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Mulley brothers win all six singles for OCA A

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OCA A took a giant stride away from the relegation zone in division one of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League by beating Chelmsford C 8-2, their first win of the Season.  New signing Matthew Mulley and his equally hard-hitting brother Mark won their six singles and Robert Burton contributed a useful 8-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8 win over Mark Allaway. Matthew Mulley was clearly on good form beating Simon Jarvis, Cristian Bernardo and Mark Allaway all 3-0. They now have a healthy 32 points. Writtle A moved into second place by beating Danbury A 6-4. Duncan Taylor was undefeated and Lee McHugh won twice, although he missed out 5-11, 11-9, 6-11, 16-18 to Bruce Kettle.  Chelmsford A with 55 points out of a possible 70 are heavy favourites to capture the title. James Liddiard (15 wins out of 15) and Gary Young (16 wins out of 18) led the way as they defeated Danbury B 9-1. Sam Lowman was on target for Danbury with a fine 12-10, 5-11, 11-6, 11-9 win over Daniel Young.       

Chelmsford D are the new leaders in division two. Saul Chivers (three wins), Sudheep Kamma (two wins) and Vineeth Kamma (three wins) powered to a 9-1 victory over Writtle B. Peter Layzel beat Sudheep Kamma 2-11, 15-13, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9 whilst Saul Chivers had to dig deep to get the better  of Trevor Collin 8-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-3, 11-8. Hatfield Peverel A ran out 7-3 winners against a two- man Danbury D. Danbury’s Chris Buer impressed again, beating Martin Archie (11-9, 11-6, 11-8), Gareth Davies (11-5, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8) and Neil Freeman (10-12, 11-4, 14-16, 11-4, 11-5). The match between Danbury E and Writtle C was a hard-fought affair which finished tied at 5-5. The inform Gary Ward (17 wins out of 18) was again undefeated and he fought back from 2-0 down to get the better of Neil Want 5-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7.  

Second placed Galleywood B were convincing 10-0 winners over Chelmsford F in division three. The very strong team of James Hicks, Gary Copsey and John Holland carried all before them. However, they will lose the services of James Hicks who is now tied to the Galleywood A team in division one.  Writtle D scored their first win of the Season – an impressive 8-2 victory over Hatfield Peverel B. Dave Carter led the way with three victories which included a fine 14-12, 11-8, 11-4 win over Paul Mulley.  It was “honours even” between Danbury J and Danbury K. Dave Marsh and David Meah both won twice for Danbury J whilst Nicky Reece Ford and Peter Hance both bagged two wins for Danbury K. Dave Marsh prevailed against Nicky Reece Ford, just, 5-11, 13-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9. OCA D did well to beat Chelmsford E 7-3. Richard Upson excelled. He defeated Adi Kamma (11-4, 8-11,11-7, 6-11, 11-3), Chris Young (11-7, 11-4, 12-10) and Joachin Mapes (11-6, 11-4, 11-9).

Division four produced three sets of clear-cut winners. Leaders Chelmsford H (Joachin Mapes, Nyree Marsh and Harry Chivers) powered their way past Maldon B 10-0. Nyree Marsh fought back from 2-0 down to get the better of Shirley Carroll 6-11, 4-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9. Writtle E were equally dominant. Ian Hockley, Dave Moles and Neil Thompson defeated OCA E 10-0. There were two close finishes and David Newman was on the wrong end of both of them. Neil Thompson beat Newman 11-8, 9-11, 4-11, 11-9, 12-10 whilst Ian Hockley defeated the unfortunate David Newman 11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 11-13, 13-11. Chelmsford G (Adam Hill, Dusan Doszkoty and Vasile Barbulet) were 9-1 winners against Highwood A. Melanie Bonnett came through in five hard-fought ends against Adam Hill (12-10, 13-15, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8).  

In contrast to division four division five produced four hard-fought matches. Buttsbury are top but they could only draw with Chelmsford J. Frances Hutt remained unbeaten and this included an odd looking 11-8, 1-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-6 victory over Jacqui Smith. Hatfield Peverel E did well to beat Danbury M 7-3. Bob Hillis was unbeaten whilst Deb Ginn and Gary Simmons both won twice. Ken Wilding traded games with Deb Ginn before he claimed victory 11-8, 8-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-9. Hatfield Peverel C led by a Mick Carter “full-house” beat Maldon C 6-4. Kym Eames won twice for Maldon but Mick Carter proved a step too far. Carter won this one 11-3, 11-9, 11-7.  Danbury N without a win to date did well to push OCA F before succumbing 6-4. Stuart Wintle was undefeated for the Old Boys whilst Bob Francis won twice. This included a quite bizarre looking 12-10, 16-14, 3-11, 2-11, 12-10 victory against Graham Naggs.    

Buttsbury Bees made it seven wins out of seven in division 1A of the Junior League. Ben Brown and Jamie Elliott over powered Chelmsford Tigers 5-0. Chelmsford Pumas (Oliver Cheung and Todd Martin) ran out 4-1 winners against Chelmsford Panthers, and although they won all four singles they lost the doubles 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 6-11 to Harrison Hill and Richard Carter. Chelmsford Leopards are second and they beat Chelmsford Pumas 4-1. Cleon Fernandes was unbeaten.

Chelmsford Antelopes demonstrated just how far ahead of the opposition they are indivision 1C. They beat second-placed Chelmsford Cougars 5-0. Richard Carter and Arnav Kumar gave nothing away although Carter was pushed by Joshua Lewis before he won 11-7, 11-13, 11-8, 12-10. Buttsbury Bulldogs moved into third place with their 5-0 win over Chelmsford Eagles. Callum Walker and Adhuna Das carried all before them.   

League Cup Secretary – Matthew Brown has reported from the first round of Handicap Knock Out Cup matches. “The Cup competitions are underway.  With 22 teams entered, representing seven Clubs, there were six first round matches. As always, determining handicaps is a tricky business, not least because juniors in particular improve very quickly, and mixed in with closely fought matches were some very one-sided games”.

“The tightest match of the round was Chelmsford H versus Writtle E, where the juniors of Chelmsford H – Harry and Saul Chivers plus Joachin Mapes, just got the better of Writtle E’s established trio of Dave Moles, Ian Hockley and Malcolm Storey. Five of the nine games went to a deciding set but it was Harry’s rather more straightforward 21-15, 21-14 win over Malcolm that decided the tie in Chelmsford’s favour”.

“Writtle were also on the wrong end of the results card when their B team of Ryan Pitt, Rod Maclennan and Phil Smith lost 6-3 to Danbury G’s trio of Sanjay Saptarshi, Luca Bailey and Eamonn Hall. Unfortunately for Writtle their captain, Rod, had to retire at match point in his first game (all the other five players insisted!). Despite this set back Writtle did their best to give the Danbury team a run for their money, with Phil winning his three matches but Ryan was unable to support him, most notably losing 15-21, 21-17, 16-21 to Luca”.

