Chelmsford teams safely through to round two of the cup
All three Chelmsford teams who were active this week in round one of the handicap cup won through to the second round. Omar Wasi (F team) and Mark Nolan (J team) both won three out of three matches in their respective fixtures while Jacqui Smith, Jamie Grindlay and Shengbing Zhu produced a stunning fightback to secure progress for the H team.
Handicap Cup first round
Chelmsford J’s Mark Nolan (45) won three of three while Dave Parker (48) won both of his matches as the hosts beat Buttsbury E 5-2 to earn a home tie with Danbury B in the second round. All three of Nolan’s victories went the distance - the closest encounter ending 21-19 in the decider against Vivaan Babbar (25).
Chelmsford F set up a second round away fixture with Writtle C following a 5-2 win at Buttsbury A. Omar Wasi (56) won all three of his matches - having to fight back from a game down against Tom Lewis (30) to win 21-16 in the decider. Pav Srinivasamurthy - who looks to have outgrown his 39 handicap following some good wins in division 3 this season - registered two wins to see Chelmsford over the line with two matches in the fixture to spare.
Buttsbury F set up a home tie with Chelmsford H thanks to an Evie Knappen (50) treble and two wins from Paul Sturton (71). All matches in the fixture were decided in two sets with Ron Tam (36), Jo Hart (35) and Mike Anthony (36) winning a match apiece for the visitors. Anthony’s match with Knappen was the closest of the evening with the Buttsbury starlet winning 26-24, 26-24. Chelmsford H staged a late comeback to win 5-4 at Highwood A. Two wins from Roger Patient (51) and one each from Melanie Bonnett (51) and Keith Fitz-John (46) put Highwood in the box seat with a 4-2 lead but Jacqui Smith (40), Jamie Grindlay (40) and Shengbing Zhu (34) all won in two games to snatch the tie from the hosts’ grasp. Zhu (+6) beat Patient (-6) 21-17, 21-18 in the all important final match.
Writtle D proceed to round 2 after a 5-3 victory at Galleywood. Malcolm Henstock (59) won both of his matches while Pete Layzell (63) won two of three. Gallywood’s Steve Peacock (40) was involved in two of the eight matches which went the distance on the night while teammate Nathan Blore (41) won both of his matches. Writtle D next face Highwood B who earned a 5-1 home win against Danbury H. Nicola Pippen (45) and Keith Pallett (36) were both undefeated on the night with Pippen not dropping a game. Highwood teammate Dave Cockrell (45, -3) was involved in the closest match of the night - beating Ken Wilding (40, +2) 21-19, 19-21, 21-19.
Two matches in round one remain to be played:
Chelmsford E v Buttsbury C
Buttsbury D v Buttsbury B
Second round fixtures (W/C 11/12/2023):
Chelmsford B v OCA B
Writtle D v Highwood B
Chelmsford E/Buttsbury C v OCA C
Buttsbury F v Chelmsford H
Chelmsford J v Danbury B
Chelmsford G v Writtle B
Writtle C v Chelmsford F
Buttsbury D/Buttsbury B v BYE
LEAGUE RESULTS
Division 1
Danbury C moved to the top of division 1 with an emphatic 9-1 win at Writtle A thanks to trebles from Keith Adams and Paul Davison as well as a double from Trevor Lloyd. Writtle’s Lee McHugh was the sole point scorer for the home side getting the better of Trevor Lloyd in straight games but should perhaps have made it a double on the night having taken a 2-0 lead against Davison. Davison found his form and took games three and four rather comfortably before an epic decider which ended 19-17 in Davison’s favour. 19-17 scorelines in deciding games are probably quite a rarity in table tennis however McHugh agonizingly lost by the same scoreline just two days earlier at the Nottingham Open. A Sanjay Saptarshi hat-trick and two wins from Neil Want led Danbury B to a 7-3 win over Chelmsford B. Saptarshi continued his fine run of form of late by dropping only one game as Chelmsford B slipped to their fifth loss of the season. Danbury’s Dan Anderson was involved in four five-game matches on the night - losing out to both Waseem Qureshi and Harrison Hill but beating Wiktor Delimat and winning the doubles match with Saptarshi. Saptarshi avenged his only loss in division two this season by beating Hill 3-1.
Standings div 1: 1. Danbury C 38 points (from 6 matches), =3: Chelmsford A & OCA A 36 points (5 matches each)
Division 2
Gary Ward and John Webber won three individual matches apiece and teamed for doubles victory as Writtle C won 7-3 over teammates Writtle B who were unable to move above leaders Hatfield Peverel A. Ward dropped just one game on the night while Webber had two 3-0 wins before having to come back from 2-1 down to beat Trevor Carter in five. Carter himself was involved in a five game match with John Gagg and had to withstand a Gagg fightback from 2-0 down to take the decider 11-9. A Rob Burton treble was not quite enough to prevent Danbury G taking a 6-4 home win over OCA B. The visitors - fielding only two players - may have taken more out of the fixture had Burton and Michael Hayes been able to win a tight doubles contest against Denis Crapnell and Alan Scammell. Hayes and Crapnell were involved in a five game contest which saw Hayes level from 2-0 down only for Crapnell to convincingly win the decider.
