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HADDENHAM “A” ARE CHAMPIONS

18/4/10

Haddenham A are the new champions of the Aylesbury and District Table Tennis League after a formidable run of five 10 – 0 wins to end the season. Tring A were the latest to take a bashing from Darren Palmer, Andy Misseldine and Mark Scott in their rearranged fixture. This ensured that Sports A could not catch them in their outstanding fixture although the only two losses this season for Haddenham were at the hands of the Sports A Team. Inconsistency and two unexpected losses to Bierton and Bellingdon have contributed to the 7 point gap between the two teams. Andy (90%) and Mark (88%) have finished first and second in the averages although Dave Wackrill of Sports has achieved a 96% average from 26 games.

A strong group of three follow up the top two with Bierton having enjoyed a fine season in third place. Quainton have made considerable ground to finish fourth with Bellingdon surprising taking fifth place. Sports D occupy bottom spot with Ridgeway, Tring A or Sports C vying for the remaining relegation place. A crucial match between Sports and Ridgeway that remains outstanding will sort this out.

Division One champions are Quainton B following their 6 – 4 win at Bucks CC D. Top player David Styles (94%) was pushed to five sets by Iain Willcocks, John Willcocks and Paul O'Connell beating Iain and Paul after being pulled back from 2 – 0 leads and winning the fifth sets by two points. Against John he had an almighty 5 setter. John had a match point in the 4th leg but Dave hit a couple of great shots to take it to 5 sets. John was his usual very steady defence and occasional backhand smash and Dave was steady with his superb attacking game and again went to deuce. This time Bucks won. John was perhaps just too steady and Dave missed a loop by an inch to give John the game.

In a very close match no game was easy. Jim Styles beat John to gain revenge for an earlier loss but was taken to 21 – 19 by Paul in the second set before managing to complete a strong maximum for Quainton. Jim finished on 85% for the season.

Bucks CC B are runners up having beaten Risborough A 6 – 4 with Matt Axford (81%) taking a strong maximum for Risborough. Haddenham C squeezed into third place with recent 8 – 2 wins against Bucks CC E and bottom team Rivets. Lee Mallick (87%) and Cynthia Kunschke (64%) have been their mainstays all season.

Sports E join Rivets in the relegation zone after a difficult season following last season's promotion. Pete Edwards on 63% has been their outstanding player.

Sports F are confirmed as Champions of Division Two. A key match in the final week was between Bucks CC F and Brill which finished as a draw. As a result Bucks CC F were confirmed as runners up whilst Brill scraped home into third place one point ahead of Bucks CC G. Brill's hero was Steve Donleavy with a singles and doubles maximum. Sports G pipped Tring D for fifth spot whilst a late surge saw Quainton C fail to finish in the top half of the table by just one point.

Tring's Mark Luscombe and Risborough's David Stevens both finished the season unbeaten whilst the top lady player, Helen Riddell from Bucks CC, finished a creditable fifth in the averages table. Highest junior player was Tring's Daniel Nathan in seventh place.

TOP TEAMS TAKE MAXIMUM POINTS

28/3/2010

There is only one week to go to the end of the season although teams do have outstanding matches from the bad weather weeks. Maximum wins for Haddenham A, Sports A and Quainton A ensured that Haddenham remain 7 points ahead of Sports, both having two matches to play, so Haddenham stay favourites for the Premier Division Title. Haddenham beat two man Sports B with Arun Jogi playing his first match of the season, Sports eclipsed their C Team and Quainton A were too strong for Bucks CC A where Chris Leslie, Ben Davies and Dave Ralls were unbeaten.

Bierton battered close rivals Bellingdon with Lee Rogerson taking the one point against Michael Wilkins. Alan Cherry and Craig Brown had maximums to continue an excellent season. Kevin Doyle managed a maximum for Ridgeway against Haddenham B but his team still lost 6 – 4, Kevin and Jeff Amor winning the doubles. Tring A overpowered Sports D 8 – 2 with Graham Smith winning three legs after being pushed to 4 sets by David Badham who claimed Sports' two wins.

