Steve Kerns - Press & Publicity Officer - Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

OCs A in charge against Galleywood A to finish sixth 

With the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League Season having reached it’s half way stage the 12 first division teams will now form two mini divisions and the teams will be looking forward to hearing who their fixtures are for the second half of the Season. The top six teams will make up division 1A whilst teams seven to 12 will form division 1B. OCs A finished sixth with 57 points after beating Galleywood A 7-3. Paul Lucas and Terry Dowsett  won all six singles to ensure they stayed in charge. Gary Brignall beat Dan Berry 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-13, 11-9 in the closest  game of the evening. Galleywood A finished seventh and they played well to beat an under-strength  Liberal 9-1. Galleywood won all nine singles but missed out in the doubles when James Hicks and Gary Brignall lost 10-12, 7-11, 5-11 to Andrew Huckson and Steve Pennell. The 9-1 scoreline flattered Galleywood as they won all three five enders. James Hicks beat Steve Pennell 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 5-11, 11-9 whilst Steve Kerns defeated old rival Steve Pennell 8-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 and Hicks saw off Robin Armstrong 11-2, 11-7, 6-11, 9-11, 11-2. Danbury A finished fourth and they ran out 9-1 winners against Hatfield Peverel A. Eric Green and Dave Richardson were both undefeated. Richardson fought back strongly from 2-0 down to beat Gareth Davies 9-11, 7-11, 11-9, 14-12, 11-3. Julie Johnson was on target for the losers with a 12-10, 11-8, 14-12 victory against Tim Cramphorn. Danbury B ran out 6-4 winners against Chelmsford B. Standout results here included a fine 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8 win for Ian Whiteside over Waseem Qureshi and an equally impressive 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9 victory for Waseem Qureshi over Daniel Young.

The battle for top honours in division 1A looks to be a two way battle between Maldon A (Alex Abbott, Trevor Lloyd, John Poysden and Colin Stallwood) and Chelmsford A (Wal Bada, Casey Cross, Eddie Ogbebor and Ugur Ciclik). Maldon A hold a six point lead at the half way stage and it won’t be easy to overhaul them.

It was honours shared in division four between Chelmsford E and Hatfield Peverel C. Nick Duce was unbeaten for the Hatfield Peverel side with wins over Dusan Doszkoty (14-12, 11-6, 11-6), Martin Hiskey (11-7, 11-8, 11-6) and Harry Buckle (11-3, 11-4, 11-9).

Chelmsford Tigers scored a superb 4-1 win over OCs Lions in a top of the table clash in division 1B of the CLICK League. This rearranged match was effectively the Championship decider and Josh Bickles beat Jake Iliffe 11-3, 11-5, 12-10 and Josh Peasgood 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7. Josh Bickles with a 100 % record (10 wins out of 10) was the outstanding player in this division and his win over Josh Peasgood was the only defeat that Peasgood suffered.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all players and League Officers    

Steve Kerns - Press & Publicity Officer - Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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Press Report Issued 16 December 2018

Maldon A too strong for Rawreth in Division One

This week’s division one matches in the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League produced four close fought affairs and two 9-1 results. The leaders Maldon A predictably ran out 9-1 winners, against Rawreth after Trevor Lloyd and Alex Abbott had stayed undefeated. Charles Sweeny was on target for Rawreth with a hard-fought 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9 victory over John Poysden. Second-placed Chelmsford A also won 9-1. Wale Bada and Casey Cross were both undefeated against OCs A. Dan Berry was on target for OCs with a 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 victory over Tulay Dundar. Adrian Pitt impressed for Liberal who drew 5-5 with Writtle A. He was twice taken to five ends but on both occasions he stormed through the decider. Pitt beat Matthew Brown 7-11, 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6 and Lee McHugh by the most unlikely of scorelines : 11-2, 6-11, 11-1, 10-12, 11-2. Eric Green led Danbury A to 6-4 victory over Chelmsford B. It was a night Rob Shrimpton will wish to forget. He had the crushing experience of losing all three games in the fifth end. It was 11-3, 10-12, 11-9, 9-11, 9-11 against David Gatheral, 6-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 7-11 against Eric Green and 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 8-11,  9-11 against Peter Mynard. It was honours even in the match between Writtle B and Danbury B. Phil Smith impressed for Writtle with a fine 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 win over Daniel Young whilst Steve Buer triumphed against Lin Roff by a last-gasp 8-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 15-13 margin. Galleywood A’s match with Hatfield Peverel A resulted in another well contested draw. Scott Dowsett was undefeated for Hatfield Peverel but he had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Steve Kerns 5-11, 5-11, 11-6, 16-14, 12-10. Hatfield Peverel reserve Neil Freeman played his part with a narrow 7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 7-11, 13-11 victory over Gary Brignall.

Division two leaders OCs B ran out 7-3 winners against OCs C - and with both David Cole and Kevin Worthington in their line-up few eye-brows will have been raised at that result. Worthington overcame some stubborn resistance from Frank Hodge before he triumphed 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6. OCs B were forced toface Hatfield Peverel B without their two best players and Hatfield Peverel were also a  player short. With Neil Freeman beating Steve Northcott (8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 4-11, 11-3) and Trevor Carter (11-9, 13-11, 6-11, 12-10) Hatfield Peverel won 5-4. Chelmsford C moved into second place , only four points behind OCs B after beating Chelmsford C 6-4. Waseem Qureshi - who is on top form at present with five successive hat-tricks won his three singles again. He put together a very strong showing downing the challenges of  Dave Fiddeman (11-3, 11-7, 11-7), Neil Freeman (11-9, 11-5, 11-4) and Gareth Davies (11-8, 11-7, 11-6). The match between Writtle C and Danbury E finished tied at 5-5. Gary Ward - another very experienced hand at this level won his three singles. He beat Gus Heath (11-7, 11-8, 11-6), Ken Sheard (11-5, 11-5, 11-7) and David Gatheral (11-9, 11-3, 11-7).

Just three scorecards in division three this week. OCs D moved back into top spot by beating OCs E 8-2. Mick Richardson and David Porter were both unbeaten. Mick Hayes won once and it couldn’t have been closer. He beat Adam Yardley 10-12, 13-11, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9 in a rousing last game of the evening. Maldon D shaded their match 6-4 against Danbury H. Thomas Page was undefeated and his trio of wins included a 4-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9 victory over Luca Bailey. Writtle D relied on team work to get the better of OCs F 7-3. Bob Garson, Trevor Colin and Dave Carter all won twice although they all missed out against Ashton Parker. Dave Carter came very close to beating Parker 3-0 before Parker came through to win 8-11, 8-11, 15-13, 11-9,11-7.

In division four Nicola Pippen (Highwood A), the Hatfield Peverel C duo of Keith Flowers and Nick Duce and David Meah (Writtle F) all stayed undefeated this week.  Nicola Pippen won her three singles the hard way against Highwood B - each time in the fifth end. She beat Frank Neil (9-11, 11-7, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8) and then Martin Goddard (3-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7) and finally Francis Whitbread (6-11, 15-13, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5). Three very hard fought wins !. A two man Hatfield Peverel C side managed to beat Galleywood B 7-3, in a match where Keith Flowers and Nick Duce called all the shots. Writtle F with David Meah leading the way ran out 6-4 winners against Danbury K. Andy Fox beat Mick Robinson 8-11, 11-2, 1-19, 9-11, 13-11 in the closest game of the night.

Galleywood C are pulling away  in division five. Gary Copsey, Charlie Craig and Aidan Noguchi were clear-cut 10-0 winners against Hatfield Peverel E. Second-placed Chelmsford G slipped back by losing 7-3 to Chelmsford H. Michael Whelpdale did the damage with a hat-trick and he received excellent support from Jamie Dowsett and Luke Richardson who both won twice. Whelpdale had to work hard to defeat Andy Swales and this included losing the second game 11-0. Whelpdale eventually won 11-9, 0-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7. Chelmsford H in turn lost 6-4 to OCs H. The experienced Stuart Wintle won his three singles for the Old Chelmsfordians side. Maldon E with Denis Crapnell on unbeaten form defeated OCs H 7-3. Maldon’s Ross Wheeler won twice and this included a 11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 5-11, 12-10 win over Mike Morecroft. Chelmsford J emerged as 6-4 winners against Hatfield Peverel D in a match where no one player won three singles and no one went home empty-handed. Andy Whiley beat Paul Bullock 9-11, 8-11, 13-11, 11-1, 12-10 in the closest game of the evening.

Steve Kerns - Press & Publicity Officer - Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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Press Report Issued 9 December 2018

Alex Abbott on sparkling form for Maldon A

The two main contenders (and it’s not unfair to say the only contenders) met this week in the first division of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League and their 5-5 draw means that Maldon A retain their six point lead over Chelmsford A. The match was a personal triumph for 2012 and 2013 M&G Investments Chelmsford Mens Singles Champion Alex Abbott who was on sparkling form and he won his three singles. This included inflicting a first defeat on Ugur Saglik (the League’s highest ranked player) who Abbott beat 10-12, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6 in the opening encounter. Abbott went on to beat Wal Bada 11-2, 11-6, 11-4 and Casey Cross 11-7, 11-9, 11-1. Casey Cross made his mark with a fine 11-7, 12-10, 11-8 victory over Trevor Lloyd whilst Colin Stallwood impressed with a 12-10, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 success against Casey Cross. At one stage it looked as if Maldon were going to run away with the match as they surged into a 4-0 lead. However, Chelmsford had other ideas and they pulled back to 4-4 and a draw seems like a fair result. Writtle A drew 5-5 with Writtle B - a reasonable effort considering they were a player short. Lee McHugh led the way with a hat-trick which included a hard-fought 11-9, 12-14, 12-14, 11-7, 11-7 win over Peter Barrett. Danbury A ran out 7-3 winners over OCs A. Paul Lucas was undefeated for the Old Chelmsfordians whilst Eric Green, Steve Whitely and Dave Richardson all bagged two wins for Danbury A. Lucas had to dig deep to defeat Eric Green and he pulled through to win 5-11, 3-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-6.

