The Official Magazine of the E.nglish Table Tennis Association Issue No.298 Jan./Feb. 2004

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(left to right) CHARLOTTE JENKINS (WAL), MARY FULLER (ENG), RACHEL GODFREY (WAL), MARTHA TRAVIS (ENG), NATASHA REES (WAL), and SARAH RUSSO (ENG)

THREE young English Anette, has been playing table becoming an umpire. players had their first mini tennis for 3 years. Further details will be taste of international table Anette is wondering whether available shortly on the ETTA tennis in December, when there are any girls in her website www.etta.co.uk . they attended a training daughter's age group, In the meantime if you would camp in Cardiff, after an somewhere in the South/ like to register interest on how invitation from the TTVV. Southwest, who she could visit to get yourself on to the first Mary Fuller (under 12), and also whether there is a rung of the umpiring ladder, Martha Travis and Sarah Russo club she could train at during please contact Richard Scruton (both under II), who are their visit. (NURC Chairman) or Colin members of the ETTA's Youth Responses to Rob Sinclair at Clemett (NURC Secretary), Development squad, took part ETTA HQ in Hastings. both of their website in a two day camp. addresses are printed below. hopes to be fit to play in the This camp included a friendly ETTA LAUNCH Newcastle Grand Prix and the training match which was PUB PUNCH English Senior Nationals, in staged with the right level of UMPIRE THE table tennis career of Sheffield. informality by Alan Griffiths, to Matthew Kenny has been make it a great experience for RECRUITMENT threatened following a punch RETURN OF both sets of young girls. to his eye in a Sheffield pub, in Wales were represented by CAMPAIGN December. THE MACCABI two under 13 year old girls The ETTA National Umpires Kenny, who is a student at Rachel Godfrey and Charlotte and Referees Committee Grantham College, needed GB OPEN Godfrey, plus one under I I (NURC) is launching a two three hours of surgery to his THE MACCABI GB Table Natasha Rees. year national campaign in damaged eye. Tennis Open Championships The match score was a 7-2 February, to recruit more Following the operation has not been held for fou r victory to England, but the real Local and County Umpires. Matthew saw a specialist in years now and in its latter winner was the experience Setting the target of January, but will now have to years was not well attended. given to these young players. encouraging every Local wait for up to 6 months before This year however it will be Mary Fuller and Martha Travis League and Premier Club to he knows his situation. different, they are now holding both won three each, whilst qualify just one person over the tournament in a new and Sarah Russo won one. the two year period, the ETTA LEG ONTHE modern venue on 10-12 tables is looking to vastly increase the and have advertised the event ELINA NEEDS numbers of umpires.Whether MEND well among the Jewish umpiring at a club or league BRADLEY BILLINGTON who community. OUR HELP tournament, or having the had an operation in December The tournament on Sunday ELINA GLADH from Sweden, ambition to become the to repair varicose veins, is now 29th February 2004, at a venue who is I3 years old, will be Pierluigi Collina of the table on the mend. in the London area, is expected visiting our country this tennis world, there are many Brad started playing table to attract 200 or more and summer with her mother rewarding benefits to tennis aga.in in January, and he will include many nationally ranked (and former nationally PLEASE NO"'E RICHARD SCRU...ON'S WEBSI...E ADDRESS: ranked) players some being in the top 100.What with family rjchard@ljonhea"785 i .freeserYe.co.uk and friends it will probably be COLIN CLEME...... 'S WEBSI...E ADDRESS: a full house. coljn@clemei:i:.demon.co.uk Further information 020 84572333. STRAIGHT TALK by Alex Murdoch

I hope you had a G·reat Christmas and New Year, may 2004 be Our man on the computer a successful and happy one for you all. MALCOLM Val and I enjoyed our break from work and Table Tennis, MACFARLANE which we spent with our family. 2003 was a busy year with pictured left our two eldest boys getting married, seeing our rust at the World Singles' in grandchild reaching his rust birthday and of course becoming Paris last Chairman of the ETTA! 2004 will see another grandchild and I summer shall have the big 60 to celebrate in June, presents most welcome but a Zimmer frame is not required yet. The start of 2004 will be the end of n1Y first 6 n10nths in office, which has proved interesting and enlightening to say the least. Despite many problems and obstacles, my enthusiasn1, and that of my team, has not been impacted and our determination to turn our sport around remains solid and focused. We have continued with our process of meeting players, parents and officials at various meetings and events across England and despite all of this I still have found time to play in local leagues, county matches and at a number of tournaments. This has given members an opportunity to talk to me and in many cases play and beat me on the table, I expected son1e quarter but none has been given. Anyway let me try to give you some update on what has been happening and what the future will bring. TTN Details of the funding we shall receive for the next twelve months The magazine improvement programme continues and we are looking will be known soon and I shall advise you of the actual money during at providing 2 free copies to each league, which will be sent to the the first quarter. Chairman, Hon Sec/League Representative member and also a free Although we have not been included in the top 20 sports, primarily copy to the County Member because of our World Status and medal achievements, we are still in a Increasing circulation by way of new subscriptions is critical for all of small band of sports which are recognised by the Government and us, please complete a subscription form and send it to the office. Sport England as being very important from a development Articles from the members are always most welcome, due to space perspective and meet the government agenda of Sport for All. This limitations we cannot guarantee all will be included but will do our means we will still receive significant funding and in many case more best to use them, so why not send one in about your club, league or than sports in the top 20. any item which you believe TT players would be interested to read. In future National Governing Bodies like us will have to subn1it Whole Sports Plans to deliver the strategy of Start, Stay and Succeed AFFILIATI0N and the funding streams have been reduced from 75 to just 2 namely The returns, to date, which have been received from the leagues with community and national funding. All future funding will be with the 4 affiliation fees and registered teams, shows for the season 2003/4 that year Olympic Cycle starting in 2005. we have 7370 teams against 7606 last seasons. This decline is, regrettably, in line with the reductions in members which we have WEBSITE seen for many years, albeit the ETTA does not have details of The new website will be up and running in the next 60days. It is individual members and can only base its numbers on team expected that this will be upgraded and updated on a regular bases registrations, we must change this in the coming years. and become a major tool in communications to members and those Some leagues have expressed concerns about the 11 scoring system outside of the Table Tennis fraternity, many thanks to Malcoln1 but have reluctantly decided to affiliate and give it a try. The new MacFarlane for all his efforts. scoring system is part and parcel of the ETTA rules and laws of the sport and I hope that any league will invite me to their next AGM RANKING AND RATING LIST should they be considering not affiliating for the 2004/5 season. The changes have been implemented and the new system is effective from January 2004. FUNDING & DEVELOPMENT PlANS Another area being considered is to get all league results included in We have recently been advised by Sport England that we do not have the ranking programme, this would give the opportunity for grass to generate a Development Plan for the start of the budget year April roots players who only play competitive table tennis at local league 2004 to March 2005 but will have to submit a four-year plan from April level to have an England ranking, any thoughts? 2005. continued on the nextpage • STRAIGHT TALK continued COMPETITIONS During the coming months and prior to the start of next season we shall be reviewing the whole of our competition programme and making changes, which will nlake them more player, coach and parent friendly. Details will be circulated in the coming months.

INDMDUAL REGISTRATIONS The ETTA National Umpires and Referees This has been the subject of debate over the years and will be over Committee (NURC) is launching a two year national the coming months. Apaper will be sent out in the next 60 days campaign in February, to recruit more Local and outlining various ideas with a questionnaire to complete and return. It County Umpires. is your ETTA and I believe as many players and officials as possible Setting the target of encouraging every Local League and should have the opportunity to air their views on this important Premier Club to qualify just one person over the two year subject. period, the ETTA is looking to vastly increase the numbers of umpires. Whether umpiring at a club or league tournament, or having the ambition to become the Pierluigi ENGLAND TEAM AND PlAYERS Collina of the table tennis world, there are many rewarding benefits to becoming an umpire. REPORT Further details will be available shortly on the ETTA Just to update on results: website www.etta.co.uk . HUNGARIAN YOUTH OPEN We were represented by three young In the meantime if you would like to register interest on players, Joanna Parker, Georgina Walker and Kelly Sibley, in the team how to get yourself on to the first rung of the umpiring event and lost to Rumania in the Quarter Finals. Best individual ladder, please contact Richard Scruton -(NURC Chairman) performance was from Joanna Parker who reached the quarter-final. [email protected] or Colin Clemett PORTUGUESE YOUTH OPEN (NURC Secretary) [email protected] . Gold Medal in the Cadet Teanl event for Darius Knight, Paul Drinkhall and Gavin Evans. Gold Medal for Joanna Parker in the Junior Girls Singles. Silver Medal for Kelly Sibley in the Cadet Girls Singles. Bronze Medal in Junior Girls Team event for Kelly Sibley, Joanna IE Parker and Georgina Walker. THE Press Association arm PA Sport has a monopoly in Bronze Medal in the Cadet Boys Doubles for Darius Knight and Paul Britain.They normally transmit results and stories to all Drinkhall. national and provincial daily papers, all TV and radio stations including Teletext and web-sites. They have now cut out HUNGARIAN CADET OPEN table tennis and are also hitting other sports like badminton Gold Medal in Cadet Boys Doubles for Darius Knight and Gavin Evans. and squash. The response to our protests by Mr David Balmforth the REGIONAL STRUCTURE PA Sport Sports Editor is a stock letter sent to many of the It is very important that the Regional Structure is promoted and table tennis people who have protested. grows; we are considering a number of options which will be The letter says that firstly they will cover all sports reviewed and debated in the coming months. involved in the Olympic Games. Regrettably, this is of limited interest to British table tennis fans as none of our players FINANCE qualified for the singles event. We are on track within the budget for the 2003/4 season and Secondly, his staff journalists will be watching their computer screens for results of all major table tennis events anticipate making a small surplus. Planning will start on the 2004/5 and will "write two or three paragraphs if they think the budget in the next few weeks and details will be published in the near news is important". future. This is a complete non-starter. The staff writers knowledge Over the coming years radical changes will be made to ensure that of the sport is limited. Few British names are likely to both our paying members and our funding partners receive greater feature in the leading results - they will be mainly Chinese value for money. I believe that £10M of investment in our sport over winners. the last few years should have resulted in more people participating PA have a clear monopoly with British sport. It is quite and paying fees with our International Performance at least amazing that they are accepting the views of the sports maintained year on year. editors and paying no attention to the thousands of followers of our sport who seek information and results of all major events. NEWSLETTER The PA axe has now fallen, as far as we can say at the My second newsletter will be sent out in February and it is intended moment, results of the British teams at the world team that enough copies will be sent out to each league secretary for thenl championships coming up shortly in Qatar and the English to give each team captain a copy, hence increasing the circulation list national championships in Sheffield will probably only be to over 8000. reported in the DailyTelegraph (on a daily basis) and I hope that I have covered the issues of interest to you but if you possibly with the odd feature by Matthew Syed in The Times. have any questions please get in touch. Wish you all a good 2004, play Please continue to send letters to David Balmforth, well and enjoy yourself. Sports Editor, PA Sport, PRESS ASSOCIATION News Ltd, Bridgegate, Howden, EastYorkshire, DNI4 7AE. Alex Murdoch EITAChairman PLEASE NO,.E JOHN WOOD'S AMENDED EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - I

NEWS FROM THE RANKING POINTS LEAGUES SYSTEM I fEEL sure that the suggestion by the FEELING quite strongly about the anonymous writer (Dec.2003) to current ETTA ranking points system, make use of any League Newsletters and being a coach heavily involved by Table Tennis News is a good one. with juniors I would like to make the Most of the articles submitted to our following response to Jack Boult's Newsletter - Net and Edge - do not letter in the Noven1ber issue of TT really date and I would say that we news. have dozens of articles from grass I am not sure that I can agree with root sources that you might be able the comment "will people ever stop to make use of. interfering with the ranking points I cannot believe that we are alone system," as a structure has not been in this enterprise. For this purpose I made for some time. As with all am forwarding two items for your other sports, standards improve and consideration. therefore systems must be kept Stan Johnstone updated to ensure it does not Cheltenham, Gloucester stagnate. I feel there is a need for Editor's Note: Thankyou Stan for change in the following three areas; the floppy disk. I will be making use • Accumulation of points of both articles soon. • Allocation of points • Categories IMPROVING TTN Looking at the first point, I feel it THANKYOU for the November and wrong that points won and lost by a December issues of TTN which as player are accumulated all the while usual were generally enjoyable. that player keeps playing regularly. A. Afew suggestions for We have the situation that a great improvement ofTTN: many players have amassed a lot of l.Less negative letters from former points over the years, and in many Chairmen (November TTN) cases those points do not reflect that They should have plenty of positives player's current level of play. I am to offer and frankly I have no interest sure with the computer technology in petty infighting. we have all points could be deleted 2. Aregular quiZ every other year i.e season 1 + 3. Astraightforward crossword. season 2, season 3 delete season 1 4. Apage devoted to details of who's points. This will mean that points are who at TIN HQ with titles and only added to the previous season, contact details. thus reflecting each player's current B. I did not quite understand Ming form. Majoe's letter (December TTN) The second point regarding which seems to hint at a possible allocation of points, is an area that I massaging through of llup (please feel has been contradictory for some forgive me if I am wrong Ming). Why time. Transferring points from the can't we rejoice in having adopted loser to the winner is one of the the internationally recognised problems, as many players, scoring system and move on (as it particularly juniors, decline entering happens I preferred 21up but have some competitions for the fear of no hangups with llup). losing points. I have to question Ming deserves much credit for whether this systen1 of deducting highlighting the deficiencies of the points for losing is in the best current Committee system (which interest for motivation. I feel bonus was of course inherited by Alex points for reaching each stage of the Murdoch and much criticised by him competition could be an added in the December 2002 issue of incentive.. Sportbreak) . Finally, I am very much in favour of I am not clever enough to debate only gaining points in ones own operation of the current Committee category. Points achieved outside system but what is glaringly obvious ones own age group should NOT be is that it needs severe pruning to added to their own age group. enable the new administration to do ounior's playing in Senior it's job effectively. competitions should only have the points allocated to the senior David Humble ranking list, thus ensuring players Chairman, Mossford TfC can only gain points in their own LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - 2 category.) Juniors playing in senior table tennis) events, especially the older ones of Me want, me want, me want smack the age group will wish to gain a the white, higher position than their elders. Smack it hard with all me might, However, juniors are using the Losing all me inhibition, system (nothing wrong in that) to Smack it past the opposition, enhance their points and position in Smack it all around the table, this category. When junior players Smack it just where he ain't able, tell me they don't want to enter a And when he try to smack past me, competition in their own age group Me smack so fast that he can't see, because they have too much to lose, And when he get me on the floor, it is not a healthy situation, and one I Me chop it back and get to four. believe is due to the system. He drop one short to make me jive, The dictionary states "RANKING" as;­ me smack the white to make it five. To place in line. - To classify. ­ He ain't nowhere near n1e when Comparative position. I therefore Me smack the white and get to ten. feel a ranking scheme should reflect Me smack once more to get to the player's positions on an equal heaven playing field, which under the 'Cos he on four and me eleven. present system in many cases a players current form is not reflected Murray Glover due to points being compiled year Surrey on year. Although I am not familiar with all other sports those that I have been involved in, such a system is "GRASPED THE KATHLEEN BEST THOMPSON (pictured above) died on 5th not employed. October 2003 after a short illness. I like all of us who are passionate NETTLE" "The finest player we ever had" so say the people of Wakefield. That's about the sport want to see it I THINK it's high time that the game where it all began. Then Leeds, where she became their top lady too, succeed in all areas, and at all levels. of table tennis and the news media and so on throughout Yorkshire and the North. As stated in the Ranking Scheme "Grasped the Nettle", of the problem Progress was rapid. She became an important part of the Yorkshire explanation of Noven1ber 2001, many of coping with all the overseas Premier side, which was to threaten almost all other counties, playing people dislike it while others players names. Mostly those of the alongside, most notably, Brian Kennedy and Raymond Hinchcliff. appreciate it. With the proposed far east. Her high level of performance in match play and open tournaments led alterations I don't feel it will cause a At present, mostly, it is not possible to selection for England - the first for a Yorkshire lady for many, many sudden deterioration in the scheme to make sense of the reams of table years. Her commitment to table tennis was soon to be tested. At that or in the numbers attending, in fact it tennis results. I for one cannot spell time, Kathleen had a job in the film industry. She asked permission to may encourage those players who do the names, cannot remember the travel to Glasgow in the afternoon to play in the evening international not play due to the present system to names, cannot pronounce the against Scotland. Permission was refused - "if you do so you will be enter. nan1es, and now find reading about dismissed". Story has it that Kathleen's father, proud of his daughter's Peter Avenell table tennis a complete turn-off. selection, marched into the manager's office pointing out that Kathleen Suffolk What is needed in table tennis is for wasn't representing her street, or city, or county, but England! To no the overseas players to be realistic. avail -she travelled - job lost. Soccer had this problem years ago, In 1952 Kathleen became the first Yorkshire lady to be selected for the "SMACK THE that is why there is a Pele and a Didi. Corbillon Cup team, along with Rosalind and Diane Rowe and Ann Every overseas player that has, to Haydon -arguably one of England's strongest teams. WHITE" our eyes, a complicated name needs That same quartet played in the semi-finals of the women's doubles in AMAD idea has been running to take, if you like a nickname, i.e. the 1954 World Championships at Wembley. Whilst the Rowe twins were through my head recently. How Digger, Looper, Smasher, Chopper, beating a fine Japanese pairing, Watanabe & Egochi, Kathleen and Ann about a rap song to get youngsters etc., which is instantly recognisable were thrilling a packed arena as they brilliantly eliminated the world thinking about the game? There is from one set of results or articles to chan1pions, Rozeanu and Farkas. The Rowe sisters narrowly won the all so much already buzzing in our the next. Then every overseas player, English final to gain their second world crown. young black communities, with the whether they be world class or not, Kathleen had a tremendously strong attacking game at a time when Ashison project and Darius Knight can attract a following and keep the defensive play, in Europe at least, generally held the upper hand. She etc. leading the way. Someone may interest of the sporting public, not gained a long list of notable victories and her highest world ranking already know an established rapper, just the table tennis enthusiasts, and reaching No.9. (who might even play the game also build a image, etc. Off the table, she was courteous, friendly and modest, never seeking himlherself?) who could lay down a It worked for Hollywood, Kirk the limelight and magnanimous in defeat. track that could be sent to Douglas, Doris Day, Judy Garland, Kathleen was a teacher by profession, specialising in mathematics and clubs/schools, played at events etc. etc. latterly heading a project designed to "assist and adjust" children Of course, if it ever made the charts, This would make Table Tennis excluded from their schools. This post was suited to her temperament that would be something else! News, for one, a great deal more and readiness to help those in need, when allied to a sometimes As a 70 year old Surrey resident, I readable. mischievous personality. She kept a table tennis table at the school but am the least qualified person in the Michael Joseph Anthony O'Leary the pupils could never understand why they kept losing to "Miss". world to write rap, but I attach below (MIKO), She gave much time and effort supporting two particular charities - one my starter for ten, which gives the Willesden, London caring for discharged prisoners and more recently one which provides sort of approach, even if the permanent homes for adults with learning disabilities. She still found vernacular is hideously wrong! time for golf and bridge and to being an outstanding Lady Mayoress of Maybe we could even offer a prize the City of Leeds in 1997/8. for the best rap song about table She leaves a husband, Alan, to whom she was happily married for 50 tennis ... a free coaching session with years, two sons, Christopher and Peter, and five grandchildren, each of Desmond Douglas? whom she loved so much. They and her many friends miss her " Smack the white" (a rap song for tremendously. • TABLE TENNIS TIPS HOW COMPETITION organisers and and to resolve their positions it is referees at aU levels of table necessary to consider next the ratios tennis are frequently asked to of games won to games lost. Ahas a determine the winner of a group games ratio of 4/5, B's is 5/3 and D's or round robin competition, is 3/4, making the ranking order B, A, writes Richard Scruton. D,C. When ITTF Regulations for Figure 1 However, as shown in Figure 5, if International Competitions apply, A B C D MPts Result after eliminating C's matches A, B such as at World, Olympic and and Deach have 3 match points and continental competitions, open A * 3-2 3-0 3-1 6 a games ratio of 5/5, the next step is international championships, open to consider the ratio of points won to tournaments etc, regulation 3.7.5 B 2-3 * 3-0 2-3 4 points lost. The points won!lost provides the method for determining ratios for A, Band Dare 89/95, the winner. C 0-3 0-3 * 1-3 4 100/98 and 101/97 respectively, so The basic principles are simple ­ the group order is D, B, A, C. results are determined at the highest D 1-3 3-2 3-1 * 2 Finally, if in the group whose possible level, for example by match results are shown in Figure 2, D had points rather than by gan1es, and that Figure 2 been injured during play and had where at any stage of the calculation A B C D MPts Result conceded the match 1-3 to C, the group members are equal, their table would then be as shown in relative positions are decided only by A * 1-3 3-0 1-3 4 (3=) 3 Figure 6. There is no change in the the matches between then1. numbers of match points won by A, Additionally when a position has B 3-1 * 3-2 0-3 (1=) 2 Band Cbut D, with no match points been determined and others are still from the match with C, has a total of equal, all the results associated with C 0-3 2-3 * 3- I 4 (3=) 4 only 4 and is now in equal 2nd place. the determined position are excluded Eliminating the results of B's matches from any further calculations needed D 3-1 3-0 1-3 * (1=) I gives the order B, A, C, D, so that the to resolve the equalities. effect of the unfinished match is to All members of a group, whether Figure 3 drop Dfrom 1st to 4th. teams or individuals, play each other A B C D MPts Result Regulation 3.7.5 provides for the and gain 2 match points for a win, very occasional situation where it is whether it is played or a walkover. A * 3-2 3-0 1-3 (1=) not possible to resolve the equalities, The loser receives 1point in a played as occurred in last season's match but none for a match which is B 2-3 * 3-2 3-0 (1=) Harrogate Closed handicap singles not played or is not completed. competition (Figure 7) and the In the example shown (Figure 1), A C 0-3 2-3 * 1-3 4 relative positions are decided by lot. has 6 match points, Bhas 4, Chas 3, and Dhas 5, so the final ranking is A, D 3-1 0-3 3-1 (I =) Figure 7 (note: 1 point played at D, B, C. Amore typical example is 10-10) shown in Figure 2where Band D Figure 4 Ken bt Paul 3-2 -8,-9, 7, 10,10. 50-49 each have 5 match points and Aand A B D MPts Games Result Paul bt Nick 3-2 -5, 8, -9,8,8. 47-46 Ceach have 4. Nick bt Ken 3-2 9.~ 10,-4,6,9. 47-46 Afrequent mistake is to say that all A * 3-2 1-3 4/5 2 Ken 96-96, Paul 96-96, Nick 93-93 the positions have not been decided Ken won by drawing lots at this stage and therefore the next B 2-3 * 3-0 5/3 step is to consider the ratio of games In the 2001 Lithuanian Top 14 won to games lost for all four. This is D 3-1 0-3 * 3/4 competition, a round robin, 6 players incorrect. won 8 matches each and the referee It has been established that, on the Figure 5 had to calculate match points and basis of match points, Band Dare A B D Games Points Result games ratio to determine positions contenders for 1st place while Aand 3rd to 8th. Similarly in 1979 the 9,4,-6,7,-10 Care competing for 3rd, and it is A * 9,-7,S,-7,6 5/5 89/95 national junior ranking tournament necessary only to distinguish at Thornaby-on-Tees included a between the two players who are B- 9,7,-8,7,-6 * 12,-9,6.-8,11 5/5 100/98 2 junior girls group of 8 players,S tying for each of these places. The finishing with 5wins and 2 losses. relative positions of those equal at D -9,J,6,-7, I0 -12,9,-6,8,-11 * 5/5 101/97 any stage depend only on the For further information on the matches between them so, as Dbeat Figure 6 duties and responsibilities of a Band Abeat C, the final order is D, A B C D MPts Result MPts (A,C,D) Result tournament referee please do not B,A,C. hesitate to contact me. In the next example (Figure 3), C A * 1-3 3-0 1-3 4 (2=) 3 2 with 3 match points is clearly 4th but Richard Scruton A, Band Dare equal with 5 match B 3- I * 3-2 0-3 Chairman, National Umpires and points each. The next step is to Referees Committee eliminate the results of matches C 0-3 2-3 * 3-1 4 (2=) 3 3 involving C. From the remaining [email protected] matches (Figure 4), each of the D 3- I 3-0 1-3 * 4 (2=) 2 4 players has gained 3 match points, 10 • EUROPEAN OLYMPIC SINGLES

