Season 2010/2011 News reports

10th July 2011

Notification of AGM:

The Malvern table tennis league are holding their AGM at Manor Park on Wednesday 13^th July at 8pm. Any one with a current team or who is interested in entering a new team to the league are encouraged to come along and have their say and see how things are run. People looking to play who have no current affiliation to the league are also more than welcome if they are interested in joining in. Further to this a new Handicap secretary is required for the season and the committee are always open to new volunteers. For further details please contact league secretary Richard Cullis on 01905 426442

28th April 2011

Final League Report:

The final matches have now been completed in the Malvern Table Tennis league as sponsored by PaperStation Ltd. Sadly division 2 has ended up with four un-played matches. The two teams who came down into the division will be returning to the first division again as YMCA Vulcans finished at the top and Manor Park Travellers in second place.

In Manor Park Crackpots match against Abbeydowne, Stephen Lindner won three sets and the doubles with Ed Palmer. Palmer won two singles and Dina Murdie had her first win of the season when she beat Peter Denniss 17-15 in the fourth game. Bill Lucas won two and Len Hitchman one for Abbeydowne.

Abbeydowne’s other match in the final weeks ended up as a draw against Devils, with Bill Lucas and Roy Holland taking two sets each and together they won the doubles. James Mulka won three, with Liz Hallam and Denis Chetwood taking one each for Devils.

Six sets needed extra games and four went to five when Devils played Dynamos. James Mulka won two singles and the doubles, with Liz Hallam and Denis Chetwood winning one each. Charlie Burford, Ian Sage and Alison Sage all won two each for Dynamos.

The last match of the season was between the two Crackpots teams and as in the first half of the season, it ended up as a draw. Stephen Lindner won all his singles and Ed Palmer two. Palmer managed to beat Ted Cates by 11-9 and Alan Forsdike by 12-10 respectively in the fifth game of the set. Stan Ginn won two, with Forsdike and Cates each winning one singles. In an exciting doubles set Cates and Forsdike teamed up for a close win by 13-15 in the fifth game.

17th April 2011

Handicap finals report:

This year’s winners of the Malvern Table Tennis League Handicap Competition are YMCA Vulcans. In the final Vulcans destroyed Broadheath Belters by the comfortable margin of 35 points. Vulcans came into the final with the confidence of a team at the top of Division 2 and their players showed their worth against a team a division above them. In a stirring performance Beryl Shammon took a point off John Stalker 12-10, 11-8, 14-12, 5-11. Lukassz Galkiewicz pushed Brett Brining all the way in a score-line of 5-11, 12-10, 9-11, 9-11. Then in the doubles Galkiewicz and John Cawthra pulled out all the stops before going down to Brining and Michael Siket 7-11, 8-11, 12-14, 7-11. By the end of the evening, with the help of a handicap of 221 points, Vulcans had gained a deserved victory.

In the Secondary Competition Division 1 winners Manor Park Cavaliers added another trophy to their collection when beating X Police by a mere 8 points. For much of the evening it looked as though Joe Higgs, Jack Higgs and Trevor Simmons were taking Cavaliers to a comfortable victory, but Toby Wren took a game off Simmons and then Matt White took the penultimate game off Jack 12-10 to leave the match very much in the balance. At 4-4 in the last game of the evening the tie was up for grabs, but Jack reeled off the last 7 points to lead his side to a tense victory in a match enjoyed by all present.

The trophies will be presented at Malvern Rugby Club on Friday 20th May. All are welcome to attend, tickets can be obtained by contacting Richard Cullis on 01905 426442.

Results;

Main Handicap;

YMCA Vulcans (221) 468 Broadheath Belters 433

Secondary Handicap;

X Police (217) 430 Manor Park Cavaliers 438

10th April 2011

Division Report for week 24:

In division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league Manor Park Cavaliers have regained the title following a hard fought 6-4 win over one of their nearest challengers Broadheath Belters. On the night Jack Higgs and Mike Keeley both won twice, while Joe Higgs won once and together the Higgs brothers took the all important doubles. For Belters the ever reliable Michael Siket won his three singles with Brett Brining taking their other set. Two of the sets required five games and in one of those Keeley came from 5-2 down in the 5^th set to beat Brining 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 2-11, 11-6, while in the final set of the evening Jack Higgs had an almighty struggle against John Stalker before finally winning the set and the match for Cavaliers, 9-11,11-8,7-11,11-7,12-10.

