Final League Results - submitted 27/04/08 by Peter Smith
Hosp St Johns 'A' 0 Burrage 10

Hosp Police 4 Kings Church 'A' 6

Hosp Dynamos 8 Hosp Police 2: Hosp Police had only 2 players

Hosp Sparks 3 Hosp Dynamos 7: Match comment: Match played in very good humour. C.Neve in very sharp form & an absorbing game against C.Goddard. Good TT all round.

Mill Lane Beacons 10 Kings Church 'D' 0: Match comment: Much closer than score suggests.

Mill Lane 'A' 4 Kings Church 'C' 6

Mill Lane Beacons 3 Hosp Claydon 7: Match comment: Brilliantly close games. Hard fought. Well done Claydon.

Hosp Telecom 4 Hosp Claydon 6

Congratulations to Kings Church 'A' for doing so well during their first season in Division 1.

Congratulations to Kings Church 'B' for coming 2nd in Division 2.

Congratulations to Kings Church 'C' for coming 7th in Division 2.

Congratulations to Kings Church 'D'' for their outstanding sportmanship.

Congratulations to Mike Wood for being the top player in Division 2.

Mercury Article - submitted 17/04/08 by Edna Fletcher
The League Cup Final was held at Northgate and with players handicaps ranging from minus nine to plus four - a good contest was expected
The spectators were not disappointed- it turned out to be one of the most fiercely fought finals of the year
The very first game threw together Charles Goddard for Hospital Sparks and Thomas Baxter for Kings Church "A"
The latter started plus six and took the first set 21 - 20.
Charles fought back with excellent retrieving and strong hits to take the second by the same score.The deciding game produced very good strategic play and was finally won by Charles 21 - 19
Martin Clarke evened the score for Kings winning in three against Brendan Green
Another close game saw Andrew Lilley edge home against Chris Durrant
Martin then met Charles and went down in three 16 - 21 /
21 -17 / 21 - 19
In an excellent controlled game Chris beat Thomas two straight to put Sparks one up - but Andrew evened the score by winning against Brendan
Chris played another good game against Martin forcing the latter to make the errors and went on to win 21 - 17 / 21-13
Andrew once again came to the rescue for Kings beating Charles in the eighth set to level the score four games all
With both players setting their sights on the trophy- Thomas met Brendan and in a most exciting and entertaining game the latter- using great agility won the title for Sparks with a 21 - 20 / 21 - 18 victory
With Sparks celebrating a good solid victory-congratulations must go to the young Kings team who played extremely well and were just pipped by the odd point in a couple of games which made all the difference.

Mercury Article - submitted 13/04/08 by Edna Fletcher
The second division singles were played at Northgate on Tuesday and attracted an entry of nineteen players who were then drawn into 4 groups- playing best of three games
Group "A" Mike Wood came out top undefeated. Rhys Calder had two very good games that went to three against Colin Fortescue and Sam Mallett
Group "B"
Young Josh Baxter although not winning a game played
some good table tennis he went down in three to Darren Smith 21 - 23
Reg Cadmore and Dick Boyce were on even points but in the deciding game Dick won and went through to the Semi-finals
Group "C" Michael Edwards topped this group but only after a strong challenge from Graham Chapman and Simon Rouse
Group "D"
The first game of this group really decided who would take top place when Albert Cadmore beat Alan Jones and won all his other games
Alan came second followed by Ashley Moore/ Curtis Beales and Aiden Rumsby
Semi- Finals - Michael Edwards versus Dick Boyce saw a tight first game which Michael won 21 - 19- he then hit his way to victory in the second 21 - 13
A long struggle between Albert Cadmore and Mike Woods saw Mike take the first game 21 - 12- but Albert fought back to win the next 21 - 14 and with a change of tactics the third by the same score
The Final was a contrast of styles with Michael attacking and Albert retrieving- with good rallies generously applauded by those who stayed to watch
Michael took the title 2l -l3 / 2l -18
Referees were Edna Fletcher and Charles Hacon
The first division singles on Thursday could only muster eight players- two groups were formed

Ernie George won all his games with Bob Lamb as runner-up. Charles Hacon had a good match against Martin Clarke losing 11 - 21/ 22 - 20/ 21 - 11
The second group had Thomas Baxter and Ray Lee win two each and in the play -off Ray went through as winner
Eddie Fuller and Aaron Hacon won one each
Ernie defeated Thomas 21 - 14 / 21 - 16
Bob defeated Ray 21 - 14 / 21 - 13
The Final saw Bob ease ahead in both games but Ernie then steadied his game and with a few lucky shots stormed ahead to win 21 - 11 / 21- 13
Latest Results
St Johns B 8 Sparks 2
Kings Church A 7 Caister 3
B S C 9 Sparks 1
Hospital A 1 Dynamos 9
Mill L ane A 3 Kings Church B 7
Acle B conseded match to Gorleston Cons 0 - 10
The Annual Quiz will be on Thursday May 15th and the AGM May 22nd
Applications by new teams for next season are welcome

League Results - submitted 02/02/08 by Peter Smith
Hosp Police 1 St Johns 'B' 9: Hosp Police played with only 2 players.

