Les Constable's report on the season

The 1958/59 season again saw New Chesterton Institute in the ascendancy and their second team also were far up the league. Other teams that challenged for top positions were Wesley I, University Press I and Telephones I. John Thurston was still playing as well as ever and again was the mainstay of the NCI team. Great Ouse River Board I topped Division 2, NALGO Division 3, Newmarket Division 4, Torchbearers Division 5, Wilburton Division 6 and St Georges II Division 7.

In the Knockout Handicap Trophy NALGO defeated Junior YMCA by seven games to two with John Harding and Ivor Baldwin winning all their games. Ponder (D) and Andrews were successful for the YMCA boys against T.Barley.

Details

                J.Harding           beat      D.Ponder   21-12, 21-15
                                    beat      D.Andrews  21-9,  21-15
                                    beat      M.Byrd     21-15, 15-21, 21-16
                I.Baldwin           beat      M.Byrd     21-17, 22-20
                                    beat      D.Andrews  21-6,  10-21, 21-10
                                    beat      D.Ponder   24-26, 21-19, 21-18
                T.Barley            lost to   D.Ponder   13-21, 21-14, 18-21
                                    lost to   D.Andrews  21-15, 15-21, 15-21
                                    beat      M.Byrd     21-15, 21-13
Chris Reeve was successful in winning the United Hospitals Cup.

In a friendly match played at Impington Village College on the 6th March 1959, a Cambridge team drew with Ipswich 5-5. The Cambridge team was Chris Reeve, Keith Chapman, Bryn Thompson, Heather Collings and V.Sizer.