The first Junior World Championships held in Santiago, Chile was a combined team and individual event.The top ranked teams from each continent participated, boys a.nd girls, initially in groups of four and then to a progressive knock-out to achieve places 1-15 (I boys and I girls team withdrew), writes Barry Granger. Although there were many close matches, with notably the Chinese boys' team 0-2 down to Chinese Taipei in the final and still winning 3-2, China won both team events, and this despite their top two ranked boys not there! Japan were runners up in the girls event. In the individual events there was little success for Europe, Asia having almost all the semi-finalists in all events except the boys' and girls' doubles where a European pair each won a silver. In the boys' singles Christian Suss from Germany, no. I seed, was sensationa.lly knocked out (4-3) in his first match against the fourth-rated Chinese player, after winning his group, and the Chinese no. 3 (no. 5 if you include the two missing) and seventh seed Li Hu lost to the no. 3 Portuguese player in his group. However, Li Hu went on to beat the no.4 seed Zhang Jike, China in the quarters and the no. I Korean Lim Jee Hyun 4-0 in the semi.At 15 years old (the others were all 18) he did well to reach the I WILL make no comment on the Gareth Herbert was not far from final against the Korean Oh Eon Rae, who himself had only withdrawal of Matthew Syed moving forward into the second beaten the Chinese no. 2 seed 12-10 in the seventh in the from the British squad, other stage. His serving lacked some of its other semi. But Li had other ideas and duly won the final than to record that a number of usual venom and his attack never 4,7, I 0,-9,5. foreign journalists colleagues reached top gear as he went under In the girls' singles it was China who dominated, providing were dismayed at the Syed 10,8, -7, 4, 5 to Contstantin Cioti all four semi-finalists. Only Georgina Pota (Hungary) and decision, bearing in mind his from Romania. Kristina Sliebereisen (Germany) being any non-Asians in the giant-killing double act at the England and Britain No.1 Helen quarters.The eventual winner was Li Qian, China, who beat European League match in Lower fought a gallant contest losing her compatriot Peng Luyang 3,4,-6,4,-6,-6,4. Holland when he brought down at 7 in the sixth to Bilijana Todorovic Trinko Keen and Danny Heister from Slovenia - that meant she did Other results: a few weeks earlier, writes John not qualify either. Boys' doubles: Woodford. So, all out, the British squad flew Seiya Kishikawa/Minoru Muramori Oapan) beat This meant that Steen Hansen home with two days left on a Ryanair Tiago Apolonia/Marcos Freitas (Portugal) -9,7,-7,8,7, 10 invited Adam Robertson, but as I £16 touch from Frankfurt. understand it, he was committed to With Eloi just winning against Girls' doubles: play in three clashing Austrian Baggaley, we watched him until the Li Xiaoxia/Li Qian (China) beat National League matches that dying seconds on the final day, when Gabriella Feher/Eva Tapai (Serbia) 6,5,6,9 weekend, so he felt obliged to he failed to qualify, losing to fellow honour his contract. countryman Patrick Chila. Mixed doubles: The British squad of four -Andrew Those who recall this event when it Zheng Changgong/Li Xiaoxia (China) beat Baggaley, Gareth Herbert, Alex Perry was held in Manchester, will Ma Long/Cao Zhen (China) 8,8,9,6 and Helen Lower - all battled to ren1ember the strange format reasonable-looking scores in their explained here in more expert detail Santiago was just reaching its Summer with temperatures groups but no-one finished in second by international umpire David over 80 degrees and there were two sessions of table place to go forward to the next stage. Edwards. In Summary, half the tennis each day over 7 days, with finals Sunday. Sessions The British player who came players are out when they fail to were morning to 1.30 and from 5 in the evening, which nearest was Baggaley -but after finish first or second in their groups; meant a nice break in the afternoon. Play was well taking the first two games 10, 11, he four qualify on the third day; four organised on 10 tables and the whole event ran smoothly. finally lost at -7 in the seventh, in more on the second day and the final Despite not being a table tennis nation, many of the favour of the French No.3 Damien three on the last day. Not good value people of Santiago turned out to support the players, Eloi, a former England Open for the fans (500 daily in the 5,000 marvelling in the fantastic play and being very supportive champion at Cleveland. seater Luxembourg stadium) - they throughout. There were perhaps 1000 crammed in for each Alex Perry had an extremely tough watch less talented players each day of the last two days and the total silence maintained by group headed by Dane Alan Bentsen, although players ofJorgen Persson spectators whilst play was on was really great.A really good but later he managed to beat calibre were in action most days. tournament in a superb location, well worth the trip. Hungarian Daniel Zwick!. • I I VIEWS FROM A LOCAL LEAGUE

WHEN our new Of course, before we can couple of tournaments a average league player. Chairman,Alex Murdoch, discuss value for money we month probably play regularly Everything it does is slanted to writes in Straight Talk "Do need to understand how in at least 2 or 3 leagues so that tiny minority of players at not go away and think that players get benefit from the still have about 75% of their the top of the hierarchy. A all I want to do is get more various layers of administration table tennis provided by local quick glance through the pages money from players ..." it they are subjected to. leagues. On the other hand ofTable Tennis News or at the certainly gives the According to the latest the ETTA also receives 40% of ETTA web site will reinforce impression that that, at Electoral Register there are this revenue and yet only that opinion. There is almost least, is one of his aims. 7271 teams playing in 231 provides part of the table nothing in either medium This, of course, comes in leagues. Assuming that about tennis for about 5% of all aimed at the lowly league the context of Individual 10% are in junior leagues (we players. player and equally nothing Registrations and seems to don't seem to get a breakdown aimed at the local league lead immediately to the these days) the average senior Table Tennis Tax administrators who are discussion on whether, league consists of just fewer So what does that 90% of all providing their table tennis. It again to quote Alex, " ... than 30 teams. As this is the league players actually get for is time the ETTA realised that the grass roots players and size of my league I have a good their £4 a year? Most would the player languishing at the administrators feel that idea of what sort of table say very little. They look upon bottom of the 5th division they are getting value for tennis is played by the different it as a table tennis tax - it gets averages is as important as the money", writes David types of players in such a paid each year but gives little player playing for his county Martin. league. obvious value. They get no and needs to be treated At least Alex, with his local We can assume that the stability in the laws of the equally. league background, has average league has about 120 game and have unwanted law It is a similar story at club admitted that the views of regular players. Of these, at changes imposed upon them. level. There has been much grass root players and both senior and junior level, For the last two seasons, in pushing of the Premier Club administrators not only have maybe 5% will play in Inter­ contradiction to the first programme and I'm sure that it some importance but that League Competitions, 5% will stated object of the ETTA in is an excellent scheme. But their consideration of what is play in ETTA Tournaments, 3% its Memorandum of once again it is elitist even to meant by value for money can in the County Championships Association, they haven't even the choice of its name. There be, and should be, discussed. and less than I% in the British had a set of uniform laws of is also the question, not to be There is little doubt that Alex League. Of course, it is likely the game, as half the leagues considered here, of whether was elected by the voting to be the same players playing were playing up to I I and the this scheme ought to be within power of the local leagues and in all of these higher-standard other half up to 21 ! the local league umbrella. It is he is now being true to his competitions. It is therefore Maybe those players believe clear to me that there are election promise to listen to likely that between 90% and that their league administration benefits offered to Premier what they may have to say. 95% of all league players only receives some sort of help Clubs that are not available to play in their local league from the ETTA for their £4. local leagues and this needs to Value for competitions. But leagues also get very little be addressed. Alan Ransome So what do they pay? My from the ETTA. They get a claimed that there were a huge Money? league charges £7 per team free copy ofTable Tennis News number of members On the question of fees, it is plus £2 per player. Our county and precious little else. In a participating in this scheme no good Alex saying that this charges over £6.50 per team desperate attempt to attract who didn't show in the league amounts to less than £4 per and the ETTA over £ 15 per support from local leagues, last statistics. If this is true these player if the vast majority of team. Therefore each player season the previous players certainly need to pay players get nothing for it. pays a total of approximately administration ran a series of an affiliation fee to the ETTA Indeed many would consider £9 of which 40% goes to the conferences entitled "Recruit as the Premier Club itself pays that the ETTA has given them league, 20% to the county and and Prosper". Two delegates only a pittance. a negative benefit in recent 40% to the ETTA. attended from my league and So, is the ETTA value for years. Most were very happy Local leagues therefore both were very disappointed money? I would think that to play with the smaller ball provide all the table tennis for with what they heard. It was 90% of players would think and up to 21, but all they seem at least 90% of all players but clear that the ETTA presenters not. Any attempt to increase to get from the ETTA for their only receive 40% of the knew very little about the their fees will almost certainly £4 is unnecessary interference revenue they collect. Even needs of a local league. be met with hostility although I with the game they love. those players who play a However, it was stated that suspect that we will all pay up. some coaches' courses were If the new administration is to EIIGLISH SEIlIOR IIA,.IOIIAL to be run and we managed to be true to those who elected find a couple of ex-coaches it then it must really CHAMPIOIISHIPS keen to refresh their understand the feelings of that 26/28 March 2004 knowledge. A few days before 90% and ensure that their The English National Championships are to be held at the the courses were due to be needs are identified and met. English Institute of Sports excellent new facilities in run, we were told that the Sheffield over 26/28 March. organiser was on holiday and David Martin has served on his Tickets are available on the door only. the courses had been local league committee for over . cancelled! 30 years, 25 of those as General Admission charges: Secretary and more recently as Friday - Free Elitism Chairman. The views expressed Saturday - £4 Adults, £2 Juniors & OAP In recent years the ETTA has here may not necessarily be Sunday - £6 Adults, £3 Juniors & OAP become more interested in those of his league. elitism than in helping the I EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFICATION - PREMIER DIVISION MEN

SEVEN hundred fans, nearly a full house, came to the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth on January 13, not seriously expecting to see the England mens team beat powerful Germany, one of the giants of the premier division, writes John The photo (above) shows Admiral Lord Nelson School TTC. Woodford. Chairman Brian Hall receiving the Premier Club Advanced As expected Germany's team of (Gold) certificate from ETTA Chairman Alex Murdoch and the young players led by the world No.6 Clubmark award from Sport England's Steve Padfield at the Timo Boll were fairly comfortable England versus Germany international match held at winners. The fans received full value Portsmouth in January. including another vintage display of long-distance defence from Matthew Syed that included a number of balls returned from outside the court barriers. Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth Admiral Lord Nelson School Table Tennis Club from defeated Syed 12, 2, 7 paving the Portsmouth are the 'first club to be awarded Premier Club path for the appearance of Boll who Gold status by achieving the criteria set for Advanced level demonstrated his all-round skills to writes Diccon Gray (ETTA National Development Manager). stop Gareth Herbert 5, 10, 6. Premier Club is the ETTA national programme for club With Andrew Baggaley a 'flu victim, development and is directly aligned with Sport England's Terry Young came in from the cold­ Clubmark scheme. The progra.mme is a step change for Table he is no longer a professional -giving However, protest made, the Tennis club development where clubs are set challenging Lars Heilecher a strong challenge by Germans obviously thought they criteria to aim for and receive help and support from the snatching the first game 11-9. would win on the glass-like surface, ETTA to help achieve high standards.The objective is to build Heilecher was struggling all the way so they played on. It would seem a brighter future for the sport in England through the as Young came close to forcing a fifth that the ETTA will have to look more creation of a network strong of clubs. game, but the Gern1an held on to carefully in the future and possibly Clubmark is a Sport England cross-sport scheme with a win the last three games 4,9, 11 use the portable flooring that is nationally adopted set of standards that recognises safe, winning huge applause. available and should have been used effective, child friendly sports clubs. After capsizing Holland in at the Mountbatten Centre. To achieve Clubmark, clubs must reach high standards in Eindhoven, hopes were rising that Two other events completed the fou r main areas: England might be inspired to a point evening - the Admiral Lord Nelson • Playing programme - coaching, competition and open play where Germany might be challenged, club TTC received an award - they • The protection and safety of children and young people but that did not happen. What did are the first club to gain the Premier • Sports equity and ethics happen was a formal protest by the Advanced Lever and Club Mark • Club management German coach, confirmed in writing which is a Sport England award Admiral Lord Nelson School TTC is a terrific example of to the referee Mick Strode on the across all sports. how through good orga.nisation and lots of effort the sport condition of the floor. Portsmouth is The night ended with a comedy can grow and strengthen. Five years ago, before the club an excellent centre for these exhibition session by Alan Cooke and existed the city of Portsmouth did not have an open club matches, good crowds and a fine John Hilton -some 600 fans stayed with extensive playing opportunities. The club has nurtured centre, except the floor is not on to watch the hilarious antics of young (school) players who are now playing in the suitable for top table tennis. The comedian I-Iilton and the"straight­ Portsmouth & District League, the National Junior League German coach Istvan Korpa stressed man Alan Cooke. and some feature highly in the Hampshire junior rankings. that a non-slip surface and non­ • The Portsmouth TTA and the Club Chairman Brian Hall commented "ifTable Tennis is to reflective are the two main Portsmouth City Council Leisure develop a decent foundation and consolidate, then the model requirements. It appeared that the Services combined to stage the and structure provided through Premier Club is the way main hall surface had been fairly match, masterminded by Brian Hall, forward.We believe in the 'safe, effective, child friendly recently refurbished giving it a shine the "top table tennis gentleman" in philosophy and though have had to comply with challenging like glass and it was slippery. the city. paperwork we are pleased with the support and resources provided from the ETTA via our Regional Development Officer". \ ENGLAND 0, GERMANY 3 Clubs interested in the Premier Club programme M. Syed I. Z. Fejer-Konnerth -12, -2, -7 or Clubmark scheme should contact their Regional G. Herbert I. T. Boll -5, -10, -6 Development Officer or Sheila King (Development T. Young I. L. Heilscher 9, -4, -9, -I I Secretary) at ETTA in Hastings.Tel: 01424 722525. E-mail: [email protected] • KILLERSPIN EXTREMEWEEKEND IN CHICAGO byTim Boggan

Serious FUN-that's what the choppers he hadn't been never looks like he has weapons unprecedented four­ accustomed to playing, especially enough to even wound the 38-year­ tournaments-in-one hosted one at this high level (the first old Waldner. ]-0, whose reflexes are December 27-29 in Chicago by defensive star to reach the World instantaneously there to block a Robert Blackwell was for me, final since Gernlany's Ebby Schoeler wonderful whirl-around-the-net ball and for hundreds of players, and in 1969). by Joo, doesn't need to be "The thousands of spectators. On the other side of the Draw, Magician" to win this match. In the Everyone's efforts to come out World No.44 Lucjan Blaszczyk 2nd game, Waldner serves an edge­ and participate should have knocked out Peter-Paul Pradeeban and the guy next to me says, "Did he gladdened the hearts of those in after Pradee had to play fellow do that deliberately?" Such is the the Windy City and the State of Canadians-juniors Peng Guo and stuff of legend. Though J00 doesn't Illinois who've so successfully Pierre-Luc Hinse, twice a wlo winner take a game, he does in the 4th make continued to support Killerspin. and so, without playing a match, by some side-to-side acrobatic gets, It's historic, it's dramatic, that his mere presence in the 8th's, $250 then finishes the point by walloping these supporters recognise value richer. Because of a decision to seed in a winner, which gets him warm in Robert's reach beyond the by the World Rankings rather than applause. It's Waldner's clouds to the Sport's Olympian the USATT Ratings as indicated on Championship though and he heights, writes Tim Boggan in the entry blank, U.S. receives a standing ovation. Chicago. The Joo!Matsushita semi's starts as In the Women's final Wang Chen of if they're playing an exhibition, each the USA, who is currently World willingly taking turns at mildly No.30, overcame the challenge of 'eXtreme' attacking, mildly defending. As play World No.13 Mihaela Steff. progresses I'm surprised to see Steff held her own, losing the Championships Matsushita's sustained offense. Down opener from 9-all but winning the One of the complenlentary pleasures Chicago (dedicated to help children 1-0 and 9-8 in the 2nd, he chops, 2nd from 10-all with the help of an for many this eXtreme weekend was with disabilities), LaSalle Bank, Next lobs, counters to 9-all, then furiously edge and a finishing forehand. More the sometimes raucous involvement Realty, the ITTF, the USATT, and of whacks ball after ball in. Though he of the same in the 3rd: at 9-all, Steff in the flamboyant spectacle of the course, first and foremost, Killerspin. continues to mix chops and forehand mishit, then topped a ball long­ Sport's best professionals giving their topspins he sometimes seems to which prompted her to try to take a all to entertain the huge December Killerspin Open swing a little wildly (misses two bite out of her bat. In the 4th she 29th evening crowd at the UIC Robert BlackWell's 28-event, 54-table would-be killers from 9-all in the was a goner. And in the 5th, down Pavilion. Thousands of multi-ethnic Killerspin Open, highlighted by 410 3rd), somethingJoo never does. 10-9, she gave way to a finishing enthusiasts, including many who'd entries competing for over $40,000 in Down 3-1 and 9-2 in the 5th, error, thus echoing her loss to Wang enjoyed competing in that other prizes, was run under the very Matsushita, expressionless as ever, in the recent Brazilian Open. No Blackwell extravaganza, the Killerspin capable direction of Danny and Val signals by returning a ball between ITTF points won or lost though, for Open, were wowed-and wowed on Seemiller, with help from Sarah his legs it's all over. the matches here didn't count in the a grand-scale by counter-counters Seemiller and Mark Nordby among Waldner, World No.24, looks World Rankings. curving around rather than over the others. anything but that in the opening The other events were a great net, or given a three-ring-circus-high In the top half of the Men's Singles minutes of his semi's against success, resulting in a tremendous by this or that champion's lobs that Draw, South Korea's current World Poland's Blaszczyk. Down 8-2 in the boost for USA table tennis. stretched both ball and player's limits finalist, Joo Se Hyuk, advanced to the 1st, he climbs to 10-8 before losing, This tournament commanded from table ...to courtside ...to semi's, but was 7-game threatened in then takes an 8-0 lead in the 2nd, considerable 1V airtime. barriers-be-damned beyond. I hope the quarter's by 4-time Indian and wins it 11-7. Play is really spotty, all reading this are aware of the National Champion Chetan Baboor, for both players aren't sharp. In fact, upcoming 10-week ESPN airing (in just recently the recipient of an MBA I don't think I've ever seen a player TIM BOGGAN is a former 30-nlinute spots) of this colourful degree in the States. Think it's of Blaszczyk's stature perform at International Table Tennis show, with voice-over by 2004 U.S. cheatin' to say that the former times so badly-in the 4th he's down Federation Vice-President, Olympic Coach Dan Seemiller, for it's Commonwealth Games runner-up, 6-1. Ordinarily Waldner is ready for and a former three term sure to hold the attention of viewers who has the reputation of being able any out-of-this-world shot that President of the United everywhere and so bring some to hit low-ball chop, wasn't at all rockets in, but the Pole does catch States Table Tennis much-needed recognition of our him with a fast down-the-line serve Association (now USA Table intimidated by World No.1Ts long­ Tennis). Sport to the masses. pips defensive prowess? Consider (the only one fast and long I saw in For 14 years he served as Strikingly live is the Pavilion's that by the time Joo was down 3-2 in my two-day stay at the McCormick Editor of the National roving, blinding spotlight that seems games, he had to rely more and Arena). Up 3-1 and 7-5 in the 5th,]-0 Publication, and he is to keep a recurrent beat with the more on his balancing bird-wing, appears ready for a KO. Then-how currently the USA Table music as it flashes about the rapidly swoop-in forehands. Up 9-8 in the does it happen?-he loses 13 of the Tennis Historian, as well as filling stands and tri-court 6th, Joo might have faltered, but next 14 points! And we're suddenly the Association's Secretary. technicians, cameramen, Aly-Salam­ didn't, when Baboor kept defenSively into the 7th game. But with the He has received the ITTF co-ordinated umpires, and anyone returning topspin balls from back­ opportunity for a $10,000 win on the Order of Merit Award, the else connected with the action­ line, Waldner reactivates himself with USTTA Barna Award, and was court. Up 7-4 in the 7th, he might inducted into the USTTA Hall which is everybody, for the have faltered, but didn't, after a stretch counter-get and tracer-like of Fame in 1985. He has been spectators have their familiars to talk Baboor cracked in a fearless backhand follow that stops on the Hall's Board of to, turn to, wave to, smile to, go to. forehand to tie it up at 8-all. Instead, Blaszczyk's initial attempt to get back Directors since 1979. It's a gala time. The giant replay view J00 had a smash finish of his own-to in the match. ]-0, then, advances to He was a member of the screen sits observingly above all, which Chetan could only say to the final. 1971 U.S. "Ping Pong turned on to sponsors-Illinois admirers of his gritty effort that it World No.17 Joo, from the time Diplomacy" Team to China. Bureau of Tourism, Belle Center of was always difficult to adjust to he's down 4-0 in the opening game, I BOOK REVIEW by John Wood

HISTORY OF U.S.TABLE readers that many Hollywood TENNIS Vol. II: 1940-1952 film stars played table tennis, by Tim Boggan like the famous actress Ginger Rogers, who was pictured on THIS nostalgic book by the front cover of the US Table HistoryifU.S. Tim Boggan, not only takes Tennis Topics magazine, with a the reader down memory sandpaper bat, serving a karate lane of table tennis in the cut slice side spin to her TableTennis USA, but also England and costumed opponent Santa VoLll: 1940-1952 Europe as well as World Claus. She even penned a lead Championships around the article in the magazine, where 'The War Years: (Some US1TA Victories, world, writes John Wood. she said that she depended on ButThe WoundedSoldierNeedsA BloodTransfusion')" The introduction of this the game for "exercise and historical book states that diversion", and how she and "Everybody's playing table her movie-star friends, Jimmy BY TIM BOGGAN tennis", that included the likes Stewart and Henry Fonda of Jimmy Durante, who said played table tennis for fun. "The game is dynamite". It History of U.S. Table Tennis is then goes on to report on as it's title suggests primarily events that happened during about US table tennis, but the Second World War, where there is plenty of information it mentions that the celebrated on English table tennis players Victor Barna, who had won the and events to satisfy the ardent the Mens World Doubles English table tennis fans. As in Championship in 1933 with Chapter 18 where the book Sandor Glancz, had safely records that Johnny Leach immigrated to England, but his beach Richard Bergmann in the younger brother Tibor, English Open in the 1945/46 Hungarian Champion in 1941, season 24-22 in the fifth, at perished in the holocaust. Wembley Town Hall, London. Chapter One relates how There is a section on the Barna lost his unbeaten tag in 1938 World Championships at the USA in 1939, when he lost the Royal Albert Hall in to Izzy Bellis the USA's No.3 London, where a very unusual ©Copyrigbt:z player in Philadelphia during a tale is told, that of tour match, in what was Czechoslovakian Bo Vana. supposed to be an exhibition Vana had come from know what to do - he just match.After the first match it Czechoslovakia alone, a.nd walked around saying, "Ping developed into a dog-eat-dog couldn't speak a word of Pong?" ... "Ping Pong?" Of battle, in which the famed English. Worse yet, for some course the police soon picked Barna flick finally succumbed to reason whoever was to meet him up ("Ping Pong?" ... "Ping the poisonous Bellis chop. him at the railway station Pong?") as a vagrant and a The first chapter informs didn't show up. So Vana didn't loony. "Ping Pong?" ... "Ping Pong?" Finally somebody made the connection and called the English Association and later Vana came back to that same train station as the World Champion. This fascinating 395 page book which is full of interesting stories and photographs is a must for table tennis enthusiasts. A must for the table tennis library, or a great present for a friend. History of U.S. Table Tennis Vol. II: 1940-1952 byTim Boggan costs $30, and is available from the author. Please contact Tim on his email: [email protected] Vol. I (1928-39) has been published and Vol. III (1953-62) will be out in a couple of months time. I Ith PORTUGUESE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS - Tavira, Portugal

