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THE FINALS
Steve Cubbins reports from Nottingham |
 "That
wasn't great squash. There were so many errors from both of us.
I moved better towards the end, but it certainly wasn't pretty.
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Colets contemplate victory
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Men's Final
Colets bt Pontefract 5-0
Alex Gough bt Lee Drew
8/10, 9/4, 9/1, 9/0
Scott Handley bt Derek Ryan 10/9, 9/4
Danny Meddings bt Shaun Leroux 3/9, 8/10, 9/0, 9/7, 9/0
Clive Ewins bt Alan Norrish 9/4, 9/5
Kristen Johnson bt Peter Lonsdale 9/6, 9/6, 9/3
Colets head for Paderborn
A successful title defence here in Nottingham means that Colets will
be travelling to Paderborn in Germany for the European Club
Championships in September. Colets skipper Alex Gough even cheekily
suggested in his speech that Pontefract might want to make the trip
to support them!
 Colets
started favourites, but when young Shaun Leroux went 2-0 up against
seasoned campaigner Danny Meddings in the opening match it looked
like it might be a struggle.
But Meddings was ready for a long game, and came out to take
the third 9-0 and establish an 8-1 lead in the fourth. The Yorkshire
youngster slowly pegged the lead back, reaching 7-8 before Meddings
took his umpteenth game ball with a service nick to level at 2-all.
That was effectively the match, as Leroux made early errors in the
fifth, and presented Meddings with openings he was only too glad to
take. 9-0, and after 74 minutes Colets were ahead.
 "I
knew I needed to stay on court to get myself going, and the longer
the match went the better chance I had of winning," said Meddings.
"So I wasn't too worried about going two down, but I lost my way a
bit at 8-1 up in the fourth. Shaun is quite accurate, technically
very good, he's obviously one of Malcolm's."
Next up was Alex Gough against Lee Drew at number one.
Drew took a competitive, long, first game, but Gough took control
from early in the second to finish it in four. 54 minutes, but the
last two games didn't take long at all.
The title was sealed when Colets newcomer Kristen Johnsen
eased past a tired Peter Lonsdale, and Scott Handley and
Clive Ewins won their best of three dead rubbers.
"Paderbord here we come," said a delighted Dave Peck, and
club manager Giordano Orsini prepared to open a new chapter
in his notebook chronicling Colets' European adventures over the
years.
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Women's final:
Strings bt Pontefract 3-2
Sue Wright bt Lauren Siddall 9/2, 9/3, 9/2
Wendy Maitland lost Kirsty McPhee 0/9, 8/10/, 0/9 (20m)
Jenny Wright lost Deon Saffery 5/9, 0/9, 4/9 (34m)
Jenny Tamblyn bt Katie Wademan 9/3, 9/2, 4/9, 7/9, 9/5 (60m)
Chloe Marshall bt Nicola McPhee 9/6, 9/0, 9/4 (19m)
First time success for Strings
Sue Wright's Strings team carried off
the National Club Championship title at their first attempt,
wresting the title from defending champions Pontefract.
The early honours went to Strings as Chloe Marshall put them
one up in double quick time, then Deon Saffery levelled for
the Yorkshire team.
Skipper Sue Wright quickly gave Strings the advantage against
Lauren Siddall. "That was tough," said Lauren, "but then it
was always going to be against someone of Sue's calibre.
 The
crucial match was the third string. Jenny Tamblyn went 2-0
up, Katie Wade levelled, and with Kirsty McPhee
looking in control against Wendy Maitland on the adjacent
court, everyone realised this was the crucial game.
Tamblyn had been looking tired in the fourth, with Wademan finding
better length and making her opponent do the running, contrary to
the opening exchanges.
But with both players throwing in frequent drops and boasts the hard
work told on them both, and it was Tamlyn who started the fifth
stronger. She edged her way ahead, 4/1, 5/2, then reached 8/3. "Come
on, first time," urged Wright.
