Week 15
Drayton A have opened up a lead in the race for the title in Division 1 of the Didcot and District Table Tennis Association. A 9-1 win over Letcombe A enabled them to pull away from second placed Didcot B who secured a 6-4 win over Letcombe A themselves. Meanwhile, a Neil Hurford treble helped RAL A to a 6-4 win over Abingdon A and Matthew Davies hit three wins as Drayton B drew 5-5 with Moreton A.
Didcot D remain in pole position in Division 2 despite RAL C recording an 8-2 win over Abingdon C, thanks in part to Bill Masons maximum. Drayton D have kept up the pressure on the top two with an impressive 10-0 win over Howbery A and Sutton B moved into contention with an 8-2 win of their own over Upton A. Howbery B also secured a win this week as three wins from John Talbot helped them to a 6-4 win over Moreton B.
Another emphatic win for Abingdon E has kept them top of Division 3. Three more wins for individual leader Geoff Burton and a maximum for David Smart helped them to a 9-1 win over Moreton C. Sutton C remain in touch with the leaders following a 10-0 win over Abingdon F and a close fought 6-4 victory over Letcombe B, with both wins featuring maximums for Gavin Bosse. Drayton E remain in third place having eased past Moreton C with a 6-4 win. Eric Thomas also hit a maximum this week as his RAL D side came away from Didcot F with a 6-4 victory and Abingdon D had a successful week as they returned from RAL E with a comfortable 9-1 win.
Wallingford remain firmly in control of Division 4 having hit another 10-0 win this week. The unbeaten leaders sent Grove home with no reward and opened up a six point lead over Letcombe C. Third placed Abingdon G overcame Drayton F 6-4 with Ryota Goto scoring a treble and then put paid to Moreton D by the same score with Aubrey Hughes hitting three wins.
RAL G have closed the gap on leaders Upton B in Division 5 after they hit Moreton F hard in a 10-0 win. Elsewhere, James Cox hit a maximum for Abingdon I in a 5-5 draw with Drayton G.
Results: Div 1: Drayton A 9 (K Bushell 3, C Campbell 3), Letcombe A 1; Abingdon A 4, RAL A 6 (N Hurford 3); Drayton B 5 (M Davies 3), Moreton A 5; Didcot C 3 (S Dobbins 3), Didcot B 7; Letcombe A 4 (R Taylor 3), Didcot B 6. Div 2: Drayton D 10 (S Gardner 3, J Gould 3, D Hudson 3), Howbery A 0; Sutton B 8 (J Lin 3, H Tao 3), Upton A 2; RAL C 8 (B Mason 3), Abingdon C 2; Moreton B 4, Howbery B 6 (J Talbot 3). Div 3: Moreton C 1, Abingdon E 9 (G Burton 3, D Smart 3); Drayton E 6, Moreton C 4 (C Lane 3); Letcombe B 4, Sutton C 6 (G Bosse 3); Didcot F 4, RAL D 6 (E Thomas 3); RAL E 1, Abingdon D 9 (M Ghafoor 3, J Tremayne 3); Abingdon F 0, Sutton C 10 (G Bosse 3, P Bosse 3, A Nicholson 3). Div 4: Drayton F 4, Abingdon G 6 (R Goto 3); Wallingford 10 (P Holland 3, D Quinn 3, A Olah 3), Grove 0; Abingdon G 6 (A Hughes 3), Moreton D 4. Div 5: Moreton F 0, RAL G 10 (M Arjeneh 3, A Daoud-aladine 3, K Knowles 3); Drayton G 5, Abingdon I 5 (J Cox 3). |
by Geoff Cherrill
7th Feb 2010