Standings div 2: 1: Hatfield Peverel A 31 points (from 5 matches), =3: Writtle B & OCA B 28 points (6 matches).
Division 3
A Malcolm Storey treble helped Writtle E narrowly beat Danbury K 6-4 and earn their first win of the season. Dave Oxley-Goody and Dave Powell won two matches apiece for Danbury K but Storey and Neil Thompson held firm to win the doubles 3-1.
Standings div 3: 1: Galleywood B 38 points (from 5 matches), 2: Writtle D 28 points (5 matches), 3: Buttsbury A 26 points (4 matches).
Jeremy Hill, Press Officer, Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League
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Issued 22 October 2023
Unbeaten Chivers continues a strong start to the season for junior players
Following impressive wins in Week 4 and recent exceptional performances by fellow junior players Aidan Lees and James Donald, Chelmsford A’s Harry Chivers added more names to the list of top ranked players who have been upset by a junior player so far this 2023/2024 season.
Division 1
OCA A moved level on points with Chelmsford A at the summit of division 1 with a 10-0 demolition of Galleywood A. Mark Mulley, Paul Lucas and Keiran Lally were all unbeaten with Lally dropping just one game on the night. Mulley and James Hicks were involved in the most entertaining match of the fixture which went to five games. Chelmsford A remain the only unbeaten team in the top two divisions after a 6-4 win at Writtle A. Following a hat-trick in his first appearance of the season last week, Harry Chivers won both of his individual matches in three straight games - beating Kevin Read 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 and Lee McHugh 11-6, 11-9, 11-9. Kaung Htet Paing won twice for Chelmsford A - a 3-0 win over Matthew Brown and a deciding game win against McHugh. The Danbury C trio of Keith Adams, Paul Davison and Trevor Lloyd put on a near flawless display in their 9-1 victory over clubmates Danbury B. Only Ian Wall managed to put a point on the board for Danbury B - a five game win against Keith Adams. Wall was involved in one of the evening’s other five game contests - a 3-2 loss at the hands of Paul Davison. Davison had earlier beaten Matthew Stringer in five games. Chelmsford B fell to their fourth loss of the season after a 6-4 defeat at home to Danbury A. Chris Penrose of
Danbury scored the only hat-trick of the night with teammate Dave Richardson missing out on a treble of his own with a 3-2 loss at the hands of Kim Shead - one of Shead’s two wins for Chelmsford. Comeback of the night went to Adi Kamma who overturned a 2-0 deficit against Tim Cramphorn to take the victory.
Standings div 1: =1: Chelmsford A & OCA A 36 points, 3: Danbury C 29 points.
Leading averages div 1 (played 9+ matches): 1: Gary Young (Chelmsford A, 10/12 wins, 83%), 2: Mark Mulley (OCA A 12/15 wins, 80%), 3: Chris Penrose (Danbury A, 7/9 wins, 78%).
Division 2
Hatfield Peverel A stormed to the top of division 2 with an 8-2 win over the previously unbeaten leaders Chelmsford C. Martin Archie scored his third treble of the season with number one ranked female Julie Johnson scoring her second. Johnson had to withstand a Harrison Hill fightback in the opener, clinching the win by 13-11 in the fifth. Archie and Johnson beat Hill and Waseem Qureshi 3-2 in the doubles having trailed 2-0. Maldon A look dangerous in fourth position just five points behind the teams above them having played a game less. Maldon’s Colin Napper, Lloyd Bennett-Smith and Hamish Innes all went unbeaten as they beat Danbury G 10-0. Denis Crapnell showed the most resistance for Danbury when taking Napper to five games. Danbury E won their first match of the season and in doing so shattered Danbury D’s hopes of going to the top of division 2, Sanjay Saptarshi’s unbeaten evening was the only positive of note for the D side with Tim Cramphorn, Neil Want and Dick Whyman all winning twice for Danbury E in their 7-3 victory. Whyman and Cramphorn teamed up to defeat Saptarshi and David Meah 3-2 in an entertaining doubles match. A fourth hat-trick of the season for Mick Richardson was not enough to prevent his OCA B side from a 6-4 defeat at Writtle B. Richardson was pushed hard by Writtle’s Phil Smith but managed to recover from 2-1 down to power through the final two games. Smith was involved in another close contest, prevailing 3-2 against David Porter having trailed 2-1. Writtle B’s Richard Storey and Matthew Brown earned two wins each for Writtle without dropping a game but both fell to Richardson. Dusan Doszkoty inspired Chelmsford D to their first win of the season in a 7-3 victory against Writtle C. Doszkoty had experienced a tough season up until this fixture having suffered seven five-game losses but he brushed that statistic aside to beat Pete Layzell, Gary Ward and John Gagg - dropping just one game in the process. Kevin Felix and Mike Johnston won two each for Chelmsford while Gary Ward did likewise for Writtle.