Quainton B have the Division One Title in the bag after beating Tring C 9 – 1. David and Jim Styles continued in unbeaten form with Mick Simmonds only just losing out in 4 sets to Tring's John Richardson. Bucks CC B in second place managed a 7 – 3 win against Sports E but remain 12 points behind Quainton with only one match left to play. This week Pete Edwards again thwarted the opposition with two wins, losing only to top player Nick Tyler, and he was well supported by Gary Shackleton to win the doubles in 4 sets for Sports.

David Bradbury for Bucks CC E had a maximum at Tring B despite his team losing 6 – 4 and Paul Rickard, with three, and Steve Rycraft for Bucks CC C took a well deserved draw against Bucks CC D. Matt Axford continued his winning ways for Risborough A in their draw at Haddenham D and Lee Mallick and Cynthia Kunschke were unbeaten in the 8 - 2 defeat of Rivets for whom Alan Harling and Keith Creser had single wins.

Division Two bottom team Tring F conceded two matches assuring both Haddenham E and Quainton C of a mid table finish to the season. They also lost 3 - 7 at Bucks CC F which meant the Bucks side would almost certainly finish runners up since Brill had lost 2 - 8 to Sports G with maximums from Lianne Fisher and Clive Westbury.

Just above the bottom Sports H lost 3 - 7 to Quainton C and seem destined to finish below Tring E who lost to Haddenham E 4 - 6 despite 2 games won by the consistent Andrew Bramwell. Risborough B entertained a back to form Bucks CC G who won 10- 0 with a notable first doubles maximum for junior player Ben Elliott. Meanwhile Sports F clinched the title beating Tring D 7 - 3 with maximums from Phil Blind and the consistent Derek Marlow.

HADDENHAM STILL AHEAD IN HOME STRAIGHT

21/3/10

A 10 – 0 win against Ridgeway kept Haddenham A in the lead in the Premier Division with only two weeks of the season remaining. Darren Palmer, Andy Misseldine and Mark Scott were in blistering form with only Bob Croucher managing to win a leg 14-12 against Darren. Sports A are second 14 points behind but with a game in hand.

Third and fourth placed Quainton A and Bierton met last week with Bierton running out 7 – 3 winners. Games were close with Ben Davies unlucky to lose to Bierton's Alan Cherry and Craig Brown in five hard fought sets. Alan took a maximum with Craig winning twice as did Dave Ralls for Quainton. James McCafferty (Quainton) and Michael Wilkins (Bierton) had single wins.

Bellingdon consolidated fifth place after a 10 – 0 defeat of Tring A, courtesy of an intransigent display from Keith Slipper. The Tring trio, Les Ferguy, Bill Higgins and Graham Smith all took Keith to five sets before losing. Keith's unbeaten team mates were Stuart Brown and Lee Rogerson. The other outstanding performance of the week came from Dawn Pearce with a maximum for Bucks CC A in their 7 – 3 win against Haddenham B.

Quainton B look set to win the Division One Title after a 9 – 1 win at fourth placed Bucks CC E. With David and Jim Styles unbeaten and Neil Mack only losing out to David Bradbury, they are 10 points ahead of Bucks CC B with a game in hand. Bucks B lost some ground when they could only beat their C Team 6 – 4. Colin Tibbles and Graham Butcher had doubles for the B Team as did the C Team's Paul Rickard.

The Bucks Club occupy second third and fourth spots in the Division with the D Team in third place following a strong Willcocks family display at Tring C. Iain won three games with father John winning twice and mother Pat once. John Richardson for Tring had a double losing to Iain in four sets.

