Issued on 30 September 2024
Danbury’s slow start to the season boosted by Adams
Keith Adams fired a hat-trick in his first appearance of the season to boost Danbury TTC who will be looking to improve on just 7 victories from their 20 fixtures completed over the first two weeks of the season.
Division 1
An Adam Brewer hat-trick led Writtle A to a 7-3 home win over a Danbury B side who slipped to their second straight defeat at the start of their division one campaign.Brewer beat Dan Anderson in three games, Ian Wall in four and took the decider in his match with Sam Lowman. Danbury’s Wall and Lowman narrowly missed out in the doubles encounter to the Writtle team. Aidan Lees and Josh Bickles fired trebles as Chelmsford A maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 9-1 victory over Chelmsford B. The ever-improving Felix Reeve took his largest league scalp to date with a 3-1 win over Harry Chivers - Reeve started last season in division three where he posted a 57% win rate. Keith Adams won all three matches as Danbury C took their bow for the new season with an 8-2 win at Danbury A. Adams dropped just one game and will be hoping to take that early season form into Danbury’s upcoming matches with Writtle A and Chelmsford A.
Division 2
Lloyd Bennett-Smith was the star of the show as his Maldon A were held to a 5-5- home draw with Buttsbury A. Bennett-Smith beat Jamie Elliott in three games, David Gatheral in four and young talent Grace Liu in five. Felix Reeve hit a hat-trick as Chelmsford C cruised to an 8-2 home victory over Danbury E. Reeve won two of his matches by a 3-0 scoreline but was made to work hard by Tony Forster and had to rally from 2-1 behind in
order to take the win. Another commanding win for early pacesetters Hatfield Peverel A as Alastair Piper went one better than last week with a treble, Julie Johnson also won three in her first appearance of the season. Ian Whiteside prevented Martin Archie from a successive hat-trick with a come-from-behind 3-1 win. Two wins apiece for Trevor Carter, Richard Storey and Bob Garson gave Writtle B a 6-4 home win over Old Chelmsfordians B. Mick Richardson proved the toughest nut to crack for OCA with two victories of his own, though missed out in a five-gamer with Garson. OCA’s David Porter was the man to prevent a treble from Garson. After two wins last week, Gary Ward fired his first hat-trick of the season in Writtle C’s 6-4 away win at Galleywood B. Ward dropped just one game on the night but his match with Mark Glenister was a tight 14-12,
14-12, 13-11.
Division 3
Chelmsford D are top of division three having registered their second 9-1 victory of the season, this time at home to Writtle E. Mike Johnston fired his second treble of the season and he was assisted by Dusan Doszkoty and Alex Tkachuk who won three and two matches respectively. Despite the final scoreline, Writtle put up a good fight with Neil Thompson winning the opener over Tkachuk in five games and Malcolm Storey taking Doszkoty the distance. Buttsbury B, Galleywood C and Writtle D currently sit behind the leaders equal on 11 points after two fixtures. Buttsbury B and Writtle D played out a 5-5 draw with Buttsbury’s Harry Sawford dropping just one game from his three wins. Writtle Matthew Brown and Ryan Pitt gave Sawford a taste of defeat in the double contest whereby they conquered Sawford and Keith Abbott in five. Gary Copsey fired another hat-trick as Galleywood C earned a 5-5 draw at OCA C. The OCA team failed to take a game off Copsey who has dropped just one game in his six wins so far this season. The closest match of the night was OCA’s Luke Richardson’s 3-2 success over Nathan Blore - Blore had won games two and three 13-11 and 18-16 before the Richardson fight back. After three defeats (two in five-gamers) last week against title favourites Chelmsford D, Neil Freeman won all three matches in week two to help Hatfield Peverel B to a 6-4 away win at Danbury G. Freeman had to overcome Denis Balic in the opening contest of the night which was only settled in the fifth and final game. Freeman and Paul Mulley recovered from 2-0 to beat Danbury’s Balic and Louis Gunn - Gunn like Balic only saw singles defeat at the hands of Freeman. Danbury H could only field two players in their clash with Danbury J though H’s Peter Harverson won all three of his singles matches to take his record to five wins from six this season. Harverson beat Oliver Ware in three, Terry Hyland in four and had to recover from 2-1 down to get the better of Dave Marsh in a match which saw the J team take the honours 6-4. Hyland and Marsh beat Harveron and Steve Buer 3-1 in the doubles.
