Results 2010-2011

Week 1

Even West Somerset Table Tennis Associations new scoring system of a point per set
could not separate Wiveliscombe and Stogumber A as they tied the first league
encounter of the season 25 points each.

Dave Woodland was the only player to manage a maximum of 9 sets conceding only
4. Eighty year old George Carter made a valuable contribution for Wiveliscombe with
4 points which included a fine win over Mervyn Hillier. Barbarians got off to a flyer
with 36 - 7 win over promoted Baptist A. Vince Court, Chris Norman and Sam
Hutchings all recorded maximums for Barbarians. Brothers, Marcus and Mathew
Short collected 4 points between them for Baptists.

Dave Veale and Geoff Walker scored nine set maximums as Minehead A beat Mishits
27 - 12. Mishits who were promoted from Division 2 found the going tough but 4 sets
from David Gliddon, 3 from Ian Rew and 1 from Jamie Robertson contributed to a
respectable total of 12.

In Division Two Swifts (formerly Hobby Horse Juniors) proved to be too strong for
league newcomers R & B Seniors and stormed to a 36 - 5 victory. Toby Kerslake,
Hamish Cuthbertson and Harry Woodland combined to record maximum points for
Swifts. Phil Webber and Will Sherring managed two points a piece for R & B
Seniors.

Timberscombe Tigers edged a close encounter with Basement Dwellers by 24 points
to 20. Terry Cadman recorded a maximum 9 sets for Tigers. Ali Lang added an
important point in his first league appearance.

Baptist B defeated newcomers Allsorts by 33 points to 15 thanks to maximums from
Sifa Vea and Tony Burrows. Linda Golding made a welcome return to league table
tennis and contributed 4 points to the Allsorts total.

Barn Boys got their season off to a winning start with a 23 - 18 win against Hobby
Horse. Norman Ell recorded a 9 point maximum for Barn Boys. Hobby Horse captain,
Mike Lawrie scored 6 points, Alison Cliffe and Mark Dascombe added 3 and 4 points
respectively.

Results

Division One
Wiveliscombe	25	Stogumber A	25
Barbarians	36	Baptist A	7
Minehead A	27	Mishits	12

Roys Boys v Plantos - Postponed

Division Two
Swifts	36	R & B Seniors	5
Timberscombe Tigers	24	Basement Dwellers	20
Allsorts	15	Baptist B	33
Barn Boys	23	Hobby Horse	18

Week 2

Mervyn Hillier and John Watson scored nine set maximums for Stogumber A as they defeated Roys Boys by 33 - 13. Barry Hooper and Roy Hooper battled well for the Boys and mustered 10 points between them.

Wiveliscombe are early League leaders following a 34-8 victory at Mishits. Dennis Buckingham and David Woodland scored maximums for the away side. For Mishits Ian Rew recorded a fine 3-1 success over veteran George Carter.

In Division Two Sifa Vea and Tony Burrows maintained their 100% records as Baptist B defeated R & B Seniors 34-4. Trevor Short chipped in with two singles wins. Steve Robinson took all of R & B's points which included a 3 sets to 1 win over Short.

Swifts continued their great start to the season with a 28-16 success over Timberscombe Tigers. Toby Kerslake preserved his unbeaten start but was worked hard by both Mike Dibble and Terry Cadman.

Allsorts came out on top of The Lawns Derby defeating Hobby Horse 27-10. Linda Golding scored a maximum for Allsorts and Barbara Parker weighed in with two singles wins. Gordon Horobin also contributed to the Allsorts total with his first singles win of the season. Alison Cliffe and Ginny Dundas battled well for Hobby Horse winning 2 & 1 singles respectively.

A strong Basement Dwellers side edged a close encounter with Barn Boys by 26 points to 21. A Bryan Howe maximum and two singles successes for Josh Hurley ensured that Dwellers came out on top. Darby Ash was Barn Boys star player and recorded fine wins over Josh Hurley and Dave Robinson.