A crisp drive from Wademan saved that one, but although she
pulled a couple more points back, to loud encouragement from the
Pontefract contingent, Tamblyn converted her third opportunity to
give the title to Strings.
Within moments McPhee finished off her match with Maitland to give
the final 3-2 scoreline.
"I understand we're now in the European Club Championships," said
Sue. "I've never been in this position before ... where it it? ...
when is it ???"
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 "It
wasn't a bad effort. Sue's put together a good little team and
they played well. We missed Becky at one, but they've got
players missing too, so no grumbles.
"We'll regroup, and we'll be back next year.
"It's nice to see so many juniors playing in this event. We've
got a couple of 13/14 year olds who might be up to the pace in a
couple of years."
Terry Dudley
Pontefract team manager |
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Match of the Day:
Non County Mixed Final
Heaton bt Lambs 2-2 (8-7)
David Boothroyd bt Kieran Muldown 6/9, 9/0, 9/0, 9/0(42m)
Saeed Ahmed bt Stephen Parr 9/1, 9/7, 9/4 (34m)
Emma Hanson lost Jillian Lilico 9/7, 9/0, 2/9, 7/9, 7/9 (43m)
Liz Hahn lost Colleen Campbell 4/9, 2/9, 9/10 (26m)
“It’s bound to go to countback …”
The non-county mixed event offers players who haven’t played at the
top level, well for their counties anyway, the chance to participate
in a National competition, and it usually generates some of the most
intense matches of the whole tournament. This year’s final was no
exception.
“It’s bound to be a draw, decided on countback,” Lambs’ Kieran
Muldown told me before the final, “all our matches to get here
have been like that.” How right he was. With teams of four played
out on one court, there was to be no anxious watching of the other
court … all the nervous energy was directed in one place.
One to Lambs
 First
up were the number fours, Lamb’s Colleen Campbell against
Heaton’s Liz Hahn. I didn’t see it, just heard the thunderous
applause at the end as Colleen won the third 10/9 to complete a 3-0
win. Important, should it go to games countback.
”It was a good match, really close even though I won the first two
by a few points, so it’s good to get a 3-0 start,” said Colleen.
One-all
Next on were the number ones, and it was looking good for Lambs as
Kieran took the first 9/6. Then the wheels came off. 9/0, 9/0, 9/0
and Heaton skipper David Boothroyd (he who does Heaton’s
Superleague reports for us) had levelled the match.
 “In
the first I just wanted to move him from front to back, putting in
some long drops. Keith’s a tall guy and I didn’t think he’d like
reaching down for the ball, so I tried to keep it low and hard,” was
how David explained his tactics. “The first was close, and I lost,
but he felt a bit slower after that, and he made lots of mistakes.”
Advantage Lambs
Back to the women for the third match. Heaton’s Emma Hanson
took a tight first game and cruised the second 9/0 thanks to a
series of errors from Lambs’ Jillian Lilico. But Jillian’s
delicate long drops and disguised boasts gradually started to work
as Emma began to tire. 9/2 to Jillian in the third, and although
Emma ran hard to establish a lead in the fourth, that one also went
to Lambs, 9/7.
 For
once Jillian started well in the fifth, played some lovely serve
return kills to stop Emma’s flow, and moved ahead 3/0, 4/2 … 8/2.
But Emma wasn’t finished, and kept running down those delicate drops
and boasts to reach 7/8. But Jillian wasn’t finished either … a
boast, and a beautiful long drop sealed the match for Lambs.
“That was a hard game,” said an exhausted Emma as she came off
court. “But I don’t know what I could have done differently. It’s
those boasts … they should be banned … I’m all for that!”
The final countdown
By now most of us knew that Heaton needed a 3/0 win in the final
match, that 3/1 would need calculators and that anything else would
bring a Lambs victory.
Except Saeed.
Heaton’s number two, Saeed Hassan, thought a 3/0 win was
needed to take it to calculators, and boy, did he play like he
needed that 3/0 win. “I had quite a bit of passion out there,” he
said afterwards. Didn’t he just. We’ve all seen the tennis players
doing the fist-pumping, the crouching down “come on’s” … we had it
all.