“Chelmsford E, led by Dave Parker and with Adi Kamma and Chris Young alongside him, ran out 5-3 winners over Danbury H’s Richard Allen, Jean Chasmer and Dave Goody. There were two deciding set wins for Jean over Adi (17-21, 21-14, 18-21) and Chris (21-19, 25-27, 14-21) but two wins from each of Adi and Chris plus Dave Parker’s 21-19, 24-22 win over Dave Goody was enough to see the Chelmsford team through”.

“The youngsters of Buttsbury B were run away 8-1 winners over the division one team of Chelmsford C. A last gasp 18-21, 21-18, 18-21 win for Vasile Barbulet over Jamie Elliott was Chelmsford’s sole return for a night trying to play “catch up”. Oscar Hutt, Jacob Lawrence and Jamie Elliott used their handicaps to their best advantage to easily hold off Vasile, Mark Allaway and Simon Jarvis”.

“Another top division team playing in the handicap cup were the all-star Chelmsford A team of James Liddiard, Daniel Young and Gary Young. They found themselves playing the division five side of Danbury N (Graham Naggs, David Smith and Steve Martin). The results speak for themselves, the handicappers misjudged Danbury’s David Smith, who is more often seen at Melbourne’s Bat & Chat sessions and who won his three matches with ease (only once allowing the opposition to get back to zero). The two matches that Chelmsford did win were, as you would expect, by the tightest of margins, with Gary Young defeating Steve Martin 6-21, 21-19, 21-19 and James Liddiard getting the better of Graham Naggs 11-21, 22-20, 22-20”.

“The last of the first-round matches involved a third division one team – Danbury B’s Dan Anderson, Eric Green and Sam Lowman who got the better of Buttsbury A’s Joseph Hutt, Gary Carr and Frances Hutt. The sole junior for Buttsbury – Joseph Hutt, did his job with two straight sets wins over Eric and Dan but with mum Frances unable to win any of her three games and Gary Carr losing 17-21 in the deciding game to Eric Green, it was the Danbury team who prevailed 5-3”.

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

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    Chris Buer on excellent from for Danbury D

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    Danbury D are very much in contention in the low scoring division two of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League and they are joint top of the table with 42 points out of a possible 70. An unbeaten Chris Buer led them to a 7-3 victory against OCA B with three good victories. He beat Gareth Joice (8-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-5), Trevor Carter (10-12, 11-9. 11-9, 8-11, 11-4) and Kevin Worthington (11-6, 12-10, 11-7).  With a record of 76 % Chris Buer is proving to be a very reliable no. one player for this side. Tony Forster was another player on top form this week and his trio of wins enabled Danbury E to beat Hatfield Peverel A 6-4. Forster powered his way to wins over Neil Freeman (11-7, 11-6, 11-5), Phil Shippen (11-4, 11-2, 11-7) and Gareth Davies (11-9, 11-4, 10-12, 11-4).

    In division one a two man OCA A did well to draw with the higher placed Danbury A. Mark Mulley led the way with a trio of wins. He beat Bruce Kettle (7-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6, 11-4), Dave Richardson (9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6) and Babul McLeod (11-8, 11-6, 11-7).  Dave Richardson prevailed against Terry Dowsett (11-3, 5-11, 14-12, 12-10).

    Danbury J moved into third place in division three by beating Hatfield Peverel B 8-2. Dave Marsh led the way with three victories. The doubles provided the closest game of the night and John Robinson and Dave Marsh pipped Paul Mulley and Michael Lucey 15-13, 6-11, 9-11, 11-2, 13-11.

    In division four Highwood B emerged as 6-4 winners against Highwood A. Roger Patient won his three singles for the B side whilst Melanie Bonnett picked up two victories for the A side. Martin Goddard defeated Keith Pallett 11-6, 11-4, 6-11, 6-11, 13-11 in the closest game of the night.

    Buttsbury scored their fifth win of the Season in division five by beating Danbury M 7-3. Jamie Elliot and Frances Hutt were both undefeated. It is also interesting to note that this team has used no fewer than 10 players to date this Season. David Bishop was undefeated as OCA F beat the higher placed Hatfield Peverel C 7-3. Bishop was extended by Andy Simmonds but he prevailed 11-8, 15-13, 6-11, 7-11, 11-5.

    Chelmsford Pumas ran out 4-1 winners against Buttsbury Bats in division 1A of the Junior League. Oliver Cheung was undefeated and he beat George Standish (9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-2) and George Hagland (13-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9). Chelmsford Leopards led by Cleon Fernandes beat Chelmsford Tigers 3-2. Cleon Fernandes beat Soumil Jain (11-6, 11-5, 11-8) and Aarav Mehta (8-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-3).

    Chelmsford Antelopes, runaway leaders of division 1C were given their toughest examination yet by Writtle Racoons, despite winning 4-1. Richard Carter won both of his singles but Blake Webster deprived Arnav Kumar of his unbeaten record winning 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 14-12, 11-8. Carter and Kumar were also stretched in the doubles, all the way, against Blake Webster and Oliver Smith-French before they emerged as 11-7, 11-13, 18-16, 6-11, 12-10 winners.   Writtle Racoons, represented by Blake Webster and Mimi Pummell this time, ran out 5-0 winners against Buttsbury Bulldogs. Mimi Pummell beat Adhuna Das 11-8, 8-11, 11-1, 9-11, 11-6 in a widely fluctuating opening game.

    Chelmsford Table Tennis Club Juniors had a very successful day on Saturday in the National Junior League at the Ellenborough Club in Enfield and their A team of Josh Bickles, Saul Chivers and Harry Chivers followed up on their success in the previous round of matches (where they were promoted)  by topping the division one table this time. The teams they beat from Milton Keynes, Ellenborough and Fusion are from some of the largest and most established Clubs in the country. Josh Bickles (9/9 wins), Saul Chivers (8/9 wins) and Harry Chivers (4/9 wins) all played a part in this success. The B team also came tantalisingly close to repeating this feat and they just missed out to Ellenborough B on count-back. Sudheep Kamma (6/9 wins), Vineeth Kamma (6/9 wins) and Cleon Fernandes (5/9 wins) all excelled as well.  

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

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      A max for Hamish gives Maldon the edge

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      Division three doesn’t often make the headlines in the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League but the most eye-catching performance went to Maldon A this week. They hammered leaders Galleywood B 9-1 to take over at the top of the table. John Holland beat Dawn Baldry in the opening game but thereafter it was Maldon calling the shots as Lloyd Bennett – Smith and Hamish Innes remained undefeated. Hamish Innes excelled, securing three wins in closely fought games. Hamish beat Mark Glenister (11-9, 11-9, 11-9), John Holland (1-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9) and Bryn Thomas (11-3, 12-10, 11-6). Lloyd Bennett-Smith sealed a superb Maldon victory by beating John Holland (9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8) in the last game of the evening. Maldon A also beat third placed Chelmsford F 8-2. Dawn Baldry scored a hat-trick this time, beating Nikita Tkachuk (7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6), Alex Tkachuk (11-13, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7) and Luke Richardson (11-3, 15-17, 11-2, 11-5). Alex Tkachuk excelled for the losers, defeating Hamish Innes (12-10, 7-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9). Chelmsford F in turn drew 5-5 against Danbury K. New comer Sam Phillips was unbeaten for Danbury and he was well supported by Nicky Reece-Ford who won twice. Without Sam Phillips Danbury K did not fare so well and they lost 8-2 to Hatfield Peverel B – Peverel’s first win of the Season. Paul Mulley led the way with three wins whilst Michael Lucey and Phil Shippen both won twice. Phil Shippen fought back from 2-0 down to beat Mo Hardy 5-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-2, 11-8. It was honours even between Chelmsford E and Writtle D as Robert Garson won his three singles for Writtle D.  OCA D did well to beat the higher placed Danbury H 7-3. Richard Baxter and Richard Upson both won their three singles.