Results
Division One
Baptist A	22	Minehead A	24
Stogumber A	33	Roys Boys	13
Mishits	8	Wiveliscombe	34
Division Two
Swifts	28	Timberscombe Tigers	16
Hobby Horse	10	Allsorts	27
Basement Dwellers	26	Barn Boys	21
Baptist B	34	R & B Seniors	4

Week 3

Wiveliscombe head Division One following a comprehensive 34 - 6 win at Roys Boys. David Woodland maintained his 100% record and captain Dennis Buckingham chipped in with a maximum of his own. Stogumber A ran out 27-18 winners at Barbarians despite a fine Vince Court maximum. Sam Hutchings and Dave Hurley added 6 and 2 points respectively to Barbarians total but a maximum 9 doubles points made the difference for Stogumber.

Minehead A edged a close encounter with Baptist A by just 2 points. Geoff Walker was Minehead's match winner and notched up a full nine points. Malcolm Tate scored two singles wins for Baptists and was well supported by Marcus and Matthew Short who totalled 6 and 3 points respectively. Minehead's victory was followed by a 27-15 defeat by Platos. Paul Rees scored a fine maximum for Platos.

It was a week of firsts in Division 2. Hobby Horse recorded their first ever league victory with a 22 - 18 win over R & B Seniors. Ginny Dundas became the first Hobby Horse player to achieve a maximum & thus secured the win. Josh Hurley notched a fine maximum as Basement Dwellers defeated Allsorts by 28 points to 18.

Swifts slumped to their first defeat of the season at home to table topping Baptist B. The match brought together two undefeated players in Toby Kerslake and Tony Burrows. It was the Baptist B captain who came out on top and is now the only League 2 player with a 100% record.

Results
Division 1
Baptist A	22	Minehead A	24
Barbarians	18	Stogumber A	27
Minehead A	15	Platos	27
Roys Boys	6	Wiveliscombe	34

Mishits v Baptist A -	Postponed

Division 2
Allsorts	18	Basement Dwellers	28
R & B Seniors	18	Hobby Horse	22
Swifts	14	Baptist B	28

Week 4

Only one First Division game survived postponement. Platos Republicans
made up ground on the top teams with a 36-8 victory over Baptist A. Paul
Rees, Bob Mullis and Mike Vickery all recorded maximums for Platos. For
the Baptists Malcolm Tate with 3 points and Marcus Short with 2 put up good
resistance. Matthew Short showed that he is not overawed by life in the
First Division and took a point of his own against Mike Vickery. Basement
Dwellers hold second spot in Division Two following a 36-1 victory over R &
B Seniors. Dave Robinson, Bryan Howe and Josh Hurley all recorded 9-0
maximums in their singles. Phil Webber and Eric Norman took a set in the
final doubles of the evening to ensure that R & B avoided a complete
whitewash.

League leaders Baptist B went one better than the Basement Dwellers and
scored a perfect 36-0 success over Hobby Horse. Both Mike Dibble and Terry
Cadman recorded maximums for Timberscombe Tigers as they defeated Allsorts
by 26 points to 15. Barbara Parker and Gordon Horobin scored 3 points a
piece for Allsorts and added a further 3 in winning their doubles. Barn
Boys & Swifts battled out a very close encounter in which Barn Boys came
out on top by a single point. Normal Ell was top scorer with a points
tally of 8 for the Barn Boys who also took a maximum 9 points from the
doubles. For Swifts Toby Kerslake (9) and Harry Woodland (8) were chief
contributors.

Week 5

Stogumber A are the new League leaders following a 30 - 17 home win over

Minehead A. Captain David Bryant completed his first maximum of the season

with a 3-1 victory over Dave Veale. Mervyn Hillier also took maximum

points for Stogumber and veteran John Watson added a further 7 points to

the home teams total. Rupert Ell notched up 3 points for Minehead in his

first start of the season.

Wiveliscombe went down 17-28 to a strong Barbarians team. Chris Norman

became the first player to defeat Dave Woodland in reaching his fine

maximum. Vince Court & Sam Hutchings added 6 points each to Barbarians

total.

