty left in the tank. Graves Park C who still harbour plans for the
runners up spot, had nothing to smile about when they met Stickney A,
narrowly winning 6-4. The match looked to be going only one way, the Park
striding into a strong 3-0 lead, Martin Walters making short work of Paul
Hartnett, while James Quinton after a shaky first set, trimmed up Geoff
Bourne. Mick East uncharacteristically struggled against Andrew Benjamin,
requiring five sets to see him off but Stickney then pulled one back, Bourne
after a stutter in the second against Walters, won the next two very
comfortably. East, although struggling against Benjamin, found he had no such
trouble against either Hartnett or Bourne, easing past both of them in
straight sets. Quinton by contrast after his win over Bourne went to pieces,
losing in straight legs to young Benjamin and also going down to Hartnett in
four. Walters tidied up with a victory over Benjamin and then combined with
East to lose the doubles, (this is obviously not their strong point,) going
down 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 4-11 to the Bourne Hartnett partnership giving
the scoreline an air of respectability. A few nights later Graves Park C met Shodfrairs A, the Park needing a hefty win to maintain their runners-up challenge. Although starting off with a solid 3-0 lead, James Quinton beating Jake the Pegg, Martin Walters beating Neil Snaith and Mick East naking short work of Maurice Buck, Shoddy’s pulled one back, Jake just getting the better of Martin Walters in five. This revival was short lived, the Park surging ahead to win the next three, Quinton beating Buck fairly easily, while East dispatched Snaith in three. Walters gained a walkover against Buck who had suffered an injury, while Jake gave Shoddy's a further consolation point with a great win over East, Jake edging home 9-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-5, 11-8. Quinton wrapped up the proceedings with a good win over Snaith and then combined with Walters to win the doubles in four guiding the Park to a sound 8-2 triumph. |
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Penmaen A |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
93 |
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Shodfriars B |
11 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
72 |
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Lodgers G |
11 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
68 |
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Graves Park C |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
66 |
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Shodfriars A |
12 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
48 |
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Lodgers B |
11 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
43 |
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Graves Park A |
9 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
38 |
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Lodgers A |
9 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
32 |
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Stickney A |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
31 |
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Wrangle |
11 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
19 |
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A D Dickinson Division Two
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Graves Park Nomads |
12 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
77 |
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Graves Park B |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
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Graves Park D |
11 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
58 |
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Graves Park E |
11 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
53 |
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Graves Park F |
11 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
53 |
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Lodgers D |
11 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
47 |
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Stickney B |
10 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
45 |
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Lodgers E |
11 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
41 |
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Shodfriars C |
10 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
38 |
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Penmaen B |
10 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
32 |
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Graves Park D v Lodgers
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News for week ending Sunday January 21 The second half of the Boston and District Table
Tennis League season is well under way with the majority of teams having
played at least one match since 2007 dawned. Shodfriars B eased into second place in the Yates
and Greenhough Division One table with a creditable draw against fierce
rivals Graves Park C and cemented this spot a few nights later with an 8-2
victory over bottom team Wrangle. The match against the Park (who look to be
Shoddy’s potential rivals for the runners-up spot), was as usual hard fought
and could have gone either way. Scott Sykes was the unluckiest player of the
night, all his games going the full distance, only for him to lose the
all-important final end. Alan Ashberry once again proved a formidable
opponent, taking his three games in straight ends. But he had to fight hard
in the first, coming from behind to clinch the set 14-12. Roger Hooton
chipped in with one, scraping home 11-6, 12-14, 5-11, 13-11, 11-7 against
Mick East. But he couldn’t maintain the momentum, going down in four sets to
the in-form Martin Walters and the equally impressive James Quinton in five,
Roger losing the last leg 0-11. Needing a doubles win to avoid an overall
match defeat, Shoddy’s took a gamble playing Sykes and Ashberry, in a effort
to take the game to Walters and Quinton their illustrious opponents. Their
gamble appeared to have paid off, the Shoddy’s pair taking the double in
four sets, securing a draw in what turned out to be an entertaining evening. Four or so nights later Shoddy’s faced bottom
team Wrangle and sometimes matches like these can be just as hard as playing
against the top teams. This, though, was not one of those matches. Alan
Ashberry was again in devastating form winning his three games, although
Dennis Pattrick gave him a bit of a scare by winning the first end 11-9. The
second and third ends, despite being close, went the Shoddy way. But in the
fourth, Alan gained the upper hand to blow him away 11-3. Scott Sykes
showed that losing all three in the match four days earlier had not affected
him. And although being stretched by all three Wrangle lads, he managed to
win the vital end each time. Dave “Smiler” Smith was no match for Dave
Coulson or Sam Cooper but he didn’t go home empty handed, losing the first
end 6-11 to Dennis Pattrick but cruising home to win the next three, 11-3,
13-11, 11-3 to help guide his team to an 8-2 victory, same score as the
first time round.