Division 4
Maldon B sit proudly at the top of division four with two wins from two following a 10-0 away win at Galleywood D. While the match card reported a ‘whitewash’ it was clear that Galleywood D were no rollovers as three matches went five games and a further four went to four games as Marty Englander, Brian Riedling and Chris Ravenhill became the first team this season to claim a maximum of 10 points. Hutton A have also won two from two as Alex Ware dropped just one game enroute to a treble in a 7-3 win at Danbury L. Danbury’s John Manning prevented both Nick Giles and Anthony Barnes from completing their hat-tricks for Hutton, Giles and Ware won a closely contested double contest which went the distance. Two wins for Melanie Bonnett and Roger Patient earned Highwood A a 5-5 draw at last years division five champions Danbury M. Bonnett’s two wins were in three straight games but she was denied a treble by Danbury’s Graham Naggs who took the deciding game 13-11. Steve Martin and David Smith fought back in the double contest to take the fourth and fifth games 13-11, 15-13. Despite all three players losing their first match of the contest there were two wins apiece for Frances Hutt, Torsten Greenan and Oscar Hutt as Buttsbury C posted a 6-4 away win at Hatfield Peverel C. Both of Greenan’s wins were from a 2-1 deficit though he was unable to repeat this feat when teaming with Frances Hutt having levelled at 2-2 against Bob Hillis and Gary Simmons. David Bishop fired a hat-trick and was well supported by two wins from Russell Hall as OCA D won 6-4 at home to Danbury K. Hall was denied his hat-trick by a Dave Marsh recovery from 2-1 down. Three singles wins by Kelvin Edeh were not enough to prevent Chelmsford G from falling to a 7-3 away loss to Buttsbury D on Friday night. Edeh’s victories over Jenne Seibolt and Kevin Willis were clinched in the deciding game.
Division 5
It was a good week for junior players in division five as both Joshua Freeman and Charlie Ware fired three wins apiece to lead their respective teams to 8-2 victories.Freeman’s three wins were completed with the minimum of fuss against ARU - all threevictories being comfortable-looking 3-0 routs. Ware dropped just two games from his three matches and teamed with Vicente Beco in a 3-0 doubles win over Bruce Wickham
and Andy Whiley. Martin Goodard fired a hat-trick as Highwood B won 6-4 on the road at Hatfield Peverel E. Peverel’s Jackie Treacy was the only player from the hosts who was able to take a game off Goodard, Treacy had earlier beaten Keith Pallett but fell to Mike Pitt despite holding a 2-0 lead. Two wins each for Stuart Wintle and Matthew Porter helped OCA E to a 6-4 home win against Chelmsford H. Wintle did well to fend off a
James Grindlay recovery from 2-0 down to take the decider but fell in three straight games to Jacqui Smith. Wintle beat Peter Davenport in five while teammate Mike Morecroft came back from 2-1 down to beat Smith. Steve Peacok won three as Galleywood E won 6-4 at Maldon C. Peacock’s toughest match of the night was with Kym Eames who he managed to see off in the fifth game.
Chelmsford Junior League division 1A
Joseph Hutt showed good form as he went undefeated in the Buttsbury Bees’ 3-2 home win over the Chelmsford Lions. Hutt was taken the distance by Chelmsford’s Ethan Collins who narrowly missed out to Vivaan Babbar by the same 3-2 scoreline. Ben Robinson completed a fine turnaround to get the better of Babbar in five and teamed with Collins to take a close doubles encounter. The Buttsbury Bats picked up a first win of the season with a 5-0 home victory over the Hutton Harriers. Joseph Hutt and Lewis Woods didn't drop a game in their singles matches and combined for a 3-1 doubles success.
Chelmsford Junior League division 1B
Sai Suresh extended his unbeaten record this season as the Chelmsford Leopards beat the Buttsbury Bears 5-0 in division 1B. Vivaan Deshpande also won twice for the Leopards and had to recover from 2-1 down against Shay Coughlan - earning victory with a 12-10 score in the fifth game. The Hutton Hyenas won the battle of two teams who tasted defeat in week one with a 3-2 home victory against the Buttsbury Bulldogs
despite two wins from Zac Berry of the Bulldogs. Berry fought back from 2-1 against Michael Bradshaw to take the match 12-10 in the decider.