Pterodactyl Old Boys are confirmed as runners up in the division following Belters defeat and their subsequent 10-0 victory over The Scuttling Gang. The winning trio were Wayne Chopping, Dave White and Ian Bell who all won their singles, while White and Bell also took the doubles. For the Scuttlers Don James was the only player to win a game as he lost to White 6-11, 11-8, 1-11, 3-11.

Crackpots 'E' and Manor Park Pumas fought out a 5-5 draw in a match where Crackpots came from 4-0 down and 5-3 down to claim a share of the spoils. For Crackpots Colin Dolding and Dave Steen both won twice, also taking the doubles together. For Pumas Jon Dyke and John Hunt gained two wins apiece, with Dave Hallam winning their other set. The only set that went to five was in the doubles where Dolding and Steen defeated Dyke and Hallam 15-13, 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 11-4.

In division 2 Manor Park Crackpots managed to earn themselves a point from their match with division 2 champions YMCA Vulcans, in spite of having only two players. Vulcans have been confirmed as champions despite of a loss this week and will be playing in division one next season. Ed Palmer and Will Jones each won a set, but Beryl Shammon and Dave Watton each won two and the doubles for Vulcans. In their other match, against X – Police, Vulcans were back to full strength with John Cawthra playing with Shammon and Watton, but Toby Wren won three and Matt White two singles and they teamed up for a doubles win to give Police a 6 – 4 win.

Crackpots ‘B’ ended up all square against Dynamos with Ted Cates winning two, whilst Alan Forsdike and Stan Ginn each won one. Cates and Forsdike combined well yet again to take the doubles. Charlie Burford won three and Alison Sage two for Dynamos. Against Manor Park Travellers, who have now completed their matches and have finished in second place, Stan Ginn and Ted Cates won a singles each for Crackpots ‘B’, but Ken Hipwell and Martin Snee each won three and the doubles for Travellers.

Allsorts complete their season with an 8-2 win over Ripple. Matt Hodges and Stan Mason won three sets each, Rory Brittain took one, whilst Brittain and Mason won the doubles for Allsorts. For Ripple Peter Quy and Mark Davies each took a set.

3rd April 2011

Handicap Semi Finals Report:

The final of the Malvern Table Tennis League Handicap Competition will be between YMCA Vulcans and Broadheath Belters. In the quarter-final Vulcans had beaten Pterodactyl Old Boys by half a point and once again were involved in a hard fought encounter with Travellers. Their winning margin of 11 points was thanks to a good team effort led by Lucasc Galkiewicz who won all his games comfortably. Both Beryl Shammon and John Cawthra were on top of their games and showed why Vulcans are at the top of Division 2.

Broadheath Belters moved forward into the final despite having to concede 310 points to Manor Park Crackpots. In a ruthless performance Belters did not give their opponents a chance and won by 23 points. Once again Brett Brining, Michael Siket and John Stalker conceded very few points.

Division 1 leaders Manor Park Cavaliers qualified for the Secondary Handicap Final when beating Pumas by 65 points. The tie could have gone either way until the doubles when Joe and Jack Higgs took Dave Hallam and Jon Dyke apart in a score-line of 11-1, 11-2, 11-5, 11-1.

In the other semi-final between Ripple and X Police the doubles match was once again crucial. In this tie Matt White and Toby Wren beat Peter Quy and Pete Nash 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 to put the match firmly under control of the X Police. Earlier in the evening Ripple’s Brian Gregory beat Matt White 6-11, 13-11, 11-2, 11-8 and both Pete Nash and Peter Quy took points off Malcolm Dalley. These were isolated successes and X Police ran out comfortable winners by 59 points.

Semi Final Handicap Results;

Main Competition;

Home Side			Away Side
Team	Handicap	Total Score	Team	Handicap	Total Score
Broadheath Belters	-	440	Manor Park Crackpots	310	417
YMCA Vulcans	-	402	Manor Park Travellers	39	391

Secondary Competition;

Home Side			Away Side
Team	Handicap	Total Score	Team	Handicap	Total Score
Ripple	44	356	X-Police	-	415
Manor Park Cavaliers	-	440	Manor Park Pumas	110	374

The Secondary Handicap Final between X Police and Cavaliers will take place on Wednesday 13^th April and the Main Handicap Final between Belters and Vulcans on Thursday 14^th April. Both matches will be played at the Foley Institute, Poolbrook and spectators will be most welcome.