There was a third defeat for Maldon C in division two and they drop back to third. They lost 6-4 to Danbury D for whom Simon Lowman scored a fine hat-trick. This included an excellent 11-7, 10-12, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9 win over Ciaran Whelan. This was Lowman’s fourth successive “full-house“. Lowman  looks well worth a first division place next year. Writtle C ran out 7-3 winners against Maldon C. Gary Ward led the way with three wins. Team-work was the order of the day for Danbury C who overcame OCs C 7-3. Tim Cramphorn, Neil Wantand Allan Steel all won twice although none of them could overcome Frank Hodge. Tim Cramphorn beat Tom Barker 11-9, 11-1, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10 in the closest game of the night. 

Chelmsford D lead the division three table by one point after 10 matches. Keith Martin and Jarek Pietraszuk were both undefeated as they beat OCs F 7-3. John Watts beat Dave Parker 11-5, 7-11, 3-11, 12-10, 11-9 in the closest game of the night. OCs D are only one point adrift in second place but they were held to a draw by Danbury H. Mick Richardson was unbeaten for OCs whilst Allan Steel picked up  two wins for the Danbury side. Danbury F did well to beat OCs E 8-2. Dave Marsh and Richard Gardiner both won their three singles. Marsh hit top form as he disposed of Richard Baxter 11-6,11-7, 11-4. League stalwart Tom Elder was on top form for Maldon D who drew 5-5 with Danbury G. Elder completed his hat-trick of wins by defeating Richard Allen 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9. Elder also came through in three close ends against Mo Hardy (11-9, 11-9, 12-10).  Writtle D with Trevor Collin firing on all cylinders beat Writtle E 7-3. Another League stalwart Malcolm Storey fared best of the Writtle E players.

All players will be deeply saddened by the death last week in a Brentwood League match of popular and well respected Writtle E player Steve Siggs. An obituary will follow.

Runaway leaders Danbury J made it 10 wins out of 10 in division four. All four of their regular players have fared well and this is supported by the Individual averages. Dave Oxley-Goody (74 %), Richard Allen (55 %), Dave Powell (100 %) and Robert Kneale (76 %) have all impressed.  With Richard Allen and Dave Powell winning their six singles Danbury J beat OCs G 8-2. Sue Hickman impressed for the losers with a fine 11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 6-11, 11-7 victory over Dave Oxley-Goody.  Danbury K were involved in two matches. With Denis Balic and Roger Tiffin staying undefeated they beat Highwood A 7-3. Roger Tiffin came through in five ends against Melanie Bonnett 11-8, 14-16, 11-4, 7-11, 11-7. Danbury K also lost 6-4 to Chelmsford F. Adi Kamma won his three singles for the Chelmsford side and he had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Denis Balic 8-11, 6-11, 16-14, 11-4, 11-8. That third game was crucial !.

Galleywood C moved back into pole position in division five. Gary Copsey, Charlie Craig and Aidan Noguchi ran put 10-0 winners against Hatfield Peverel D. OCs H were also comfortable winners and they beat Chelmsford J 8-2. Suzanne Shaw and Michael Lucey were both undefeated. Suzanne Shaw completed an excellent evening‘s work by beating Jacqui Smith 4-11, 11-6, 11-13, 11-8, 11-9. Second-placed Chelmsford G led by a hat-trick by Ian Austin defeated Chelmsford J 6-4. Paul Bullock and Rev Matthews both won twice for Chelmsford J. Rev Matthews beat Andy Swales 3-11, 8-11, 11-3, 13-11, 11-9 in the closest game of the night.

And a final reminder - all players are again requested to note that the closing date for entry to the M&G Investments Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League Closed Tournament (which will be held over the weekend of 1, 2 & 3 February 2019), is this coming Friday (14 December 2018). Entries should be forwarded toArthur Clark, 2 Top Road, Woodham Walter, Nr. Maldon, Essex, CM9 6RQ with the payment. Electronic entries to arthurcclark@btinternet.com will also be accepted provided that payment is made to the Leagues Bank Account stated at the bottom of the entry form and the box is ticked. The entry form is in the middle of your handbook. Please note that it was agreed at the AGM that entries will only be accepted if payment is made by the closing date. Late entries or entries without payment will not be accepted.

Steve Kerns - Press & Publicity Officer - Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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Press Report Issued 2 December 2018

Danbury B off the mark with impressive 7-3 victory

Danbury B scored their first win of the Season in the first division of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League and their 7-3 victory over Hatfield Peverel A takes them out of the bottom two. With Gus Heath, Steve Buer and Chris Buer all winning twice they raced in to a 7-0 lead as nothing went Hatfield Peverel’s way-literally nothing at all !. Chris Buer scored a fine  7-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8 win over Julie Johnson and an equally impressive 11-5, 11-9, 8-11, 13-15, 11-8 win over Scott Dowsett whilst Steve Buer impressed with a superb 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 victory over Scott Dowsett. In game number eight Alastair Piper finally secured  a win for Hatfield Peverel with a decisive 11-4, 11-8, 11-8 victory over Steve Buer and Julie Johnson and Scott Dowsett also picked up wins to give the score a degree of respectability. Liberal ran out 8-2 winners over Writtle B after a Paul Davison hat-trick fashioned their triumph. Phil Smith impressed for the losers by beating Steve Pennell (11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 15-13) and Andrew Huckson (11-7, 9-11,12-10, 7-11, 11-7). Two excellent victories !. Writtle A with Duncan Taylor and Lee McHugh firing on all cylinders ran out 9-1 winners against Chelmsford B. 2018 M&G Investments Chelmsford Mens Singles Champion Duncan Taylor was several classes apart. He beat Victor Chan (11-6, 11-5, 11-8), Simon Jarvis (11-2, 11-3, 11-4) and Rob Shrimpton (11-4, 11-6, 11-6),

Chelmsford C were impressive 7-3 winners over Maldon C in division two. They are now tied with Maldon B on 57 points in second place. Waseem Qureshi has hit  a rich vein of form and he led the way with a hat-trick of wins. This included a last gasp 7-11, 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9 win over John Holland. OCs B stay top but they could only muster two players against Danbury E and had to settle for a 6-4 win. Kevin Worthington won his three singles whilst David Gatheral was on target for the losers with a 11-3, 11-8, 9-11, 4-11, 11-9 victory over Trevor Carter. Danbury D ran out 6-4 winners against Danbury C after Sam Lowman had remained undefeated. Lowman was successful against Neil Want - the best of the Danbury C players - 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6. The match between Maldon B and Writtle C finished tied at 5-5. No one player dominated and Maldon’s Hamish Innes and Colin Napper and Writtle’s Gary Ward all won twice. Writtle’s John Gagg secured a fine 11-9, 11-2, 10-12, 11-6 win over Ciaran Whelan. It was honours even between OCs C and Hatfield Peverel B as well. Neil Freeman was undefeated for Hatfield Peverel and he completed his trio of wins with a 12-10, 11-7, 11-8 success against Frank Hodge. There was little to separate Charles Yeung and Guy McKenzie with Yeung eventually nicking it 3-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-8, 12-10.

Division three leaders OCs D scored their seventh win of the Season with a 8-2 victory over Danbury G. Gareth Joice led the way with three wins and Mick Richardson and David Porter provided excellent support with two victories apiece. Peter Hance dented Mick Richardson’s record with a 11-2, 12-10, 4-11, 9-11, 11-9 win. Solid team-work in the shape of two wins for Luca Bailey, Eamon Hall and Allan Steel meant Danbury H beat OCs E 7-3. Richard Baxter was undefeated for OCs E but he had to fight back from 9-5 down in the decider to get the better of Allan Steel. He took the last six points to triumph 12-10, 9-11, 3-11, 11-6, 11-9. Nat Ravlic looked to be on his way to a 3-0 win over Eamon Hall and he led by two games to nil and by 10-5. How often is that last point the trickiest one to annexe ?. Sure enough Hall found his groove and he came through to win 7-11, 14-16, 12-10, 11-9, 11-5. Maldon D did well to draw 5-5 with Writtle D. Good going as Peter Layzell was undefeated for Writtle. Shirley Carroll beat Colin Barham 5-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5, 14-12 in the closest game of the evening. OCs F secured their second win of the Season by beating Danbury F 6-4. Ashton Parker was unbeaten for the Old Chelmsfordians side. He pulled clear in the fifth end to defeat Dave Marsh 11-9, 10-12, 12-10, 4-11, 11-3.

Danbury J are looking good in division four and they made it nine straight wins by beating Hatfield Peverel C 7-3. Dave Powell was undefeated although he had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Nick Duce (11-7, 11-5, 3-11, 2-11, 13-11). Chelmsford E (58 points from nine matches) are a clear second and Martin Hiskey was unbeaten in their 6-4 win over Writtle F. Hiskey defeated Ian Hockley 7-11, 11-6, 14-12, 13-11 to complete his hat-trick. OCs G ran out 8-2 winners against Highwood B. John Newman and David Bishop were both undefeated. Bishop fought back strongly from 2-0 down to beat Francis Whitbread 10-12, 10-12,11-7, 11-7, 11-8. Galleywood B did well to beat the higher placed Chelmsford F 7-3. Colin Blore led the way with a hat-trick and Will Goodchild won twice to support him. Amanda Hogger was the best of the Chelmsford players with two wins.

There was a set-back for second placed Galleywood C in division five. They were beaten 7-3 by Maldon E. Garry Eames and Denis Crapnell were both undefeated. Garry Eames had to work hard for his three wins. He beat Aidan Noguchi (11-9, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-4), Charlie Craig (12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4) and he defeated Mark Glenister in a real thriller (8-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10).  Chelmsford G (Ian Austin, Sarah Austin and Andy Swales) ran out 10-0 winners against Hatfield Peverel D. Andy Simmonds came really close against both Sarah Austin (11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 5-11, 9-11) and Ian Austin (11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 7-11, 9-11) but he just missed out on both occasions. With Luke Richardson and Michael Whelpdale both staying undefeated Chelmsford H beat Hatfield Peverel E 7-3. Richardson completed his hat-trick with a 5-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8, 11-4 victory over John Kuhl.