Saeed blitzed the first against Stephen Parr, 9/1, but the
Lambs lad rallied in the second, led, and at 7/5 had a couple of
opportunities to get that vital game ball. But he didn’t, and when
Saeed took the second 9/7 that was all the incentive he needed to
come out fighting in the third to go 6/0 up. A couple of nervous
errors, with appropriate histrionics, brought the score closer, but
Saeed took it 9/4 in 34 nail-biting minutes to win the match for
Heaton.
Only he didn’t know it.
It was actually the opposition who told him the good news, and it
can surely only be in the non-county mixed event that the player
that wins the final gives a great big hug to the opposition’s
captain … You’ve got the photo.
“Just go out there and win 3/0 they told me … or else …” said Saeed.
“But that’s the only way I know how to play, all or nothing.”
”We did it as a squad, there wasn’t one easy game along the way, and
we all won some and lost some. But the pressure in that situation
was just immense.”
 Match
of the Day
Saeed provided a lovely summary of the match …
“Liz was overpowered … Pete’s was a chess game … Emma’s was a
thriller … and mine was a pressure game.”
Yep, it had everything … match of the day.
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Lambs
Heaton
You should be allowed to protest ...
You may have read of th
threatened demolition of Lambs. Tania Loughran, Lambs'
ladies captain who was here for the Plate final and supporting
the non-county team, has had her membership of Lambs
terminated for helping to organise the protests ...
 "We're
trying our best to save the club, it's the only large squash
club in central
London, it's got 1200 members, 48 box leagues and we get 50
people turning up for club nights on Fridays, with a mixture
of top players throught to grass roots who all mix in well, so
it's not as if there's a problem on the squash side.
"It would be a great loss if it were to close, especially with
the British Open coming up, and the Olympic bid ... closure
would give out totally the wrong signal.
"Also, there's a lot of business people who play there, and
many of them provide sponsorship for the tournaments that are
run in the London area. Without Lambs most of that would be
lost, it would be cutting off a lot of good for the sport.
"We're writing to the council, and lobbying everyone we can to
save it.
"I suppose the only good thing about my membership being
terminated is that I have an extra hour and a half a day to
write letters ... we're determined, and I think you should be
allowed to protest about things like this."
Tania Loughran |
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Racketball:
Queens bt West Hants 5-0
Marcus Berrett bt Jamie Broomfield 15/3, 15/3, 15/8 (39m)
Adrian Grant bt Kevin Sergeant 15/11, 15/5, 15/6 (34m)
Richard Spencer bt Paul Taylor 15/12, 15/12, 15/11 (60m)
Martin Sunderland bt Mark Hurd 15/8, 15/8, 16/17, 15/13 (49m)
Dave Manning bt Simon England 7/15, 9/15, 15/12, 15/12, 15/10 (74m)
Big Guns win it for Queens
The first person I saw when I went onto
the showcourt this morning was Marcus Berrett, the two-time
BSPA Grand Prix champion. "What's he doing here," I thought. Then,
after he got changed I realised ... Racketball.
Ok, it's a different game from squash, but with Marcus and Adrian
Grant at the top of the order for Queens it looked as though West
Hants were going to have their work cut out to take the Yorkshire
side's title from them.
 We
started with number three and five, both going Queen's way, but both
were marathons, and the rallies seemed to go on forever. "I thought
racketball was supposed to be easier, with less running," said
Hants' Paul Taylor after his 3/0 defeat in exactly and hour. "Not
against him it's not!", pointing at his tormentor Richard Sargeant.
On the outside court Dave Manning, former O50 National Champion (at
squash) was taking even longer as he came back form two down to win
in 74 minutes.
So, two up for Queens and the big guns were next. "How often do you
play this," I asked Marcus. "Once a year," was the reply, "but don't
worry, I'll be quicker than they were."
He was true to his word, sealing the title in a brief 39 minutes.
