Southend & District Table Tennis League
Press Reports 2011-2012
Week 14 Commencing 22nd January 2012
Premier Division
Regulation wins for the top two this week, giving
weight to the argument that this is turning out to be a two horse race. The two
thoroughbred horses in question are of course Rawreth A and Thorpe Bay A.
Rawreth A recorded a 9-0 victory over Lentern B with Hatricks for Chris Jacobs,
George Reeves and Kevin Read while Thorpe Bay A beat Runnymede B 8-1, James
Marshall with the consolation win for Runnymede. The closest game this week
came as Hullbridge A beat Hadleigh Forum A 6-3. It was a real team effort with
Richard Brown (3 wins), Tim Pang (2) and Nigel Lamb (1) all contributing. Duncan
Division 1
With the leaders Rawreth C not playing this week,
it was a chance for the chasing pack to catch up. The team currently in second,
Hullbridge C, lost a close game with Rawreth D 5-4. This is mainly due to
Neil Want’s hat trick. Bill Smith and Peter Saunders
both won 2 games each for Hullbridge. Customs A were convincing winners in
their match with Hullbridge B winning 8-1. Roy Thomas, Brian Rackham and Roger
Woolley were on the winning side with Roy and Brian earning hat tricks, but
Roger lost to Andy Seabrook who got the sole point for Hullbridge B. Lentern D
have won for the 2nd week in a row, this time with a 6-3 victory over Hadleigh
Forum C. Lentern have Sue Body to thank after winning all her 3 games, Peter
Lucraft backed Sue with two wins for Lentern. Elsewhere, the other Lentern team
beat Canvey B 7-2. Mike Grout played well winning all his 3 matches, but both
Chris Crooks and Les Taylor lost to Canvey's Tony Giddons who picked up two
wins respectively. Andy
Division 2
Castle Point A’s
lead at the top of the division has now stretched to twenty points courtesy of
a couple of 9 – 0 wins – firstly away to St Peters and then at home to the
Dream Team. Barrie Delf, Simon Jacob and Keith Neville all look too strong for
this division. The leaders cause seems to have been helped by second place
Whittingham only being able to field two players for their home game against St
Peters. Although Craig Harris was again unbeaten for the home team, two apiece
from Paul Reed, Paul Solosy and Clive Smith saw the visitors victorious 6 – 3. This
set back allowed third place Lentern E move level on points with Whittingham.
Maximums from Talbot Wiseman, Peter Lucraft and Wayne Farmer ensured a 9 – 0
home beating of a two-man Basildon Hospital. Hockley A did their cause no harm
with a 6 – 3 win at Dream Team, thanks to Tony Vassallo’s maximum. Elsewhere,
three each from Neil Daines, Michael Piper and David Barnes gave Invicta A a
comfortable 9 – 0 home win over Rawreth E. David
Division 3.
In
Division 3, the stand out performance of the week came from the Hullbridge H
Juniors as they beat Hockley C 9-0. Remarkably, Hullbridge H fielded what must be the youngest team ever to
have played in the league of Sam Fullick (aged 10), Zoe Davies (aged 11) and
Rebecca Lowman (aged 12) and they pulled off a very impressive team
performance. Not to be out done, the
Rawreth Junior team of Matt Terry, Sam Verrinder and Nick Tyson also recorded a
9-0 win in their match against Customs B as did Hockley B against Castle Point
C with Paul Henlen, Josh Copeland and Brian Bissenden all remaining
undefeated. Elsewhere, a John Golding
hat trick and braces for Mike Keeble and Jon Hill led Invicta B to a 7-2 win
against Hullbridge G. Similarly, Tony
Ayliffe’s maximum helped Castle Point B to a 6-3 win against Canvey E. A solid team performance from Ken Field,
Frank Hooper and Stan Owen who each scored two wins was enough to secure a 6-3
win for RESSC B against Canvey D. This
was the same story for Hullbridge F with Steve Smitheman, Dave Booroff and Tony
Molisso all recording braces in their 6-3 win against Warehouse C, who had
Jonathan Allen in top form and undefeated on the night. Charles
Week 13 Commencing 15th January 2012
Premier Division
Some very one sided results in this week's fixtures
with three 9-0 score lines being recorded. Those who were in cruise control
included Rawreth A against Hullbridge A, Lentern A v Runnymede B and finally
Hadleigh Forum A v Canvey A. The closest game of the week came as Rawreth B
played host to Rayleigh Mill. A hatrick from Duncan Taylor and a win for Steve
Sawyer took this game to a decider but it was the two Keith’s, Phillips and
Adams, alongside Babul McLeod, that took this one. Duncan
Division 1
Rawreth C went close to losing their unbeaten
record, but just managed to beat Customs A 5-4. the game of the night was
between Dave Colwill and Roy Thomas which ended 11-9 in the 5th to Dave and
proved crucial. Dave looked on course to win all 3 but lost out again in 5 sets
to Brian Rackham, who also won 2 games that night. Hullbridge C have moved into
2nd spot after a 9-0 victory over RESSC A. Bill Smith, Peter Saunders and Andy
Seaman were all on top of their games. Lentern C are hot on their tails after a
7-2 victory over Hullbridge B. Chris Crooks won his 3 but Les Taylor and Mike
Grout could only win 2 after losing to Andy Seabrook. A Martin West hat trick
gave Warehouse the advantage in their match with Hadleigh Forum B. Martin was
backed up by Kim Shead with 2 wins. Andy
Division 2
The Castle Point
A band wagon continues its relentless momentum with another 9 – 0 win away,
this time at St Peters. Simon Jacob,
Keith Neville and Barrie Delf were all unbeaten. Second place Whittingham are
finding the leaders’ pace a little too hot. Whilst it was a good result 7 – 2
result away at Basildon Hospital; nonetheless it opens a further gap. Adrian
Atkinson and Mike Smith managed one each for the home side.
