Aylesbury and District Table Tennis League

AYLESBURY TABLE TENNIS 2007/9 SEASONS

AWARDS

The Aylesbury and District Table Tennis League recently held its annual awards presentation evening at Aylesbury Sports Ground. It has been a successful season with keen competition seen through all four divisions.

In addition to the winners and runners up awards, newly elected President, Bob Sargeant, presented retiring President John Rattle with the Maurice Goldstein Award. He explained that English Table Tennis and the Aylesbury League were giving this prestigious award in recognition of some thirty five years of service given by John to local table tennis as a player and organiser. In the Aylesbury and District League John was a leading light with the Rediffusion, Stadium Exiles and Rivets Clubs and also at every level of the League's administration. Although now retired to Kent , John is going to continue to support the League whenever he can in the role of Hon Life President.

End of season honours go to Sports A as Premier Champions. Mike Atkinson collected the Trophy. Bellingdon took the Division One Title and were represented by Stuart Brown and Keith Slipper . Haddenham D were worthy champions in Division Two with Mark Bevan, Chris Hawkes and Martin Taylor each having a top class season. Rennell Moore, Sheila Brown, Scott Holmes and Charles Wallis took the Division Three Title for Brill B.

The top players in each division were Steve Boyd (Quainton) 96% in the Premier, Mark Scott (Haddenham B) 95%, Div One, David Stevens (Risborough B) 95%, Div Two and Ally Ginger (Quainton D) 94% in Division Three.

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SEASON 2008/9

The League's President, Bob Sargeant, presented trophies as follows.

Premier Division Champions: Sports A ? Nick Hansell, Mike Atkinson, Chris Hansell, Dave Wackrill

Runners Up: Bierton ? Neil Massa, Michael Wilkins, Steve Allen, Dwayne Brooks, Alex Pratt.

Highest average CHRIS HANSELL (Sports A) 90.9%

Division One Champions: Elmhurst ? Bradley Willis, Brian McMullan, Paul Willis, Pete Hammond

Runners Up: Ridgeway ? Brian Redrup, Eric Dutton, Jeff Amor, Bob Croucher

Highest Average MARK LUSCOMBE (Tring D) 95%

Division Two Champions: Bucks CC D ? Martin Gillett, Steve Rycraft, Rod Payne, Andrew Willard

Runners Up: Bucks CC F ? Iain Willcocks, Paul O'Connell, John Roper, Paul Hartnell

Highest Average MARK LUSCOMBE (Ting F) 100%

At the AGM Bob also presented two awards under The Cyril Thorne Memorial Trophy for exceptional performances by a player and an administrator. It was unanimously agreed that the Player's award be made to Andrew Misseldine , the Mens' individual tournament winner for the last two years as well as this year's Veterans champion. The award for Administrator was presented to David Ballard for his exceptional work as Treasurer and also for being Annual Tournament Organiser each year as well as organising Riddell Trophy, Junior and Hard Bat Tournaments.