2nd Half Season 2010-2011

Week 9

A Division One top of the table clash saw Stogumber A race into a 10-3 lead

over Wiveliscombe. However David Woodland completed a fine maximum and

team mates Dennis Buckingham and Paul Nutkins added two singles wins each

along with the final two doubles. In winning the last 8 games of the

evening Wivi turned their early deficit into a fine 27-16 victory. Platos

scored a convincing 34-5 win over Roys Boys. Only Barry Hooper was able to

take a game for the Boys by defeating Mike vickery over 4 sets. Paul Rees

and Bob Mullis each recorded a maximum for Platos. Pending a Committee

decision Barbarians could concede a walkover to Baptist A having failed to

fulfill the fixture.

In Division 2 there were comfortable wins for Swifts, Barn Boys & Baptist

B. Swifts proved too strong for R & B Seniors and stormed to a 33-6 win.

Phillip Webber and John Davies ensured that R & B avoided a whitewash.

Webber defeated Hamis Cuthbertson in 3 sets and Davies took 2 sets against

the same opponent in a 5 set defeat. Barn Boys notched up an impressive 35

points against Hobby Horse. Norman Ell, Graham Lamacraft & DArby Ash all

recorded maximums. Ginny Dundas & Mike Lawrie teamed up to win a 5 set

doubles for Hobby Horse. Baptist B strengthened their position at the top

of the Division with a 34-14 victory over Allsorts. Tony Burrows & Sifa

Vea hit maximums for Baptists & Kerry Manicom added 2 singles. The only

singles defeat for the League leaders came when Kerry Manicom was defeated

in 5 sets by Barbara Parker.

Results
Division 1
Stogumber A	16	Wiveliscombe	27

Division 2
Swifts	33	R & B Seniors	6
Barn Boys	35	Hobby Horse	7
Baptist B	34	Allsorts	14

Handicap Cup
Box A
	P	F	A	DIFF
Stogumber	3	1022	892	130
Allsorts	2	694	614	80
Minehead A	2	640	633	-15
Barn Boys	3	901	1096	-195

Outstanding	Allsorts v Minehead A

Quarter Final Draw

Platos home to Winners of Box A

Baptist B home to Swifts

Wiveliscombe home to Barbarians

Runners Up Box A home to Baptist A

Week 10

Dave Veale & Geoff Walker hit maximums for Minehead A as they defeated

Baptist A by 35 points to 6. Marcus Short managed 4 points for Baptists

which included a fine five set win over Minehead's Martin Shoots. Platos

were edged out of a close encounter with Barbarians,weakened by the absence

of Chris Norman by just 2 points. Bob Mullis played a great match for

Platos and defeated both Sam Hutchings and Dave Hurley before taking a

point from Vince Court. Hutchings himself took 8 points in the singles

beating both Paul Rees and Mike Vickery. Stogumber A amassed 32 points at

Roys Boys. They were held up by Barry Hooper who enjoyed singles wins over

Tim Auton and John Watson to help the Boys to a 12 point total.

Wiveliscombe won by the same margin against Mishits. Dennis Buckingham and

David Woodland recorded maximums for the League leaders. Ollie Rew top

scored for Mishits with six singles points including a win over George

Carter.

Baptist B stretched their lead at the top of Division Two with a 36 - 6

victory over R & B Seniors. John Kidd managed three points for the seniors

in his first appearance.

Swifts moved into second spot following a 28 - 14 victory over Timberscombe

Tigers. Toby Kerslake remains the only player to have beaten Terry Cadman

this season and repeated the feat in this fixture. Kerslake received

strong support from Michael Hodgson and Harry Woodland who won 2 singles

each.

A Handicap Cup victory by 13 points over Minehead A took Allsorts through

to the Quarter Finals along with Stogumber A from Box A.

