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Top teams in form in Southend

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The top two in the Premier division of the Southend & District Table Tennis League both had convincing wins this week, but both did drop the odd point or two along the way. First up was Thorpe Bay A who beat Rawreth C 7-2. Skipper John Poysden was undefeated against Eric Green, Bruce Kettle and Babul Mcleod, but Mark Stones and Paul Whatton dropped a game each against Kettle and McLeod respectively.Zayd and Yas Mauthoor were in solid form for Rawreth A as they were victorious over Thorpe Bay B 8-1. The only blot on the Rawreth A copybook was a good win for Kieran Skeggs over Kevin Read.Their clubmates Rawreth B had a good 7-2 win this week against Hadleigh Forum A with Arron Chandler and Andrew Halling winning all their games against Jim Stait, Dave Bassett and Berti Makolli. The Hadleigh wins came from Makolli and Bassett who both got the better of Paul Brown, in the former’s case 11-9 in the 5th game.There was one whitewash this week and that came for Brand Identity A, much to the chagrin of the two-man Rayleigh Mill side of Rob Harris and Steve Maltby. Simon and David Jacob and Steve Muth proving too strong on this occasion.

Division 1. 
A strong Hockley B side ramped up their push for the top of the league with an impressive 7–2 away win at Hadleigh Forum B. Unbeaten David Colwill was the Player of the Match. However, he was well supported by both Joerg Poeschus and Dennis Squirrell each taking two victories. Tony Jacks was the star for the home side, gaining both their victories.Invicta A maintained the top spot, though, with an 8–1 home win over Rawreth E. Both Lee Marson and Tony Ayliffe had hat tricks whilst the visitor’s Chris Aukett came from behind to beat Steve Marr in five sets and claim Rawreth’s only success and deny Steve his triple.It’s proving a bit of a struggle so far this season for Stanford Le Hope A. This week saw them visit Mapledene. A treble from POM Mike Johnston, aided by two from Steve Woodley and one from Lin Roff gave the home side a 6–3 win. Ian Sangster got two for Stanford and Peter Weatherall chipped in with a single.Despite only having two players (not for the first time this season) for their trek to Canvey A, Rawreth D’s Justin Jeffery and Charlie Kauders Boothby were more than a match for their hosts’ three players. Justin’s performance was outstanding – winning all three, whilst Charlie managed two wins to take the match 5–4.Lentern again put out a strong side for their visit to Hockley C. However, they hadn’t planned for the fine form of the home side’s Tarun Goel. His POM hat trick, with two wins from Aaryan Vatsa, gave his side a 5–4 win. Gus Heath took two for Lentern, and both Ian Cranstone and Paul Sims got one each.

Division 2. 
It may be early days in the League, but already there seems to be a gap appearing at the top of the table, where RESSC have opened up a six point gap from Hadleigh Forum C in second place and they, in turn, are six points clear of Stanford B. At the bottom, and excepting Rawreth F who have only played one game, bottom of the table Hullbridge A are nine points adrift of Canvey B two places above them. John Holland, Bob Skews and Ron Coutts made up the winning RESSC team as they beat Canvey B 7-2, with John and Bob both recording hat tricks. Terry Giddens and Kevin Walsingham both got the better of Ron who just edged out Des Duffield in five sets for his point. Terry had a 2-1 lead against Bob but lost the last two sets 11/1/ 12/10.Despite a man of the match performance from Stanford B’s Robert Salvage, Hadleigh Forum C ran out 6-3 winners with Mark Everard, Satwant Gill and David Thomas sharing the points. Mark Downey of Stanford can count himself somewhat unlucky to come away without a win, losing two of his games in five sets. Rawreth F finally got their season underway against Hullbridge A but unfortunately fielded only two players Mike Hayes and Simon Neale. These two were, however, more than a match for Hullbridge winning 6-3 and only dropping one set all night.
                                   
Division 3. 
The closest match of the week was the encounter between Stanford C and Invicta C which resulted in a 5-4 win for the home side.  Stanford skipper Mark Farley was the player of the match with a perfect, straight sets, maximum.  He was well supported by Randy Santiago who picked up a brace of wins.  Although all the Invicta players made contributions, it was not quite enough.The Invicta B side enjoyed better fortunes, with a 6-3 victory over Canvey C.  David Barnes led the way with a hat-trick, but he was pushed all the way by Trevor Hayes, eventually getting over the line 11-9 in the final set.  This was a good team performance by Invicta as Steve Lennox, with two wins, and Sarah Ball, with one win, also chipped in.  Che Martin was Canvey’s best player, recording two wins.Hockley D made it five wins from five games, and head the table, after overcoming Hockley E 6-3.  Anthony Molisso and Ron Rogerson were both unbeaten, although Ron was taken to the deciding set by both Ellis Marley and Graham Gregory before eventually coming out on top.  Ellis and Graham, along with teammate Keith Denyer ending up with a win apiece after beating Ben Brown.Jean Catley took the individual honours with a maximum for her side as Hadleigh Forum D visited Hullbridge B and left with a 6-3 win.  She had good support from newcomer Tom Adcock who picked up two wins and Sineh Ball with a single.  Dan Stewart was the best player on the night for the young Hullbridge side.  He recorded two wins and pushed Jean all the way before falling short at 7/11 in the final set.  Ollie Milchard secured the other point for the home team.
 