And another reminder - all players are again requested to note that the closing date for entry to the M&G Investments Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League Closed Tournament (which will be held over the weekend of 1, 2 & 3 February 2019), is 14 December 2018. Entries should be forwarded to Arthur Clark, 2 Top Road, Woodham Walter, Nr. Maldon, Essex, CM9 6RQ with the payment. Electronic entries to arthurcclark@btinternet.com will also be accepted provided that payment is made to the Leagues Bank Account stated at the bottom of the entry form and the box is ticked. The entry form is in the middle of your handbook. Please note that it was agreed at the AGM that entries will only be accepted if payment is made by the closing date. Late entries or entries without payment will not be accepted. All players are requested to enter as early as possible.

Steve Kerns - Press & Publicity Officer - Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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Another excellent performance from Daniel Young

Danbury B - without a win in division one of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League turned in an excellent performance against third placed Rawreth and only missed out 6-4. This was largely down to their leading player - Daniel Young who won his three singles. Young scored three good wins beating Kim Shead (11-2, 13-11, 11-4), Reece Seddon (10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8) and Charles Sweeney (4-11, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8).  Maldon A continue to set the pace and they ran out 8-2 winners against Galleywood A. Maldon retain a six point lead. Maldon‘s Alex Abbott and Trevor Lloyd were both undefeated although the stand-out win here was Gary Brignall‘s superb 13-15, 11-9, 8-11, 11-3, 11-5 victory over John Poysden. Chelmsford A remain the only realistic challengers to Maldon A and they also won 8-2. Wal Bada was undefeated and his trio of wins included a fine 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 win over Gary Young. However, Gary Young showed up well in his other two singles and he beat Casey Cross (11-4, 12-10, 11-6) and another newcomer Tulay Dundar (11-6, 11-9, 2-11, 11-7). Writtle A excelled by beating Hatfield Peverel A 10-0. With 2018 M&G Investments Chelmsford Mens Singles Champion Duncan Taylor in their line-up you would have expected Writtle to have the edge but the 10-0 scoreline was certainly unexpected. Matthew Brown opened proceedings with a fine 11-5, 9-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9 win over Julie Johnson and Writtle never looked back. Ryan Pitt was on inspired form racing to three 3-0 wins. He beat Alastair Piper 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 and then Julie Johnson 11-4, 11-5, 11-8. Pitt completed an outstanding evening‘s work by defeating Jan Fuller 11-7, 11-2, 11-8. Chelmsford B scored their third win of the season by getting the better of Writtle B 6-4 - good going as Gary Cattermole won his three singles for the Writtle side. Cattermole beat Simon Jarvis 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 11-9 after Jarvis had levelled at 2-2.

In division four it was honours even between Hatfield Peverel C and OCs G. Nick Duce was unbeaten for  the Hatfield Peverel side whereas John Newman won twice for the Old Chelmsfordians side. Adam Chalk beat Alastair Brown 11-7, 11-4, 5-11,11-13, 11-9 in the closest game of the evening.

Maldon E ran out 7-3 winners against Chelmsford H in division five. Denis Crapnell was undefeated for the Maldon side whilst Jamie Dowsett defeated Ross Wheeler 9-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-5, 12-10 in the closest game of the evening.

Chelmsford Pumas (James Donald and Joachim Mapes) were the week’s big winners in CLICK division 1A. They beat Buttsbury Bears (Aidan Tucker and Ben Brown) 5-0. Chelmsford Pumas also lost 3-2 to Chelmsford Jaguars. Annabel Sweeney beat both Saul Chivers (11-7, 11-7, 11-7) and Joachim Mapes (11-7, 11-6, 11-7).West Maldon recorded their third win of the Season. Noah Sage was pushed to four ends to beat Cleon Fernandez (8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3).

The match in CLICK division 1B between Chelmsford Panthers and Buttsbury Badgers was a good one. Badgers won 3-2 but Chelmsford Panthers displayed excellent fighting spirit. Theo Griffiths beat Oscar Hutt 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 6-11, 14-12 and Griffiths and George Spicer defeated Oscar Hutt and Harry Hutt in the doubles (4-11,13-11, 6-11, 11-9, 13-11). Harry Hutt was undefeated in his singles and has a record of 80 % (8 wins out of 10). Chelmsford Tigers move up to third after beating Chelmsford Rhinos 5-0. Louis Burnett set them on their way by beating Ben Chivers 10-12, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-8 in a well contested opening encounter. Nicholas Grice also stayed undefeated. Chelmsford Tigers amassed another four points by beating Buttsbury Badgers 4-1. Josh Bickles retained his 100 % record (six wins out of six) with victories against Daven Muldal (11-6, 11-7, 11-7) and Max Samuels (11-9, 11-5, 11-8).  Buttsbury Badgers ran out 4-1 winners against Danbury Griffins. Harry Hutt dominated. He beat Callum Caldwell (11-8, 11-7, 11-9) and Finlay Bailey (8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6).     

And yet another reminder - all players are reminded that the closing date for entry to the M&G Investments Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League Closed Tournament (which will be held over the weekend of 1, 2 & 3 February 2019), is 14 December 2018. Entries should be forwarded to Arthur Clark, 2 Top Road, Woodham Walter, Nr. Maldon, Essex, CM9 6RQ with the payment. Electronic entries to arthurcclark@btinternet.com will also be accepted provided that payment is made to the League’s Bank Account stated at the bottom of the entry form and the box is ticked. The entry form is in the middle of your handbook. Please note that it was agreed at the AGM that entries will only be accepted if payment is made by the closing date. Late entries or entries without payment will not be accepted. So far very few entries have been received and it would be appreciated if players do not leave it until the eleventh hour to enter.

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Press Report Issued 18 November 2018

Maldon A hit top form and Danbury A pay the price 

Maldon A are setting a very hot pace in division one of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League and 69 points out of 80- eight wins out of eight is a fair indication of their level of dominance so far. You wouldn’t normally expect a Danbury A side containing Gary Young and Dave Richardson to lose 10-0 but that was their fate against Maldon A this week. Trevor Lloyd, Alex Abott and John Poysden were all on top form. Alex Abbott set the ball rolling with a 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 win over Dave Richardson in the first game and Maldon never let up. Chelmsford A (63 points) are Maldon’s only realistic challengers and they ran out 9-1 winners against Liberal A - their seventh win of the Season. Wal Bada and Ugur Saglik were both undefeated whilst Adam Buxton impressed for the losers. He scored a convincing 3-0 win over Casey Cross. The third and fourth placed teams both won. Terry Dowsett led OCs A to a 6-4 win over Danbury B. The big shock here was that Daniel Berry scored a superb 3-1 victory over Daniel Young. Chris Buer impressed for Danbury B beating both Daniel Berry (3-2) and Peter Windley (again 3-2). Rawreth A are fourth and they beat Galleywood A 7-3. Liam Squirrell and Bruce Kettle were both undefeated. Rawreth A also lost 4-6 to Danbury A after being a player short. Liam Squirrel was again unbeaten and with 12 wins out of 12 it is clear that he is a player to look out for. On the flip side this team have used 11 players in seven matches - and it is clear that they are unable to field a settled team even at this early stage of the Season.          

OCs B top the division two table with 57 points out of 80. However they didn’t have it all their own way in beating Maldon C 6-4. The hugely experienced John Holland - just one defeat in 21 games beat all three OCs players  - David Porter (3-0), Stephen Northcott (3-0) and Trevor Carter (3-1). Carter was involved in the best match of the night and he saw off Dawn Baldry - just - 11-5, 8-11,11-3, 6-11, 12-10. Chelmsford C suffered their first defeat of the Season. They lost 7-3 to second placed Maldon B. Waseem Quereshi hit top form for the Chelmsford side with three wins but Colin Napper, Hamish Innes and Ciaran Whelan all won twice to give Maldon the ascendancy. Maldon helped their cause considerably by winning all four five setters with Hamish Innes setting them on their way with a 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 10-12, 12-10 victory over Wiktor Delimat.  Sam Lowman is another player who continues to impress and he was unbeaten as Danbury D beat OCs C 7-3. Dan Anderson was involved in three close games. He beat Tom Barker (11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 9-11, 11-9) and Charles Yeung (8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9) but he missed out against Frank Hodge (11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 9-11, 10-12). The big-hitting Gary Ward is another very experienced performer at this level and he was undefeated for Writtle C against Danbury C. Unfortunately that was all Writtle were able to win as Danbury won the other seven games. Glen Laing prevailed in five ends against John Parodi (9-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-8, 12-10). Hatfield Peverel B were indebted to Neil Freeman as they beat Danbury E 6-4. Freeman completed his hat-trick with a 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-7, 11-9 win over Ken Sheard.       

Division three is very evenly matched and after eight rounds of matches OCs D and Chelmsford D are tied on 51 points.  OCs D fared better this week. Gareth Joice was unbeaten in their 7-3 win over Writtle D. David Porter completed proceedings with a 8-11, 11-7, 11-13, 13-11, 14-12 victory over Bob Garson. Chelmsford D were held to a 5-5 draw by third placed Maldon D. Chelmsford D‘s Dave Parker was involved in two gruelling five enders. His match against Thomas Page looked very evenly poised after they had shared games (10-12, 10-12, 12-10, 14-12) but the fifth end was one-sided and Page raced away to win 11-2. Parker came back well to beat Mervyn Perriman (9-11, 11-4, 6-11, 16-14, 12-10) in his last game.   Nicky Reece-Ford impressed for Danbury G who drew 5-5 with Danbury H. He completed his hat-trick with a hard-fought five-end win over Eamon Hall (9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 9-11, 12-10). The “bubble burst” for  Mo Hardy - just one defeat up to this match - and he lost all three singles this time. Mo - always one to lighten the mood with a joke quipped that “the Away venue had led to his change in fortunes”.  Danbury F scored their second win of the Season by beating Writtle E 8-2. Richard Gardiner and Dave Marsh were both undefeated.  The comment on the scorecard is well worth repeating - Dave Marsh has high-lighted the fact that his 11-7, 12-10, 2-11, 11-7 win over Malcolm Storey was “revenge” for his loss in the Chelmsford Under 17 Boys Singles Championships Semi-Final ..… in 1969 !. A long time to wait !. Writtle E in turn did better against OCs F and Neil Thompson led them to a 7-3 success. Bob Francis won twice for the losers which included a narrow 6-11, 12-10, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9 win over Alan Offord. OCs F also tasted success. They beat OCs E 7-3. Ashton Parker led the way with three wins and Tanishq Kotwal won twice.  