At the top Penmaen go marching on, beating Graves
Park A 10-0. Penmaen were worthy winners but it was an unlucky Park who
returned home with two of their players carrying injuries, Rob Smith having
to pull out of his game against Jimmy Brewster with a hamstring injury. Worse
was to follow in the doubles, Nick Langley and reserve Mick Dodes after
winning the first end 11-9, had to halt their quest to pick up a consolation
point when Mick slipped and injured his groin and being unable to continue,
thus enabling Penmaen to clock up a 10-0 victory. Lodgers B and Stickney A were both in need of points when they met. Stickney gained the upper hand early on, Paul Hartnett beating Vic Clements, while Geoff Bourne polished off Tim Day. Pete Evans threw Lodgers a lifeline, beating Andrew Benjamin despite losing the second leg. But Stickney surged further ahead, Hartnett registering his second win of the evening, beating Day in four sets. Lodgers clawed their way back into the match courtesy of Clements and Evans, the former beating young Benjamin while Evans (playing some great table tennis) made short work of Bourne beating him 11-8, 11-6, 11-8. Stickney responded in admirable style, Benjamin clearly showing what a good asset he will be picking up the scalp of Day. But Evans immediately replied, beating Hartnett in five legs and taking his hat-trick into the bargain. Bourne trimmed up Clements but Lodgers made sure the points were going to be equally shared, Day (he really needed this one) and Evans winning a pulsating doubles by beating Hartnett and Benjamin 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 6-11, 11-6.
Teams in the A D Dickinson Division Two
all too often seem short of players, none more so than Graves Park D and
Graves Park E who entertained Stickney B and Lodgers E respectively. Despite
the handicap, Paul Matschull and Dave Walters brushed this aside by winning
their singles when comfortably beating Tim Sampson but finding Cliff “Dynamo”
Davey and Tony Sharpe difficult to overcome. “The Dynamo” was unlucky to come
away with nothing, taking Matschull to four legs while narrowly losing 9-11 in
the fifth to Walters. With Stickney already having three points on the board
(and after winning the first end of the doubles 11-9) they were confident of
increasing their points tally. However Matschull and Walters showed what a
class doubles act they have had to become, turning this around, easily
winning the next three guiding the team to a 7-3 victory. Graves Park E, another team who could only
field two players, took on bottom but one Lodgers E. The latter seized upon
this opportunity to register their second victory of the season, scraping
home 6-4. Colin Bell picked up his two singles, beating both Mick Dodes and
Emma Watson in straight ends, while Pete Bell picked up a much needed win,
narrowly beating Emma 10-12, 11-6, 11-4, 12-10. A close doubles saw Watson
and Dodes take the first two but despite going down 2-11 in the
third, they gathered their thoughts to comfortably win the fourth,
adding a bit of gloss to a score which so easily could have been a lot worse. Park D again with only two, took on Shodfriars C
who had new signing Chris Cooke making his debut. Dave Walters gave the Park
an early lead being Dave Hocking 11-6 in the fifth, while Paul Matschull came
under immediate pressure from debut man Chris Cooke and in a tight game the
Shoddy’s player just gained the upper hand to win the fourth end 12-10. Paul
Maxwell failed to shine against either of the Park lads and with Matschull
having to work hard to beat Hocking, it was down to Walters who had to beat
Cooke, to keep the Park in the game. The first two ends were nip and
tuck, the Park player just getting the vital points to win 11-9 both times.
The third could have gone either way and with the game swaying first one way,
then the other, there was nothing in it but at 15-14 Walters nicked the vital
point to clinch the end 16-14. With the three walkovers the Park held a 5-4
advantage meaning both teams required the doubles, Walters and Matschull
coming from 1-2 down to snatch the last two, to steer the Park to a rather
fortunate 6-4 victory Stickney B, who have picked up a bit in recent
weeks, took on fourth placed Graves Park F in a close match on what was
a very enjoyable night. Why can’t they all be like this! The game was
close throughout, Stickney just gaining the edge and hanging on, Tony Hall
being in superb form, winning his singles. Tim Sampson looked to on the way
to winning his three for the first time this season but after beating No.10
ranked Barry Frankish (good win this), and Alan Davy, he was thwarted by Kit
Calvert who played brilliantly to beat him 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 7-11,
11-8. “Dynamo” Davey failed to pick up a game and as a result had the
pleasure of scoring the doubles, watching Hall and Sampson guide their team
to an overall 6-4 victory for their fist win since November 29 last year.