Standings div 2: 1: Hatfield Peverel A 31 points, 2: Chelmsford C 27 points, 3: Danbury D 27 points.
Leading averages div 2 (played 9+ matches): 1: Mick Richardson (OCA B, 14/15 wins, 93%), =3: Martin Archie (Hatfield Peverel A) & Sanjay Saptarshi (Danbury D) both, 11/12 wins, 92%.
Division 3
Galleywood B continued their dominance at the top of the table with an 8-2 win over bottom side Danbury K. Gary Brignall continued his unbeaten start to the season with another three wins while John Holland and Bryn Thomas earned two apiece. Both of Dave Hancox’s wins for Danbury were gained the hard way - he beat Bryn Thomas 10-12 in the fifth game decider and later handed Holland his first defeat of the season after recovering from 2-1 down. Writtle D moved to second place in the table and Buttsbury A to third after a 5-5 draw on Friday night. Buttsbury’s Paul Sturton remains undefeated this season after another treble while Trevor Collin and Malcolm Henstock scored twice each for Writtle. Henstock and Caroline Cole were involved in the match of the night which Henstock edged 16-14 in the decider. Hatfield Peverel B handed Chelmsford F
their fifth successive loss with a 6-4 scoreline. Gareth Davies, Neil Freeman and Peter Mortensen all won twice but Pav Srinivasamurthy performed well for Chelmsford F by beating Freeman and Davies 3-1 and losing out in a close five game encounter with Peter Mortensen 13-15, 16-18, 12-10, 11-3, 6-11. Writtle E moved off the bottom of the table while OCA C remain part of the chasing pack at the top after a 5-5 draw. Malcolm Storey won all of his matches for Writtle while Richard Upson and Tom Barker each won twice for OCA. Seven of the ten matches on the night went to five games with Storey in particular seeing some incredibly close contests. He beat Upson 11-6, 10-12, 12-10, 10-12, 15-13 and then Tom Barker 12-10, 22-24, 11-7, 13-11. Upson was involved in another tight contest - a 11-13, 12-10, 11-8, 12-14. 14-12 win over Neil Thompson. Danbury J and
Chelmsford E drew 5-5 with two wins from Danbury’s Peter Hance and Louis Gunn as well as Chelmsford’s Rev Matthews and Alesha Ellis-Austin. Ellis-Austin lost out by a 15-13 scoreline in the deciding game against John Robinson but put that disappointment behind her to fight back from 2-0 down to beat Peter Hance. Matthews
also had to earn his win the hard way by bouncing back from 2-1 down to beat Robinson.
Standings div 3: 1: Galleywood B 38 points, 2: Writtle D 28 points, 3: Buttsbury A 26 points.
Leading averages div 3 (played 9+ matches): =1: Gary Brignall (Galleywood B) & Paul Sturton (Buttsbury A) 9/9 wins; 3: John Holland (Galleywood B, 11/12 wins, 92%).
Division 4
With leaders Galleywood C and contenders Buttsbury B not in action this week Chelmsford G moved into second place with a 6-4 win at OCA D thanks to a third successive hat-trick for Cleon Fernandes as well as a Salih Salim double. Both Fernandes and Salim were well tested by OCA’s David Bishop whom they beat narrowly in five games. Farooq Ahmed prevented a Salim treble when fighting back from 2-0 down to win 11-9 in the fifth game. Peter Mortensen was the sole point scorer for Hatfield Peverel C as he earned all three in their 7-3 defeat at home to Highwood A. Roger Patient, Melanie Bonnett and Keith Fitz-John all won twice during Highwood’s first triumph of the season but all fell to Mortensen. Neil Wood hit a treble as Hatfield
Peverel D won for the first time this season. Wood’s D side consigned their E clubmates to their third successive loss of the season by a 6-4 scoreline. Gary Simmons and James Brooks both won twice for their respecive teams while Kath Little and Deb Ginn were involved in the closest and longest match of the night - Ginn resisting a fightback to win 11-4. 11-3. 9-11, 13-15, 14-12.
Standings div 4: 1: Galleywood C 27 points, 2: Chelmsford G 22 points, 3: Buttsbury B 22 points.