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    Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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    Leading sides are setting a hot pace in division two

    The two leading sides in division two of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League continue to set a fierce pace. Galleywood A made it 33 points out of 40 by beating Danbury E 9-1. James Hicks and Peter Barrett were both undefeated. Hicks who had beaten Neil Want 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 in his opening singles defeated Tim Cramphorn 11-3, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 to complete an excellent evening’s work. Danbury D made it four wins out of four by beating Maldon A 8-2. Sanjay Saptarshi (12 wins out of 12) and David Gatheral (eight wins out of nine) were both on top form. Gatheral powered home against Lloyd Bennett-Smith (11-8, 11-5, 13-11), Dawn Baldry (11-8, 16-14, 16-14) and Hamish Innes (11-5, 11-8, 11-7). Maldon A returned to winning ways against Chelmsford D, with an 8-2 success.  Hamish Innes was undefeated downing the challenges of Keith Martin (11-2, 5-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7), Adi Kamma (9-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4) and Paul Nicol (11-9, 11-6, 11-6).  Hatfield Peverel A are third and they beat Chelmsford C 6-4. Alastair Piper impressed with wins over Mark Allaway (8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8) and Rob Shrimpton (11-9, 11-8, 12-10). In a another closely fought game Writtle B defeated OCA B 6-4. Bertie Makoli did well to beat Rod Maclennan (11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5) and Richard Storey (11-9, 12-10, 7-11, 11-8). Chelmsford D, well served by Adi Kamma and the fast-improving Nikita Tkachuk ran out 9-1 winners against Galleywood B.  Nikita Tkachuk defeated Mark Glenister (11-7, 13-11, 11-8), Gary Copsey (6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10) and Bryn Thomas (11-5, 11-4, 11-8). OCA C also impressed by beating Writtle C 8-2. Mick Richardson won his three singles in a match where the Old Chelmsfordians side won three encounters at 11-9 in the fifth end. John Webber just missed out against Mick Richardson (11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 4-11, 9-11) whilst John Gagg went equally close against Dave Porter before succumbing (9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 9-11).  

    In contrast to division two, division three is quite low scoring. Danbury G lead the way with 26 points from four matches. Ken Sheard was undefeated in their 8-2 win against Writtle D. He was well supported by Alan Scammell and Peter Lucraft who both won twice. Hatfield Peverel B who are second, beat Danbury K 6-4. Neil Freeman and Paul Mulley both won twice for Hatfield Peverel whilst Mervyn Perriman and Denis Crapnell picked up two wins apiece for Danbury K. Mervyn Perriman secured a fine 11-9, 11-3, 11-9 win over Neil Freeman.  Chelmsford E also won 6-4. Rev Matthews’ hat-trick gave them the ascendancy against OCA D. Alesha Ellis-Austin impressed for Chelmsford E.  She succumbed narrowly to Amanda Hogger (11-8, 9-11, 11-3, 6-11, 9-11) but she excelled to get the better of Richard Upson (11-8, 11-7, 3-11, 11-6).

    Hatfield Peverel C lead the way in division four but their total of 21 points hides the fact that they have played five matches. They made no mistake against Hatfield Peverel D, winning 9-1. Davina Brazier and Richard Drozd were both undefeated. Davina Brazier pipped Bob Hillis (11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-13, 14-12). Buttsbury A (Jamie Elliott, Frances Hutt and Kevin Willis) gave nothing away as they defeated Galleywood C 10-0. Frances Hutt beat Nathan Blore (6-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10) in the closest game of the night. OCA E did well to beat Danbury M 6-4, good going as Tim Pulham was undefeated for Danbury M. Pulham completed his hat-trick with a 11-7, 11-4, 12-10 victory against Dave Newman. It was honours even between OCA F and Chelmsford H.  Dave Bishop and Stuart Wintle bagged two wins for the OCA side with Felix Reeve and Jishaant Shah winning twice for the Chelmsford team. The last game of the night was a thriller, and Dave Bishop claimed victory (9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 4-11, 12-10) against Felix Reeve.      

    Highwood A stay top in division five with 37 points. Nicola Pippen (three wins), Melanie Bonnett (two wins) and Keith Pallett (two wins) defeated Highwood B 8-2. Keith Pallett pipped Martin Goddard (10-12, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 13-11) in the closest game of the night. Writtle F are second with 30 points and they drew 5-5 with Chelmsford J. Ron Tam won his three singles beating John Wickens (11-7, 11-7, 11-4), Jacqui Smith (7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-9) and James Grimston (11-3, 11-6, 11-9).  Anglia Ruskin University scored their first win of the Season, beating Buttsbury B 6-4. Ben Brown was undefeated for Buttsbury whilst Douglas Bawuah and Bobby Sutthisa both won twice for the University E team.  Douglas Bawuah fought back from 2-0 down to beat George Standish (8-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9).  Hatfield Peverel E ran out 7-3 winners against Hatfield Peverel F. Kath Little, Davina Brazier and Phil West all won twice as they countered the hat-trick that Karen Braney picked up for Hatfield Peverel F. Phil West beat Jackie Treacey (7-11 6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 12-10) in the closest game of the evening. Hatfield Peverel F were also beaten 9-1 by Buttsbury B. Oscar Hutt and Steve Webster were both undefeated whilst Veteran campaigner Alistair Brown picked up the consolation victory for Hatfield Peverel F by beating Lucy Elliott (15-17, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9). Danbury N ran out 10-0 winners against Galleywood D. David Smith, Graham Naggs and Steve Martin carried all before them. David Smith was hard pushed to get the better of Paul Cockrell (11-5, 10-12, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9) in the last game of the night.

    The early leaders Chelmsford Tigers scored their second win of the Season in Junior division 1A, beating Danbury Dragons 3-2. Gil Martins led the way with wins over Oscar Wyman (8-11, 11-6, 2-11, 11-3, 11-5) and Alex Wilson (11-2, 11-8, 10-12, 11-5).

    Buttsbury Bats beat Chelmsford Cougars 3-2 in Junior division 1B. Joshua Freeman won twice for the Cougars beating Torsten Greenan (11-6, 17-15, 12-10) and Thomas Lewis (5-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6).