Hosp Dynamos 8 Kings Church 'A' 2.

Burrage 10 Hosp Police 0. Hosp Police played with only 2 players.

Hosp Claydon 3 Mill Lane 'A' 7.

Hosp St Johns 'A' 2 St Johns 'B' 8.

Acle 'B' 3 Acle Pirates 7. Ali Sursham won three. Ashley Marsh, Tyler Harrison and Kit Marsden won two.

Kings Church 'C' 2 Gorl Cons 8.

Kings Church 'D' 0 Kings Church 'B' 10.

League Results - submitted 26/01/08 by Peter Smith
Hosp Dynamos 3 St Johns 'A' 7: Carl Stevenson won 3. Bob Lamb & John Clark won 2. A very close game between Terry Shetcliffe & Bob Lamb with Terry winning 22-20 in the third game. Match Comment: Nice Sporting match.

Hosp Sparks 5 Hospital 'A' 5: Charlie Goddard won 3. Simon Allen & Stuart Baxter won 2.

Burrage 7 Hosp Dynamos 3: Ernie George won 3. Ryan Moore & Chris Neve won 2. A very doubles close game with Burrage winning 21-19 in the third game. Match Comment: A very enjoyable match.

BSC 8 Hosp Police 2: Peter White won 3. Paul White, Robin Tovell & Tony Shaw won 2.

Hosp Sparks 2 St Johns 'A' 8: Eddie Fuller won 3. John Clark & Carl Stevenson won 2. Match Comment: Enjoyable evening.

St Johns 'B' 7 Hospital 'A' 3: Stuart Baxter won 3. Paul Wright(Jnr), Darren Swan & Wally Ladmore won 2. Match Comment: Stuart Baxter's away form was much better than his favorite football club (Ipswich) team. A fine maximum. However he could not prevent a substantial defeat by St Johns' B'.

Hosp Dynamos 10 Caister CA 0: Terry Shetcliffe, David Willgoss & Kevin Chaney won 3.

Kings Church 'A' 0 Burrage 10: Ernie George won 3. David Boatman & Martin Peek won 3.

Mill Lane 'A' 2 Gorl cons 8: Malcolm Vasey won 3. Colin Fortescue, Albert Cadmore & Reg Cadmore won 2. A very long first game between Colin Fortescue & Albert Cadmore with Colin finally winning 30-28.

Beacons 7 Acle 'B' 3: Alistair Sursham won 3. Dave Smith, Mike Harvey & John Smith won 2. Match Comment: Good competitive game. Ali outstanding!

Acle Pirates 4 Beacons 6: John Smith won 3. Mike Harvey & Ashley Marsh won 2. Match Comment: Very hard & frantic tussle of games, including several 'comebacks', resulted in a 6-4 win for the Beacons. John Smith (3), Mike Harvey (2), & Dave Smith (1) won for Beacons; Ashley Marsh (2), Sam Mallett (1), plus the doubles won for Pirates.

Beacons 4 Hosp Telecom 6: Alan Jones won 3. Graham Chapman won 2. Telecom played with only 2 players. Match Comment: Many thanks to Telecom bringing the game forward. Lovely game! Very enjoyable match. The two Telecom lads played well despite having to concede 3 games and they came away victors 6-4. John smith was Beacons only scorer with a win over Graham Chapman and Mike Harvey had a very close game against Alan Jones which Alan just won.

Acle 'B' 3 Kings Church 'C' 7: Alistair Sursham won 3. Simon Rouse, Paul Light & Matthew Smith won 2.

Kings Church 'B' 3 Gorl Cons 7: Mike Wood won 3. Reg Cadmore, Albert Cadmore & Malcolm Vasey won 2.

Mill Lane 'A' 4 Kings Church 'D' 6: Colin Fortescue won 3. Brendan McManus, Mark Burns & Neil Booth won 2.

League Results - submitted 19/01/08 by Peter Smith
St Johns 'B' 8 BSC 2: Paul Wright (Jnr) won 3. Paul Wright (Snr) & Wally Ladmore won 2. Match comment: A marathon match with much good table tennis; it ended at 11.30pm. Credit to Paul Wright (Jnr) for a good maximum.

BSC 10 Caister CA 0: Paul White, Peter White and Robin Tovell won 3.

Hosp St Johns 'A' 10 Kings Church 'A' 0: Carl Stevenson, Eddie Fuller & Ray Lee won 3.

Hosp Sparks 0 Burrage 10: Ryan Moore, David Boatman & Martin Peek won 3. Match comment: A much closer match than the score suggests.

Hosp Police 2 BSC 8: Peter White won 3. Paul White & Robin Tovell won 2.

Hosp Telecom 3 Gorl Cons 7: Richard Boyce won 3. Albert Cadmore, Reg Cadmore and Malcolm Vasey won 2.

Acle 'B' 2 Hosp Claydon 8: Mike Edwards won 3. Alan Yardy & Adrian Rumsby won 2.

Hosp Claydon 9 Acle Pirates 1: Mike Edwards & alan Yardy won 3. John Mansi won 2.

Kings Church 'D' 0 Hosp Telecom 10: Richard Boyce, Graham Chapman & Alan Jones won 2.

