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 but despite this Chambers was eventually triumphant. 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.