3rd April 2011

Division Report for week 23:

In division one Pterodactyl Old Boys moved up to second place in the table following a 9-1 win over Manor Park Pumas. The usual suspects Wayne Chopping and Dave White both won their three singles sets, while Graham Collier won twice. For Pumas their consolation win came from Jon Dyke who beat Collier while he also took a game off Chopping. The set of the night was in the doubles where Chopping and Collier defeated Dyke and Dave Hallam in five games 10-12, 11-7, 12-10, 5-11, 11-4.

Poolbrook Rangers became the first side in the division to fulfil all their league fixtures by playing their last three matches in the space of eight days. Their first match of the set was a 7-3 defeat against Crackpots 'E' where they found Colin Dolding in fine form as he won this three singles. He was ably supported by Dave Steen who won twice and James Palmer who won one. For Rangers Richard Cullis, Nick Haggar and Alisdair Maxwell-Stewart all won once, while in the doubles Dolding and Palmer were victorious for Crackpots as they beat Haggar and Maxwell-Stewart 7-11, 11-3, 11-0, 4-11, 11-9. In their next match they were unable to gain a point as they were beaten 9-1 by Manor Park Express. Ray Page and Pete Griffiths each won their three singles sets in straight games, while Dave Woodyatt won twice, with Woodyatt and Page also taking the doubles. For Rangers Haggar played well, taking a game off both Griffiths and Woodyatt, while Cullis saved the whitewash in the final set of the evening with victory over Woodyatt by the score-line of 5-11, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-4. In possibly Rangers' last division one match for at least a season they signed off with a creditable 5-5 draw against two man CSSC Ramblers, four of the seven sets went to five games with one more going to four. Graham Thompson won his three singles for Ramblers and he was backed up by Ian Backhurst who won twice. For Rangers Cullis defeated Backhurst 11-9 in the fifth and he then teamed up with Haggar to win a close doubles 8-11, 11-4, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9. The result of this match could have gone either way as Maxwell-Stewart and Haggar both lost to Backhurst 8-11 and 9-11 in the fifth game respectively, so a draw was probably the right result.

27th March 2011

Division Report for week 22:

A significant fortnight in the 2^nd division of the Malvern table tennis league saw YMCA Vulcans loosing their first match of the season when they were beaten by the most improved team of players in the League, Manor Park Allsorts. Stan Mason and Matt Hodges both won their three singles sets for Allsorts, whilst Dave Watton, Beryl Shammon and John Cawthra each won one for Vulcans. I a tough battle for Vulcans Watton & Cawthra also took the doubles. Half of the sets went to four games and one of them to five. Allsorts also took three points from their match with Abbeydowne with Hodges and Mason again winning all their singles and Rory Brittain winning one. Bill Lucas and Roy Holland each won one and together took the doubles for Abbeydowne.

Dukes Way Dynamos’ match with CSSC Nomads could have been won by either team. Only two sets were won in straight games, five went to four games and another three went to five. Fourteen of the 41 games played were won by just two points and another eight by three points. For Dynamos the Sage family were out in full force, with Ian winning two sets and his daughter, Alison, one. Dave Hayes was the chief reason for Nomads win, as he won three singles and the doubles with Tony Hughes. Hughes won two singles sets and Adrian Fray one.

The Sage family were again in action against Manor Park Travellers. This time five sets needed extra games, but Dynamos were unlucky not to win even a consolation set. Ken Hipwell, Martin Snee and Stewart Moss were the successful trio for Travellers.

CSSC Nomads were only able to field two players against X – Police, but both of them, Adrian Fray and Tony Hughes won two sets. Steve Mulka won two sets for X – Police and Malcolm Dalley partnered him in winning the doubles.

Ted Cates won three sets, Stan Ginn two and Alan Forsdike one for Crackpots ‘B’, with Cates and Forsdike winning the doubles, but Liz Hallam, Dennis Chetwood and James Mulka all went home with a win each for Devils.

Bill Lucas won two sets and Len Hitchman one for Abbeydowne against Manor Park Crackpots. Stephen Lindner won his three singles and teamed up with Ed Palmer to take the doubles. Ed won two singles and Will Jones one.

In division one Broadheath Belters and Pterodactyl Old Boys played out a 5-5 draw in a match where only one set required four games. Malvern champion Michael Siket was again in impressive form, winning his three singles sets in straight games, while Brett Brining and John Stalker chipped in with a win apiece. For Old Boys Wayne Chopping and Dave White both won twice and teamed up to win the doubles against Siket and Brining in comprehensive fashion 11-6, 11-5, 11-3.