Barbarians took their points haul for the week to 59 with a 31-15 win at

Platos. Both Chris Norman and Sam Hutchings recorded maximums. Paul Rees

was Platos top scorer gaining 7 points from his singles.

Having brought two fixtures forward to avoid postponement Allsorts top

Division 2. They defeated Swifts by 25 points to 20 and followed up with a

36-6 victory at R & B Seniors. For Allsorts Gordon Horobin scored his

first maximum of the season at R & B. Linda Golding ensured victory over

Swifts with another fine maximum. Having scored a maximum for Allsorts

against R & B as a reserve Michael Hodgson then took 6 points against them

for Swifts.

Week 6

The three leading sides in Division One all recorded 36 point maximums.

Minehead A managed 5 points against Wiveliscombe. Dave Veale & Martin

Shoots each took a set from Denis Buckingham and Martin Shoots did

exceptionally well to take a set from David Woodland. Minehead's other 2

points came from the doubles.

Roys Boys found the going equally tough at Barbarians. Their 3 points came

courtesy of Bob Preston who won a set against Sam Hutchings. Hutchings

also dropped a set to Barry Hooper who went on to gain the Boys 3rd point

in partnering father Roy in the doubles. Roy Fernyhough won the first set

of thenight for Baptist A against Stogumber's Martyn Summerell. Matthew

Short put in a fine performance to take a set from David Bryant and then

teamed up with brother Marcus to win 2 more sets against Bryant and Mervyn

Hillier in the doubles.

In Division Two R & B Seniors added 11 points to their seasons tally thanks

largely to a singles win each for Phil Webber, Eric Norman and Louise

Mullet. Terry Cadman and Mike Dibble recorded maximums for opponents

Timberscombe Tigers. Despite fielding only two players Swifts scored a

21-17 victory over Hobby Horse. Toby Kerslake and Harry Woodland both

achieved maximums for Swifts. Corrine Rees was top scorer for Hobby Horse

with a 5 point total.

A Linda Golding maximum ensured victory for Allsorts as they defeated Barn

Boys by 26 points to 20. Barbara Parker added a further 7 points for

Allsorts. Darby Ash was Barn Boys chief contributor with a haul of 8

points. Basement Dwellers became the first team to beat Baptist B this

season. A Bryn Howe maximum which included a first singles defeat for Tony

Burrows helped Dwellers to their victory. Josh Hurley & Dave Robinson

added 7 and 4 points respectivley for the Dwellers.

Results
Division 1
Minehead A	5	Wiveliscombe	36
Barbarians	36	Roys Boys	3
Baptist A	4	Stogumber A	36
Mishits	11	Platos	31

Division 2
R & B Seniors	11	Timberscombe Tigers	29
Swifts	21	Hobby Horse	17
Allsorts	26	Barn Boys	20
Baptist B	20	Basements Dwellers	26

Week 7

In a re-arranged fixture Mishits recorded their first win of the season with

a 29-16 success over Baptist A. Ollie Rew scored a 9 point maximum and was

well supported by Ian Rew and David Gliddon who amassed 6 and 8 points

respectively. Marcus Short starred for Baptist with a match total of 6

points. Mishits went on to give Stogumber A a run for their money. Both

Ian and Ollie Rew defeated veteran John Watson to help their team to a

match total of 12 points. Wiveliscombe trail Stogumber by only 5 points

having scored a 34-10 win over a depleted Platos. Mike Vickery and Paul

Rees took Platos 10 points which included five set wins over Wivi Captain

Denis Buckingham. Baptist A & Roys Boys battled out a 24 all draw. Marcus

Short was again Baptists top scorer with 7 points. Brother Mathew played

the doubles which contributed 6 vital points. Barry Hooper of Roys Boys

was the only player to manage a maximum 9 points.

Only 3 points separate the top 3 sides in Division 2. Basement Dwellers

moved into top spot with a 27-20 victory at Swifts. Bryan Howe recorded

his 3rd successive maximum whilst Josh Hurley and Dave Robinson added 7 & 6

points respectively for the Dwellers. Michael Hodgson was the Swifts top

scorer with a personal tally of 6 which included fine wins over both Hurley

and Robinson.