Adrian (I'm not sure if his claim never to have played it before was
quite true, but he doesn't play often that's for sure) was even
quicker, a mere 34 minutes.
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"I won it for them
really ..."
Everyone wants a photo ... |
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SATURDAY:
SEMI-FINALS |
 "When
I got the call from Malcolm I thought 'oh no, I really don't
want to play this weekend'.
"I've just played in the Home Internationals in Dublin and won
two club championships this week - Guisborough on Wednesday and
Redcar last night, that was 10-9 in the fifth after an hour and
a half!
"But it's such a privilege to play for Pontefract, it's a great
club with such team spirit, how could I refuse!
"I was a bit tired, and eased off the gas a bit at 7-0 in the
fourth, but managed to hang on."
Peter Londsale |
 "It's
very hot on there, it doesn't suit anyone who likes to play
their shots.
"I'll probably be playing Danny Meddings tomorrow, which will be
really tough. I'll try to keep it going, but he'll probably go
for a few shots.
"We've had some hard matches to get to the final, Queens Halifax
and Nottingham in the last two rounds ... we could have done
with Lee or James, especially tomorrow, as Colets have a really
strong team."
Shaun Leroux |
Miles wants a game
with
Dad after the semi-final
Colets Captain
surveys
the opposition ...
Racquets Thame,
Men's plate winners
"I was playing for Limpsfield last
year, but when Dave [Peck] approached me to play for Colets I
jumped at the chance.
"We've got a strong team, strong at the bottom, and at the top,
so we've got a good chance of winning it."
Kristen Johnson |
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Pontefract bt Hereford Whitecross 5-0
Lee Drew bt Sam Miller 5/9, 9/3, 9/4, 9/3 (52m)
Derek Ryan bt Jethro Binns 6/9, 9/3, 9/2 (49m)
Shaun Leroux bt Matthew Crowley 9/6, 9/4, 4/9, 9/6 (82m)
Alan Norrish bt Lewys Hurst 3/9, 9/5 rtd
Peter Lonsdale bt Andrew Watts 9/6, 8/10, 9/3, 9/5 (56m)
Pontefract Lacking …
Steve
Cubbins reports from Nottingham
 Champions in 2003, Pontefract are without their world stars
Lee Beachill and James Willstrop this weekend. Even though they play
for the club in Yorkshire and National League, their failure to make
an appearance in earlier rounds of this competition rendered them
ineligible. But still,
Malcolm Willstrop arrived with a strong team who saw off Hereford
Whitecross 5-0 … but it wasn’t as one-sided as the scoreline
suggests.
First
on the showcourt was Shaun Leroux for Pontefract against
Matt Crowley. Leroux was in control in the first game, winning
it 9/6, then took a 2-0 lead, finishing off a long second game that
had both players looking tired with two exquisite winners followed
by a tight drive on game ball.
A recovery from Crowley delayed the end, but Leroux regrouped to
take the fourth and put Pontefract into the lead after 82 minutes.
Meanwhile, the fifth strings were engaged in another long battle.
Peter Londsale, fresh from his appearance for England at O40
level in Dublin last weekend, took Pontefract close to a 2-0 lead
when he reached 2-1 and 8-0 against Andrew Watts.
Urged on by Whitecross’s noisy support, Watts started clawing his way back,
point by point, and you could see the Pontefract supporters becoming
edgy. Their nerves were calmed as Londsale finally stopped the run,
winning the fourth 9/5 to take the match in just short of the hour.
 The
Whitecross recovery started when Lewys Hurst went 1-0 up
against Alan Norrish, but in the middle of the second, Hurst
did a spectacular splits when lunging to reach the ball. After that
his movement was severely hampered, and he had to concede defeat at
the end of the second.