Leading averages div 4 (Played 9+ matches): 1: Cleon Fernandes (Chelmsford G, 10/12 wins 83%), 2: Will Goodchild (Galleywood C, 9/11 wins, 81%). 3: Farooq Ahmed (OCA D, 7/9 wins, 77%)
Division 5
While division 5 leaders Danbury M enjoyed a well deserved week off, Chelmsford H were able close the gap thanks to an 8-2 win over Highwood B. Peter Davenport and James Grindlay both scored a treble though Highwood’s Martin Goddard proved a tough nut to crack by taking both Chelmsford players the distance. Davenport’s other two matches were more straightforward 3-0 wins but Grindlay only managed to secure
victory against Keith Pallett in the fifth game with a 12-10 scoreline. Chelmsford J sit in third position following a 7-3 victory at OCA E. Mark Nolan was undefeated on the night for Chelmsford with left hander Elliot Hawthorne chipping in with a victory on debut. OCA’s Stuart Wintle beat both Chelmsford debutants in three straight games but Nolan prevented a hat-trick for the OCA stalwart with a 3-1 win. ARU registered their first win of the season with a 6-4 win at home to Buttsbury C who remain winless. Torsten Greenan and Francesca Hart earned two wins apiece for Buttsbury while Kelvin Edeh and Douglas Bawuah did likewise for ARU. Hart prevented a Bawuah treble by rallying from 2-1 down to win the decider 12-10 and then beat Gerald Amuta in five games. Writtle F took a leap up the table with a 10-0 victory over second bottom Hatfield Peverel F who
remain winless. Michael Anthony, Jo Hart and Ron Tam won all their matches 3–0 on the night. Shirley Carroll scored her first hat-trick since 2021 in Maldon C’s 5-5 draw with Galleywood D. Carroll trailed Steve Peacock 2-1 but was able to win a close fourth 12-10 before taking the decider. Peacock was involved in two other five-game matches - a 3-2 loss against Kym Eames having led 2-1, and a 3-2 win against Ross Wheeler
having trailed 2-0. Nathan Blore earned two wins for Galleywood but was beaten in four by Carroll.
Standings div 5: 1: Danbury M 34 points, 2: Chelmsford H 31 points, 3: Chelmsford J 26 points.
Leading averages div 5 (Played 8+ matches): 1: Mark Nolan (Chelmsford J, 7/8 wins 88%), 2: David Smith (Danbury M, 7/9 wins, 78%). 3: Jason Clark (Chelmsford H, 6/8 wins, 75%)
Chelmsford Junior League division 1A
With leaders CTTC Cougars not in action this week the Buttsbury Bears closed the gap with a 4-1 victory at the CTTC Eagles. Joseph Hutt won twice for the Bears with Callum Walker chipping in with his third win of the season. Aryan Pradeep’s individual matches both went the distance, one a loss to Hutt, the other a win over Walker having rallied from 2-1 down. The Danbury Dragons won the battle of the teams at the foot of the table with a 5-0 home win over CTTC Tigers who could only field one player. Oscar Whyman recovered from going a game down to beat William Guilloux 3-1.
Standings CJL 1A: 1: CTTC Cougars 15 points, 2: Buttsbury Bears 11 points.
Leading averages CJL 1A (Played 4+ matches): 1: Sami Osman (CTTC Cougars, 6/6 wins), 2: Amir Chetitah (CTTC Cougars 4/4 wins).
Chelmsford Junior League division 1B
Hutton Hawks powered to their fourth 5-0 victory of the season at CTTC Leopards. Charlie Ware and Charlie Gould won twice apiece and teamed up to win the doubles by a 3-0 scoreline. Buttsbury Bulldogs edged out the CTTC Panthers by a 3-2 scoreline with Lewis Woods taking his season tally to four wins from four in division 1B. Woods beat both Sky Reeve and Ethan Collins by the same 3-1 scoreline and teamed with Lewis
Woods to win the all important doubles match 3-0.
Standings CJL 1B: 1: Hutton Hawks 20 points, 2: Buttsbury Bulldogs 8 points.
Leading averages CJL 1B (Played 4+ matches): =1: Jago Ware, Noah Middleton & Charlie Gould (all Hutton Hawks), Ryan Peiris (CTTC Leopards) and Lewis Woods (Buttsbury Bulldogs) all four wins from four matches.
Chelmsford Junior League division 1C
The Hutton Harriers climbed to the summit of division 1C with a 5-0 home win against the Buttsbury Bats. Billy Andrews moved to four wins for the season in division 1C with Thomas Hall also scoring a double in his first appearance. Hall had to withstand a Shay Coughlan fightback to win in five games. The CTTC Rhinos beat their clubmates the Lions by a close 3-2 scoreline thanks to a double from Vivaan Deshpande and a win from
Connor Ke. Deshpande was well tested on the day with both Lions players - Bernard Chow and Theo Peiris - taking him the distance. Peiris and Chow earned a consolation win in the doubles, having trailed 2-1 they took the last two games 11-8, 11-9.
