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Gary Ward on top form for Writtle C

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

Mark Mulley undefeated on Chelmsford debut

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

Super Vets Inter-League Final Tables 2010-11 Season

Super Vets Division One P W L A PTS
Colchester 4 3 1 13 23
Burnham 4 3 1 14 22
Brentwood 4 2 2 17 19
Southend 4 2 2 22 14
Clacton 4 0 4 24 12
           
Super Vets Division Two P W L A PTS
Becontree 3 3 0 10 17
Basildon A 3 2 1 10 17
Chelmsford 3 1 2 14 13
Waltham Forest 3 0 3 20 7
           
Super Vets Division One P W L A PTS
Basildon B 3 2 1 12 15
Southend C 3 2 1 13 14
Southend B 3 1 2 14 13
Clacton B 3 1 2 15 12

Congratulations to the winning teams in this years competition. Trophies for the victors will be presented at the Essex AGM being held at Old Chelmsfordians, Lawford Lane, Roxwell Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2NS on the 24th May 2011