Week 4
Didcot B have moved to the top of Division 1 of the Didcot and District Table Tennis Association. A 7-3 win over Didcot C, featuring maximums from both Eddie Herrity and Rob Hudson, was enough to ease them past Drayton A in the table. Didcot A kept up the pace with an 8-2 victory over RAL B with Greg Donovan hitting a treble. Abingdon A also had a successful week after Sebastian Huygen hit three wins to inspire them to a 6-4 win over RAL A.
Division 2 sees Howbery B leading the way after an 8-2 win over Moreton B. John Talbot and Markus Wagner both hit a hat trick to send them clear of Howbery B, who overcame Drayton D 7-3 thanks to a John Birkin maximum. The closest challengers to the top two spots both dropped points this week as Abingdon C and RAL C played out a 5-5 draw with only Mike Aistrop coming through unbeaten for the Abingdon side. Didcot D had James Lovelock to thank as his treble helped to secure a 6-4 win over Drayton C. However, the Drayton side made up for it with a 6-4 win over Sutton A, featuring a Geoff Cherrill maximum. Sutton B also put paid to Sutton A as Vincent Yang went unbeaten in a 7-3 victory.
Didcot F remain in the lead in Division 3 despite Abingdon E closing the gap on the leaders after a Geoff Burton treble helped them to an 8-2 win over Moreton C. Sutton C have also moved into contention at the top as Alistair Nicholson went unbeaten in an impressive 8-2 win over Didcot E.
Division 4 has an unbeaten Wallingford setting the pace as Tony Quinn and Peter Holland both hit trebles in a 7-3 win over Grove. Abingdon G are hot on their heels as Dan Cruse and Aubrey Hughes also secured maximums as they overcame Drayton F 8-2. Tony Prior maintained his impressive start to the season for Letcombe C as they dispatched RAL F with ease in an 8-2 win.
RAL G remain unbeaten at the top of Division 5 following a 6-4 win over RAL G. Milad Arjenah kept up his 100% start to the season with another three wins. Robert Lott continues to push him at the top of the individual rankings as another maximum helped his Upton B side to a 10-0 win over Moreton F.
Results: Div 1: RAL A 4, Abingdon A 6 (S Huygen 3); RAL B 2, Didcot A 8 (G Donovan 3); Didcot B 7 (E Herrity 3, R Hudson 3), Didcot C 3. Div 2: Drayton C 6 (G Cherrill 3), Sutton A 4; Abingdon C 5 (M Aistrop 3), RAL C 5; Howbery A 7 (J Birkin 3), Drayton D 3; Didcot D 6 (J Lovelock 3), Drayton C 4; Howbery B 8 (J Talbot 3, M Wagner 3), Moreton B 2; Sutton B 7 (V Yang 3), Sutton A 3. Div 3: Sutton C 7 (A Nicholson 3), Didcot E 3; Abingdon E 8 (G Burton 3), Moreton C 2. Div 4: Abingdon G 8 (D Cruse 3, A Hughes 3), Drayton F 2; Grove 3, Wallingford 7 (P Holland 3, T Quinn 3); Letcombe C 8 (T Prior 3), RAL F 2. Div 5: Upton B 10 (R Brown 3, R Lott 3, J Dickens 3), Moreton F 0; Abingdon I 4, RAL G 6 (M Arjeneh 3). |
by Geoff Cherrill
18th Oct 2009