In Old Boys next match they beat Manor Park Pumas 9-1, but the match was closer than the score-line suggests with three sets going to five games. Wayne Chopping and Dave White both won their three singles sets and the doubles, while Graham Collier also won twice. Jon Dyke was in fine form for Pumas as he gained their consolation win, while also taking a game off White and giving Chopping an almighty scare before going down 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 4-11, 9-11. Dave Hallam was also unlucky not to gain a point for Pumas as he had five match points against Collier before losing 11-5, 6-11, 11-9, 4-11, 14-16, while John Hunt also lost to Collier in five.

Manor Park Pumas also lost 9-1 against Broadheath Belters in a match where they could only field two players, Michael Siket and Brett Brining won their two singles and the doubles while John Stalker won their other set. Jon Dyke saved the whitewash beating Stalker in straight games 11-7, 11-3, 11-7.

CSSC Ramblers defeated Ledbury Collection 8-2 with three sets going to five while another three went to four games. Alan Salisbury was in fine form winning his three singles with good support coming from Chris Hewitt and Graham Thompson who both won twice, while Salisbury and Hewitt took the doubles. The three sets that went to five all involved Nigel Foreshew and he gained a point for Collection as he won two of them, coming from two games down in both to beat Thompson 7-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 and Hewitt 7-11, 9-11, 14-12, 11-9, 11-9.

In the battle for sixth place in the table Manor Park Express have a slight advantage after their 6-4 win over Ledbury Lions. Pete Griffiths won his three singles sets for Express, with Dave Woodyatt winning twice and Ray Page once. Jim Ahern won twice for Lions, Steve Meredith once and together they won a very close doubles against Woodyatt and Page 11-5, 11-6, 6-11, 10-12, 11-9. Probably the set of the night was the last one in which Ahern came from two games down to beat Woodyatt 9-11, 7-11, 12-10, 13-11, 15-13.

20th March 2011

Division Report for week 21:

In division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league Pterodactyl Old Boys moved up to second place in the table following a comfortable 10-0 win over Poolbrook Rangers. The trio of Wayne Chopping, Graham Collier and Ian Bell all won their three singles sets, with Collier and Bell also winning the doubles. For Rangers, the closest they came to winning a set was the final one of the evening when Richard Cullis went down to Collier in four games 11-8, 7-11, 6-11, 10-12.

The previous week Rangers played another team towards the top of the table and this time they went down 9-1 against Broadheath Belters. For Belters, Michael Siket and Brett Brining both won their three singles and the doubles, while John Stalker also won twice. Poolbrook’s consolation came from Richard Cullis who beat Stalker and he also took a game off Siket losing 4-11, 12-10, 8-11, 2-11, while Alisdair Maxwell-Stewart also took Stalker to four games.

Ledbury Collection beat Crackpots 'E' 10-0 thanks to Nigel Foreshew, Harry Jutle and Ann Barns all winning their singles, while Foreshew and Jutle combined to win the doubles. For Crackpots, most resistance came from Colin Dolding who took all three players to four games as did Dave Steen against Foreshew.

Ledbury Lions defeated Scuttling Gang 9-1 in a match where two of the sets required five games. For Lions, Steve Meredith and Gordon Stables both won their three singles, whilst Jim Ahern won twice In the doubles Meredith and Ahern were the winning pair. The two sets that went to five both involved Ray Davies, firstly he saved the whitewash by beating Ahern 11-8, 7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4 and then later in the evening lost to Stables 11-9, 10-12, 11-8, 8-11, 5-11.

13th March 2011

Division Reports for week 20 and Handicap quarter finals:

The surprise result in the quarter finals of the Paperstation Malvern Table Tennis League Handicap Competition was Manor Park Travellers’ overwhelming victory over Poolbrook Rangers. Travellers had a handicap advantage of 20 points when facing the Division 1 team and pulled out all the stops to move into the semi-finals. Stewart Moss gained points off all of his opponents and was well supported by Martin Snee and Ken Hipwell. Richard Cullis fought hard for the Rangers, but it proved to be an uphill battle.

Broadheath Belters overcame a handicap of 270 points to beat Crackpots B by 36. During the course of the evening Brett Brining and the new Malvern champion, Michael Siket conceded a mere 31 points each. Only in the doubles was there a chink in their armour when Ted Cates and Alan Forsdike did well to restrict Brining and Siket to the score line of 11-6, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7.