    Steve Press Officer Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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      Cunningham unbeaten for Hockley A

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      First up this week in the Southend Premier Division is a late result to bring you from last week and that was a 9-0 whitewash for Hockley A over Hadleigh Forum A. Three wins a piece for Andy Cunningham, Matthew Stringer and Daniel Patynski against Dave Bassett, Berti Makoli and Hamish Innes. Hockley A followed that impressive display with a comprehensive win this week against Rawreth C with an 8-1 victory. 3 wins again for Andy Cunningham, as there was for teammate Ian Wall. Matt Stringer won two against Eric Green and Tim Cramphorn but fell to Babul McLeod in the second game of the evening for the Rawreth’s Consolation win. Richard Jackman was in good form this week as he won his two games against Thorpe Bay B’s Kieran Skeggs and Richard Stubbington, these wins and one for Steve Muth over Richard Stubbington helped Brand Identity A to a 6-3 win as the Bay were only able to field two players. The top two teams were in great form this week as we saw Rawreth A and Thorpe Bay A win 9-0 and 8-1 over Hadleigh Forum A and Irons A respectively. Maximums in the Rawreth game for Kevin Read (who was playing two matches on the same night), George Reeves and Zayd Mauthoor and for Thorpe Bay, there were three wins a piece for Paul Sayer and John Poysden. The one blot on the ‘top two copybook’ was a good win for Reece Seddon over Paul Whatton.
      Duncan Taylor DRS Premier Division

      Division 1
      Mick Tappenden continued his run of good form this week with another maximum, this time in his Hadleigh Forum B side’s 7-2 home win over Stanford A. Tony Jacks was also undefeated and Paul Fawell added the other success for Forum. Peter Weatherall and Saad Abdullah won one each for Stanford.The youngsters of Rawreth D had a night to forget at Invicta A. Hat tricks from POM Tony Ayliffe and Steven Marr, plus two from Lee Marson, gave the home side a comfortable 8-1 win. Charlie Kauders Boothby saved Rawreth’s blushes with a single success. In a close match at Canvey A, visitors Lentern edged it 5-4, thanks to a hat trick from Player of the Match Martin Archie. He was aided by Susan Body and Wayne Farmer who added one win each. Peter Cray and Ray Wilson got two each for Canvey. Due to health / injury problems, this week’s match between Hockley B and Rawreth E has had to be postponed. Hockley’s other team in this division, Hockley C, were only able to find two players for their home match against Brand Identity B. Given this, home players Joerg Poeschus and Brian Bissenden did well to take three games off their visitors, Joerg winning two, and Brian one, in a 6-3 defeat for the home side. Jenny Harrison was Brand Identity’s star, being undefeated, whilst Dale Gutteridge and Mick Grout contributed.
      David Barnes Drs Div 1

      Division 2
      Stanford B chalked up one of the biggest wins of the week beating Hullbridge A 8-1. The scores actually stood at 1-1 after two games as Ben Stewart picked up his first win for Hullbridge beating John Handscombe in five sets after Robert Salvage had given Stanford the lead. After that though, it was pretty much plain sailing for the Stanford team of John, Robert and Chris Crooks with only three games going beyond three sets. RESSC came through 6-3 against Runnymede with John Holland making the difference between the two sides. His hat trick was confirmed in a tight five set match against Dmitry Kisil. Dmitry led 2-1 before the crucial fourth set which John eventually won 18-16. Another close game in the fifth before John won 12-10 to give RESSC a winning 5-2 lead. Richard Gill with a brace and Mike Worship with one got the other points for the winning team, whilst Dmitry also picked up two wins for Runnymede and Tony Millward one. Hadleigh Forum C matched Stanford’s win as they beat Selbourne 8-1. David Thomas and Graham Farmer both picked up hat tricks and Mark Everard weighed in with two. Only one match went to five sets as Andy Roff surrendered a two set lead against David, whilst Jenne Siebolt got the consolation point beating Mark. Wakering and Canvey B produced a close fought match which finally ended in a 5-4 win for Wakering. Stewart Mills and Zac England both won two games with a single for Paul England, but it was Canvey’s Terry Giddens who took the man of the match honours winning all his games. He had to fight hard to do that though as two of his matches went to five sets and he had to come back from 2-1 down against Paul and then beat Zac in the fifth after losing the fourth set 11-1 .Spare a thought here for Rawreth F who have yet to play a game three weeks into the Season! their first match being postponed due to our Late Queen’s funeral, followed by 2 vacancies.
      Paul Strutt Drs Div 2

      Division 3
      Stanford C came up against Megazone this week and can consider themselves a bit unfortunate to end up on the wrong side of a 6-3 scoreline. Four of their games went the full distance, with Megazone the winners in each of them. Richard Kidd took the individual honours with a maximum but was ably supported by Jaspreet Singh with a brace and Mike Webb with one win.  Mark Farley with two wins was the best player for the home side, just missing his hat-trick when he lost 11-9 in the fifth end to Richard. The match between Invicta B and Hockley D was tied at 4-4 as Michael Keeble took on John George in the final game. This was a see-saw affair that eventually saw John emerge as the winner. The 11-8, 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9 score line, certainly the closest match of the night, earned his Hockley side a narrow 5-4 victory. Bad luck to David Barnes whose straight sets maximum for Invicta was to no avail. The youngsters of Hullbridge B turned in good performances in a 7-2 win over Canvey C. A hat-trick from Alex Bowden was backed up with a brace each from Tom Buscombe and Max Mayo. Che Martin was the best on the night for Canvey with two wins.
      Dave Woolmer Drs Div 3
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        Danbury D and Galleywood A secure maximum points wins in division two

