W/C 09/02/26
DIV ONE:
Trevor Mole playing up for Shopfitting by SWS D was very unlucky not to take a game off Paul Haigh from Molyneux Associates A, losing 10-12 in the 5th set. Molyneux’s Mr consistent Tony Sweet never dropped a game during the evening. Steve Foster saved the whitewash beating Paul Haigh.
Johnny Hill was the man of the match as Shopfitting by SWS C beat Woodland Fort B 7-3, Hill only dropped one game as he took his maximum and paired up with Steve Garlick (2) in the doubles. Shaun Hughes (2) claimed a notable win for Fort v Garlick 11-9, 11-7, 11-9
Shopfitting by SWS A were just a touch too good as they defeated Molyneux Associates B 10 nil with some outstanding matches from all players. SWS seemed to always have that extra ability to close out the games in a very friendly match.
Toby Spencer, playing up for Shopfitting by SWS B, shone again with a maximum along with Jan Walaszkowski in the team’s 9-1 victory over Crafthole A. Crafthole’s point came from Iain Oxenham just beating Dan Kayes.
DIV TWO:
Molyneux Associates C, with 54% of the points beat Lee Mill 6-4 but Lee Mill’s Richard Smaridge with his anti-spin rubbers still managed to claim a maximus. It was Molyneux’s Toby Spencer that gave Smaridge a scare storming into a 2-nil lead only for Spencer to lose the third end tie-break and for Smaridge to eventually win 5-11, 5-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-4.
Astor B managed to defeat Shopfitting by SWS E by winning the doubles match with Alper Eroglu (3) and Nigel Aston (2) winning 13-11, 5-11, 12-14, 11-3, 11-8. Throughout the matches there were many close sets with only two sets being won in straight games.
Two player Astor A (Andy Watmore 3, Steve Harvey 2) managed a win over Woodland Fort A 6-4. The strangest game saw Harvey win his first game to Abel Hernandez 11-1 and then lose an epic 18-20 tie-break. Harvey went on to win the next two game 11-6, 11-6.
Shopfitting by SWS F (Trev Mole 2, Mel Birwe 2 and Martin Fowler 0) and Crafthole B (Paul Ager 2, Martin Hynes 2 and Anthony Shapland 1) played out a draw with no one claiming a maximum.
DIV THREE:
It was the clash of the bottom two teams this week and the match did not disappoint as all players from Astor C and Molyneux Associates F knew they had a good chance of taking points off each other. Astor’s Kieran McGarry got his team off to a winning start winning in the fifth game over newcomer Fraser Scott. Dave Nash followed up this time with another five ends beating Jamie Canning. Nash also defeated Dominic Goss but the final result went 7-3 in favour of Molyneux.
Jack Heinemann of Shopfitting by SWS G claimed a maximum and helped his team to a 7-3 victory over Woodland Fort C with Richard Searle obtaining a brace for Fort.
Pete Andrews of Molyneux Associates D won his first maximum of the phase as they faced off against their E team winning 6-4. Newcomer Albie Doyle was the only person to take a game off Andrews.
Fitness At Home travelled to Horrabridge and came away with an 2-8 loss. Horrabridge’s Isa Puente managed to beat Adam Forshaw in a reverse of their previous encounter and thus obtained her maximum.
W/C 02/02/26
DIV ONE:
With only a few weeks left to decide the seasons overall winners, Molyneux Associates A lead the way and this week sealed an 8-2 victory over Crafthole A. Shirley Luckhurst and Mike Cookson getting Crafthole’s points with both players defeating Paul Haigh.
Shopfitting by SWS D (Steve Foster, Rob Barnes and Bryn Ford) welcomed their A side (Johnny Hill, Sam Rose and Mike Briggs) and were out classed during the evening losing 10 nil. Rose with his heavy top spin forehand and backhand gave the D team a major headache. Lots of good banter during the evening made it very enjoyable.
Once again Shopfitting by SWS B and their C team played out a great spirited match. Dan Kayes & Mike Griffiths with maximums for the B team, and a brace from Jan Walaszkowski, with the C team picking up their point from Johnny Hill.
DIV TWO:
Only 7 points now separate the second placed team and the bottom team in this closest of all division.
Molyneux Associates C (Toby Spencer 3) lead the way in this division by 10 points after beating Astor B 7-3. All of the Astor players managed one point each but Nigel Aston was unlucky not to get another point losing out to Ian Reed in a fifth end tie-break 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 10-12.
Two player Astor A (Steve Harvey and Andy Watmore) lost 3-7 to Shopfitting by SWS F (Trevor Mole 3, Mel Birwe 2 and Isa Puente 2) but fought hard taking 4 of the 7 sets played to the fifth end.
