Chelmsford A are setting a strong pace in division one of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League. Gary Young, another new signing Matthew Mulley and James Liddiard ran out 10-0 winners against OCs A. They have 34 points out of a possible 40. Six games were decided in the fourth end but Chelmsford won all of them. Terry Dowsett pushed Gary Young hard before succumbing 5-11, 9-11, 11-7, 10-12.  Gary Young and James Liddiard have both won nine singles out of nine. Danbury C are improving. The signing of Trevor Lloyd has made a big difference and he won his three singles against Danbury B. Ian Whiteside prevailed, against Dan Anderson 14-12, 11-9, 10-12, 6-11, 12-10 in the closest game of the evening whilst Neil Want earned Danbury B a share of the points by beating David Gatheral 14-12, 11-8, 5-11,7-11, 11-7 in the last game of the night.

Neil Want was in action again in division two and his hat-trick enabled Danbury E to draw with Danbury F. Alan Scammell won two five enders for Danbury F beating Sam Phillips 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7 and Dick Wyman 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6.

Danbury K did well to beat Danbury H 8-2 in division three as only one point separates the two teams. Peter Hance was undefeated whilst Mo Hardy won twice which included a last gasp 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 9-11, 13-11 success against Richard Allen.

In division four Maldon B suffered their first defeat of the Season, a 7-3 reversal to OCs E. Farooq Ahmed dominated proceedings, powering to three wins : 11-9, 16-14, 11-3 against Bryan Speller, 11-2,11-4, 8-11, 11-1 against Andrea Alleyne and 11-7, 11-6, 11-4 against Shirley Carroll.

Buttsbury top the table in division five and Jamie Elliott, Jacob Lawrence and Khalid Mohammed powered to a 10-0 win over Danbury N. Jamie Elliott opened proceedings with a 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 14-12 victory against Ron Tam.

Buttsbury Bats ran out 4-1 winners against Chelmsford Panthers in division 1A of the Junior League. Jacob Lawrence was undefeated whilst Keen Wong Anan was on target for the losers. He beat George Standish 11-13, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-2.

Chelmsford Wildcats lead the way in division 1B and they emerged as 4-1 winners against Chelmsford Jaguars. Samaksh Sirohi and Prayak Gupta won all four singles although Samaksh Sirohi had to dig deep to see off Emilie Guilloux 8-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7. The Wildcats could only field one player against Writtle Rattlesnakes and they lost 4-1. Writtle’s Archie Pummell beat Malachi O’Leary 11-9, 11-1, 11-9. Writtle Rattlesnakes also beat Buttsbury Beavers 3-2. Archie Pummell was undefeated whilst Harry Hutt beat Mimi Pummell 11-6, 6-11, 11-5, 7-11, 12-10 in the closest game of the match.

Chelmsford Antelopes made it 20 points out of 20 in division 1C. Arnav Kumar and Richard Carter were 5-0 winners against Chelmsford Cougars although Richard Carter had to dig deep to get the better of Daniel Lewis 18-16, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8. Quite a battle. Writtle Racoons, with Blake Webster undefeated beat Chelmsford Falcons 3-2.  Kehsaw Barrie was on target for the losers with a 12-10, 8-11, 9-11, 1-18, 11-6 victory against Kush Goel.

Steve Kerns / Press Officer / Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League