Newspaper Article W/c 27th November 2006

Glodwick Extend Their Lead at The Top

Division 1

Leaders Glodwick extended their lead at the top of Division 1 after defeating second placed Aerospace A 7-3, with the help of 3 wins for Mark Ramsbottom and 2 for Majid Tubasum.

The battle between struggling Rosehill B and Honeywell Lane A ended in the teams sharing the points. Simon Collins won 2 for Rosehill B with Ken Ward replying with 3 wins for Honeywell..

The game between Hollinwood C and Rosehill A also finished in a draw with an unbeaten performance from Hollinwood’s Gary Newton. David Pegg and Richard  Sarre replied with 2 wins each for Rosehill.

Werneth A and Hollinwood A both cemented their places in the top four with emphatic 9-1 and 8-2 victories respectively against Uppermill and Werneth B.

Division 2

Werneth C remain top after a convincing 9-1 victory over bottom club Pennine, Doreen Schofield and Paul Wilkinson being unbeaten for Werneth.

In the battle of the Unison sides the A team defeated the B team 8-2 thanks to 3 wins from Paul Howarth and 2 each from Peter Ashworth and Liaquit Ali. Peter Dawson responded with 2 wins for the B team.

Honeywell C got the better of Hollinwood E 7-3 thanks to 3 wins from Brian Higgins and 2 from Peter Buckley. Recent signing Andy McNab replied with 2 wins for Hollinwood.

Rob Carter and Nathan Buckley recorded 3 wins each in Failsworth A’s 8-2 victory over Honeywell B.

Hyde YMCA B defeated Hollinwood D with 3 wins from Dennis Bradshaw and 2 from Di Twist.

Division 3

In the crunch match at the top of the table Gilders A defeated Werneth D 7-3. The game between Alan Else and Adi Ewelia went the full distance with Adi finally winning 12-10 in the fifth.

The defeat of Werneth D enabled Owls A to move up to second place in the table with an 8-2 victory over Failsworth B. Philip Hall, David Hartham and Paul Woodward all contributed to this outstanding victory.

Gilders B still remain at the bottom of the table after losing 6-4 to Coldhurst B. Mark Craven won 3 for Gilders with Simon Walsh and Tom Chandler replying with 2 wins each for Coldhurst.

In the mid table clash between Grotton B and Honeywell D Grotton ran out 7-3 winners with unbeaten performances from Alf Barker and Steve Smith.

One of the outstanding performances of the week was from Leo Cogger who scored 3 wins in Honeywell E’s 7-3 victory over Failsworth C.

Division 4

Second placed Coldhurst E slumped to a shock 6-4 defeat against lowly Failsworth F for whom Danny Cooper won 3 sets and Jake Crawley and Callum Jones won 1 set each. Neil England and Dave England won 2 sets each for Coldhurst.

The defeat of Coldhurst E enabled Coldhurst D to move clear at the top of the table with a 10-0 defeat over unlucky Honeywell G.

Owls B remain in contention for promotion following a 10-0 defeat of Coldhurst F which saw unbeaten performances from Dinesh Gorasia, Philip Tamworth and John Tanner.

Werneth F remain in third place after a 9-1 defeat of Failsworth E.

Rosehill C are still looking for their first win of the season after going down 9-1 to Werneth E.

In a close encounter Uppermill C edged a victory over Honeywell F 6-4. 

LEAGUE RESULTS

Newspaper Article W/c 20th November 2006

Outstanding Performance by Stott

Division 1

The outstanding performance of the week belonged to Rosehill A’s Ian Stott. He recorded wins against Ian McLean, Nick Mooney and Stuart Meredith as Rosehill defeated Werneth A 6-4.

Uppermill A ran out 9-1 victors over Aerospace B with Gary Crossley and Glen Hewitt both contributing 3 wins.

Hollinwood B got the better of Honeywell Lane A 6-4 in an excellent match with some outstanding table tennis.

Aerospace A defeated Hollinwood A 8-2 thanks to Tom Lang’s unbeaten performance. David Buckley replied with 2 wins for Hollinwood A.