Preparation for the Portuguese Junior Open weekend began on the preceding Monday with a training camp at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. The full England Junior and Cadet squads were in attendance together with coaches Steen Hansen and Jia Yi Liu, writes Joanna Parker. The next four days involved intensive physical and on-the-table training, and by Thursday evening I was feeling a little tired, and not looking forward to Friday mornings 4am alarm call! That said, however, the training camp had been a success. I knew I had done my preparation work well and I travelled to Portugal with increased confidence and a positive franle of mind. Friday morning duly arrived and we travelled to East Midlands Airport to take our flight to Portugal. On arrival in Portugal, I was still feeling tired, but after a quick nap I practised during the afternoon and was ready for the start of the tournament the following day. The team championship was our first event and the first round group matches against Portugal 'C', Sweden and Spain 'B started at 9am. We all played well and won all of our matches to finish top of the group. Our reward for this achievement was a quarter-final match against France 'B'. Again we played well, dominated the match and won comfortably 3-0. An early start was again the order of the day on Sunday morning and we prepared thoroughly for our l1am senli-final match against Hungary 'B'. On this occasion, however, we were unable to repeat the form shown earlier and lost the match 3-0. The playoff match for 3rd and 4th place came next and we had to beat Belarus to win the bronze medal. This we did 3-2 and we completed the team championships pleased with our results and individual performances. The singles championship started on Saturday evening and I had already won my first group match, 3-0 against a Swedish girl, when the championship recommenced on Sunday morning. By lunch time I was feeling good. I had won my group and felt that I was playing well. We had lunch and afterwards received the knockout draw for the singles championship. In the first round I had to play the Hungarian girl who I had lost to in I can't say how I felt at that point. I was overwhelmed and couldn't take the semi-final of the team event. I was, however, not overly concerned, it all in quickly enough. I think that I was just so happy. Happy that because I knew I was playing much better than I had been the first time I everybody's sacrifices and hard work of the past four and a bit years had played her and I was determined to put the record straight. finally produced the results that I had previously only dare dream about. I went to the table confident and determined to win a place the next When I 'phoned home to tell my parents, my Mum answered, and not round. The match was tough, but I played the critical points well, and surprisingly, she didn't believe me. I had to pass my 'phone to Sally won 3-0. Having beaten her I knew I was now playing very well and this Shutt, my coach, who confirmed the result to Mum. Both of my parents gave me nl0re confidence for the quarter-final match. were thrilled. Mum has always said she wanted to see one of the English We quickly learned that I was to playa French girl, from their 'B' team, players on the podium and listen to the National Anthem being played; who I had previously beaten in the quarter-final of the team event. Fronl she didn't mind which player, just so long as an English player won. For this result I felt quietly confident that I could beat her again and sure that player to be me was the icing on the cake for her. When I was enough I won the match and progressed through to the semi-final. presented with the medal and stood on the podium my team mates In the semi-final I was drawn against a girl from France's 'A' team who I phoned home so that illy parents could listen. hadn't played before. Going into the match my confidence was again This report has been mostly about me but I must praise the rest of the high. I knew that the result would be down to me and if I played well I squad. Everybody had played well in this tournament and between us we could win. I was determined to give it my best and go for my shots. If I took home two gold medals, the Cadet boy's won their team event; one had lost I would have been bitterly disappointed, but I didn't lose. I silver medal, Kelly Sibley came runner up in the Cadet girl's singles; and 3 fought hard for every point, won the match and I was in the FINAL! bronze medals, Paul Drinkhall and Darius Knight both lost in the semi­ In the final, I had to play Timai Viski, one of the top Hungarian juniors. finals of the cadet boy's singles. With my confidence at an all time high, I now believed that I could win I think this was England's most successful European open the tournament. I had come this far and I was not about to give in. With tournament for quite a while, it certainly was for me! Hopefully, support from the coaches, the cheering and encouragement from the with all the hard work that we have planned, we will continue squad and the brilliant parents, a very hard and long match followed. improving and the 2003 Portuguese Junior Open will be a mere Again I played the critical points well, varying strong defence with stepping stone to bigger and better results in the future. decisive attacking shots and I won the match 3-2. I had won the Portuguese Junior Open!! • 11th PORTUGUESE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2

England's star cadet and junior players, boys; Darius Knight of Battersey and Paul Drinkhall of Cleveland and girls; Georgina VValker of Nottingham, Joanna Parker of Chertsey and Kelly Sibley of Leamington Spa show both their team spirit and individual improvement, and success in a fine team and individual event under the management of JiaYi Liu, the Men's Team Captain and Sally Shutt, the Ladies'Team Captain in Tavira, at the I Ith Portuguese International Youth Championships, writes Brian Spicer. Darius and Paul retained their Cadet Boys'Team title with an epic battle against France winning 3 games to 2. Georgina, Joanna and Kelly lost to Hungary 0-3 in the semi-final, but raised their game in a tense decider for a bronze medal against Belarus winning 3-2 with Kelly Sibley recovering from a 0-2 deficit to DARIUS KNIGHT (above) & win 3-2 in the final match. (left) PAUL DRINKHALL Kelly Sibley maintained her high level of attacking play on both wings in the cadet girls event, reaching the final at the expense Turkey, the eventual winner 0-3 in the semi-final. Paul Drinkhall of C. Costa, Portugal 3-2, S.Rask,Sweden,and ETroshneva, Russia beat A Silver of Portugal 3-0, G Menge of Turkey 3-2, but 3-0, before losing to champion V. Lemeshevskaya, Russia 0-3. lost to A Outochain of Russia 0-3 in the semi-final. In the singles events,Joanna Parker, England's leading junior The quintet will continue now with their coaches for one defender landed a career best performance winning the Girls' month's training in China throughout 2004 that will prepare Singles and beating Hungarian Timea Viski 3-2, bringing into play them well to repeat such successes at the European Youth her counter-attacks with powerful forehands and backhands. Championships in Budapest and the Cadet Six Nations event Joanna beat E Juhasi of Hungary 3-0, S Lascols of France 3-0 and that is scheduled to be played in England this summer. D Coulibaly of France 3-1 in the semi-final. It is clear that with Captains, Jia and Sally that a team effort In the Cadet Boys' Singles, Darius Knight beat A Rigoriev of worthy of the predictions that these players could well fulfil Russia 3-0, P "Bezard of France 3-2, but lost to Jiang Peng Fei of England's dream of Olympic medals by 2012.

TN • 17 GRASS ROOTS - I t10SSFORD TABLE TElliS CLUB Mossford TTC started as part of Mossford Residents Community Association in Clayhall, IIford,Essex when young men returning from the second VVorld VVar The Croydon Table Tennis League started their season in October created a table tennis section in 1948, writes David with three divisions consisting of 25 teams from the Croydon area: Humble. The main team supporters are from Monks Hill TT Club; 6 teams, It is an unpretentious club but it's main claim to fame over the followed by 5 teams from Wickham Park TT Club, Eldon TT Club years is that it has bucked the trend of so ~any ?ther club~ and entered 5 teams: Reintroduced this year are the Open and Handicap leagues by steadily expanding, rather than wlther~ng and dying. Lo~ Cup events. The ftrst rounds started in Decet,nber, .writes Moir. There are reasons for this which become self-evident below; the In the First Division, Forresters 'A' lead by two pOInts, WIth a game In hand main message arising is that anyone can do it, there is no magic over Eldon 'A': Ararity for some years is Monks Hill 'A' team in seventh place. or luck involved. This is mainly due to the original players seeking success elsewhere: The In 1948 metal trophies were either unobtainable or averages table is headed by Ian O'Connor (Forresters) having played and unaffordable, so team members and their families donated blazer won 9games: George McGlone and Roger Pingram both from Wickham Park buttons which were melted down and recast into the Mossford TT Club have both played and won 5games. Cup-the internal club trophy. The cup has long since worn out Aclose position at the top of Division Two see Woodmanstern 'B' leading and fallen into disuse but has been kept by the club as a folklore Eldon 'B' by two points: Only one 100% is held by Monks Hill 'B' team, Steve reminder of not so plentiful days. Hulbert. Nine teams in the Third Division where Wickham Park 'D' lead by The club was very unusual when set up because most local three points over Monks Hill 'B'. They also have a game in hand: In the clubs were attached to companies and played on company averages table David Jones of Monks Hill 'D' heads having played 9and won premises or company sports grounds. Mossford played in a 9. He is followed by Christo Borros of Wickham Park 'D': 14 year old Adam school. Over the next couple of decades the club thrived at Sandhu (Monks Hill 'F') is third with an average of 91.67: Avery keen Gilbert Colvin School and grew to 3 teams. There were no youngster with great promise. . outstanding players. Nevertheless matches were contested very At the local primary school in Selsdon, Lon MOir has a class of 368 to 10 keenly. year olds teaching and coaching them after school hours every Monday In the late I960s it was recognised that the club should change afternoon. They attend alternate weeks as a class of 18 in each. from it's reliance on one very talented person who organised everything to more of a committee structure to try to.eliminate W D L Pos Division 1 P Pts the obvious vulnerability of the club. It was not the easiest of 1 Forresters 'A' 3 3 0 0 26 changes but works well and has endured. 2 Eldon 'A' 4 2 1 1 24 By the early 70s the club expanded to 4 teams with 4 players 3 Wickham Park 'A' 3 3 0 0 21 in each team, playing 2 singles and 2 doubles each per match. 4 CMO Kenley 'B' 4 2 0 2 18 There was also a highly successful club night where it had use of 14 5 Woodmansterne 'A' 4 0 1 3 the gym on Fridays for two and a half hours. Friendly games 6 CMO Kenley 'A' 2 1 0 1 13 were played up to 3 I points one game only and everyone ~ad to 7 Monks Hill 'A' 2 1 0 1 8 play everyone else in strict rotation order ie no self selection ~f 8 Wickham Park 'B' 4 0 0 4 6 opponents.The main reason for the success however probably IS due to the post practice visit to the Unicorn PH for a bevy! Top Averages: O'Connor, Ian 100%, McGlone, George 100%, The club had been very lucky in that the school caretaker Les Pingram, Roger 100% Cleland was a marvellous chap who helped to clear the classrooms where we played, put up the equipment and then W D L Pos Division 2 P Pts helped restore the status quo at the end of the evening but 1 Woodmansterne 'B' 5 4 1 0 33 most importantly turned a blind eye to our frequent late Eldon 'B' 2 5 3 2 0 31 finishes. Eventually Les retired and his replacement was, quite 3 Forresters 'B' 3 1 0 2 17 understandably less accommodating. This, together with the 4 Eldon 'C' 3 1 1 1 16 restriction that only four teams were possible at the school, 5 Monks Hill 'C' 4 0 1 3 15 forced the cub to look elsewhere. 6 Reedham Park Sports Club 'A' 3 1 1 1 13 It obtained use of a gymnasium at Wanstead Leisure Centre on 7 Wickham Park 'C' 3 0 1 2 10 Wednesdays.The club night in season was lost but the club was 8 Monks Hill 'B' 2 0 1 1 5 now able to run more teams because the gym could house 4 Top Average: Hulbert, Steve 100% tables. The club had almost never been involved with juniors, apart D L Pos Division 3 P W Pts from President Bill Dawson's son Steve mainly because we had 1 Wickham Park 'D' 4 4 0 0 36 been told that youngsters were not interested in table tennis, 2 Monks Hill 'D' 5 3 1 1 33 and the club always believed what it was told! 3 Woodmansterne 'C' 5 2 0 3 23 In the late I980s all that was to change. Club chairman Dave 4 Monks Hill 'F' 4 2 1 1 22 Humble was foolhardy enough to enter a world veterans 5 Eldon'D' 4 1 1 2 19 tournament.After such a chastening experience he wanted to 6 Wickham Park 'E' 5 2 0 3 18 get his act together and improve. His friend Stuart Gibbs 7 Sanderstead 'A' 4 1 0 15 3 suggested that he go to Brentwood club as a helper and g~t 8 Eldon 'E' 4 1 1 2 14 some direction as a quid quo pro. The result was a revelation! 9 Monks I-Iill 'E' 3 1 0 2 10 As the Brentwood club gym door opened Dave was greeted by a vibrant mass of people of the junior kind. Is that where they Top Averages: Jones, Dave 100%, Borros, Christo 100% had all been hiding! Graham Moon (now sadly deceased) was an inspiration in running Brentwood Club. After a couple of years Dave decided to try to replicate the I 2 GRASS ROOTS - 2

Brentwood phenomenon at Mossford. It started in a room built President-Bill Dawson who is now 87 and only packed up playing at the end of Dave's garden with just 3 youngsters, including Neil a few years ago. Fineberg and Martyn Cantale. Success was immediate and so the Any disagreements (and with the best part of 100 members it club decided to expand the experiment. Dave Playford was would be very unhealthy not to have any), no matter of what approached as he was Wanstead Leisure Centre's Director of severity are faced up to and dealt with. All in all a Leisure. He supplied use of a hall on Saturday mornings at well organised club with shared responsibility which engenders a reduced cost and also put some posters round to local schools sense of belonging. (the only advertising the club has ever had for juniors). Dave Finally, Mossford continues to be outward looking, offering help Humble managed to obtain the assistance of club members Phil to other clubs, league and county eg on setup and/or junior Ashleigh and Tony Cantale (Dave was by now a level 2 coach). development as required. Success was again immediate as a dozen youngsters turned up It is a great hobby and almost a way of life for some and the on day I. It was and is hugely stimulating for all who took part. best news is that it is not rocket science and as already said, any After a couple of years the club felt that it was outgrowing its club can do it and if we all did "it", the ETTAs financial worries premises and wanted its own identity. This coincided with the would likely evaporate! conversion of an old dance hall at the Aldborough Centre into a dedicated table tennis facility and Mossford TTC moved there in 1993 and remain to this day, renting space for both junior and TABLE TENNIS FOR KIDS senior activities. Table Tennis for Kids are holding a team tournament for those in The club now runs 10 senior teams consisting of 8 in the IIford the project on Saturday 21 st February 2004, venue to be agreed. League spread over the 4 divisions and teams in the first and Further information: www.greenhouseschools.org and then go to second divisions of the West Essex table tennis league.There are the 'TTK' section. also 3 teams of youngsters competing in the Junior British League, National Junior and Cadet Leagues. A natural spin off has been that the average age of the senior sides has progressively reduced over the years as youngsters ALAI COONE I IICOLA DEAIOI have come through. Junior sessions have increased to 3 hours on Saturday mornings and 2 hours early on Tuesday evenings. There is a total of about 60 youngsters. Fortunately they do not appear all at the same time! Numerous County juniors have been produced over the years, a few of whom are Martyn and Daniel Cantale, Matt Spero, Robin Ashleigh, Hannah and Ruth Ashleigh , Karla Bryant, Daniel Bronziet,Will Thoresby, Robin Glassberg, Paul I-lizer etc. Matt has gone on to represent Essex at senior level; numerous other players have represented their leagues at junior, senior and veteran levels. Additionally many club members have taken on official roles for leagues and county. Obviously things do not always go smoothly and over the years 2 groups of players have gone off to form other clubs, neither of which is now in being, but happily one group returned to the club. Britain's Best & most Uf The Juniors forte must be the London Youth Games where, representing the London Borough of Redbridge, the boys have to date Summer Schoo not finished out of the top 3 in any of the last 10 years events Once again we are Our staff: running two weeks: ALAN COOKE former and the girls have had a number of top 3 performances. There August 2nd to 6th 2004 Commonwealth Champion, 4 are 33 London Boroughs competing in the competition. August 9th to 13th 2004 times English champion & So what are the magic ingredients for this club's ongoing at GRANTHAM COLLEGE England National Team coach. growth and longevity? The answer is that there is no magic and Lincolnshire NICOLA DEATON 5 times any club could replicate or even improve on Mossford's National Cha.mpion, performance and no doubt some already do. The inescapable fact Cost per week: Commonwealth and European however, is that if all clubs had followed the Mossford approach, Participants £349.00 medallist & currently one of there would be no worries about overall ETTA affiliated Non-Participants £215.00 England's leading coaches. "membership". Cost includes all meals and BRADLEY BILLINGTON accommodation Former National Team Coach & To that extent it is appropriate to examine how Mossford ticks. National Junior Champion. The club is properly constituted, with a strong committee Video Analysis • Multi ball Currently head coach at consisting of people with successful careers outside of sport. As training· 1-2-1 personal Grantham College. many members as possible are given additional roles eg team tuition • high level coaching • ALEX PERRY Former English captains, Newsletter editor (yes the club produces it's own Techniques • Practice your National Champion, newsletter!), Newsletter Producer (to professionalise the skills with the best • Photos Commonwealth Team Gold presentation), 8 qualified coaches-including a number who have to purchase • Player profiles Medallist & current England come up through the junior ranks, numerous helpers for the • Psychology workshops • international. club youngsters, a specific junior sub committee. Exhibition challenge match JOHN HILTON Former A tight rein is kept on club finances and the overall running of European Mens Singles For further information: champion & world No.5. One the club. Trivia is rarely discussed at club meetings. D & D Promotions Ltd of England's top veteran players. Club members are encouraged to take pride in and have loyalty Deaton House, Clowne Road Former National Team Coach. for their club and its traditions. Every member is given the Barlborough, Chesterfield MARK BAWDEN Qualified opportunity to assist and comment on club decisions. Rules are Derbyshire 543 5EJ Sports Psychologist. Mark has kept to an essential minimum and rigorously but fairly enforced. Tel: 01246 570805 I 855834 worked with the National Table Parents are kept up to date with progress and each receive the 07881 624330 or Tennis Team. Currently working Newsletter. 07887 58661 5 with the English Cricket Board. It says a lot for the club that it still has its founder member as • 10 BUTTERFLY STRATFORD-UPON-AVON OPEN GRAND PRIX LONDON OPEN GRAND PRIX, CRYSTAL PALACE

YOUNG players like Paul AlAN COOKE almost gave up his and female. The young English Drinkhall, Craig Gascoyne and famous top-spin and substituted players are unlikely to benefit by Craig Bryant should now be power to win the London Open learning Chinese when in China but reaching the fmals on the grand mens singles fmal at the once they can of course benefit by playing prix circuit. They are moving up splendid, but now down-at-heel their players and receiving coaching. the England ranking list but it National Sports Centre at Crystal China is regarded in many was two coaches and the top Palace, writes John Woodford. quarters as having the best coaches seeds who clashed in the fmal His final victim was Kou Lei from on the planet. round of the mens singles at Bejing-aged 16. Cooke needed all Back to the once proud Crystal Stratford-upon-Avon. Alan his experience to bring down the Palace -huge entry, 250 players Cooke, 37, landed his ftrst win excellent Chinese lad, 8, 7, 5. accommodated, 60 turned away. on the circuit this season 4,10, 4 Kou Lei now lives at Rushden, In the mens quarters Jenkins beat Just as Chinese women smother driver who brought him to the venue against Brad Billington, writes Northants. He is one of the group of Tim Yarnall, Kou Lei stopped Andrew almost all opposition at top world meant they had to leave before the John Woodford. Chinese players now in England Rushton 6,5, -8, 7, Gergely Urban level, the Chinese young teenagers event started. Both finalists overcame foreign under an arrangement with the defeated Clive Carthy and Cooke now in England are doing the same This left Nigel Eckersley as the opposition in the later stages. ETTA. English youngsters participate brought down Gavin Rumgay 7,8,5. here. winner. He defeated not so well­ Billington took out Bryant 3,7, -9, 6, in an exchange system in China. Cooke showed his class hammering The womens singles semi-final line­ known Surrey player Henry Medellin after stopping Balazs Palosi in the The winners of this scheme are of Urban 4,4,7 in the semis whilst Kou up was two Chinese, one Czech and 10, 5, 10 in the final. quarters. Cooke in his semi-final, course China. It is a huge advantage Lei provided the shock of the day a Russian,Marina Zarzycka who after Predictably, Lancashire's Brenda started slowly but gradually got to for their players to come to England capsizing Ryan Jenkins 7, 11,6. spending the last 12 years in Poland Buoey took the veteran womens grips with Kou Lei in his semi-final mainly to learn the language which Not a happy defeat for the Welsh is now based in Windsor. She has a prize 8, -7, 9, 4 against Kent's Kim before breaking through -9, 13, 11,5. as we all know, is regarded as THE ace who a few weeks back defeated splendid aggressive game. Mudge. The final was less exciting as the international language. the world No.81 German ace Feter­ She held four match points in the Aquick look at the Under 21's ­ Cooke 'pace-back TOPSPIN' proved China can send a batch of their best Konnerth in the U.S. Open Team semi-finals but lost 11 in the fifth to Stephen Bailey (Cleveland) too difficult for Billington to handle, players in the 15-18 age-group, male Championships. in Baltimore. Shuang Zhao. continued in his role as one of the with his has a leg problem. Brothers Also making a name for herself is most improved young men after Paul and Bryn Drinkhall clashed in Marketa Myskova who now seems to winning the final against the very Round 3, Paul came through to the be permanent resident of Devon, but young Lithuanian Vytas Rybakas 9, 6 quarters 9, 9, 11. Craig Bryant is even with her defensive qualities, -9,7. making more headway - he reached Marketa was well beaten by the 15­ The Under 21 event saw Shuang the semi-finals losing 7, 5, 4 to against Wang in the final. Billington year-old Wang Yanan who lives in Zhao fighting hard to beat the very Billington. also had a consolation win in the Kent - that was in the semis. determined Welsh lady Naomi Owen, Four Chinese players, all far from mens star singles, 3,11, -10, 9 against In the womens final Wang lost the but only at 8 in the fifth. their homeland, were the quarter­ Kou Lei who is still a junior. Keith first -7, but came back to beat Keith Wilson's shining light Michael final and semi-finalists. Tong Feiming Williams (Lancashire) had a day to Steven Bailey (Cleveland) who has Shuang Zhao 3, 7, 8. Marsden (Cleveland) was the winner after winning the first three grand remember when he lifted the recently zoomed twenty places up Master-minding the Chinese players of the Band 1event but only at 4 in prix events has now been stopped veterans singles title, 7,5,-7, 6 against the England mens list from 87 to 67. in England is of course Ian Marshall, the fifth against Stephen Bailey. twice. This time she beat the Kent­ Eddie Roofe in the final. Williams' Denny won the match 7,12,7. whose coaching activities take him all Jenny Harrison (Essex) saw her based Wang Yanan 8, 12, 2 in the victims included Anthony Isaac and Zhao Shuang, top of the England over England every week and round name in the Daily Telegraph results semis, but lost a massive battle at 3 in Clive Carthy at 11 in the fifth. womens list took the Under 21 the world as he edits the ITTF section, possibly for the first the fifth to the Cardiff-based Xu Jie. Rose Rainton (Sussex) was the womens title 9, -13, 7, 5against Kelly magazine "Table Tennis Illustrated". time,after winning Band 1 (women) But Feiming earned some more cash winner of Band 1, 8, 7, 8 in the final Sibley (Warwickshire) who beat Play on the first day at the Palace stopping Kim Mudge 6,9,11. by winning the star singles 11,6,10 against the Welsh international squad Gemma Chapman -8,8,7, 11 in the was not finished, due mainly to • Footnote: The fact that Crystal player Siwan Davies. In the semi-final semi-final round. Shuang knocked players required to score failing to Palace National Sports Centre has a the Sussex champion eliminated one out that battler Natalie Bawden -9,9, appear at the control table - referee huge question mark over it is ButterFIJ. of her greatest rivals Angie Bristow 9, 6 in the other semi-final. Mick Strode was not amused. shocking. There are a raft of (Kent) -9, 13, 8, 6. There was some unacceptable The centre staff granted an extra problems on its future, one is that The mens Band 1victor was behaviour at Stratford. Several yellow hour but four of the finals were developers could make millions if the Michael Marsden (Darlington) - from cards were shown and there was a postponed until the following day land was used for housing ! the Keith Wilson stable. He defeated red card by the referee Mick Strode and one band abandoned with joint ~ \~!!d