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News for week ending Sunday January 14 The
second half of the Boston and District Winter Table Tennis League season
kicked off in fine style, all of the scheduled fixtures plus two
over-spilling from the first half of the season being played. Shodfriars
B moved into second place in the Yates and Greenhough Division One
table with a creditable draw against fourth placed Graves Park C and a few
nights later cemented this spot with an 8-2 victory over bottom team Wrangle.
The
game against the Park, who are their potential rivals for runners-up spot,
was as usual hard fought and could have gone either way, Scott Sykes being
the unluckiest player of the night. All his games went the full distance only
for him to lose the all-important final end each time. Alan Ashberry
once again proved a formidable opponent in taking his three in straight legs.
But he had to battle hard in his first end against Mick East, coming from
behind to clinch the set 14-12. Roger Hooton chipped in with one,
scraping home against Mick East 11-6, 12-14, 5-11, 13-11, 11-7, but the
effort required must have sapped all his reserves, as he went down to the
in-form Martin Walters in four legs and the equally impressive James Quinton
in five, Roger losing the last end 0-11. Needing a last game win to avoid
overall match defeat, Shoddy’s gambled on playing Scott Sykes and Alan
Ashberry in an effort to take the game to their illustrious opponents, Walters
and Quinton. The gamble seems to have paid off, the Shoddy’s pairing taking
the doubles in four sets to earn them a draw in what turned out to be an
entertaining evening. Four
night later Shoddy’s faced bottom team Wrangle, Alan Ashberry again being in
devastating form by winning his three games, although Dennis Pattrick
gave him a bit of a scare by winning the first end 11-9. The second and
third legs, despite being close, went the Shoddy way. But in the fourth leg
Alan blew him away winning 11-3. Scott Sykes, despite losing all three
in Shoddy’s previous fixture, showed that it had not affected him, winning
his singles and although being stretched by all three Wrangle lads he managed
tro win the vital ends. Dave “Smiler” Smith was no match for Dave
Coulson and Sam Cooper but in his the last game of the evening he gained some
reward. Although losing the first end to Dennis Pattrick 6-11 he cruised home
beating an unlucky Dennis 11-3, 13-11, 11-3, giving Shoddy’s an 8-2 victory —
the same score as the first time round. At the
top, Penmaen go marching on, beating Graves Park A 10-0. Penmaen were worthy
winners but the unlucky Park returned home with two injured players. Rob
Smith (hamstring) had to pull out of his game against Jimmy
Brewster. Worse was to follow in the doubles. Nick Langley and
reserve Mick Dodes won the first end 11-9 but then Mick slipped and injured
his groin, leaving him unable to continue, thus enabling Penmaen to register
a 10-0 victory. Lodgers
B and Stickney A met in a clash where both sides badly needed the
overall points. Stickney gained the upper hand early on, Paul Hartnett
beating Vic Clements while Geoff Bourne had little trouble with Tim Day. Pete
Evans put Lodgers back in the frame by beating Andrew Benjamin despite
losing the second leg. But Stickney surged further ahead, Hartnett
registering his second win of the evening, beating Day in four. Lodgers
quickly bounced back to level the scores, Clements beating young Benjamin
while Evans (playing some great table tennis) made short work of Bourne,
beating him 11-8, 11-6, 11-8. Stickney, though, refused to lie down and
responded through Benjamin who picked up a good scalp by beating a
disappointing Day in three legs. But Evans made the score all square by beating
Hartnett in five legs. Bourne made short work of Clements but Lodgers
made sure the points were equally shared, Day (who needed this) and Evans
winning a pulsating doubles beating Hartnett and Benjamin 11-9, 9-11,
11-2, 6-11, 11-6. Teams in the A D Dickinson Division Two often
seem short of players, none more so than Graves Park D who entertained
Stickney B with only two players. But Paul Matschull and Dave Walters didn’t let that bother
them, winning their singles, easily beating Tim Sampson but finding Cliff
“Dynamo” Davey and Tony Sharpe difficult to overcome. Cliff was unlucky not
to come away with something, taking Matschull to four legs and then going
down 9-11 in the fifth leg to Walters. Through the Park having only two
players, Stickney picked up the three walkovers and after winning the
first end of the doubles, they were confident of increasing their points
tally. However, Matschull and Walters got their act together by winning
the next three legs to guide the Park to a 7-3 victory. But repeatedly
playing with two players may eventually cost the Park a place in the top
four. Graves
Park E, another team able to field only two players, took on bottom
but one Lodgers E, the latter seizing this opportunity to register their
second victory of the season, scraping home 6-4. Colin Bell picked up
his two games, beating both Mick Dodes and Emma Watson in straight ends,
while Pete Bell had to be content with one, recording a narrow win over
Emma. A close-fought doubles saw Watson and Dodes take the first two and
despite going down heavily in the third, they gathered themselves together to
comfortably win the fourth to add a bit of gloss to a score that so easily
could have been worse. Park D,
again with only two players, took on Shodfriars C who had new singing Chris
Cooke making his debut. The first two games were both five-setters, Dave
Walters beating Dave Hocking 11-8 in the fifth, while Paul Matschull came
under pressure from debut man Chris Cooke, the Shoddy’s player gaining the
upper hand to win the fourth end 12-10. Paul Maxwell failed to shine against
either of the Park lads and with Matschull beating Hocking it was down to
Walters to beat Cooke to keep the Park in the game. The first two ends were
nip and tuck, Walters just getting the vital points to win 11-9 both times.