Kings Church 'B' 8 Kings Church 'C' 2: Mike Wood won 3. Alan Williams & Alan lindley won 2. A very close game between Alan Williams and Simon Rouse with Simon winning 27-25 in the 3rd game. Match comment: Good game.

League Results - submitted 13/01/08 by Peter Smith
Hosp Sparks 5 Hosp Police 5: Tony Shaw won 3. Nick Calver & Terry Franklin won 2.

Kings Church 'A' 5 Hospital 'A' 5: Stuart Baxter won 3. Martyn Clarke & Tom Baxter won 2. Close game between Tom Baxter and Simon Allen in which Tom won 21-17 in the 3rd game. Also very close double game in which Hospital 'A' finally came out winners.

Kings Church 'C' 3 Mill Lane Beacons 7: John Smith won 3. Dave Smith, Mike Harvey and Simon Rouse won 2 each. Match comment: Kings Church 'C' were a handful at times, especially Simon. Good doubles: won by the 'C' team boys.

Acle pirates 10 Kings Church 'D' 0. Tyler Harrison, Ashley Marsh and Rhys Calder won 3. Match comment: Good games.

League Results - submitted 06/01/08 by Peter Smith
Gorl Cons 7 Hosp Claydon 3: Malcolm Vasey, Reg Cadmore, Albert Cadmore & Michael Edwards won 2. Match comment: A fine competitive match - played in a great spirit.

League Cup Semi-Final Results - submitted 06/01/08 by Peter Smith
Kings Church 'A' 5 Burrage 'A' 4: Martyn and Andrew won 2 each and Thomas won 1.

Hosp Sparks 5 BSC 4: Chris Durrant won 3.

Half-Way Report - submitted 05/01/08 by Edna Fletcher
The first half of the season has seen Burrage and St Johns "B" emerge as expected contenders for the title. The holders- Burrage who field the three strongest players in their team must be favourites to retain their title- although the Saints will push them all the way.
Newly promoted Kings Church "A" have done very well in the higher division- Martin Clarke has led his team well and received good support from Andrew Lilley and junior Thomas Baxter. The highlight of their season must be the exciting 5 - 4 victory over Burrage in the Semi-Final of the League Cup
and although the lesser team received 8 / 9 and 12 points start in each game- Burrage used their experience well and the match hinged on the last game. Martin Clarke kept his nerve to win this deciding game and moved his team forward to the Final where they will meet Hospital Sparks who beat BSC in another close match 5 - 4 thanks to three from Chris Durrant
Many matches in this cup competition have been won by the odd game proving that the handicapping is proving to be correct
Caister Com. find themselves at the bottom end of Division One with Hospital Sparks and Police just above them. Sparks have yet to find last seasons form and Police must catch up games to be played by Jan. 28th
Division Two has Kings Church "B" on top closely followed by Gorl.Cons and Hospital Telecom
Acle Pirates are improving all the time and new teams Kings "D" and Acle "B" are enjoying the season and picking up points
Other juniors- Brendan McMannus / Curtis Beales / Arron Kemp and Josh Baxter are gaining experience- likewise the youngsters at Acle B
Ernie George is currently helping with after school table tennis at Cliff Park school- John Sergent has helped with the "over 50s" introducing our sport
Peter Smith and his helpers are to be congratulated in making their venue at Kings Church available for practice and always welcome any new players
Resolution for the New Year- practice "good serving and sporting conduct" may you all enjoy the second half of the season - best wishes for 2008

League Cup Quarter Final Results - submitted 22/12/07 by Peter Smith
Hosp St Johns 'A' 1 Burrage 'A' 8: Ernie George & Martin peek won 2. St Johns 'A' played with only 2 players.

Kings Church 'A' 5 Hospital 'A' 4: Martyn Clarke won 3. Paul Bartram & Stuart Baxter won 2.

League Results - submitted 22/12/07 by Peter Smith
Dynamos 7 Hospital 'A' 3: Stuart Baxter won 3. Kevin Chaney, David Willgoss & Chris Neve won 2.

Hosp Sparks 5 BSC 5: Charles Goddard, Paul white & Peter White won 2. BSC played with only 2 players.

Burrage 'A' 3 St Johns 'A' 7: Ernie George won 3. Burrage played with only 2 players.

BSC 8 Kings Church 'A' 2: Paul White won 3. Peter White & Robin Tovell won 2.

St Johns 'B' 10 Hosp Dynamos 0: Paul Wright jnr, Darren Swan & Wally Ladmore won 3. Match comment: Dynamos opened their account in the first game of the doubles but could not avoid overwhelming defeat.

Hosp Dynamos 0 Burrage 'A' 10: Ernie George, Ryan Moore & Martin Peek won 2. Dynamos played with only 2 players.

League Results - submitted 15/12/07 by Peter Smith
Hosp Police 1 Hosp St Johns 'A' 9: Ray Lee & Eddie Fuller won 3. John Clarke won 2.

St Johns 'B' 9 Hosp Sparks 1: Paul Wright jnr & Wally Ladmore won 3. Paul Wright snr won 2.