IT was a great weekend for "Club their 6-2 victory over Oakbank efficiency" as British League Fastbats both Leigh Jefferies and Administrator Aubrey Drapkin Gary Knights succumbed to the free­ was delighted to report that flowing Shaun Marples. However, there was not one single case of they will aln10st certainly retort by teams playing out of order or saying that Paul Wood and Jefferies with unregistered players. had both overcome the even higher Thanks are extended to all ranked Steven Denny. The 5-3 victory concerned - it makes the over Wirrall includes the almost Committee menlber's jobs so obligatory two games that Andrew much easier. Eden's presence gives the Wirral side. The battle to regain their Tom Page also shone with an 11-8 in Premier division status features the fifth game victory over Leigh some of the most famous Clubs Jefferies and Page came very close to in English Table Tennis. toppling Gary Knights as well, just Ellenborough whose squad has going down 11-9 in a tense decider. featured Jon Nilsson, Eric Wang Yanan were all undefeated Ellenborough their 5-3 success. Their 6-2 victory over ELGRE saw Hammond, Gary Tendler, Jimmy whilst Bradley Evans only lost once, Ellenborough's 6-2 victory over England no. 12 lady Natalie Bawden Walsh, Simon Philipz and Matt 3-1 to Grantham's redoubtable Dave London Progress II was probably turn in a truly inspired performance Spero have opened up a three Harvey. With lady player Shuang their best performance of the four as as she beat both Paul Wood (3-1) and point lead in division One Zhao in reserve Grove have they stormed into a 5-0 lead before Jefferies (3-0). (South). In division One (North) incredible strength in depth. Progress managed to hit back. Derwent with 13 points are a clear Ormesby I (Bryn Drinkhall, Paul Leaders Ormesby didn't do a lot Nilsson and Jimmy Walsh were both second but will have trouble pegging Drinkhall, Keith Rodger, Steve wrong taking seven points out of undefeated although the two Humpty's back now. They were also Bailey and Mark Simon) have eight although they will rue their 4-4 Progress wins also stand out. Henry held to draw by Blackpool, in a still to face defeat but fmd their draw against an inspired Norwich Medellin excelled as he beat Gary match where Zeke Dixon deservedly lead pegged back to a single side on the Saturday morning. Ace Tendler 3-0 whilst the ever took the Man-of-the-Match Award as point by an all-star Grove I side defender David Atkinson played improving Umair Mauthoor secured the only player to take his two that featured Lei Kou, French superbly in beating both Paul and a fine 3-1 victory over Simon Phillipz. singles. Zeke's second success, a nail­ import Thierry Tran, Bradley Bryn Drinkhall and Jens Ebbecke also Second-placed DML Plymouth's biting 12-10 in the fifth end victory Evans and new Chinese wonder made his mark with an outstanding challenge subsided in round no. over Chris Nicholls went a long way girl Wang Yanan last weekend, 11-9 in the fifth set victory over the eight when they were well beaten 6-2 to securing Blackpool's point. In writes Steve Kerns. older Drinkhall brother - Bryn. by an identical London Progress II their 5-3 victory over ELGRE Andrew Ormesby fought back in determined side. Progress no. 1Darek Zukowski Nicholls and Richard Moss accounted Division One (North): What a fashion and it looked as if they might secured excellent wins over James for four of their wins with Andrew division this is turning out to be ! just have done enough to have Whiteman and Paul Whiting, whilst judged to be the Man-of-the-Match. Normally you would expect a side of sealed the verdict. However, the ice­ the inform Henry Medellin also won Bearing in mind just how well Natalie Ormesby's calibre to be certain of cool counter-hitter Martin Gray (far twice (seeing offJames Whiteman 12­ Bawden had played against Humpty's securing promotion. Unfortunately, stronger than his national ranking of 10 in the decider in the process). Club, Richard appears to have n1ade few would have been able to no. 146 suggests) had other ideas Umair Mauthoor also picked up his his mark here as he disposed of anticipate the damage that fourth­ and he produced one of his best two singles as he beat both Marketa Natalie 5,5,12 ..... No trouble. placed Grove were intent on perforn1ances of the season to down Myskova and Kevin Buddel!. DML's Division Two (South): London inflicting on proceedings. In a bid to Steve Bailey 3-0, to leave the match other dropped point came at the Progress II maintained their march rediscover their "Glory days" of the tied at 4-4. Lowly Coventry Phoenix hands of OLOP in a match where the towards the title but elsewhere teams late 1980s/early 1990s Grove have felt the full force of Ormesby's defenders dominated. OLOP's Dave swapped positions. De Vere NETTS unearthed a team that most Premier frustrations in the next round, as Barr beat both Paul Whiting (3-1) and jumped from fifth to second whilst division sides would conclude is they were savaged 8-0. Mike Short (3-0) whilst Marketa EBS Orange Northampton II failed to "simply out of our League". The Division One (South): It turned Myskova made her presence felt as add to their points total and slumped Grove side featured current England out to be a great weekend for she beat Hari Gehlot (3-1) and Steve to bottom place. Progress's perfect No.9 senior Kou Lei at No.1, the Ellenborough who won all four of Murgatroyd (3-0). record came undone in round eight vastly experienced 28 year-old former their matches to open up a three Division Two (North): Humpty's against lowly Oxford Fire Place 1989 European Cadet point gap at the top of the table. Club took this round of matches by Centre who clearly benefited from Championships Runner-Up Thierry John Nilsson turned out to be an storm winning all four encounters their new playing order, with Craig Tran at no. 2, the current England excellent no. one and his seven wins and their crushing 7-1 victory over Cambell moving up to no. two. No.8 Junior Boy Bradley Evans at out of eight played a major part in Derwent II means they are the new Oxford played superbly to hold them No.3 and a young lady from Beijing their success. His one defeat against divisional leaders with 15 points out to a draw in a match where there who looks destined to make a OLOP's redoubtable Dave Barr (at 11­ of 16. Derwent were never really in were no shortage of surprises. massive impact in this county - 15 9 in the decider) was sufficient to contention as Paul Wood, Gary Andrew Packford scored for Oxford year-old Wang Yanan. Grove's four earn Barr the Man-of-the-Match Knights and Jason Ramage all stayed by getting the better of Marcus victories, against Dewsbury (8-0), Award. Nilsson's match against Barr's unbeaten. Chris Nicholls's 3-1 victory McDonnell and Ian Packford made Norwich Todd Foxwood (8-0), team-mate Nigel Eckersley was over Leigh Jefferies was the total of his mark with a 3-1 victory over Euan Coventry Phoenix (8-0) and equally close, with Nilsson just the Derwent success. Humpty's Club Liddle. Progress's most reliable Granthan1 IDS (7-1) tell their own coming out on top this time, again at demonstrated strength in depth player, the very stylish John Murphy story. And halfway leaders Ormesby 11-9 in the fifth end. The match itself throughout their four matches as the won twice and he may well have certainly won't want reminding that was a close call with Simon Phillipz's only times their players lost were on expected his team-mate the powerful Grove now only trail them by a single second singles victory (against Steve those occasions when a single McDonnell to have clinched the point. Kou Lei, Thierry Tran and Murgatroyd) being sufficient to earn opponent made a real impact. In victory by seeing off Glenn Freeman. • 2004 But in what must go down as the loser as they disposed of Rotherham biggest shock of the weekend it was Scorpions 6-2, and they went one an inspired Freeman (ranked no. 503 better in disposing of Birmingham nationally) who came up trumps with University 7-1. Their final 6-2 victory a tremendous 11-9 in the fifth game over Ajax Wolvey in round no. eight win. Progress's experienced Yacov certainly marked them out as serious Bogen played his part playing at No.2 contenders as Dave WeIsman, Mick on the Saturday by taking his four Harper and Andy Trott again took all singles in his team's two victories six singles they were inolved in. against Generation Two (5-3) and Division Three (North): Two very EBS Orange Northampton (6-2). strong teams are going to fail to get Division Three (Midlands): This promoted from this division as Grove division had "Grove II Success Story" III find themselves tied on 14 points written all over it but a 5-3 defeat with Darlington II. Third-placed Club against Ajax Wolvey and an Mid-Cheshire (12 points) with Mike impressive n1aximum points return Johns at no. one are no one's idea of from Bedford Modern I means that your archetypal division three side both teams still have everything to but already they look out of play for. It has to be said that Grove contention. Darlington's charge was II were not at full strength but the led by England no. four Cadet David defeat against Ajax Wolvey must still Meads who impressed so many go down as unexpected as the Grove observers in the last round of British side did include the England no's 1 League Premier division matches. He and 3 lady players - Shuang Zhao and made short work of the best that Georgina Walker. By their high Club Mid-Cheshire had to offer as he standards neither player had a match saw off both Phil Biggs and Mike they will wish to remember. Johns 3-0, not bad for a boy who has Georgina appears to have coasted only been playing three years. Club past Alan Hewitt 3-0 but in her Mid-Cheshire were never really in second encounter she became a this match as they crashed 7-1. shock victim of Matthew Hobday 13,­ Mead's team-mates Andrew Leighton 8,-9,-10. England no. 311 Senior Man and Chris Close also stayed Alan Hewitt gave a fantastic account undefeated with England no. 20 of himself against Ms Zhao, as he Junior Leighton also getting the stormed into a 2-0 lead and held his better of Mike Johns. own all the way to the fifth game. He Dewsbury II also felt the full force will remember his battle with of the Darlington charge, as they also England's top lady player fondly as succumbed 7-1. Meads, Leighton and he finally succumbed 6,11, -9,-11,-4. A Close were again undefeated as n1agnificent effort. Grove just didn't Darren Page became the only have "enough petrol in the engine" Dewsbury player to get his name on on this occasion as Dave Grundy saw the scoresheet which he achieved off Siwan Davies 3-0 and Andy LeButt with a 3-0 victory over Kevin Wilson. defeated Gemma Yarnley 3-1 to Page also fully extended Meads secure a memorable Ajax 5-3 victory. before succumbing -7,7,8,-8,-7. Bedford Modern I on the other Division Three (South): York hand never put a foot wrong all Gardens totally dominated this weekend. With players of the calibre round of matches and their squad of of Mick Harper, Dave WeIsman and Steve Holloway, Volodomyr Andy Trott at their disposal they too Chornobab, Marc Burman, Peter would grace any division two Barrow and Hung Kei Li are almost encounter. Steve Silk was their only continued on page 26 The British League Official Ball I:II:IAlII: 3 Star -ITTF approved available from --·JJlill~~rill.~ ~ 4.r-- ••r•• ~ ••,••••,••••.••••r••·,.r-J.~­/•••' ,••~.••~••••r I.'•••••••, •••...... J••••,. ••' ••, ~...... , . • _ ••r••• ..~••.•••••~ j.. 1 , ..."... ~... ~ ....., ... . ' Tlte TtlfJle Mnni8 Steeit/I/sts Telephone: 01634 670580 COUNTY CHAMPIONSI-IIPS by Stan Clarke

THE change of regulation who also beat Claire Wilson, the only reserve men, but they proved good only one woman player, then Morris concerning the format of the man to prove a problem was Ray enough to beat their old rivals, on Greenberg was injured in his first Veterans Divisions has Jackson when he took Andrew this occasion the war of the roses game against Ritchie Venner and apparently caught out some Leighton all the way, only to loose was won by the good guys as took no further part in the match, Counties. At the County 10/12 in the fifth game. Lancashire romped home 7/3, thanks effectively Sussex were 4/0 up Championships Conference last In their second match Durham to doubles by Louis Rosenthal, Alice without lifting a bat, only Anthony year it was agreed to extend opposed South Yorkshire, who were Howard and Cherith Graham and Corbin produced any real challenge Veterans matches to ten sets by soundly trounced 10/0, only Stephen one from Michael Moir, who taking a game off Adrian Moore incorporating a second mixed Horsfield and Andrea Baldi offering strangely beat No1 Richard Smith but before pushing Ritchie Venner all the doubles, the intention being to any threat when they pushed Michael lost to N03 Simon Pugh. On the way, only to slip up 11/13 in the fifth allow for a draw and to give an Marsden, Claire Wilson and Joanne Sunday Yorkshire returned to game. extra set to the woman player. In Meads to a fifth game, but were winning ways when they thumped Berkshire are in second place order to offset the possibility of unable to produce the provide the Worcestershire 8/2 before edging out having won two and drawn one, they teams using their best player in killer touch. Cheshire 6/4 in their last match when beat Devon 2nd by 7/3 and as many sets as possible it was On the second day of play Suffolk with the score at 5/4 Simon Pugh Glamorgan 2nd by 6/4 but were held decided that only one man could were the first team in the firing line brushed aside Ray Jackson to seal the to a draw by Wiltshire who are their play in four sets and that no and were promptly dispatched 9/1, win. All four of Cheshire's wins nearest rivals in third place. His is a man could play in both mixed Aimee Sparks proving too strong for coming from their women Claire very con1petitive division, apart from doubles sets, that is where some Joanne Meads. Their final match of Peers and Karen Shepherd. leaders Sussex no team has avoided teams have been making a the weekend was against host South Yorkshire started with a dropping points and this from only mistake, so please read and County Worcestershire who, without match against Suffolk which they three matches, so the division is wide understand the relevant Jill Harris proved no match for the won 7/3, before meeting Durham open, even Hertfordshire, who have regulations, in this case Durham team and were promptly who brought them down to earth lost all of their three matches could Regulation 27.1 on pages 37/38 dispatched 10/0. It is quite beating them 10/0, they then fight their way to a respectable of the County Championships remarkable that Durham used four managed two wins by the smallest position, mind you it takes some real handbook, writes Stan Clarke. men over the weekend and all four margin when they defeated imagination to believe that as they finished their matches with 100% Lincolnshire and Lancashire by 6/4. have managed to win only one set SENIOR DMSION IA wins. Against Lincolnshire they found Alex from a possible thirty to date. The division played its first round of Yorkshire 2nd are in second place Green and Lesley Keast too hot to Only three players have a 100% matches way back in November of tied on six points with South handle, whilst against Lancashire record in the division, Ritchie Venner last year, when your correspondent Yorkshire but with a superior sets Alice Howard was undefeated, and Sally Weston of Sussex and David was sunning himself in Marbella, difference, they started their beating Andrea Baldi for the first Barr of Berkshire. much warmer than Wolverhampton, campaign with a 7/3 win over time in several attempts. where these matches were held at Lincolnshire, Lesley Keast, who has Lancashire finished the weekend in CADET PREMIER the Woodfield Centre. transferred from her long time fourth place and must thank their The first ever Cadet Pren1ier Division Team of the weekend were without attachment to Middlesex to her new late reserves for their efforts in competition was held at Grantham in doubt Durham, who won all four of home County of Lincolnshire, was winning two and losing two, they are December, the eight teams playing their matches, dropping only four unbeaten with wins against Emily on level points with Lincolnshire but four matches in one day. sets out of a possible forty, on the Dearing and Nicola Silburn. The only have a superior sets difference. Durham are the only team to way. They faced Cheshire in their other success for Lincoln came when The bottom three places are en1erge with a 100% record after this first match and the only resistance Andy Wignall beat Richard Smith. occupied by Cheshire, first encounter, having won all of they encountered was from Claire In their second match Yorkshire Worcestershire and Suffolk. Cheshire their matches, they beat Derbyshire Peers, who beat Claire Wilson and faced a very under strength and Worcestershire will need to look 6/4 then Surrey and Suffolk by 9/1 Joanne Meads and Karen Shepherd Lancashire team, who fielded three at their tean1 strength before the and Lancashire 7/3. Their squad, final round of matches, as one of David Mears, Mark Simpson, Chris them will almost certainly face the Dixon, Samantha McCormick and prospect of relegation unless they Sarah Robinson is very strong and can improve the strength of their they must feel confident of becoming squads. the first ever Cadet Premier Suffolk appear to have little hope of Champions. avoiding relegation, they will need to Sussex are in second place with win all of their remaining three three wins and one defeat, level on matches to avoid the drop. points with Derbyshire but with a superior sets difference, they beat SENIOR DMSION IB Surrey 7/3, Gloucestershire 9/1, Sussex lead the division with six Lincolnshire 6/4 and lost to points from three wins and must Derbyshire 4/6. have visions of a return to the I suspect that Derbyshire will be a Premier division next season, they little bemused by their third place, beat Sussex 2nd 7/3, their second having taken Durham very close and team battling all the way to make life beaten Sussex they must feel that as difficult as possible for their peers, second spot should be theirs and I then thrashed Middlesex 2nd 8/2. strongly suspect that when the dust Their third match against dies down at the end of the season Hertfordshire was something of an they may well finish in second place anti-climax with a 1% mauling of as Sussex have yet to play Durham. Hertfordshire, who turned up with continued on page 26 • SENIORS Division 18 Premier P W D L F A Pts COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS TABLES Devonshire 27 3 Essex 3 3 0 0 20 10 6 compiled by Leslie Smith Middlesex 20 10 Devonshire 3 3 0 0 20 10 6 Berkshire 1st 19 II Yorkshire 3 2 0 I 17 13 4 Tables include all results received Surrey 2nd 16 14 Middlesex 3 I I I 16 14 3 by 12th November 2003 Kent 2nd 16 14 Glamorgan 3 I 0 2 14 16 2 Buckinghamshire 10 20 Kent 3 I 0 2 12 18 2 Hertfordshire 23 Dorset 2nd 8 22 Surrey 3 0 I 2 12 18 I Division 28 Hampshire 4 26 leicestershire 3 0 0 3 9 21 0 Hampshire 18 12 Division 2A Division IA Surrey 2nd 20 20 Worcestershire 26 14 Durham 36 4 Devonshire 2nd 13 7 Essex 2nd 24 16 Yorkshire 2nd 21 19 Somerset 12 8 NoKinghamshire 27 13 South Yorkshire 19 21 Bucking'shire 3rd 16 14 Yorkshire3rd 20 20 lincolnshire 22 18 Sussex 2nd II 19 Bedfordshire 19 21 lancashire 21 19 Oxfordshire 10 20 Essex 3rd 18 22 Cheshire 16 24 Division 3A Warwickshire 17 23 Worcestershire 15 25 Bedfordshire 1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Durham 9 31 Suffolk 10 30 Bedfordshire 2nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Division 28 Division 18 Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kent 3rd 17 3 Berkshire 18 12 Essex 3rd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devonshire 2nd 15 5 Wiltshire 16 14 Huntingdonshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Somerset 10 10 Glamorgan 2nd 15 15 Norfolk 1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wiltshire 9 II Devonshire 2nd II 19 Norfolk 2nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Avon 2 9 II Herffordshire 0 0 Division 38 Hertfordshire 2nd 2 7 13 Middlesex 2nd 0 0 Durham 2nd 27 3 Hampshire 2nd 2 7 13 Sussex 1st 0 0 Staffordshire 24 16 Sussex 2nd 2 6 14 Sussex 2nd 0 0 lancashire 2nd 23 17 Division 3A Division 2A Worcestershire 3 17 13 lincolnshire 41 9 Derbyshire 44 16 12 Northampton 2nd 3 15 15 lancashire 2nd 31 9 Northumberland 43 17 10 Northumberland 3 7 23 Northamptonshire 15 5 Cleveland 37 23 8 Conwy 4 7 33 Cheshire 3rd 18 22 Warwickshire 1st 6 34 26 6 Division 3C Staffordshire 7 13 leicestershire 2nd 6 21 39 4 Cornwall 1st 22 8 Yorkshire 5th 18 42 Warwickshire 2nd 6 14 46 2 Cornwall 2nd 14 16 Yorkshire 4th 13 37 Cumbria 6 17 43 0 Avon 8 12 Clwyd 7 13 Division 28 Gloucestershire 6 14 Division 38 Gloucestershire 18 2 Devonshire 3rd 0 0 Essex 4th 15 5 Hampshire 9 I Devonshire 4th 0 0 Cambridgeshire II 9 Isle of Wight 8 2 Division 3D Hertfordshire 3rd II 9 Avon 3 17 Kent 2nd 21 9 Middlesex 4th 10 10 Cornwall 1st I 9 Middlesex 2nd 22 8 Surrey 4th 10 10 Cornwall 2nd I 9 Buckingham 4th 15 15 Kent 4th 9 II Somerset 0 0 Surrey 3rd 16 14 Bedfordshire 2nd 6 14 Division 2C Sussex 3rd 9 21 Buckingham 2nd 8 12 Nottinghamshire 24 6 Wiltshire 7 23 Division 3C Cambridgeshire 23 7 CADETS Surrey 3rd 23 7 Suffolk 2nd 24 16 Premier Division Berkshire 2nd 18 2 Northamptonshire 19 II Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herefordshire 1st II 9 Bedfordshire 3 15 15 Durham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Middlesex 3rd 9 21 Hertfordshire 2nd 4 10 30 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wiltshire 2nd 4 6 Norfolk 4 5 35 lancashire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dorset 3rd 4 16 Division 2D lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Somerset2nd I 9 Kent 2nd 19 II Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Division 3D Surrey 2nd 17 13 Surrey 1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gloucestershire 2 13 7 Buckinghamshire 13 7 Sussex 1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Worcestershire 2nd 2 12 8 Oxfordshire 14 16 South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Glamorgan 2 8 12 Essex 2nd II 19 Division 18 Warwickshire 2nd 2 7 13 Berkshire 2nd 6 14 Sussex 2nd 22 8 Berkshire3rd 0 0 0 JUNIORS Gwent 20 10 Middlesex 2nd 0 0 0 Premier Division Somerset 19 II Sussex 3rd 0 0 0 Derbyshire 3 19 II Worcestershire 16 14 Division 4A Glamorgan 3 18 12 Surrey 2nd 13 17 Oxfordshire 2nd 16 4 Yorkshire 3 17 13 Glamorgan 9 21 Hertfordshire 4th 2 12 8 Cheshire 3 16 14 Sussex 3rd 12 18 leicestershire 2nd 2 13 7 Buckinghamshire 3 15 15 Berkshire 9 21 Nottingham 2nd 2 10 10 Essex 3 13 17 Division IA Yorkshire 6th I 4 6 lincolnshire 3 12 18 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hertfordshire 6th I 3 7 Devonshire 3 10 20 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northampton 2nd 2 2 18 Division IA leicestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Division 48 Durham 32 8 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kent 5th 15 5 NoKinghamshire 30 10 Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norfolk 2nd 8 2 Yorkshire 2nd 25 15 Suffolk 2nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hertfordshire 7th II 9 lancashire 23 17 Warwi ckshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Berkshire 4th 9 II Warwickshire 15 25 Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Essex 5th 4 6 Cleveland 14 26 VETERANS Hertfordshire 5th 2 8 Cumbria II 29 Premier Division Huntingdonshire I 9 Essex 2nd 10 30 Kent 3 21 9 Division 4C Division 18 Essex 3 19 II Devonshire 4th 14 6 Buckinghamshire 2nd 00 Sussex 3 17 13 Shropshire 2nd 14 6 Dorset 0 0 Surrey 3 15 15 Shropshire 1st 10 0 Glamorgan 2nd 0 0 Cheshire 3 16 14 Devonshire 5th 8 12 Gwent 0 0 Yorkshire 3 II 19 Wiltshire 4th 7 13 Kent 0 0 lancashire 3 II 19 Somerset 3rd 4 16 Middlesex 0 0 Dorset 1st 3 10 20 Herefordshire 3rd 3 7 Surrey 0 0 Division IA Division 4D Sussex 0 0 Northumberland 28 12 Cornwall 16 4 Division 2A Cheshire 2nd 24 16 Hampshire 3rd 12 8 South Yorkshire 29 II South Yorkshire 21 19 Devonshire 3rd 9 II Northamptonshire 23 7 Norfolk 23 17 Wiltshire3rd 5 5 Shropshire 17 23 Yorkshire 2nd 20 20 Berkshire 5th 9 II Cheshire 2nd 4 19 21 Hertfordshire 16 24 Oxfordshire 3rd 2 8 12 Nott'hamshire 2nd 3 13 17 leicestershire 12 28 Herefordshire 2nd I 0 0 I I 9 lincolnshire 2nd 3 12 18 Oxfordshire 16 24 Veterans Over 60 Tables appear on Page 26 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS continued

next four matches, Essex and Lincolnshire are level on points and !~~l~~p~~~!e~~ are separated by just one set, so 1/2nd November, the teams played stand by for some major nail biting at three matches over the weekend, the next weekend. certainly bound for division two. had to work hard to see off with some unexpected results. Only They were without their NO.1 Guildford II 5-3. Rasul was again one team, Derbyshire, emerged with SENIOR PREMIER player Mark Smith but on this undefeated but he was edged out a 100% record having won all of their Played at the B.A.T.T.S. club Harlow showing he wasn't really missed. in the Player-of-the-Match matches beating both Essex and on 8/9th November, with thanks to Their 6-2 victory over second­ deliberations by JAGS no. 2 Martin Lincolnshire 6/4 and Devon 7/3 On Dave Edwards for stepping in as a placed London Progress IV Smith who also won twice. the way, mainly due to the efforts of late replacement Referee for the emphasised a point as Chornobab Guildford's Devesh Shete proved their boys Adam Frost and Allan weekend. Essex and Devonshire are and Kei Li both stayed to be a formidable no. 4 beating Fullwood who emerged unbeaten in contesting top spot after the first undefeated. Progress "livewire" both Rodney Farquharson and all six sets and Shaun Marples who round of matches both teams having Matt Staines was responsible for Alfred John. dropped only one set. In second maximum points from three wins both of his side's successes as he Division Four: Ormesby II with a place are last years champions each and an identical sets record, got the better of Steve Holloway perfect record of 16 points out of Glamorgan, with two wins and one they are separated only by games and Peter Barrow, both times in 16 look absolute certain winners drawn match, they beat Bucks 6/4 count back. Craig Bryant of the fifth end. Horsham II's Chris of this division. Their crushing 7-1 and Devon 7/3 before being held to a Devonshire is the only male player to Mundy gave his team a great start victory over Northfield, who were draw by Yorkshire, mainly due to the remain undefeated after the first as he got the better of Holloway in second place after the first efforts of Stephen Gertson who beat three matches, while Natalie Bawden 3-2 but it wasn't enough as York round of matches further Simon Noutch and Stephen Denny, and Naomi Owen are both at the top Gardens raced through the next emphasised their level of whilst Yorkshire owed their point in of the won1en's averages and are still seven singles as they won 7-1. superiority. Their squad of Tony to Nicola White who beat Sarah Hall unbeaten. Proof of this side's quality can Wilson, Mark Simon, Danny and Naomi Owen. Essex defeated Leicestershire and surely be found in the National Welsh, Danny Reed and Martyn Yorkshire are in third place with Kent 7/3 and Middlesex 6/4 and rankings. Peter Barrow's current Clarke also breezed past four points from two draws and one Devonshire beat Leicestershire and national ranking of 175 is high for Rotherham Scorpions II (7-1), win, they beat Lincolnshire 7/3 but Surrey 7/3 and Yorkshire 6/4. division three, yet in the York ELGRE Nottingham II (8-0) and conceded their second draw of the Yorkshire are in third place with Gardens side he often finds Grove IV (8-0). Northfield turned weekend to Buckinghamshire, Sin10n two wins and one defeat, interesting himself playing at No.4. Man-of­ out to be their toughest set of Noutch with victories over Bradley to see that three of their team from the-Match Barrow showed his opponents with Mark Walpole Evans and Jan1es Milton and Nicola the Junior Premier also played in the quality against Horsham with getting the better of Martyn White, who beat Emily Tucker and senior division, Simon Noutch, three straight victories over both Clarke. Northfield also managed to the ever dangerous Gemma Stephen Denny and Nicola White. Sally Weston and Chris Mundy. prolong three other games to a Chapman were the heroes for the They beat Glamorgan 6/4 and Horsham II did well to come out fifth end, with Walpole also giving Tykes. Leicestershire 7/3, some great wins on top 5-3 in the Sussex derby Mark Simon all kinds of trouble Cheshire are in fourth place, level here for the youngsters from the against old rivals Hastings despite before bowing out 13-11 in the on points with Yorkshire, but with a "Red Rose" County, Stephen Denny the fact that it was Hastings's decider. Without wishing to slightly inferior sets difference, beat Dave Gannon and Chris Rogers Stuart Hobden who stayed burden Ormesby with unfair although they lost to Simon Noutch beat Keith Fellows undefeated. Barrie Gilbert who pressure it must be said that this Buckinghamshire they did beat Essex and Dave Gannon and Nicola White had lost to Hobden nevertheless side has a reasonable chance of 6/4 and Devonshire by the same beat Bettina Letmann and, took the Player-of-the-Match going through the whole season score and will have a mighty fight on arguably the best win of her career to Award for his impressive 3-2 without dropping a single point. their hands if they are to emulate date, Karen Smith, to round off the victory over Paul Barry whilst Sally Grimsby moved into second their runners-up spot of the last two win Shi Guang beat Keith Fellows. Weston emerged as a winner place, whilst equally interesting seasons. Middlesex had a traumatic against County colleague Rose was the fact that Bryn Tyler In fifth place, rather surprisingly I weekend, winning against Kent 7/3 Rainton after a typically tight jumped from no. four to no. one thought, are Buckinghamshire with drawing 5/5 with Surrey and losing struggle -11,11,9,9. in their line-up in round eight. It three points from one win and a 4/6 to Essex. Division Three (South & didn't seem to matter too much as draw, I really thought they would be Glamorgan and Kent both won one West): After the first round of he won both of his singles in that in the fight for honours but I'm afraid match each and suffered two defeats, matches you had to conclude that match against Isle of Man, the that seems beyond them now. they are level on points and this division had yet to sort itself same as he had managed in his The relegation places are far from separated only by sets difference. out as five teams had scored at side's other matches against clear cut, Devonshire seem, at this Surrey have one point as a result of least six points. There does Bedford Modern II (4-4), Grove IV stage to be fated for the drop, with. their draw against Middlesex and are appear to be a trend for teams to (5-3) and ELGRE Nottingham II (6­ no points to their name, but who wIll firmly in the relegation places along use widely different line-ups on 2). Bedford Modern II proved to accompany them? If indeed they fail with Leicestershire who are yet to the two days. Now there would be their trickiest set of opponents to draw clear in the course of their register a single point. appear to be four sides left in with England no. 45 Junior Boy contention -JAGS II, Brighton Hamish Yeung making his mark University, Guildford II and OLOP with wins over John Hancock and VETERANS OVER 60's TABLES Impact II. Only Horsham III have Nicola Massingham. Hancock's five Over 60's Division IA fallen away. The quality JAGS side game win over John Camilleri Cheshire 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 Cheshire 2nd 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 with 14 points look to be the went a long way to securing Essex 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 most likely Champions although Grimsby's point. Norfolk 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 they failed to do themselves ELGRE can be pleased with their Worcestershire 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 justice against an inform OLOP showing against Ormesby, they Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 Over 60's Division IB side. It was left to Farhat Rasul to may have lost 8-0; but only two Kent 5 5 0 0 42 8 10 carry their challenge in this match games were decided three­ Middlesex 5 4 0 I 30 20 8 as he beat both Mark Banks and straight. Berkshire 5 3 0 2 30 20 6 Tony Reynolds. Robert Davies Herffordshire 5 2 0 3 21 29 4 Surrey 5 I 0 4 13 37 2 and Graham Outrim were Happy New Year to all British Sussex 5 0 0 5 14 36 0 undefeated for OLOP. JAGS also League players...... COUNTY NOTES - A look around the country

