{"id":4496,"date":"2026-04-10T12:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.essextabletennis.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4496"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:06:06","slug":"southend-ready-for-english-leagues-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.essextabletennis.org.uk\/wordpress\/2026\/04\/10\/southend-ready-for-english-leagues-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Southend ready for English Leagues Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Southend League is ready for this year’s prestigious English Leagues Cup competition with their junior boys team commencing their campaign on Sunday 19th April at Plumberow Primary Academy the home of Hockley TTC. They take on teams from Norwich and Cambridge with the winners going through to the final to be held on Sunday 5th July at Draycott and Long Eaton TTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The English Leagues Cup competition dates back to 1935 when the Willmot Cup was the prize for senior mens teams. Four years later a senior ladies competition was started competing for the JM Rose Bowl and there was then a gap of 27 years before events were introduced for junior boys and girls teams. The Carter Cup for boys and Bromfield Trophy for girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s now 91 years since inception and over the years a whole plethora of top players have taken part, a real who’s who of the UK’s top players. Johnny Leach, Diana Rowe, Ann Hayden, Chester Barnes, Nicky Jarvis, Dennis Neale, John Hilton and Desmond Douglas all have their names inscribed here as winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far as Essex teams are concerned there was success for the Romford senior ladies in 1966, Lesley Bell, Shelagh Hession and Linda Henwood. No further wins until the sole win for the Southend junior boys in 1992 Ryan Savill, Richard Lawrence and Chris Sladden. Chelmsford junior girls triumphed in 1995 with Sarah Davison, Karen Mason and Shelley Ruocco and they were followed by the Harlow junior girls in 2001 Grace Brown, Nicole Todd and Emma Weil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Southend team of three is made up of Elliot Brackenbury and William Evesham from Hockley TTC and Josh Freeman from Stanford TTC. Two reserves James Evesham (Hockley TTC) and Vivaan Babbar (StanfordTTC) are included in the squad with coach Mitchell Jones (Stanford TTC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish them all the best and good luck in their endeavours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Report by Paul Strutt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From left to right – Joshua Freeman, Vivaan Babbar, Elliot Brackenbury, William Evesham, James Evesham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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