The third was even tighter and at 10-10 it could have gone either
way. With the points being evenly shared, the game was swinging wildly
and at 15-14 Walters won the vital point, finally clinching the
game 16-14. At this point it was 5-4 to the Park that left both teams
requiring the doubles. And again a close game ensued, Walters and Matschull
coming from 1-2 down to snatch the last two 11-4, 11-6, to steer the
Park a rather fortunate 6-4 victory. Stickney
B, who have picked up a bit in recent weeks, took on fourth placed Graves
Park F in close game and on what turned out to be a very enjoyable night. The
game was tight throughout, Stickney just gaining the edge and holding
on. Tony Hall was in superb form winning his singles. Tim Sampson looked to
be on the way to completing his hat-trick, which would have been his
first this season. But after beating No.10 ranked Barry Frankish and
Alan Davy he fell foul of a resurgent Kit Calvert, who played brilliantly to
beat him 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 7-11, 11-8. “Dynamo” Davy failed to pick up a game
and as a result had the pleasure of scoring the doubles, watching Hall
and Sampson guide their team to victory for an overall a 6-4
win. Question: Will captain Tony Sharpe get his place back in this team?
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News for week ending Sunday January 7 With Christmas and the New Year intervening,
matches on the Boston and District Table Tennis League front have been few
and far between, some teams finishing a week earlier than was anticipated.
Meanwhile others have caught up with outstanding fixtures, or are playing
early in the New Year before the second half of the season re-starts. What we have we seen so far is that Division One
has been split up into three “mini-leagues.” Yates and Greenhough Division One
analysis follows. Penmaen A: Last season’s champions, thus breaking
the Lodgers G stranglehold of the previous eight years. There is little doubt
that they will be champions again as they are virtually in a league of their
own. Lodgers G: Last season’s runners-up, but this
year even though they are in second place, it looks as they may be edged out
of that as well. The loss of Ian Royle and Gary Hill has hit them really
hard and even though Mark Hulme has come in and is having a fair season,
they are not the unbeatable force they used to be. Cannot see them finishing
above fourth. Graves Park C: Never really shone last season and
were pipped to the runners-up spot by Lodgers G. Have the potential to
finish second but to do this all of them will have to shine at the same time
for in the decisive matches. Have two games in hand against Stickney A and
Shodfriars B and positive results in both are a must. A word of warning
though: Stickney also need the points to avoid relegation. Graves Park A: Lead the way in the second
mini-division, and are at present not strong enough to join the big boys. Had
a terrible start to the season by losing four of their first five matches.
But since then they have picked up and haven’t lost since. If they can start
the second half better than they did the first half they get a few more
points but will be well off a top four finish. Shodfriars A: It wasn’t too long ago that they
always finished above their B team but in recent years things have changed
and they no longer rule the roost. Points gained so far this year just
down on last year at the same time and this may be due to the fact that no
fewer than four of their matches have been drawn games, some of
them being against decent opposition. The number of wins has let them
down a bit with only one to their name. If they want to avoid the relegation
scramble, they may well have to turn in some better results. Lodgers B: At the start of the season Vic thought
they might go down. But here they are in seventh place. Have picked up one or
two good wins (memorably beating their A team 8-2), but are not out of the
woods as the two teams directly below them have games in hand. Come the end
of the season, relegation could be a close call. Lodgers A: This team is something of an enigma
(yes I do know what it means). It appears to me that when Graham Lacey plays,
the team performs reasonably well. But when he not playing, oh dear!
Even with Graham’s record of 87 percent, the team have only picked up
one win and ironically Graham wasn’t playing in that match, reserve Colin
Bell taking his place and guiding the team to victory. Have lost a number of
matches 4-6 and have also drawn a couple and that is why they are where they
are. Have a game in hand (Stickney A) over the two teams directly above them
and a good result here would see them clear the danger zone if only
temporarily.
Wrangle: Stepped up from Division Two three weeks
into the season when one team scheduled to be in this division suddenly
dropped out. Sadly there is no fairytale ending as Wrangle have found
the gap between the divisions is vast. Consequently, they are down at the
bottom without a win, but credit must go too them for pulling in the
outstanding games from the first three weeks of the season. Virtually
doomed to be relegated and for them this season will just have to be put down
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