So Pontefract were in the final, and Lee Drew and Derek
Ryan took to the court knowing that they could save their best
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Colets bt Redwood Lodge 5-0
Alex Gough bt Hadrian Stiff 6/9, 9/1, 9/3, 9/4 (48m)
Scott Handley bt Chris Clare 9/6, 9/1, 9/1 (27m)
Danny Meddings bt Matt Baker 9/7, 9/5, 9/7 (46m)
Clive Ewins bt Mike Gregory 9/7, 9/7, 9/0 (26m)
Kristen Johnson bt John Gliddon 9/4, 9/0, 9/5 (37m)
Colets
Cruise into Final …
 Defending champions Colets arrived at Nottingham with an
exceptionally strong side, and must be favourites to retain their
crown. Redwood Lodge put up spirited resistance in the
semi-final, but couldn’t make much of an impression on the Thames
Ditton squad.
Club
stalwart Danny Meddings and new recruit Kristen Johnson
put Colets 2-0 up, and Clive Ewins and Scott Handley
finished the job off.
Before the match Alex Gough was hoping to play a best of
three should the match be over by the time he went on, which it was,
but with Scott’s match being moved out of sight to court nine, best
of five it had to be. And Alex was probably grateful, since he lost
the first game – the only one Colets dropped – on a bouncy court
five.
The Welshman recovered to win 3-1, and Colets now look forward to a
rematch of last year’s final, while Redwood retired to the bar.
Kristen Johnson watches his Colets
team-mates
 "It
was a bit disappointing to lose my Italian title last weekend in
Brescia, but I went out there with a bit of an injury and took
the opportunity to do a bit of sunbathing.
"Obviously it was a great result in the semi against Davide, the
crowd went a bit quiet after that.
"I wasn't on top form in the final, but if you're going to lose
I can't think of anyone better than Stacey to lose to."
Scott Handley |
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O55 Plate Final
Wolverhampton bt Dunnings H&F 2-1
Doug Russell bt Nick Hudson 4/9, 9/4, 10/9, 9/4 (37m)
Stephen Russell bt Bob Shelley 9/5, 6/9, 9/5, 9/1 (40m)
Mick Whitehouse lost Bob Collins 5/9, 4/9, 9/2, 1/9 (23m)
One Down, One to go for Wolves
He’s got another final coming up shortly, a date against
Manchester/Pontefract in the National League final, so
Wolverhampton’s Stephen Russell took the opportunity to test out
the Nottingham courts in the O55 plate final.
It didn’t start well for the Black Country Boys, as Mick Whitfield
went down 3-1 to Dunning’s Bob Collins. “He was just better
than me,” said Mick, “too skilful.”
But Doug Russell pulled Wolverhampton level, to Mick’s relief. “Doug
played nice and steady, just what we needed,” was Mick’s verdict.
 So
it was all down to the second strings. Stephen Russell for Wolves
against Bob Shelley for Dunnings. After Stephen had finished his
press-ups before going on (really!), I said to him “it’s all down to
you then …”. “I really didn’t want you to say that ,” he replied.
Oops.
But all was well for the Wolves as Stephen ran out a 3-1 winner,
winning the first ever O55 plate final.
”I expected Bob to outlast me,” said a relieved Stephen. “He looked
like one of those players that just runs and runs. But in the middle
of the fourth I realised that he was getting tired, so I made one
last big effort to finish it off, and thankfully it worked.”
So, one down, one to go for Wolverhampton … |
Women's Semi-Final
Strings bt New Eltham 5-0
Sue Wright bt Mandy Akin 9/4, 9/5, 10/8 (29m)
Wendy Maitland bt Candy Wilton 9/2, 9/2, 9/1 (19m)
Jenny Wright bt Karen Hume 9/1, 9/3, 9/3 (23m)
Jenny Tamblyn bt Rae Anderson 9/2, 9/6, 9/1
Chloe Marshall bt Rebecca Czuczman 9/0, 6/9, 9/1, 10/9 (33m) |
Super Debut for Strings
"Not bad for a first season," said Strings skipper Sue Wright
after leading her ladies' tem to the final. With Strings' fledgling
National League team having reached the play-offs in their first
season, she has a point.
With Pontefract, who received a bye after Edgbaston Priory pulled
out this morning, waiting in the final quick wins were the order of
the day, and the team duly obliged.