Elsewhere there
were good 7 – 2 home wins for both Warehouse B and Rawreth E. Warehouse
overcame Invicta A, with Jim Stait and Tony Wright unbeaten, whilst Rawreth
were too good for the Hullbridge D juniors. Sid Dorn was again Hullbridge’s
star winning both his side’s points. Alan Tideswell was unbeaten.
Hullbridge D
also suffered a reverse in a home tie, losing 6 – 3, to Warehouse B. Messrs. Stait and Wright again did the
damage, whilst all the home side of Grant Burgess, Sid Dorn and Shannon Rolfe
won one each.
David
Division 3.
In
Division 3 this week, Invicta B beat Hockley C 9-0 courtesy of unbeaten
performances from John Golding, Jon Hill and Shelley Woolley. Castle Point B recorded an 8-1 win against
Hullbridge G thanks to maximums from Tony Ayliffe and Martin Roberts. Jo Hills
prevented the whitewash for Hullbridge G with a win over Kevin Cox. Runnymede C also recorded an 8-1 win in their
match against Hullbridge F. Mac Neif and
Phil Digby bagged hat tricks and Anne Adlington scored two wins for Runnymede C
but was denied her maximum by Hullbridge F’s Bill Hoy. In the final game of the week, Castle Point C
beat Canvey E 5-4. Paul Thompson and
Richard Riebold scored braces and Dave Humphrey’s added the vital point to take
the win for Castle Point but none of them could beat Canvey E’s Dave Short who
remained undefeated on the night. Charles
Week 12 Commencing 8th January 2012
Premier Division
A Runnymede A side containing Stuart Gibbs and
Kevin Caldon would prove too strong for most sides and that was the case as
they came up against Rayleigh Mill and ran out 6-3 winners. Their third
player Sam Lowman was unlucky not to add to the ‘Tally’, as he pushed Marilyn
Bawden and Steve Sawyer both to a 5th end. In the battle between the two
Lentern clubs, it was the A side that predictably came out on top. A
maximum from Norbert Fullerton backed up with two wins a piece from Paul Brown
and Charlie Bates easily saw off the Lentern B challenge 7-2. The top two teams
cemented their places at the top of the division but it was Rawreth A that
nudged slightly further ahead after this round of games. They dominated Canvey
A 9-0 while nearest challenges Thorpe Bay A dropped a couple of games in a 7-2
win over Hullbridge A. Duncan
Division 1
Rawreth
C continue to move closer to the Division 1 title after the top two met. Hat
tricks from Dave Colwill and Chris Auckett proved decisive, although Chris
Crooks and Mike Grout managed to get 1 win each respectively. This now puts
Rawreth C 18 points ahead of their nearest rivals and still undefeated for the
season. Hadleigh Forum C turned up with only two players against Hullbridge B,
but that was still enough for them to win the match 5-4. Russ Bright played
very well for his hat trick and Dave Thomas backed him up with two wins. Elsewhere
Canvey B picked up their 1st win on the season in a close game with Rawreth B.
Canvey's Tony Westwell proved the key player that night winning all three of
his games and was backed up by the other Tony's (Reed and Giddens) winning one
game apiece. Rawreth's Neil Want and Mel Jones both won 2 games, but lost out
to Tony Westwell on the night. Andy
Division 2
A brace of 5 – 4 results keeps Whittingham in
contention for a promotion place. Firstly, they travelled to Rawreth E and a
team performance saw them win. Alan Tideswell did well to overcome the
visitors’ John Blackman and Keith Cullen likewise against Craig Harris. Dick
Mann’s single contribution for Whittingham proved decisive, though. Next,
Whittingham triumphed by the same score at home to Canvey C. John won all his
three but Craig lost a tight encounter to Canvey’s Peter Cray. Geoff Banthorpe,
playing up for the visitors, took one game. However, it was not enough for the
visitors. A strong win 7 – 2 for Lentern E, at home to Rawreth E, consolidates
their position. Wayne Farmer was again unbeaten and he was well supported by
Talbot Wiseman and Ray Farmer. However, both of these were unable to get the
better of Alan Tideswell for the visitors. Hockley A proved far too strong when
they hosted St Peters. Maximums from Neal Klyman, Tony Vasallo and Vince Gurney
saw them romp home 9 – 0 winners. David
Division 3.
In
Division 3 this week, the results were dominated by 9-0 score lines. Runnymede C beat Hullbridge H 9-0 thanks to
hat tricks from Phil Digby, Mick Saunders and Nathan Ram. Castle Point B did likewise in their match
against Hockley C courtesy of maximums from Martin Roberts, Tony Ayliffe and
Kevin Cox. Second placed Hullbridge E
also inflicted a 9-0 defeat on a two man Hockley D team with Paul Ogden, Sue
Reece and Ann Lane all remaining undefeated. Elsewhere, joint league leaders, Canvey D, led by Mr. Reliable Geoff
Banthorpe, recorded an 8-1 win against Customs B. Geoff combined with Steve Parker to remain
undefeated on the night with Richard Nicol adding a brace. Castle Point C also recorded an 8-1 victory
against Hullbridge G with Colin Smith and Paul Thompson notching trebles and
Richard Riebold adding two wins. In a
more closely contested match, Warehouse C had Graham Back on top form as his
hat trick narrowly edged out Invicta B 5-4. Finally, in the game of the week, newcomers Hockley B entertained joint
league leaders Wakering. Wakering’s
Cliff Noakes ruled the roost with a well taken hat trick, but Josh Copeland,
Laurie Witte and Keith Abbott hit back for Hockley each recording a brace of
wins to take the match 6-3.