Glodwick were emphatic 10-0 winners over Rosehill B.

In an entertaining match OTTC A drew 5-5 with Hollinwood C. Paul Brandwood had 3 wins for OTTC A while Gary Newton and Phil Holmes replied with 2 wins each for Hollinwood.

Division 2

Pennine travelled to Hyde YMCA B and came away with a creditable 5-5 draw. John Robertson won 3 for Pennine and Vernon Hyde 2 for Hyde YMCA.

Bernard Davies, with 3 wins, helped Werneth C to a 7-3 victory over Coldhurst A. Simon Walsh replied with 2 good wins for Coldhurst.

The Grotton input of players from the White Rose county across the Pennines is proving very worthwhile.  While new signing Stuart Sykes recorded 3 wins on his debut, his Yorkshire compatriot, Philip Schofield, remains unbeaten., also recording 3 wins in the 7-3 victory over Failsworth A.

Unison A defeated First Transport 8-2 thanks to a good all round performance, Paul Howarth with 3 wins and 2 each for Peter Ashworth and Craig Oldfield.

Honeywell C and Hyde YMCA B had comfortable 9-1 and 8-2 victories over Uppermill B and Hollinwood E.

Division 3

After an amazing 26 successive wins Gilders A’s Adi Elweila’s unbeaten run ended   when he lost in 5 close sets to Steve Smith of Grotton B. Despite this Gilder’s A won 9-1.

Mick Pellowe was undefeated in Werneth D’s 7-3 victory over Failsworth C, Vince Gaffey replied with 2 wins for Failsworth.

Coldhurst C and Unison C fought out a 5-5 draw, with Terry Holland winning 2 sets for Coldhurst while Andy Hey went one better with 3 wins for Unison.

Failsworth B defeated Honeywell E 7-3 in another entertaining match.

The other Honeywell team in this division, the D team, fared better, defeating Gilder’s B 7-3.

Division 4

In the battle of the Coldhurst’s, the D team got the better of the E team 9-1, with Murray Corbin and Peter Altham contributing 3 wins each, helped by 2 from Dave Varney.

Saddleworth CC showed their all round strengths in a 7-3 defeat of Werneth E. There were 2 wins each for Chris Brazwell, Alex Griffiths and Peter Skuse of Saddleworth, David Renton replying with 2 wins for Werneth.

The feature of OTCC B’s 8-2 defeat of Failsworth E was 3 wins each for Carl Simpson and John Rutland plus a first win of the season for George Jervis.

In the remaining 3 games in this division Owls B defeated Honeywell G 9-1, Werneth F defeated Coldhurst F 10-0 and Honeywell F defeated Failsworth 9-1.

LEAGUE RESULTS

LATEST TABLES

Newspaper Article W/c 13th November 2006

                   Leaders  Aerospace A Held

Division 1

There were excellent games at both ends of the table. Previous leaders, Aerospace A, were surprisingly held to a draw by Hyde YMCA A, Steve Lyons excelling with 3 wins for Hyde.

Glodwick took over the top spot after defeating previously unbeaten Hollinwood A 8-2.

At the other end of the table bottom placed Rosehill B defeated Hollinwood B 6-4, despite 3 wins from George Jones for Hollinwood.

Honeywell Lane moved out of the relegation places, defeating Hollinwood C 7-3, the highlight of this game being 3 wins for Gary Skinner for Honeywell.

Division 2

Werneth C and Unison A remain clear at the top of this division following 7-3 wins for both teams against Failsworth A and Honeywell C respectively.

First Transport went down 6-4 to a strong Honeywell B side.

Hollinwood E and Uppermill B shared the points with Peter Watson winning his 3 games for Uppermill..

Coldhurst A and Hollinwood D also shared the points in another closely fought game.

Division 3

Gilders A moved to the top of the division with a 10-0 victory over Failsworth C, the score not reflecting the closeness of the contest.

