In Division 2 Cold Norton D move off the bottom spot but still can\u2019t find that elusive first win. This week they drew with Blackwater B largely thanks to Neil Want\u2019s untroubled hat-trick. For Blackwater B Merv Perriman and Gary Smith both had good evenings winning 2 of their 3 singles. Perriman had to come from behind against the much younger Peter Lucraft to win the final 2 legs 11-9 in a very tight finish. The Blackwater A team then encountered Want again in their match later in the week against Want\u2019s regular Cold Norton E team and, as history tends to, his hat-trick antics were repeated. This time he had a little extra help as team-mates Dick Wyman and Rob Harris added points against Neil Thompson and his flashy new bat. So along with the doubles victory that all added up to a 6-4 win for Cold Norton with Noah Sage and Alan Scammell both scoring a brace of wins for Blackwater. A loss that impacts what had been a growing campaign for the Blackwater side. Woodham C edged closer to the leading pack with a very respectable 6-4 win over the consistent Stow Maries B trio. The bouncy Scott Perry was unstoppable for Woodham as he won all his singles and doubles, and he had wing man Tim Pulham pulling in 2 wins to bring up the winning score. Dave Marsh was the best of the Stow side with 2 wins including a notable triumph over Pulham. League Chairman Alan Dadswell was very unlucky not to come away with anything from his singles matches having played 14 out of a possible 15 sets, and having been 10-8 up in the deciding set against Marsh. At least he won the doubles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blackwater C continued their romp to the Division 3 Title with a 7-3 win over Maldon D, and for once none of their players went unbeaten as teamwork made the dream work for the leaders as their trio all won 2 singles each. Peter Davenport and the in-form Tina Hutchinson combined for a tricky 5 set doubles bonus point to complete the scoring with thirdwheel Colin Barham adding his 2 singles to the pot. In fact Blackwater showed true champion grit as they won all three of the 5-setters over the course of the evening. Maldon\u2019s James Raymond went home with his head held high with good wins over Barham and Hutchinson, and Shirley Carroll took a notable point from Davenport. St Lawrence got back to winning ways as the Baysiders came in 6-4 victors over Blackwater E. Dave Bateman and Mick Robinson did all the damage with 5 singles wins and then combining for the all-important doubles win. Having scored a blank against Blackwater C John Leavett fared much better against the F variety of Blackwaters as he notched another hat-trick as his Maldon E side came away from the Blackwater Arena with a spring in their step and 10 whole points to boot. Hat-tricks for Leavett, Tim Huxtable and David Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
____________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Eamonn Hall, Press Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Burnham & District Table Tennis League<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ____________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pic 1 \u2013 Neil Want in action this week for his beloved Cold Norton Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pic 2 \u2013 Liam Squirrell \u2013 Mapledene\u2019s master of hat-tricks<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pic 3 \u2013 Harry Sawford in winning ways against Mapledene\u2019s Steve Muth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pic 4 \u2013 Dave Marsh and Alan Dadswell play out their 5 set thriller<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pic 5 \u2013 Blackwater C \u2013 Destined for the Crown. (Colin Barham, Peter Davenport, and Tina Hutchinson)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pic 6 \u2013 The impressive Tina Hutchinson in action for Division 3 leaders Blackwater C<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.essextabletennis.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neil-Want-Dec-25-4.jpg\")
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