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931 FOCUS.qxp_Layout 1 26/11/2019 11:47 Page 26FOCUS ON SPORT26 FocusBURNHAM & DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUEWoodham youngster Jenson Davis continues his100% winning streak in Division 3.Fambridge’s Liam Squirrell in hat-trick action against Woodham’sLee McHugh this week.Luca Bailey of Woodham B –back in action this week.Division 1 – A League of Two HalvesAs a gift from the god of fixtures we had the unusual situation ofthe top 5 teams playing the bottom 5 in division one of theBurnham & District Table Tennis League this week. A chance for afew upsets perhaps, and a chance to close the gap? Unfortunatelythe opportunity was wasted as the top sides all recordedsignificant victories to widen that gulf even further. Even withouttheir talisman Cold Norton A came through the challenge of ahearty Stow B for a table-topping 9-1 win – both Matt Stringer andSam Lowman came through unscathed. A strong Mapledene Atrio of Charles Sweeny, Steve Muth and Reece Seddonwhitewashed West Maldon B 10-0 to edge themselves into secondplace. Fambridge are now up into 3rd place following a convincingwin over Woodham A – Fambridge have games in hand and thematches against the other top sides will be key to any success theyhave this year. For Fambridge Liam Squirrell was in fine fettle justdropping 1 set all evening to Woodham’s Lee McHugh. Thereturning Keith Adams also recorded a hat-trick but only after alast gasp 5th set decider against McHugh. McHugh didn’t gohome empty handed as he defeated the consistent Mark Stonesin straight sets, and paired up with Daniel Piggott for the doubles.West Maldon A rediscovered their mojo with the return of DanYoung and Harry Keys, as they both recorded a full set of singlesvictories and then paired up for the doubles, in their 8-2destruction of West Maldon B. Finally in 5th place and hanging onin there are Maldon A following their hard fought victory over StowA where the durability of their star players paid dividends as theycame through on top in all 3 five-setters to record a much needed8-2 win. The old war horse Steve Whiteley was on top formwinning all 4 of his matches, whilst Stow’s Gary Brignall picked uphis teams two points.Division 2 – Queen of the NightIn Division Two this week the top two teams battled it out withMaldon B coming out on top courtesy of their doubles win overMapledene C. The final score was 6-4 with Maldon’s Colin Napperthe pick of the bunch. Despite Napper’s hat-trick most eyes wouldhave been on the all-female encounters as arguably the league’sbest 4 ladies were up against each other and putting down markersfor the league Singles competition in early 2020. Mapledene’s LinRoff emerged as the Queen of the Night with two excellent 3 setvictories over Maldon’s Dawn Baldry and Jan Fuller. WhilstMapledene C and Maldon B were playing out their top of the tableclash, Maldon C snuck in between them courtesy of a 7-3 win overtheir D rated stablemates. Maldon C’s young starlet Thomas Pagewas on top form winning all 4 of his matches, but the bestFOCUSindividual performance must have been Tom Elder’s final matchdeciding set 14-12 victory over Brian Riedling – what a way to finishthe evening’s sport! The biggest scoreline of the week sawWoodham B overcome Cold Norton C 8-2. Woodham’s Luca Baileyis back from injury and despite his ring rustiness recorded a hattrickin singles and partnered up with Ewan Hynd for the doublestoo – nice to see you, to see you nice. Cold Norton’s Terry Hylandwas on fine form with 2 singles victories and he was unlucky to loseto Bailey when 9-7 up in the decider only to see his youngopponent pull out his best 4 shots to steal the POM from his grasp.In the battle of the Hammers at Mayland this week Ralph Gibsonsecured bragging rights with a 5 set victory over the division’s mostvaluable player Tim Pulham of Stow C, Pulham went on to win hisother matches but this wasn’t enough to counteract theconsistency of the Mayland trio who recorded a 6-4 victory. AlanScammell continues to baffle the division 2 players as he recordedyet another hat-trick with his awkward but very effective style. Thistime it was Valerie Board and her Woodham C team-mates whowere in the firing line, however they took the Scammell on the chinand fought back to earn the draw with everyone contributing tothe points tally.Division 3 – StowicideStow D are proving to be too consistent and too strong for thisdivision this year. They were ruthless and heartless in theirdestruction of stablemates Stow F this week to strengthen theirtop spot – almost a full whitewash, with only Anne Mills taking aset off Jean Chasmer to obstruct the perfect score. A full housefor the Stow D regulars of Chasmer, Dave Goody and PeterChastin. West Maldon D must have thought their 9-1 victory overSt Lawrence B would help them close the gap – alas not! WestMaldon’s Noah Sage led the statistics and maintains his excellentform this season. The most intriguing match-up was 14 year oldJakob Mortensen pitting his wits against the leagues onlynonagenarian Dave Toe – would his 76 years of extra experiencehelp him through this match? Youth was the victor this time aroundas young Jakob won in 4, 4 & 7. Woodham D continued their goodrun of form with new youngster Jenson Davis maintaining his 100%record so far, and matched by his captain and slightly older than13 Mike Burton they created the platform for a 7-3 win overBlackwater B. The St Lawrence A team bounced back from defeatlast week to record a 9-1 victory over Mayland B, and Maldon Ewere able to overcome Burnham A 6-4 thanks to a singles cleansweep from that old campaigner Roger Warren. Most impressivelyWarren took the scalp of Michael Pratley – a rare occurrence.
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