Jeremy Hill, Press Officer, Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League
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Issued on 23 September 2024
Chelmsford juniors start the new season with a bang
There were four wins from four week one matches for Chelmsford TTC juniors as the new C&DTTL season got underway.
Division 1
Galleywood A started their division one campaign with a 7-3 home win over Chelmsford B as James Hicks and Alistair Hill both hit three wins apiece. Hicks won his first two matches in straight games before having to recover from 2-1 down to beat Waseem Qureshi. Qureshi had earlier fallen victim of a Hill fightback from 2-0 behind - this was after Hill had beaten Wiktor Delimat from 2-1 down. Last year's runners-up Chelmsford A started their 2024/2025 campaign with a 6-4 home win against the two-person team of Writtle A. Harry Chivers won both of his matches though was well tested in his second match which went the distance. Josh Bickles chipped in with a 3-0 win over Trevor Carter - Carter had earlier got the better of Kim Shead by the same scoreline. The Writtle duo bounced back after comprehensively losing the first game to take the doubles encounter 3-1. Chris Penrose fired a hat-trick as his Danbury A side got the better of clubmates Danbury B by a 7-3 scoreline - teammate Bruce Kettle chipped in with two wins. Penrose beat Neil Want in three, Sam Lowman in four and recovered from 2-1 down to beat Sanjay Saptarshi.
Division 2
Newly promoted Buttsbury A started life in division two with a bang as they beat Writtle B 9-1. Jamie Elliott and Harrison Hill won three matches apiece with two 3-0 wins for David Gatheral before he was undone by Trevor Carter. Martin Archie fired a treble as last year’s division two runners-up Hatfield Peverel A started their season with a 7-3 away win at Writtle C. Archie was taken the distance by Writtle’s John Webber while the match between Writtle’s Gary Ward and Peverel’s Paul Mulley also went to five games - Ward recovering from 2-1 down. The fixture between Danbury D and Chelmsford C ended in a 5-5 draw as Chelmsford’s Simon Jarvis won all three matches. Jarvis was taken the distance by Sanjay Saptarshi who himself beat Dusan Doszkoty and Adi Kamma. Kamma had battled back from 2-0 down against David Penrose only to see the Danbury man take the decider.
Division 3
In Division 3, Chelmsford D won 9-1 at Hatfield Peverel B thanks to a hat-trick apiece for both Alex Tkachuk and Mike Johnson. Peverel’s Neil Freeman may have felt unfortunate to have been on the losing end of two five gamers - he also lost a close contest with Alex Tkachuk. Peter Mortensen took the scalp of Adi Kamma for Peverel’s sole point but then missed out over five games in the doubles when teaming with Mortensen. Matthew Brown fired a treble as Writtle D earned a close 6-4 home win over Danbury J. Gus Heath and John Tendler won two apiece for the visitors though both players lost out to Brown – Heath having led 2-0. Gary Copsey started his season with a treble as his Galleywood C side got the better of Chelmsford E by a 6-4 scoreline. Chelmsford's Alesha Ellis-Austin and James Grimston both won twice - Grimston recovered from 2-1 down to beat Bryn Thomas. Three wins for Harry Sawford backed up by two for Dennis Squirrell spurred Buttsbury B to a 6-4 away win at Writtle E. Sawford dropped just one game on the night - the opener in his clash with Dave Moles, while Squirrell came through a tough battle with Malcolm Storey. A good team effort by Danbury G saw them take home a 7-3 win from Chelmsford F despite a hat-trick from Cleon Fernandes. Denis Crapnell and Louis Gunn both saw Fernandes recover from losing positions to earn two of his victories in deciding games. Danbury H and OCA C were embroiled in an entertaining contest which ended in a 6-4 win for the home side after two wins apiece for Scott Perry, Alan Dadswell and Peter Harverson. OCA’s Tom Barker won twice but was undone by a recovery from Perry when leading 2-0 - Barker got a measure of revenge in the doubles contest by teaming with Luke Richardson and edging Perry and Harverson 3-2.
