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19th October 2009, 11:00 AM
Division One
Silksworth CC 2-8 Thompson Insurance A
Thompson Insurance A 10-0 Silksworth IM
Silksworth IM 3-7 St Gabriels A
West CA 9-1 Durham CA
Reigning champions Thompson Insurance A have moved ominously into second place in division one with two comfortable wins; against Silksworth CC 8-2 and Silksworth IM 10-0. Andrew Wilkinson and Darren McVitie were unbeaten in the match against a strong Silksworth CC side, each taking their three singles matches and also despatching Anthony and Graeme Barella in the doubles 3-0. They were both made to work hard against Graeme Barella, however, Wilkinson coming through 11-6 in the fifth end and McVitie sneaking home 18-16 in the decider. Chris Blake completed the scoring for Thompson getting the better of Kevin Wilson, but he found Graeme and Anthony Barella too strong. It was one way traffic in Thompson’s 10-0 victory over Silksworth IM, Chris Blake, Tony Gelder and Allan Thompson proving too strong for their opposition.
Silksworth IM suffered a second defeat in a week when they lost 7-3 against St Gabriels A. George Gibson led from the front for St Gabriels winning all three of his singles matches and then combining with Norman Pescod to take a comfortable doubles match. Pescod won his singles match against Bob Sanderson but found George Watson too strong. Pescod’s final match against Alan Bickle was the highlight of the contest, Bickle scraping through after a seesaw contest 17-15 in the fifth end. Maximum points were secured for St Gabriels with two singles wins for Tom Bainbridge.
West CA picked up their first victory of the season with an 8-2 win against Durham CA. John Williamson and Rod Roberts proved equal to everything the Durham players could throw at them on the night, each winning all three of their singles matches. Mark Shingler combined with Roberts to take the doubles and also won two of his singles. The single slip up for West CA came in Shingler’s game against Brian Bateman, with Bateman sparing Durham CA’s blushes winning the deciding fifth game 11-5.
Division Two
St Aidans B 2-8 Thompson Insurance B
Thompson Insurance B 9-1 Redby CA B
Redby CA B 6-4 St Aidans A
Redby CA A 2-8 Sacriston St Bedes A
Sacriston St Bedes A 7-3 St Gabriels B
St Aidans B 3-7 St Gabriels C
In a glut of matches in division two Thompson Insurance B maintained their top spot with two wins, first against St Aidans B 8-2 and then against Redby CA B 9-1. Shirley Gelder was unbeaten for Thompson in their match against St Aidans with three singles wins. She was well backed up by Eddie Coxon and David Winterbottom who each won twice in the singles and also took the doubles. The St Aidans wins were good ones, however, with Norman Polley in fine form to defeat both Coxon and Winterbottom. Coxon bounced back in the match against Redby CA B winning three times and taking the doubles with Maurice Cheek, who also won all three of his singles. David Winterbottom won two singles in this match as well, finding Redby number 3 Malcolm Deneven too strong.
Redby CA B recovered from defeat against Thompson Insurance B to beat St Aidans A 6-4. Ken Tweedy and Frank Booth both won twice for Redby and Tweedy combined with Malcolm Deneven to win the doubles. It was Deneven who secured the victory for Redby with a 12-10, 11-6, 11-7 win against David Barber. St Aidans earned a point with two victories each for David Thomson and Kishore Sridharan.
Sacriston St Bedes A recorded two victories, 8-2 against a struggling Redby CA A and 7-3 against two man St Gabriels B. Kevin Smith was the top performer for Sacriston over the two matches winning all 6 of his singles. He was well backed up in the game against Redby by Tony Taylor with three wins and Peter Yeung with two. A changed line up against St Gabriels saw Sham Chi Leung back up Smith well with three singles victories and Yeung combine with Smith to earn maxumim points with a win in the doubles against Goeff and Stephen Young.
St Gabriels C continued their sequence of a loss followed by a victory with a 7-3 win against St Aidans B. Syd Gooding continued his good form (no pun intended) this season with three singles wins and he was well supported by an excellent display from Ronnie Douglas who won twice in singles and also in the doubles with Gooding. Brian Taylor completed the scoring for St Gabriels C with an 11-6, 14-12, 11-8 victory against Lynda Todd. The St Aidans victories came from Norman Polley with two wins and Linda Spensley with one.
Division Three
Sacriston St Bedes B 9-1 St John TTC C
Sacriston St Bedes C 7-3 St John TTC B
St John TTC B 4-6 St John TTC C
Sacriston St Bedes B picked up their first win of the season with a 9-1 victory against St John TTC C. Sacriston numbers one and two Dan Nicholson and Mark Walton were both unbeaten in the match with three comfortable singles victories. Colin Prichard also won twice and took the doubles with Nicholson but tasted defeat against Michael Wilson going down 9-11, 8-11, 4-11. St John TTC C bounced back from this defeat to beat their B side 6-4. Michael Wilson and Michael Cameron were both unbeaten in the singles for the C team but that was as far as the scoring went for them. Hugh Bevan and Viv Ford combined to defeat Cameron and Rebecca Haynes in the doubles and Bevan, Ford and Derek Bulker each beat Haynes in the singles to earn a point for St John TTC B.
Sacriston St Bedes C opened up their division three campaign with a 7-3 victory against St John TTC B. Glyn Thomas and Peter Whitfield proved to be too good for the St John players each winning three times and also taking the doubles. Again Hugh Bevan, Viv Ford and Derek Bulker won once each for St John TTC B.