Hosp 'A' 2 Burrage 'A' 8: Ernie George won 3. Ryan Moore, Martin peek & Stuart Baxter won 2. Match comment: A super match between Ernie & Stuart.

Hosp Police 6 Hosp Dynamos 4: Steve Allen won 3. Tony Shaw & David Willgoss won 2.

Caister CA 0 St Johns 'B' 10: Darren Swan, Paul Wright snr & Paul Wright jnr won 3.

Kings Church 'A' 8 Hosp Police 2: Andrew Lilly won 3. Martyn Clarke, Tom Baxter & Tony Shaw won 2.

Beacons 2 Gorl Cons 8: Malcolm Vasey won 3. Albert Cadmore, Reg Cadmore & John Smith won 2.

Hosp Telecom 6 Kings Church 'B' 4: Mike Wood won 3. Richard Boyce & Graham Chapman won 2.

Gorl Cons 8 Acle Pirates 2: Malcolm Vasey won 3. Albert Cadmore, Reg Cadmore & Rhys Calder won 2. Match comment: A enjoyable and sporting encounter. The improving Acle lads probably deserved even more from the game. All played very well. Congratualations to Rhys.

Kings Church 'C' 6 Mill Lane 'A' 4: Colin Fortescue won 3. Simon Rouse, Curtis Beales & Matthew Smith won 2.

Hosp Claydon 8 Beacons 2: John Mansi & Alan Yardy won 3. Match comment: Beacons Eclipsed! But took a long time - nearly 4 hours.

League Results - submitted 08/12/07 by Peter Smith
Hosp Dynamos 2 BSC 8: Paul White won 3. Robin Tovell won 2. Match comment: Ran out of time so Dynamos conceded last 2 games.

Hosp St Johns 'A' 10 Caister CA 0: Carl Stevenson, Ray Lee & Bob Lamb won 3.


Hosp Claydon 7 Kings Church 'C' 3: Alan Yardy & John Mansi won 3

Acle 'B' 0 Beacons 10: Dave Smith, Mike Harvey & John Smith won 2 each against 2 man Acle 'B'. Match comment: Ali unwell so Acle conceded his games and doubles.

Kings Church 'B' 7 Acle Pirates 3: Mike Wood won 3, Alan Lindley & Ashley Marsh won 2. Match comment:Acle Pirates are a much improved side.

Kings Church 'D' 0 Beacons 10: David Smith, Mike Harvey & John Smith won 3. Match comment: Good game. Very close doubles with Beacons winning 21 - 17 in 3rd game.

Mill Lane 'A' 2 Hosp Telecom 8: Richard Boyce won 3. Alan Jones, Aaron Kemp & Kevin Baker won 2.

League Results - submitted 01/12/07 by Peter Smith
Hospital Sparks 3 Kings Church 'A' 7: Tom Baxter & Martyn Clarke won 3. Very close game between Brendan Green & Andrew Lilly with Brendan winning 21-19 in 3rd game. Match comment. all 3 Kings Church boys played good solid TT. Sparks are struggling to find consistency this season & have not been able to settle on their game yet.

Hospital 'A' 6 Caister C.A. 4: Stuart Baxter won 3. Simon Allen & Aaron Hacon won 2. Close game between Simon Allen & Aaron Hacon with Aaron winning 23-21 in 3rd game.

Burrage Centre 'A' 7 St. Johns 'B' 3: Martin Peek won 3. Ernie George & Ryan Moore won 2. Match comment: A good max by Martin Peek to retain his 100% record.

Caister C.A. 2 Hospital Sparks 8: Charlie Goddard won 3. Chris Durrant & Chris Gould won 2. A very close match between Steve Rogers and Terry Frankin with Terry winning 21-18 in 3rd game. Match comment: A pleasant evening with some very entertaining games.

Kings Church 'A' 2 St. Johns 'B' 8: Darren Swan & Wally Ladmore won 3: Match comment: Good results for Kings against talented St Johns 'B' side.

Hospital St. John's 'A' 6 Hospital 'A' 4:

Mill Lane 'A' 5 Acle 'B' 5: Ali Sursham won 3. Colin Fortescue and Jackie Fortescue won 2: Match comment. Good match.

Acle Pirates 7 Mill Lane 'A' 3: Colin Fortescue won 3. Sam Mallett, Ashley Marsh & Rhys Calder won 2: Match comment: Very close game between Ashley & Colin with Colin winning 21-19 in 3rd game. Josh Baxter played well.

Gorleston Conservatives 10 Acle 'B' 0: Malcolm Vasey, Reg & Albert Cadmore won 3.

Hospital Claydon 10 Kings Church 'D' 0: Michael Edwards, John Mansi & Alan Yardy won 3.

Acle 'B' 0 Kings Church 'B' 10: Mike Wood, Alan Williams & Alan Lindley won 3.

Kings Church 'C' 2 Hospital Telecom 8: Richard Boyce & Graham Chapman won 3. Very close game between Simon Rouse & Alan Jones with Simon winning 21-18 in 3rd game.