New Eltham, long-standing supporters of the event, were
themselves fielding a weakened team, but were determined to get five
players out and were none too pleased to find that they had no match
tomorrow.
Chloe Marshall, Jenny Tamblyn and Jenny Wright put Strings into the
final before skipper Sue took to the court against Mandy Akin.
Wright took the first two, but was pushed all the way in the third,
with Akin catching the former world no three out at the front of the
court with drops and boasts. Running after everything, Mandy reached
8/5 and had four chances to clinch the game ... but Sue was having
none of it.
Back to 8-all and Wright finished it off with a killer drop followed
by a killer boast, leaving Wendy Maitland to complete the 5-0 win.
So it's defending champions Pontefract tomorrow, but it looks like
Strings are in the mood ... |
"Mummy's all
sweaty!"
says Ethan ...
"When in doubt boast ... I
don't do running!
"At 8-5 it flashed through my mind that we had another match
to play, so I wanted to finish it in three."
Sue Wright |
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Junior
Mixed Final:
Leamington bt Nottingham 5-0
Chris Hall bt Lewis Walters 9/2 9/6 9/5 (36m)
Nick Bradley bt Eddie Charlton 9/5 9/10 10/8 2/9 9/4 (68m)
Dean Alder bt Jon Brown 9/7 9/1 9/1 (19m)
Leonie Holt bt Kitty Newsham 9/6 9/5 9/3 (30m)
Sarah-Jane Perry bt Heidi Walters 9/6 9/3 9/6 (23m)
Four Finals For Leamington
The Junior Mixed final marked
Leamington's fourth final in a row, and their second win, retaining
the title they won last year.
"If we were up against Pontefract, like we were expecting to be, it
would be hard," manager Max Holt said before the final. "But we're
hopeful for a win today."
Four comfortable wins, plus a hard-fought marathon from Nick Bradley
that entertained the crowd on the showcourt as well as any match
today, and Leamington had another victory to their name.
With four of the team going out of the age-group this year, after
the presentations Chris Hall made a nice speech thanking Max for her
support of the team over the years, organising and transporting the
team, and presented her with a bunch of flowers ... nice touch!
Leamington retain
the Junior Mixed title |
"They've been a really nice
team to work with, they get on really well with each other.
"We had a coach, Jane Ashton, at the club who brought them on as
a group. Leoni, Chris and Nick have all represented England.
"It's hard sometimes to organise five juniors for lots of
matches, with all the other commitments they have, but it's been
great fun.
"We have more juniors coming through at the club, but it will be
a little while before we know what standard they'll reach, but
hopefully we'll be back."
Max Holt |
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Men's O45 Plate Final:
Beaconsfield bt Maidstone 2-1
Chris Gildersleve bt Alan Thatcher 5/9, 3/9, 9/2, 9/7, 9/7
Phil Payne bt Keith Kinder 9/6, 0/9, 10/8, 5/9, 9/5
Phil Whittaker lost Bruce Wilton 7/9, 9/1, 8/10, 9/3, 1/9
Match of the Day
"Save the best for last" is an often heard phrase ... well today it
was true.
Last match to finish, by some distance, was the men's O45 plate
final, and what a thriller it was. A southern derby between Beaconsfield
and Maidstone, these three-man matches can sometimes be over
quickly. Not this one.
Maidstone took the lead when Bruce Wilton, egged on by
friends and family, won the first of three five-game battles.
Then Maidstone skipper Alan Thatcher went on at number one
against Chris Gildersleve ... It was a clash of styles,
for sure. Thatcher's powerful drives combined with skilful touches
were too much for Chris in the opening stages. 2-0 to Maidstone,
9/5, 9/3.
But
Chris had a plan. "I knew I'd worked him hard in the first two, and
I was hoping that would pay off. The team kept telling me 'he's a
big guy, he can't keep that pace up forever'."
 And
pay off it did as Chris worked his way back into the match, running
after everything, and making his opponent work harder and harder.