Division 4
Hutton A’s 9-1 home win over OCA D was the biggest margin of victory in week one of division four. The father-son duo of Alex and Charlie Ware helped themselves to a treble each while Tina Hutchinson’s only loss of the night was to David Bishop. Marty Englander hit a hat-trick and there were two wins apiece for Chris Ravenhill and Andrea Alleyne as Maldon B beat Danbury M 8-2. Englander dropped just two games in his three victories while Danbury’s Graham Naggs recovered from 2-0 down to beat Ravenhill. Alex Wilson won all three singles matches and he was backed up with braces by Greg Cooper and John Manning as Danbury L claimed a 7-3 away success at Highwood A. Highwood’s Melanie Bonnett won two five-gamers for the hosts but lost out to Wilson in four close games. Nick Rounce dropped just one game enroute to his three victories in Galleywood D’s 7-3 away win at Buttsbury C. Stewart Ireland and Lewis Armstrong both won twice for the visitors - each losing out to Buttsbury’s Kevin Willis. Willis pushed Rounce in their contest but couldn’t quite get a game on the board losing out 10-12, 8-11, 13-15. Dave Powell’s three wins led his Danbury K side to a 6-4 home win over Buttsbury D. Kevin Willis was in action again for Buttsbury and he won twice as did his teammate Phil Shippen - Shippen squeezed past Dave Oxley-Goody in the deciding game. After a successful campaign in division five last season, Mark Nolan fired a hat-trick in his first appearance in division four as his Chelmsford G team drew 5-5 with Hatfield Peverel C. Deb Ginn won twice for the visitors though she was taken to five games by Martin Brunker. Nolan had to recover from 2-1 down against Peverel’s Bob Hillis in the evening’s opener.
Division 5
Steve Webster and Charlie Gould won three matches apiece as Hutton B opened their division five campaign with a 9-1 away win at Highwood B. Webster dropped just one game while Gould squeezed past Martin Goddard and Keith Pallett by identical 3-2 score lines. Jenne Seibolt and Lucy Elliott both hit hat-tricks in Buttsbury E’s 8-2 away win at Galleywood E. The closest contest of the evening was Steve Peacock’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Freya Hart. Three wins for James Raymond and two each for Arthur Shadforth and Kym Eames fired Maldon C to an 8-2 away victory at Hatfield Peverel F. Peverel’s David Benstead won twice for the hosts - his victory over Kym Eames being a nail-biting 10-12, 8-11, 11-7, 13-11, 14-12. There were three wins for Writtle F’s Michael Anthony and two for Paul Aarons as the visitors beat Hatfield Peverel D 6-4. Peverel’s Richard Drozd won twice but lost out to Anthony despite leading 2-1. James Grindlay won three in Chelmsford H’s 5-5 home draw with Hatfield Peverel E. The closest match of the night was the first of Jackie Treacy’s two wins whereby she held off a Shengbing Zhu fightback from 2-0 down to take the decider. Zhu later lost to Davina Brazier by the same 3-2 scoreline.
Chelmsford Junior League division 1A
The all-Hutton clash went in favour of the Hawks as Jago Ware won twice in his side's 4-1 victory over the Harriers. Ware recovered from going a game down to James Williamson to win six games in a row, while teammate Noah Middleton let a 2-0 lead against Oliver Davies slip before edging out Williamson over five games. The Chelmsford Lions and the Chelmsford Tigers posted identical 3-2 wins against the two teams from Buttsbury who fielded the same two players for both matches. Joshua Freeman won all four of his singles matches dropping just two games in the process - his most competitive match looked to be his 11-9, 14-12, 13-11 win over Amir Chetitah. Chetitah and Callum Walker were involved in a tight contest with the Chelmsford player earning a 3-2 win. Chetitah and Ethan Collins clinched the match victory in the Lions-Bats doubles encounter with a fine recovery from 2-1 down.
Chelmsford Junior League division 1B
There were two wins for Chelmsford teams in week one of junior league division 1B as the Jaguars beat the Hutton Hyenas 4-1 and the Leopards beat the Buttsbury Bulldogs 5-0. Tianfu Liu and Sean Kwan were undefeated in their singles matches for the Jaguars though Liu was taken the distance by both Hutton players Jacob Fernandez and Shayan Torne. Liu’s recovery against Fernandez was especially impressive having lost the first two games 11-1 and 11-5. Torne and Fernandez staged a fine turnaround of their own as they won the doubles contest 3-11, 3-11, 11-9, 13-11, 16-14. Sai Suresh and Archie Spurrier won twice apiece for the Leopards in their victory at Buttsbury. The closest match of the night was Spurrier’s 3-2 win over Ethan Bird which finished an entertaining 9-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-9. 13-11 to the Leopards ace.
Jeremy Hill, Press Officer, Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League
