Knock-Out Cup 22/11/07   The draw and handicapping for the Knock-Out Cup have been completed.  There are two matches in the 1^st round which should be completed before 19^th January 2008.  These are LoddonSherpas (+2) at home to BH Pegasus 1 (-3) and St Marys (-3) at home to Andover Sports (Scr).  The winners of the first match are at home to Beechdown ((Scr) in the 2^nd round and the winners of the St Marys/Andover Sports match visit Viking (-3) in this round which should be completed before 20^th February 2008.  The remaining matches in the 2^nd round are Basing Cavaliers (+8) at home to BH Pegasus 2 (+2) and Waverley (+3) at home to Aldermaston (+3).  The semi-finals and final will take place at the Sports Centre on Sunday 30^th March 2008.

Ladies Matches 22/11/07  Andover ladies in the Ladies Division of 4 played out another draw, this time against BH Pegasus at the Basingstoke Sports Centre.  Sue Clarke played in all three of Andover winning pairs assisted by Karen Causley in two and Laura Thomas in one. Sally Holmes and Haylie Fox took part in two of the successful rubbers for the home team with Doreen Quilter and Sarah Mauser participating in one each. 

Despite a maximum from Andrea Hill/Tracy King Beechdown ladies in the Division of 6 lost 5/4 to visiting Viking for whom Ingrid Hart/Julie Shawley and Emma Day/Juliet MacAskill won two rubbers each.  Mother and daughter Linda/Sophia Rapacioli won the winner’s fifth rubber with Karen Southwell/Sandra Smith getting the fourth for the home side.

Mens Matches 22/11/07  In the only match reported in Mens Division 1, Viking B beat BH Pegasus A 5/4 at Everest College.  Father and son Carlo/Milo Rapacioli set up the narrow victory by winning their three rubbers supported by two from Simon Williamson/Stuart Cheng.  David Burrell/Martin Davey won two of the loser’s rubbers with David Gough/Richard O’Kelly and Martin Hill/Prasanth Kumuram securing one each.  

In Division 2, Waverley suffered two defeats.  The first was at home when they went down 6/3 to Andover and later they lost 5/4 to BH Pegasus C at the Sports Centre.   In the Andover match each of the home pairs, Ian Aherne/Adam Bridgen, Keith Miles/John Beattie and Colin Huntley/Peter Bevell won one rubbers and Dave Sneddon/Mark Holden and Alan Dixon/Geoff Lewis secured maxima for the visitors. Against BH Pegasus C, Adam Bridgen/Keith Miles won one rubber as did Ian Aherne/Peter Bevell with Richard James/John Beattie getting two .  The winner’s rubbers came from Steve Glover/James Skilton 2 and Ray Chow/Steve Harrison 3.  Martin Webb/Simon Johnston and Daniel Sheppard/James Bartlett both won two rubbers for Beechdown a when they beat a two pair Firefly side 8/1 at the Hurst.  Simon Johnson and Mark Bayliss won the remaining rubber for the visitors.  Steve Webb/ Chris Nunne won the consolation rubber for the home team.  Along with Beechdown A, LoddonSherpas A remain unbeaten in the division after a 7/2 victory over Phoenix A.  Phil Hood and Mark Gentry won a maximum for the winners with Ian/Chris Young and James Webb/Mitchell Hockley both winning two rubbers.  Jon Thomson/Greg Sudell won the two rubbers scored for the losers.  

Still unbeaten in Division 3 are Aldermaston whose team of Lawrence Sutton/Rod Jenkins, Stephen Gaunt/Chris Apsey and Neil Hince/Michael Ling defeated Whitchurch 9/0 at Whitchurch.  Colin Cresswell/Keith Lawrence, Mark Payne/Duncan Kerry and Dave Keep/Barry Eggington comprised the Hurst team which beat visiting LoddonSherpas B 9/0.  Bob Cosgrove/Matthew Savastand won their three rubbers assisted by two from Mark Fuller/Mark Cleave and one from Andy Jones/Tim Pink when Phoenix B beat Alresford 6/3 at Sherfield School.  John Read/Ralph Pointer won two of the loser’s rubbers with Ted Dowson/Mark Webb securing the third.

 Mixed Matches 22/11/07  BH Pegasus A currently lead Mixed Division 1 after a 5/4 victory over Viking A at Everest College.  David Gough/Sue Lorrain and David Burrell/Anu Davies won two rubbers each for the winners supported by one from Richard O’Kelly/Amanda Marsden while Carlo Rapacioli/Juliet MacAskill and Vince Yong/Alison Crawford won two each for the home team.  Husband and wife pairing of Carlo/Linda Rapacioli won two rubbers supported by one from Simon Williamson/Sophia Rapacioli when Viking B lost 6/3 to St Marys at Newbury.  Mark Ferguson/Margaret Mason recorded a maximum for the home side complimented by two rubbers from Tony Glinos/Pam Norman and one from Philip Desbois/Andrea Farmer.  

In Division 2, Beechdown A continue unbeaten following a 9/0 defeat of Waverley A.  The winning team was Neil Marie/Andrea Hill, Daniel Sheppard/Karen Southwell and Martin Webb/Hayley Kopp.   LoddonSherpas A just got the better of Beechdown B with a 5/4 victory at the Sports Centre.  Ian Young/Stephanie Matthews and Chris Young/Cheryl Matthews both won two rubbers for the winners with Phil Hood/Liz Firth chipping in with the fifth.  Tony Walker/Sandra Smith won a treble for the losing visitors and Mark Bayliss/Cathryn Perkins got the fourth.  

Steve Webb/Tracy Tait won the solitary rubber recorded for a two pair Firefly team which went down 8/1 to Aldermaston A at Aldermaston in Division 3.  Glynn Libberton/Sally Jenkins won two rubbers for the home side as did David Lowe/Pippa Dines with Chris Apsey/Sue Richardson getting one.  Phoenix A accounted for Beechdown C with a 7/2 scoreline in the same division.  Simon Johnston/Leanne Francis won the loser’s two rubbers.  Greg Sudell/Alison Rendall kept a clean sheet for Phoenix A supported by two rubbers each from Jon Thomson/Carolyn Neale and Matthew Hawkins/Sam Taylor.  

Steve Gaunt/Linda Russell won two of the three rubbers won by Basing Cavaliers in their 6/3 defeat by LoddonSherpas B in Division 4.  Andrew Dance and Sheila Weston supplied the third.  Mitchell Hockley/Eve Bielby won their three rubbers for the winners complimented by two from James Webb/Sandra Jennings and one from Paul Bonner/Sue Evans.

Hampshire County 1st & 2nd Teams 22/11/07  Hampshire County 1^st team finished in 4^th position in the National League Division A table with 15 points having drawn 5/5 with Essex, beaten Lancashire 6/4 and lost on the Sunday 6/4 to Warwickshire.  

The 2^nd team, newly promoted to the B Division had mixed fortunes in their first series of matches.  They beat Derbyshire 8/2, lost by the same margin to Middlesex and then went down 10/0 to ,strong contenders for promotion, Nottinghamshire to finish on 10 points.