Schwartz, who lived in Woodley, BEDFORDSHIRE had once worked for local firm by Derek Willis Business Seating. OUR County teams have been in In his younger days he was a keen action, with mixed results for all footballer, playing for Wokingham teams. Town and Newbury Town. Seniors Division 2C - played at co He also had trials with West Ham St Neots TTC United. Suffolk 2nd 5 Bedfordshire 5 Ian and Jinny Schwartz had three Bedfordshire 8 Norfolk 2 children and three grandchildren. Bedfordshire 2 Notts 8 Brother Ray said: "He lived and Starring for Bedfordshire was slept table tennis." Sandra Harper who won all 6 singles, Ian often took one of his ably backed up by Val Murdoch who grandsons, 8-year-old Thomas, to won 4 singles. Well done the ladies! coaching sessions. Vets 1st Division 2A - played at Reading and District Table Tennis St Neots TTC Association Chairman, Nigel Maltby Bedfordshire 1st 6Warwickshire 4 said: "We were saddened to hear of Yorkshire 3rd 2 Bedfordshire 1st 8 the death of Ian Schwartz and our Bedfordshire 1st 2 Essex 2nd 8 thoughts are with his family during Essex 3rd 7 Bedfordshire 1st 3 this sad time." Vets 2nd Division 3B - played at He won numerous honours in Ashford TTC Reading Association tournaments. Middlesex 4th 5 Bedfordshire 2nd 5 He was the Reading Veterans Bedfordshire 2nd 1 Essex 4th 9 chan1pion in 1996, 98 and 99 and Kent 4th 4 Bedfordshire 2nd 6 won the senior veterans title on six Bedfordshire 2nd 3 Cambridge 7 occasions. The facilities and playing conditions One of the proudest moments of at Ashford TTC are excellent. his career came in 1990 and 1991 Junior 1st - played at Batts, when he partnered his niece Gemma Harlow to the Reading mixed doubles title. Played 3 matches; won 2 and lost 1. He regained the title in 1994 when Our star player was Daniel partnering Isabel Walker. Andersson, who was making his On his last appearance in the County debut and won his 6 singles. BERKSHIRE: Reading Resource Centre Table Tennis Team (Left to Wokingham and Bracknell League, Junior 2nd right) Elvis Duncan, Stephen Lebons, John Cunningham, Sue he was in outstanding form for OLOP Played 3 matches; won 1, drew 1and Hutchinson, Mark Kennedy, Joyce Crockford, Chris Norris,Andrew IMPACT A. lost 1. Aspecial mention must go to Syed, Neil Havard, Nicki Parton, Alan Dines and Maureen He remained unbeaten, defeating Imandeep Sehmbe who on his debut Allchurch. Mick Dorrington, Trevor Organ and won 2 singles against Cambridgeshire Alan Cummings in the singles as his 1st to enable the tean1 to gain a often every member turning out to side eased to a 9-1 win over draw. Imandeep is also a Cadet, so support their team. Although based Kingfisher B. this was a very good performance. in Reading the table tennis team play Schwartz also partnered fellow their matches at Our Lady of Peace maximum man Graham Outrim to an BERKSHIRE Community Centre and several emphatic victory in the doubles. byJohn Cunningham members, including Andrew live in COURAGE REWARDED the Wokingham District catchment CHESHIRE OVER sixty members and staff of the area. by Alan Blears Reading Resource Centre in Waylen SCHWARTZ DIES AFTER GAME RAISE n10ney for the Cheshire teams Street gave their table tennis team a Table tennis is in mourning following and provide a high quality standing ovation at a recent special the death of popular player Ian tournament at the same time - now award's presentation. Alan Dines, Schwartz. isn't that a good idea? Who thought the director and table tennis coach of The 62-year-old Woodley man of it I don't know, but the result was IMPACT presented each member of collapsed and died while the Cheshire Open Grand Prix the team with a medal in recognition representing Berkshire at the Satellite at Knutsford. Hopefully this of being awarded the Cunningham weekend. will be reported in detail elsewhere, Cup for Courage in the face of "We are all devastated," said the so I will highlight those Adversity, from Wokingham and Evening Post's table tennis performances of particular interest to District Sports Council. Andrew correspondent and local club official Cheshire folk. Syed, brother of England Number John Cunningham. BERKSHIRE: Ian Schwartz JOHN HILTON predictably won the One Matthew Syed received a special Schwartz played regularly for Our Men's Veterans, but was especially mention from Our Lady of Peace co­ Lady of Peace Club, Earley, in the talented table tennis player who pleased to finish as runner-up to ordinator and past Chairman of Reading League as well as the played the game he loved with great ALAN COOKE in the Men's Open, Wokingham District Sports Council Bracknell and Wokingham District sportsmanship." notching up wins against KEVIN John Cunningham. Andrew who League. He also played in their "He had a warm personality and DOLDER and protege LOUIS manages and captains the team has British League team. was a true gentleman on and off the ROSENTHAL along the way. along with the club's Number Two He has represented the county in table." KAREN SHEPHERD took the U-21 Neil Havard an unbeaten record to veterans and senior veterans' "He had played the sport for more title from ZOE CHEESEMAN, but date and his team are currently top matches for many years. than 40 years. He never had a bad found top seed HELEN LOWER too of Division Six in the Reading Schwartz was playing in a veterans' word to say about anybody and was strong and too steady for her in the League. The club's motto 'All for match in Worcestershire when he always willing to give advice." Women's Open final. one and one for all' adds a new suddenly collapsed and died. "He will be badly missed by RAY JACKSON took funner-up spot dimension to local table tennis with Cunningham said: "Ian was a everybody who knew him." in the Men's Band 3, while the 2 COUNTY NOTES -2 WEATHERBY brothers, KEITH and against Tim Bowler in a close fought JOHN - back in competition after a semi. long absence - contested the Men's In the final James Broad - aJunior Band 5 final. Keith won at deuce in of 14 with a handicap start of 10 was the fifth, but both were too always in control to take the title exhausted to play on the Sunday. following on from the success of his Get fit guys! Incidentally, watch out older brother Andrew the previous for the next generation of years winner. Weatherbys - Andrew, Matthew and National Cadet League the microscopic Sarah. Cirencester Acold-stricken LORNA HARPER Following the first round in beat ANDREA HARRISON, the November the Cornish Kidz of Ryan Women's Band 2 winner, in the Bowler aged 11, James Broad aged 14 groups but lost a tight semi-final to and David Wetherill aged 13 were in the Wirral's JORDYN IAYFIELD, who joint second place behind a very was runner-up. Jordyn was also strong and experienced runner-up in the Band 3 to the wily Southampton team. JULIE RICHLEY. In the second round on the 14th Thanks go to GAIL McCULLOCH, December an excellent performance MIKE JOHNS and their team for a by all 3 Cornish players saw them long but successful weekend. race 12 points clear of Gloucester Blackpool Junior 4 Star Select City in second place only trailing Karen Shepherd came runner-up to Southampton. In the match against her friend JOANNA PARKER in the Southampton Cornish Kidz became Junior Girls' Singles after a thrilling 5­ the only team over the two rounds to game final. It's darned hard work hold them to a 3 - 3 draw with all 3 playing against Jo, and Karen was the Cornish Kidz winning 1match each. first to admit that fitness played its CORNWALL:The youngest II year old RYAN BOWLER (left) and David Wetherill narrowly lost to the part at the end as she now trains the oldest 82 year old GEORGE DUANE, who competed in the Southampton number 1 in the 5th seriously only once a week. highly successful Hard Bat tournament held at the St.Austell Table end and Ryan Bowler narrowly losing Though suffering some lapses in Tennis Centre in December 12-10 in the fourth to the more concentration, together they won the experienced Lloyd Jamieson and so doubles from fellow Stockport girl competition is next held on 19 June and would introduce the sport in missing an excellent chance of CAROLINE HALLOWS and 2004. Table tennis has been given many schools and programmes that inflicting a first defeat on Derbyshire's EMMA VICKERS. up to 90 places for teams from the have not been active before. Southampton. Caroline and Emma had themselves five local authority areas, Further good news in the county Merit Table won a famous victory against the Middlesbrough, Stockton, was a decision of Sport England to The first Merit Table of 2004 started older pairing ofJOANNE MEADS and Hartlepool, Redcar & Cleveland and support the ETTA's nomination of in January (report next month), CIAIRE WILSON. Caroline and Darlington. There will be three age the Ormesby Club for a £500,000 under the guidance ofJohn Jermyn. Emma obviously "click" together, as groups, under 16, under 13 and grant to upgrade the Club's new The next one will be on Sunday 21st previously they had won the cadet under 11 with boys and girls team centre on Cargo Fleet Lane, March, commencing at 1.30pm. team event in the Stockton 4 Star competitions in each category. Play Middlesbrough and give first stage Veterans County Championships Select. will take place at Eston Leisure approval. The grant, which is subject Our Veteran County Championship National Junior League - N.W. Centre complex with 24 tables in to a second stage approval, is team of Bob House, Austin Area South operation. designated to upgrade the playing Chapn1an, Mike Fisher and Elaine There are no Wirral teams this year, Table tennis was previously in the hall including specialist lighting and Lewis, had a great unexpected victory with some players having moved into Games in the year 2000 for the renewal of the heating system, over highly fancied Wiltshire, 6-4, in the Junior British League, and others Millennium Games, but then lost its upgrade changing rooms, social area, Division 4D. having prematurely retired - sadly an place due to our sport not being main road access and car park. If all Bob, Austin and Elaine all won a all too-fan1iliar story. Their place as included in the Sport England Active goes according to plan, the work singles each, with the victory being leaders of the top division has been Sport programme. Now that the could start as early as August with secured by winning all three doubles. taken by Stockport 'A', who at the opportunities have been widened, completion by the end of this year. Bob and Austin won the mens half-way stage have won all their table tennis is the first sport to be re doubles, whilst Elaine won the other matches. Of their 54 sets the team of admitted into the competition in CORNWALL two in partnership with firstly Mike GEORGE YARDLEY, ADAM SIATER Tees Valley. by]ohn Wood then with Austin. and RYAN COSTELLO has dropped Another benefit from our link with THE annual Mid Cornwall League just five, four of those to Tameside Tees Valley Sport is the creation of a hard bat competition took place at CUMBRIA 'A', with part-timer George unbeaten. Tees Valley Wide Development Tregorrick Park St Austell, on by Gordon Brown Maybe they should have been in the Forum for table tennis consisting of Tuesday 16th December 2003. BARROW-IN-FURNESS area new N.W. Premier Division. officers from Tees Valley Sport, Some 25 competitors took part dominated the 30th annual Cumbria Leading girl is Stockport 'B's AMY development officers from each of ranging from the oldest competitor Schools' Table Tennis Association WALKER, with 11 wins from 16, most the five local authorities, aged 82 to Ryan Bowler the youngest team championships in Barrow Table of them against boys. representatives of the five specialist player in the League at 11 years old. Tennis Centre taking all five events. Mid Cornwall League Annual sports colleges including Northfield Following round robin group stages Dowdales, of Dalton-in-Furness, Christmas Hard Bat competition and Kings Manor, and from each of the quarter final line up saw Paul won both the Under-16 boys and the school sports co-ordinators, Meadows beat Kerry Lewis, Kate girls and Askam Village also did the CLEVELAND VIEW together with representatives from Aiken beat Andrew Broad, James double in the Under-lIs. by Alan Ransome the local table tennis leagues and Broad beat Martin Adams and Tin1 St Bernard's (Barrow) collected the TABLE TENNIS returns to the Tees clubs. The Forum is in the process Bowler defeat his son Ryan. Under-13 boys group, beating Queen Valley Youth Games, a multi-sport of producing a Table Tennis In the semi final in a one sided Katherine (Kendal) in the final match competition organised by the Development Plan for the Tees Valley affair James Broad easily beat Paul after narrowly overcoming Parkview governn1ent's sports partnership, area, which would involve Meadows whilst the solid defence of to get there. Tees Valley Sport, when the participation from all of the parties Kate Aiken saw her come through Parkview, from Barrow, had drawn • COUNTY NOTES - 3 4-4 with St Bernard's but went the Chandlers One Star at Grantham. tournament circuit and I think she is absent. Police's defeat was by a 5-4 through 16-13 on games. Asignificant feature at the already a force to be reckoned with margin against second-placed Amainstay of Cumbria's county Grantham event was that three of the playing against men players in the Hadleigh Forum A. England no. 15 team over many years, Julie Stich was four semi-finalists in the Under 11 Derby League. Junior Vytas Rybakas took his three placed 35th in the veteran women boy's event were from Staveley Club. Finally Nicola Deaton, still studying singles in style but doubles for Keiran ETTA ratings for November. But the talking point at Grantham at Nottingham University in her final Lally and Tony Halling against Steve Despite Cumbria's lowly standing in these events has been the form of year taking a psychology degree, was Kerns and Brian Adams and a singles in the county world, Julie won 9 out Staveley's 9 year-old Lucy Davidson. nominated by her University as the win for Fred Dove over Kerns gave of 12 singles games in last season's The young 'Pocket Rocket' zoomed "Sportswoman of the Year." Hadleigh their narrow success. county championships and has into the National Under 13 girls' Nicola reached the last 8 and Police hit back well a week later with frequently appeared among the ranking list by winning the Chandlers attended the function in London, a convincing 8-1 victory over third­ honours in Cumbria's own closed One Star event demonstrating a good which was sponsored by the Sunday placed Rawreth A. Former England chanlpionships. technique backed with some Times. Junior international Ryan Savill Born in Yorkshire and now 44, tremendous powers of recovery. The 5-times English Singles suffered his first defeats of the Julie started playing at the age of 9 at The squad of Under lIs that the Champion resumes light training in campaign succumbing to both Beckitts in Hull where her parents Staveley Club has now accumulated the New Year after recovering from a Rybakas (3-2) and Holland (3-1). Brian and Vera McLean were closely are amongst the best that Derbyshire disc injury problem. This injury has Savill's 3-0 win over Kerns was all his involved in the game. have produced for years and as a prevented her from playing for her side could muster on this occasion as She continued her table tennis club their membership makes one of club, Metz, in the French League. George Reeves and Graeme Hurry when she attended Leeds the biggest clubs in the country. both failed to get their names on the Polytechnic on her way to a teaching The Staveley Club's no. 1 junior is ESSEX scoresheet. Leading Essex players diploma and eventually made the Allan Fullwood, who continues to by Steve Kerns appear throughout the Individual Yorkshire junior second and first make progress in the National Junior CONGRATUlATIONS ANDY averages with the likes of Holland teams. Ranking List and his Butterfly IT seems like a good idea if we (100%), Ray Murray (93%), Vytas Julie became a teacher at Selby sponsorship will act as some real mention Colchester player Andy Rybakas (92 %), Dave Jacobs (92 %), High School and then St Aidan's encouragenlent for the Derbyshire Dosher's notable victory in the Men's Hamish Innes (91 %), Duncan Taylor School, Carlisle, in the area from juniors. Singles in the Suffolk Closed (88 %), Ryan Savill (87 %), Kevin where her husband hails and where Shaun Marples is the Town and Championships in this column. It Read (83 %), John Monk (81 %) and they now live at Langwathby. Counties top junior and is working has to be said that it is doubtful if Keith Phillips (81 %) leading the way. Cumbria have been fortunate to hard in his game to get to the top in there will be sufficient room to Supporting this resurgence is a have Julie's services since 1986, but what will be his last season as a chronicle this meritorious rapidly expanding Junior set-up with while raising a fanlily with three junior. achievement in full in the Suffolk Coaching taking place at no fewer children in 29 months, she was out Our Derbyshire Junior Team have Notes! Also making his mark in this than five different Centres. Dave of the game between 1992 and 1995, got off to a flying start having played Tournament was former leading Nunn with support from George when she soon won back her place 3 and won 3 on the first weekend Essex Junior Tony West. Now aged Reeves are looking after Rawreth in the county team. with victories over Devon, Essex and 34, and playing in the Bury St. TTC's venture at the Warehouse She played for Scotby in the Lincolnshire. Edmunds League Tony fought his Centre in Rayleigh whilst Paul Reed Carlisle League and now turns out for Our squad of players comprises of way through to the Men's Singles is in control at SETTS (Basildon) and Burton in the strong Kendal League, Shaun Marples, Adam Frost, Allan Semi-Finals before losing 3-1 to the Deanes School (Thundersley). rushing off to playas I finished my Fullwood and David Arrowsmith with ubiquitous Dosher. Elsewhere further Coaching is taking interview. Emma Vickers and Sarah Bayliss SOUTHEND & DTTL place at Clements Hall (Hockley) Asupply teacher these days, she is providing good support for the girls. The Southend &DTTL has shown headed by Hill Dowsett and Graeme always keen to encourage the game However, in this junior premiership something of a resurgence this Hurry and at the Hullbridge Table among the youngsters and plays with there are still some good teams to season with the Premier division Tennis Club where Howard Grant is her own children on the dining table, play before we can emerge as teams featuring large squads of in charge. Anew Junior League is almost reminiscent of her own junior champions. players, many prepared to travel long commencing in January with support days when she played table tennis Neil Houghton played his Junior distances for their matches. The from Coaches from each of these with her munl and dad on a table Captain role with his usual efficiency League which has 48 teams is the Centres. This venture has the full they had in the garage. and the team throughout enjoyed third biggest in the County and its support of the Southend Conlmittee Ranked 370 in the ETTA veteran some good team spirit. Closed Tournament is always one of and will involve some 60 Junior men ratings at the same time was Neil is the senior coach to the the best supported within Essex. players. Cumbria's Chris Knowles, who was Burton League and is producing and Last year over 100 players also 102 in the Veterans English developing a crop of youngsters. participated with every player ISLE OF WIGHT Table Tennis Society men over 50 Amongst the hopefuls are Burton guaranteed a minimum of three byJohn Prean list, in which county colleague Colin School's champions, Laurie Shand games. The League have remained OUR new scoring system, adopted Pratt was 152. He was 77 in the men (Under 13 girls) and James Ward enthusiastic supporters of the Essex only in our 3rd division, has, as I over 60, in which another Cumbrian, (Under 11 boys). Apparently Inter-League and run four Veterans, feared and predicted, produced Charles Usher was 117. Charles was according to the dedicated Neil both two Super-Veterans and two Junior controversy not dissimilar to the 11 ranked 45 in the men over 70. could reach the top if they continue sides. Unlike some other local up situation. To me, wearing my hat to work. Leagues they have retained a large as league press officer, it seemed a DERBYSHIRE In the Derby League, Marilyn base of Clubs with nineteen different great success. You will recall that by Colin Deaton O'Sullivan has about 40 youngsters Clubs registered this season. each match consists only of 3 games, SOME real encouraging results have involved in the game at the So far this year 72 players have each of which counts towards the been achieved by the young under Community School venue, all of played for the twelve Premier final score. There actually was one 11 boys and girls fronl Chesterfield. whom are most enthusiastic and division sides, an extraordinarily high 15 all and several 16-14s. However, Competing in the Chandlers One each will receive a certificate on their number. With Cris Sladden having a the real bonus was that matches Star at Grantham, Daniel Lowe training day. rest from the game the indefatigable finished around 9.30, if indeed they emerged as the champion defeating The Derby League have 3 teams Middlesex veteran John Holland has started on time at 7.15, a tall order school mate and club colleague more competing in the league this proved to be the top player; still. Some finished later and, if the Shaun Cullen. season with a division three which undefeated in his 19 singles. His side, trip to and from Ventnor is added, Ten year-old Liam Pitchford has mainly conlprises of youngsters. Essex Police lead the way with only few got home before 10.30, but it been in outstanding form winning Their pride and joy, Emnla Vickers, one defeat from their eleven was precisely from that area that we the East Midland Four Star and also is a regular around the open matches, ironically when Holland was received the main complaints. COUNTY NOTES - 4

KENT VETERANS LEAGUE DMSION ONE KENT LEAGUES P W D L Pts Dover 3 3 0 0 25 NWKent 3 2 0 1 16 KENT LEAGUE MENS DMSION Medway A 3 1 0 2 15 P w D L Pts Tonbridge 2 1 0 1 10 Folkestone A 2 2 0 0 17 Dover B 2 1 0 1 9 Medway A 2 1 0 1 11 Folkestone 1 1 0 1 8 MedwayB 1 0 0 1 2 Sittingbourne A 2 0 0 2 6 Sittingbourne 1 0 0 1 0 MedwayB 2 0 0 2 1 Dover 0 0 0 0 0 P W % Mike Howard Dov 9 9 100 P W % Phil Saxby Folk 3 3 100 Phil Morford Folk 6 6 100 Keith Yarnley Folk 3 3 100 Paul Cronin Med 3 3 100 Steve Bannister Med 3 3 100 Kevin Powell Folk 6 5 83.33 Ming Majoe Ton 3 3 100 Colin May Folk 6 4 66.66 Alan Rutherford Dov 9 7 77.77 Neil LeMilliere med 6 4 66.66 Mick Kilden NWK 9 6 66.66 Mark Buckley Med 3 2 66.66 John Glass Dov 6 4 66.66 Dean Chipperfield Med 3 2 66.66 Alvin David Dov 3 2 66.66