      Chelmsford A reasserted themselves as the team to beat in division one. Daniel Young, James Liddiard and Gary Young hammered Galleywood A 10-0, their third maximum points win of the Season. It’s easy to see why they’re top. James Hicks put up a terrific fight against Daniel Young before succumbing 11-8, 6-11, 18-16, 3-11, 10-12. Danbury B shared the points with Writtle A. Ace defender Duncan Taylor won his three singles for Writtle whilst Sam Lowman and Daniel Piggott both won twice for Danbury. Daniel Piggott pipped Lee McHugh 11-7, 11-8, 11-13, 8-11, 14-12 whilst Sam Lowman defeated Lee McHugh 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9. A strong Danbury C team beat Chelmsford C 8-2. Keith Adams, in his first game of the Season led the way with three wins. Chelmsford’s Simon Jarvis did well to beat Trevor Lloyd 3-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-4, 11-6. Chelmsford C did better against Chelmsford B, drawing 5-5. No one player stayed undefeated and no one went home empty handed either. Charlie Craig beat Simon Jarvis 7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 and Rob Shrimpton 11-9, 11-9, 11-7 but he missed out against Mark Allaway 8-11, 11-7, 5-11, 4-11. A very good win for Mark.

      Chelmsford D and Danbury G, the top two teams in division two, both won this week. Chelmsford D disposed of OCA C 7-3. Saul Chivers was undefeated whilst Mick Richardson showed up well for the Old Chelmsfordians side beating Sudheep Kamma 11-5, 12-10, 0-11, 10-12, 11-8 and Vineeth Kamma 11-9, 12-10, 11-6.   Danbury G went one better; they beat Writtle C 8-2. Sanjay Saptarshi led the way with a hat-trick whilst David Gatheral won twice. David Gatheral certainly got his “money’s-worth” in this match. He beat John Webber 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 10-12, 14-12 and John Gagg 12-14, 6-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-8 but he missed out to John Parodi 11-8, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11. Danbury G also drew 5-5 against Writtle B. Danbury’s Sanjay Saptarshi and David Gatheral and Writtle’s Trevor Collin and Paul Sturton all won twice. David Gatheral beat Trevor Collin 6-11, 8-11, 13-11, 11-5, 14-12 in the pick of the night’s action.  It was also “honours even” between Writtle B and Danbury F. Trevor Collin was undefeated for Writtle B this time. Rod Maclennan beat Ken Sheard 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-13, 13-11 in the closest game of the evening. Danbury F ran out narrow 6-4 winners against OCA C. Good going as Mick Richardson was unbeaten for the Old Chelmsfordians team.  Ken Sheard prevailed against David Porter, just, 11-8, 11-13, 11-8, 7-11, 13-11.

      Leaders Chelmsford H made it six wins out of six in division four, by beating OCA E 7-3. Harry Chivers and Joachin Mapes were both undefeated with Chivers making it a superb 18 wins out of 18. Farooq Ahmed gave Joachin Mapes all kinds of problems before he missed out 12-10, 6-11, 9-11, 11-6, 10-12. Chelmsford G drew 5-5 with Galleywood C. Colin Blore was undefeated for Galleywood whilst Steve Peacock beat Jason Clark 9-11, 15-13, 12-10, 5-11, 11-8 in the closest game of the night. Chelmsford G also beat Highwood B 8-2. Newcomer Vasile Barbulet secured hist first “full house” of the Season and he beat Francis Whitbread 12-14, 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 in the last game of the night. Danbury L stay second and they beat Writtle C 8-2. Denis Crapnell retained his 100 % record and he beat Ian Hockley 11-9, 11-3, 11-7, Dave Moles 11-7, 9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-1 and Neil Thompson 12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 11-5.

      Hatfield Peverel D secured two big wins in division five and they top the table with 46 points although Buttsbury (35 points) have played two games less. They beat Maldon C 9-1 after Roger Slade and Phil West had carried all before them and they defeated OCA F 8-2 with Roger Slade again remaining undefeated. Stuart Wintle picked up two wins for the OCA side and this included a hard fought 11-5, 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9 victory against Pete Mortensen. Chelmsford J ran out 7-3 winners against Danbury N. Peter Davenport won his three singles and he completed an excellent evening’s work by beating Ron Tam 11-5, 11-7, 11-6.

      It has proved to be a very productive week for Buttsbury Bees who won three times in division 1A of the Junior League. They beat Buttsbury Bats 3-2 with Jamie Elliott ‘s two wins giving them the edge. Elliott beat George Hagland 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 and George Standish 2-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9. Jamie Elliott has only lost once in eight games. With Jamie Elliott joined by Jacob Lawrence they also beat Chelmsford Leopards 5-0 and with Jacob Lawrence paired up with Ben Brown they defeated Chelmsford Panthers 5-0. Panthers were represented by Arnav Kumar and Samaksh Sirohi who have been playing for Chelmsford Antelopes in division 1C. Samaksh pushed Jacob Lawrence really hard before succumbing 12-10, 8-11, 8-11, 14-16. Chelmsford Pumas beat Chelmsford Tigers 4-1. Oliver Cheung won twice for the Pumas beating Aarav Mehta 11-4, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8 and Soumil Jain 11-7, 11-7, 11-4. Chelmsford Panthers also beat Chelmsford Tigers 3-2. Aarav Mehta was unbeaten for the Tigers and he saw off Harrison Hill 6-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-6 and Richard Carter 11-8, 14-12, 14-12. Chelmsford Leopards were indebted to Cleon Fernandes in their 3-2 win over Buttsbury Bats. Cleon won twice, beating George Standish 6-11, 11-1, 11-2, 11-4 and George Hagland 11-7, 11-4, 11-5.

      Writtle Rattlesnakes top the table in division 1B. Archie Pummel won twice as they beat Chelmsford Tigers 4-1. Emilie Guilloux went down fighting, just succumbing 12-10, 6-11, 13-11, 8-11, 10-12.

      Chelmsford Cougars are second in division 1C and Felix Reeve and Dan Lewis were both undefeated as they beat Chelmsford Eagles 5-0. Dan Lewis beat Harel Choo 7-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-13, 11-8 in the pick of the night’s action.   

