While Netts A continue to soar away at the top of division one, Finchingfield A have been almost as dominant in division three of the Braintree Table Tennis League.

They racked up their 13th win in 13 matches last week and have now conceded just 21 sets in that time.

Their latest success was over Netts F and followed the pattern of many of the others – just one defeat plus a couple of close encounters.

John Barrett, with only one defeat behind him this season, was in commanding form as usual.  He took his three singles in straight games and was only once stretched beyond 11-7.

Peter Clark, who is quickly rediscovering the form that helped Netts C to the division three title in 2022, was also unbeaten although he dropped two games on the way.

Ray Bradford, who has provided solid back-up all season, was the only one to taste defeat, missing out to JJ Calisin in four games.

Finchingfield’s B team are currently in a creditable fourth place – the club only began competing in the league last season – and shared the points with Netts E, who had David Montgomery to thank for holding them together with three singles and the doubles with Lindsey Dodd.

Yeldham Whitlocks B, in fifth place, were unable to withstand a team effort from seventh-placed Rayne G who won 6-4 despite three wins from Yeldham’s Steve Willis.

In division two, Yeldham’s first team faced the top two teams in the same week.

They managed four sets against Rayne E but only two against leaders Sudbury Wanderers.

Roy Hooper won two singles on both occasions, losing out to Rayne’s Matthew Brown and Wanderers’ Ian Shrubsole.

Rayne D moved three points closer to their E team with a 9-1 win over Netts D.  Dave Moles and Paul Wellington were undefeated while Netts’ Jimmy Calisin scored an excellent win over the formidable Dave Marsh.

Jimmy’s son Charles was unbeaten in Netts C’s 7-3 win over Rayne F.