With eight wins out of eight Danbury J (Rob Kneale / Dave Goody / Richard Allen) are comfortable leaders in division four. They beat Writtle F this week 6-4 although they all lost to David Meah who now has a record of 11 wins out of 12. Meah beat Richard Allen 12-10, 7-11, 11-9, 12-10 in a well contested opening game and Rob Kneale 5-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 in his second singles. Undoubtedly seeing the ball “like a football” in his third singles he powered to a 11-8, 11-6, 11-9 win over Dave Goody.   Chelmsford E are second and they surged to a 8-2 win over Highwood A. Dusan Doszkoty and Martin Hiskey were both undefeated as they beat Highwood A 8-2. Hiskey prevailed against Melanie Bonnett by the unusual scoreline of 11-1, 10-12, 4-11, 11-2, 11-8. Chelmsford E relied on team-work to beat Chelmsford F 7-3.  Jon Dyson, James Donald and Dusan Doszkoty all won twice. James Donald fought back from 2-0 down to get the better of Vineeth Kamma 6-11, 6-11, 11-5, 13-11, 12-10. It was a similar story for Highwood B who beat Galleywood B 6-4. Frank Neill, Francis Whitbread and Martin Goddard all won twice to repel Colin Blore’s three wins for Galleywood B.

Galleywood C lead the way in division five and second-placed Chelmsford G were not able to close on them this week. Their match finished as a 5-5 draw. Mark Glenister and Aidan Noguchi won twice for Galleywood whilst Andy Swales and Sarah Austin picked up two wins for Chelmsford G. Sarah Austin excelled by beating Mark Glenister 11-8, 7-11, 11-2, 11-9 whilst Glenister looked sharp as he disposed of Andy Swales 11-8, 11-4, 11-8. OCs H were 6-4 winners over Hatfield Peverel D - courtesy of a Stuart Wintle hat-trick whilst Hatfield Peverel E ran out 7-3 winners against Chelmsford J. John Kuhl, Kath Little and Phil West all won twice to counter Jacqui Smith’s trio of wins for the Chelmsford side.

All four results in CLICK division 1A produced clear-cut winners this week. The leaders - Danbury Dragons made it 26 points out of 30 by beating second-placed Chelmsford Cougars 4-1. Sam Mortimer-Ford was undefeated whilst Ben Porter came within “inches” of staying unbeaten as well. He only missed out to Sudheep Kamma 10-12, 11-8, 11-5, 6-11, 10-12. The other three matches produced 5-0 scorelines. Danbury Demons (Elliot Gardiner and Ewan Hynd) dominated against Buttsbury Bears whereas Chelmsford Cougars (Sudheep Kamma and Harry Chivers) impressed against Chelmsford Leopards. Danbury Dragons (Sam Mortimer-Ford and Connor Hall - on this occasion) didn’t drop a game in beating Chelmsford Jaguars.   

The leaders OCs Lions were a player short in CLICK division 1B. However, Josh Peasgood retained his 100 % record (12 wins out of 12) so they only lost to Chelmsford Wildcats 3-2. With Peasgood again “firing on all cylinders” they beat second-placed Chelmsford Rhinos 4-1. Dan Wise was on target for the losers with a 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 win over Tom Bird but he lost his 100 % record to Josh Peasgood who stormed home 11-2, 11-3, 11-8. Buttsbury Bulldogs ran out 4-1 winners against Danbury Griffins after Max Samuels had beaten both William Ratcliffe (11-6, 11-7, 11-8) and Finley Bailey (11-5, 11-9, 12-10). With Theo Griffiths winning his two singles Chelmsford Panthers were 4-1 winners against Chelmsford Wildcats. Georgina Riches beat Prayrak Gupta 11-7, 12-10, 11-8 for the losers.

Local players excelled at the VETTS Eastern Masters Tournament at Norwich over the weekend of 10/11 November 2018. Maldon A’s John Poysden had a fantastic weekend winning the Mens Over 60s Doubles with Scottish partner Peter Aird and he also pushed hard-hitting left-hander and top seed Phil Cawser (Yorkshire) all the way to 12-10 in the fifth end in the Mens Over 60s Singles. Lucy Wang (Galleywood) scored one of the biggest upsets of the Season. She won the Ladies Over 50s Singles beating top seed and England no. one Sue Collier (Berkshire) in the Final. Wow !.

And yet another reminder - all players are reminded that the Closing Date for entry to the M&G Investments Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League Closed Tournament (which will be held over the weekend of 1, 2 & 3 February 2019), is 14 December 2018. Entries should be forwarded to Arthur Clark, 2 Top Road, Woodham Walter, Nr. Maldon, Essex, CM9 6RQ with the payment. Electronic entries to arthurcclark@btinternet.com will also be accepted provided that payment is made to the Leagues Bank Account stated at the bottom of the Entry Form and the box is ticked. The Entry Form is in the middle of your handbook. Please note that it was agreed at the AGM that entries will only be accepted if payment is made by the Closing Date. Late Entries or Entries without payment will not be accepted.

Steve Kerns - Press & Publicity Officer - Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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Press Report Issued 11 November 2018

Liberal claim win over Chelmsford B in closely fought match

Liberal scored their third win of the Season in division one of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League. They beat Chelmsford B 8-2 after Adrian Pitt and Adam Buxton had both won their three singles. 8-2 doesn’t reflect the fact that six games were decided in the fifth end and Liberal won five of them. Steve Pennell prevailed against Rob Shrimpton 5-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-9 after falling behind. Chelmsford A stay second. They made it six wins out of seven by beating Galleywood A 9-1. Newcomers Ugur Saglik and Casey Cross were both undefeated and Saglik (the highest nationally ranked player in the League) looks to have a few “higher gears” at his disposal if he is called upon to use them. James Hicks excelled and he scored a superb win over 2017 M&G Investments Chelmsford  Veterans Singles Champion Wal Bada (4-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-9).  Maldon A stay top and they beat Danbury B 9-1. Trevor Lloyd and Alex Abbott were both undefeated whilst Daniel Young impressed for the losers. He beat John Poysden 5-11, 16-14, 11-9, 11-9. Two matches ended as 5-5 draws. Terry Dowsett was “in charge” as OCs A drew with Writtle A whilst his son Scott won his three singles as Hatfield  Peverel A shared the points with Writtle B.  

OCs B top the table in division two and they beat third placed Maldon B 6-4 without their leading player - David Cole. Kevin Worthington won his three singles to give OCs the edge. Worthington beat Ciaran Whelan 9-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-6, 11-8. Steve Scholz showed up well for the losers with excellent wins over Steve Northcott (11-7, 11-5, 11-9) and Trevor Carter (13-11, 5-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9). Chelmsford C stay second and they made it seven wins out of seven by beating Danbury C 6-4. Waseem Qureshi won his three singles and this included a very hard fought 9-11, 9-11, 14-12, 13-11, 11-8 success against Glenn Laing. John Holland was unbeaten for Maldon C but it wasn‘t enough. They missed out against Danbury E 6-4. Ken Sheard and Tim Pulham won twice for Danbury E. However, Danbury E didn‘t fare so well against OCs C. They lost 7-3 after Frank Hodge had won his three singles. David Gatheral beat both Charles Yeung and Tom Barker for the losers. Danbury D produced their best performance of the Season and Sam Lowman was on top form as they beat Writtle C 8-2. Lowman’s hat-trick included a fine 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 win over Gary Ward.       

Division three is pretty evenly matched and Chelmsford D (46 points from seven games) lead the way by two points from OCs D. These two sides met and it was honours even. Jarek Pietraszuk was undefeated for Chelmsford and this included his 9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 13-11 win over David Porter. OCs E lost 7-3 to Writtle D. This was a good effort from the Writtle side - Trevor Collin, Bob Garson and Dave Carter who all won twice.  In a “battle of the ages” Dave Carter used all his experience to come back from losing the first to ends to beat Luca Bailey 5-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-9. Maldon D beat Danbury F 6-4 in a match where Thomas Page won his three singles. Page completed his hat-trick with a 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9 win over Terry Hyland.  Danbury G won twice. Peter Hance won his three singles as they beat OCs E 7-3 whilst Mo Hardy bagged a hat-trick when they beat Writtle D 6-4. Mo Hardy defeated Trevor Collin 2-11, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9 in a well contested  opening encounter.    

Danbury J (55 points from seven games and seven wins out of seven) have taken command in division four. With Dave Goody and Dave Powell both staying undefeated they ran out 9-1 winners against Chelmsford F. Adi Kamma was on target for Chelmsford and he beat Richard Allen by a last gasp 5-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 12-10 margin. Chelmsford E (Jon Dyson / Martin Hiskey / Dusan Doszkoty) ran out 10-0 winners against Highwood B. It just wasn’t Highwood’s night and they lost three matches at deuce in the fifth. Jon Dyson beat Frank Neill 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 12-10 in the last game of the evening. OCs G beat Danbury K 7-3. David Bishop and newcomer John Newman were both undefeated. It was honours even between second-placed Hatfield Peverel C and third-placed Writtle F. Nick Duce retained his 100 % record in his second appearance of the Season. He beat Ian Hockley - the  best of the Writtle players 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6.

Galleywood C lead the way in division five with 55 points and Chelmsford G are second on 48 points. With Gary Copsey (14 wins out of 14) retaining his 100 % record Galleywood beat Chelmsford F 7-3. Luke Richardson beat Aidan Noguchi 11-7, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8, 13-11 in the closest game of the evening. Chelmsford G ran out 9-1 winners against OCs H after Andy Swales and Sarah Austin had both won their threes singles. Suzanne Shaw made her mark for the losers with a quick-draw 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 victory over Ian Austin. Maldon E (with Gary Eames and Denis Crapnell remaining undefeated) were 8-2 winners over Chelmsford J. The battle of the no. threes was well contested and Kim Eames came out on top against Ray Booty 9-11, 4-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9.  Hatfield Peverel D were narrow  6-4 winners over Hatfield Peverel E - good going as they trailed 3-1 at one stage. Andy Simmonds led the way with a hat-trick. Kath Little did well to beat Gary Simmons 11-9, 9-11, 6-11, 11-7, 15-13.