Charles
Week 11 Commencing 1st January 2012
Premier Division
The most impressive result this week came for
Lentern A, as they defeated Hullbridge A 8-1. Maximums were recorded for Terry
Guymer and Django Fung with Hullbridge's consolation coming from a win for Glenn
Johnson over Norbert Fullerton. Rawreth A and B kept up their title challenge
with 8-1 and 6-3 wins over Thorpe Bay B and Runnymede A respectively.
Performances of note were a maximum for Stuart Gibbs, contributing all of
Runnymede's points and a win for Richard Stubbington over Lee Prentice for
Thorpe Bay B's solitary win. The final game this week saw 3 wins apiece for Ian
Tuckey and James Marshall as their Runnymede B side overcame Lentern B 7-2. Duncan
Division 1
Rawreth C have continued where they left off in
2011 with another comfortable win, this time beating Hadleigh Forum C 9-0.
Hadleigh put up a valiant effort but found Dave Colwill, Ben Matthews and
Trevor Ward in very good form. There was a closer game between Hullbridge C and
Hadleigh Forum B with Hullbridge C winning 5-4. Every player won at least one
game, but Hullbridge's Bill Smith and Pete Saunders won 2 each which proved
decisive in the outcome of the game. Colin Napper played well for Hadleigh
Forum winning 2 out of his 3 also. Roy Thomas secured another hat trick which
helped Customs A beat Lentern C 5-4. He was backed up by Dave Morgan who won
two, losing to Les Taylor, who also won two games that night. Andy
Division 2
At the half-way
point in the season, Castle Point A have a comfortable lead at the top of
Division 2. Despite an excellent maximum from Peter Cray of Canvey C, it wasn’t
enough to stop the leaders coming away from their visit to their Canvey Island co-habitats,
5 – 4 winners. Dream Team continue their climb up the table, thanks to an all
round performance when visiting St Peters. Paul Read was unbeaten for the home
team, but two each from Steve Marr, Behn Taylor and Jan Thorpe meant the spoils
went to the visitors 6 – 3. Lentern are neck and neck with the dreamers, but
have a game in hand. Thanks to a Wayne Farmer maximum, they came out 5 – 4
winners on their visit to Warehouse B. Recently crowned Essex under-13 closed
champion Sidney Dorn saved Hullbridge D’s blushes when they visited Invicta A,
but he couldn’t overcome the home side’s Barrie Murphy and Michael Piper in the
8 – 1 home win. Hockley A were far too strong for Basildon Hospital. Only
Adrian Atkinson could muster a win for the home side as they lost 8 – 1. Tony Vasallo and Trevor Vincent both recorded
maximums for the visitors. David
Division 3.
Hullbridge
E are the new leaders in Division 3, following a close 5-4 win against RESSC
B. Bob Shingleton-Smith led the way for
Hullbridge with a well taken hat trick and Sue Reece and Janet Finch each
scored single wins to close out the match. Third place Runnymede C had Phil Digby and Steve Giles in top form as
their maximums ensured a 7-2 win against Invicta B to keep up the pressure on
the league leaders. Elsewhere, Castle
Point B beat Warehouse C 8-1, courtesy of hat tricks from Tony Ayliffe and Ben
Brook with Martin Roberts adding a brace, but denied his maximum by Warehouse’s
Jonathan Allen. Finally, Castle Point C
beat Hockley C 9-0 thanks to undefeated performances from Richard Riebold,
Colin Smith and Paul Thompson. Charles
Week 10 Commencing 5th December 2011
Premier Division
Thorpe Bay A kept up their 100% start to the season
with a 7-2 victory over their B side, Mark Stones and John Poysden with the
maximums this time around. In was a case of Landlords v Tenants as Rawreth A
kept up their title challenge with a resounding 9-0 win over two man Rayleigh
Mill. Elsewhere maximums for the two Keith's, Adams and Phillips
secured a win for Rawreth B over Hadleigh Forum. Best game of the evening
Adams v Neil Barker. Some fierce counter hitting from Neil Barker had all
the spectators’ gobsmacked but not enough to overcome the in-form Keith
Adams. Duncan
Division 1
The Rawreth derby between the C and D team ended in
favour of the C team 6-3. Performance of the night was from the D teams Neil
Want who won all his games, but finished on the losing side. It was a similar
story for Hullbridge B against RESSC A as Howard Grant won his three matches in
vain as his side lost 6-3. Another hat trick from Roy Thomas moved Customs A to
2nd in a close game with Hadleigh Forum C which ended 5-4 to Customs A. Andy
Division 2
Castle Point
extended their lead marginally at the top of the division with an 8 -1 win over
Rawreth E, whilst Whittingham continue their steady progress in second place,
overcoming Warehouse B 6 – 3. There continues to be a shuffling of the
following pack, with Lentern E comprehensively beating Invicta A 8 – 1 at home.
Only a last rubber win for David Barnes avoided the visitor’s blushes. A
maximum from Trevor Vincent and a brace each from Paul Strutt and Vince Gurney
saw Hockley A home against Canvey C, for whom Peter Cray won both their games.
Closest rubber of the night was the last when Paul Strutt threw away a 2 set
and 8/3 lead in the third, only to then come back from 10/6 down in the fifth
to win 6 successive points and take the match 12/10. The Dream Team had a
fairly one-sided night entertaining Basildon Hospital, with the away team
managing only to field two players. Match of the night saw Steve Marr battle
through a hard fought victory against Adrian Atkinson in an amazing 5-setter
which lasted nearly 40 minutes. There were some exceptional rallies but
unfortunately Adrian couldn't prevent a 9 - 0 whitewash. David
Division 3.