Mercury Report - submitted 25/11/07 by Edna Fletcher
Hospital Police have played three matches winning one against Caister Com. 7-3 Tony Shaw and Nick Calver did the damage scoring three each.
They had a good draw with Hospital A when Nick Calver beat Stuart Baxter at 2l - l9 in the 3rd game - supported by Tony Shaw with two wins.
They came unstuck against Hospital Sparks and lost 6 games to 4 Charles Goddard took two for the victors with Eddie Fuller, Bob Lamb and Carl Stevenson taking two each.
Hosp St John A just edged BSC by 6 games to 4
BSC were on the losing side again when they met Burrage whose players Ernie George, Ryan Moore and Luke Caswell were on fine form taking the match 9 - l
Hospital Sparks could not keep up with Hospital Dynamos in a long match Chris Neve took 3 - supported by Terry Shetliffe with 2 - Charles Goddard won two for the Sparks.

There was a good game between Acle Pirates and Hosp Telecom with the latter team winning 6 - 4 thanks to excellent play by Richard Boyce and Graham Chapman.

Alistair Sursham scored a maximum when Acle B played Kings Church D but could not stop the Church from winning 6 - 4 thanks to two each from Mark Burns, Neil Booth and Junior Brendan McManus

Kings Church B had a good win over Mill Lane Beacons 8-2 Mike Woods and Alan Williams took three each.

Kings Church C took the honours against their new D team by 8 games to 2 - Paul Light and the ever improving Simon Rouse won three each

Division One leaders are Hosp St John A with 35 points followed by St Johns B with 30 and champions Burrage are in 3rd position with 29 but with two games in hand.

Second division is very interesting - Current Leaders with 42 points are Kings Church B - chasing are Hospital Telecom with 39 and Gorl Cons with 35 (one game in hand)

League Results - submitted 24/11/07 by Peter Smith
Hospital Police 4 Hospital Sparks 6: Charles Goddard won 3. Tony Shaw & Chris Durrant won 2.

Hospital Police 7 Caister CA 3: Tony Shaw and Nick Calver won 3.

Hospital St Johns 'A' 6 BSC 4: Bob Lamb, Eddie Fuller, Carl Stevenson and Peter White won 2.

Hospital 'A' 5 Hospital Police 5: Nick Calver won 3. Stuart Baxter & Tony Shaw won 2. Close game between Nick Calver and Stuart Baxter with Nick Calver winning 21-19 in the 3rd game.

BSC 1 Burrage 'A' 9: Ernie George & Ryan Moore won 3. Luke Caswell won 2.

Hospital Dynamos 7 Hospital Sparks 3: Chris Neve won 3. Terry Shetcliffe & Charles Goddards won 2.

Hospital Telecom 6 Acle Pirates 4: richard Boyce & Graham Chapman won 3.

Acle 'B' 4 Kings Church 'D' 6: Alistair Sursham won 3. Mark Burns, Neil booth and Brendan McManus won 2. Match comment: Good game.

Kings Church 'B' 8 Mill Lane Beacon 2: Mike Wood & Alan Williams won 3.

Kings Church 'D' 2 Kings Church 'C' 8: Paul Light & Simon rouse won 3. Close doubles game with Kings Church 'C' winning 22-20 in the 3rd game. Match comment: Good game. Well played!

League Cup 2nd Round Final Results - submitted 24/11/07 by Peter Smith
Hospital Claydon 6 Gorleston Conservatives 3: Alan Yardy & Michael Edwards won 3.

Burrage 5 St Johns 'B' 4: Martin Peek won 3. Wally Ladmore won 2.

Sparks 5 Acle 'B' 4: Charlie Goddard, Terry Franklin and Alistair Sursham won 2.

Hospital 'A' 8 Acle Pirates 1: Stuart Baxter & Simon Allen won 3. Paul Bartrum won 2.

BSC 9 Kings Church 'D' 0: Paul White, Peter White and Robin Tovell won 3.

Kings Church 'A' 7 Dynamos 2: Andew Lilly, Martyn Clarke and Chris Neve won 2 each before Dynamos conceded the match with 2 games to go.

Kings Church 'B' 2 St Johns 'A' 7: John Clark and Ray Lee won 3 games. New Player, Miguel Morgado played well but failed to win a game.

Kings Church 'C' 3 Hospital Telecom 6: Simon Rouse and Richard Boyce won 2. Kings Church 'C' played with only 2 players.

The Quarter Final draw for the League Cup is as follows:
Hospital Sparks v Hospital Telecom
Kings Church "A" v Hospital "A"
Hospital John "A" v Burrage Centre
Hosp.Claydon v B.S.C

MATCHES TO BE PLAYED DURING WEEK BEGINNING DECEMBER 17th on usual club nights unless otherwise agreed.

SEMI-FINALS On Thursday January 3rd 2008 at Northgate.

League Results - submitted 17/11/07 by Peter Smith
Hospital 'A' 4 St Johns 'B' 6: Wally Ladmore won 3. Darren Swan & Stuart Baxter won 2.

Caister CA 3 Kings Church 'A' 7:Martyn Clarke won 3. Andrew Lilly and Thomas Baxter won 2.

Hospital Claydon 3 Kings Church 'B' 7: Mike Wood won 3. Peter Smith and Alan Yardy won 2. Close game between Alan Williams and Adrian Rumsby with Adrian winning 24-22 in the 3rd game.