Chelmsford Jaguars were the week’s big winners in CLICK division 1 A. Melinda Abraham Victor and Nyree Marsh ran out 5-0 winners against Buttsbury Bears. Melinda Abraham Victor beat Ben Brown 9-11, 12-10, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9 in the closest game of the evening. Chelmsford Pumas impressed by beating the higher placed West Maldon 4-1. James Donald win twice. He beat Noah Sage (11-9, 12-10, 11-8) and Oliver Wylie (11-3, 11-4, 11-9). Danbury Demons were also successful against West Maldon. Ewan Hynd beat both Noah Sage and Oliver Wylie as the Demons won 3-2.

Chelmsford Tigers moved into third spot in CLICK division 1B by beating Buttsbury Badgers 4-1. Josh Bickles won both of his singles. He beat Harry Hutt (11-8, 11-5, 12-10) and Oscar Hutt (11-6, 11-4, 11-5). Second placed Chelmsford Rhinos ran out 3-2 winners against Buttsbury Bulldogs. Daniel Wise led the way with wins over Daven Muldal (11-9, 11-9, 12-10) and George Standish (11-3, 11-6, 11-6).      

All players are reminded that the Closing Date for entry to the M&G Investments Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League Closed Tournament (which will be held over the weekend of 1, 2 & 3 February 2019), is 14 December 2018. Entries should be forwarded to Arthur Clark, 2 Top Road, Woodham Walter, Nr. Maldon, Essex, CM9 6RQ with the payment. Electronic entries to arthurcclark@btinternet.com will also be accepted provided that payment is made to the Leagues Bank Account stated at the bottom of the Entry Form and the box is ticked. The Entry Form is in the middle of your handbook. Please note that it was agreed at the AGM that entries will only be accepted if payment is made by the Closing Date. Late Entries or Entries without payment will not be accepted.

Steve Kerns - Press & Publicity Officer - Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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Press Report Issued 4 November 2018

Six wins out of six for Chelmsford C

Chelmsford C might just be the surprise act in division two of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League. They made it six wins out of six by beating Danbury D 6-4. They displayed a “united front”  to beat Danbury D 6-4. Waseem Qureshi, Mike Johnston and Wictor Delimat all won twice. Delimat displayed top form as he beat Sam Lowman decisively 11-7, 11-4, 11-7. However OCs B remain very strong favourites to win this division despite having lost to Chelmsford C and David Cole and Kevin Worthington were both undefeated as they overcame Danbury C 8-2. Neil Want came out on top in a close encounter against Trevor Carter 11-9, 14-12, 8-11, 13-11. Maldon B are third and they also impressed this week, running out 8-2 winners against Hatfield Peverel B. Ciaran Whelan and Steve Scholz were both undefeated. Scholz came out on top against Dave Fiddeman by a last gasp 12-10, 11-13, 11-4, 5-11, 11-9 margin. Writtle C led by Gary Ward (12 wins out of 15 to date) ran out 7-3 winners against OCs C. Ward found himself pegged back by Tom Barker before he triumphed 11-9, 11-9, 10-12, 9-11, 11-6. 

There was only one scorecard from division one this week and it was Julie Johnson who dominated matters as Hatfield Peverel A lost 3-7 to Chelmsford B. She “opened her innings” with a hard-fought 6-11, 11-9, 11-4, 3-11, 11-8 win over Rob Shrimpton and she also beat Mark Allaway 6-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 and Victor Chan 7-11, 11-3, 11-3, 11-9. An excellent evening’s work.

The evenly matched nature of division three was illustrated in the match between OCs D and Danbury F. Second placed OCs D raced into a 5-0 lead but Danbury F hit back well to win four of the second half games. League Chairman David Porter won his three singles to give OCs the ascendancy. There was also a first defeat for the leaders - Chelmsford D. Danbury H (Dave Hancox / Eamonn Hall / Allan Steel) all won twice as they won 6-4. Eamonn Hall‘s victory against Dave Parker can only be described as a “marathon”. It lasted 50 minutes and the fifth game took an incredible 25 minutes. Hall finally clinched victory 11-4, 9-11, 2-11, 11-8, 15-13. OCs E ran out decisive 8-2 winners against Writtle E. Richard Baxter and David Newman were both undefeated . It was Baxter’s first hat-trick of the Season and he had to pull out all the stops to get the better ofAlan Offord 11-4, 12-10, 15-17, 10-12, 11-8. Quite a battle !.  Maldon D (Tom Elder, Bryan Speller and Shirley Carroll) who are third beat OCs F 7-3. Ashton Parker was their stumbling block and he won his three singles three-straight.

The leaders Danbury J are looking good in division four with six wins out of six. Richard Allen won his three singles as they beat Highwood A 7-3. This included a really hard-fought 11-13, 11-8, 11-7, 10-12, 12-10 success against Melanie Bonnett. Galleywood B were also clear-cut winners this week, beating Danbury K 8-2. Colin Blore and Gary Copsey were both undefeated. There was a second defeat for Hatfield Peverel C who lost 7-3 to Chelmsford F. The improving Adi Kamma won his three singles and he fought back from 2-0 down to get the better of Keith Flowers 2-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9. The match between Writtle F and OCs G finished tied at 5-5. Ian Hockley was unbeaten for Writtle and he completed his trio of wins by beating Sue Hickman 11-8, 7-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-6.

Galleywood C (five wins and one draw and 48 points out of 60) lead the way in division five and Gary Copsey retained his unbeaten record as they defeated OCs H 8-2. Aidan Noguchi beat Michael Lucey 11-9, 7-11, 3-11, 11-5, 12-10 in the closest match of the night. Chelmsford G (Ian Austin, Andy Swales and Sarah Austin) were all undefeated in their singles as they beat Hatfield Peverel E 9-1. But John Kuhl and Kath Little excelled to beat Ian and Sarah Austin 8-11, 11-9, 15-13, 11-7 with a gritty doubles performance. Luke Richardson won his three singles as Chelmsford H beat Chelmsford J 8-2. Paul Bullock proved to be his trickiest opponent and he finally pulled through 11-7, 11-7, 12-14, 8-11, 11-8. Maldon E beat Hatfield Peverel D 7-3. Garry Eames and Denis Crapnell were both undefeated. There was little to separate Kym Eames and Richard Drozd and Richard finally pulled through 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9.

Danbury Dragons (Ben Porter and Sam Mortimer-Ford) lead the way in CLICK division 1A. They were both undefeated as they ran out 5-0 winners against Chelmsford Leopards. Danbury Demons were indebted to Ewan Hynd as they beat Chelmsford Cougars 3-2. He beat both Al Lane and Harry Chivers 3-0.

OCs Lions are second in CLICK division 1 B. Josh Peasford and Tom Bird gave nothing way as they brat Chelmsford Panthers 5-0. Danbury Griffins recorded their second win of the Season as they beat Chelmsford Wildcats 4-1.  Jenson Davis beat both Georgina Riches (11-4, 11-3, 14-16, 11-4) and Alesha Ellis-Austin (11-9, 11-4, 14-12).

All players are reminded that the Closing Date for entry to the M&G Investments Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League Closed Tournament (which will be held over the weekend of 1, 2 & 3 February 2019), is 14 December 2018. Entries should be forwarded to Arthur Clark, 2 Top Road, Woodham Walter, Nr. Maldon, Essex CM9 6RQ with the payment. Electronic entries to arthurcclark@btinternet.com will also be accepted provided that payment is made to the Leagues Bank Account stated at the bottom of the Entry Form and the box is ticked. The Entry Form is in the middle of your handbook. Please note that it was agreed at the AGM that entries will only be accepted if payment is made by the Closing Date. Late Entries or Entries without payment will not be accepted.

Steve Kerns - Press & Publicity Officer - Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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Mixed evening for Scott Dowsett

Scott Dowsett is one of the most stylish and enigmatic players in division one of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League and there can be little doubt what a good player he is when he hits top form. He was involved in three close games as his side - Hatfield Peverel A lost 3-7 to OCs A. He missed out to an improving Dan Berry in four ends (4-11, 11-5, 10-12, 8-11) and then upped the ante considerably to beat Dad - Terry (9-11, 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7) and in his third singles he played a “blinder” before missing out to Paul Lucas (11-8, 5-11, 3-11, 12-10, 10-12). Lucas with 16 wins out of 18 continues to impress greatly on his return to the game. Gary Young is playing as well as ever with 11 wins out of 12 and he was undefeated as Danbury A shared the points with Galleywood A. However it was a close shave against Gary Brignall who pushed him all the way before succumbing 4-11, 14-12, 5-11, 11-9, 10-12. Brignall also did well to beat Eric Green decisively (11-7, 11-3, 11-9). Gary Young was also undefeated against Liberal and this included a five set win over old rival Paul Davison (9-11, 11-7, 16-18, 11-8, 11-6). James Mullane made his mark here with a fine win over Steve Whiteley (11-3, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8). Danbury ran out 7-3 winners. Rawreth leap-frogged over Writtle A into fourth place courtesy of a Reece Seddon hat-trick as Rawreth won 6-4. Richard Storey won twice for Writtle which included an excellent 11-9, 12-10, 7-11, 11-9 victory over Kim Shead. Maldon A top the table with six wins out of six (50 points out of 60) but they could only field two players against Writtle A and had to settle for a 7-3 win.

Alex Abbott and Trevor Lloyd were both undefeated. Lee McHugh pushed Trevor Lloyd hard before missing out in five ends (8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 6-11).  Galleywood A secured their second win of the Season - an 8-2 victory over Danbury B. Ian Whiteside impressed for the losers with victories over both Gary Brignall and James Hicks. 

The big news in division two is that five times M&G Investments Chelmsford Veterans Champion John Holland suffered his first defeat of the Season as fourth-placed Maldon C lost 6-4 to Hatfield Peverel B. In what has to be considered an up set of considerable proportions  Holland lost out 11-8, 9-11,8-11, 9-11 to an inspired Neil Freeman who scored his first “full-house of the Season”. Freeman completed an excellent night’s work by beating Dawn Baldry 11-9, 11-8, 17-15.