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

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        Lee Mchugh hat trick as Writtle A stun leaders Chelmsford A

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        First division leaders Chelmsford A suffered their first defeat in the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League this week, against Writtle A by a heavy 8-2 margin,  in what must be one of the shocks of the Season. Writtle’s Lee McHugh scored a magnificent hat-trick beating Kim Shead (8-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-6), Gary Young (11-9, 6-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5), and Daniel Young (14-12, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9). Duncan Taylor and newcomer Liam Harris both won twice in what was clearly a great night for Writtle. Liam Harris won two cliff-hangers; 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 15-13, 11-9 against Daniel Young and 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 8-11, 16-14 against Kim Shead. Ian Wall made his debut for Danbury A against Danbury C and his three wins were instrumental in enabling Danbury A to share the points. Ian Whiteside showed up well for Danbury C with wins over Dave Richardson (11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5) and Neil Want (7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6). Danbury B did well to beat OCA A 6-4, good going as Mark Mulley was undefeated for the Old Chelmsfordians team.   Sam Lowman and Matthew Stringer balanced the books by both winning twice. This result means Danbury B have climbed into second place with 32 points.  

        First played second in division two and in such a tight division it was fitting that it finished tied at 5-5. Chelmsford D’s rapidly improving Saul Chivers, ranked 265 on the League ranking list made a mockery of this particular piece of data with three wins whilst Chris Buer and Gus Heath both won twice for Danbury D.  Saul Chivers disposed of Chris Buer 11-6, 11-5, 5-11, 15-13 in his first game. Danbury D who are tied with Chelmsford D on 35 points beat Danbury F 8-2. This time Gus Heath and Steve Buer won their three singles whilst Chris Buer missed out against Tim Pulham 9-11, 12-10, 11-13, 11-8, 10-12. Quite a battle !. The “Martin Archie success story” continues and his three wins helped Hatfield Peverel A beat Writtle C 6-4. Archie powered his way to a 11-7, 11-5, 11-3 win over Gary Ward; Ward’s first defeat of the Season. Team work was the order of the day as Danbury E beat OCA B 6-4. Neil Want, Dick Wyman and Tony Forster all won twice whilst Trevor Carter bagged two wins for the Old Chelmsfordians side. Dick Wyman defeated Gareth Joice by the odd looking scoreline of 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 16-18, 11-1.

        Leaders Galleywood B turned out a strong team of Bryn Thomas, James Hicks and John Holland in division three and they powered their way to a 9-1 win over OCA D. The OCA side had to wait until the last game to register a success, and Richard Baxter made no mistake beating Bryn Thomas 11-9, 11-7, 11-6. Baxter also had fierce battles against James Hicks, succumbing 14-12, 7-11, 7-11, 16-18 and against John Holland, missing out 7-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4, 10-12. Danbury J, led by unbeaten performances by Dave Marsh and John Robinson ran out 7-3 winners against Chelmsford E. Robinson fought back from 2-0 down to beat Adi Kamma 6-11, 9-11, 11-8, 13-11, 12-10. Maldon A, who are second made it five wins out of five by beating OCA D 7-3. Dawn Baldry, Hamish Innes and Brian Riedling all picked up two wins for Maldon. Richard Baxter won twice for the Old Chelmsfordians side and this included a 9-11, 4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 13-11 victory against Hamish Innes. It was honours even between Writtle D and Danbury H. Bob Garson was unbeaten for Writtle D whilst Richard Allen and Dave Powell both won twice for the Danbury team. Richard Allen defeated Dave Carter 7-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 14-12 in a nail-biting last game of the evening.

        Galleywood C were the week’s big winners in division four, and they recorded an eye-catching 9-1  win against Maldon B. Colin Blore and Will Goodchild were both undefeated whilst Ron Salton won twice.  Ron Salton edged out Shirley Carroll 8-11. 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8. Leaders Chelmsford H ran out 7-3 winners over Danbury L. Harry Chivers was undefeated whilst Joachin Mapes picked up two wins. Harry Chivers remains undefeated with a record of 15 wins out of 15. Writtle E beat Highwood A 8-2, courtesy of unbeaten outings for Dave Moles and Ian Hockley. Keith Fitz-John impressed for the losers with a 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9 victory over Malcolm Storey.

        Division five produced three clear-cut sets of winners. Hatfield Peverel C beat Chelmsford J 9-1 after Richard Drozd and Mick Carter had stayed undefeated. Mick Carter gave Hatfield Peverel a winning start by beating Peter Davenport 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8 in the opening game. Danbury M also won 9-1. Norman Hayes and Paul Thirkettle were unbeaten against Danbury N. This time it was Norman Hayes who gave Danbury M that important winning start, by beating Graham Naggs 11-7, 7-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-5.  Buttsbury beat Hatfield Peverel E 8-2. They lead the way and Ray Horton (three wins), Keith Cullen (two wins) and Frances Hutt (two wins) all played a part in their success.

        In division 1 A of the Chelmsford Junior League Buttsbury Bees emerged as 3-2 winners over Chelmsford Pumas.  Jamie Elliot and Ben Brown won one each for Buttsbury whilst Ben Chivers won twice for Chelmsford Pumas. He beat Jamie Elliott by a last gasp 11-9, 10-12, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9 margin. No shortage of excitement there. Buttsbury Bats ran out 4-1 winners over Chelmsford Tigers. George Hagland won his two games, and this included a hard fought 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-8 success against Harrison Hill.

        Buttsbury Badgers top the division 1 B table with 15 points, level on points with Chelmsford Wildcats, but they could only beat Chelmsford Jaguars 3-2. Emilie Guilloux won twice for the Jaguars beating Harry Hutt (11-7, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8) and Oscar Hutt (9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6). Second placed Chelmsford Wildcats missed out against Buttsbury Beavers 3-2. Harry Hutt and Oscar Hutt were representing Buttsbury Beavers this time and Harry Hutt won twice, beating Malachi O’Leary (11-9, 12-14, 11-4, 11-7) and Harrison Hill (11-6, 11-7, 11-5). Writtle Rattlesnakes who have games in hand are very much in contention and they beat Buttsbury Badgers 4-1. Elliot Gardiner won twice, beating Harry Hutt (11-5, 12-10, 2-11, 11-7) and Oscar Hutt (11-7, 11-1,11-5).     

        There is no stopping Chelmsford Antelopes in division 1C. Their record of 29 points out of 30 tells it’s own story. Samaksh Sirohi and Arnav Kumar were 5-0 winners against Chelmsford Eagles. Buttsbury Bulldogs are second, 14 points adrift. Adhuna Das was undefeated as they beat Chelmsford Falcons 4-1. Harel Choo beat Callum Webster (7-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-9) to register for Chelmsford Falcons. Chelmsford Cougars complete this week’s results with a 4-1 win against Writtle Racoons. Harrison Hill won twice, beating Oliver Smith-French (11-13, 11-9, 11-4, 11-4) and Blake Webster (11-4, 11-4, 12-10).     