Standings CJL 1C: 1: Hutton Harriers 12 points, 2: CTTC Rhinos 11 points.
Leading averages CJL 1C (Played 4+ matches): 1: Billy Andrews (Hutton Harriers, 4/4 wins), 2: =4: Louis Marsan & Vivaan Deshpande (both CTTC Rhinos) & Theo Peiris (CTTC Lions) all three wins from four matches.
Jeremy Hill, Press Officer, Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League
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Issued 15 October 2023
Double delight for unbeaten Galleywood teams
While the Galleywood A team continue to acclimatize to life in division 1, Galleywood B & C teams sit at the summit of divisions 3 & 4 with perfect records of four wins..
Division 1
Chelmsford A gained some breathing space at the top of division 1 with an 8-2 win over Danbury C. Harry Chivers saw action for the first time this season and was up and running straight away with a hat-trick against Danbury C. Chivers won 3-0 against each of Sanjay Saptarshi, Trevor Lloyd and James Donald, with his teammates Gary Young and Kaung Htet Paing clinching two wins each. Match of the night was a 5 game battle between Paing and Donald which saw the latter comfortably win the decisive game, Donald had earlier produced a fine 3-0 victory over Young - joining Sam Lowman as the only player to beat the Chelmsford man in 12 matches this season. OCA A remain second despite a 6-4 reverse against Danbury A. Eric Green, Chris Penrose and Babel McLeod all doubled up for the hosts while Mark Mulley beat Green and Penrose. Writtle A won their first match since the opening week of the season with a 7-3 scoreline at Galleywood A. Kevin Read gained three wins in his first appearances this season dropping just one game in the process, Lee McHugh also scored a treble winning 3-2 against Jamie Hicks in the closest match of the evening.
Division 2
Richard Storey achieved his second hat-trick of the season though it was not enough to prevent his Writtle B side going down 7-3 to the unbeaten division 2 leaders Chelmsford C. Storey beat Mark Allaway, Victor Chan and Waseem Qureshi all by a 3-1 scoreline though Allaway, Chan and Qureshi all pulled off two victories for Chelmsford. Danbury D sit in second place as David Gatheral and Sanjay Saptarshi both hit trebles in a 7-3 win against previously unbeaten Hatfield Peverel A. Saptarshi dropped just one game on the night while Gatheral overturned a 2-0 deficit against Alastair Piper. Saptarshi and Gatheral teamed up to beat Piper and Julie Johnson in four games. Despite the loss, third placed Hatfield Peverel are just two points behind the leaders. Danbury F beat Maldon A 7-3 thanks to hat-tricks from Gus Heath and Chris Buer. Heath’s three victories were all by a 3-0 scoreline while Buer dropped one game in each of his. Steve Buer was involved in three five-game matches, winning the first against Colin Napper but losing out to Hamish Innes and Lloyd Bennett-Smith. Mick Richardson hit his third treble of the season as his OCA B team beat Chelmsford D 7-3. Richardson was well assisted by Daivd Porter and Michael Hayes who won two matches each. Dusan Doszkoty came the closest to handing Richardson his second defeat of the season by pushing him in five games - this was one of two five game losses Doszkoty experienced on the night and has seen 3-2 losses in seven of his nine games this season - however he went on to snap this streak with a 3-0 win over Porter. Danbury E and Danbury G remain winless this season following a 5-5 draw. Denis Balic claimed two good wins against Neil Want and Dick Whyman but was bested by Tony Forster who cruised through the last three games having trailed 2-0. Forster’s fightback was replicated by Denis Crapnell who trailed Forster 2-0 before winning the last three games at a canter.
Division 3
Galleywood B sit top of division 3 having retained their unbeaten start to the season with an 8-2 victory at Chelmsford E. Gary Brignall and John Holland won three games apiece with Brignall not losing a game and Holland only the one. Rev Matthews and Steve Kerns played in the tightest contest of the night with Matthews winning 11-3, 11-9, 13-15, 7-11, 15-13. Writtle D are in second place after handing Chelmsford F their fourth successive loss of the season in a 7-3 scoreline. Malcolm Henstock hit his first treble of the season but was well tested by Omar Wasi and Pav Srinivasamurthy who he both beat 3-1 in close encounters. A second hat trick of the season for Richard Baxter helped his OCA C team retain their unbeaten start in a 6-4 victory over Buttsbury A. Alex Ware and Charles Yeung both won twice for Buttsbury with the latter surviving a Luke Richardson fightback having led 2-0. Ware had led Baxter 2-1 before the OCA man stepped up his levels to win the final two games. Dave Powell earned three wins dropping just one game in the process as Danbury K beat Danbury H 6-4. Powell won a tight encounter with Peter Lucraft who himself won two matches. Neil Freeman scored his third hat-trick in four appearances for Hatfield Peverel B as they beat Danbury J 7-3. Paul Mulley also hit a treble while Danbury’s Gordon Gatheral withstood a Peter Mortensen fightback to win 3-2 having led 2-0.