Manor Park Crackpots had greater success when beating Ledbury Lions by 30 points. The turning point in a hard fought encounter was the penultimate set of the evening when Ed Palmer played well to gain a score line of 11-2, 6-11, 11-8, 2-11 against Jim Ahern. Steve Lindner would have been pleased to take a game off both Steve Meredith and Ahern.

In the Secondary Competition, Division 1 leaders Manor Park Cavaliers just pipped the youthful Allsorts team. Mike Keeley, Joe Higgs and Trevor Simmons had to work hard to overcome the handicap of 260, but none of them dropped a game and eased home by 13 points.

Division 2 promotion candidates X Police showed their worth when beating Crackpots E by 48 points. Crucial in their success was their performance in the doubles when Steve Mulka and Toby Wren beat Richard Maddrell and Dave Steen 11-5, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7.

Scuttling Gang took on their Division 1 rivals Manor Park Pumas, but found that their 95 point advantage was not enough to beat their obdurate opponents. John Hunt was on top of his game and gave very little away. Ray Davies fought hard for the Scuttling Gang beating Dave Hallam 11-7, 11-9, 13-11, 11-7 and then Jon Dyke 11-8, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9.

Quarter Final Handicap Results;

Main Competition;

Home Side			Away Side
Team	Handicap	Total Score	Team	Handicap	Total Score
Broadheath Belters	-	440	Crackpots B	270	404
Ledbury Lions	-	428	Manor Park Crackpots	251	458
Manor Park Travellers	20	427	Poolbrook Rangers	-	316
YMCA Vulcans

Secondary Competition;

Home Side			Away Side
Team	Handicap	Total Score	Team	Handicap	Total Score
X-Police	95	439	Crackpots ‘E’	-	391
Manor Park Allsorts	260	427	Manor Park Cavaliers	-	440
The Scuttling Gang	95	375	Manor Park Pumas	-	411

In division one leaders Manor Park Cavaliers need another four points from their final three matches to regain the title following their 9-1 win over Manor Park Express. Trevor Simmons and Jack Higgs were both unbeaten on the night in both the singles and doubles, while Mike Keeley also won twice for Cavaliers. Dave Woodyatt saved the whitewash for Express beating Keeley in five games, 7-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7, while octogenarian Darkie Reynolds took a game off Simmons before going down 8-11, 12-10, 7-11, 1-11.

CSSC Ramblers are in second place despite only winning one of their last three matches and this came in their latest match when they beat Crackpots 'E' 7-3. Graham Thompson won his three singles for Ramblers and he was ably supported by both Alan Salisbury and Dave Hayes, who was playing up from the second division, who both won twice. For Crackpots Colin Dolding won twice, both involving five games, firstly he beat Hayes 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8 and then Salisbury 11-8, 11-7, 11-13, 5-11, 11-9 before teaming up with Dave Steen to win the doubles in straight games. Disappointingly for the second time this season Ramblers were only able to field two players against Broadheath Belters and they went down 6-4. Chris Hewitt won twice for Ramblers and Graham Thompson won once and together they won a tight doubles against Michael Siket and Brett Brining 11-9, 15-13, 11-3. For Broadheath Brining won once and Siket won both his singles including a win over Hewitt in straight games 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 to secure the victory. In Ramblers third game they drew 5-5 against Pterodactyl Old Boys thanks mainly to Chris Hewitt who won his three singles which included beating Dave White 9-11, 11-8, 14-12, 7-11, 11-9 and Wayne Chopping in the final set of the evening, 11-8,11-8,11-9 while Graham Thompson and Alan Salisbury both won one each. For Old Boys Chopping and White both won two each and the doubles. In Old Boys next game they played Ledbury Collection and were without Chopping and Ian Bell so they called Toby Wren up from division two, while Collection were without both Nigel Foreshew and Paul Smyth and did likewise in calling Matt Hodges up to play. As it turned out the match ended in a 5-5 draw, Harry Jutle won his three singles for Collection with Ann Barnes winning once and together they won the doubles. For Old Boys Dave White won twice as did Wren, while Graham Collier also won once. Two of the sets went to five games, Wren recorded a very creditable win beating Barnes 11-5, 3-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7 while Jutle defeated White in the final set of the evening to secure the draw 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 6-11, 11-7. Even though Hodges didn't win a set he played well, taking two of his sets to four games and was unlucky to lose to Collier 12-10, 8-11, 8-11, 10-12.

