The collision inside Division One of the Clacton League between the Windsor Club’s two best teams, the Hawks and Eagles, even finished with honours.
Andy Vincent remained undefeated for the Hawks, while there were two each for John Pattrick (pictured above, photo by Roger Hance) and Gavin Price of the Eagles.
Pattrick came close to getting his three and denied Vincent his hat-trick, losing 3-2 (11-9, 6-11, 10-12, 11-7, 10-12) to number one Hawks, with the winning point coming from a fortuitous net in the final fifth set.
The Hawks’ Scott Campbell was involved in two five-setters, beating Phil Smith 11-5 in the fifth, but fell 11-7 to Pattrick in the fifth.
Elsewhere, the Nomads Lions juggernaut continued, their 10-0 success against Brotherhood C being their fifth win of the season. But despite three each for Adam Cuthbert, Adam Wilkin and Jason Lloyd, the Brotherhood team almost took a point, Tim Leung going down 11-8 in the fifth to Wilkin, and Graham Playle losing 12-10 in the fifth to Lloyd.
Nomads Panthers were 9-1 winners against Walton A. There were trebles from John Hatley and Greg Green, and a couple for Denes Somodi. Derek Willis took the Walton point with a win over Somodi, who was also involved in the closest individual match of the week, trailing Mark Gale 3-2 (13-11, 7-11, 10-12, 12-10, 12-10).
Trebles from Patrick Cheung and Russell Hillier saw Brotherhood B complete an 8-2 success over Windsor Buzzards. James Smith-Daye took an 11-8 in the fifth win over Dave Martin, but fell by the same score to Buzzards’ reserve Barry Allen. Ray Chillingworth was the other point scorer for the Buzzards.
In Division TwoLily Liu recorded a debut hat-trick at this level in Brotherhood D’s 9-1 success against Windsor Kestrels, and also shared an 11-7 in the decisive doubles win with Kevin Pryor against Graham and Jackie Bunce. Pryor also picked up a treble, while Fred Gallone won a couple but narrowly failed to make it three, falling behind 12-10 to Allen Denyer in the decider.
The match between Brotherhood J and Nomads Jaguars ended in a draw, a first draw of the season for both teams. Andy Hart with a hat trick and Chris Petrou with two took the points for the Jaguars. For Brotherhood, Joe Sherwin won two, Lucy Carvell and Ruby Gallagher one each, with Sherwin and Gallagher sharing a doubles success. The first match of the evening was the only one that went the distance; Carvell defeated Bob Jillins 11-8 in the fifth.
Three for Kelvin Olano-Harper, two for Paul Woolnough and a first win of the season for Paul Stanton were enough to give Windsor Penguins victory over Windsor Harriers. And the Penguins made it 7-3 thanks to an 11-7 decisive doubles victory for Olano-Harper and Stanton over Ferdy Rodriguez and Isabel Barton in the closest game of the match.
In Division Threeleaders Brotherhood H defeated Brotherhood E 7-3. Dan Grindrod took his maximum, while Gary Simpson and Danny Still took two each. Jack Hillier of the ‘E’ team recorded good victories over Simpson and Still.
Gary Stallwood and Gerry Widnell achieved trebles for Holland Hurricanes in their 9-1 win over fellow club members Holland Lancasters. John Smith-Daye won two, but lost 11-5 to Dave Wright in the decider.
Three for Dominic Joannou, two for Anne Bonny and one for Mark Taylor, plus a Joannou/Bonny doubles win, gave Nomads Leopards a 7-3 victory against Holland Vulcans. Derek Foxley took two for the Vulcans, while James Horsler won one but fell 11-7 to Bonny in the fifth.
RESULTS
Division 1
Windsor Hawks 5 Windsor Eagles 5
Nomads Panthers 9 Walton A 1
Brotherhood C 0 Nomads Lions 10
Windsor Buzzards 2 Fraternity B 8
Division 2
Windsor Penguins 7 Windsor Harriers 3
Brotherhood D 9 Windsor Kestrels 1
Brotherhood J 5 Nomads Jaguars 5
Division 3
Holland Hurricanes 9 Holland Lancasters 1
Brotherhood E 3 Brotherhood H 7
Nomads Leopards 7 Holland Vulcans 3
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