Elsewhere Sports E are making every effort to avoid relegation. Last week they earned 4 points thanks to a strong individual performance from Pete Edwards and also because James Gibson supported Pete well in a prestigious 4 set doubles win. Malcolm Burr, Martin Taylor and John Cripps all won twice for Haddenham. Also worthy of mention is the maximum for Haddenham C's Lee Mallick at Risborough A where he overcame Matt Axford who has had a recent run of good form. Cynthia Kunschke supported Lee with two wins and John Badmin won once in their 7 – 3 win.

The last two weeks have seen little change in the order of the Division Two Table. Leaders Sports F were without their leading player Derek Marlow and visitors Sports G inflicted a first defeat of the season on them thanks to an unbeaten display from Clive Westbury and Lianne Fisher. Then runners up Bucks CC F held them to a draw thanks to a maximum from Gerry Saunders. Third team Brill narrowed the gap beating Tring F 10 - 0 and a short-handed Risborough B 9 - 1. Bucks CC G just held on to fourth spot drawing with Haddenham E and struggling to beat two man Quainton C for whom Ally Ginger was in unstoppable form. Tring D consolidated fifth spot with wins against Sports H and Tring E whose Andrew Bramwell was unbeaten. Bottom team Tring F gained a surprise draw at Sports G with Daniel Nathan winning his three games.

HADDENHAM A IN BOX SEAT

14/3/10

With three weeks to go to the end of the season, Haddenham A are in the box seat for the Premier Division Title especially since the defeat of their B Team 10 – 0. This was despite Chris Hawkes' best efforts against Darren Palmer where Chris led 5 – 0 in the fifth set only to narrowly lose 11 – 9. Sports A and Bierton are still in close contention with only three points separating them from Haddenham if they manage to beat off their opposition 10 – 0 each time. Bierton did just that with a strong maximum win against Wilf Crompton, Dawn Pearce and Andy Cullen from Bucks CC A. The closest game on the evening was the five set win that Craig Brown managed against Andy. Alan Cherry and Michael Wilkins were Craig's team mates.

Whilst Quainton A are just off the pace, they secured a 9 – 1 win at Tring A for whom Graham Smith was successful. Chris Leslie and Chris Walton were unbeaten for Quainton with Ben Davies winning twice. Elsewhere Bill McCafferty managed to win a point for Sports D in their loss at Sports B for whom Tim Cheek and Roger Mason were unbeaten.

Quainton B extended their lead in Division One to 14 points following a 10 – 0 defeat of Rivets. David Styles maintained his unbeaten record, having lost only one game all season. Father Jim and Mick Simmonds were his unbeaten team mates. With Bucks CC B's result not yet in, the other teams in the top half only managed 6 – 4 wins, but lost crucial ground courtesy of one outstanding player in each match.

Paul O'Connell was the man for Bucks CC D in their loss to Bucks CC E, Pete Edwards gained three important points for Sports E at Haddenham C, Paul Rickard did the same for Bucks CC against Tring C and Matt Axford turned in a top class performance at Tring B. Other performances that merit mention came from Rob Perry with a double for Bucks CC E and Barry Green gaining an important point for Sports E.

SPORTS A REDUCE THE GAP

7/3/2010

The crunch match from last week's league program was between Sports A and Haddenham A. Steve Buck and Robert Hansell for Sports came prepared for battle with Andy Misseldine, Mark Scott and Darren Palmer and they each took maximums although both were taken to 5 sets, Robert beating Andy 11 - 9 and Steve beating Darren 11 - 3 in their fifth sets. Chris Haines tried to give support to his Sports colleagues but couldn't withstand the competitive play of the Haddenham trio. This result puts Haddenham still 3 points ahead of Sports with 5 matches to play.

