Ladies Match Report - 23/12/05 Kim Street/Lesley Acheson and Amanda Marsden/Sue Lorraine won two rubbers each for last years champions BH Pegasus in a 5/4 defeat at the hands of Beechdown in the Ladies 6 Division of the Ian Dewar (Castlegate Investments) sponsored league. Ruth Seward and Andrea Hill set up the home victory by winning their three rubbers supported by one each from Madge Cummings/Sara Grant and Sandra Smith/Karen Southwell. This defeat leaves BH Pegasus with a lot to do to retain the trophy as they are currently 18 points behind leaders Viking who have played one extra match. Beechdown, with a match in hand, are in second place still some 13 points behind Viking.
Mens Match Report
- 23/12/05 Viking
Mens A are just ahead of the pack in Division 1 following a 7/2 home victory
over BH Pegasus A.
Richard Whatley/Graeme berry and Tony Coombes/Chris Powell recorded two
rubbers each for the winners after Tim Cooper and Mike Fidge had taken their
three.
Andy Lang/Jonathan Phillips and David Burrell/Martin Davey scored one
rubber each for the losers.
An 8/1 victory over Andover Sports B at Andover leaves Beechdown A just
4 points behind leaders Viking A in the division.
Graham Woodrow/Peter Cowmeadow recorded the solitary home rubber while
Peter Seward/Neil Marie and Daniel Sheppard/Mick Cummings scored maxima for
the winners complimented by two rubbers from their third pair, Mark
Bayliss/Martin Webb.
Hurst, in Division 2, resumed their winning way with a 6/3 away win
over Beechdown B at Winchester Road.
Adam Jesney/Stephen Hartwell won their three rubbers for Hurst
supported by two from Dave Keep/David Ord and one from Alex Wigmore/Jeremy
Browne.
The home points came from Tim Williams/Nigel Appleton, 2 and Tim
Jefferies/Steve Nolan1.
Viking B with one extra match played are still well ahead at the top of
the table.
In Mens Division 3, Phoenix A entertained Whitchurch at Sherfield
School, emerging 6/3 winners.
Dave Cooley/Stuart Gordon won two of the three rubbers for Whitchurch
supported by one from David Major/Mike Smith with Paul Verling/Paul
Nightingale recording a maximum for the home side and Tim Little/Matthew
Savastang chipping in with two rubbers and Bob Cosgrove/Matthew Hawkins
getting one.
A time constrained match saw BH Pegasus C and Waverley draw 4/4 at the
Sports Centre.
Jon Brooks/Stuart Braine won a maximum for BH Pegasus C
with Andrew Minting and James Skilton supplying the fourth while Ray
Rich/Richard James and Adam Bridgen/Ian Ahearne won two each for Waverley to
give them their first points of the season.
Mixed Match Report
- 23/12/05 All six teams in Mixed Division 2 were in
action over the last few weeks resulting in two 5/4 victories and one of 7/2.
In the latter match Ian Shoard/Ruth Cairns won the two rubbers for a
two pair Viking C side which lost to Aldermaston A at Aldermaston.
Lawrence Sutton/Julie Ward won two rubbers for the home side
complimented by one each from Ben Coapes/Emily Eadington and David Lowe/Sandra
Page. BH Pegasus B were also only able to field two pairs to play
Beechdown B at the Sports Centre resulting in a 5/4 victory for the visitors.
Daniel Sheppard/Sandra Smith won the two rubbers for Beechdown B while
Jonathan Phillips/Jean Deverill and Andy Lang/Sue Lorrain won two each for the
home team. With three rubbers from Mark Ferguson/Margaret Mason and one each
from Philip Desbois/Debbie Freeman and Tony/Lyn Glinos St Marys beat Viking B
5/4 at John Hunt School. The home
rubbers were scored by Scott Wilkins/Jane Halls, 2, and Chris Powell/Ruth
Seward also 2.
Steve Webb/Traicy Tait won three rubbers supported by two each from Phil/Sue
Pike and Colin Pink/Rosemary Pomroy to give Firefly a 7/2 home victory over
Waverley A in Division 3. Richard
James and Sandra Jennings won the two rubbers for Waverley A.
In Division 4, Waverley B received 9 points when Basing Cavaliers were
unable to field a team to play them. A
5/4 home win against Waverley B was sufficient to bring Whitchurch into second
spot in the table just one point behind Phoenix A in this division.
Dave Cooley and Vivienne Hazell won their three rubbers for the home
team supported by two from Sean Mallard/Moya Abbott.
Ian Ahearne/Jo Berry scored two rubbers for Waverley B with Robert
Jackson/Gill Trimmer and Ray Rich/Heather Mountford getting one each.
Chris Clarke/Val Wheeler, Graham Woodrow/Anita Haskin and Krysof Lisiak/Liz
Jones comprised the Andover Sports B team in Division 5 which beat
LoddonSherpas C 9/0.
Hampshire County 23/12/05 The County 1st team, without two of their regulars because of injury, did not have a good weekend at the second round of matches in the National Division 1 championships at Walsall on the 17/18th December. On the Saturday they lost 10/0 to leaders Yorkshire and then 7/3 to Essex. Sunday was no better; going down 7/3 to second placed Warwickshire. They are now at the bottom of the table on 18 points with a lot to do to avoid relegation. The next series of matches is early in April and Hampshire play Avon, Gloucestershire and Lancashire. All four of these counties are in the relegation zone and much will depend on the outcome of the matches between them,
Knock-Out Cup 23/12/05 St Marys proved too good for BH Pegasus in the third match in the 1st round of the Knock-Out Cup winning by a margin of 28 points, 138 to 110. They now visit Aldermaston in the next round
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