Results
Division 1
Minehead A	35	Baptist A	6
Barbarians	24	Platos	22
Roys Boys	12	Stogumber A	32
Wiveliscombe	32	Mishits	12

Division 2
R & B Seniors	6	Baptist B	36
Timberscombe Tigers	14	Swifts	28


CUP
Allsorts	339	Minehead A	326

Catch Up

Division 1

Baptist A 5 Barbarians 36

Division 2

Basement Dwellers 30 Timberscombe Tigers 18

Week 11

Wiveliscombe extended their lead at the top of Division One to 26 points

with a 34-7 win over Roys Boys. Barry Hooper recorded the Boys only

success with a four set win over George Carter. Barbarians kept themselves

in contention for top spot with a 36-5 victory at Baptist A which was

followed up with a fine 29-18 win over Stogumber A. Rapidly improving Sam

Hutchings defeated both Martyn Summerell and David Bryant to add 6 points

to a Chris Norman maximum to help Barbarians to their 29 point total.

Platos vastly improved pair of Bob Mullis and Michael Vickery played a

great match to give Platos a 29-18 victory over Minehead A. Vickery

recorded his second maximum of the season and Mullis did exceptionally well

to defeat both Geoff Walker and Dave Veale. Paul Rees chipped in with two

singles wins for Platos. All of the weeks Division 2 fixtures produced

keenly fought matches. Swifts put in a great performance to defeat league

leaders Baptist B by a single point. A Toby Kerslake maximum and a

solitary set point in the final doubles for Hamish Cuthbertson and Michael

Hodgson gave Swifts the victory. Tony Burrows and Sifa Vea chalked up 2

wins each for Baptists.

Basement Dwellers remain second following wins over Timberscombe Tigers and

Barn Boys. Bryan Howe continued his great form with maximums in each

match. Josh Hurley & Dave Robinson weighed in with 2 wins a piece against

Tigers and a win each at the Barn Boys.

Hobby Horse went down 33-12 at Allsorts as Barbara Parker and Linda Golding

notched up maximums. Ginny Dundas and Corrine Rees managed a singles win

each for Hobby Horse. The pair went on to score maximums in a 28-17 win

over R & B Seniors. John Kidd managed a singles win for the Seniors &

partnered Philip Webber and John David to take maximum points from his

doubles games.

Results
Division 1
Baptist A	5	Barbarians	36
Stogumber A	18	Barbarians	29
Platos	29	Mineheaf A	18
Wiveliscombe	34	Roys Boys	7

Division 2
Basement Dwellers	30	Timberscombe Tigers	18
Allsorts	33	Hobby Horse	12
Hobby Horse	28	R & B Seniors	17
Baptist B	20	Swifts	21
Timberscombe Tigers	20	Barn Boys	21
Barn Boys	19	Basement Dwellers	26

Catch Up

Baptist A 19 Mishits 29

Week 12

Baptist B look to be unstoppable at the top of Division 2. They defeated

Hobby Horse by 32 points to 7 and hold a 48 point lead over Basement

Dwellers. Kerry Manicom & Tony Burrows scored maximums for Baptists.

Mike Lawrie and Alison Cliffe won a game each for Hobby Horse. Basement

Dwellers scored a resounding 36-8 victory at R & B Seniors. The Dwellers

trio of Josh Hurley, Dave Robinson & Bryan Howe all recorded maximums.

Barbara Parker recovered enough from a nasty fall during the warm up to

score 4 vital points for Allsorts against Timberscombe Tigers. Gordon

Horobin and Linda Golding added 3 & 6 points respectively. Allsorts took

maximum points from the doubles to force a 22-22 draw. Terry Cadman and

Mike Dibble notched maximums for the Tigers. Swifts recorded their fourth

consecutive victory with a win over Barn Boys. Michael Hodgson scored his

second maximum of the season & Toby Kerslake added a full 9 points of his

own. Norman Ell and Darby Ash managed 5 points each for Barn Boys.

Results
Division 1
Barbarians	36	Mishits	4

Mishits	v	Roys Boys	Result O\|s
Baptist A	v	Platos	Result O\|s

Minehead A	v	Stogumber	Postponed

Division 2
Allsorts	22	Timberscombe Tigers	22
Swifts	27	Barn Boys	20
R & B Seniors	8	Basement Dwellers	36
Baptist B	32	Hobby Horse	7



Catch Up

Division 1

Baptist A 1 Platos 34

Week 13
Mishits made full use of the break from league fixtures to catch up with
outstanding matches. They amassed a total of 77 points from home and away
meetings with Roys Boys and a home tie against Minehead A. Ollie Rew
recorded 2 maximums in the wins over Roys Boys. David Gliddon was man of
the match in the 29-17 defeat by Minehead A. He defeated both Dave Veale
and Martin Shoots before going down in 3 straight but close sets to Geoff
Walker. Ian Rew played a magnificent match to defeat Walker in 5 sets and
Ollie Rew added one singles win by defeating Dave Veale in 5.