Woodland Fort A (Abel Hernandez, Jon Goodfield and Norman Hall) beat Shopfitting by SWS E (Chris Tucker, Keith James and Les Cole) 6-4 in a very good-humoured evening with some crazy flukes and great rallies. The only maximum of the night went to Fort’s Hernandez, also winning the doubles with Goodfield to secure the win.
Lee Mill (Wendy Roberts, Ann Warren and Richard Smaridge) travelled to Crafthole B (Martin Wilcox, Paul Ager and Anthony Shapland), which happens to be the longest trip in the league, and Smaridge attained his maximum by dropping just the one game against Shapland. Six of the sets were settled in 3 games with only one going to the 5th end. Ager and Wilcox teamed up to win the doubles as Shapland was struggling with an injury.
DIV THREE:
Dominic Goss of Molyneux Associates F claimed his first points of the phase in his teams 4-6 loss to the E club mates. He was backed up by Shaun Hughes. Alan Spencer was the top player in the match taking a maximum after a poor start in his first set.
The youngsters from Shopfitting by SWS G were just too much for Fitness At Home winning 7-3 thanks to a maximum from Jack Heinemann and braces from Neel Shivane and Jacopo Corino.
Bottom club Astor C, Dave Nash, Paul Eaton and Jewel Vittle again suffered a (straight game) whitewash this time at the hands of Horrabridge (John Cook, Dave Wilson and Isa Puente).
W/C 26/01/26
DIV ONE:
Molyneux Associates B suffered their first defeat of the phase and it was a heavy one with Shopfitting by SWS B (Jan Walaszkowski, Dan Kayes and Colin Mitchell) whitewashing them. The match was closer than the score line suggest with Molyneux losing 3 out of 4 tie-breaks and losing 5 out of 6 games 9-11.
Toby Spencer playing up from Division 2 was the man of the match as Woodland Fort B defeated SWS D 6-4. Spencer claimed his maximum the hard way with two fifth set wins and then teamed up with Graham Cooksley (2) to clinch the narrow win for Fort.
Molyneux Associates A secured top spot after beating Shopfitting by SWS C 8-2 but Garry Reed and Paul Haigh both lost to SWS’s Johnny Hill. Hill beat Haigh convincingly 11-2, 11-2, 11-5 but failed to beat Tony Sweet losing after being 2 nil up 11-9, 11-4, 3-11, 6-11, 6-11.
Shopfitting by SWS B defeated Crafthole A 8-2 with Sam Rose and Mike Briggs securing maximums. Crafthole’s Shirley Luckhurst managed to gain her team a point but declined to play the doubles as Iain Oxenham and Mike Cookson took their second point.
Woodland Fort B won their first ever match in Div One thanks to stand-in Toby Spencer taking a maximum from Shopfitting by SWS D. Graham Cooksley also took a brace defeating Rob Barnes and Bryn Ford. However, Spencer and Cooksley both needed a fifth end tie-break win to take their points.
DIV TWO:
Lucas Deves playing up from a lower division acquitted himself well for Astor A and managed two victories. Deves showed some fine attacking play and also managed to take a game against (the unbeaten on the night) Richard Smaridge from Lee Mill. The match of the evening was Smaridge v Steve Harvey. Smaridge breezed into a 2-0 lead but Harvey fought back to steal the next game 14-12. Harvey then stormed into a 10-0 lead before winning 11-3. The final set was nip and tuck with Smaridge eventually winning 13-11. Astor finally won the match 7-3.
Shopfitting by SWS E beat their F club mates 8-2 with Chris Tucker and Les Cole securing maximums. It was Cole’s first maximum of the season. Mel Birwe and Trevor Mole won the F team’s points.
Crafthole B defeated Astor B 7-3 but this did not reflect the closeness of the match. It finished late into the evening with only one singles completed in three ends and over 800 points played for with 11 tie breaks. Martin Wilcox (Crafthole) led the way with his first maximum of the season and was backed up by Martin Hynes (2) and Paul Ager (1) plus the doubles together for their points. Alper Eroglu (2) and Nigel Aston (1); who played 15 ends for his point scored for Astor.
Molyneux Associates C beat Woodland Fort A 8-2 but the match required 9 tie-breaks, with 6 going to Molyneux.
DIV THREE:
Fitness at Home were too strong for hosts Molyneux Associates D winning 7-3. Two matches went to 5 games, with Mike Chapple for Fitness winning the 5th game 11-8 against Alan Davis, and Adam Forshaw for Fitness winning the 5th games 11-7 against Peter Andrews.