Elsewhere Bellingdon kept up a good season with the defeat of Sports B. Lee Rogerson had a maximum with Stuart Brown winning twice as did Tim Cheek for Sports. Nobby Tennison and Andrew Eggleton were Sports' other winners. Bierton maintained the pressure on the top two with a 9 - 1 win against Haddenham B. Alan Cherry and Neil Massa were unbeaten with Alex Pratt taking a double, but Pete Hargreaves managed a win for Haddenham. Bucks CC A won 7 - 3 against Tring A courtesy of a maximum for Wilf Crompton, a double for Dawn Pearce and one win for Tim Wooster. Les Ferguy won twice for Tring with Graham Smith their other winner.

Last week's 7 - 3 win against Tring C for Haddenham C in Division One was notable for a thrilling 5 set victory for Lee Mallick against John Richardson and a good victory for Lee and Cynthia Kunschke in the doubles. However they failed to capitalize this week when they lost 7 - 3 to Bucks CC B. Lee could not maintain form and lost to Mark Binder in 5 hard fought sets and Nick Tyler in 3 sets. Mark and Nick were unbeaten with Graham Butcher winning once. This win puts Bucks 4 points behind favorites Quainton B who have a match in hand.

Quainton won away to Risborough A 6 - 4 with Matt Axford winning twice for Risborough and making David Styles work hard over 5 sets to record a maximum. Mark Spragg won a close fought game with Jim Styles.

Of the other matches, most notable was the match between Bucks CC E and Tring C. After 4 games Bucks E were losing 3 - 1 but came back to win the next 6 games to win 7 - 3. Ken Hill found some good form and won a double plus the doubles with David Shapter. Nobody was unbeaten on the night with John Richardson for Tring and David Bradbury and David Shapter for Bucks also winning twice.

Sports F maintained their position at the top of Division Two winning 7 - 3 at third place Brill despite a maximum from the home team's John Fitsell. Bucks CC F consolidated the runner up spot beating lowly Sports H 8 - 2. Sports' Ken Walton caused a surprise when he beat Anna Wharrier. Meanwhile Bucks CC G continued to draft down the table when they visited fifth place Tring D and lost 3 - 7 finding Tring's Mark Luscombe and Bill Chapman too strong. Sports G continue to share fifth place after beating Tring E 7 - 3 thanks to Lianne Fisher's treble. Quainton C powered to victory at Haddenham E. Ali and Matt Ginger and Paul Unwin only conceded the doubles.

SPORTS AND HADDENHAM FIGHT IT OUT.

21/2/2010

This week is notable for the continued superiority of Haddenham A at the top of the Premier Division following a 10 ? 0 demolition of lowly Sports D and the just as mighty Sports A in second place after their equally magnificent 10 - 0 walloping of Haddenham B. Andy Misseldine, Darren Palmer and Mark Scott represented Haddenham with Nick Hansell, Chris Haines and Dave Wackrill being the unbeaten Sports trio. Whilst Quainton A have crept into third spot winning 7 - 3 at Sports B with Chris Walton bagging three victories, the only other remarkable event was Wilf Crompton from Bucks losing to David Ballard of Sports C in the first game of the evening. Unfortunately David and his team could not build on this and lost 8 - 2.

Following a 9 - 1 win against Sports E, Quainton B have consolidated their position as favourites for the First Division Title. They lie in second spot two points behind Bucks CC B but with two matches in hand. David Styles, Jim Styles and Neil Mack were too strong for Sports although Pete Edwards took both Jim and Neil to 5 sets. Bucks CC B did not help their cause when they could only field two players at Tring B and lost 6 - 4. Roger Shelton was Tring's best player on the night beating Jan Crompton and Mark Binder.

Tring C will be contesting the second place if their recent results continue. Beating Rivets 10 - 0 they are in fourth place with two matches in hand. Bucks CC E, currently third, lost 6 - 4 to an improving Bucks CC C Team, for whom Paul Rickard and Martin Gillett won doubles. David Bradbury and David Shapter also had doubles for the E Team. Risborough A lost a little ground when their top player, Matt Axford, suffered defeats at the hands of Iain Willcocks and John Roper in the 8 - 2 win for Bucks CC D. The Haddenham C & D Teams shared the points with Lee Mallick of the C Team unbeaten. John Cripps and Mark Bevan had two wins apiece for the D Team.