With divisions three, four and five all involved with Cup matches the spot-light now moves on to the CLICK League. Danbury Dragons moved into top place in division 1A by beating Buttsbury Bears 5-0. Sam Mortimer-Ford and Ben Porter were both undefeated and Porter remains unbeaten with four wins out of four. Chelmsford Leopards scored their second win of the Season - 3-2 against Danbury Demons - good going  as Jenson Davis won both of his singles for the Danbury side. Davis beat Cameron Waite 5-11, 11-9, 12-10, 7-11, 11-9 after a rare old struggle. Chelmsford Cougars are second and they beat Chelmsford Pumas 5-0. Al Lane and Sudheep Kamma carried all before them. Al Lane defeated Saul Chivers 11-6, 10-12, 11-7, 3-11, 11-9 in the closest game of the evening.

Chelmsford Rhinos lead the way in CLICK division 1B and Dan Wise and Malachi O’Leary gave nothing away as they beat Buttsbury Badgers 5-0. The opening clash between George Standish and Malachi O’Leary could hardly have been closer with O’Leary prevailing 11-9, 11-9, 21-19. Danbury Griffins scored their first win of the Season, a 4-1 success against Chelmsford Panthers. Adam Thirkettle was undefeated beating both George Spicer and Prayrak Gupta. OCs Lions are second and they made it three wins out of three by beating Buttsbury Bulldogs 3-2. Josh Peasgood won his two singles to retain his 100 % record (six wins out of six).

The Handicap Cup has produced some close matches. Games are played up to 21 points - a reminder of days long gone !. Danbury H -Gordon Gatheral (playing off a handicap of 59) , Sam Mortimer-Ford (42) and Ben Porter (43) raced into a 3-0 lead against OCs C (Nat Ravlic (60), Tanishq Kotwal (56) and David Newman (52) only to be pegged back to 3-3. This was clearly anyone’s match. Sam Mortimer-Ford showed real composure to beat Tanishq Kotwal 21-19, 21-6 to give Danbury H the edge. Could they close the match out ?. The answer was “no” as David Newman beat Gordon Gatheral 20-22, 21-8, 21-19. All to play for !. And it was Ben Porter who came through to beat Nat Ravlic quite convincingly 21-17, 21-8 to clinch an excellent win for his Danbury side. OCs C - Gareth Joice (63), David Porter (60) and Mick Hayes (57) impressed in beating Chelmsford J 5-1. Joice and Hayes were both undefeated. Writtle C have a record of doing well in this event and Dave Calleja (63), John Parodi (60) and Gary Ward (69) ran out 6-3 winners over Chelmsford H. Gary Ward won his three singles beating James Donald (35) 21-19, 24-22, Jamie Dowsett (47) 22-20, 21-15 and Michael Whelpdale (49) 21-16, 21-16. Hatfield Peverel A are through to the second round. Paul Mulley (56) led the way as they beat Chelmsford B 5-3. Three contrasting wins as well. Mulley beat Keith Martin (62) easily 21-6, 21-9 and Connor Payne (56) off scratch 21-13, 15-21, 21-17 and he sealed the  Hatfield Peverel victory by getting the better of Jarek Pietraszuk (58) 21-6, 24-22.  Danbury F took advantage of the free week to play Chelmsford D in their second round clash. But it was Chelmsford D who prevailed 5-3. Robert Shrimpton (64), Victor Chan (64) and Mark Allaway (61) all played their part. Dave Marsh (62) won twice for the losers beating Chan (21-18, 21-13) and Shrimpton (15-21, 22-20, 21-16).

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Press Report Issued 21 October 2018

Shrimpton scores sensational hat-trick for Chelmsford B

Three weeks ago OCs A’s Paul Lucas made the head-lines with a top draw hat-trick against Maldon A. This week OCs A were in the news again - after suffering a shock 8-2 defeat against an inspired Chelmsford B. Homegrown 24 year-old Robert Shrimpton and newcomer Simon Jarvis - better known in the Harlow League were both on inspired form and both scored hat-tricks whilst the vastly experienced Neil Brierley picked up two wins. The really big wins included  a 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8 win for Simon Jarvis over Paul Lucas and a stunning 12-10, 11-8, 11-8 victory for Robert Shrimpton against Paul Lucas. Robert Shrimpton also beat Terry Dowsett 11-5, 11-3, 11-13, 13-11 and Dan Berry 5-11, 11-4, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8. Chelmsford B won 8-2 - yes it‘s worth repeating - 8-2 !. Maldon A were merciless in beating Writtle B 10-0. Alex Abott, Trevor Lloyd and John Poysden gave nothing away whilst Chelmsford A defeated Danbury B 8-2. Wal Bada was unbeaten for Chelmsford whilst 14 year-old Daniel Young won twice for the losers. He beat Casey Cross 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 and another newcomer Wudong Liu (better known in Colchester League circles) 11-5, 3-11, 16-14, 11-6. Liberal A beat a two man Hatfield Peverel  A 9-1. Paul Davison and Steve Pennell were both undefeated whilst Robin Armstrong did well to beat Neil Freeman 9-11, 12-10, 13-11, 11-9.

OCs B lead the way in division two with 37 points from five matches and Kevin Worthington (11 wins out of 12) was undefeated as they beat Danbury D 8-2. Sam Lowman won twice for Danbury with wins over Steve Northcott (11-4, 11-3, 11-7) and Trevor Carter (14-12, 11-6, 11-6) and he wasn’t far away against Kevin Worthington just missing out (11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 6-11, 8-11). Maldon B were stretched as they beat Danbury E 6-4. Ciaran Whelan scored a hat-trick for Maldon but it was “touch and go” against  David Gatheral and Whelan finally clinched victory 7-11, 11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10.  John Holland (12 wins out of 12) remains undefeated for Maldon C and he was to the fore as they beat OCs C 7-3. Ev Lucas beat Frank Hodge 6-11, 11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 13-11 in the closest game of the evening. Danbury C impressed this week. Tim Cramphorn led the way as they beat Hatfield Peverel B 7-3. Neil Want beat Neil Freeman by the rather odd-looking scoreline of 9-11, 10-12, 11-6, 13-11, 11-0 !. Chelmsford C ran out 7-3 winners against Writtle C and they were indebted to Keith Martin who turned out as a reserve. Martin scored  a superb hat-trick beating John Parodi (11-7, 13-11, 13-11), Gary Ward (16-14, 3-11, 11-9, 11-8) and John Gagg (11-8. 11-5, 11-3).

Chelmsford D made it five wins out of five in division three and they top the table. Jarek Pietraszuk won his three singles as they defeated Danbury G 7-3. Pietraszuk impressed by beating Peter Hance 11-8, 11-4, 14-12 whilst Hance came through in five fluctuating ends to get the better of Keith Martin 9-11, 11-2, 6-11, 11-4, 11-8. The other four games in this division were even closer. Danbury H led by a Dave Hancox hat-trick beat Danbury F 6-4. Hancox completed his trio of wins with a very hard-fought 12-14, 12-10, 12-10, 11-9 victory over Dave Marsh. Writtle D utilised team-work to get the better of OCs E 6-4. Trevor Collin, Richard Storey and Bob Garson all won twice.  It was honours shared when OCs F played OCs D. Dave Porter was undefeated for the OCs D team and this included well executed wins over Ashton Parker (4-11, 11-3, 18-16, 11-3) and Tanishq Kotwal (11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9). The match between Writtle E and Maldon D also finished tied at 5-5. Malcolm Storey and Steve  Siggs won twice for Writtle E whilst  Kelly Yuenypongpknan and Thomas Page both picked up two wins for Maldon D. Kelly fought back from 2-0 down to get the better of Malcolm Storey 10-12, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6 in the opening game of the night.

Hatfield Peverel C moved into second place in division four after thumping Highwood A 9-1. A strong performance with Peter Mortensen, Paul Mulley and Phil Shippen winning all nine singles. Peter Mortensen completed an excellent evening’s work by beating Nicola Pippen 11-4, 9-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3. Chelmsford E ran out 8-2 winners against Danbury K. Martin Hiskey and Jon Dyson both bagged hat-tricks with Hiskey getting his team off to a winning start by beating Norman Hayes 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6. Danbury J lead the way with 39 points and Dave Goody was in charge as they beat Highwood B 7-3. Martin Goddard defeated Richard Allen 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10 in one of those games that could quite easily have been called a “draw” !. Galleywood B shaded their match against OCs G 6-4. Colin Blore won his three singles and he completed his hat-trick with a 11-8, 7-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6 victory against David Bishop. It was 6-4 again, as Writtle F beat Chelmsford F 6-4. No one player stayed undefeated and Writtle’s Ian Hockley and Brian Steward and Chelmsford ‘s Adi Kamma and Jason Clark all won twice.

Galleywood C (Mark Glenister, Aidan Noguchi and Charlie Craig) ran out comfortable 10-0 winners against Chelmsford J in division five. They top the table with 40 points. It was also 10-0 as Chelmsford H beat Hatfield Peverel D. Michael Whelpdale, John Wickens and Luke Richardson carried all before them. OCs H ran out 9-1 winners against Hatfield Peverel E. Stuart Wintle, Michael Lucey and Steve Pratt won all nine singles although Phil West and John Kuhl did well to beat Wintle and Pratt 11-9, 7-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-3 in the doubles. Chelmsford G beat Maldon E 6-4 - good going as Denis Crapnell won his three singles for the Maldon side. Crapnell completed his trio of wins with a 12-10, 11-1, 13-11 victory over Ian Austin.

There are only two CLICK results this week. West Maldon beat Chelmsford Jaguars 5-0 in division 1A. Noah Sage and Blaydon Farmer were both undefeated but they both had their work cut out against Annabel Sweeney. Noah Sage came through in five ends (5-11, 11-4, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5) whilst Blaydon Farmer came out on top (11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 11-13, 11-2). Chelmsford Wildcats did well to beat Chelmsford Tigers 3-2 in division 1B. Georgina Riches beat both Louis Burnett (4-11, 11-7, 11-9, 5-11, 11-2) and Nicholas Grice (4-11, 11-5, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7).