Werneth D defeated Failsworth B 6-4 despite an excellent 3 wins for Matthew Evans of Failsworth.

Honeywell E defeated Unison D 7-3 with an unbeaten performance from Alan Marston. Frank Sheldon replied with 2 wins for Unison.

Grotton B defeated Gilders B 7-3 in another exciting contest.  Steve Smith, Neil Tomlinson and Alan Sarsfield won 2 sets each for Grotton, Mark Craven was unbeaten for Gilders B.

Owls are in a rich vein of form at the moment and they continued their climb up the table with a 10-0 victory over Coldhurst C.

Unison C also had a 10-0 victory over Coldhurst B.

Division 4

The battle at the top is as close as ever between the 2 Coldhurst teams.

Coldhurst D lead the way after defeating Honeywell F 9-1.

Coldhurst E defeated Werneth 7-3. Alan Wynn recorded 3 wins for Werneth, with Neil Chapman, David England and Neil England winning 2 each for Coldhurst.

Coldhurst E followed that victory with a 5-5 draw against Owls B.

In an excellent sporting encounter Werneth E defeated Honeywell G 8-2, with all the players contributing to an excellent evening’s table tennis.

In another excellent match Uppermill C defeated Failsworth F 6-4.

In OTTC B’s 8-2 victory over Coldhurst F, John Rutland and Carl Simpson had 3 wins each with Abigail Griffiths winning 1.

LEAGUE RESULTS

Newspaper Article W/c 6th November 2006

                   Glodwick Remain Unbeaten

Division 1

Glodwick remain unbeaten after their match with Uppermill A running out 7 – 3 winners with unbeaten performances from Mark Ramsbottom and Billy Russell.

Hollinwood A continued their impressive run of results beating Rosehill B 9 – 1.

Hollinwood B and Hollinwood C shared the points with Jack Christian winning two sets for the B team, Gary Newton and John Flowers replying with two wins for the C team.

Werneth A are not letting go of their championship crown, defeating Honeywell A

10 – 0.

OTTCA recorded their best victory of the season over Aerospace B with father and daughter, David Griffiths and Rebecca Griffiths both unbeaten.

Division 2

A close and entertaining game between Grotton A and First Transport ended in a 7 – 3 victory for Grotton A.

Werneth C and Unison A both had emphatic 9 – 1 wins against Unison B and Hollinwood E respectively.

Hollinwood E fared better against Failsworth A, recording a 5 – 5 draw. Steve Mather and Stewart Clarke won two sets each for Hollinwood while Failsworth’s Rob Carter was unbeaten.

Hyde YMCA B defeated Coldhurst A 9 – 1 with unbeaten performances from Nick Bakewell and Dennis Bradshaw.

Division 3

Werneth D defeated Unison D 7 – 3 with Mike Pellowe and Alan Else contributing maximum points. 

Failsworth B went down 7 – 3 to Gilders A in another close game.

In the Coldhurst C and Honeywell E game 4 players contributed two wins each in the      6 – 4 win for Coldhurst. Malcolm Wills, David Harris and Terry Holland winning for Coldhurst and Dave Watts for Honeywell E.

Steve Smith and Neil Tomlinson were unbeaten for Grotton B who defeated Failsworth C 7 – 3.

Dave Hanson’s treble couldn’t prevent Unison C going down to a 7 – 3 defeat against Honeywell D.

Division 4

Uppermill C defeated previously unbeaten Coldhurst D 8 – 2 in a game that was much closer than the score suggests. Howard Meadham and Jim Bradbury were unbeaten for Uppermill C.

OTTCB recorded an emphatic 9 – 1 win over Honeywell C, with unbeaten performances from John Rutland, Jordan McNamara and Champa Vachji.

Werneth E defeated Coldhurst F 7 – 3 with three good wins for Darren Mitzi.

Honeywell F got the better of Owls B 6 – 4 thanks to two wins each for Ronnie Holt and Lee Rowbotham. Dinesh Gorasia and Philip Tamworth replied with two wins each for Owls. 

LEAGUE RESULTS