On the positive Side, no parents membership. Even I had forgotten to "benefit" from the ETTA without season starts with more promise. have had to complain that their what a long process this often is, not paying for this. However, figures I Maidstone's Neil Highams has taken children returned at ridiculous least how many fall by the wayside, have seen indicate plans to make the Chairman's role, with the main hours, midnight arrivals not unusual, as they try to learn to play and how mernbers pay a lot more. Such bulk of the committee emanating if a lot of matches go to 5 and players many use the facilities only as a schemes may well pass at an ETTA from the Tunbridge Wells League. arrive at 20 to 8 and then start cheap baby sitting alternative. AGM where the larger counties Full details of the committee can be knocking up interminably. Such days Our charges, as befits an area with dominate, whilst the leagues tend to found on the Kent County Website some seem to see as the golden age high unemployment in Winter, are opt out and so entrust their votes, by www.kctta.net. of table tennis, the decline from 7 very low; for a pound our members default, to the county KENT CLOSED divisions to 3 overlooked. As usual, can play two or three hours and non­ representatives. The county closed championships the forces of reaction are more members, those who do not play in Others must speak for themselves, will again be held at the Body & volatile, at any rate in our Newsletter, the league pay £1.50. The battle to but here such moves would go down Mind, Canterbury on 1st / 2nd May than those of change and it may well break even, to have enough money very badly and disaffiliation is likely, 2004. be that at our AGM everything will be for repairs, to pay the business rate, leaving in effect a very sn1all rump RATINGS TOURNAMENTS reversed and that we shall return to even discounted, and many other affiliated to the ETTA, whilst the Not to be confused with Ranking the status quo, which so clearly has charges, is always with us. league continues in disaffiliated form, Tournaments these will be held not served us well for so long. Small as we now are, we pay the retaining also the assets like the Carl throughout the season for both Our third division has sported far ETTA over £400 p.a. What we get for Prean Centre and running this as Junior and Senior players giving more young players than for many that is less than clear and one has to before. between 5 & 8 matches in a day. The years, but even that has only kept dig deep to make the case. It was I have no means of knowing events will be banded with a our numbers at the level of last with some surprise that one hears of whether this would be replicated in maximum of 25 players per band season. Four new teams can be plans to increase the fees via other parts of the country. ensuring competitive play and the directly attributed to the sessions at "individual affiliation". In his election Memories will, of course, play their incentive for players to move up to a the Carl Prean Centre which has manifesto the new chairman wrote: part. Few have forgotten how badly higher band based on results. Entry attracted a lot of beginners, some of "I believe the ETTA should the ETTA, at any rate its n1anagement forms have gone out to all leagues whom have now progressed to review ...similar systems which committee, treated us some years but if you wish to enter please league table tennis and ETTA would give us the true numbers ago when we needed them most. contact Len Pilfold on 0208850 assisting our counties, leagues and We were left to stew in our own 3910 or email clubs without additional work for juice, as our centre was surrounded [email protected] them and at no increased cost to our by a quagmire for reasons the COUNlY MATCHES men1bers." experts had not foreseen when it was Kent Junior II have won their division PLEASE I did, of course, think about built. We do not think we get very winning all 5 of their matches; individual affiliation when I was much at the best of times and to be beating Middlesex II 6 - 4, Wiltshire chairman of the ETTA, indeed recall asked to pay more for so little would 8 - 2, Bucks N 7 - 3, Surrey III 9 - 1 10lE discussing this with my predecessor go down very badly. I cannot believe and Sussex III 9 - 1. WOULD 'COUNTY even earlier and neither of us saw that the rest of the country is so very P W L % NOTES' any merit in such proposals other different. Once one has seen Alec Bartlett 10 9 1 90 CORRESPONDENTS than as a way of raising additional reforms and some signs of a revival Nick Mayes 10 6 4 60 revenue. I firmly opted for other in the sport, one may view such Jack Weavis 6 3 3 50 PLEASE CONTINUE routes like sponsorship and things differently. I can only beg the Daniel Ives 4 4 a 100 TO SEND THEIR promotions like international powers-that-be to abandon these Jodie Stringer 6 5 1 83 matches, which brought other plans, not least as they would lead to Sarah Hubbard 6 5 1 83 COpy AND benefits in terms of publicity and a their defeat in the not too distant Chloe Dunma1l4 4 a 100 PHOTOGRAPHS TO higher profile of the sport. future. Laura Yarnley 4 3 1 75 LINDSAY SHIPP AT We do know how many members Kent Junior 1 are so far unbeaten we have and really do not need ETTA KENT winning their first 3 matches against HASTINGS HEAD help on that front. It is obvious by Adrian Hall Gwent 7 - 3, Middlesex 7- 3 and OFFICE therefore that, friendly though all NEW COMMITTEE Glamorgan 9 - 1. John Harley and this sounds, the intention is to raise FOLLOWING a troubled 2002 / 2003 Gemma Yarnley remained unbeaten. more money not least by tapping when the county were unable to find Kent Senior I have not had a great new sources, such as people thought an active committee, the 2003 /2004 start winning one (Glamorgan 6­ • COUNTY NOTES - 5 and losing two (Middlesex 3 - 7 and report. Happy New Year to all. 1973. However, even his Herculean adhered to. Essex 3 - 7). Notable wins came No news from either Hinckley or efforts couldn't buck the national However, on 5July 2001 Reg was from Kim Mudge beating Welsh Loughborough. trend and when he finally left office elected President at the International Siwan Davies and there were just 42 sides in Northampton League AGM and Stephen Beerling beating Essex's NORFOLK contention. simultaneously his 36 year term as Peter Clen1inson. by RayHogg One of his major success stories League Secretary came to an end as Kent II have finished their ALL our County teams were in action was his organisation of the Annual he vacated a post he had occupied programme with two wins, two recently. Starting with the old ones; Presentation Dinner at a host of with such distinction and expertise draws and one defeat. Over 60 veterans, Mary Sawyer lead venues, with none more special than since 1965. P W L % Mick Broughton, Tony Hipperson that well-known Midlands Ballroom ­ At this time he also took over the Paul Cronin 6 4 2 67 and Wally Ladmore to Halifax for our The Salon, where in the early position of Handicap Team Knock­ Chris Knight 4 2 2 50 first ever match in this division ­ seventies the attendance peaked at Out Tournament Secretary and in William Power 10 3 7 30 losing 4 out of 5, but a good time 450. tribute to his loyal service this Ray Jordan 10 2 8 20 had by all. In the other veterans, our Another speciality was his handling particular competition has been Anusha 1st team won 2 and lost 2. Lindsay of the flXture list, and irrespective of abandoned for the current season. Seneviratne 5 3 2 60 Dare made her debut for Norfolk. the total number of entries and the His mathematical brilliance solved Gen1ma Senior team made a terrible start size and number of the different many problems but no longer will Yarnley 5 5 o 100 losing all 4 matches with games divisions, Reg would always ensure enthusiasts far and wide, when faced Kristina average of 5 to 35. If anyone knows that club requirements were rigidly by a difficult problem, be able to do Brocklebank 4 3 25 who played for us would they let me Heidi Smith 4 2 2 50 know. I understand that our 0'60 Vets First time cadets drew 1 and lost 3 team have won their division but I at Halifax - Adam Gigli and Amy TABLE TENNIS NEWS have no details to hand. Ajeto having good wins against The official magazine of the English Table Tennis higher ranked players. Mark Dare Association Limited LEICESTERSHlRE also made his debut as coach and his by Derek Butt influence and interest will stand us in SUBSCRIP.,ION FOR" AT the halfway stage of the Leicester good stead for the future. and District League Division One, Juniors went to Harlow with both PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS and the match between the top two teams in same division and all both previously with a 100% record conducted themselves excellently - a NAME: saw Leicester Electricity beat credit to the County. We have a Knighton Park first team 6-4. Karen stream of players coming through ADDRESS: Smith for the Park scored a good and they all should be at the County maximum and had a hand in their Champs in March so we can put doubles win so was unlucky to be on names to faces. the losing side, but Matt Hobday, Also keeping youngsters busy was Dave Grundy and Alan Hewitt got the National Junior League Eastern two each for a good win. So we will Region at Kings Lynn when Adam probably now have to wait until the Gigli, Andrew Gale and Chris Durrant end of the season before we know won all their matches. who will be champions. I'm not VETTS eastern region tournament going to predict anything, but one held in Norwich for the first time was POSTCODE: thing for sure is that it will be one of a success; nearly 200 players on 24 these two. In third place are County tables with room for more if needed. TELEPHONE: Hall but well behind the leaders. At 11 up still a bone of contention the foot of the table Electricity with some very experienced players seconds and Thringstone are the threatening to pack up after 50 years EMAIL: struggling pair. of 21. Time will tell. The long awaited final of the Elbow SIGNATURE: Tankard has been played and Electric NORTHAMPTONSHlRE Shoes (Leicester Electricity) by Dennis Millman DATE: convincingly beat Park Keepers NORTHANTS recently suffered a (Knighton Park) 11-2. The man of major blow with the sad passing of the match was the Shoes Shrikant Reg Allen, a cornerstone of the One year's subscription (8 issues) starting with Naran scoring four from four, while Northampton League for more than Andy Wright two from three and forty years...... issue Derek Butt one from two, plus all Following a successful spell at Please tick box: four of the oh so crucial doubles. A Imperial College he turned his very enjoyable evening of good table attention to table tennis and in IUK £21 IEUROPE £33 IWORLD £38 tennis and then all retiring to the bar. particular to the Doddridge club The Park Keepers team were which he helped to establish in the I enclose cheque for £ payable to ETTA OR represented by Shirley Pickering, 1960-61 season. However, it was as - Please debit my Visa/Mastercard/Switch Account: Gordon Sanders and Steve Towers. an administrator that he made his Most of the Cup matches have mark progressing from Divisional reached their final stages and the cup Secretary to Match Secretary and Card No.: Expires: . secretary is happy with the progress. finally to League Secretary, all in the The Phil Reid Memorial Trophy space of five years. Issue No.: (Switch) Valid from: . played annually over the New Year During his time as League Please send completed form to: period has drawn a good entry and Secretary he orchestrated the growth will take place at Knighton Park. I of the league from 49 tean1S of four [email protected] or post to ETTA, will report on both these in my next players to 129 three aside outfits in Queensbury House, Havelock Road, Hastings. TN34 IHF TTN • 20 II COUNTY NOTES - 6 what countless of their predecessors Dave, on his veteran debut, was four averages. leaders of Shrewsbury's top division have been accustomed to doing. unbeaten in his singles matches having played three extra matches so "Give Reg a ring, he will know the against Cheshire II (7-3), SHROPSHIRE far. The squad of Dean Pountney, answer." Hertfordshire (8-2), Leicestershire (7­ by Terry Ridgway Mike Dudley and Terry Ridgway have Without doubt the Northampton 3), and South Yorkshire (6-4). Geoff HONOURS even in the highly a total of 69 points at the half-way League will be a sadder and less won five singles, "Benny" three, competitive English County stage, ahead of Pontesbury Aon 48, structured organisation without the Malcolm two and Christine one. Championships Shropshire Av last year's champs and still unbeaten talented and dedicated Reg Allen. Various combinations were also Shropshire Bvets match this month, Cricket Club Aalso on 48. He was also a long standing unbeaten in the men's doubles, and Albrighton's Malcolm Langford Top players member of the County Lawn Tennis also won five mixed doubles unbeaten for the Aside Gust about! Darrell Corfield P 18 - L2 Club and in his later years became a matches. Unfortunately, Malcolm - after an incredible 11-8, 12-10, 17­ Rod France P21- L2 croquet enthusiast. Additionally his sustained an elbow injury which 19,9-11,12-10 win against Dave Nigel Holding P21- L2 loyalty to Doddridge Church prevented hinl from playing singles Elkin), as was Shrewsbury'S Rod Paul Corfield P 18 - L5 remained constant to the end. in the last three matches, but the France for the seconds in the 5-5 Division One All those who knew him, remaining players all performed with draw that leaves the division wide Its close at the top with new boys colleagues and adversaries, send great credit to set themselves up for open as both sides continue their Kinnerley and Cricket Club Cboth their deepest condolences to his wife the second weekend in mid-January. challenge for the 4C divisional title. unbeaten and on 50 and 48 points and family. The juniors were in action on 1st Telford League respectively from 6 matches. The County Cadets made an November for the first of their Division One has a familiar look Midland League excellent start to the season when Division 3B series of matches in with Albrighton's Aand Bsquads Shrewsbury's first team are in a they won all three matches against Grantham. The team of David dominating, but dark horses determined mood to win back their Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Graham, Adam McCormack, Kevin Bridgnorth Aare still unbeaten and place in the top division as they Suffolk 2nds. Watson (all Cramlington) and with county vets Chris Tarr, Mike remain unbeaten so far. Wins over Chris Doran, currently ranked at Sinceing Ngai and Stephanie Down Dudley, Dave Levinson and Terry Kettering and Notts and a draw with No.3 in the National Under 13 (both Ashington) drew 5-5 with Ridgway playing well, there could be the Shrewsbury 2nd team put the rankings, was in fine form winning all Staffordshire but lost 1-9 to both a close finish ahead! squad of Dudley, Mansfield and six matches, but Simon Bushell, Durham II and Lancashire II. Division 1 (top 5)P W L Pts France on target for one of the Matthew Carter, Matthew Burgess, Grateful thanks were due to NIgel Albrighton A 7 6 1 50 promotion slots. Shrewsbury's Katy Armstrong, Danielle Prenderville Coe who had organised £100 in Albrighton B 6 5 1 41 second squad ofJohn Holding, and Beth Walter all made major sponsorship from AALCO for the Bridgnorth A 5 0 o 34 Graham Phillips and Terry Ridgway contributions. Smartly attired in juniors and also to our PreSident, Ind Bearings 6 3 3 34 are also unbeaten (with two draws) their new County tracksuits, the Harry Dignan, who has donated £100 Broseley 7 3 4 31 and could possibly be in the hunt. players produced a performance to towards the cost of shirts for the Leading averages All Shropshire players and officials match and can now prepare the County teams. Tony Ackeroyd (Albrighton A) P 21 - W were sad to hear the passing of Bob second series of nlatches at Halifax The Northumbria League season 18, Malcolm Langford (Albrighton B) P Pegg, a very jovial, respected and on the last Saturday in February. was at the time of writing about to 21 -W18, Dave Elkin (Albrighton A) popular player in the Telford League. The Seniors, playing in Division 2C, enter the last month before the P21-W16, Joe Hurdley (Bridgnorth B) Our thoughts are with his family and also made a winning start when they Christmas and New Year fortnight's P21 -W15, Rob Davies (Broseley) son Billy, a member of the county beat Herts 2 7-3, but a strong Notts break, and was due to resume on 5th P21-W13, Nigel Holding P 18 -W12 junior team. 2nds proved a bridge too far. January. Current leaders are Premier Telford Division 2 Nothing daunted, Northants came Division: Birtley 'A'; Division 1: North My early season predictions are SOUTH YORKSHIRE back to get much the better of Fire 'A'; Division 2: Whitehouse Lane proving to be spot-on as the half-way by Alan Dunn Norfolk 'A'; Division 3: DWP 'B'; Division 4: stage tables see last year's relegated THE County Junior Side had a very It was a sound team display with all Cramlington Colts. GPO side lead, closely followed by successful first day, with wins against five players, Andy Trott, David Gatiss, The Team Handicap Knockout Cup Bridgnorth Cin what appears to be a Shropshire 9-1, Lincolnshire 7-3 & Kieron Dabbs, Sarah Hollis and Competition had reached the second two horse race, the top sides both Hertfordshire 7-3. Only Cheshire Melissa Price making major round stage, with all matches having unbeaten (having fought out a recent proved too strong with a 6-4 victory. contributions. Particularly impressive to be completed during week thrilling 5-5 draw). GPO remain The team consisted of Ben Barlow, were the senior debuts of 15 year old commencing 8th December. slight favourites as they can call on Stephen Arliss, Matt Dodds and Melissa Price and Sarah Hollis, just Thompson Insurance moved into the highly experienced top county Emily Robinson all from Rotherham one year her senior, with both the second half of the Veterans' vet Rob Mansfield amongst their with Kirstie Harrison fronl Sheffield. players winning four of their six British League with high hopes, registered reserves!! The Dearne Valley area of our singles. thanks to two new signings. Leading averages County looks as though it will Atremendous performance from Joe Kennedy completed his first Pete Collins (GPO) P21 -W21, Bob produce talent in the future, with John Fuller wasn't enough to give session by losing only one nlatch to Vaughan (Bridgnorth C) P21 -W18, lots of exciting TT Developments; the Veteran 2nds a win against Herts Cippenham's Terry Haley at Stoke. Wendy Baggott (Bridgnorth C) P21 ­ Dearne Valley TTC, West Melton 4ths. He won both his singles for the Wayne Percival, who has moved W17, Geoff Bristow (Bridgnorth D) P21 TTC, Piranha TTC and Barnsley loss of a mere 24 points and then from Cheshire side PM, was also in -W15 YMCA are all working very hard for joined the other points scorer great form to help the team finish Third Division the future of our sport. The added Michael Edwards to add the men's top of Division 1 on sets average. Abbey Bhead the division with an input of Mark Willerton, our new doubles. However, Herts took the They can now look forward to unbeaten 6 out of 6 and 48 points RDO is proving invaluable to the last three rubbers to win 6-4. Doncaster early next year, when followed by Mathesons Cwith 44 and area. similar results would see them head Abbey Cwith 39 as the top three pull Mark Willerton-new Yorkshire NORTHUMBERLAND for the big time. away from the pack Telford League Regional Developnlent Officer by Pauline Long The second team benefiting from Chairman Roger Kemp tops the tel. 01904 553405 THE County Veterans' team of Dave the signings, had John Williamson individuals list with 17 wins from 21 mob 07940 137555 email Godbold, Malcolm Lusk, Geoff Salter, moving down to help put them in a followed by Steve James (Abbey) and [email protected] Ian "Benny" Robertson and Christine strong position. Despite losing to Adrian Speke (Bridgnorth E) on 15 In the Regional Trials, South Robinson were unbeaten following PSP West Insure and being held to a wins each. Yorkshire's players shone. Ben their first series of Division lA draw by Ilfracombe, they hit back to Shrewsbury League Barlow (Scorpions) won the Cadet matches at Halifax over the weekend finish in second place. John and Premier Division and finished 2nd in the Juniors losing of 25th/26th October. Jimmy Scope both finished in the top Cricket Club Bare the surprise a very close match against Stephen T COUNTY NOTES - 7