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

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          Gary Ward on top form for Writtle C

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          Division two of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League looks like being very well contested. Chelmsford D lead the way with 30 points from five matches and no fewer than six more teams follow within six points. Writtle C were the week’s big winners, and the hard-hitting Gary Ward retained his 100 % singles record (12 wins out of 12) as they beat Writtle B 9-1. John Webber also won his three singles although it was the form of Ward that caught the eye. He beat Dave Moles (11-7, 12-10, 15-13), Trevor Collin (11-7, 11-7, 11-5) and Rod Maclennan (11-9, 11-3, 11-8). Hatfield Peverel A impressed by beating OCA B 6-4, good going as they were a player short. Martin Archie (with an 80 % record to date) led the way with three wins. Bottom team OCA C did very well to draw against Danbury G. Mick Richardson excelled. He beat George Ashley (11-8, 12-10, 11-7), Colin Napper (14-12, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8) and Sanjay Saptarshi (11-7, 6-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-4), an excellent evening’s work. It was honours even between Danbury E and Chelmsford D. Saul Chivers was undefeated for Chelmsford whilst Chelmsford’s Sudheep Kamma sealed the draw by beating Neil Want 11-7, 4-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-8 in the last game. Dick Wyman won twice for Danbury and this included a widely fluctuating 7-11, 13-11, 11-1, 6-11, 13-11 victory over Vineeth Kamma.  

          Third placed Danbury B were 6-4 winners over second placed Chelmsford B in division one. Sam Lowman’s hard-earned hat-trick gave his side the edge. He beat Victor Chan (12-10, 11-8, 11-9), Shirish Basant Rai (9-11, 7-11, 11-1, 11-8,11-5) and Charlie Craig (11-4, 10-12, 11-7, 4-11, 11-6). This was Charlie Craig’s first defeat. On the subject of Charlie Craig his League ranking of 142, based on the Table Tennis England rankings must surely be due for drastic revision. It’s miles adrift !.  The match between Writtle A and OCA A finished level. Lee McHugh won his three singles for Writtle whilst Mark Mulley and Terry Dowsett both won twice for the Old Chelmsfordians team. Galleywood A could only field two players against Chelmsford C and they slipped to an 8-2 defeat. Simon Jarvis was undefeated for the Chelmsford side whilst Gary Brignall made his mark for Galleywood with fine wins over Wiktor Delimat (11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5) and Robert Shrimpton (9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-5).

          Galleywood B top the table in division three and they made it five wins out of five by beating a two man Writtle D 9-1. John Holland and Mark Glenister were both undefeated. Glenister had to work hard to defeat Malcolm Henstock 11-5, 11-9, 9-11, 7-11, 12-10. Third-placed Chelmsford F have also won their opening five games and they were 7-3 winners over Hatfield Peverel B. The fast-improving Nikita Tkachuk was undefeated. In a match where no single player stayed unbeaten Danbury K ran out 6-4 winners against Chelmsford E. Danbury’s Nicky Reece Ford and Peter Hance and Chelmsford’s Rev Matthews and Adi Kamma all won twice in a match where five games were decided in the fifth end. For those looking for the unusual the match between Danbury H and Danbury J delivered. There were no fewer than five “Dave’s” taking part. The honours were shared between Danbury H (Dave Goody, Dave Hancox and Dave Powell) and Danbury J (Dave Meah, Dave Marsh and John Robinson). No single player remained unbeaten and no one went home empty handed either. Dave Powell beat Dave Marsh 12-10, 5-11, 6-11, 11-8, 14-12 in the closest game of the night.

          Chelmsford H lead the way in division four with 31 points from four matches. Harry Chivers (100 %) and Joachim Mapes (92 %) were both undefeated in their 8-2 win over Highwood A. Maldon B also have 31 points but they have played five matches. Dawn Baldry (12 wins out of12) retained her 100 % singles record as they defeated Chelmsford G 7-3. Bryan Speller played his part by winning twice, and this included a last gasp 5-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 14-12 win over Vasile Barbulet. Writtle E were also on good form, and they beat Highwood B 9-1. Ian Hockley and Malcolm Storey were both undefeated. Roger Patient was on target for the losers with a 10-12, 11-4, 16-14, 9-11, 13-11 victory over Dave Moles. Farooq Ahmed (92 %) and David Newman (83 %) were both unbeaten as OCA E defeated Galleywood C 6-4. Farooq Ahmed was pushed against Colin Blore but he eventually prevailed 3-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7.

          Division five is another very evenly contested division. Hatfield Peverel E lead the way with 30 points, but two defeats in their opening five matches is evidence that there is everything to play for. Deb Ginn led the way as they ran out 8-2 winners against Danbury N. Her team-mate Gary Simmons had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Graham Naggs 10-12, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9. Hatfield Peverel D are in second place with 29 points. They beat Chelmsford J 9-1. Roger Slade and Kath Little were both undefeated. Paul Bullock made his mark for the losers with a 11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 12-10 victory against Phil West. No single player remained unbeaten in the clash between Hatfield Peverel C and Danbury M. The match finished tied at 5-5 after Hatfield Peverel’s Mick Carter and Andy Simmonds and Danbury’s Norman Hayes and Paul Thirkettle had all won twice.  Mick Carter had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Paul Thirkettle 9-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9,11-9. OCA F led by an undefeated Stuart Wintle beat Maldon C 6-4. Wintle’s hat-trick included a 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 win over Andrea Alleyne, Andrea’s first loss this Season.

          Chelmsford Leopards won twice in division 1A of the Junior League. They lead the way with 17 points from five matches. Cleon Fernandes won twice against Chelmsford Pumas to give them the edge with wins over Alesha Ellis Austin (11-8, 11-9, 11-5) and Todd Martin (4-11, 11-7, 11-13, 11-9, 11-7). Chelmsford Leopards also beat Chelmsford Panthers 4-1. Cleon Fernandes was again undefeated whilst sister Dion was involved in two very hard fought five enders. Dion Fernandes beat Keen Wong Anan 11-2, 3-11, 11-8, 8-11, 13-11 but missed out against Emilie Guilloux 12-10, 8-11, 12-14, 11-3, 8-11.

          Buttsbury Badgers moved up to second in division 1B. Harry Hutt and Oscar Hutt beat Buttsbury Beavers 5-0. Samuel Quant showed up well for Buttsbury Beavers pushing Oscar Hutt (11-6, 11-13, 12-10, 11-8) and Harry Hutt (11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7) in his two games.  They also lost 3-2 to Writtle Rattlesnakes. Archie Pummell won twice beating Oscar Hutt (11-9. 10-12, 11-9, 11-9) and Harry Hutt (11-2, 12-14, 11-9, 11-7). Mimi Pummell fought back strongly from 2-0 down to get the better of Oscar Hutt 9-11, 7-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-4.

          All conquering Chelmsford Antelopes (24 points out of 25) dropped their first point in division 1C. Samaksh Sirohi was undefeated in their 4-1 win over second placed Buttsbury Bulldogs although Richard Carter missed out against Adhuna Das 7-11, 11-8, 9-11, 8-11.  Buttsbury Bulldogs beat  Writtle Racoons 3-2, although it was Writtle’s Blake Webster who impressed. He beat Adhuna Das (11-5, 12-10, 9-11, 3-11, 11-7) and Calum Walker (11-8, 11-7, 7-11, 14-12). Buttsbury Bulldogs picked up another 3-2 win by beating Chelmsford Eagles. Calum Walker won twice defeating Atharv Gupta (13-11, 11-4, 13-11) and Freya Hart (10-12, 1-19, 11-4, 11-8). The doubles provided a cliff-hanger finish with Atharv Gupta / Freya Hart beating Tommy Hudd / Calum Walker 11-5, 6-11, 6-11, 11-5, 18-16. Writtle Racoons led by a Blake Webster double were 3-2 winners against Chelmsford Eagles. Freya Hart and Atharv Gupta both beat Kush Goel. Chelmsford Cougars complete this week’s action with a 5-0 win over Chelmsford Falcons. Felix Reeve and Francesca Hart were both undefeated.