Woodland Fort C (Lucas Deves 3) lead the division after an 8-2 victory over Molyneux Associates F with Shaun Hughes gaining both of Molyneux’s points.
Another 8-2 win went in favour of Horrabridge (Isa Puente 3) over Molyneux Associates E. Alan Spencer gaining both of Molyneux’s points.
Bottom club Astor C are still to register a win in this phase of the season, this time losing 10 nil to Shopfitting by SWS G.
W/C 19/01/26
DIV ONE:
Graham Cooksley and Woodland Fort B won their first ever point in Division One beating Colin Mitchell 11-9, 11-8, 11-8, unfortunately this was their only point in the 9-1 loss but the matches were played in great spirit.
Steve Garlick of Shopfitting by SWS C had no travel problems going to Crafthole A taking all of his teams three points whilst his team mates must have suffered car sickness!
Molyneux Associates A (Tony Sweet 3) defeated one of their closest rivals Shopfitting by SWS A 8-2 but they had to fight hard for the points. Johnny Hill and Mike Briggs won the SWS points defeating Paul Haigh and Glyn Price respectively.
Steve Hill of Molyneux Associates B continues his excellent play with a maximum for his team in a 7-3 win over Shopfitting by SWS D. With his normal defender style of play his attacking shots have proven to be outrageously reliable. The whole evening had a mixture of defence and attacking shots but most importantly all matches were played with a great sporting spirit.
DIV TWO:
Seventeen-year-old Toby Spencer is continuing to impress this season as he claimed another maximum for Molyneux Associates C in his team 8-2 victory over Shopfitting by SWS E. Left hander Chris Tucker won both of SWS’s points but he failed to defat Spencer after being 2-1 ahead losing 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 4-11.
With some very close sets, Astor B beat Lee Mill 7-3 but the match could have gone either way; notably Ann Warren’s match with Ken Chambers. The third game swayed to and fro with Warren eventually getting the necessary two-point lead to win 20-18 and then going on to win the match. Alper Eroglu (Astor) had a great game against Richard Smaridge which resulted in rare loss for Smaridge.
With a venue changed to accommodate Astor A, Crafthole B gave the home advantage away. Crafthole evidently were missing in-form player Anthony Shapland losing 3-7. There was a comfortable maximum for Steve Harvey, accompanied with braces form Andy Watmore and Clive Davies.
Shopfitting by SWS F had to call on Isa Puente from Horrabridge (Div 3) to stand in for their match against Woodland Fort A. A Trevor Mole, Mel Birwe and Puente all claimed braces in their 6-4 victory. With five matches going to the fifth end and two going to the fourth end the match could have swung either way!
DIV THREE:
Unfortunately, Molyneux Associates F could only muster 2 players for their match against Horrabridge. Shaun Hughes came closest to winning a set against Crispin Jordan, but it was not to be Molyneux’s night, losing 10 nil.
Fitness At Home whitewashed the bottom side Astor C but Dave Nash and Paul Eaton (Astor) are gradually improving with both taking a game.
Abi Obanla of Molyneux Associates E won a hard earnt maximum in the drawn match against Woodland Fort C. Twice Obanla had to come from 2 games down against Richard Searle and Mike Willis to win the remaining games and win the sets.
The young team of Shopfitting by SWS G defeated Molyneux Associates D 8-2 where most sets were won in four games. Jack Heinemann was the only player to secure a maximum.
W/C 12/01/26
DIV ONE:
Molyneux Associates A, Tony Sweet, Garry Reed and Glyn Price have maximum points so far in the final phase of the league season after whitewashing and only losing 4 ends to Shopfitting by SWS B (Colin Mitchell, Dan Kayes and Jan Walaszkowski).
Meanwhile Molyneux Associates B had a 7-3 win over Shopfitting by SWS C with all their players securing braces and the doubles in what was a totally enjoyable evening amongst great friends.
Newcomers to the division, Woodland Fort B (Graham Cooksley, Shaun Hughes and Glenn Delaney) suffered another whitewash at the hands of Shopfitting by SWS A and only managed to win three ends.
All of Crafthole A’s players won braces over Shopfitting by SWS D. The match between Crafthole’s Iain Oxenham and SWS’s Steve Foster was a topsy-turvy match with Foster just winning 12-14, 11-4, 5-11, 11-4, 13-12
DIV TWO:
Shopfitting by SWS F turned up at Lee Mill but after playing his first match, Tony Bray felt unwell and had to concede his remaining two matches. Trevor Mole (SWS) managed to secure his team’s only points in their 2-8 loss with Richard Smaridge claiming a perfect maximum and braces from Mark Chapman and Ann Warren for the Millers.