Rebecca Wright Spencer and Daniel Farrow all won Rebecca Wright is a young lady with their games against Leicestershire to learning disabilities who plays many record a 6-4 win. In their last match sports, however table tennis is her they understandably went down to a main one. Having been a n1ember of strong Northampton side with Ryan the Regional Disabled Squad for winning Suffolk's only game. some time, she was invited to join Ryan and Jake Collins both lost one the National Squad earlier this year, game each over the weekend. and on the 31st October she went to Again the county coach is optimistic Saint-Chamand Sports Centre, for the future and with n1atches to Aveyron, France where she play next year Suffolk's second string competed together with 12 other could well climb the table. England Squad n1embers against IPSWICH PREMIER DMSION members from 8 French Regions. In the Ipswich Premier Division Rebecca did exceptionally well on Britannia Eagles have been joined by her first appearance winning all her Tim Avis and with Fred Dove, Chan matches in her division, thus gaining Wan Lee, Rex Manning and Andrew the gold medal with a write-up and Dosher have swept aside their main picture. opposition, while last season's This was a great achievement for champions Claydon have struggled Rebecca and the County, and goes to with the same team they had last SOUTH YORKSHIRE.: Stephen show what can be gained through year, team captain Barry Thain Horsfield (above left) and hard work and dedication. Chris and finding life adjusting to the 11 up Commonwealth Champion Sue Sue Wright are very supportive system difficult! Gilroy from Barnsley parents, and would be very pleased Trimley Athough with Charles to give any information that may be Fulcher, Lee Barnes and Martin Denny. Ben, nationally ranked team. In National Junior League, held required (01359270171). With a Bozier have lost only to Eagles and at number 8 in the Cadets, is now a at the E.1.S, things are much tighter table at home she is able to practice Christmas are leading the pack. On regular in the England Training with Staveley, Castle, Scorpions and with Dad, plus get regular coaching first half form it should be between Camp. Our other qualifiers were: Hull looking for silverware. The from Suffolk's coach of the year Peter Eagles and Trimleyas to who lifts the Matthew Dodds (Vulcan), Stephen fledgling Sheffield Coaching Club Avenell. title come April. Arliss (Scorpions) and Emily now is working out of the E.1.S on Rebecca and Dad attend BURY ST EDMUNDS DMSION 1 Robinson (Scorpions). Don Valley, training is on Wednesday Stowmarket TIC each week where Lawshalllead the pack here and The County's only representative in evening and coaching coordinator is she will also be a valuable member thanks in no small part to Steve British League, Rotherham Alan Lowe. of the newly forming disabled Annison Gust one loss) and an Scorpions, has had a mixed season Congratulations to Stephen section. excellent 66% from Clive Grimwood, so far. The 'A' team in Division 3 Horsfield on his Band 1 title at the CADET MATTERS though Gazeley in second spot have Midlands, of Bill Grant, Stephen recent Bath Grand Prix. I would also The Cadet 1st team found life hard in had Brian Richardson in fine form Roberts, Ben Barlow and Stephen like to congratulate Mick Travis, who their first weekend at Grantham in with a 93% average. Crosby find themselves in 2nd place was given the 'Special Coaching the premier division recently. Third spot Bury Vikings have a behind the hot favourites for Award' at the ETTA's Teaching & In the first match of the day Suffolk game in hand on these two, as do promotion Grove 2. The 'B' team are Training Conference. The award was led Lincolnshire 5-4 before Aaron Self fourth spot Felsham and a lot will playing in Division 4, and after two given in recognition of the coaching lost out in the final game. depend on how often the Gray weekends have still to find their first given to Commonwealth Champion, It wasn't Suffolk's day for close brothers turn out for Felsham, as points. The team is mostly young Sue Gilroy from Barnsley. matches as they lost out 6-4 to both Kevin has lost just two all season and inexperienced players, but all are The senior County side is currently Derbyshire and Surrey, with Chelsea Martin is unbeaten enjoying the experience of playing in sitting in third place in Division la Bennett unfortunate to lose in her SENIOR CLOSED The night before our sport's most prestigious tean1 with wins over Lancashire, final match against Surrey after being number one seed Paul Cicchelli event. Combatants so far include, Uncolshire and Suffolk, a 10-0 defeat 2-0 up called off and with other seeds not Craig Hastie, Stuart Wallace, John by Durham being the only blip of the The positives from the weekend are playing, there had to be a slight Cade, Luke Carrington, Jack Grant, weekend. the improving form of Lee Barnes reshuffle for the groups. Once they Peter Morgan jnr, Liam Carson, Glen The Veterans are also in third place who is winning consistently in the had been seen out, only two seeding Carson, Alan Dunn, Mark Dawson, with wins over Norfolk and Ipswich Premier Division and that of upsets had occurred, as talented Paul Amanda Bell, and Minesh Tanna. The Oxfordshire; they drew with Jake Collins, who won 50% of his Broxten and Ian Brown had beaten Rother Valley &District TI League is Yorkshire 2nds and lost to matches on the day. Charlie Clapson Andrew Holmes and Lee Barnes into looking like its heading for a close Northumberland in Division 1a. The and Chelsea Bennett are both the second qualifying positions. fought title run in, with three teams; Cadet side are 3rd place in Division coming on and junior coach Peter Former Top Essex Junior Tony West Piranhas, Scorpions and league la, the match against the old enemy Avenell is confident that this from Bury St Edmunds took out Ian debutantes Stocksbridge within a Yorkshire being the only defeat of experience will put them in good Brown in the first round. Brown may couple of points. Scorpions are the day. stead for the next matches in had wished he'd have lost in his looking to make it a title treble, but I would love to put a more regular February. group match to Barnes, while don't put your shirt on it. report in this distinguished The cadet second team went to Andrew Warner downed team mate In National Cadet League, venue magazine, so please be forthcoming Leamington Spa and in their first Richard Ingle 11-9 in the decider in Dewsbury TT Centre, Scorpions are with information on Teams, Leagues, game against Warwickshire after their round one n1atch. top of the league, players involved in Coaching, Development etc. taking the first two sets they went In the first semi, Hutchinson the 'A' team; Stephen Arliss, Joe Email: [email protected] or down 7-3, however in their next Dunn and James Grayson looking (01709) 324548. match's Ryan Collins, Edward continued on page 36 good for retaining the title for a third year. This was a disappointing turn SUFFOLK out with teams from Abbeydale not by Andrew Dosher PLEASE NOTE entered and the team from Castle WITH this being the first Suffolk Would correspondents to 'County Notes' failing to turn up without notice, notes of the season I will start by please continue to send their copy to their place taken by a 3rd Scorpions' mentioning a special person called Lindsay Shipp at Hastings • Senior Men (140) 135 RICH, Andy (ST.) 3021 (80) 71 CHEESMAN, Zoe (Y.) 2813 Pas Name Rating Flag (148) 136 KING, Russell (NK.) 3018 (78) 72 WILSON, Claire (DU.) 2813 (I) I SYED, Matthew (Bk) (SY.) 5007** (169) 137 FROST, Adam (DY.) 3018 (89) 73 BURGESS, Suzanne (CH.) 2812 (2) 2 HERBERT, Gareth (BK.) 4834 (151) 138 GEHLOT, Hari (BK.) 3016 (85) 74 LOCKE, Gill (E.) 2793 (3) 3 BAG GALEY, Andrew (BU.) 4802 (145) 139 LUSK, Malcolm (NO.) 3014 (79) 75 VICKERS, Jane (DY.) 2793** (5) 4 COOKE, Alan (DY.) 4787 (142) 140 BREWER, Adam (NK.) 3013 *** (87) 76 KNIGHnEY, Gillian (BK.) 2785 (4) 5 PERRY, Alex (DV.) 4786 (164) 141 ELLIS, Shaun (Y.) 3009 (86) 77 SHALER, Eileen (LE.) 2785 (7) 6 BILLINGTON, Bradley (DY.) 4579 (133) 142 LAWS, Adam (SY.) 3009 (81) 78 CRICK, Lisa (BK.) 2784 * (8) 7 PREAN, Carl (IW.) 4554 ** (141) 143 DIXON, Stephen (LA.) 2998 (82) 79 ROBINSON, Suzanne (GS.) 2778 * (9) 8 RUSHTON, Andrew (LA.) 4474 **** (219) 144 MAUTHOOR, Umair (E.) 2997 (93) 80 POGMORE, Helen (WO.) 2770 (II) 9 EDEN, Andrew (LA.) 4355 (176) 145 BUSHELL, Karl (OX.) 2990 (83) 81 DIGNUM, Margaret (WO.) 2769* 10 TRAN, Thierry (SP.) 4267 (147) 146 MILLS, Steve (BK.) 29891* 82 WHITE, Jean (L1.) 2766 (14) II BRYANT, Craig (DV.) 4046 (150) 147 DONOGHUE, Mark (Y.) 2980*** (88) 83 DARE, Lindsey (HE.) 2737 (15) 12 HOLLAND, John(Dy) (E.) 4036 (170) 148 PERCIVAL, Wayne (CH.) 2978 (90) 84 ECKERSLEY, Carol (SX.) 2736 * (16) 13 YARNALL, Tim (NP.) 4005 (153) 149 DUROSE, Ronnie (LA.) 29751* (92) 85 SPARKES, Aimee (SK.) 2722 14 TAYLOR, Jonathan (LA.) 3998 (152) 150 COCKBURN, Jon (NK.) 2975* (107) 86 HOOKER, Muriel (BU.) 2716 (26) 15 BLEAKLEY, Adam (LA.) 3931 (91) 87 MITCHELL, Sharon (BK.) 2713 (21) 16 KNIGHT, Darius (SY.) 3926 TOMMY CUTLER moves Senior Women (94) 88 GRAHAM, Sylvia (LA.) 2713 JOANNA PARKER both (17) 17 DRINKHALL, Paul (CV.) 3924 Pas Name Rating Flag (84) 89 BROWN, Janet (OX.) 2712 (25) 18 BLAKE, Darren (SY.) 3871 Up two places (4) I PARKER, Joanna (SY.) 4119 (95) 90 NOUTCH, Sarah (Y.) 2712* Senior & Junior No.1 (22) 19 KENNY, Mathew (Y.) 3848* (84) 88 GREEN, Alex (L1.) 3274 (2) 2 LOWER, Helen (ST.) 4084 (96) 91 STITCH, Julie (CU.) 2710** (29) 20 HILTON, John (CH.) 3819 (114) 89 LIGHTOWLER, Richard (Y.) 3271 (3) 3 WALKER, Georgina (NG.) 4033 92 MERSH, Jackie (K.) 2710 (20) 17 LEIGHTON, Andrew (DU.) 2893 (27) 21 WURAOLA, Abdul (SY.) 3806 (129) 90 ROOFE, Eddie (WI.) 3268 (7) 4 SIBLEY, Kelly (WA.) 3940 (97) 93 FISHER, Zoe (Y.) 2709*** (21) 18 HARLEY, John (K.) 2882 (31) 22 BAKER, Gregory (ST.) 3792 (98) 91 GILES, Paul (CO.) 3264 (6) 5 EMBLlNG, Abigail (E.) 3861 (109) 94 REID, Lynda (WO.) 2703 (18) 19 MOSS, Richard (Y.) 2795 (23) 23 DRINKHALL, Bryn (CV.) 3784 (94) 92 POUNTNEY, Robert (SY.) 3261 *** (12) 6 BAWDEN, Natalie (E.) 3688 (101) 95 BENnEY, Ruth (NG.) 2702 (22) 20 LALLY, Keiran (E.) 2703* (28) 24 VENNER, Ritchie (SX.) 3766* (91) 93 ROMANO, Mark (K.) 3259 (13) 7 DURRANT, Louise (NG.) 3541 (98) 96 DAWSON, Marjorie (E.) 2698 (24) 21 REED, Daniel (CV.) 2693 (24) 25 CLEMINSON, Peter (E.) 3758 (126) 94 EBBECKE, Jens (CA.) 3253 (14) 8 SPINK, Lauren (NK.) 3508 (99) 97 STEWART, Tina (K.) 2694 * (23) 22 PAGE, Tom (CH.) 2686 (30) 26 HAMMOND, Eric (MI.) 3740*** (100) 95 CHADWICK, Jim (LA.) 32511* (16) 9 SHEPHERD, Karen (CH.) 3481 (105) 98 BUTCHER, Pamela (K.) 2693 (38) 23 NICHOLLS, Damien (SP.) 2635 (33) 27 EVANS, Bradley (Bu) (NG.) 3735 (109) 96 BUnER, Mark (DO.) 3247 (15) 10 WHITE, Nicola (Y.) 3469 (103) 99 JOHNSON, Susan (BK.) 2686* (28) 24 KODICEK, Jacob (CO.) 2587 (37) 28 PYE, Leeroy (NK.) 3724 (103) 97 GELDER, Tony (DU.) 3240 (17) II SPRINGTHORPE, Lauren (L1.) 3387 (100) 100 BAX, Sally (HE.) 2684 (26) 25 LEMON, Robert (SY.) 2573 29 JAMES, Michael (Y.) 3724 (110) 98 GIRDLER, Ian (SY.) 3237 (18) 12 SMITH, Karen (LE.) 3370* (108) 101 BALDWIN, Brenda (WI.) 2664 * (27) 26 CARTWRIGHT, Neil (DO.) 2572 * (32) 30 GOODALL, Justin (K.) 3711 * (III) 99 KERRY, Trevor (NG.) 3235 (26) 13 CHAPMAN, Gemma (BK.) 3339 (122) 102 STEEL, Pauline (SX.) 2661 (30) 27 SHARP, Evan (SY.) 2420 (42) 31 MOORE, Adrian (K.) 3679 (99) 100 HANSELL, Robert (BU.) 3235 (23) 14 HARRIS, Jill (ST.) 3339 (110) 103 TODD, Nicole (E.) 2661 (31) 28 WOODHEAD, Andrew (Y.) 2395 (35) 32 WHITING, Paul (DV.) 3666 (117) 101 WALKER, Andy (SX.) 3229 (20) 15 SHORT, Elaine (DV.) 3335 (115) 104 LANE, Sarah (SY.) 2660 (32) 29 MILTON, James (BU.) 2381* (39) 33 SMITH, Eddie (NO.) 3609 (105) 102 MEREDITH, Darryl (LA.) 32241* (22) 16 DUNNING, Jan (WO.) 3316 (III) 105 BARELLA, Jane (SY.) 26561** (33) 30 ARMSTRONG, Marc (MI.) 2274 * (36) 34 CHARLES, Neil (MI.) 3604 (107) 103 RANKIN, John (LA.) 3224 (25) 17 WESTON, Sally (SX.) 3282 (104) 106 JUDSON, Carol (Y.) 2651 (34) 31 MOORE, Paul (SY.) 2265*** (34) 35 DOLDER, Kevin (LA.) 3602 (102) 104 JOHNS, Mike (CH.) 3221 (24) 18 PEERS, Clare (CH.) 3278 (118) 107 YARN LEY, Gemma (K.) 2651 (35) 32 BARLOW, Ben (YS.) 2243 (57) 36 WILKINSON, Andrew (NO.) 3594 (97) 105 ADEMAKINWA, Ayoade (E.) 3217 (27) 19 KEAST, Lesley (1.1.) 3248 (113) 108 STRAWSON, Jane (L1.) 2648 * (36) 33 HALLING, Tony (E.) 2201 (54) 37 MARSDEN, Michael (DU.) 3593 (108) 106 CLAYTON, Tony (DO.) 3198* (28) 20 COHEN, Michele (AV.) 3244 (114) 109 MCEVOY, Denise (CH.) 2647 *** (37) 34 CANNON, Samuel (MI.) 2176** (43) 38 PAPANTONIOU, Costas (MI.) 3583 (104) 107 SHORT, Mike (DV.) 3197 (29) 21 WILSON, Naomi (SO.) 3241 ** (116) 110 HOWARD, Clara (CH.) 2636** (39) 35 ROBERTS, Stephen (YS.) 2089 (41) 39 KENNEDY, Joe (K) (E.) 3571 (121) 108 WIGNALL, Andy (L1.) 3185 (30) 22 BRISTOW, Angie (K.) 3235 (112) III EAKIN, Catherine (E.) 2634 (52) 36 LEOW, Adam (SY.) 2058 (65) 40 ATKINSON, David (CA.) 3563 (115) 109 PAYNE, Clive (HA.) 3176 (31) 23 RAINTON, Rosemary (SX.) 3223 (117) 112 DONNELLY, Janine (Y.) 2628*** (40) 37 LEWIS, Christopher (SY.) 2057 * (38) 41 ROGERS, Chris (LE.) 3555 (116) 110 WILI.IAMS, Trevor (YS.) 3176 (32) 24 BONGERS, Jose (ST.) 3171*** (120) 123 POINTER, Lucy (IW.) 2619** (43) 38 EVANS, Myles (NG.) 2031 (44) 42 CUnER, Tom (MI.) 3548 (106) III DABBS, Kieron (NP.) 3169 (33) 25 YARDY, Hannah (E.) 3152*** (119) 124 BROWN, Sarah (E.) 2595 (41) 39 WESLEY, Richard (NG.) 2024 (40) 43 BEERLlNG, Stephen (K.) 3525 (125) 112 CICCHELLI, Paul (SK.) 3161 (35) 26 RUOCCO, Shelley (E.) 3150* (121) 125 GUTHRIE, Caron (NO.) 2593** (44) 40 REES, Daniel (E.) 2003 (46) 44 CHAN, Michael (SY.) 3521* (139) 113 PAYNE, John (MI.) 3161 27 LOCKWOOD, Karen (CH.) 3145 (139) 126 WOOD, Jackie (Bu) (BK.) 2593 (45) 41 YEUNG, Harnish (BD.) 2000 (48) 45 SMITH, Mark Richard (Y.) 3518 *** (123) 114 ISAAC, Anthony (ST.) 3160 (36) 28 LAMBERT, Helen (DV.) 3142* (129) 127 LLOYD, Ann (WA.) 2591 (42) 42 PANG, Dickson (NP.) 1989 (49) 46 ECKERSLEY, Nigel (SX.) 3513 (118) 115 COX, Philip (K.) 3153 (34) 29 HARPER, Sandra (BD.) 3136 (124) 128 CARROLL, Shirley (E.) 2587 (59) 43 FULLWOOD, Allan (DY.) 1983 (52) 47 BARR, David (BK.) 3508 (112) 116 HARDING, David (SY.) 3141 (37) 30 HOWARD, Alice (CH.) 3111* (125) 129 SPENCER, Tracey (ST.) 2575*** (53) 44 HANSELL, Christopher (BU.) 1964 (47) 48 JOHNS, Brian (CH.) 3502 (127) 117 WELSMAN, Dave (NP.) 3133 (41) 31 MALTBY, Margaret (NP.) 3104 (126) 130 FELSTEAD, Susan (HE.) 2567 (48) 45 WHITEHORN, James (DO.) 1958 (78) 49 HORSFIELD, Andrew (Ys)(Y.) 3500 (120) 118 PHILlPSZ, Simon (Sy) (K.) 3130 (38) 32 BLOOR, Trudie (SP.) 3093*** (127) 131 FUNT, Deborah (SY.) 2565 (56) 46 BARNES, Lee (SK.) 1947 (96) 50 ROSENTHAL, Louis (CH.) 3482 (131) 119 BOWEN, Philip (LA.) 3123 (40) 33 BALDI, Andrea(Ys) (Y.) 3086* (128) 132 SMITH, Louvain (Y.) 2561** (47) 47 REED, Darren (CO.) 1912 51 ALBAHAR, Mohamed (SY.) 3461 N (124) 120 BIGGS, Phil (CH.) 3114 (52) 34 BUOEY, Brenda (LA.) 3076 (123) 133 DARK, Shirley (SO.) 2557 (58) 48 HUGHES, Jonathan (SO.) 1903 (56) 52 GREEN, Mark (NG.) 3442 (137) 121 SPRACKLlNG, James (MI.) 3108 (45) 35 DURHAM, Jane (CV.) 3072 (143) 134 SMITH, Heidi (K.) 2555 (54) 49 BRUTY, Sam (DV.) 1883 (50) 53 DENNY, Stephen (Y.) 3439 (149) 122 MEDELLIN, Henry (SY.) 3103 (46) 36 NARENDRAN, Aparna (MI.) 3066 (130) 135 GRAY, Victoria (SK.) 2554 * (74) 50 ARROWSMIlH, David (DY.) 1873 (58) 54 BROWN, Mark (K.) 3429 (146) 123 GRAY, Martin (CA.) 3095 (44) 37 WANG, Lucy (E.) 3055 * (131) 136 BAGGOn, Wendy (SP.) 2544 (46) 51 SIMPSON, Mark (DU.) 1868 (59) 55 SATCHELL, Kevin (WI.) 3429 (128) 124 BROWN, Christopher (CO.) 3090 (39) 38 HORSNELL, Sarah (MI.) 3050 (132) 137 LAING, Janice (HE.) 2542 * (51) 52 ROBINSON, Dorian (SY.) 1830* (64) 56 GREGORY, Christopher (SP.) 3426 (130) 125 GEORGE, Michael (NG.) 3086* (47) 39 LLOYD, Gemma (CH.) 3047 (138) 138 HUNT, Janet (WO.) 2533 (50) 53 BUSH, Chris (SY.) 1826 (62) 57 GASCOYNE, Craig (NG.) 3421 (132) 126 PUGH, Simon (Y.) 3077 * (48) 40 SHIELDS, Helen (Y.) 3030 (133) 139 EMMERSON, Clair (SK.) 2532 (61) 54 WILSON, Andrew (CV.) 1825 (73) 58 MARPLES, Shaun (DY.) 3414 (200) 127 EVANS, Gavin (NG.) 3066 (42) 41 WElL, Emma (E.) 3030 (134) 140 PHILLIPS, Alison (ST.) 2516*** (57) 55 DEWHURST, Paul (E.) 1815 (61) 59 GODBOLD, David (DU.) 3408 (144) 128 ROBSON, Dave (DU.) 3064 (43) 42 PEARCE, Diane (K.) 3018 (135) 141 MASSINGHAM, Nicola (L1.) 25141 (66) 56 NICHOLLS, Russell (SP.) 1764 (53) 60 NEIL, Lee (NG.) 3400 (135) 129 FERGUSON, Ian (WA.) 3062 (58) 43 BROWN, Grace (E.) 3017 (137) 142 MACFARLANE, Dorothy (WA.) 2505 (49) 57 ROBERTSON, Shaun (SY.) 1720 (95) 61 HARVEY, Dave (GS.) 3395 (134) 130 CAMPBELL, Selwyn (SY.) 3058*** (50) 44 SIMPSON, Linda (Y.) 3015 (136) 143 HUGHES, Kate (WO.) 2502 * (60) 58 CRAWFORD, Jonathan (CU.) 1707 (66) 62 BEADSLEY, Kevin (Y.) 3393 * (161) 131 BOUI.T, Jack (SX.) 3050 (49) 45 KING, Sheila (SX.) 3011 144 BODY, Susan (E.) 2500 (55) 59 MACLEOD, Gavin (1.1.) 1686 (88) 63 NOUTCH, Simon (Y.) 3386 (136) 132 WRIGHT, Neil (WAL) 3048 (53) 46 SEYMOUR, Tamar (OX.) 2983 (164) 145 HARRISON, Andrea (LA.) 2495 (78) 60 CARRINGTON, Luke (Y.) 1632 (67) 64 BAILEY, Steven (CV.) 3386 (138) 133 READ, Mark (WA.) 3037 ** (51) 47 MORLEY, Judy (GS.) 2981 (144) 146 HAYES, Sue (BU.) 2485 (69) 61 DONNELLY, Simon (CV.) 1617 (72) 65 HALEY, Terry (SY.) 3381 (172) 134 HOLLAND, John (Snr) (E.) 3025 (57) 48 BAWDEN, Marilyn (E.) 2966 (141) 147 TYLER, Sylvia (HE.) 2476 (64) 62 HASTE, Kevin (SY.) 1575 (63) 66 HORSFIELD, Stephen (YS.) 3372 (56) 49 GRAHAM, Cherith (LA.) 2964 (149) 148 MEADS, Joanne (DU.) 2469 (62) 63 MUDIE, Andrew (L1.) 1571 (69) 67 GRIFFIN, Darren (GS.) 3361 * (54) 50 MARLING, Samantha (MI.) 2954 (142) 149 MURDOCH, Valerie (HE.) 2468 (68) 64 DORAN, Christopher (NP.) 1527 (60) 68 ADAMS, Martin (BK.) 3359 (61) 51 SCHOFIELD, Doreen (CH.) 2951 150 WRIGHT, Amy (E.) 2466 65 GRADWELL, Andrew (SP.) 1527 (70) 69 CUNNINGHAM, Andy (K.) 3358 *** (55) 52 LANGFORD, Clare (CH.) 2938 (63) 66 HARRINGTON, William (K.) 1525 (71) 70 WILLIAMS, Keith (LA.) 3357 (59) 53 SILBURN, Nicola (Y.) 2934 * Junior Boys (73) 67 DODDS, Matthew (YS) 1523 (68) 71 WHITEMAN, James (DV.) 3356 (65) 54 RIDER, Sandra (Y.) 2932 Pas Name Rating Flag (76) 68 HURDLEY, Joseph (SP.) 1499 (82) 72 BARTRAM, Peter (SX.) 3347 (60) 55 COGGON, Sara (HE.) 2928* (2) I BRYANT, Craig (DV.) 4046 (65) 69 MORRIS, Robert (ST.) 1487 (79) 73 MEADS, David (DU.) 3346 (62) 56 HARRISON, Jennifer (E.) 2921 (3) 2 YARNALL, Tim (NP.) 4005 (67) 70 BOYD, Josh (L1.) 1466 (76) 74 TENDLER, Gary (E.) 3345 (64) 57 DEARING, Emily (Y.) 2903* (6) 3 BLEAKLEY, Adam (LA.) 3931 (82) 71 LOXSTON, Chris (NG.) 1450 (74) 75 HORNER, Daniel (CH.) 3339*** (66) 58 DENNEn, Elizabeth (CH.) 2902** (5) 4 KNIGHT, Darius (SY.) 3926 (92) 72 CLOSE, Christopher (DU.) 1424 (51) 76 CARTHY, Clive (E.) 3337 (67) 59 VAJDI, Carmen (SY.) 2899* (4) 5 DRINKHALL, Paul (CV.) 3924 (79) 73 HEAD, Stephen (K.) 1419 (80) 77 WALSH, Jimmy (HE.) 3329 (68) 60 STEDMAN, Sarah (SX.) 2897** (7) 6 BAKER, Gregory (ST.) 3792 (75) 74 CHAN, Wing Yung (SY.) 1418 (92) 78 HENRY, Andy (DY.) 3327 (69) 61 PERRY, Penny (DV.) 2883 (8) 7 EVANS, Bradley (Bu) (NG.) 3735 (72) 75 BRAY, Thomas (LA.) 1418 (77) 79 JONAH, Jerome (K.) 3316 (76) 62 HALES, Linda (DO.) 2876 (9) 8 DENNY, Stephen (Y.) 3439 (85) 80 CORBIN, Anthony (HE.) 3313 (63) 63 MUDGE, Kim (K) (SY.) 2875 (10) 9 GREGORY, Christopher (SP.) 3426 Junior Girls (81) 81 JAMIESON, Christopher (E.) 3313 *** (74) 64 BROOKS, Diane (ST.) 2870 (II) 10 MARPLES, Shaun (DY.) 3414 Pas Name Rating Flag (83) 82 MCKOY, Nick (MI.) 3309 *** (70) 65 INGHAM, Katy (CH.) 2865 (13) II NOUTCH, Simon (Y.) 3386 (2) I PARKER, Joanna (SY.) 4119 (113) 83 SMITH, Richard A (Y.) 3306 (72) 66 GELDER, Shirley (DU.) 2860 (12) 12 MEADS, David (DU.) 3346 (4) 2 SIBLEY, Kelly (WA.) 3940 (86) 84 BARATY, Eli (MI.) 3301 * (71) 67 NOLAN, Terri-Anne (CH.) 2858*** (14) 13 BROWN, Christopher (CO.) 3090 (3) 3 EMBI.ING, Abigail (E.) 3861 (101) 85 HALL, Dominic (K.) 3298 (73) 68 FLOWERDAY, Anne (E.) 2828* (17) 14 EVANS, Gavin (NG.) 3066 (6) 4 SPINK, Lauren (NK.) 3508 (89) 86 GANNON, David (LE.) 3285 * LAUREN SPINK moves up (75) 69 MAY, Elizabeth (DV.) 2823* (16) 15 FROST, Adam (DY.) 3018 (8) 5 SHEPHERD, Karen (CH.) 3481 (93) 87 FORD, Christopher (LA.) 3279 the Womens list to No.8 (77) 70 SORRENTINO, Annabelle (CH.) 2820 (19) 16 MAUTHOOR, Umair (E.) 2997 (7) 6 WHITE, Nicola (Y.) 3469 ETTA NATIONAL RANKING LIST

