The First Division top three all recorded maximum point wins this week. Wiveliscombe conceded only a single point to Tigers as Geoff Williams forced Paul Nutkins to 4 sets. Joe Camp took a singles point from each of his games against Stogumber A. Rod Richards made a welcome return to league table tennis and duly completed a maximum for Basement Dwellers as they amassed 36 points against Shooting Stars. John Phillips forced Toby Kerslake to 5 sets to take Shooting Stars only 2 points of the match.
A Martin Rant maximum helped Gnomads to a 32-12 away win at Bampton. Team mates Nigel Foster and David Gliddon added 7 singles points each. Roy Hooper top scored for Roys Boys with 6 points from his singles.
Mad Batters cemented their place at the top of Division Two with a 28-15 victory over closest rivals Hobby Horse. Batters Mathew Short recorded the only maximum of the match and was well supported by Jamie Short and Hamish Cuthbertson who added 6 singles points each.
Hobby Horse captain Mike Lawrie took 7 singles points and the team won 2 doubles to add a further 7 points to their total.
Division 1
Wiveliscombe 36 Tigers 1
Swallows 3 Stogumber A 36
Roys Boys 12 Gnomads 32
Shooting Stars 2 Basement Dwellers 36
Division 2
Mad Batters 28 Hobby Horse 15
League Division 1
Played | Won | Points | |
Stogumber A | 13 | 10 | 410 |
Wiveliscombe | 11 | 10 | 366 |
Gnomads | 13 | 8 | 313 |
Basement Dwellers | 9 | 9 | 295 |
Shooting Stars | 13 | 3 | 197 |
Minehead A | 11 | 4 | 161 |
Roys Boys | 9 | 4 | 151 |
Swallows | 10 | 1 | 127 |
Tigers | 9 | 0 | 78 |
Handicap Cup
Box B
Roys Boys 334 v House Martyns 315
Box B – Final Table
P | F | A | DIFF | |
House Martyns | 3 | 983 | 929 | +54 |
Wiveliscombe | 3 | 949 | 919 | +31 |
St. Audries | 3 | 975 | 989 | -14 |
Roys Boys | 3 | 932 | 1003 | -71 |
Written by M. Summerell