In
Division 3 this week, there was an in-house derby as Canvey E entertained their
D team. The result saw the Canvey D team
win 9-0 thanks to hat tricks from Geoff Banthorpe, Les Ryder and Steve Parker. New league leaders Wakering had Cliff Noakes
and Dave Accleton in top form as they both stayed undefeated in their teams 7-2
win against Hullbridge G. In the final
reported game of the week, Warehouse C lost a close encounter 5-4 against
Castle Point C thanks in the main to a Paul Thompson hat trick. Ro Brett and Barbara O’Brien each won twice
for the Warehouse C team in response. The Warehouse C team included Laurie Neville, who was playing his last
competitive game before retirement from league table tennis. Laurie, a well-respected coach in the local
leagues for many years, demonstrated that he has lost none of his ability by
pushing all three experienced Castle Point players to fourth ends which was a
fitting finale for a career spanning nearly 50 years of local league table
tennis. Charles
Week 9 Commencing 27th November 2011
Premier Division
Two games at different ends of the table caught
the eye this week. At the top we saw a strong Rawreth A side overcome their B
team 7-2. Kevin Read in fine form with three wins backed up by 2 wins each for
Charles Sweeney and George Reeves, the Rawreth B consolation games coming from
Keith Adams and Minda Sinkus. At the other end of the table a rare and welcome
win for Runnymede B over Canvey A. Hatricks in this one from Ian Tuckey and
James Marshall with just a Terry Giddens win over Tony Coeshall preventing
a whitewash. Duncan
Division 1
Rawreth C are still top of the league after
another impressive 6-3 victory over RESSC A. The team of Dave Colwill, Chris Aukett
and Trevor Ward all winning 2 of their games on the night, with Mike Worship
playing very well for RESSC A and won 2 games respectively. A close game
between Hullbridge B and Warehouse A saw Warehouse A come out on top 5-4.
Martin West played well winning a hat trick on the night with Howard Grant
playing well for Hullbridge earning two wins. The Hullbridge C team had a good
victory over Lentern D winning 7-2, Andy Seaman and Peter Saunders both earning
hat tricks for Hullbridge. A Mike Grout hat trick helped Lentern C stay in
touch with the leaders with a 7-2 victory over Hadleigh Forum C. Andy
Division 2
Week 8. Leaders Castle Point A were again victorious
at home, overcoming a weakened Invicta A 9 – 0. Simon Jacobs, Keith Neville and
Barrie Delf were again all unbeaten. Second placed Whittingham entertained
Hullbridge D and won 7 -2. Dick Mann scored one win to support his team mates. The
Dream Team benefited from Rawreth E being unable to field a team, so were
awarded a 9 – 0 walkover. In a similar vein
Canvey C benefited from St Peters not having a team.
Week 9. The
status quo was maintained at the top of the division, with both first and
second-place teams winning 6 – 3 away from home. Castle Point A overcame
Warehouse B with Brian Farmer picking up two useful wins for the home side.
Whittingham saw off Invicta A thanks to maximums from Craig Harris and John
Blackman. Elsewhere, St Peters just edged it 5 – 4 away to Basildon Hospital,
although Adrian Atkinson was unbeaten for the home side. Two each from Paul
Reed and Dave de Coster, with Brian Parker completing the scoring, were
sufficient for the visitors. For a second week running Canvey C benefited from
weakened opposition. This week the Dream Team were only able to field two
players. Thanks to two wins from the visitors’ Jan Thorpe, the result was a
respectable 7 – 2 home win. David
Division 3.
In
Division 3 this week, the results were dominated by 9-0 score lines. Wakering beat newcomers Hockley C 9-0 thanks
to hat tricks from Jenny Butler, Dave Accleton and Cliff Noakes. Invicta B did likewise in their match against
Hullbridge H courtesy of maximums from Shelley Woolley, Jon Hill and John
Golding and Castle Point B had Martin Roberts, Tony Ayliffe and Ben Brook
undefeated in their win against Hullbridge F. Current league leaders Hullbridge E beat Customs B 8-1 courtesy of hat
tricks from Bob Shingleton-Smith and Janet Finch and two wins from Sue
Reece. Elsewhere, Canvey D had Rob
McDonald and Les Rider undefeated in their 7-2 win against Hullbridge G, and in
the closest game of the week, Hockley B edged out RESSC B 5-4 with Laurie Witte
and Paul Henlen winning twice each and Keith Abbott adding the vital point but
none of them could beat RESSC B’s Sarah Mapes on the night. Charles
Week 8 Commencing 20th November 2011
Premier Division
In a week of tight games something had to give as the two unbeaten teams in the premier division, Rawreth B and Thorpe Bay A went head to head. It was Thorpe Bay that came out on top in a 5-4 victory due in no small part to another maximum from Alex Abbott countering the two wins each from Minda Sinkus and Keith Adams. Two wins apiece for Terry Guymer and Django Fung and a hatrick for Duncan Taylor left the game between Lentern A and Rayleigh Mill delicately poised at 4-4 leaving the ever improving Charlie Bates to win the final game over Marilyn Bawden for the Lentern side. Elsewhere a good win for Gary Baker over Kevin Read proved to the be the difference between two very strong Runnymede A and Rawreth A sides backing up two wins each for Kevin Caldon and Stuart Gibbs. The final 5-4 game of the week came as Lentern B overcame a two man Canvey A side, Ian Rattray with the two wins that Lentern needed to overcome the Islanders. Duncan
Division 1 Rawreth C are still yet to be defeated after beating Warehouse A 6-3. Dave Colwill won all his 3 games on the night for Rawreth C and Martin West won two games for Warehouse both 13-11 in the 5th. Lentern C are just behind Rawreth C after a 7-2 win over Rawreth D mainly due to a Chris Crooks hat trick. Les Taylor and Mike Grout were both on course to winning their 3, but they both lost to Neil Want. Hadleigh Forum B beat Hullbridge B 7-2 and Linda Attridge played well to win a hat trick for Hullbridge C as they beat Canvey B 7-2. Andy
