1.     The match was orginally scheduled to be played on 14^th November but Castaways was unable to field a team, so they decided to postpone it in order to have a better chance to field a full team at a later date.

2.     However, Neil was still struggling to get a full team out, due to the fact that most of his players were either injured or unavailable. Only Mike Loveder and Neil were available. At the end, Andy Nash agreed to play, even though he was only half fit, because he was still suffering from back pain.

3.     As for the Comets A team, Cain Fagan cried off at the last minute due to suffering from a bad cold. Fortunately, Steve Fagan stepped in to take his son’s place, so the team were: Winston, Laikram, and Steve.

4.     The match started with Steve vs Neil, which resulted 3-1 in Steve’s favour. Steve showed no mercy and he did not give Neil time to think. Before he knew what to do, it was too late.  

5.     Then came Winston vs Mike. This was an interesting match between the two who used to play together at the Treasury, but that was a long time ago. By the way, Mike’s forehand has improved dramatically since the last time that they played against each other. Furthermore, with his long-pimples on the backhand, it totally bewildered Winston’s rhythm. In the end, Mike won 3-1, with a big smile on his face! J

6.    Next match was Laikram vs Andy, where Andy beat Laikram 3-0 without breaking a sweat! He also destroyed Laikram’s unbeaten record. 

7.     Then came Winston vs Neil. It was an exciting match between the two captains. Who could hold the nerves and who would come out as a winner? Well, it was so close that it had to go to a 5-setter to decide. In the end, Winston was victorious winning 11-9 in the fifth leg.

8.     Next match was Steve vs Andy, with Steve winning 3-0. However, the third leg was probably one of the longest in record, which went to 19-17.

9.     Laikram took the next one against Mike, winning 3-1, but he did lose the third leg 11-8.

10.  Another 5-setter match was between Winston and Andy. Andy took the first one 13-11, Winston came back strong winning 11-5 and 11-8. However, Andy took the 4^th one 13-11. Then came the decider with Winston winning 11-9. What a match!  

11.  The next match was Laikram vs Neil. Laikram was again in a hurry winning 3-0.

12.  The 3^rd 5-setter match was between Steve and Mike, which appeared to be one of the most entertaining match of the evening. Steve took the 1^st one 11-8, but Mike took the next two 11-5 and 11-8. Steve regained his composure and took the next two 11-3 and 11-8. However, it was not easy and he had to dig deep, especially at the fifth leg when it was 8-8, which could have gone either way.  

13.  The doubles went to the Comets team winning 3-0. However, the opposition could have stopped the match, because we were running out of time, but Neil agreed to let us finish the match, which was very sporting of him. We are forever grateful.