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

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            Mark Mulley undefeated on Chelmsford debut

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            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

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              Three cheers for Chivers!

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              Saul Chivers hat-trick fires Chelmsford D to 8-2 win

              A mere three point covers the top five teams in the ever-competitive division two of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League. After four rounds of matches Chelmsford D top the table with 25 points, courtesy of their impressive 8-2 win over Hatfield Peverel A.  Saul Chivers led the way with a hat-trick and brothers Sudheep and Vineth Kamma both won twice. Saul Chivers beat Martin Archie, the best of the Hatfield Peverel players 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5. Writtle B were 6-4 winners over OCs C, good going as Mick Richardson was undefeated for the Old Chelmsfordians side. Richardson completed his hat-trick with an excellent 4-11, 14-12, 6-11, 12-10, 11-6 victory over Paul Sturton. OCs B led by an undefeated Gareth Joice ran out 7-3 winners against Writtle C. Joice defeated John Webber 11-13, 11-3, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7 to complete his trio of wins. Danbury G are second with 24 points and Sanjay Saptarshi was undefeated in their 6-4 win over Danbury D. Saptarshi played well to beat Chris Buer 12-10, 5-11, 11-9, 11-7.

              Chelmsford B made it three wins out of four in division one having entered the Season with relatively modest expectations. They moved into top spot by beating Writtle A 8-2 and although Chelmsford A have a game in hand Chelmsford B have already gained the respect of all their rivals. Charlie Craig (with nine wins out of nine) was again undefeated and this included a fine 9-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-8 success over Lee McHugh.  Danbury A were 7-3 winners against a two player Galleywood A team. Bruce Kettle won two hard fought five enders. He beat Gary Brignall 11-4, 7-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8 and James Hicks 3-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-2, 11-7.

              Maldon A moved into second place in division three after beating Writtle D 7-3. Dawn Baldry remained unbeaten and this included a last gasp 11-7, 11-13, 11-2, 5-11, 13-11 victory over Dave Carter. Maldon A also beat Danbury J 7-3. New signing Lloyd Bennett-Smith won his three singles although he was stretched by both Denis Crapnell (who he beat 11-8, 4-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8) and by   Dave Marsh (where he won 17-15, 7-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8).  Galleywod B stay top, just, and they beat Danbury J 6-4. Gary Copsey (eight wins out of nine) won his three singles for the Galleywood side. Danbury’s Dave Meah secured a fine 12-10, 11-9, 16-18, 11-4 victory over John Holland – Holland’s first defeat of the Season. Chelmsford E, led by Rev Mathews beat Hatfield Peverel B 6-4. Matthews received good support from Pietraszuk Jaroslav who won twice.  Chelmsford F also won 6-4, beating OCs D.  Joachin Mapes led the way with a trio of wins, and this included a hard-fought 11-9, 8-11, 15-13, 7-11, 11-9 win over Tom Barker.

              Chelmsford H are going to be hard to beat in division four. Harry Chivers (nine wins out of nine) and Joachin Mapes (eight wins out of nine) were both undefeated in their 9-1 victory over Highwood B. Joachin Mapes beat Roger Patient 11-9, 9-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9 in the closest game of the evening. Chelmsford G beat the higher placed Writtle E 7-3. Vasile Barbulet led the way with three wins which included a monumental 11-9, 11-9, 18-20, 9-11, 11-8 victory over League General Secretary Dave Moles.  Galleywood C led by an undefeated Colin Blore ran out 6-4 winners against Highwood A. Blore completed his hat-trick with a 11-6, 11-13, 11-4, 11-7 win over Melanie Bonnett. Danbury L (with three wins out of four) are the early leaders of this division and they beat Galleywood C 9-1. Mervyn Perriman and Denis Crapnell both won their three singles. Galleywood had to wait until the last game to get off the mark, and Colin Blore will probably think it was worth the wait. He beat Denis Balic 9-11, 11-7, 13-11, 7-11, 11-9.

              Division five looks like being very closely fought. Hatfield Peverel E lead the way with 22 points after four matches, a far from dominant return of points. They lost this week to their C team., for whom Mick Carter was unbeaten. Carter beat Deb Ginn in five ends; 3-11, 11-5, 3-11, 11-4, 11-6; as widely fluctuating a game as you’re likely to see. Maldon C are second with 21 points. Team work saw them “across the line” against Chelmsford J. Ross Wheeler, Ella Sach and Rob Sach combined to counter Peter Davenport’s three wins. Ross Wheeler fought back from 2-0 down to beat John Wickins 12-14, 9-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-4.  Hatfield Peverel D impressed this week. Peter Mortensen dominated as they beat Danbury M 8-2. Kath Little beat Norman Hayes 6-11, 12-10, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9 in the closest game of the evening.

              Chelmsford Leopards are the early leaders in division 1 A of the Chelmsford Junior League. Dion Fernandes and Cleon Fernandes were 5-0 commanding winners against Chelmsford Tigers although Dion Fernandes had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Soumil Jain 5-11, 11-7, 10-12, 13-11, 11-6.   They were in turn beaten 4-1 by Buttsury Bees.  Jacob Lawrence led the way with wins over Dion Fernandes (11-2, 11-5, 12-10) and Cleon Fernandes (11-5, 14-12, 11-9). Ben Brown prevailed against Dion Fernandes, just (4-11, 11-4, 11-6, 13-15, 12-10). Chelmsford Pumas ran out 4-1 winners against Buttsbury Bats. Todd Martin led the way with two wins and a share in a doubles win with Ben Chivers.  Chelmsford Pumas in turn lost 3-2 to Chelmsford Panthers. Keen Wong-Anan was undefeated, beating Malachi O’Leary (11-8, 11-7, 11-6) and Alisha Ellis-Austin (14-12, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9).

              Chelmsford Antelopes are setting a red hot pace in Junior division 1C. They made it 15 points out of 15, yes; that is 15 points out of 15;  and rather incredibly with other teams not having played an equal number of games they lead the table by a full 10 points. Samaksh Siroh and Arnav Kumar gave nothing away against Chelmsford Racoons, although Kumar had to dig deep to see off Luv Goel 15-13, 6-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7.   Chelmsford Falcons were 3-2 winners against Chelmsford Eagles. Kologn Barrie won twice beating Nathaniel Slade (11-7, 12-10, 11-5) and Atharv Gupta (11-6, 11-8, 11-9).