Basement Dwellers put pressure on Baptist B at the top of division two by
beating them by a 14 point margin. Dwellers are now only 34 points behind
the leaders. Josh Hurley led the way for the Dwellers and recorded a fine
maximum comprising 5 set wins over both Tony & Lynne Burrows and a straight
3 set victory over Sifa Vea. Tony Burrows fought back well to become only
the second player this season to inflict defeat upon Bryan Howe. Swifts
continued their steady improvement with a 30-15 win over Allsorts. Both
Michael Hodgson and Toby Kerslake scored maximums. Hamish Cuthbertson added
a singles with a win over Gordon Horobin.

Results
Division 1
Mishits	28	Roys Boys	15
Roys Boys	13	Mishits	32
Mishits	17	Minehead A	29


Division 2
Basement Dwellers	31	Baptist B	17
Swifts	30	Allsorts	15

Week 14
Barbarians inched 3 points closer to leaders Wiveliscombe as they defeated
Roys Boys by 36 to 1. There were maximums all round for the Barbarians
trio of Sam Hutchings, Chris Norman and Vince Court. Roys Boys solitary
point was gained by Barry Hooper who did well to take a set from Court.
Wiveliscombe themselves enjoyed a big win taking a full 36 points to
Minehead A's 4. Paul Nutkins, David Woodland and Dennis Buckingham scored
maximums for Wivi. Dave Veale, Mike Vickery and Martin Shoots all took a
single set from Wivi Captain Buckingham. Malcolm Tate recorded Baptist A's
only victory with a 4 set win over Stogumbers John Watson. Promising
Juniors Marcus and Mathew Short played exceptionally well to muster 4
points between them.

Swifts moved into second place in Division 2, albeit temporarily with a 31-10 win
over Hobby Horse. Michael Hodgson and Harry Woodland lead the way
for Swifts with maximums. Hamish Cuthbertson chipped in with a victory
over Corrine Rees. Ginny Dundas & Mike Lawrie won a game each for
Hobby Horse. Barn Boys & Allsorts played out a close encounter which
the home side eventually won by just 6 points. Graham Lamacraft was the
only player to manage a maximum. Normal Ell and Darby Ash took 5 & 6
points each for Barn Boys. Linda Golding was Allsorts top scorer with 7
points from her singles matches.

Results
Division 1
Wiveliscombe	36	Minehead A	34
Roys Boys	1	Barbarians	36
Stogumber A	34	Baptist A	7


Division 2
Barn Boys	26	Allsorts	20
Hobby Horse	10	Swifts	31

Week 15

Platos continued their run of improved results with a 30-13 victory over

Mishits. Captain Paul Rees scored a maximum and was well supported by Bob

Mullis who defeated both Ian Rew and David Gliddon. Ollie Rew top scored

for Mishits with 7 points from his singles matches. Platos went on to

suffer their first defeat in four games at the hands of Stogumber A.

Martyn Summerell recorded a maximum for Stogumber and team mates David

Bryant and Mervyn Hillier added 6 & 8 points respectively. Platos Mike

Vickery played some outstanding offensive table tennis to take 6 points

from his singles.

Minehead A took full advantage of playing against a depleted 2 man

Roys Boys side with a 30-11 win. Geoff Walker won his two singles but

Dave Veale and Martin Shoots both suffered close defeats at the hands of Barry Hooper.

At the top of Division 2 Baptist B and Basement Dwellers each added a

maximum 36 points to their seasons tallies. Dwellers stormed to a 36-4

victory at Hobby Horse. Baptist B romped to a 36-3 success over a 2 man

Timberscombe Tigers team. These results leave Basement Dwellers 34 points

off the top but with one game in hand.