Shopfitting by SWS E (Tony Powlesland, Keith James and Les Cole) raced into a 3 nil lead only for Astor A (Clive Davies, Andy Watmore and Steve Harvey) to level the match. The battle ensued and the match was drawn which was affair results but at the end no single player claimed a maximum.
Molyneux Associates C’s Alper Eroglu and Yaz Azizi both gained maximum but surprisingly Toby Spencer failed to gain a point in their team’s victory over Crafthole B. It was a resolute performance from Crafthole to limit the score to 4-6, with each player winning a point and also taking the doubles.
Astor B hosted Woodland Fort A in a very tight match which ended in a 5-5 draw. It was a long evening with ten games going to a tie-break. Brian Luscombe (Fort) was the standout player with his maximum but each time it went to five ends. Alper Eroglu (Astor) prevailed against Abel Herandez in four very close games with each one being a tie-break 10-12, 14-12, 13-11, 15-13. Nigel Aston (2) and Eroglu (2) plus the doubles together took the points for Astor.
DIV THREE:
Astor C continue to try their best to win some games and sets but yet again got whitewashed, this time by Molyneux Associates E.
Horrabridge, without birthday boy Crispin Jordan, could only manage a draw against the youngster from Shopfitting by SWS G. Neel Shivane took a hard earnt maximum for SWS but Dave Wilson put up a tremendous fight only to lose 8-11, 8-11, 13-11, 11-6, 9-11.
Woodland Fort C hold top the division at this early stage after an 8-2 win over Fitness At Home. However, it might have been a whitewash win if Mike Willis and Lucas Deves had not lost both fifth end games 9-11 and 10-12 to Mike Chapple and John Dodd respectively.
Shaun Hughes of Molyneux Associates F maintained his 100% start to phase 3 against home team Molyneux Associates D. Alan Davis, Peter Andrews and Jeremy Willcox all secured braces for Molyneux D and with the doubles won 7-3.
W/C 05/01/26
DIV ONE:
This week saw the start of Phase three of the four-part season. This phase determines the divisional winners for this season.
Division One newcomers Woodland Fort B were on a receiving end of a 10-nil defeat from Molyneux Associates A. Graham Cooksley came closest for Fort losing in a fifth end decider to Paul Haugh 11-5, 11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 6-11. The points difference overall showed the void in ability with Fort winning 241 points against Molyneux’s 374 points.
Molyneux Associates B claimed their first win of the season over Crafthole A winning 6-4 with Steve Hill securing an excellent and well-deserved maximum with some tough defending and robust attacking shots.
Shopfitting by SWS A and B met with the B team getting a 7-3 victory (Mike Griffiths 3) and they also had the fortune of winning 5 of the 6 tie-breaks. Johnny Hill from the A team was playing two matches in the evening and still managed a brace. Throughout the sets there was a variety of different styles, shots and the match was played in great spirit from all players.
Shopfitting by SWS C and D both returned to Div One and played out a 6-4 match in favour of the C team with Steve Garlick and Hill completing their maximums.
DIV TWO:
Shopfitting By SWS F despite playing with a player short were still able to hold Astor B to a 5-5 draw which included many close games and long rallies. Mel Birwe (SWS F) won her 3 singles and during her match against Nigel Aston, Birwe won the 1st game by the unusual score of 21-19. In the doubles Aston and Alper Eroglu did well to overcome Birwe and Trevor Mole in a tight set eventually winning 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 7-11, 11-8.
Relegated Molyneux Associates C and promoted Astor A met with Molyneux dominating the game winning 8-2. Astor’s Clive Davies took a solitary point (and the doubles with Andy Watmore) but needed a fifth end tie-break win to defeat Ian Reed.
Woodland Fort A finally scraped a win over Lee Mill in their first game of the phase. Fort's Jon Goodfield (3) sweated out all the mince pies during his hard-fought victory over resilient Richard Smaridge.
Chris Tucker of Shopfitting by SWS E acquired a maximum but his team lost 4-6 to the hands of Crafthole B. five of the sets went to the fifth end with some very close matches. SWS’s Keith James went 2 nil up against Paul Ager, only for Ager to level the match and eventually win the set by beating James in a 15-13 fifth end tie-break.
DIV THREE:
Shaun Hughes of Molyneux Associates F took all the points for his team whilst losing 3-7 to Shopfitting by SWS G.
Fitness at Home defeated Molyneux Associates E 8-2 with Adam Forshaw securing a perfect maximum by not losing an end. Alan Spencer and Tom Housden won the points for Molyneux defeating John and Chris Dodd.