Division 4
Galleywood C made it four wins out of four this season with a 6-4 victory over Maldon B. Mark Glennister hit his second hat-trick in a row and he was well backed up by a Will Goodchild double. While unable to find a win, Galleywood’s Nathan Blore endured a long evening with three five game losses. Brian Riedling chipped in with two wins for Maldon. Buttsbuty B sit in second place but fell to their first loss of the season at the hands of Chelmsford G by a 7-3 scoreline. Cleon Fernandes hit his second treble in two weeks for Chelmsford and he was well backed up by Grace Liu who earned two wins - one a 3-2 victory over Oscar Hutt. Chelmsford’s Vishnu Surendran overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Oscar Hutt. John Manning capped his first appearance in division 4 this season with a well earned hat-trick as his Danbury L side beat Hatfield Peverel D 6-4. Manning scored a treble the previous week in division five and was pushed hard by Gary Simmons - finally winning 14-12 in the fifth game. Alex Wilson of Danbury narrowly lost out in two 5-game matches against both Bob Hills and Gary Simmons. Three wins for Farooq Ahmed helped OCA D to a 7-3 win at Highwood A. Ahmed was well tested by both Roger Patient and Melanie Bonnett whom he both beat by a 3-2 scoreline, with Patient also beating David Newman in five games.
Division 5
Danbury M remain unbeaten at the top of division 4 this season following a narrow 6-4 win over Chelmsford H. There were two wins apiece for Danbury’s Oliver Martin and Graham Naggs while David Smith fell to his first defeats of the season in losses to James Grindlay and Shenbing Zhu. Jacqui Smith won two matches for Chelmsford - both were from losing positions. Chelmsford J trounced Galleywood D 9-1 with three wins for both David Parker and Sami Osman as well as a double from Mark Nolan. Parker did not lose a game all night and his dominance was apparent in dropping just 12 points in his match with Arran Goodridge and 11 points against Paul Cockrell. Sami Osman continued his unbeaten start to the season in the Chelmsford Junior league though he had to fight back from 2-1 down against Steve Peacock. Third placed OCA E continued their fine start to the season with a 7-3 victory over ARU. David Bishop earned his second hat-trick in under a week failing to drop a game along the way. ARU’s Yaseen Nechat was involved in two matches which went to five games - a win over Suzanne Shaw and a loss to Matthew Porter. Nechat and Porter shared a tight 11-6, 10-12, 10-12, 12-10, 10-12 scoreline. Highwood B earned a third win in four and sit in fourth place thanks to a Dave Cockrell treble in their 7-3 win over Writtle F. Martin Goddard chipped in with two wins for Highwood while Writtle’s Paul Aarons earned his first two wins of the season.
Chelmsford Junior League - Division 1A
CTTC remain flawless at the top of CJL1A after three games as Amir Chetitah and Sami Osman won two matches apiece in a 5-0 win against CTTC Eagles. The Cougars duo came through a see-saw doubles match with Kuzey Musabak and Nathanael Slade in five games. Oliver Martin won both of his individual matches as Danbury Dragons beat Buttsbury Bears 3-2. Martin continued his fine start to the season having won six out of six for Danbury M in division five. Martin partnerd Peter Harverson to win a tight doubles against Joseph Hutt and Thomas Lewis.
Chelmsford Junior League - Division 1B
Hutton Hawks are well clear at the top of CJL2A having earned 5-0 wins in a week against both CTTC Jaguars and Buttsbury Bulldogs. Charlie Gould, Noah Middleton, Joshua Freeman and Jago Ware all won their matches 3-0. Ryan Peiris and Neriyan Tharmassas both won their matches 3-0 as the CTTC Leopards beat the CTTC Panthers 5-0. Peiris takes his record for the season to four wins out of four.
Chelmsford Junior League - Division 1C
Louis Marsan earned two wins as CTTC Rhinos beat the CTTC Pumas 3-2. Max Locke-Wheaton and Taylor Cumber earned wins over Connor Ke - the latter by a tight 3-2 scoreline. Billy Andrews earned two 3-0 wins on debut as the Hutton Harriers won 4-1 at the CTTC Lions. Georgina Major overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Archie Giles 3-2 to win the Lions’ sole point. CTTC Rhinos beat the Buttsbury Bats 3-2 despite Shay Coughlan earning two wins for the Bats. Coughlan fended off a fightback by Louis Marsan to win 14-12 in the fifth game.