Sports F consolidated their position at the top of Division Two by easing to a 9 - 1 victory over Tring F. Meanwhile Bucks CC G were short of two key players when they met their F team in good form. The 8-2 win for the F team put them jointly in second place with their vanquished opponents whose run of recent poor results continued. Helen Riddell and Gerry Saunders won all their games, as did Clive Westbury and Lianne Fisher for Sports G, as they beat their H team colleagues 7 - 3 and moved into joint 5th place with Tring D. Risborough B beat Haddenham E 7 - 3 thanks to a Dave Stevens maximum but remain in tenth place.

HADDENHAM REINSTATE SUPREMACY

14/2/10

The results from last week's matches show that Sports A made inroads into the ten point deficit to Haddenham A with a 10 - 0 thrashing of bottom placed Sports D, but Haddenham kept the lead at 7 points after beating a strong Bellingdon team 7 - 3 away from home. Match of the evening appears to be that between Lee Rogerson and Mark Scott with Lee winning 11 - 8 in the fifth set. By contrast Andy Misseldine maintained his supremacy as the top Premier Player beating Lee in 4 sets.

From the mid-table matches the best performances were those of Andrew Eggleton with a maximum for Sports B in their 7 - 3 loss at Bucks CC A and Chris Hawkes and Jon Abungan with maximums for Haddenham B in their 7 - 3 win at Tring A. Bierton harbour thoughts of upsetting the top teams after their 9 - 1 defeat of Sports C with maximums from Allan Cherry and Craig Brown. This puts them in fourth place 26 points behind top placed Haddenham A, but with two matches in hand. Quainton are still in with a shout after beating Ridgeway 8 - 2, despite strong resistance from Kevin Doyle with a double.

The top of the Division One clash between Bucks CC B and Quainton B saw some close games. Top player David Styles was in fine form taking three games in the 6 - 4 win for Quainton. With Jan Crompton winning two for the Bucks team, Mick Simmonds effectively sealed the match for Quainton winning the eighth game 12 - 10 in the fifth set against Graham Butcher.

Whilst the Title for this Division appears to be between Bucks B with 106 points and Quainton with 99, Tring C, in fifth spot, are looking to upset the party on 84 points but with two matches in hand. This week they took a 7 - 3 victory against Risborough A for whom Matt Axford was unbeaten. This match witnessed Daniel Nathan's first step up the Divisions, notching up a first win.

Bucks CC C accumulated another precious five points in their continuing struggle to avoid relegation; this time against Haddenham C. Lee Mallick was unbeaten for Haddenham with a nice return to form for John Badmin and Roger Mott with one win each. Sports E is the team vying with Bucks for the drop and they managed three points against Bucks CC D with Pete Edwards winning two and teaming up with James Gibson for a deserved doubles win. Paul O'Connell had a maximum for Bucks.

The Sports F team of Phil Blind, Janice Carey and Derek Marlow proved far too strong for Risborough B beating them 10-0 and moved back to the top of Division Two. Bucks CC G struggled in a 3-7 defeat against Clive Westbury and Lianne Fisher at Sports G and dropped back to second spot. Brill beat Sports H 9-1 thanks to John Fitsell, Steve Donleavy and Sheila Brown and moved up to third place above Bucks CC F who despite fielding a strong team lost unexpectedly 3-7 to Quainton C for whom Paul Unwin and Matt Ginger were unbeaten. Tring D maintained fifth position winning 7-3 against Haddenham E thanks to a Bill Chapman maximum.

This last match was notable for youth finally managing to overcome experience with Rose Luscombe (11) beating Tony Tobin (79). In another success for youth, young Bill Chapman (76) also beat Tony in a match where their combined age was 155!