Kings Church 'C' 5 Acle Pirates 5: Simon Rouse won 3. Matthew Smith and Sam Mallett won 2.

Kings Church 'D' 0 Gorleston Conservatives 10: Albert Cadmore, Reg Cadmore and Malcolm Vasey won 3.

Acle 'B' 1 Hospital Telecom 9: Richard Boyce & Graham Chapman won 3. Alan Jones won 2.

League Results - submitted 12/11/07 by Edna Fletcher
Mill Lane 5 Hospital Claydon 5: Kevin Baker took three

B.S.C. 9 Hospital "A" 1

Burrage"A" 10 Kings Church "A" 0

Kings Church "A" 2 Hospital Dynamos 8: Terry Shetliffe and Kevin Chaney scored three.

Mill Lane Beacons 8 Mill Lane 2: John Smith scored a maximum three.

Autumn Handicap Report - submitted 12/11/07 by Edna Fletcher
The Autumn Handicap Tournament was held at Northgate and attracted an entry of 24 players- who were drawn into 4 groups- playing one game of 21 up/ scaling down/ no deuce
Group "A" saw Ray Lee - Chris Durrant-Adrian Rumsby- Mark Burns/Thomas Baxter and Alan Yardy drawn together. It was Yardy with a handicap of 7 plus who came out top unbeaten with 5 wins followed by Baxter with 4- Durrant & Lee 2 each and Rumsby l.
The next Group had Simon Rouse in top spot with 4 wins- Bob Lamb took runners-up spot with 3- John Mansi and John Clarke scored 2 each and Maurice Nicholson l win
Group "C" were down to five players when Michael Edwards failed to arrive. Martin Clarke took all his games to head the group. Sophie Baker played well to win 3 and go through
Group "D" also had five players when Brendan McManus withdrew. Colin Fortescue beat the holder Kevin Baker 2l - 19 to claim number one position and Baker just scraped home 21 - 20 against Andrew Lilley to go through as runner-up
In the quarter finals- Martin Clarke could not claw back the + 3 start Kevin Baker had and went down 16 - 21
Young Sophie lost 15 - 21 to Fortescue- Lamb giving Yardy eleven start fought back to win 22 - 20
Simon Rouse found Baxter on form and lost 17 - 21
The first Semi-Final pitched Lamb against Fortescue and the latter receiving + 9 won in two straight 21 - 14 / 21 - 13
The second semi Had Baxter and Baker both on + 6 play a scratch game and Baxter went through when he beat the holder 21 - 15 / 22 - 20
Fortescue was the first to settle in the Final and although conceding two points went into an eleven point lead - Baxter then controlled his play and gradually pulled up and took the first game 21 - 19
The second game saw Baxter consolidate his play and a most entertaining game saw him storm to a 21 - 7 win giving him the title
Tournament referee thanked Martin Clarke / Thomas Baxter and the Acle Pirates team for help in setting up/dismantling equipment.

League Cup 2nd Round Results - submitted 10/11/07 by Peter Smith
Burrage 5 St Johns 'B' 4: Martin Peek won 3. Wally Ladmore won 2

League Results - submitted 3/11/07 by Peter Smith
Hosp Telecom 10 Kings Church 'D' 0: Graham Chapman, Aaron Kemp and Alan Jones won 3.

Hosp St Johns 'A' 8 Hosp Sparks 2: Ray Lee won 3. John Clarke, Bob Lamb and Terry Franklin won 2.

Hosp Telecom 9 Mill Lane Beacons 1: Richard Boyce, Graham Chapman and Alan Jones won 3. Close games between Alan Jones and John Smith with Alan Jones winning 22-20 in 3rd game. Match comment: Alan Jones was a whirlwind plus usual good support from messrs Boyce and Chapman, they all recorded trebles. Mike Harvey and Dave Smith rescued the doubles to earn a point, unusually John Smith did not register a win. Well done Telecom.

Gorl Cons 7 Kings Church 'C' 3: Malcolm Vasey won 3. Albert Cadmore and Paul Light won 2: Close game between Malcolm Vasey and Paul Light with Malcolm winning 23-21 in 3rd game. Also Close game between Albert Cadmore and Paul Light with Paul winning 24-22 in 3rd game.

Acle Pirates 7 Acle 'B' 3: Alistair Sursham won 3: Kit Marsden, Rhys Calder and Tyler Harrison won 2.

St Johns 'B' 6 St Johns 'A' 4: Wally Ladmore won 3. Paul Wright (Jnr) and Eddie Fuller won 2.

Kings Church 'B' 10 Kings Church 'D' 0: Mike Wood, Alan Jones and Peter Smith won 3. Close game between Peter Smith and Mark Burns with Peter winning 21-19 in the 3rd game. Kings Church 'D' should be commended for their exemplary conduct during their first season in the League.

League Results - submitted 27/10/07 by Peter Smith
Kings Church 'B' 7 Mill Lane 'A' 3: Colin Fortescue won 3. Mike Wood, Alan Williams and Kaush Paniker won 2.