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Press Report Issued 14 October 2018

Three excellent wins for Daniel Young

The first division is firmly back in the spotlight this week in the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League. There were a number of strong performances and 14 year old Daniel Young led the way. He won all three singles as Danbury B lost 3-7 to Danbury A. Three good wins by any standards. He was clearly on good form as he beat Steve Whiteley 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 and he fought back from 2-0 down to get the better of Dave Richardson 13-15, 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-7. A good performance was about to become a great one. In his third singles he beat his Dad - Gary 11-8, 2-11,11-9, 13-11. Champions Maldon A have set such a high standard that when they lose games it makes interesting reading. Chelmsford B’s Simon Jarvis beat both Trevor Lloyd (12-10, 11-7, 11-8) and Colin Stallwood (10-12, 11-13, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6) in his side’s 2-8 defeat. Chelmsford A beat Writtle A 8-2. Wal Bada and newcomer Ugur Saglik both won their three singles. Ugur Saglik - the highest nationally ranked player in the League did not drop a game and there is no doubt that a Chelmsford side featuring Bada, Saglik and Eddie Ogbebor will give Maldon a real run for their money.  Rawreth also won 8-2. Kim Shead and Liam Squirrel were both undefeated against Chelmsford B.

OCs B lead the way in division two. It will be a big surprise if they don’t stay in pole position. With four times Chelmsford Mens Singles Champion David Cole in their line up they ran out 8-2 winners against Writtle C. Kevin Worthington joined Cole in staying undefeated and he beat Gary Ward 10-12, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8. Maldon B are expected to challenge for honours but they met their match against Maldon C who beat them 6-4. John Holland led the way with a hat-trick and this included a quick-fire 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 victory against Ciaran Whelan. Dawn Baldry won twice which included a last gasp 10-12, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 13-11 win over Steve Scholz. Danbury D are fourth and Sam Lowman dominated as they beat Hatfield Peverel B 7-3. Guy McKenzie showed up well for the losers with a 13-11, 11-7, 11-9 win over Dan Anderson. Chelmsford C won 7-3 against OCs C. Waseem Qureshi dominated proceedings with a hat-trick and Graham Playle won twice. It was honours even when Danbury E faced Danbury C. No one player stayed undefeated and Danbury E’s David Gatheral and Ken Sheard and Danbury C’s Neil Want all won twice. David Gatheral secured the draw for his side by getting the better of Glen Laing 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 in the last game of the evening.

Chelmsford D (30 points) made it four wins out of four in division three. However, it was a close run thing against Writtle D. Jarek Pietraszuk and Keith Martin both won twice.  With the scores poised at 4-4 Keith Martin beat Andy Fox 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 and Jarek Pietraszuk defeated Trevor Collin 11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7 to secure their 6-4 win.  OCs D have also started well with four wins and they have 28 points. Mick Hayes and Gareth Joice were both undefeated as they beat Writtle E 8-2. No fewer than eight games were decided in four ends but surprisingly not one game went to a decider.  Maldon  D  won 8-2 against a two-man OCs E. Thomas Page was undefeated and this included a roller-coaster 3-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-4, 12-10 win over Richard Baxter.  Maldon D also beat OCs D 6-4. Mervyn Perriman won his three singles without dropping an end. Four games were decided 7-3. Team work - (two wins for Allan Steel, Luca Bailey and Eamonn Hall) gave Danbury H the edge against OCs F despite the fact that Ashton Parker was undefeated for the OCs side. Dave Goody and Kevin Willis both bagged hat-tricks as Danbury J beat Danbury K  whilst Nicky Reece-Ford and Mo Hardy were both undefeated as Danbury G defeated OCs F. Nicky Reece-Ford notched up a second hat-trick in his side’s victory over Danbury F. This included a 10-12, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8 win over Dave Marsh - the best of the Danbury F players. 

10-0 wins have been few and far between this year but Hatfield Peverel C achieved a clean-sweep in their win over Highwood B in division four. Martin Archie, Keith Flowers and Nick Duce carried all before them. Writtle F led by a full-house from David Meah ran out 8-2 winners against Highwood A.  Meah completed his hat-trick with a last gasp 9-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9 win over Melanie Bonnett. Sue Hickman was the difference between the sides when OCs G beat Chelmsford F 6-4. Hickman fought back strongly to beat Amanda Hogger 9-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-1, 11-7 in the last game of the night - a win that sealed her side’s victory. It was honours shared when Galleywood B faced Chelmsford E. Colin Blore was unbeaten for Galleywood. Galleywood C lead the way in division five and they looked the part as they ran out 10-0 winners against Hatfield Peverel E. Gary Copsey, Mark Glenister and Charlie Craig were relatively untroubled. The other three games were much closer fought affairs. Chelmsford G (with Ian Austin and Andy Swales both winning their three singles) beat Chelmsford H 6-4. Ian Austin secured their victory with a really hard fought 7-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10 win over Michael Whelpdale in the last game of the night.  It was honours even when Maldon E drew with OCs H. Denis Crapnell won his three singles for the Maldon side. Hatfield Peverel D did well to beat Chelmsford J 6-4 - good going as Taku Nerutanga won his three singles for the Chelmsford side. Andy Simmonds beat Peter Davenport 11-8, 11-3, 9-11, 6-11, 13-11 in the closest game of the night.

There was an early shock in CLICK division 1A where Chelmsford Leopards (Cleon Fernandes and Cameron Waite) were narrow 3-2 winners against the leaders Chelmsford Jaguars. Cleon Fernandes beat both  Melinda Abraham Victor 11-7, 14-12, 11-7 and Annabel Sweeney 11-13, 11-3, 11-4, 11-8. Chelmsford Jaguars returned to winning ways against Chelmsford Cougars, winning 3-2. Nyree Marsh won twice beating both Al Lane (11-9, 11-7, 11-5) and Harry Chivers (11-5, 11-7, 11-8). Chelmsford Cougars (Sudheep Kamma and Harry Chivers) were in turn 5-0 winners against Buttsbury Bears. Harry Chivers fought back strongly from 2-0 down to beat  Aidan Tucker 7-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-1, 11-8. Danbury Dragons also won 5-0 against Danbury Demons. Ewan Hynd and Ben Porter carried all before them on this occasion whilst Chelmsford Pumas beat Chelmsford Leopards 4-1. Joachim Mapes was involved in two five setters. He beat Cleon Fernandes 6-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-3 but missed out against Cameron Waite 11-6, 10-12, 11-7, 8-11, 10-12. 

OCs Lions (nine points from two matches) are the early leaders in CLICK division 1B. Josh Peasgood and Jake Iliffe carried all before them against Danbury Griffins. Chelmsford Tigers also won 5-0. Nicholas Grice and Josh Bickles dominated against Chelmsford Panthers although Nicholas Grice was stretched against Theo Griffiths before he eased home in five ends 6-11, 10-12, 11-8, 13-11, 11-5. Chelmsford Rhinos made it two wins out of two. They scored a 3-2 success against Chelmsford Panthers after Daniel Wise had won his two singles and they also beat Chelmsford Wildcats 4-1. Daniel Wise again dominated proceedings. The match between Chelmsford Wildcats and Buttsbury Bulldogs couldn’t have been closer. Max Samuels and George Standish clinched a 3-2 victory for the Buttsbury side by beating Alesha Ellis-Austin and Georgina Riches 12-14, 8-11, 11-7, 14-12, 11-9 in an epic doubles finale. 

Steve Kerns - Press & Publicity Officer - Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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Press Report Issued 7 October 2018

Superb performance from Wiktor Delimat

It takes a very strong performance to take the spotlight away from division one in the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League. Wiktor Delimat produced just that and more as he led Chelmsford C to an excellent 6-4 win over OCs B in division two. Delimat fought back from 2-0 down to beat Stephen Northcott 4-11, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8, 12-10 in his first singles and he also beat Trevor Carter 11-5, 11-7, 14-12. He in turn completed a magnificent hat-trick by defeating Kevin Worthington 6-11, 14-12, 11-4, 11-9. Maldon B top the table with 23 points and they beat OCs C 8-2. Colin Napper and Hamish Innes both bagged hat-tricks. The match between Writtle C and Hatfield Peverel B was well contested. Six games were decided in a fifth end and the match fittingly finished tied at 5-5. Gary Ward won his three singles - just !. He beat Dave Fiddeman 12-10, 3-11, 4-11, 12-10, 11-9 and if that wasn’t close enough he prevailed 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 7-11, 16-14 against Neil Freeman. Sam Lowman impressed as Danbury D beat Danbury E 7-3. Lowman stayed  undefeated and Dan Anderson picked up two wins. Neil Want also won his three singles. This gave Danbury C the impetus to beat Maldon C 6-4.

Division one produced three 9-1 scorelines this week. An early indication that some teams are going to struggle or just a case of the better sides playing the teams at the lower end of the table ?. Chelmsford A top the table by virtue of having played an extra game. They turned in a very strong performance to beat Writtle B 9-1. Casey Cross and Eddie Ogbebor were both undefeated with Cross coming through a really hard fought five ender against Peter Barrett 11-13, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-9. However the outstanding result here was the game that Chelmsford lost. Gary Cattermole surged through to a five game victory against Wal Bada 9-11, 7-11, 13-11,11-5, 11-2.   The favourites Maldon A made it three wins out of three by beating Hatfield Peverel A 9-1. Trevor Lloyd and Alex Abbott were both unbeaten whilst Scott Dowsett impressed for the losers. He powered his way to a 3-0 win over John Poysden. Writtle A also ran out 9-1 winners. Duncan Taylor and Lee McHugh were both undefeated whilst Matthew Brown only missed out in four ends to Gary Brignall. Brown completed an excellent Writtle team performance by beating Steve Kerns 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 in the last game of the night. The match between Liberal and OCs A was closer with Old Chelmsfordians winning 7-3. Paul Lucas and Terry Dowsett were both undefeated.   