(9) 7 SPRINGTHORPE, Lauren (L1.) 3387 Under 13 Girls (90) 75 BRIERLEY, Neil (E.) 2818 (II) II SHIELDS, Helen (Y.) 3030 (10) 8 CHAPMAN, Gemma (BK.) 3339 Pos Name Rating Flag (78) 76 BROWNE, Michael (WA.) 2817 (8) 12 PEARCE, Diane (K.) 3018 (II) 9 WilSON, Naomi (SO.) 3241 ** (I) I VICKERS, Emma (DY.) 2112 (84) 77 ROBINSON, john (SY.) 2804 (13) 13 SIMPSON, linda (Y.) 3015 (12) 10 WElL, Emma (E.) 3030 (2) 2 JAMIESON, Rachel (E.) 1567 (76) 78 FELLOWS, Keith (lE.) 280 I (12) 14 KING, Sheila (SX.) 30 II (13) II LANGFORD, Clare (CH.) 2938 (3) 3 MACKEN, jessica (E.) 578 (73) 79 CLEMENTS, Brian (LA.) 2795 (14) 15 MORLEY, judy (GS.) 2981 (14) 12 DENNETT, Elizabeth (CH.) 2902 ** (7) 4 FUllER, Mary (Y.) 432 (77) 80 SHIRT, Richard (YS.) 2792 * (16) 16 BAWDEN, Marilyn (E.) 2966 (15) 13 WilSON, Claire (DU.) 2813 (4) 5 RULE, Katie (BU.) 410 * (74) 81 DAVIS, Steve (SY.) 2785 (17) 17 SCHOFIELD, Doreen (CH.) 2951 (17) 14 YARNlEY, Gemma (K.) 2651 (6) 6 TRAVIS, Martha (CO.) 369 (80) 82 MCEVOY, Malcolm (CH.) 2776 (20) 18 RIDER, Sandra (Y.) 2932 (16) 15 HOWARD, Clara (CH.) 2636 ** (5) 7 CAllCUT, Charlotte (E.) 358 (79) 83 BALDWIN, Gary (WI.) 2773 (18) 19 HARRISON, jennifer (E.) 2921 (18) 16 BROWN, Sarah (E.) 2595 (9) 8 POTTS, Haylee (HE.) 272 (81) 84 PRIESTLEY, Richard (Y.) 2768 * (21) 20 VAjDI, Carmen (SY.) 2899 * (20) 17 MEADS, joanne (DU.) 2469 (10) 9 SPARREY, Megan (MI.) 263 (86) 85 RHODES, Mike (Bu) (BK.) 2754 (22) 21 PERRY, Penny (DV.) 2883 (19) 18 WANG, Sarra (E.) 2449 (II) 10 HUGHES, Sally (SX.) 262 (83) 86 COOPER, Stephen (CV.) 2751 * (26) 22 HALES, linda (DO.) 2876 (22) 19 PERKS, Sarah (NG.) 2424 (19) II ARDESHANA, Reena (LA.) 240 (87) 87 RICHARDSON, Nathaniel (OX.) (19) 23 MUDGE, Kim (K) (SY.) 2875 (21) 20 TUCKE R, Emily (BU.) 2418 12 DHARAMSHI, Nurin (lE.) 200 N 2737 (25) 24 BROOKS, Diane (ST.) 2870 (B) 21 SENEVIRATNE, Anusha (K.) 2360 * (12) 13 FARQUHAR, Rachel (BK.) 184 (88) 88 SWIFT, Norman (BD.) 2734 (23) 25 GELDER, Shirley (DU.) 2860 (24) 22 WAllER, Tanya (Y.) 2307 * (14) 14 WALTER, Beth (NP.) 162 (85) 89 BROUGHTON, Mick (NK.) 2715 (24) 26 FLOWERDAY, Anne (E.) 2828 * (26) 23 FARQUHAR, Melanie (BK.) 2227 (13) 15 BREWIN, Hannah (LI.) 155 (108) 90 KOSMOWSKY, Steve (Y.) 2713 (34) 27 BURGESS, Suzanne (CH.) 2812 (27) 24 CRAVEN-GRIFFITHS, Kelly (lE.) 2131 * (20) 16 OWEN, Kirsty (Y.) 136 (100) 91 GUYMER, Terry (E.) 2706 (27) 28 VICKERS, jane (DY.) 2793 ** (29) 25 BYRON, Sophie (CH.) 2129 (17) 17 AjETO, Amy (NK.) 130 (146) 92 DOVE, Fred (E.) 2705 (30) 29 SHALER, Eileen (LE.) 2785 (30) 26 VICKERS, Emma (DY.) 2112 (15) 18 AIREY, Charlotte (NG.) 128 (89) 93 WAITE, Peter (WA.) 2703 ** (31) 30 KNIGHTLEY, Gillian (BK.) 2785 (28) 27 DONNELLY, Stephanie (CV.) 2098 ** DARREN REED moves up (16) 19 ROBINSON, Sarah (DU.) 123 (91) 94 JACKSON, Kenneth (LA.) 2698 ** (36) 31 POGMORE, Helen (WO.) 2770 (33) 28 DAVIS, Stella (GS.) 2044 20 TOVEY, Emma (K.) 117 N (97) 95 GRAHAM, Cosmo (Y.) 2697 (28) 32 DIGNUM, Margaret (WO.) 2769 * (31) 29 RADFORD, lisa (DV.) 2021 one place to No.13 in the (18) 21 RUSSO, Sarah (SX.) 117 (92) 96 ALLISON, Brian (L1.) 2696 33 WHITE, jean (L1.) 2766 (32) 30 WEll, lucy (E.) 1882 Cadet Boys list (21) 22 BAKER, Rachel (LA.) 96 (93) 97 YARN lEY, Keith (K.) 2693 (32) 34 DARE, Lindsey (HE.) 2737 (34) 31 LAYFIELD, jordyn (CH.) 1765 (24) 13 HOLLAND, Tamsin (MI.) 93 (102) 98 BHAlLA, Ramesh (SY.) 2692 (33) 35 ECKERSLEY, Carol (SX.) 2736 * (35) 32 PARKER, Hayley (CH.) 1755 (39) 33 SWART, Ben (HE.) 888 (25) 24 JONES, Dominique (L1.) 66 (96) 99 BALDING, Derek (HE.) 2688 (45) 36 HOOKER, Muriel (BU.) 2716 (36) 33 REES, Bethany (E.) 1729 (33) 34 SMITH, Christopher Al (DV.) 867 (28) 25 MCLEOD, laura (DV.) 65 (109) 100 NORTON Roy (WO.) 2688 (37) 37 GRAHAM, Sylvia (LA.) 2713 (37) 34 SMITH, Sally (DV.) 1727 (34) 35 CHACHOLIADES, joseph (MI.) 818 (35) 38 MITCHELL, Sharon (BK.) 2713 (43) 35 STEEPLES, Susie (LI.) 1718 Veteran Men Veteran Women (29) 39 BROWN, janet (OX.) 2712 (41) 36 BOSLEY, lisa (BK.) 1662 Cadet Girls Pos Name Rating Flag Pos Name Rating Flag (38) 40 STITCH, julie (CU.) 2710** (38) 37 LIGHTOWLER, Katie (Y.) 1653 ** Pos Name Rating Flag (I) I HilTON, john (CH.) 3819 (I) I SMITH, Karen (lE.) 3370 * (46) 41 REID, lynda (WO.) 2703 (42) 38 HALLOWS, Caroline (CH.) 1610 (I) I SPRINGTHORPE, lauren (1.1.) 3387 (2) 2 WHiliNG, Paul (DV.) 3666 (4) 2 HARRIS, jill (ST.) 3339 (42) 42 BENTLEY, Ruth (NG.) 2702 (40) 39 BIELEC, Sylvana (BK.) 1583 (2) 2 WANG, Sarra (E.) 2449 (5) 3 PAPANTONIOU, Costas (MI.) 3583 (2) 3 SHORT, Elaine (DV.) 3335 (39) 43 DAWSON, Marjorie (E.) 2698 (39) 40 JAMIESON, Rachel (E.) 1567 (3) 3 FARQUHAR, Melanie (BK.) 2227 (4) 4 KENNEDY, joe (K) (E.) 3571 (3) 4 DUNNING, jan (WO.) 3316 (40) 44 STEWART, Tina (K.) 2694 * (45) 41 SKEGGS, Kelly (E.) 1420 (4) 4 BYRON, Sophie (CH.) 2129 (3) 5 ROGERS, Chris (lE.) 3555 (5) 5 KEAST, lesley (L1.) 3248 (44) 45 BUTCHER, Pamela (K.) 2693 (44) 42 ROGERS, Gina (SX.) 1409 (5) 5 VICKERS, Emma (DY.) 2112 (7) 6 ECKERSLEY, Nigel (SX.) 3513 (6) 6 HARPER, Sandra (BD.) 3136 (41) 46 BAX, Sally (HE.) 2684 (50) 43 STRINGER, jodie (K.) 1348 (6) 6 DAVIS, Stella (GS.) 2044 (9) 7 BARR, David (BK.) 3508 (7) 7 MALTBY, Margaret (NP.) 3104 (48) 47 STEEL, Pauline (SX.) 2661 (47) 44 PINNELL, Amanda (ST.) 1339 (7) 7 LAYFIELD, jordyn (CH.) 1765 (6) 8 JOHNS, Brian (CH.) 3502 (15) 8 BUOEY, Brenda (LA.) 3076 (43) 48 JUDSON, Carol (Y.) 2651 (46) 45 BAYLISS, Sarah (NG.) 1332 * (8) 8 PARKER, Hayley (CH.) 1755 (II) 9 BROWN, Mark (K.) 3429 (10) 9 DURHAM, jane (CV.) 3072 (47) 49 EAKIN, Catherine (E.) 2634 (49) 46 HOWE, Claire (SO.) 1316 (II) 9 HALLOWS, Caroline (CH.) 1610 (12) 10 SATCHEll, Kevin (WI.) 3429 (9) 10 WANG, lucy (E.) 3055 * (58) 50 WOOD, jackie (Bu) (BK.) 2593 (56) 47 HALL, jessica (LA.) 1227 (10) 10 BIElEC, Sylvana (BK.) 1583 (13) II GODBOLD, David (DU.) 3408 (53) 51 lLOYD, Ann (WA.) 2591 (51) 48 PILGRIM, Nikki (WA.) 1222 ** (9) II JAMIESON, Rachel (E.) 1567 (22) 12 HARVEY, Dave (GS.) 3395 (50) 52 CARROll, Shirley (E.) 2587 (53) 49 DENNETT, Fiona (CH.) 1160 (14) 12 DENNETT, Fiona (CH.) 1160 (14) 13 BEADSlEY, Kevin (Y.) 3393 * (51) 53 FElSTEAD, Susan (HE.) 2567 (54) 50 L1NI, Caroline (Bu) (SY.) 1143 (15) 13 WHITEHORN, joy (DO.) 1138 (18) 14 YULE, Richard (SX.) 3383 (52) 54 SMITH, louvain (Y.) 2561 ** (62) 51 STANDEN, lisa (SX.) 1139 (13) 14 PilGRIM, Rachel (WA.) 1083 (16) 15 HALEY, Terry (SY.) 3381 (49) 55 DARK, Shirley (SO.) 2557 (55) 52 WHITEHORN, joy (DO.) 1138 (16) 15 DliNMAlL, Chloe (K.) 1079 (15) 16 WilLIAMS, Keith (LA.) 3357 (54) 56 BAGGOTT, Wendy (SP.) 2544 (52) 53 PilGRIM, Rachel (WA.) 1083 (17) 16 O' SULLIVAN, Emily (DY.) 1044 (17) 17 BARTRAM, Peter (SX.) 3347 (55) 57 LAING, janice (HE.) 2542 * (57) 54 DUNMALL, Chloe (K.) 1079 (18) 17 GREENER, Rachel (DU.) 933 (8) 18 CARTHY, Clive (E.) 3337 (57) 58 HUNT, janet (WO.) 2533 (60) 55 O' SULLIVAN, Emily (DY.) 1044 (23) 18 CRAWFORD, Helen (CU.) 739 (19) 19 GANNON, David (lE.) 3285 * (56) 59 MACFARLANE, Dorothy (WA.) 2505 (58) 56 CUNNINGHAM, jeana (YS.) 1043 (19) 19 FURNIVAl, Stacey (SX.) 721 (21) 20 FORD, Christopher (LA.) 3279 60 BODY, Susan (E.) 2500 (61) 57 RIPLEY, Lisa (NG.) 988 ** (20) 20 POTjEWYD, Frances (SO.) 684 (40) 21 ROOFE, Eddie (WI.) 3268 (62) 61 HAYES, Sue (BU.) 2485 (59) 58 HUBBARD, Sarah (K.) 988 (21) 21 McCORMICK, Samantha (DU.) 659 (23) 22 GilES, Paul (CO.) 3264 (60) 62 TYLER, Sylvia (HE.) 2476 (63) 59 jOBANPUTRA, Alpa (WI.) 966 (22) 22 WilKINSON, Hayley (LA.) 605 (20) 13 ROMANO, Mark (K.) 3259 (61) 63 MURDOCH, Valerie (HE.) 2468 (71) 60 GREENER, Rachel (DU.) 933 (25) 13 MACKEN, jessica (E.) 578 (25) 24 CHADWICK, jim (LA.) 32511* (64) 64 PURSEGLOVE, Ruth (Y.) 2456 * (64) 61 DlINCLIFFE, Sally (LA.) 883 ** (24) 24 TAYLOR, Amy (BU.) 539 (27) 25 GELDER, Tony (DU.) 3240 (65) 65 KENNEDY, joanne (DY.) 2444 ** (65) 62 HOLLIS, Sarah (NP.) 838 1* (27) 25 PINNELL, Emily (ST.) 449 (31) 26 GIRDLER, Ian (SY.) 3237 (73) 66 HOWARD, Stephanie (CH.) 2439 (68) 63 SHADBOI.T, lisa (SY.) 824 (33) 26 FUllER, Mary (Y.) 432 (32) 27 KERRY, Trevor (NG.) 3135 (66) 67 MORAN, Connie (L1.) 2433 (66) 64 MANSFIELD, Katie (NP.) 821 ** (28) 27 STANLEY, Rebecca (DY.) 425 (29) 28 RANKIN, john (LA.) 3224 (68) 68 NELSON, june (HE.) 2432 (67) 65 SHEPHERD, Nicola (Y.) 815 (26) 28 YARN lEY, laura (K.) 425 (26) 29 JOHNS, Mike (CH.) 3221 (63) 69 GilLAM, jennifer (SY.) 2431 (69) 66 PROaOR, louise (LA.) 77 6 ** (29) 29 RULE, Katie (BU.) 410 * (24) 30 ADEMAKINWA, Ayoade (E.) 3217 (69) 70 BRUTON, Sylvia (BK.) 24111 (75) 67 ROPER, Carley (SO.) 755 30 TRIMNELl, jessica (SY.) 376 (30) 31 CLAYTON, Tony (DO.) 3198 * (67) 71 GURBUTT, Sue (LI.) 2410 (70) 68 TARR, Michelle (SP.) 754 (32) 31 BROWN, Nicola (E.) 370 * (28) 32 SHORT, Mike (DV.) 3197 BRENDA BUOEY moves (76) 72 ROBINSON, Audrey (Bd) (BU.) 2410 (72) 69 DOBSON, jenny (HA.) 752 ** (31) 32 TRAVIS, Martha (CO.) 369 (36) 33 WIGNAll, Andy (L1.) 3185 (74) 73 PORTER, linda (SO.) 2408 (80) 70 CRAWFORD, Helen (CU.) 739 (30) 33 CAllCUT, Charlotte (E.) 358 (34) 34 PAYNE, Clive (HA.) 3176 up the Womens Veterans (70) 74 LONGLAND, Anne (HA.) 2403 (74) 71 PRICE, Melissa (NP.) 728 * (34) 34 MORlE, Annabelle (HA.) 341 (35) 35 WILLIAMS, Trevor (YS.) 3176 list to No.8 from 15 (72) 75 THORLEY, Patricia (DY.) 2398 * (76) 72 FURNIVAl, Stacey (SX.) 721 (38) 35 ARIYA, Rachel (E.) 272 (42) 36 PAYNE, john (MI.) 3161 (77) 73 POTjEWYD, Frances (SO.) 684 (37) 37 ISAAC, Anthony (ST.) 3160 (78) 74 MCCORMICK, Samantha (DU.) 659 Under 13 Boys (33) 38 HARDING, David (SY.) 3141 (79) 75 WilKINSON, Hayley (LA.) 605 Pos Name Rating Flag (39) 39 WElSMAN, Dave (NP.) 3133 (I) I EVANS, Gavin (NG.) 3066 (41) 40 BOWEN, Philip (LA.) 3113 Cadet Boys (2) 2 EVANS, Myles (NG.) 2031 (38) 41 BIGGS, Phil (CH.) 3114 Pos Name Rating Flag (3) 3 DORAN, Christopher (NP.) 1527 (47) 42 MEDELLIN, Henry (SY.) 3103 (2) I KNIGHT, Darius (SY.) 3926 (4) 4 CHAN, Wing Yung (SY.) 1418 (44) 43 ROBSON, Dave (DU.) 3064 (I) 2 DRINKHAll, Paul (CV.) 3924 (6) 5 MUDIE, Stewart (L1.) 1242 (57) 44 HOLLAND, john (Snr) (E.) 3025 (3) 3 EVANS, Bradley (Bu) (NG.) 3735 (5) 6 MAYBANKS, William (HE.) 1172 (43) 45 RICH, Andy (ST.) 3021 (4) 4 MEADS, David (DU.) 3346 (7) 7 DEVilLE, Billy (E.) 1028 (46) 46 KING, Russell (NK.) 3018 (6) 5 EVANS, Gavin (NG.) 3066 (8) 8 SMITH, Christopher Al (DV.) 867 (48) 47 GEHlOT, Hari (BK.) 3016 (7) 6 REED, Daniel (CV.) 2693 (9) 9 KEARNEY, Alex (AV.) 717 (45) 48 lUSK, Malcolm (NO.) 3014 (9) 7 NICHOllS, Damien (SP.) 2635 (13) 10 BLEAKLEY, joshua (LA.) 713 (60) 49 BUSHELL, Karl (OX.) 2990 (8) 8 BARLOW, Ben (YS.) 2243 (II) II WARE, Mathew (HA.) 660 (56) 50 PERCIVAL, Wayne (CH.) 2978 (10) 9 lEWIS, Christopher (SY.) 2057 * (10) 12 GAlLAGE, Suchira (MI.) 650 (49) 51 DUROSE, Ronnie (LA.) 29751* (II) 10 EVANS, Myles (NG.) 2031 (12) 13 MCBEATH, David (HA.) 614 (55) 52 COLLINS, Paul (CH.) 2972 (12) II REES, Daniel (E.) 2003 (14) 14 BARKER, Mitchell (CH.) 580 (51) 53 SALTER, Geoff (DU.) 2957 (16) 12 BARNES, lee (SK.) 1947 (15) 15 MARSHALL, Richard (DV.) 521 (52) 54 RAMSBOTTOM, Mark (LA.) 2953 (14) 13 REED, Darren (CO.) 1912 (16) 16 SELFRIDGE, Oscar (E.) 517 (50) 55 HARPER, Mick (BD.) 2942 (13) 14 SIMPSON, Mark (DU.) 1868 (18) 17 WRIGHT, Anthony (CV.) 514 (61) 56 HOLMAN, Derek (SY.) 2940 (15) 15 ROBINSON, Dorian (SY.) 1830 * (36) 18 DAYBELl, Kim (YS.) 501 57 RADFORD, Peter (E.) 2928 (17) 16 DORAN, Christopher (NP.) 1527 (20) 19 MAYNARD, Tom (BK.) 450 (72) 58 CARSLAKE, Colin (E.) 2924 (18) 17 DODDS, Matthew (YS) 1523 (17) 20 SALISBURY, Ben (WO.) 449 (59) 59 BREWER, Chris (NK.) 2918 (20) 18 HURDlEY, joseph (SP.) 1499 (21) 21 TREVORROW, Matthew (CO.) 417 (53) 60 BECKLEY, Chris (SY.) 2918 TABLE TENNIS NEWS (19) 19 CHAN, Wing Yung (SY.) 1418 (19) 22 L1NI, Andrew (SY.) 414 (54) 61 GARRAWAY, Brian (DO.) 2917 * (26) 20 DURHAM, jonathan (CV.) 1388 (26) 23 COLLINS, jake (SK.) 346 (58) 62 BUIST, Henry (K.) 290 I is looking for Agents to sell the magazine (25) 21 MUI)IE, Stewart (1.1.) 1242 (24) 24 REillY, jonathan (CV.) 341 (66) 63 SEAHOlME, Stuart (HE.) 2893 at tournaments, county matches, British (21) 22 SKIPp, Nicholas (CV.) 1231 (25) 25 POl]EWYD Geoffrey (SO.) 327 (62) 64 DOBBINS, Steve (CH.) 2877 *** League and domestic league matches. (23) 23 JOHNSON, Paul (1.1.) 1214 26 GEORGE, Alexander (HE.) 301 (64) 65 REEVES, Dave (BK.) 2865 * (22) 24 MAYBANKS, William (HE.) 1172 (42) 27 PITCHFORD, liam (DY.) 273 (68) 66 DENNISON, john (E.) 2865 This is a job which will suit someone who (29) 25 BROWN, Edward (E.) 1058 (23) 28 KARMAIIN, Nadav (HE.) 270 (65) 67 lLOYD, Trevor (WI.) 2858 regularly attends (or plays) at any of the (27) 26 HIRjl, Alim (MI.) 1053 (28) 29 BARELLA, Anthony (DU.) 261 (82) 68 CRAIGHlll, jeffrey (CH.) 2858 (28) 27 DEVillE, Billy (E.) 1028 (27) 30 WITCH ELL, Christopher (BU.) 257 (63) 69 ROBERTSON, Ian (NO.) 2856 above events. (24) 28 HARVEY, Michael (GS.) lOB (29) 31 JAMIESON, Lloyd (HA.) 248 (67) 70 GRANT, Bill (YS.) 2856 Interested? Then contact Jim Beckley, (32) 29 IVES, Daniel (K.) 983 (34) 32 CRAWFORD, Scott (CU.) 245 (69) 71 BURN, Brian (DO.) 2843 * (47) 30 ARLlSS, Stephen (YS.) 941 (32) 33 BECKETT, Gregory (BK.) 240 (71) 72 NEWMAN, Maurice (lE.) 2841 * telephone: 0161 439 600 I (30) 31 POYNER, Simon (DV.) 915 ** (30) 34 RISBY, joe (K.) 228 (75) 73 RASUl, Farhat (SY.) 2830 (31) 32 PIPER, Damien (YS.) 898 (54) 35 BARELLA, Graeme (DU.) 226 (70) 74 PICKARD, Chris (HE.) 2828 COUNTY NOTES - 8 downed Warner 3-2 while Dosher Essex); consolation winner Pete Charity is very much part of the won 3-1 over West Morris (Derek Thompson) group activity but they also have The final was a repeat of last year's Juniors winner Richard Grover (Alan plenty of fun, but all take their sport final, this time it was Dosher's turn to Caffrey); consolation winner SMoore deadly seriously. The group were triumph 3-1 against a player who was (Laura Gubbins) recently joined by Huddersfield playing his 14th game of the day in Cadets winner Adam Wells (Sam President Howard Birch who was the final! Benwell); consolation winner Peter reunited with Cedric Whiteley, with The won1en's singles event was a Norton (Charlotte Caffrey) whom he represented many years round robin and Aimee Sparkes and Under 13 winner Lewis Williams ago. Vicky Gray were both undefeated (Stephen Jameson); consolation Birch has recently returned from a with just their match to play, which winner Scott Tune (Philip Blowey) visit to Santa Barbara, California and in effect meant it was the final. Grade Awinner Gary Webb (Hugh was keen to make a comparison Ain1ee who had never beaten her Matthews); consolation winner Gary between table tennis in his native opponent pulled out all the stops for Jackson (Gary Edwards) Huddersfield and the Californian city. an impressive 3-1 victory. Grade Bwinner Rob Sinderbury The city of Santa Barbara has a West took out two titles repeating (Alan Caffrey); consolation winner population of 85,000 similar to his 1994 restricted win with a final Edward Freen1an (Adam Wells) Halifax and the county has victory over Ingle, plus the handicap Grade Cwinner Laurel Christer approximately 135,000 comparable title over Hutchinson, who himself (Adam Cardell); consolation winner with Huddersfield and Halifax took out a doubles title with Sparkes. KWooding (G Lindop) combined, but there the similarity BRITANNIA TOP 16 INVITATION Improvers winner Peter Norton ends. The Britannia Top 16 event is being (Lewis WilIams); consolation winner The Huddersfield league was staged once again, this time on SUSSEX: Ritchie Venner, who Laura Gubbins (Charlotte Caffrey) formed in 1932 and although Santa Sunday the 8th of February at the lost out at the ~AII Sussex' Beginners winner Jamie Morgan Barbara has been involved in the Dome in Ipswich. Championships, might just be (Luke Haskins); consolation winner game since 1948 and had a club since still the ~King of the County'. Invitations are being sent out, Philip Blowey (Mark Sheppard) 1956, they still have no league. though interested parties can apply Acadet doubles was also held The club in Santa Barbara continues either by emailing me on players would be allowed in bEfore it where the results were to muster around 36 players while [email protected] was cut to 220. 1st Jamie Morgan / Peter Norton the two West Yorkshire towns have or contacting n1e on 07968 135 602 The Sussex TTA have to find new 2nd Sam Benwell / Adam Wells around 350 players between them. organisers soon, otherwise the date 3rd Mark Sheppard / Charlotte Caffrey. Birch says "Why a league fails to SUSSEX will be nicked by the ETTA for a GP materialise in Santa Barbara is by John Woodford tournament elsewhere, not in Sussex. YORKSHIRE something of a mystery, given the ADRIAN MOORE lifted the Sussex by Barry Snowden fact that the area attracts people and mens singles crown for the ninth WARWICKSHIRE White Rose Affairs players from all over the world. In time at Fontwell, but he has some by Caroline Williams TABLE Tennis players in fact, amongst the 25 enthusiasts I way to go to reach the record set by IN December 2003 the first session of Huddersfield are bringing hope to an encountered and played against were Brighton's Roger Chandler who the County Cadets Championships African girl by paying her way players from Eastern Europe, clinched the title twelve times. Division 1A took place with half of through school, and they are doing it Indonesia, Philippines Chinese ­ Ritchie Venner might just be still the division, Warwickshire, Suffolk II, in a man's garage. Caucasian and even a lady from the "king" of the county, but his Leicestershire and The Guild Table Tennis Club was South Africa. crown is beginning to slip as Moore Northamptonshire, competing at set up at Robert Booth's Fixby home These layers have greatly enriched has now won the event for the past Leamington Spa and the other half of in 1992 and matches take place in his the game in the area, raising the two years. the division playing each other in double garage where the table is standard of play considerably since I In a day of surprises at the all­ Halifax. Leamington League players stored. was there four years ago, but there is Sussex championships Venner just Edward Freeman and Michael Rowan Fourteen members aged between still no serious attempt to develop lost by the narrowest possible margin along with Charlotte Caffrey and Paul 66 and 81 meet twice a week for the game and the Santa Barbara in the mens sen1is to Terry Haley, Leck (Birmingham) plus Liam Walsh games and pay a small weekly clubs' players were envious when I who was the mens 'shockman' of the and Rachael Pilgrim (Nuneaton) subscription to play in Booth's showed them my Huddersfield day. represented Warwickshire. Against garage. fixture book and newspaper In the womens events it was Sheila Leicestershire, Warwickshire won 9-1 The group initially started cuttings." King who brought down the two top with Rachel Pilgrim winning two and fundraising for the Save the Children The Santa Barbara club practice on seeds Rose Rainton and Sally Weston, Charlotte Caffrey, Michael Rowan, charity, making £1,000 and it was in three occasions during the week and but then lost in the final to Sarah Liam Walsh and Paul Leck all taking the late 1990s they began sponsoring n1embers travel from 40 to hundreds Stedman (Arundel) who at 26 has one plus 3 walkovers. Warwickshire Kenyan pupil Joyce as part of Mission of miles to take part in tournaments been trying to win the crown for lost to Northamptonshire 6-4 Kenya. and despite their lack of a league, eight years. though Rachel Pilgrim again took Cash goes towards her schooling Santa Barbara hosted the Californian She thoroughly deserved her final two, Paul Leck and Edward Freeman and living costs and so far they have State Championships in 1968 and victory over Miss King, who was one each. Warwickshire then beat made £1,547 and one of the founder member Dick Fairchild beginning to run out of steam. Suffolk II 7-3 with Rachel Pilgrim and members Wilf Battye described the continues to play at the ripe old age Michael Simpson (Arundel) and Charlotte Caffrey both winning two, players as "a group of geriatric of 77. Stacey Furnival (Hastings) are the Paul Leck, Edward Freeman and Liam youngsters", adding "They have Birch, a former Canadian singles new Sussex junior champions. Walsh one each. become so close you can only runner-up and Halifax, Huddersfield In the boys final Simpson The second Lillington Free Church describe them as family. and Yorkshire champion was invited dispatched Daniel Bulmer, whilst Tournament was held at the end of Companionship, laughter, fun and to the home of Indonesian Ben Stacey defeated Lisa Standen .. Stacey November 2003 at Leamington Spa. mutual help come from within this Tumbel's house, where he has a is only 14. 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