Division 2 Due to business commitments, not updated this week; will be next week. David
Division 3. In Division 3 this week, a team performance from Warehouse C saw them beat Wakering 6-3 thanks to a brace of wins from Jonathan Allen, Graham Back and Phil Mardle but none of the Warehouse team could beat Wakering’s Cliff Noakes who remained undefeated on the night. Another undefeated performance came from Hullbridge E’s Paul Ogden whose hat trick was just enough to secure a 5-4 for his team against Hockley B. Elsewhere, Canvey E entertained a strong RESSC B team of Ken Field, Frank Hooper and Stan Owen and despite their best efforts, lost 9-0. Finally, Rawreth Juniors lost 7-2 to Runnymede C who had Steve Giles and Mac Neife undefeated. John Radenhurst, Runnymede’s third player was taken ill shortly after the match. Everyone wishes John a speedy recovery and hopes to see him back on the table soon. Charles
Week 7 Commencing 6th November 2011
Premier Division
Alex Abbott and John Monk were in fine form for
Thorpe Bay A, as both recorded Hatricks against a strong Runnymede A side. Paul
Whatton also picked up one victory for the hosts resulting in both a 7-2
win and Thorpe Bay keeping their 100% record. Another team yet to taste
defeat this season are Rawreth B who stretch their lead at the top of the table
with an 8-1 win over Lentern A. A closer game than the scoreline suggests
and a good performance from Charlie Bates who despite not getting much reward
in this one showed he has developed a solid game and with a sound temperament
looks like he will be recording many wins in the games ahead. The performance
of the week though probably came from young Kieran Skeggs who recorded his
first maximum in the top flight as he helped his Rayleigh Mill side to a 6-3
win over Runnymede B. Duncan
Division 1
In the all Hullbridge affair, the B team beat the
C team 6-3. Richard Hiskey, Andy Seabrook and Andy Seaman all won 2 games, with
Peter Saunders winning 2 for the C team. There was also a close game between
Warehouse A and Customs A with Warehouse winning 5-4. Roy Thomas was unlucky to
be on the losing side after winning all his games, but 2 wins each for Martin
West and Kim Shead was enough to get Warehouse over the line. Elsewhere a Neil
Want hat trick helped Rawreth D beat Hadleigh Forum C 7-2 and Lentern C went to
the top of the table with a 6-3 win over RESSC A. Andy
Division 2
Castle Point A
extended their lead at the top of the division thanks to a 9 – 0 win away at
Hullbridge D. Simon Jacobs, Keith Neville and Barrie Delf were all unbeaten. Second
placed Whittingham travelled to Lentern E and prevailed 5 – 4, but not before
John Blackman lost his 100% record to Wayne Farmer. The Dream Team continued
their recent good form with a 6 – 3 win away to Warehouse B. Steve Marr, Behn
Taylor and Jan Thorpe shared the honours with 2 wins a-piece. Debutant Michael
Piper had an unbeaten start for Invicta A in his side’s 7 – 2 defeat of Hockley
A. Neil Daines also one his 3 whilst Vince Gurney and Neal Klyman gained one
each for the visitors. St Peters managed their second win of the season away to
Rawreth E, despite a maximum from the home team’s Alan Tideswell, two each from
Clive Smith and Paul Reed, with support from Paul Solosy saw them sneak the
win. Basildon Hospital have slipped to bottom spot after succumbing away to
Canvey C 7 – 2. Peter Cray had an excellent maximum for the Islanders with
support from Lee McGonagle and Alec Taylor. David
Division 3.
In
Division 3 this week, Hullbridge E recorded a maximum 9-0 win against Canvey E
thanks to undefeated performances from Paul Ogden, Ann Lane and Bob
Shingleton-Smith. Castle Point C did
likewise in their match versus the Hullbridge H juniors with Paul Thompson,
Colin Smith and Dave Humphrey’s all registering hat tricks. The other big score of the week saw RESSC B
beat Hullbridge G 8-1. Pam Swan and
Sarah Mapes stayed undefeated in this match with Maureen Cooper scoring a brace
of wins. The final two results of the
week were determined by the closest of margins. Invicta B beat Castle Point B
5-4 thanks in the main to another John Golding hat trick and the Rawreth
Juniors also won 5-4 against a two man Hullbridge F team with none of the
juniors able to beat Hullbridge’s Tony Molisso on the night. Charles
Week 6 commencing 30th October 2011
Premier Division
Visitors Runnymede B were put to the sword by an
uncompromising, table-topping Rawreth B side 9-0 with only two ties going to a
fourth end. One for the future, 16 year old James Marshall in his first season
in the premier division showed he will be one to watch. He played with great
composure and it won't be long before his name crops up more often than not
with some wins under his belt. The match of the week saw Lentern A come out on
top 5-4 against Runnymede A. Terry Guymer with 3 wins for Lentern including
impressive wins over Stuart Gibbs and Kevin Caldon. Lentern's B side didn't fare
so well as they went down 8-1 to a Rayleigh Mill side who were able to record
their fourth straight win. Duncan
Division 1
Rawreth C took the outright lead in this Division
after a tough game against Hullbridge C. Chris Aukett played well winning all
his 3 games and Dave Colwill lost his first game of the season after losing out
to Andy Seaman in 5 sets. Kim Shead and Martin West both played well and
achieved hat tricks in Warehouse A's 7-2 win over Lentern C. A Paul Churn hat
trick was in vain as RESSC A lost 6-3 to Hadleigh Forum B. Mark Everard, Tony Mace
and Dave Thomas made up the winning Hadleigh Forum team. A Bill Smith hat trick
helped Hullbridge B beat Lentern D 6-3. Howard Grant backed him up with 2 wins
but missed out on his hat trick losing to Sue Body. Andy
Division 2
With last week’s
top team Whittingham without a game this week, Castle Point A took the
opportunity to return to the top of the Division, but only by one point. They
overcame Lentern E 8 – 1 thanks to hat tricks from Barrie Delf and Simon Jacob.