Chelmsford D top the division three table with 24 points. Jarek Pietraszuk and Dave Parker led the way as they beat OCs E 9-1. They have a four point lead over OCs D and Writtle D. It was honours shared when Danbury F played Writtle E. John Robinson excelled for Danbury winning his three singles which included a 11-9, 4-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9 win over Bob Garson and a 11-9, 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9 victory over Trevor Collin. Writtle D were held to a draw by Danbury H. No single player won all three singles and the Writtle pairing of Dave Moles and Neil Thompson and Danbury’s Dave Hancox and Allan Steel all won twice. Steel fought back from 2-0 down to beat Dave Moles 5-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9. 

Danbury J  (25 points) have a massive seven point lead in division four. Good going after three rounds of matches. They scored two convincing wins this week. Dave Goody, Rob Kneale and Dave Powell ran out 8-2 winners against Galleywood B whilst Richard Allen replaced Dave Goody in their 9-1 win over Chelmsford E. Chelmsford E were also convincing winners. Jon Dyson and Harry Buckle dominated as they beat OCs G 9-1. Hatfield Peverel C shaded their match against Danbury C 6-4. Keith Flowers led the way with a hat-trick and he beat Mick Robinson 4-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3,11-9 in the last game of the evening to seal the Hatfield Peverel victory.  Three games finished tied at 5-5. Melanie Bonnett won three times as Highwood A drew with Chelmsford F whilst Writtle F and Highwood B also shared the points. Francis Whitbread beat Brian Steward 11-2, 11-5, 7-11, 8-11, 12-10 in the closest game of the evening. Finally, Galleywood B and Hatfield Peverel C drew as well.  Keith Flowers won his three singles for the Hatfield Peverel side. Will Goodchild defeated Andy Simmonds 7-11, 11-2, 16-18, 11-6, 12-10 in a rather fluctuating five ender.   

Division five looks like being very evenly contested. Three sides - Maldon E, OCs H and Galleywood C all have 20 points. Having said that this week’s four games produced quite different scorelines. Galleyood C (Mark Glenister / Gary Copsey / Charlie Craig) were 10-0 winners against  Hatfield Peverel D. Maldon E ran out 7-3 winners against Hatfield Peverel E after Denis Crapnell and Ross Wheeler were both undefeated. John Kuhl was on target for Hatfield Peverel with a 11-9, 8-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-9 win against Kym Eames. OCs H ran out narrow 6-4 winners against Chelmsford H after Stuart Wintle dominated. Wintle had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Michael Whelpdale 11-4, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9. It was honours shared in the Inter-Club battle between Chelmsford G and Chelmsford J. Sarah Austin won her games for Chelmsford  G.

Chelmsford Jaguars were 5-0 winners over Danbury Demons in CLICK Division 1A. Melinda Abraham Victor and Nyree Marsh carried all before them. The match between Chelmsford Pumas and Danbury Dragons was a close one with the Pumas winning 3-2.  James Donald won twice for the Pumas. He beat Alex Porter (11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5) and Sam Mortimer -Ford (11-8, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8). 

CLICK Division 1 B produced two 4-1 results. Chelmsford Rhinos (Dan Wise and Ben Chivers) beat Danbury Griffins whilst OCs Lions (Tom Bird and Josh Peasgood) defeated Buttsbury Badgers.

Steve Kerns - Press & Publicity Officer - Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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Press Report Issued 30 September 2018

Paul Lucas - back with a vengeance

The favourites Maldon A made it two wins out of two in the first division of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League by beating OCs A 7-3. But it was Paul Lucas, the M&G Investments Chelmsford Under 21 Singles Champion back in 2000 and 2001 who stole the show. After a couple of lengthy breaks from the game he is clearly back with a vengeance. Lucas scored a sensational hat-trick beating all three Maldon players - Trevor Lloyd (12-10, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5), John Poysden (11-3, 11-6, 11-4) and Alex Abbott (11-13, 11-7, 12-10, 11-4). Danbury B’s Daniel Young, such an impressive winner of the Essex Junior Trials the previous weekend was another player to hit top form. He won his three singles as his side lost 6-4 to Liberal A. This was another top draw performance as he defeated Andrew Huckson (11-8, 11-8, 15-13), Paul Davison (9-11, 11-9, 2-11, 11-5, 11-7) and Steve Pennell (8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8). The match between Writtle B and Galleywood A finished tied at 5-5. Writtle’s new signing Gary Cattermole won his three singles whilst James Hicks and Gary Brignall both won twice for Galleywood. The match between Hatfield Peverel A and Rawreth A was another match that finished tied. Bruce Kettle won his three singles for Rawreth and this included a last gasp 3-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-6, 12-10 victory over Scott Dowsett. Writtle A have made a major coup in signing current M&G
Investments Chelmsford Mens Singles Champion Duncan Taylor and he was undefeated in his side’s 6-4 win over Danbury A. Only just though. Fellow defender Eric Green came perilously close to beating Taylor before succumbing 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 10-12. Chelmsford A ran out 8-2 winners over Chelmsford B. The hard-hitting Eddie Ogbebor was undefeated.

In division two OCs B scored their second 9-1 win of the Season as they beat OCs C. Kevin Worthington and Stephen Northcott were both undefeated and Trevor Carter won twice. On this showing they will take some stopping. Last year’s division three Champions - Maldon B were also 9-1 winners and Steve Scholz and Mervyn Perriman led the way in their success against Danbury C. Mervyn Perriman scored a fine 11-6, 9-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-8 win over Neil Want. Chelmsford C who are third beat Hatfield Peverel B 8-2. Mike Johnston led the way with three wins whilst Neil Freeman impressed for the losers by beating both Waseem Qureshi (10-12, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-3) and Paul Nicol (9-11, 11-9.11-4, 11-6). Maldon C slipped to a 4-6 defeat against Danbury D although it was the evergreen and vastly experienced John Holland who stayed unbeaten for the losers. Holland prevailed against Sam Lowman 11-8, 7-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7. Gary Ward was on top form for Writtle C who beat Danbury E 7-3. Ken Sheard came good for Danbury in the last game of the night with a last-gasp 14-12, 11-8, 6-11, 10-12, 13-11 victory over John Gagg.

Chelmsford D are tied with Writtle D on 15 points at the top of the third division. Both sides won 7-3 this week. Jarek Pietraszuk was unbeaten as Chelmsford saw off Danbury F. Richard Gardiner impressed for the losers with wins over Keith Martin and Connor Payne. Writtle D beat OCs F in a match where Peter Layzell called the shots. Colin Barham won twice and he had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Farooq Ahmed 11-9, 11-13, 7-11, 11-18, 14-12. Danbury G overcame the handicap of being a player short to beat Writtle E 6-4. Mo Hardy won his three singles. OCs D were the week’s biggest winners in this division and Gareth Joice and David Porter were both undefeated as they beat OCs E 8-2. Gareth Joice set the ball rolling with a 6-11,12-10, 12-14, 11-5, 11-5 win over Richard Baxter in the opening game of the evening. No one player managed to win all three singles in the match between Danbury H and Maldon D and Danbury shaded it 6-4 after Dave Hancox and Eamon Hall had both won twice. Hancox sealed the Danbury victory by beating Kelly Yuen 13-11, 11-8, 4-11, 8-11, 11-5 in the last game of the night.

Writtle F lead the way in division four with 13 points. They lost 6-4 this week against Danbury K - proof if any is needed that this division is likely to be very closely fought. David Meah was unbeaten for Writtle although he only just overcame Jean Chasmer 5-11, 11-9, 14-12, 9-11, 11-9. Chelmsford F did well to beat Highwood B 7-3. Amanda Hogger led the way with a hat-trick and Adi Kamma and Ben Jackson both won twice. Highwood B also drew 5-5 with Highwood A. Frank Neill won his three singles for the B team whilst Melanie Bonnett and Keith Pallett both won twice for the Highwood A side. Melanie beat Francis Whitbread 11-7, 11-7, 15-17, 7-11, 12-10 in the closest game of the night. OCs G were 6-4 winners against Highwood A after David Bishop and Aswin Siam were both undefeated. Melanie Bonnett tasted the “last gasp defeat” this time. She missed out 8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 10-12 against Aswin Siam.

OCs H lead the way in division five. They have 14 points and they beat Chelmsford J 7-3 this week. Stuart Wintle, Steve Pratt and Mike Morecroft all won twice but they all drew blanks against an inform Jacqui Smith. Jacqui hit top form downing the challenges of Morecroft (11-8, 11-5, 11-8), Wintle (11-6, 11-7,11-5) and Pratt (11-7, 11-7, 11-7). In another match where the player who won his three singles was on the losing side - Maldon E beat Galleywood 6-4. Mark Glenister was undefeated for Galleywood whilst Garry Eames and Denis Crapnell both won twice for Maldon. Glenister came out on top over five hard fought ends against Garry Eames : 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8. Chelmsford G raced to a 9-1 win over Hatfield Peverel D. Ian Austin and Andy Swales were both undefeated and Sarah Austin only missed out against Andy Simmonds in five ends. Last but definitely not least Chelmsford H (Michael Whelpdale, John Wickins and Luke Richardson) ran out 10-0 winners against Hatfield Peverel E.

Burttsbury Bears (Alex Healey and Ben Brown) made a very good start to their CLICK League campaign in division 1A. They are up and running after beating Chelmsford Leopards 5-0. West Maldon (Noah Sage and Blaydon Farmer) were also successful. They beat Chelmsford Cougars 4-1. Noah Sage beat Al Lane (11-2, 11-
7, 11-7) and Sudheep Kamma (11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-4).

Buttsbury Bulldogs ran out 4-1 winners in division 1B of the CLICK League against Chelmsford Panthers. Daven Muldal won both of his singles defeating Prayrak Gupta (11-3, 11-5, 11-9) and George Spicer (11-3, 11-2, 11-7). Buttsbury Badgers (Harry Hutt and Oscar Hutt) also won 4-1. They beat Chelmsford Wildcats with Harry Hutt securing two wins. He beat Alesha Ellis Austin 11-2, 11-7, 11-9 and Georgina Riches 11-3, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8.

Steve Kerns - Press & Publicity Officer - Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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Press Report Issued 23 September 2018

OCA A make excellent start in Division One