Jeremy Hill, Press Officer, Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League
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Issued 8 October 2023
Another convincing victory for OCA A despite heroics from Lees
Chelmsford B’s Aidan Lees produced the first stunning upsets of the 2023/2024 CDTTL season with victories over OCA A’s Paul Lucas and Mark Mulley. 15-year-old Lees ranked #67 going into week three of the CDTTL earned a 3-1 win over #5 ranked Paul Lucas and a 3-2 win over #6 Mark Mulley.
Division 1
CTTC A lead the way with OCA A hot on their heels having registered an identical points tally. Danbury’s three teams are lying in wait with both the B and C sides undefeated to date and trailing the leaders by just four points. Having started the season with a defeat OCA A moved level on points with Chelmsford A at the top of the table with an 8-2 victory over Chelmsford B. Matthew Mulley earned three wins, dropping just one game in the process. Aidan Lees was the star of the show with hard fought victories over Paul Lucas and Mark Mulley. Lees had trailed Mulley 2-0 before taking the final three games 11-8, 12-10, 11-8. Danbury A earned their first win of the season with a convincing 9-1 win over Writtle A. Bruce Kettle and Babul McLeod struck trebles as Lee McHugh was the pick of the Writtle players - beating Eric Green in five games and losing out in five games to both Kettle and McLeod. The spoils were shared between Danbury B and Chelmsford A as Sam Lowman earned his second hat-trick of the season. Lowman battled back from a 2-1 deficit to hand Gary Young his first defeat of the season in the night’s opener with Young beating Dan Anderson having trailed 2-1. Nikita Tkachuk beat Anderson 3-2 and contested a tight match with Lowman. Danbury C failed to make up ground on the leaders contesting in a 5-5 draw with Galleywood A. Starting life in division 1 with two defeats, Galleywood A stopped the rot thanks to an Alistair Hill treble. Keith Adams was in fine form beating both Peter Barrett and James Mullane in three straight games before joining forces with David Gatheral to beat Mullane and Hill.
Division 2
Hatfield Peverel A are top with three consecutive wins though just three points are separating the top 3 teams. Hatfield Peverel A beat Danbury G 7-3 despite only fielding two players. Martin Archie and Julie Johnson won all of their individual matches and joined forces to win the doubles in three straight games. Johnson got the better of Denis Balic despite trailing two sets to one, but beat both Denis Crapnell and Mervyn Perriman 3-0. Archie lost just one game during the evening and took his individual tally for the season to 8 wins out of nine matches. Hatfield Peverel’s nearest rivals Chelmsford C lost ground at the top following a 5-5 draw at OCA B. OCA’s Mick Richardson continued his excellent start to the season with another hat-trick - joining Martin Archie for the most wins in division 2 to date (8). Waseem Qureshi took a 2 game lead in the final match of the night with Richardson but the OCA player stormed through the last three games 11-6, 11-5. 11-6. Chelmsford’s Mark Allaway and Victor Chan earned two wins apiece with Chan winning a tight encounter with Michael Hayes 3-2. Writtle B served Danbury D their first defeat of the season and in the process kept their undefeated start intact with a 6-4 victory. Trevor Carter earned his first treble of the season but was taken the distance by Eamonn Hall. David Gatheral earned two 3-0 wins on the night for Danbury while Phil Smith of Writtle did likewise. Maldon A remain undefeated with two wins out of two following a 6-4 home win against Writtle C. Hamish Innes and Colin Napper both earned two wins apiece for the hosts while John Webber scored a hat-trick for the visitors. Webber dropped just one game in the evening - the first in his encounter with Innes. Dawn Baldry beat John Gagg 3-0 in the opener but lost out in a see-saw battle with John Parodi which was settled in five. Danbury F got the better of their clubmates Danbury E by a 7-3 scoreline. Chris Buer scored a treble, dropping just one game in the process. Gus Heath and Steve Buer earned two wins apiece but the Danbury E duo of Neil Want and Dick Whyman fought back from two games down to beat Heath and Chirs Buer in the doubles.
Division 3
Galleywood B occupy top spot having opened the season with three wins though Buttsbury A and OCA C are also undefeated and have played a game fewer. Galleywood B handed Hatfield Peverel B their first loss of the season with an 8-2 home victory. Gary Brignall and Mark Glenister were both undefeated for the hosts though both were involved in five game matches with Hatfield’s Neil Freeman. Brignall and Glenister teamed up to beat Freeman and Paul Mulley 3-1 in the doubles. Buttsbury A made it two wins from two with a convincing 8-2 win over Chelmsford F. Paul Sturton and Jamie Elliott both earned their second trebles of the season though Elliott had to dig deep against Felix Reeve who had taken a 2-1 lead. Evie Knaapen and Pav Srinivasamurthy were involved in the only other match which went the distance with the Chelmsford player having to resist a Knaapen fight back from 2-0 down, clinching the decisive game 11-9. Writtle D sit in third position after a 7-3 win at Danbury J. Pete Layzell was the only player not to see defeat on the night with wins over Terry Hyland (3-0), John Robinson (3-1) and Louis Gunn (3-1). Terry Hyland posted the comeback of the night having trailed 2-0 to David Carter he won the final three games dropping just 17 points.