Silksworth CC 2-8 Thompson Insurance A
Thompson Insurance A 10-0 Silksworth IM
Silksworth IM 3-7 St Gabriels A
West CA 9-1 Durham CA
Reigning champions Thompson Insurance A have moved ominously into second place in division one with two comfortable wins; against Silksworth CC 8-2 and Silksworth IM 10-0. Andrew Wilkinson and Darren McVitie were unbeaten in the match against a strong Silksworth CC side, each taking their three singles matches and also despatching Anthony and Graeme Barella in the doubles 3-0. They were both made to work hard against Graeme Barella, however, Wilkinson coming through 11-6 in the fifth end and McVitie sneaking home 18-16 in the decider. Chris Blake completed the scoring for Thompson getting the better of Kevin Wilson, but he found Graeme and Anthony Barella too strong. It was one way traffic in Thompson’s 10-0 victory over Silksworth IM, Chris Blake, Tony Gelder and Allan Thompson proving too strong for their opposition.
Silksworth IM suffered a second defeat in a week when they lost 7-3 against St Gabriels A. George Gibson led from the front for St Gabriels winning all three of his singles matches and then combining with Norman Pescod to take a comfortable doubles match. Pescod won his singles match against Bob Sanderson but found George Watson too strong. Pescod’s final match against Alan Bickle was the highlight of the contest, Bickle scraping through after a seesaw contest 17-15 in the fifth end. Maximum points were secured for St Gabriels with two singles wins for Tom Bainbridge.
West CA picked up their first victory of the season with an 8-2 win against Durham CA. John Williamson and Rod Roberts proved equal to everything the Durham players could throw at them on the night, each winning all three of their singles matches. Mark Shingler combined with Roberts to take the doubles and also won two of his singles. The single slip up for West CA came in Shingler’s game against Brian Bateman, with Bateman sparing Durham CA’s blushes winning the deciding fifth game 11-5.
Division Two
St Aidans B 2-8 Thompson Insurance B
Thompson Insurance B 9-1 Redby CA B
Redby CA B 6-4 St Aidans A
Redby CA A 2-8 Sacriston St Bedes A
Sacriston St Bedes A 7-3 St Gabriels B
St Aidans B 3-7 St Gabriels C
In a glut of matches in division two Thompson Insurance B maintained their top spot with two wins, first against St Aidans B 8-2 and then against Redby CA B 9-1. Shirley Gelder was unbeaten for Thompson in their match against St Aidans with three singles wins. She was well backed up by Eddie Coxon and David Winterbottom who each won twice in the singles and also took the doubles. The St Aidans wins were good ones, however, with Norman Polley in fine form to defeat both Coxon and Winterbottom. Coxon bounced back in the match against Redby CA B winning three times and taking the doubles with Maurice Cheek, who also won all three of his singles. David Winterbottom won two singles in this match as well, finding Redby number 3 Malcolm Deneven too strong.
Redby CA B recovered from defeat against Thompson Insurance B to beat St Aidans A 6-4. Ken Tweedy and Frank Booth both won twice for Redby and Tweedy combined with Malcolm Deneven to win the doubles. It was Deneven who secured the victory for Redby with a 12-10, 11-6, 11-7 win against David Barber. St Aidans earned a point with two victories each for David Thomson and Kishore Sridharan.
Sacriston St Bedes A recorded two victories, 8-2 against a struggling Redby CA A and 7-3 against two man St Gabriels B. Kevin Smith was the top performer for Sacriston over the two matches winning all 6 of his singles. He was well backed up in the game against Redby by Tony Taylor with three wins and Peter Yeung with two. A changed line up against St Gabriels saw Sham Chi Leung back up Smith well with three singles victories and Yeung combine with Smith to earn maxumim points with a win in the doubles against Goeff and Stephen Young.
St Gabriels C continued their sequence of a loss followed by a victory with a 7-3 win against St Aidans B. Syd Gooding continued his good form (no pun intended) this season with three singles wins and he was well supported by an excellent display from Ronnie Douglas who won twice in singles and also in the doubles with Gooding. Brian Taylor completed the scoring for St Gabriels C with an 11-6, 14-12, 11-8 victory against Lynda Todd. The St Aidans victories came from Norman Polley with two wins and Linda Spensley with one.
Division Three
Sacriston St Bedes B 9-1 St John TTC C
Sacriston St Bedes C 7-3 St John TTC B
St John TTC B 4-6 St John TTC C
Sacriston St Bedes B picked up their first win of the season with a 9-1 victory against St John TTC C. Sacriston numbers one and two Dan Nicholson and Mark Walton were both unbeaten in the match with three comfortable singles victories. Colin Prichard also won twice and took the doubles with Nicholson but tasted defeat against Michael Wilson going down 9-11, 8-11, 4-11. St John TTC C bounced back from this defeat to beat their B side 6-4. Michael Wilson and Michael Cameron were both unbeaten in the singles for the C team but that was as far as the scoring went for them. Hugh Bevan and Viv Ford combined to defeat Cameron and Rebecca Haynes in the doubles and Bevan, Ford and Derek Bulker each beat Haynes in the singles to earn a point for St John TTC B.
Sacriston St Bedes C opened up their division three campaign with a 7-3 victory against St John TTC B. Glyn Thomas and Peter Whitfield proved to be too good for the St John players each winning three times and also taking the doubles. Again Hugh Bevan, Viv Ford and Derek Bulker won once each for St John TTC B.