Kings Church 'D' 0 Acle Pirates 10: Rhys Calder, Ashley Marsh and Sam Mallett won 3.

Caister CA 1 Hospital Dynamos 9: Terry Shetcliffe and David Willgoss won 3. Kevin Chaney won 2. Close game between Chris Gould and Terry Shetcliffe with Terry winning 22-20 in 3rd game. Also close game between Chris Gould and Kevin Chaney with Kevin winning 21-19 in 3rd game. Match comment : Result not indicative of match. Some really close games with evening finishing at 11.15pm.

Hospital Claydon 8 Hospital Telecom 2: Mike Edwards won 3. John Mansi and Alan Yardy won 2. Close game between John Mansi and Alan Jones with John winning 21-19 in 3rd game.

Caister CA 1 BSC 9: Paul White and Peter White won 3. Robin Tovell won 2. Close game between Aaron Hacon and Robin Tovell with Aaron winning 22-20 in the 3rd game.

Gorleston Conservatives 6 Kings Church 'B' 4: Malcolm Vasey won 3. Mike Wood and Reg Cadmore won 2. Close game between Albert Cadmore and Peter Smith with Peter winning 21-19 in 3rd game.

Kings Church 'C' 5 Acle 'B' 5: Paul Light won 3. Kings Church 'C' played only 2 men. Close game between Paul Light and Alistair Sursham with Paul winning 22-20 in the 3rd game. Also close game between Matthew Smith and Glynis Sursham with Glynis winning 21-17 in the 3rd game.

Kings Church 'D' 5 Mill Lane 'A' 5: Colin Fortescue won 3. Neil Booth and Brendan McManus won 2. Close game between Neil Booth and Josh Baxter with Neil winning 23-21in 3rd game. Also close game between Brendan McManus and Josh Baxter with Brendan winning 25-23 in 3rd game. Match comment: Colin & Jackie Fortescue would like everyone to know that Jackie won her first game of the season!

League Cup 2nd Round Match Results - submitted 22/10/07 by Peter Smith
Sparks 5 Acle 'B' 4: Charlie Goddard, Terry Franklin and Alistair Sursham won 2

League Results - submitted 21/10/07 by Peter Smith
BSC 2 St Johns 'B' 8: Paul Wright (Jnr) won 3. Darren Swan, Wally Ladmore and Paul White won 2. Match comments: Fantastic match not reflected by the score. A good maximum by Paul Wright (Jnr) but Paul White and Robin Tovell also played very well for BSC.

Burrage 10 Caister C.A. 0: Ernie George, Ryan Moore and Martin Peek claimed all the Points for Burrage.

Acle Pirates 1 Claydon 9: Michael Edwards and Alan Yardy won 3. John Mansi won 2 for Claydon.

Gorl Cons 5 Mill Lane 'A' 5: Albert Cadmore, Malcolm Vasey, Colin Fortescue and Kevin Baker won 2. A close game between Albert Cadmore and Colin Fortescue with Albert winning 25-23 in the 3rd game.

St Johns 'B' 10 Hospital Police 0: Darren Swan, Wally Ladmore and Paul Wright (Snr) won all the games. Match comments: Enjoyable match with a newcomer, John Cornish starting out again.

Kings Church 'A' 1 St Johns 'A' 9: John Clarke and Carl Stevenson won 3. Bob Lamb won 2. Junior player, Tom Baxter played very well to win one game for Kings Church 'A'.

Kings Church 'C' 4 Kings Church 'B' 6: Mike Wood won 3, Alan Williams and Simon Rouse won 2. A close game between Simon Rouse and Alan Williams with Simon winning 24-22 in the 3rd game. Also a close game between Curtis Beales and Miguel Morgado with Curtis winning 21-17 in the 3rd game.

League Results - submitted 14/10/07 by Peter Smith
Mill Lane Beacons 6 Acle pirates 4: Mike Harvey won 3. Derek Jenkinson and Sam Mallet won 2. Match Comment: Good hard fought game.

Gorl Cons 7 Hospital Telecom 3: Malcolm Vasey won 3. Albert Cadmore and Dick Boyce won 2.

Hospital Claydon 6 Acle 'B' 4: John Mansi won 3. Alan Yardy won 2. Claydon played with 2 men. Match Comment: Friendly & fun evening.

Hospital St Johns 'A' 8 Hospital Dynamos 2: Carl Stevenson and Chris Neve won 2. Dynamos played with 2 men.

Hospital 'A' 7 King's Church 'A' 3: Stuart Baxter won 3. Tom Baxter and Simon Allen won 2.

Mill Lane Beacons 6 Kings Church 'C' 4: John Smith won 3. Match Comment: Paul Light won 2. Derek Jenkinson broke a finger setting up the table and was taken to hospital. John Smith stepped in at short notice in place of Derek. Kings Church 'C' lads played well.

League Cup 2nd Round Match Results - submitted 05/10/07 by Peter Smith
Hospital 'A' 8  Acle Pirates 1: Stuart Baxter & Simon Allen won 3. Paul Bartrum won 2.

BSC 9 Kings Church 'D' 0: Paul White, Peter White and Robin Tovell won 3.