A team effort by Warehouse B sees them move into third place courtesy of a 5 – 4 away win at St Peters. The unfortunate
Dave de Coster was unbeaten for the home side. However, two each from Jim Stait
and Darren Launder, together with the all-important single from Ray Balchin saw
Warehouse home. A 7 – 2 home win from Basildon Hospital over Rawreth E saw them
move three places up the table. Richard Bryant was the unbeaten Basildonian.
Paul Sims earned both points for the visitors. The Dream Team had no respect
when they entertained their landlords Invicta A, the home side edging it 5 – 4.
A fine maximum for Jan Thorpe made all the difference. Hockley A’s game at home
to Hullbridge D was a rare triumph of experience over youth. Maximums from both
Trevor Vincent and Paul Strutt showed the visitors how it was done. Grant
Burgess and Sid Dorn got one each for Hullbridge in their 7 – 2 defeat, with
the visitor’s Shannon Rolfe the unluckiest player on the night, losing all 3
games in 5 sets. David
Division 3.
In
Division 3 this week, Warehouse Centre ‘C’ entertained the Hockley D youngsters and ran
out 9-0 winners, thanks to hat tricks from Ro Brett, Dave Holland and Jonathan
Allen. Warehouse Centre Captain Graham
Back was quick to praise the Hockley youngsters for their enthusiasm and good attitude
on the table. Elsewhere, Canvey E beat
Customs B 6-3 thanks in the main to a Dave Short maximum. Dave was well supported by Ray Baker, two
wins, and one win from young Alfie Curtis. In the final result, Castle Point C narrowly beat Invicta B 5-4. Paul Thompson and Richard Riebold scored
braces with the final game being conceded due to illness. None of the Castle Point team could however
beat Invicta’s John Golding who remained undefeated on the night. Charles
Week 5 commencing 23rd October 2011
Premier Division
Rawreth B are leaders of the Premier division after
this round of matches, impressing with a 7-2 win over Lentern B, Ian Rattray
with the consolation two victories for the home side. The two favourites
for the title met this week and if the whole season is as tight as this match
we are in for a treat. It was an excellent match with the result only decided
when Alex Abbott (Thorpe Bay A) beat Tony Halling (Rawreth A) in 5 games
to complete his hat trick in the last match of the evening. Elsewhere there
were wins for Runnymede A over their B side including another impressive
win for Sam Lowman. Another junior impressing in this division is Rayleigh
Mill's Kieran Skeggs whose win over Tim Pang along with a hat trick for the
in-form Colin Chatfield helped the Millers to a 5-4 victory over Hullbridge A.
In the final game this week Django Fung, Norbert Fullerton and Terry Guymer all
won 3 for Lentern A as they recorded a 9-0 over Hadleigh Forum A. Duncan
Division 1
Lentern C are still top of division one, after a
7-2 win over Hadleigh Forum B, with Les Taylor playing well to secure a hat
trick. Rawreth C are now joint top with Lentern C, after an impressive win over
Lentern D 8-1. Junior Ben Matthews and Dave Colwill both won all their matches,
but Lentern's Peter Pond stopped the rot with a win over Chris Aukett.
Hullbridge C beat a 2-man Customs A 5-4 with Roy Thomas winning his 3 but
ending up on the losing side. RESSC A beat Rawreth D 6-3 although Neil Want
proved too good for the RESSC A team as no one could beat him as he secured his
hat trick on the last game of the night. Andy
Division 2
Top team
Whittingham were given a tough test at home to Castle Point A. In a close
match, the home side came out 5 - 4 winners, but not before Craig Harris lost
his unbeaten record to Keith Neville in a tight five-setter. John Blackman’s
maximum made the difference for the home side. Warehouse B recorded a
comfortable 9 – 0 home win over Basildon Hospital with Jim Stait, Tony Wright
and Darren Launder all unbeaten. St Peters recorded their first win of the
season on their visit to Invicta A. Whilst Neil Daines won all his games for
the home side, two each for Paul Solosy, Clive Smith and Paul Reed saw the
Saints run out easy winners. Steve Marr again starred for the Dream Team with a
maximum away to Hullbridge D. However, Shannon Rolfe, Sid Dorn and Grant
Burgess each took two to gain a 6 – 3 home win. Tony Vassallo performed similar
heroics for Hockley A’s trip to Lentern E. Despite a couple of wins for
Lentern’s Wayne Farmer, Tony’s maximum with support from Trevor Vincent gave
them a narrow 5 – 4 win. David
Division 3.