Division 4
Galleywood C are undefeated at the top with 20 points with Buttsbury B slotting into second place following their victory on Friday. Maldon B are worth keeping an eye on having played just one match and earning 9 points.. Galleywood C continued their winning start to the season with a 7-3 victory at Hatfield Peverel C. Will Goodchild moved to eight wins out of nine for the season with another treble - all a 3-0 scoreline. Nathan Blore and Ron Salton both won two matches but fell to Hatfield Peverel C’s Peter Mortensen. Blore worked hard to overcome Andy Whiley in five games. Buttsbury B beat Hatfield Peverel E 6-4 thanks to doubles from Lucy Elliot and Frances Hutt. Elliot missed out on the treble when being pegged back by Chris Rollinson having held a 2-1 lead, while both of Frances Hutt’s two wins were in five games. Maldon B finally saw action in the new season and stormed to a 9-1 victory against Hatfield Peverel D. Andrea Alleyne and Christopher Ravenhill both earned three wins with Ella Sach winning two - both of her wins in five games. Alleyne also saw five game action - having to come back from two games down to beat Deb Ginn 12-14, 11-13, 11-8, 11-9, 11-5. Chelmsford G earned their first victory of the season while Highwood A experienced their second loss, following a 6-4 victory for the hosts. Cleon Fernandes was the star of the show for Chelmsford beating Martin Goddard in three games, Keith Fitz-John in four and overturning a 2-0 deficit against Roger Patient to earn his treble. Fitz-John and Patient beat Fernandes and Vishnu Surendran in five see-saw games.
Division 5
Danbury M continue their astonishing start to the season with 28 points out of a possible 30 so far. Chelmsford H sit nine points behind the leaders while Galleywood D are undefeated in fifth place. Danbury M thrashed the previously unbeaten Writtle F 9-1 in a match which saw David Smith score his second consecutive hat-trick. Smith was well assisted by John Manning (3 wins) and Peter Harverson (2). Harverson was involved in the match of the night when overcoming a two nil Ron Tam lead to win in five games. Smith and Manning lost just one game apiece during the evening including their doubles win. Chelmsford H beat Maldon C 9-1 in a match which saw Maldon only able to field two players. Jason Clark and Peter Davenport were undefeated while Maldon’s Shirley Carroll dug deep to beat Shengbing Zhu, having trailed 2-0. Having started their season against the formidable Danbury M, Highwood B made it two wins on the bounce with a 6-4 victory at Hatfield Peverel F. Nicola Pippen dropped just one game of her three matches enroute to a hat trick of wins, while Keith Pallett won two matches by a 3-0 scoreline and despite taking a 2-0 lead against Alastair Brown was pegged back to lose in five.
Chelmsford Junior League - Division 1A
The Buttsbury Bears duo of Callum Walker and Thomas Lewis cruised to a 5-0 victory over the CTTC Tigers. Walker won both of his matches 3-0 while Lewis had to recover from going 1-0 down against Jayden Bandari. The CTTC Cougars earned their second 5-0 win in a row with victory at the Danbury Dragons. Sami Osman again won twice - this time failing to drop a set with his teammate Luka Ha doing likewise.
Chelmsford Junior League - Division 1B
The Buttsbury Bulldogs inflicted a first defeat of the season for the CTTC Jaguars with a 5-0 scoreline. The closest match of the afternoon was in the doubles where the Jaguars team of George Gregory and Atharv Srivastava took Lewis Woods and Vivaan Babbar the distance - the Bulldogs winning 11-7 in the fifth. The Hutton Hawks started their season in fine form with a 5-0 victory over the CTTC Panthers. Jago Ware won both of his matches 3-0 while Noah Middleton overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Sky Reeve 3-2.
Chelmsford Junior League - Division 1C
The Hutton Harriers prevailed 3-2 in a tight encounter with the CTTC Rhinos. Martis Heyes won both matches 3-0 and teamed with Jonny Pocock to win the decisive doubles match having fallen 2-1 behind. CTTC Pumas prevented a hat-trick of match victories for the Buttsbury juniors at Chelmsford with a fine 4-1 win over the Bats. Hugo Reed won both of his matches 3-0 while Shay Coughan scored the only point for the Bats with a 3-1 win over Max Locke-Wheaten.
Jeremy Hill, Press Officer, Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League