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        Danbury D and Galleywood A both produced top class performances in division two of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League and their 10-0 wins have propelled them both to the head of the table with impressive totals of 24 points from three games. Danbury’s David Gatheral, Sanjay Saptarshi and Dan Piggott carried all before them against Chelmsford C. Dan Piggott was pushed hard by Victor Chan before he won 11-13, 11-4, 12-10, 8-11, 13-11. Galleywood A were equally impressive against OCA C. Gary Brignall, James Hicks and James Mullane all played their part although Hicks had to dig deep to beat David Porter 11-9, 6-11, 10-12, 11-3, 12-10. Danbury E were also convincing winners against Chelmsford C. They won 9-1 after Neil Want and Tim Cramphorn had both bagged hat-tricks. Tony Forster won the last game of the evening with a hard fought 7-11, 12-10, 15-13, 7-11, 11-9 success against Alex Gorshkov.  Writte C impressed by defeating Writtle B 7-3. Gary Ward was on top form racing to wins over Phil Smith (11-4, 11-7, 11-6), Trevor Collin (11-5, 11-6, 11-4) and Paul Sturton (15-13, 11-5, 11-8). Galleywood B recorded their third draw of the Season against OCA B. Gareth Joice was unbeaten for OCA B and he earned his side a share of the points by beating John Holland 9-11, 11-5, 8-11, 14-12, 11-5 in the last game of the evening. In another drawn match Danbury E and Hatfield Peverel A couldn’t be separated. Martin Archie won twice for Hatfield Peverel whilst Dick Wyman and Neil Want both picked up two wins for Danbury E. Dick Wyman’s 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5 opening match win over Martin Archie stood out.   

        In the first division clash between Danbury B and Chelmsford A no one player dominated but no one went home empty handed. The match fittingly finished tied at 5-5. Sanjay Saptarshi lost to James Donald (9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 5-11) but he more than made up for it with resounding wins over Josh Bickles (11-3, 11-6, 11-6) and Saul Chivers (11-8, 11-2, 11-8). Saul Chivers pipped Dan Anderson (11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 12-10) after a classic attack versus defence encounter.

        Neil Freeman was on superb form for Hatfield Peverel B in division three. His outstanding hat-trick earned his side a share of the spoils against leaders Danbury F. Freeman excelled to get the better of Gus Heath (14-12, 5-11, 12-10, 11-13, 11-6) and in a rousing last game of the evening he defeated Chris Buer (11-6, 7-11, 3-11, 12-10, 11-9).  Danbury G produced a really strong performance to beat Maldon B 10-0. Peter Hance, Alan Scammell and Ken Sheard dominated. In another close match Danbury K defeated Chelmsford F 6-4, although Alex Gorshkov won his three singles for the Chelmsford side in dominant fashion. He beat Mervyn Perriman (11-3, 11-5, 11-8), Denis Balic (11-8, 11-4, 13-11) and Denis Crapnell (11-8, 11-7, 11-5). Ian Hockley was undefeated for Writtle E who beat Writtle D 7-3. Hockley secured five game wins over Peter Layzell (9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9) and Dave Carter (6-11, 11-9, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6). Newcomer Aidan Lees starred for Chelmsford E who beat Maldon B 6-4. He defeated Shirley Carroll (11-5, 11-5, 11-6), Andrea Alleyne (11-4, 11-4, 12-10) and Dawn Baldry (11-9, 11-8, 11-6). OCA D also won 6-4. Richard Baxter and Tom Barker were both unbeaten against Danbury G. Tom Barker sealed his third win of the evening with a 12-10, 12-10, 11-5 victory over Peter Lucraft.  

        Chelmsford G lead the way in division four. Harrison Hill dominated as they beat Chelmsford H 6-4. Hill appeared to be in trouble against Dion Fernandes but he fought back strongly to win 13-15, 8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-5 and he beat Cleon Fernandes 6-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5 in the last game of the evening to seal the Chelmsford G victory. It was 6-4 as well, when Danbury M beat Hatfield Peverel C. Paul Thirtkettle was undefeated for Danbury whilst Peverel’s Richard Drozd beat Tim Pulham 6-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 12-10 in the closest game of the evening. Danbury L with Robert Kneale picking up maximum wins defeated Hatfield Peverel D 8-2. Bob Hillis was on target for the losers with a 11-6, 7-11, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9 success against Dave Powell.

        Highwood A recorded their fourth win of the Season to head the division five table with 29 points. Melanie Bonnett was undefeated against Hatfield Peverel D who they beat 7-3. She defeated Karen Braney, the best of the Hatfield Peverel players; 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-7. Highwod B are second and they beat Maldon C 8-2. Roger Patient retained his 100 % record with three wins. He defeated Ross Wheeler in five ends (14-12, 11-7, 6-11, 3-11, 11-7) in his toughest encounter.  Chelmsford J were “big” winners. Peter Davenport and Jacqui Smith were both undefeated as they saw off Galleywood D 9-1. Peter Davenport beat Arran Goodridge 11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 12-10 to seal his third win of the evening.

        Chelmsford Lions (Luka Ha and Aryan Gupta) scored their first win of the Season in Junior division 1A. They beat Buttsbury Bulldogs 5-0. Aryan Gupta had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Freya Hart 11-13, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10. Quite a battle !.

        Buttsbury Bees lead the way in Junior division 1B. Thomas Lewis and Charlie Ware were 5-0 winners against Danbury Griffins. However, Danbury Griffins did better against Buttsbury Beavers and they won 4-1. They came through two five setters. Oliver Martin beat Will Fullerton (4-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-1, 11-4) and Felix Ride defeated Vivaan Babbar after a really hard-fought encounter (13-11, 7-11, 7-11, 11-9, 14-12). Buttsbury Beavers also lost 5-0 against Chelmsford Antelopes but they again missed out in the five enders. Oli Jones lost to Ethan Li (11-7, 6-11, 13-11, 4-11, 9-11) and Jones and Francesca Hart succumbed (6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 3-11, 9-11) to Jayden Bandari and Ethan Li in the doubles. Buttsbury Bees scored their second win by defeating Buttsbury Bats 4-1. Charlie Ware was unbeaten with wins over Torsten Greenan (11-8, 11-4, 11-5) and Oli Jones (11-1, 11-5, 14-12).            