Manor Park Pumas recorded a 10-0 win over Poolbrook Rangers, Jon Dyke, Dave Hallam and John Hunt all won their three singles with Dyke and Hallam also taking the doubles. For Rangers most resistance came from Richard Cullis who took a game off both Dyke and Hunt before almost saving the whitewash in the final set of the evening against Hallam losing 5-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4, 10-12.

X – Police have put themselves into third place in Division 2 with a maximum points win over Abbeydowne. Matt White, Steve Mulka and Toby Wren won all their singles sets, with Wite and Wren taking the doubles.

After winning two singles for Devils in his last set of the evening Paul Lythgoe pulled a muscle and not only conceded that set, but is probably out for the rest of the season. Liz Hallam and Denis Chetwood each won one for Devils, but Charlie Burford won three and Ian Sage two. Together they won the doubles for Dynamos.

Ted Cates and Stan Ginn both won two sets and Alan Forsdike one for Crackpots ‘B’, with Cates and Forsdike taking the doubles against Allsorts. Stan Mason was the best player of the night with three wins and Rory Britain won one.

Devils were a player short against Manor Park Travellers, but Liz Hallam managed to save a whitewash by winning one set. Ken Hipwell and Martin Snee both won two, whilst Alan Preece won one for Travellers. Hipwell and Snee won the doubles.

An evening of long games was played between Dynamos and Manor Park Crackpots. Three sets went to five games and four other to four games. Stephen Lindner played seventeen games in winning three singles sets and the doubles, Ed Palmer won two and Will Jones one for Crackpots, while Charlie Burford won two and Ian Sage one for Dynamos.

13th March 2011

Malvern Championships:

Malvern League’s Individual Championships, held at The Forum, Malvern Theatres attracted over 50 players with ages ranging from nine to over 70. Fourteen year old Michael Siket was the star of the day, winning all the singles events he was involved in. The Main Singles, sponsored by PaperStation Ltd. was won by Michael Siket with an emphatic victory over the previous year’s champion Wayne Chopping. The main features of Michael’s game are great agility, and the ability to counter hit and block his opponent’s topspin drives, often from the back of the court. In the Roy Holland Veterans’ Singles, Dave White beat Nigel Foreshew in a close encounter that went to five games. Both players have only recently qualified to play in this event. In the Express TV Main Doubles, Dave White & Alan Salisbury, who had dominated this event until they lost last year, regained the title with a win in four games over Brett Brining & Michael Siket. The Brian Thompson Division 1 Singles event saw Michael Siket gain another comfortable win over Joe Higgs in straight games. Former Junior Craig Preece won the Ledbury Exhaust Division 2 Singles with an easy straight games win over Toby Wren, and in the Meredith Brothers Division 2 Doubles, Ken Hipwell & Martin Snee were too strong for last year’s finalists father and son team of Steve & James Mulka. The Ladies Singles competition saw Ann Barnes retain her title for the sixth year running with a win over Liz Hallam, and Ann was in action again in the Mixed Doubles, winning this title with partner Nigel Foreshew for the sixth successive year. An innovation at this year’s Championships was an Inter Divisional Doubles event which paired players from Division 1 with players from Division 2 based on the rankings in their respective divisions. This produced a number of interesting matches in which many Division 2 players raised their game to match their higher division partners. Good performances were registered by Rory Brittain, Liz Hallam, and Ted Cates, who with partner Mike Keeley gained the title with a four game win over Ed Palmer & Dave White. As predicted Michael Siket gained an easy straight games win over Matt Hodges in the Junior Singles competition. Several events were organised and run by the league’s coaches for young players from the coaching club, held on Sunday evenings during the season at Dyson Perrins Sports College. In the Mixed Cadet (Banded) Singles event the winner was Dan Edmunds who earned a place in the main Cadet Singles, sponsored by Paytons Solicitors, against Michael Siket. Considering that he has had little experience of competitive play, Dan acquitted himself well in losing to Michael by a respectable score. The Girls Cadet (Banded) Singles saw Ellen Wikeley gain victory over Joanna Tyler and Zoe Snee in a round-robin.