              Steve Kerns Press Officer / Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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                Sam hits a high for Danbury

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                Danbury B emerged as 7-3 winners against Galleywood A in division one of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League after a hard-fought match where no less than seven games were decided in the fifth set. Amazingly not one single game was decided 3-0. Danbury B’s Sam Lowman was the top performer with an excellent hat-trick of wins. He beat Gary Brignall 7-11, 11-4, 11-7, 12-10, Peter Radford 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9 and James Hicks 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 14-12. A superb night’s work. Elsewhere Dan Anderson overcame James Hicks after a widely fluctuating struggle 9-11, 11-2, 11-2, 10-12, 12-10. Leaders Chelmsford A made it three wins out of three by beating Chelmsford C 6-4. As the result indicates they didn’t have it all their own way. Gary Young was undefeated but he was stretched by both Wiktor Delimat (12-10, 12-14, 11-5, 11-13, 11-6) and by Simon Jarvis (8-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 11-9). Simon Jarvis made his mark by beating Daniel Young 12-10, 10-12, 11-9, 11-9.   Danbury C scored their first win of the Season, by a 7-3 margin over OCs A. Terry Dowsett was undefeated for OCs but Ian Whiteside, Colin Napper and David Gatheral all won twice to give Danbury the ascendancy. OCs A also lost 8-2 to Chelmsford B who have jumped into second place. Charlie Craig and Josh Bickles were both on superb form and both bagged hat-tricks whilst Shirish Basant Rai won twice. Charlie Craig completed an outstanding evening’s work with a 11-9, 11-7, 11-5 victory over Robbie Burton. Writtle A ran out 6-4 winners against Danbury C after Ryan Pitt, Richard Storey and Aaron Chandler had all won twice. Danbury C’s new signing – Trevor Lloyd will give them fresh impetus that they can compete at this level. Lloyd remained undefeated although Richard Storey only lost narrowly 11-6, 4-11, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11. Good effort !.  Elsewhere, Writtle A fielding a line-up featuring both Duncan Taylor and Lee McHugh ran out 7-3 winners against Galleywood A. Taylor and McHugh gave nothing away.  

                Danbury G impressed in division two as they powered to a 9-1 win over Danbury E. Dan Piggott and Sanjay Saptarshi were both undefeated whilst Neil Want was on target for the losers with a fine 11-7, 10-12, 11-5, 11-5 win over David Gatheral.  The reliable Gary Ward (nine wins out of nine to date) led Writtle C to a 6-4 win over OCs C whilst early leaders Hatfield Peverel A did well to beat Danbury F 8-2. Gareth Davies excelled with three singles wins. He completed his evening’s work by defeating Gordon Gatheral 12-10, 10-12, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7.  It was honours even between Danbury F and OCs B. Gareth Joice was undefeated for the Old Chelmsfordians side.  OCs B also shared the points against Chelmsford D. OCs’ Kevin Worthington was undefeated whilst Keith Martin picked up two very hard fought wins for the Chelmsford side. He beat Charles Yeung 8-11, 10-12, 12-10, 12-10, 11-9 and Gareth Joice 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 5-11, 11-9. Danbury D ran out 6-4 winners against Writtle B, good going as it was Writtle B’s Paul Sturton who remained unbeaten. Sturton had to pull out all the stops (and a little bit extra) to beat Chris Buer 11-13, 11-7, 11-4, 10-12, 12-10 to seal his hat-trick.

                In division three Galleywood B (23 points out of 30) are top and they beat Danbury K 7-3. James Hicks, Bryn Thomas and Mark Glenister all won twice. In a game which had “division one” written all over it David Gatheral defeated James Hicks 13-11, 11-8, 11-8. David Gatheral has also set a record of sorts. How many players can have appeared in the results for three divisions in the same Press report ?. Maldon A are second and with Hamish Innes remaining undefeated they beat Danbury K 7-3. The last game of the evening was the tightest and Peter Hance saw off Dawn Baldry, just, 5-11, 12-10, 11-8, 10-12, 14-12. OCs D scored their first win of the Season by beating Writtle D 7-3. Richard Baxter (six wins out of six) led the way. Chelmsford F were in control against Chelmsford E, winning 8-2. Nikita Tkachuk won his three singles and Luke Richardson and Andy Swales both won twice. Team work enabled Danbury H to beat Hatfield Peverel B 7-3. Dave Goody, Richard Allen and Dave Powell all won twice. Richard Allen defeated Paul Mulley 11-9, 8-11, 11-13, 11-6, 15-13 in the closest game of the night.

                Division four leaders Maldon B scored their second and third wins of the Season, beating Danbury L 6-4 and Highwood A 7-3. Dawn Baldry (nine wins out of nine) won’t lose many at this level and she overcame Danbury L’s Kevin Willis (9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 10-12, 11-4) in her most testing encounter.  OCs E scored their first win of the Season, 7-3 against Chelmsford G. David Newman and Farooq Ahmed both stayed unbeaten. Vasile Barbulet overcame Russ Hall 11-6, 12-10, 10-12, 10-12, 14-12 in the closest game of the night. Highwood B ran out narrow 6-4 winners over Galleywood C. Roger Patient won his three singles for the Highwood team whilst Will Goodchild with two wins fared best of the Galleywood side. Chelmsford H also won 6-4. Harry Chivers was undefeated and he beat Ian Hockley, the best of the Writtle players 11-7, 11-5, 11-7.

                Leaders Hatfield Peverel E were clear-cut winners in division five. They powered to a 9-1 win over Hatfield Peverel D. Gary Simmons and Deb Ginn were both undefeated. Three games were decided by last gasp margins and Kath Little missed out narrowly twice. She lost 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 9-11, 9-11 to Gary Simmons and 6-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11 against Deb Ginn. Danbury M ran out 6-4 winners against Maldon C, although Andrea Alleyne (seven wins out of seven) remained undefeated for Maldon.  Andrea had to dig deep to beat Norman Hayes 6-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4. Chelmsford J (Peter Davenport, Jacqui Smith and Shengbing Zhu) were also 6-4 winners against OCs F, although they all missed out against Stuart Wintle. It was 6-4 again as Buttsbury A beat Hatfield Peverel C. Tomasz Krolikowski won his three singles for Buttsbury. Keith Cullen prevailed, just, 12-10, 12-14, 6-11, 11-6, 12-10 against Richard Drozd. Buttsbury A in turn added eight points to their total by beating Hatfield Peverel D 8-2. Jamie Elliott and Ben Brown were both undefeated. Jamie Elliott beat Davina Brazier 11-4, 9-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-6 in the last game of the evening.

                Chelmsford Pumas beat Chelmsford Tigers 3-2 in division 1A of the Chelmsford Junior League. Good going as Aarav Mehta won twice for the Tigers. Mehta beat Alesha Ellis-Austin 9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-5 and Todd Martin 7-11, 11-9, 11-17, 11-5.   Chelmsford Panthers also won, 3-2, with Chelmsford Tigers again the victims. Soumil Jain won twice for the Tigers beating Keen Wong-Anan 11-5, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7 and Pratham Raut 11-6, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9.

                Chelmsford Wildcats ran out 5-0 winners against Buttsbury Beavers in division 1B to move into top place. Harrison Hill and Malachi O’Leary carried all before them. Harrison Hill had to work hard against Aidan Tucker before he triumphed 7-11, 11-5, 10-12 , 11-8, 11-7. The Wildcats also beat Buttsbury Badgers 3-2. Harrison Hill was again undefeated. Buttsbury Badgers in turn picked up a 4-1 win over Chelmsford Jaguars. Joseph Hutt led the way with a 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8 win over Lotte Mills and a 11-9,11-5, 11-7 victory against Francesca Hart.    