        Steve Press Officer Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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          Writtle A add Kevin Read to an already strong squad

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          There was little to separate Danbury C and Writtle A this week in the first division of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League. No one player stayed undefeated and Trevor Lloyd and Keith Adams both won twice for Danbury whilst Duncan Taylor and Lee McHugh both picked up two wins for Writtle. Lee McHugh was involved in two hard fought five enders. He missed out 4-11, 14-12, 7-11, 11-7, 6-11 to Trevor Lloyd but he came up trumps 9-11, 11-7, 2-11, 13-11, 12-10 against Keith Adams. Danbury C eventually emerged as 6-4 winners. Writtle A paraded another top notch signing against Danbury B – Kevin Read. No stranger to the Chelmsford League – Read was on top form, powering his way to wins against Ian Whiteside (11-4, 11-3, 11-7), Dan Anderson (11-4. 11-3, 11-8) and Sam Lowman (11-6, 11-7, 11-7).  The match finished tied at 5-5. If Writtle field the trio of Duncan Taylor, Lee McHugh and Kevin Read in the same side they will be very difficult to beat. Danbury A did well to beat Chelmsford B 7-3. Eric Green and Babul McLeod were both undefeated. McLeod impressed greatly beating Simon Jarvis (5-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6), Kevin Gray (8-11, 11-7, 12-14, 11-8, 11-6) and Kim Shead (11-6, 9-11, 12-10, 11-9).

          There were no fewer than six sets of results in division two this week. Two games produced 9-1 scorelines. Galleywood A (Gary Brignall, James Mullane and James Hicks) beat Writtle B 9-1, whilst Danbury E (Tony Forster, Neil Want and Tim Cramphorn) were similarly dominant against Chelmsford D.  Tony Forster missed out against Victor Chan (1-3) and he had to pull out all the stops to get the better of newcomer Alex Gorshkov 7-11, 12-10, 15-13, 7-11, 11-9. Maldon A served by an unbeaten Colin Napper beat OCA B 8-2. OCA’s Trevor Carter did well to beat Hamish Innes 2-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8.  Maldon A also defeated Writtle C 6-4. Colin Napper made his mark with a fine 11-7, 8-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-5 win over Gary Ward whilst Ward had to dig deep to beat Hamish Innes 4-11, 9-11, 11-5, 15-13, 11-9. Dawn Baldry impressed by beating John Webber 11-7, 11-5, 11-5. Team work was the order of the day as Hatfield Peverel A defeated OC-C 6-4. League Chairman David Porter fought back from 2-0 down to get the better of Alastair Piper 4-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-3 whilst Martin Archie, Neil Freeman and Alastair Piper all won twice for the Hatfield Peverel side. Last but not least Danbury D beat Chelmsford D 7-3. Sanjay Saptarshi and Sam Phillips were both undefeated with Phillips pipping Nikita Tkachuk 11-7, 6-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9 in the closest game of the night. 

          Danbury F (Chris Buer, Steve Buer and Gus Heath) were the week’s big winners in division three. Their 10-0 win over Chelmsford F hides the fact that five games were decided in the fifth end. Steve Buer clinched his hat-trick with a 11-4, 11-5, 5-11, 9-11, 11-4 win over Alex Tkachuk. Danbury F top the table with 16 points from two games.  OCA D were 9-1 winners over Writtle E. Richard Baxter and Richard Upson both bagged hat-tricks. Richard Baxter was pushed hard by Neil Thompson before he won 11-13, 13-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9.  Danbury H (David Meah, David Marsh and Peter Hance) ran out 7-3 winners against Chelmsford E.  David Marsh saw off Joachin Mapes, just, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 12-10. Danbury H added a further six points to their total by beating Danbury G 6-4. David Marsh clinched the victory for Danbury H by beating Peter Lucraft in five ends, 11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 5-11, 11-7.

          A refreshingly young-looking Chelmsford G side scored a fine 8-2 win over OCA E in division four. Match comments advised that Alesha Ellis-Austin’s powerful forehand and Richard Upson’s serves played a significant part in proceedings. Harrison Hill and Alesha Ellis-Austin were both unbeaten. The last two games were fiercely fought. Alesha Ellis-Austin beat Suzanne Shaw 10-12, 11-5, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9 and Harrison Hill defeated Richard Upson 12-10, 11-8, 4-11, 3-11, 11-8. Buttsbury A shaded a close match against Danbury G 6-4. Jamie Elliott, Kevin Willis and Caroline Cole all won twice with Kevin Willis getting the better of Dave Goody 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 3-11, 14-12.   OCA F were another side to impress, and Stuart Wintle and David Bishop were both undefeated in their 8-2 victory against Hatfield Peverel C. Stuart Wintle bested Andy Simmonds over five ends – 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9.