Results;

Main Singles Semi-finals:

Michael Siket bt. Jack Higgs 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8

Wayne Chopping bt. Mike Keeley 11-6, 12-14, 11-8 11-6

Final: Michael Siket bt. Wayne Chopping 11-2, 11-8, 11-4

Ladies Singles: Ann Barnes bt. Liz Hallam 11-2, 11-2, 11-6

Veterans Singles: Dave White bt Nigel Foreshew 11-4, 12-10, 9-11, 6-11, 11-6 Main Doubles: Alan Salisbury & Dave White bt. Brett Brining & Michael Siket 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8

Mixed Doubles: Ann Barnes & Nigel Foreshew bt. Dave & Liz Hallam 11-5, 11-5, 11-4

Division 1 Singles: Michael Siket bt. Joe Higgs 11-9, 11-5, 11-4

Division 2 Singles: Craig Preece bt, Toby Wren 11-9, 11-6, 11-4

Division 2 Doubles: Ken Hipwell & Martin Snee bt. Steve & James Mulka 11-0, 11-9, 11-7

Inter Divisional Doubles: Mike Keeley & Ted Cates bt. Dave White & Ed Palmer 11-8, 3-11, 11-5, 11-7

Junior Singles: Michael Siket bt. Matt Hodges 11-6, 11-5, 11-5

Cadet Singles: Michael Siket bt. Dan Edmunds 11-2, 11-3, 11-1

Mixed Cadet (Banded) Singles: Dan Edmunds bt. Ellen Wikeley

Girls Cadet (Banded) Singles: round-robin 1 Ellen Wikeley; 2 Joanna Tyler; 3 Zoe Snee.

27th February 2011

Division Reports for week 19:

The Malvern Table Tennis League, sponsored by Paperstation Ltd.is holding its individual championships on Sunday 6th March in The Forum, Malvern Theatres. Over 50 competitors will be taking part, including most of the top players from Malvern, Ledbury, Worcester and Hereford. Wayne Chopping will be defending his title in the main singles event as top seed, with fourteen year old junior Michael Siket seeded 2. 3rd and 4th seeds are brothers Joe Higgs and Jack Higgs. Other seeds include Brett Brining, Chris Hewitt, Dave White and Harry Jutle. There will be events for veterans (players over 40), ladies, juniors, doubles and divisional competitions. The cadet singles competition will be boosted by youngsters, some as young as 10 from the league's coaching club, held on Sunday evenings during the season at Dyson Perrins Sports College. Play will start at 9.00am and continue throughout the day, with the finals due to be played around 6.00pm. All are very welcome to come and watch the play from the Forum balcony. Refreshments will be available during most of the day from the Malvern Theatre's café.

In division one five results came in this week with Broadheath Belters moving up to fourth place in the table following 8-2 victories over Crackpots 'E' and Ledbury Collection. Against Crackpots Michael Siket and Brett Brining were unbeaten in both singles and doubles, while John Stalker chipped in with their other win, beating James Palmer in five games, 14-16, 11-8, 2-11, 11-6, 11-4. For Crackpots their point was gained by Dave Steen and Matt White who both beat Stalker. In the match against Collection Siket and Brining again both won their three singles, but they were pushed all the way by Nigel Foreshew before they won 11-4, 6-11, 13-11, 12-10 and 8-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 respectively. Stalker also won twice and one of those wins was against Paul Smyth 11-9, 10-12, 9-11, 11-9, 13-11, while for Collection Foreshew won once and he also teamed up with Smyth to win the doubles against Siket and Brining 11-13, 13-11, 11-5, 11-5.

Manor Park Express beat bottom of the table The Scuttling Gang 7-3, Dave Woodyatt and Ray Page both won their three singles before teaming up to take the doubles. The Scuttlers point came courtesy of Ray Davies, Kevin Howard and Bill Smith who all beat Derek Reynolds while Davies also went to five with Woodyatt, losing 7-11, 11-3, 12-10, 7-11, 7-11.

Two sets went to five games with another four going to four games as Poolbrook Rangers came out on top in the bottom of the table clash against The Scuttling Gang to register their first win of the season 6-4. Richard Cullis won his three singles for Rangers with Nick Haggar and Alisdair Maxwell-Stewart also winning one each, while Cullis and Haggar combined to take the all important doubles. For the Scuttlers Ray Davies and Kevin Howard both won twice with Howard’s victories both being in five against Haggar 9-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 and Maxwell-Stewart 11-7, 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 11-8.