In
Division 3 this week, the results were dominated by 9-0 score lines. Hullbridge E beat newcomers Hockley C 9-0, thanks to hat tricks from Ann Lane, Bob
Shingleton Smith and Janet Finch. Wakering did likewise in their match against Hullbridge H courtesy of
maximums from Cliff Noakes, Dick Gilbert and Dave Accleton. Hockley B look to be strong title contenders
this season and they also inflicted a 9-0 defeat on Canvey E with Paul Henlen,
Terry Lazarus and Brian Bissenden all remaining undefeated. Elsewhere, current league leaders, Canvey D,
led by the reliable Geoff Banthorpe, recorded a 7-2 against Hullbridge F. On this occasion, Geoff combined with Rob
McDonald to remain undefeated on the night with Les Rider adding the final
point. Finally, Customs B entertained
Hullbridge G and ran out 8-1 winners thanks to hat tricks from Gaye Dean and
Amar Al Soufi and a brace from Eddie Huen. Charles
Week 4 commencing 9th October 2011
Premier Division
Sam Lowman showed that he is ready to start
turning his enormous potential into wins for his Runnymede A side, as his first
win of the season contributed to a 7-2 victory over Lentern B. Both Rawreth
teams continue their impressive starts to the season with 9-0 and 8-1 wins
respectively and they both head the league table after 4 weeks with 35 out of a
possible 36 points. Rayleigh Mill go into next week’s Rose Bowl games with
renewed confidence as they recorded a second win in a row, this
time over Canvey A, as will Hadleigh Forum, who were too strong for
Runnymede B; Gary Hartgrove and Paul Fawell with maximums for Hadleigh, while
Ian Tuckey and Tony Millward picked up the two points for Runnymede B. Duncan
Division 1
Hullbridge C are the new leaders of the division
after an Andy Seaman hat trick helped them beat Lentern C 5-4. Bill Smith also
won two of his games but lost out to Lentern's Chris Crooks who
won two for the visitors. Rawreth C were in great form beating Canvey B
9-0, Dave Colwill, Colin Clements and Chris Aukett all securing hat
tricks. There was a very close match between Lentern D and Customs A which
was decided in the final game of the night. Roy Thomas had already won all his
games for Customs and the match between Bill Wall and Dave Morgan was the
decider. The game went to five sets with Bill Wall winning 11-9
in the last set to give Lentern D a 5-4 win. Andy
Division 2
With last week’s
leaders Castle Point A having no fixture this week, Whittingham took over at
the top, thanks to a 7 -2 win away to Hockley A. Craig Harris and John Blackman
were again unbeaten. Invicta A managed a 5 – 4 win away to Basildon Hospital thanks
to another maximum from Neil Daines with the other two coming from David
Barnes. The Dream Team recorded their first win of the season courtesy of a 5 –
4 home win against Lentern E. Steven Marr was the home team’s star, winning all
his three, whilst Talbot Wiseman and Wayne Farmer shared the visitor’s points.
Hullbridge D notched up their first win of the season over St. Peters, with
Shannon Rolfe being the star winning all 3, backed up by Sid Dorn with 2; St.
Peters Paul Reed won 2. Finally, Warehouse B beat Canvey C 6-3, with Jim Stait
claiming a hat trick and Darren Launder2, whilst Lee McGonagle bagged a brace
for the Islanders. David
Division 3.
In
Division three this week, Hullbridge F entertained newcomers to the league
Hockley D and ran out 9-0 winners thanks to maximums from Bill Hoy, Dave
Booroff and Steve Smitheman. The
Hullbridge H Juniors visited table toppers Canvey D and whilst they played
positively, they suffered a 9-0 defeat. Geoff Banthorpe, Steve Parker and Richard Nichol comprised the
successful trio for Canvey. Elsewhere,
Yu Lam Burkman’s hat trick led Warehouse C to a tight 5-4 victory against
Hullbridge E, as did Martin Roberts of Castle Point B in his team’s 6-3 victory
against the Rawreth Juniors. Maximums
from a 2 man Customs B team of Eddie Huen and Allan Taberer was enough to
record a 6-3 victory against Hockley C and finally, a 2 man Wakering team went
down 6-3 to Invicta B with Jon Hill, John Golding and Shelley Woolley each
recording single wins but none of them could get the better of Dick Gilbert,
who remained undefeated on the night for Wakering. Charles
Week 3 commencing 2nd October 2011
Premier Division
Week 3 in the Premier Division saw another
impressive performance from Rawreth B who look like they will push their A team
close this year. Babul McLeod, Eric Green and Keith Phillips all recorded
maximums against Canvey A to keep up their 100% start to the season.
Thorpe Bay A recorded a 7-2 win over Lentern A, the two wins coming from Django
Fung who just failed to make it a hatrick by losing 11-8 in the 5th to Paul
Whatton. Rayleigh Mill recorded their first points of the season as they were
welcomed to the impressive new home of Thorpe Bay B, the Millers running out
6-3 victors. Finally this week, an interesting game at Hullbridge as they played
host to Runnymede A. Richard Brown impressed by defeating Stuart Gibbs while
Sam Lowman showed that he is one to watch this season as he pushed Richard all
the way in a 5th game. Duncan
Division 1
Lentern C are the early pace setters after a 7-2
win over their D team. Chris Crooks won all his games on the night for the C
team, whilst Peter Pond played well to win two of his matches for the D team.
Customs A are also near the top after a good team performance against Canvey B:
Roy Thomas won his three and was backed up by Roger Woolley, who won two,
losing to Canvey's Tony Westwell. A Richard Hiskey hat trick wasn't enough to
stop Hullbridge B losing 5-4 in a match which went down to the last game.
Trevor Ward and Ben Matthews both won 2 matches to help Rawreth C win this
match. Elsewhere the Rawreth D team beat Hadleigh forum B 9-0; Matt Rolfe, Neil
Want and junior, Emily Godfrey all winning their matches and this included an
excellent win for Emily over Mick Tappenden, a great scalp in her first match
at this higher level. Finally, Hullbridge C had a close game with Hadleigh
Forum C winning 5-4. Andy
Division 2
Week 3 and things at the top of the division are
beginning to tighten up, with only four points separating the top four teams. Top team Castle Point A had a close 5 – 4
encounter with Hockley A. Two wins each for Simon Jacob and Barrie Delf,
supported by one for Keith Neville, saw them home; although none of the home
team was able to beat the visitors’ Tony Vallasso. Whittingham are one point
behind thanks to a 7 – 2 beating of the Dream Team. Steven Marr and Behn Taylor
managed one each for the visitors. However, the home team’s Harris and Blackman
double-act continued their un-beaten ways. Third place Lentern E consolidated
their position with a 7 – 2 home win against two-man St. Peters. Paul Reed
saved the visitor’s blushes by bagging both his side’s points, with Wayne
Farmer having an un-beaten evening for the home side. Invicta A overtook last
week’s fourth-place team Canvey C thanks to a some-what flattering 7 – 2 win
against the Islanders. Neil Daines was unbeaten for the home side, and Peter
Cray got both visitor’s points in a win for Invicta that was a lot closer than
the score suggests. Elsewhere Rawreth E had a good 5 – 4 win away to Warehouse
B. David
Division 3.