          Highwood A with 22 points from three matches are the early leaders in division five. Melanie Bonnett led the way as they beat Buttsbury B 8-2. They are followed by Highwood B on 19 points. Highwood B beat Buttbsury B 6-4 courtesy of a hat-trick of wins from Roger Patient. Highwood B also beat Hatfield Peverel E 7-3, and again it was Roger Patient calling the shots with an undefeated performance. League stalwart Francis Whitbread secured two last gasp wins; seeing off Kath Little (7-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10) and Davina Brazier (11-7, 9-11, 4-11, 11-5, 12-10).   A closely fought match between Maldon C and Danbury N finished all square. Five games were decided in the fifth end and Tom Elder, a hugely experienced campaigner (at this or indeed any level) was involved in three of them. He beat David Smith (13-11, 6-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-4), Steve Martin (11-9, 10-12, 7-11, 11-6, 11-3) and Graham Naggs (11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8). In another closely fought match (and again five games were decided in the fifth end) Chelmsford G beat Hatfield Peverel C 6-4. The last four games were five setters and Alesha Ellis-Austin sealed the win for her team by beating Pete Mortensen 6-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 in the last game of the night. Writtle F made no mistake against Hatfield Peverel F, winning 9-1.  Jackie Treacy beat Jo Hart 11-6, 11-9, 11-7 in the opening game, but thereafter Writtle dominated with Paul Aarons and Ron Tam carrying all before them.   Last but not least Chelmsford J and Maldon C drew 5-5. Peter Davenport was unbeaten for Chelmsford whilst Ella Sach and Kym Eames won twice for Maldon. Peter Davenport earned his side a share of the points by beating Ella Sach 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 in the last game of the night.  

          The Chelmsford Junior Leagues are under way. In division one Chelmsford Tigers and Buttsbury Bears both made winning starts. Chelmsford Tigers aided by two wins from Pavanaj Srinavasmurthy  beat Chelmsford Lions 4-1.  Pavanaj Srinavasmurthy beat Luka Ha (4-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-6);  a case of one of the longest surnames in the League history beating what must surely be one of the shortest. Buttsbury Bears beat Danbury Dragons 4-1. Oscar Hutt was undefeated for Buttsbury.

          Could all players please ensure that the boxes on the top of the scorecards for the number of games a player has won are completed. With a large number of matches this week seeing no one player from either side winning all three singles there is a much larger chance of the Press Officer failing to capture the results correctly in his report if these boxes aren’t completed.  Your co-operation will be greatly appreciated.    

          Steve Kerns Press Officer Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

            County Juniors

            OCA A produce strong start to the Season

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            OCA A opened their campaign with a top class performance in division one of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League. Their 8-2 win over Danbury A gives a clear indication of what their potential is. Brothers Matt Mulley and Mark Mulley were both unbeaten whilst Paul Lucas won twice. Danbury’s new signing Chris Penrose – better known in the Romford League marked his debut with an excellent 3-0 win over Paul Lucas. Chelmsford A ran out 6-4 winners over Chelmsford B. Kevin Gray and Kim Shead both won twice for the B side whereas Josh Bickles and Harry Chivers both picked up two wins for the A team. Ace defender Kevin Gray, a former Cambridgeshire County player had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Harry Chivers 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 9-11, 11-9 whilst Chivers pipped Kim Shead 5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 12-10.

            Danbury D impressed in division two by beating Danbury E 7-3. Sanjay Saptarshi led the way with three wins although his 11-6, 11-13, 11-1, 9-11, 12-10 victory over Dick Wyman could have gone either way. OCA C ran out 6-4 winners against Chelmsford C. The OCA team came through three five enders with Mick Richardson beating Victor Chan (11-13, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9), David Porter defeating Mike Johnston (11-5, 2-11, 15-13, 9-11, 11-6) and David Porter getting the better of Victor Chan (13-11, 11-8, 7-11, 5-11, 11-9). A well contested match between Galleywood A and Galleywood B ended in a 5-5 draw. Gary Copsey impressed by beating Gary Brignall 11-13, 11-6, 11-8, 14-16, 13-11. Quite a battle. Mark Glenister made his mark with an excellent 12-10, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5 win over James Hicks. An equally well contested match between Writtle B and Hatfield Peverel A also finished level. The first two games were crackers and Writtle won both of them. Trevor Collin beat Gareth Davies 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 7-11, 12-10 and Richard Storey (who was undefeated) pipped Martin Archie 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 12-10.

            Hatfield Peverel B were the week’s big winners in division three. Paul Mulley (farther of the afore-mentioned Matt and Mark) and Neil Freeman were both undefeated and Roger Slade won twice as they beat OCA D handsomely 9-1. Tom Barker was on target for the OCA side with a 7-11, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 11-9 win over Roger Slade. By contrast the match between Chelmsford F and Writtle D finished tied at 5-5. Ryan Pitt was undefeated for Writtle and he won’t lose many at this level. Danbury F ran out 6-4 winners against Danbury K. Chris Buer was unbeaten for Danbury F and he definitely won’t lose many in this division. Mervyn Perriman won twice for the K team and this included a fine 8-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9 win over Gus Heath.

            Two results in division four and both matches finished 6-4. Farooq Ahmed’s hat-trick enabled OCA E to beat Galleywood C. Ahmed downed the challenges of Ron Salton (11-2, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-2), Nathan Blore (11-6, 11-8, 11-4) and Will Goodchild (11-5, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7). Two wins for the OCA F trio of Richard Upson, Stuart Wintle and Mike Morecroft saw them edge out Danbury M 6-4. They all lost to Tim Pulham who beat Morecroft (11-3, 11-6, 15-13), Upson (12-10, 2-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-6) and Wintle (11-9, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5).

            Danbury N made a great start in division five by beating Chelmsford J 8-2. Steve Martin and Graham Naggs were both unbeaten. Graham Naggs had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Jacqui Smith (11-4, 9-11,11-13, 11-7, 11-9).  Highwood A also won 8-2, beating Galleywood D and they top the table.  Keith Fitz-John was undefeated and this included a last gasp 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 1-12, 11-9 victory against Paul Cockrell. Highwood A added a second win by beating Writtle F 6-4. Team-work was the order of the day and Nicola Pippen, Keith Fitz-John and Keith Pallett all won twice. Galleywood D tasted success and Steve Peacock won his three singles as they beat Hatfield Peverel F 7-3. Peacock was pushed all the way by Jackie Treacy before he sneaked home 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10. A hard fought match between Maldon C and Hatfield Peverel E finished tied at 5-5. Davina Brazier won her three singles for the Hatfield Peverel side beating Ella Sach (6-11, 11-5, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7), Ross Wheeler (9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9) and Kym Eames (11-5, 11-8, 11-4).   