"I settled into a decent rhythm after the first two, and felt quite
good. I felt I could have played another game or two if necessary
... unlucky for Alan it wasn't best of three!"
So, down to the decider, and again a clash of styles. Beaconsfield's
"I can serve harder and run faster than you" Phil Payne
against Maidstone's Keith Kinder, with a smooth, elegant
style.
It was what I'd call an 'up and down' clash. 9-6 to Phil in the
first, then 9-0 to Maidstone. "9 winners, then 9 tins," was Chris's
verdict on his team-mate's play. "No, that's unfair, his opponent is
playing much better now."
By now everything else had finished, people were waiting for the
presentations, but no-one minded, this was a gripping encounter.
The tide seemed to have turned as Keith went 6-1 up in the third,
only to falter and lose it 10-8. In the fourth a good 4-0 start for
Phil and it looked like the presentations were near. But no, this
one was always destined for a fifth.
 It
was close at the start ... 2/2, 3/3, 4/4. But a couple of errors
from Keith gave Phil the lead at 7/4. A tin gave Beaconsfield match
ball, and a tight drive gave them the title.
"He played well," said Phil. "After a good start he cam back with
good lengths that stopped me from playing the way I wanted to. It
became a game of attrition in the end, we were both on top for a few
points, got tired, then came back again."
Keith wasn't too downbeat. "I'm disappointed to lose, but I'd sooner
lose like that than win easily." That's the spirit!
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What's with the shirts,
Phil?
Beaconsfield were sporting the brightest yellow shirts you've
ever seen.
"Triple Entendre, I call it," said skipper and sponsor Phil
Whittaker.
"You're safe in a volvo, you're highly visible on the court, and
then there's the squash ..."
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Captains'
conference ...
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SATURDAY |
Men's semi-finals:
Pontefract bt Hereford Whitecross 5-0
Colets bt Redwood Lodge
5-0
Women's Semi-Finals:
Pontefract bt Edgbaston Priory
w/o
Strings bt New Eltham
5/0
Men's O35 Final:
Colets bt Nottingham 5-0
Junior Mixed Final:
Leamington bt Nottingham 5-0
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Men's Plate:
Racquets Thame bt Stourport 4-1
Men's O55 Plate:
Wolverhampton bt Dunnings H&F 2-1
Women's O35 Plate:
Linden bt Cumberland 2-1
Women's Plate:
Lambs bt Duffield 2-1
Men's O45 Plate:
Beaconsfield bt Maidstone 2-1
Non-County Mixed Plate:
DL Bournemouth bt DL Cranmore 3-1
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SUNDAY |
Non-County Mixed Final:
Heaton bt Lambs 2-2 (8-7)
David Boothroyd bt Keith Muldown 6/9, 9/0, 9/0, 9/0 (42m)
Saeed Ahmed bt Stephen Parr 9/1, 9/7, 9/4 (34m)
Emma Hanson lost Jillian Lilico 9/7, 9/0, 2/9, 7/9, 7/9 (43m)
Liz Hahn lost Colleen Campbell 4/9, 2/9, 9/10 (26m)
Men's O55 Final:
Bexley bt Chichester 3-0
Peter Lewis bt Ian Graham 9/6, 9/6, 9/6 (38m)
John Prowse bt Graham Fisher 3/2
Chris Prestledge bt Garry Willers 9/3, 9/2, 9/3 (16m)
Men's O45 Final:
L.A. Fitness bt Nottingham
Women's O35 Final:
Cannons Richmond bt Chapel Allerton
Men's Final: Colets bt Pontefract 5-0
Women's Final:
Strings bt Pontefract 3-2
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Men's 3/4
Playoff
Hereford Whitecross bt Redwood Lodge 4-1
Racketball Final:
Queens bt West Hants 5-0
Junior Mixed Plate:
Chichester bt D.L. Nottingham 4-1
Men's O35 Plate:
Beaconsfield bt Redrice 4-1
Racketball Plate:
D.L. Bournemouth bt Solihull Arden |
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