There were only five rescheduled games in the Clacton League and in this week Division OneWindsor Eagles consolidated their position in the top half of the table with a 6-4 win over Walton B.
Gary Cattermole, Gavin Price and John Pattrick all grabbed a pair for the Eagles, while Pete Burrows saved Walton’s blushes with an unbeaten three, also sharing a doubles success with Graham Buxton against Cattermole and Pattrick.
In Division TwoBrotherhood G ends the first half of the League season at the top of the table, finishing with an 8-2 success over Nomads Tigers. Mark Boyland won his three, while Paul Metcalf and Mark Beckham each won a pair. Tom Wilkin took the Tigers’ two points, while Matt Sage came close to Metcalf to eventually trail 12-10 in the decider.
Brotherhood F and Lawford enjoyed a competitive evening of table tennis, Brotherhood’s Mark Salter in top form to remain unbeaten and inflict a first defeat of the season on John Colvin. But it was Lawford who emerged victorious 6-4, with Colvin and Charlie Denholm winning two each and Ian Sherwood taking a crucial 11-9 in the fifth win against Tricia Salter.
Windsor Falcons have caught up on their games with two games in hand Division Threealthough both ended in defeat.
Their all-Windsor clash with the Magpies ended in a 7-3 victory for the Magpies, John Plummer winning three, Alan Rutledge two and Dave Sweetland one. Both of Rutledge’s wins were five-setters, 11-6 in the decider against Nikki Hayes and a nail-biting 16-14 in the decider against Nigel Rolph. Matt Thomas won two for the Falcons and Rolph one.
The Falcons also went down 8-2 in their second match to Brotherhood E. There were hat-tricks here for Brotherhood’s Jack Hillier and Tony Edmonds, while Rodney Betts won two but lost to Gary Barnes. However, the Falcons had the small satisfaction of winning a doubles match for the first time this season, a narrow 3-2 (11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9) for Barnes and Nigel Rolph against Hillier and Edmonds.
RESULTS
Division 1
Walton B4 Windsor Eagles 6
Division 2
Fraternity F 4 Lawford 6
Nomad Tigers 2 Brotherhood G 8
Division 3
Windsor Falcons 3 Windsor Magpies 7
Fraternity E 8 Windsor Falcons 2
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