King's Church 'A' 7 Dynamos 2: Andew Lilly, Martyn Clarke and Chris Neve won 2 each before Dynamos conceded the match with 2 games to go.

King's Church 'B' 2 St Johns 'A' 7: John Clark and Ray Lee won 3 games. New Player, Miguel Morgado played well but failed to win a game.

King's Church 'C' 3 Hospital Telecom 6: Simon Rouse and Richard Boyce won 2. Kings Church 'C' played with only 2 players.

League Cup 1st Round Match Results - submitted 28/09/07 by Peter Smith
St Johns 'B' 7 Caister 2: Paul Wright Jnr and Darren Swan won 3.

Burrage 'A' 7 Mill Lane 'A' 2: Ernie George and Seamus Chambers won 3.

Acle Pirates 4 Burrage 'A' 5: Sam Mallet won 3. Ernie George and Seamus Chambers won 2.

Kings Church 'A' 6 Hospital St Johns 'A' 3: Martyn Clarke and Andrew Lilly won 3.

Kings Church 'C' 5 Hospital Telecom 4: Richard Boyce won 3. Matthew Smith and Paul Light won 2.

Hospital Telecom 7 Hospital Dynamos 2: Richard Boyce won 3. Graham Chapman and Alan Jones won 2:

Caister 0 Hospital Claydon 9: John Mansi, Michael Edwards and Alan Yardy won 3.

Gorleston Cons 3 Hospital 'A' 6: Stuart Baxter won 3. Albert Cadmore and Simon Allen won 2.

Hospital St Johns 'A' 6 Mill Lane Beacons 3:

Hospital Sparks 8 Kings Church 'D' 1

League Cup 1st Round Match Results - submitted 23/09/07 by Peter Smith
Claydon 6 St Johns 'B' 3

Hospital Police 3 Sparks 6: Tony Shaw won 3. Edna Fletcher, Chris Durrant and Terry Franklin won 2.

Kings Church 'B' 4 Gorl Cons 5: Kings Church 'B' played with 2 men. Peter Smith, Alan Williams and Reg Cadmore won 2. Reg Cadmore beat Peter Smith 21 - 20 in 3rd game.

Mill Lane 'A' 4 Acle Pirates 5: Ashley Marsh won 3. Colin Fortescue and Joshua Baxter won 2.

Mill Lane Beacons 1 Kings Church 'A' 8: Martyn Clarke and Thomas Baxter won 3. Andrew Lilly won 2. Andrew Lilly beat Derek Jenkinson 21 - 20 in 3rd game.

BSC 7 Acle 'B' 2: Peter White won 3. Paul White and Robin Tovell won 2. Junior Steven Field played well to win one.

Hospital 'A' 6 Kings Church 'B' 3: Alan Williams, Stuart Baxter and Simon Allen won 2.

Kings Church 'D' 6 Hospital Police 3: Hospital Police played with 2 men. New Player Mark Burns won 2. Tony Shaw won 2.

Hospital Dynamos 6 Kings Church 'C' 3: Terry Shetcliffe won 3. Simon Rouse and Kevin Chaney won 2.

Dickie Moore Cup Report - submitted 09/09/07 by Edna Fletcher
The new season started with the "Dickie Moore" Cup competition. A large entry of 27 players were drawn into four groups- which meant playing one game only of 2l - up to finalise on time.

GROUP ONE with 7 players saw Ernie George come out top with 6 wins. Chris Durrant took second spot- followed by Kevin Baker and Andrew Lilley. Juniors, Josh Baxter and Curtis Beales took 6th and 7th places.

GROUP TWO had some very close games- Michael Edwards just losing on deuce to both Wally Ladmore and Martin Clarke- the latter played well but could only take third place behind Ladmore and Ray Lee. The last 4 places went to Ashley Marsh- Michael Edwards- Sophie Baker and Jackie Fortescue.

GROUP THREE winner was Paul Wright (J) and runner-up was Luke Caswell, followed by Paul Light, Thomas Baxter, Sam Mallett and Derek Humphreys.

GROUP FOUR Carl Stevenson raced to victory but second place was hotly fought for with John Smith, Simon Allen and Colin Fortescue tying. On countback for and against it was Allen who went through by +l. Simon Rouse and Aiden Rumsby completed this group.

The quarter finals saw Ernie George defeat Luke Caswell 2l-l0, Paul Wright just won against Chris Durrant 23-21, Wally Ladmore defeated Simon Allen 2l-10 and Carl Stevenson beat Ray Lee 2l-18.

Semi -Finals were the best of three games. The first produced the shock of the tournament when Stevenson took out the holder George in two straight sets, winning 2l-10 and 21-17. Wright took the first game from Ladmore 21-16. Were we in for another upset? Back battled Ladmore to win the next two 21-16 and 21-15 to take his place in the final.

The final was an excellent game with great rallies- the experience of Ladmore told in the end and he ran out a comfortable winner against Stevenson, winning 21-13 / 21-13.

Tournament Officer Terry Franklin, Tournament Secretary Edna Fletcher and Charles Hacon officiated. Thanks go to Martin Clarke, Terry Franklin, Reg Cadmore and Chris Durrant for their help at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening.

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