Players are reminded that the first coaching workshop evening takes place

at the Lawns on Wednesday 1st December at 7.00pm. All are welcome.

Results
Division 1
Mishits	29	Baptist A	16
Platos	10	Wiveliscombe	34
Mishits	12	Stogumber A	34
Baptist A	24	Roys Boys	24

Minehead A	v	Barbarians	Postponed

Division 2
Swifts	20	Basement Dwellers	27
Hobby Horse	17	Timberscombe Tigers	24

Baptist A	v	Barn Boys	Results Outstanding

Results Week 8

Wiveliscombe closed to within one point of leaders Stogumber with a maximum

36 point haul at home to Baptist A. Paul Nutkins, David Woodland & Dennis

Buckingham all achieved maximums. Malcolm Tate returned half of Baptists 6

point total. Stogumber themselves dropped only 4 points in defeating

Platos by 32 points to 15. Platos Paul Rees appeared to be heading towards

a maximum having defeated both Martyn Summerell and David Bryant in 5 sets.

However Mervyn Hillier put in a fine performance to defeat Rees in straight

sets. For Platos much improved Michael Vickery then defeated Hillier by 3

sets to 2. Roys Boys, Strengthened by Lee Hoopers first appearance of the

season, recorded their 1st league win with a 24-21 home victory over

Minehead A. Hooper notched up a maximum and was well supported by brother

Barry (5 points) and father Roy (3 points). Dave Veale and Geoff Walker

scored 8 points each for Minehead to keep the match score level until the

final doubles.

Basement Dwellers extended their lead at the top of Division 2. Josh

Hurley and Bryan Howe maximums helped the Dwellers to a 32-9 victory over

Hobby Horse. Ginny Dundas and Mike Lawrie scored 3 singles points each and

then took 2 sets in the final doubles of the evening for the away side.

A fine team performance saw Baptist B win at Timberscombe Tigers by 28

points to 16. Tony Burrows and daughter Kerry Manicom scored 8 points each

for Baptist. Sifa Vea made a valuable contribution with 6 singles points.

Lynne Burrows played as Baptists fourth player in the doubles which

contributed a further 6 points. Terry Cadman was once again Tigers top

scorer and was the only player to manage a maximum 9 points.

RESULTS
Division 1
Wiveliscombe	36	Baptist A	6
Roys Boys	24	Minehead A	21
Stogumber A	32	Platos	15

Barbarians	v	Mishits	Postponed

Division 2
Basement Dwellers	32	Hobby Horse	9
Timberscombe Tigers	16	Baptist B	28

Barn Boys	v	R& B Seniors	Result outstanding

Catch Up

Two outstanding Division 2 results saw Barn Boys follow up a 34-13 defeat

at Baptist B with a 33-9 victory at R & B Seniors. Garham Lamacraft

contributed a fine total of 16 out of a possible 18 points across the 2

matches for Barn Boys. Lamacrafts only defeat came at the hands of

Baptists Kerry Manicom who completed a fine maximum with a win in five

sets.

Steve Robinson took 6 of R & B Seniors 9 points with singles successes over

both Andy Fay and Norman Ell. Phil Norman added a further 2 points in

losing over 5 sets to Ell.

Results
Division2
Baptist B	34	Barn Boys	13
R & B Seniors	9	Barn Boys	33

Division 1	P	W	F	A
Stogumber A	7	6	217	104
Wiveliscombe	7	5	216	88
Barbarians	5	4	149	69
Platos	6	3	134	131
Minehead A	6	2	109	151
Baptist A	7	0	87	221
Mishits	5	1	72	142
Roys Boys	5	1	70	148

Division 2	P	W	F	A
Baptist B	7	6	213	88
Basement Dwellers	7	6	195	113
Allsorts	7	4	162	143
Swifts	7	3	161	141
Timberscombe Tigers	7	4	157	141
Barn Boys	7	3	155	157
Hobby Horse	7	1	93	181
R & B Seniors	7	0	54	226

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