Results
Division 1
Platos	16	Stogumber	30
Minehead	30	Roys Boys	11

Division 2
Hobby Horse	4	Basement Dwelleras	36
Baptist B	36	Timberscombe Tigers	3

Week 16
With their second 36 maximum point haul in the space of a week Wiveliscombe
gained a crucial 3 points over closest rivals Barbarians in the chase for
the league champions spot. Wivi took maximum points from their home match
with Platos. Mike Vickery managed to force Dennis Buckingham to 5 sets but
went down 11-4 in the 5th. Geoff Walker and Martin Shoots took a singles
win each to restrict Barbarians to a 33 point total from their home tie
with Minehead A.

Baptist B are Division 2 champions having taken 32 points from their final
match at Barn Boys. Sifa Vea, Tony Burrows and Kerry Manicom all scored
maximums from their singles games. Barn Boys took maximum points from the
doubles to limit their defeat to a 15 point margin. Swifts ended Basement
Dwellers hopes of the Division 2 title by restricting them to 27 points.
Toby Kerslake recorded a fine maximum and then partnered Harry Woodland to
take 3 further points from the doubles. Michael Hodgson took a very
respectable 5 points from his 3 singles. Timberscombe Tigers won their
fifth game of the season with a 29-12 home win over Hobby Horse. Mike
Dibble and Terry Cadman scored maximums for the Tigers. Ali Lang came
desperately close to his first singles win of the season but went down 6-11
in the final set against Diane Preece.

Results
Division 1
Baptist A	0	Wiveliscombe	36
Barbarians	33	Minehead A	9
Wiveliscombe	36	Platos	5

Division 2
Basement Dwellers	27	Swifts	19
Barn Boys	17	Baptist B	32
Timberscombe Tigers	29	Hobby Horse	12

Catch Up
Division 1
Stogumber A	34	Mishits	6
Roys Boys	24	Baptist A	26

Division 2
R & B Seniors	5	Barn Boys	34
Timberscombe Tigers	28	R & B Seniors	12

Results (Catch Up)

Two major titles were decided in the final week of West Somerset Table Tennis

Association's fixtures. Swifts took the handicap championship - see Knockout

Chart and Rules page and Wiveliscombe took Division one title.

The League Championship was decided as the two top sides Wiveliscombe
and Barbarians met in their title decider. It was Wiveliscombe who hit top
form at the right time. David Woodland notched up his 13th maximum in 14
matches as he reversed his only defeat of the season against previously
unbeaten Chris Norman in an enthralling 11-13, 11-9, 12-10, 12-10 contest.
It really wasn't Barbarians night as they took 3 games to 5 sets but went
down in each of them. Two singles wins a piece for Dennis Buckingham &
Paul Nutkins ensured that Wivi eased past the points total they needed to
secure the title. Geoff Walker ended his season on a high note as he
defeated both David Bryant & Martyn Summerell in Minehead A's 9-33 defeat
to Stogumber A. Stogumbers Mervyn Hillier was the only player to manage a
maximum.

In Division Two Allsorts did exceptionally well to hold runners up Basement
Dwellers to a 23-23 draw. Barbara Parker recorded an excellent maximum for
Allsorts. For the Dwellers Lawrie Wells took two singles in his first
outing to the season.

Don Davis scored a maximum in his debut for Allsorts in a 36-4 win over R &
B Seniors. Team mates Linda Golding and Barbara Parker also recorded
maximums. Steve Robinson took 3 of R & B's 4 points from his singles. Division 1 Mishits 7 Barbarians 34 Minehead A 9 Stogumber A 33 Barbarians 18 Wiveliscombe 28 Division 2 Basement Dwellers 23 Allsorts 23 Allsorts 36 R & B Seniors 4

Division 1	P	W	F	A
Wiveliscombe	14	12	445	150
Barbarians	14	12	428	172
Stogumber A	14	11	414	210
Platos	14	8	325	292
Minehead A	14	5	252	349
Mishits	14	4	220	384
Roys Boys	14	1	177	421
Baptist A	14	1	166	449

Division 2	P	W	F	A
Baptist B	14	11	420	187
Basement Dwellers	14	12	404	221
Swifts	14	9	350	253
Barn Boys	14	7	327	294
Allsorts	14	6	325	294
Timberscombe Tigers	14	6	291	302
Hobby Horse	14	2	173	394
R & B Seniors	14	0	112	457

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