            Players are requested to note that the new format of scorecard includes a comments box. Please feel free to use it. Hopefully it should lead to more informative press releases.

            Steve Kerns Press Officer Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

              County Juniors

              Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League

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              Nikita Tkachuk makes impressive start to the Season

              With the matches scheduled for Monday 19 September 2022 being postponed for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II this first report of the Season in the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League is much shorter than usual. In addition, since the first division only has seven teams it’s fixtures will start a week later than the other four Senior divisions.

              Chelmsford D are the early leaders in division two. Nikita Tkachuk was undefeated as they beat Writtle C 6-4. Tkachuk gave a clear indication of what his intentions are for the season as he beat Gary Ward (12-10, 11-8, 11-4). Keith Martin provided excellent support with wins over John Gagg and John Parodi. Martin Archie was also on good form and his hat-trick enabled Hatfield Peverel A to share the points with Galleywood B. Archie sealed his third win by beating John Holland 11-9, 11-8, 2-11, 11-8. Gary Copsey played his part for Galleywood by beating Robin Armstrong 11-4, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9. OCA C shared the points with Danbury E. Berti Makoli’s three wins held them in good stead and this included a titanic 11-5, 11-5, 15-17, 17-19, 11-9 victory over Tim Cramphorn.

              Danbury K made a very strong start in division three. Denis Balic and Denis Crapnell were both undefeated as they beat Writtle D 9-1. Dave Carter saved the whitewash by beating Mervyn Perriman 5-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-8, 11-8 in the last game. Chelmsford F also made a winning start. Alex Tkachuk and Dusan Doszkoty were both undefeated against OCA D. Alex Tkachuk had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Richard Upson 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 16-18, 11-7 in the last game of the night.

              Just one scorecard in division four and Galleywood C scored a convincing 8-2 win over Hatfield Peverel C. Colin Blore led the way with three wins and he received excellent support from Will Goodchild and Steve Peacock who both won twice. Pete Mortensen beat Will Goodchild 11-8, 8-11. 13-11, 7-11, 11-7 in the most evenly contested game of the match.

              Highwood B – always a presence at this level, made a winning start in division five. Martin Goddard was unbeaten in their 6-4 win over Writtle F. Goddard secured the victory for his side by beating Paul Aarons 12-10, 11-8, 11-8 in the last game of the evening. Newcomer Ian Leff made his mark for Writtle by beating Russell Downton 11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 7-11, 12-10. Buttsbury B ran out 7-3 winners against Hatfield Peverel E. Gary Carr and Steve Webster were both undefeated in a hard fought match which featured five hard fought five enders. Steve Webster had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Kath Little 12-14, 11-8, 8-11, 11-4, 12-10.

                County Juniors, Tournaments

                Report – Chelmsford Junior/Cadet 1 Star Ranking Tournament

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                Congratulations to Alex Attew and Vairavel Ramkumar who won the Junior and Cadet event respectively. Well done to Harry Buckle and Joseph Buscombe who were the runner-ups. But really, it is a big well done to all entrants, no matter where you placed. It was a pleasure to have such great kids play in the tournament and we hope everyone enjoyed the tournament – that’s the main thing.

                Tournament Organiser David Gatheral has produced a comprehensive report of events which took place on Saturday 3rd September at Mildmay Sports Hall at Anglia Ruskin University. Click on the following link to view 15 pages of fantastic detail including match results / scores / player names.

                Chelmsford – Junior/Cadet 1 star Ranking Tournament

                County Coaching, County Juniors, County Seniors, County Veterans, County Vets 60s+

                CHELMSFORD X – UNDISPUTED SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

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                It’s been over a month since the last report but the Central Essex Summer Table Tennis League has been concluded. Matches were delayed due to people being advised not to travel on those days when temperatures broke UK records.

                The refreshingly youthful Chelmsford X are the first division Champions and their 5-0 win over second placed Chelmsford A gave them a substantial winning margin of seven points. Harry Buckle and Saul Chivers were both undefeated with Saul Chivers’ 13-11, 3-11, 16-14, 11-4 victory over Wilson Tram catching the eye. Harry Chivers was also an integral part of this team and he was undefeated in his eight singles.  Hockley A (Duncan Taylor and Ian Wall) completed their programme with a 5-0 win against OCA A. Ian Wall saw off Paul Lucas 11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9 in the game of the night. Lucas was in turn well beaten by ace defender Duncan Taylor on this occasion; 11-7, 11-5, 11-4. Represented by brothers Mark and Matthew Mulley OCA A in turn ran out 5-0 winners against Chelmsford B.     

                Danbury B are division two Champions and they captured the title in style by beating second placed Galleywood A 5-0. Sanjay Saptarshi and Dan Piggott were both undefeated. Sanjay Saptarshi (12 wins out of 12) held this side together and here he beat Bryn Thomas (11-6, 8-11, 13-11, 11-0) and James Hicks (11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9). Neil Freeman impressed for Ramsden A who beat Danbury E 3-2. He beat both Gus Heath (6-11, 11-7, 8-11, 15-13, 11-8) and John Tendler (9-11, 12-10, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5) – two very hard fought wins. Danbury D completed their fixtures with a 3-2 win over Cold Norton. Chris Buer led the way with wins over Dick Wyman (11-6, 11-9, 11-9) and Neil Want (11-9, 9-11, 6-11, 13-11, 11-5).