                Chelmsford Antelopes have made a perfect start in division 1C. Samaksh Sirohi and Richard Carter powered to a 5-0 win against Chelmsford Falcons. They have scored 10 points out of 10. Chelmsford Cougars also started impressively. Dan Lewis was undefeated as they beat Chelmsford Eagles 4-1. Dan Lewis overcame Felix Reeve narrowly, very narrowly 12-10, 8-11, 4-11, 14-12, 11-9 in the first game. Adhuna Das was in turn unbeaten as Buttsbury Bulldogs beat Chelmsford Falcons 3-2.  

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

                  County Juniors

                  Essex secure 2nd place in Junior Premier Division 2/3 April

                  ARTHUR CLARK REPORTS ON THE JUNIOR PREMIER DIVISION MATCHES PLAYED ON SATURDAY/SUNDAY 2/3 APRIL 2011

                   The second round of Junior Premier County Championship matches was held at the Wood Green High School, Wednesbury on the weekend of Saturday/Sunday 2/3 April with two matches on Saturday afternoon and two on Sunday. After the first round of matches at Cippenham back in October the Essex First team were in second place, level on points with Middlesex 1 and one point behind the leaders Sussex 1 who were yet to drop a set. Nicole Sydorenko had stopped playing so Ifunanya Okafor joined Jared Patel, Luca Mariano, Alex Holland and Evangeline Collier. The Team were looking to go one better than last season’s runners up position which they snatched from Sussex in the last game of the last match but overhauling this season’s very strong Sussex team would be a mammoth task.

                   Their first match was against a Kent team that boys wise looked considerably weaker than Kent teams of previous seasons. Jared and Alex opened up with wins over Luke Savill and Tom Windram respectively and then Ify secured a maximum 7, -10, 9, 9 win over the highly ranked Jasmine Ould. Luca and Evie made the halfway score 5-0 with 3-0 wins over Andrew Lockwood and Emma Tovey. Surprisingly after such a good start Alex and Ify both then lost to lower ranked opponents, Luke (3-1) and Emma (3-2). After taking the first two games to 3 off Andrew and leading 4-1 in the third Jared seemed to relax too much losing the next seven points and the game eventually to 6. Never comfortable in the fourth game Jared eventually won it 15-13. Evie had a tougher match with Jasmine winning 6, 10, -12, 8 and Luca an easy 3-0 win over Tom for an 8-2 match score and retaining second place.

                   The second and late afternoon match was against Sussex who had yet to still drop a set. Like the other teams before them Essex found the going just as tough with eight of the matches settled 3-0, Evie being the only winner of these with an easy win over Lois Peake and in the very last match Alex, after losing the first game to 1 against Helshan Weerasinghe put up a far better performance in the next two games being edged out 9 and 8.Earlier he had lost to the vastly improved Mark Scutts 12, 11, 6 after having game points in both the first two games. In Jared’s match with Da Shuai Zhang in the first game he had several game points before losing 16-14 but fell away in the next two games. Luca lost to Mark Scutts 3-1 after taking the last four points to win the first game 14-12 The match of this match however was Ify’s match with Yolanda King, the England No. 6, ranked 1444 points above her. A relieved Yolanda eventually winning -13 (Ify was at one time 10-4 up), 9, -7, 9, 8. After this defeat Essex dropped to fourth in the table but the teams in second and third place both had to play Sussex on Sunday.

                   Sunday morning’s first match was against neighbours Hertfordshire and against a team in the relegation battle a much tougher match than envisaged. In the opening match Luca lost 3-1 to Bradley Tuttle, ranked two places above him but Alex, Evie and Jared had comfortable wins against Tom Baines, Annabelle Gibson (a former Essex player before her injury and family move over the border) and Luke Walsh. Ify had all sorts of trouble against the funny rubbers on Natasha Walsh’s bat losing 5, -11, 8, 10 but 3-0 wins for Luca over Tom and Ify over Annabelle put Essex 5-2 up. Jared then had to play Bradley, ranked two places below him. Losing the first game to 4 he was 9-4 up in the second before losing that to 12.Taking the next to 5 he had to save a match point in the fourth to take the match to a decider but always a point or two behind eventually lost to 8. Evie had no problems with the Natasha rubbers crushing her 5, 3, 3 for the Essex Team win which was just as well because Alex, after taking the first game to four against Luke, struggled for the rest of the match eventually losing -4, 4, 8, -10, 9 to give Essex a narrow 6-4 win but more importantly two points.

                   The Table position was that Sussex were Champions having just beaten Middlesex 9-1, Cleveland were now second but with Sussex to play and a point behind were Essex and Middlesex, about to play one another, but with Essex having the better Sets difference. Provided Sussex beat Cleveland, who were bringing in Chloe White from their Senior team to support Karina Lefevre and improve their chances of runners up honours a draw for Essex would be good enough for the runners up position as they also had a better Sets difference than Cleveland.

                   The opening match between Jared and Ryan Maynard, a player better then his ranking position would seem to indicate was a marathon, the importance of the match obvious to both teams. Jared lost the first two games 15 and 9 with chances to take both, took the next two 9 and 9 to set up a nail biting final game. Both players led at various stages but Jared got two important points from 8-8 to lead 10-8 but shots just missing the edge of the table meant a 12-10 defeat. Alex brought the scores level with a 5, 7, 9 defeat of Tyrone Wells coming back from 6-1 down in the second. Essex went 2-1 down when Ify could not overcome the defensive guiles of Sushmita Limbo but Luca squared the match score by defeating a strangely off colour Ping Ho 11, 9, 8. Evie put Essex in front for the first time with a three 8’s win over Samantha Lai but Alex had no answer to the consistent Ryan returns although he did take the third set to 3 when thes returns kept missing Alex’s end of the table. Ify then beat Samantha 3-1 and when Jared beat Ping Ho 3-0 Essex knew they were runners up as Sussex had just gone 5-3 up against Cleveland. Just to confirm the position Evie beat Sushmita 6, 9, 9  and Luca enjoyed his last ever match for the Junior First team with an exhibition 3-0 win over Tyrone.

                   A great team performance for the second year running and congratulations to all the players who played on both weekends, the coaching advice between themselves and their team spirit. We wish Luca good luck in his future years in the Senior ranks.

                  Juniors Premier Division – Final Table
                  County P W D L F A PTS
                  Sussex 1 7 7 0 0 64 6 14
                  Essex 1 7 5 1 1 43 27 11
                  Cleveland 7 3 3 1 39 31 9
                  Middlesex 1 7 4 1 2 36 34 9
                  Yorkshire 1 7 2 2 3 29 41 6
                  Kent 7 1 1 5 25 45 3
                  Hertfordshire 7 1 0 6 25 45 2
                  Hampshire 7 1 0 6 19 51 2

                   Arthur C. Clark
                  Essex Junior Match Secretary.