In
Division three this week there were a lot of close games. Geoff Banthorpe of Canvey D continued his
unbeaten streak with another hat trick against Invicta B. Geoff was well supported by Les Ryder with
two wins and Richard Nichol with one win to secure a 6-3 victory. Runnymede C also recorded a 6-3 win in their
match against Hullbridge E thanks to maximums from Steve Giles and Phil
Digby. Elsewhere, newcomer Yu Lam
Burkman impressed with a hat trick for Warehouse C in their 5-4 victory against
Customs B as did Ken Field and Sarah Mapes who were in top form as they
combined to secure a 6-3 win against Hullbridge F. In the last result of the week, a Kerri Webb
hat trick was the difference as Hullbridge G beat Canvey E 6-3. Kerri was well supported by Graham Gregory
with a brace and Jo Hills with one win. Kerri hasn’t played for several years
and is part of the successful Johnson family who are so involved in Hullbridge
and it was great to see Kerri back. Charles
Weeks 1 & 2 from 18 Sept. & 25 Sept. 2011
(Please note that all Division 3 results should go to Charles Sweeny:
there are already several missing results: can Captains please send these in
urgently, thank you)
Premier Division
The first two weeks in the Premier division didn't
tell us much that we didn't already know, as we look to how the 2011/12 season
will pan out. Rawreth A and B along with Thorpe Bay A (previously Legra) will
all be forces to reckon with, as they combined to drop just one point
throughout weeks 1 and 2. Another title contender will be Runnymede A, but this
will depend how often they can turn out their best side. Elsewhere, despite not
winning any games, 16 year old Kieran Skeggs impressed as he made his Premier
Division debut for Rayleigh Mill. Duncan
Division 1
Hadleigh Forum C are the early pace setters in
division one, after beating Canvey B 7-2. Tony Mace and David Thomas won all
their games, with Mark Everard winning the other game for Hadleigh. Hullbridge
B beat Lentern C 5-4
in a close game, Andy Seabrook won his three on the night, with Bill Smith
winning two, but lost to Lentern's Mike Grout who earned two wins for Lentern. A George Pavitt hat trick for Hullbridge C was
not enough to beat RESSC A who won 5-4 on the night. A Mick Tappenden hat trick
for Hadleigh Forum B gave them the edge in a close game with RESSC A, Colin Napper also won two
games for the home side, but he lost to RESSC A's two game winner Mike Worship.
Hullbridge C also won their first game since being promoted from Division 2, hat
tricks from Peter Saunders and Andy Seaman were enough to see off Rawreth D
7-2. Customs A also won by the same score line beating Hullbridge B 7-2 with
Mike Blackham and Dave Morgan both winning their three games on the night. Andy
Division 2
Week 1 New boys
Castle Point A find themselves top of the division following their 8 – 1 win
over 2-man St Peters. Simon Jacob was unbeaten for the home team and Dave de
Coster bagged the visitor’s only point. Relegated Whittingham commenced another
yo-yo season with a 6 – 3 win over Basildon Hospital. Craig Harris and John
Blackman were unbeaten. Warehouse B’s Mark Doxey marked his last game before
moving away from the district with a memorable maximum away to Invicta A.
Barrie Murphy was the pick of the home team with a fine five-set win over Jim
Stait in what was a close 4 – 5 encounter. Paul Sims was the hero with an
unbeaten night for Rawreth E as they won 5 – 4 on their visit to Hullbridge D.
In the pairing of two new teams to the division, Hockley A overcame The Dream
Team 5 - 4. Tony Vasallo sits top of the averages following his excellent
unbeaten evening. Both Steven Marr and Chris Taylor won 2 each for the
dreamers. The surprise result this week was the 5 – 4 win by Canvey C (who
finished second from bottom last season) away to relegated Lentern E. In a
close encounter Canvey edged it thanks to 2 each from Leon Smart and Peter
Cray, with Lee McGonagle’s contribution proving decisive. Week 2 Castle Point A continued their
excellent start to the season with another 8 – 1 win, this time away at the
Dream Team. Simon Jacob and Keith Neville recorded maximums for the visitors. Whittingham
maintain their good start too, winning 7-2 at St Peters. Craig Harris and John
Blackman were again unbeaten. Canvey C kept to their winning ways with another
5 – 4 win, this time at home to Hullbridge D. Peter Cray won all his 3 with Lee
McGonagle picking up his side’s other points. Barrie Murphy again starred for
Invicta A, winning all 3 in his team’s win at Rawreth E. Neil Daines bagged a
pair for the visitors in their 6 – 3 win, with Lou Hopkins’ two being the pick
of the home side’s efforts. Lentern E overran Basildon Hospital 7 – 2 thanks to
a maximum from Wayne Farmer and two each from Ray Farmer and Talbot Wiseman. David
Division 3.
The first week in this enlarged Division, providing
some very one sided results. Because it was decided to merge Divisions 3 and 4,
in order to give the lower Division players a much wider range of opponents, it
will mean that some matches will be a bit one sided, but it will provide good
experience for newcomers. In week one, Canvey D beat Castle Point C; Hullbridge
E beat Hullbridge H and Hullbridge G beat Hockley C, all 9-0 wins. In week 2
Hockley B just edged out Warehouse C 5-4, whilst Hullbridge E did slightly
better against their F side winning 6-3. Canvey D continued their first week
efforts by winning 7-2 against Castle Point B and relegated Wakering won 6-2
against Castle Point C, each team turning out with 2 players each. There are already a number of matches that I
don’t have the results for: can all Captains try and bring this up to date:
many thanks. Charles
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