                Division three has been quite low scoring and Hockley B have taken the title with 18 points from six matches. They finished one point ahead of Chelmsford D who they lost to 2-3 in their last match. Nikita Tkachuk (nine wins out of 10) was unbeaten for Chelmsford and he saw off Dan Patynski (11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10) and Stuart Adshead (11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7). OCA C finished just one point back in third place. They finished the Season strongly by beating Danbury G 4-1. Richard Baxter came through a widely fluctuating five ender against Dave Marsh (6-11, 12-10, 11-3, 5-11, 12-10). Ramsden B ran out narrow 3-2 winners against Chelmsford F. John Gagg won twice for Ramsden B whilst newcomer Aidan Lees pipped John Parodi 13-11, 11-6, 9-11, 5-11, 12-10 in the closest game of the evening.

                Blackwater A (Alan Scammell – 88 %, Denis Balic – 75 % and Roger Slade – 50 %) top the division four table with 22 points out of 30. Chelmsford E finished second with 18 points and they beat Danbury H 4-1.   Rev Matthews (88 %) showed up well with wins over Alan Dadswell (8-11, 11-6, 11-5. 11-4) and Denis Crapnell (6-11, 14-12, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9). Buttsbury A ran out 5-0 winners against Ramsden C. Caroline Cole had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Kevin Smart (9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10). OCA E completed their Season in style by beating the higher placed Buttsbury A 4-1. David Porter dominated proceedings. OCA D came out on top 3-2 in the inter club battle against OCA E. Farooq Ahmed was undefeated for the E side and he beat Tom Barker (11-1, 10-12, 12-10, 11-7) and Mick Hayes (11-7, 5-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8).

                Buttsbury B (21 points) are the division five champions and they finished one point ahead of OCA F. When the two teams met it was OCA F who came out on top 3-2. Jamie Elliott was undefeated for Buttsbury and he retained his 100 % record with a last gasp 10-12, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5, 12-10 win over Farooq Ahmed. Buttsbury B also beat Danbury K 3-2. Roy Gandy was on target for Danbury with a 11-9, 17-15, 11-8 win over Ben Brown. OCA F finished their Season with a 3-2 win over Chelmsford Leopards. Mick Hayes fought back from 2-0 down to defeat Jishant Shah 4-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8. Chelmsford Leopards also lost 3-2 to Danbury K. Martin Knights defeated Felix Reeve 12-10, 10-12, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 in the closest game of the evening. Galleywood B scored their third win of the Season by beating Blackwater B 4-1. Kath Little was on target for Blackwater B with another really hard fought win. She beat Will Goodchild 12-14, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10.

                Chelmsford G (Alesha Ellis-Austin – 88 %, Emilie Guiloux – 38 %, Ben Chivers – 100 % and Todd Martin – 100 %) duly claimed the division six title with 27 points out of 35, although they missed out 3-2 to Writtle. They lost three five enders on this occasion. Emilie Guilloux lost out to Paul Aarons over five fluctuating ends (6-11, 11-4, 4-11, 11-6, 8-11). Buttsbury C (Lucy Elliott and Callum Walker) finished strongly to beat Chelmsford Lions 5-0 and Danbury L (Ron Tam and Nigel Barrick) ran out 5-0 winners against Chelmsford Tigers. Danbury L who finished with a flourish also beat Chelmsford Lions 4-1. Felix Reeve gave the Lions a great start by beating Ron Tam 13-15, 11-3, 4-11, 11-6, 11-8 in a well contested opening singles. Blackwater C were 4-1 winners over Writtle. Colin Griffiths gave Writtle a winning start on this occasion by getting the better of Dave Benstead 5-11, 11-8, 11-2, 8-11, 11-7.

                Steve Kerns Press Officer Central Essex Summer Table Tennis League

                  County Coaching, County Juniors, Essex Schools

                  Chelmsford hosts first 1* tournament for cadets and juniors

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                  On Saturday 3 September, Chelmsford is holding its first official computer ranked 1* junior and cadet tournament. It is at a great venue at Mildmay Sports Hall at Anglia Ruskin University with 8 good tables and large 5m by 10m courts. There is free parking, changing rooms with showers and lockers and we will have some refreshments for the players and parents. Spectators are welcome!  

                  The great thing about computer ranked tournaments is that players earn national ranking points and will be included in the England & Wales national rankings list each month so they can see where they fit in the national context and try to get a higher ranking than their friends. Another great thing about 1* tournaments is that players get to play new people from different places and that can help them develop as players. The Chelmsford 1* aims to be generous – there will be prizes for the best junior, best cadet best female junior, best female cadet, best U13, best U11 as well as some consolation prizes for others that do well. If we get a full entry of 48 players, the total prize fund will be £300. Above all, our tournaments should be fun events for players to compete with friends and make new friends. 

                  The entry form is online and there are lots more details about the tournament on it. It is £20 to enter, and the day will start around 9:30 am and finish in the late afternoon, probably around 4:30pm to 5:30pm – the closing date for entries is Monday 29 August after which the draw will be made – entries after this date are possible but there is a surcharge and no guarantee of entry.  

                  Date: Saturday 3rd September 2022 

                  Times: 9:30am to 5:30pm
                  Venue: Mildmay Hall, Anglia Ruskin University, Alan Cherry Drive, CM1 1QT
                  Closing Date: Monday, 29 August 2022 

                  Events: Cadet (U15) competition / Junior (U19) competition
                  Entry Fee: £20 

                  Please find the entry form here: https://forms.gle/B8nVQXpgco5Psbhj7. Email me or call me if you need any help or information.  

                  Players will need to have Table Tennis England ‘Compete’ membership which they will also need to play local league and other competitions. Please ensure it is up to date by visiting TTE Compete Membership 

                  All the best! 

                  David Gatheral 

                  CDTTL Coaching Officer 

                  07857 718351