Ledbury Lions defeated two man Manor Park Pumas 6-4, two sets went to five games with Jim Ahern, Mike Morgan and Gordon Stables all winning once, while for Pumas Dave Hallam won twice with Jon Dyke winning once and this combination also won the doubles. The two sets that went to five involved Hallam who beat Morgan 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5 and Stables who beat Dyke 11-8, 1-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6.

In division two Matt White, Steve Mulka and Toby Wren all won three singles, with White and Wren also winning the doubles for X – Police in a 10-0 win over Crackpots ‘B’. However only four sets were won in three games as four sets went to four games and another two to five.

Stephen Lindner managed to win one singles and the doubles with Ed Palmer to give Manor Park Crackpots a valuable point from their match against 2^nd placed Manor Park Travellers. With the exception of the doubles, which was won by 12-10 in the fifth game, all the other sets were straight game wins. Martin Snee and Stewart Moss each won three, whilst Alan Preece took two for Travellers.

For Manor Park Allsorts Matt Hodges and Stan Mason were tough opposition for Dukes Way Dynamos. They won all their singles and the doubles, with Bill Nelson also winning two. Charlie Burford saved the whitewash and came very close to getting a point as he only lost by 9-11 in the fifth game with Matt Hodges.

20th February 2011

Division Reports for week 18:

The Malvern Table Tennis League, sponsored by Paperstation Ltd.is holding its individual championships on Sunday 6th March in The Forum, Malvern Theatres. Over 50 competitors will be taking part, including most of the top players from Malvern, Ledbury, Worcester and Hereford. Wayne Chopping will be defending his title in the main singles event as top seed, with fourteen year old junior Michael Siket seeded 2. 3rd and 4th seeds are brothers Joe Higgs and Jack Higgs. Other seeds include Brett Brining, Chris Hewitt, Dave White and Harry Jutle. There will be events for veterans (players over 40), ladies, juniors, doubles and divisional competitions. The cadet singles competition will be boosted by youngsters, some as young as 10 from the league's coaching club, held on Sunday evenings during the season at Dyson Perrins Sports College. Play will start at 9.00am and continue throughout the day, with the finals due to be played around 6.00pm. All are very welcome to come and watch the play from the Forum balcony. Refreshments will be available during most of the day from the Malvern Theatre's café.

In a busy week in division one five results came in, with one of the games involving top against bottom. As expected leaders Manor Park Cavaliers comfortably saw off bottom of the table the Scuttling Gang 10-0, with Joe Higgs, Jack Higgs and Mike Keeley all winning their singles in straight games, while the Higgs brothers also won the doubles. For the Scuttlers their best chance of the night to win a game was in the final set of the evening when Kevin Howard had game point against Jack before he lost 11-13, 1-11, 7-11.

CSSC Ramblers played Ledbury Collection in a rearranged fixture and they won 7-3 in a match where three of the sets required five games. Alan Salisbury won his three singles on the night and he also teamed up with Chris Hewitt who won twice, to win the doubles. Meanwhile Graham Thompson won their other set. For Collection Nigel Foreshew won two sets and Harry Jutle one.

Two of the sets that went to five included Salisbury who beat Ann Barnes 11-8, 7-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-3. Then in the doubles they beat Foreshew and Jutle 5-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 13-11 and in the final set of the evening Foreshew beat Hewitt 7-11, 11-9, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5.

Pterodactyl Old Boys defeated Crackpots 'E' 9-1, but the match was closer than the score-line suggests with three of the sets going to five games while another three went to four. Wayne Chopping won his three singles for Old Boys, but he was pushed all the way by firstly Dave Steen who he beat 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-13, 11-7 and then Colin Dolding who he defeated 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 10-12, 11-5. Meanwhile Dave White also won all his singles despite being beaten 11-4 in one game by James Palmer. Ian Bell won twice for Old Boys and he teamed up with Chopping to take a very tight doubles against Dolding and Steen 7-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 while Dolding saved the whitewash by beating Bell in four games.

Manor Park Express ran out 8-2 winners over Manor Park Pumas, but again this was a close match with only four of the ten sets being decided in straight games. Dave Woodyatt once again won his three singles and he was ably supported by both Pete Griffiths and Ray Page who both won twice, while Woodyatt and Griffiths took the doubles. For Pumas their point came courtesy of Jon Dyke who won twice including a 6-11, 11-4, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9 win over Griffiths. Dave Hallam was particularly unlucky not to gain one win, losing firstly to Page 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 6-11, 8-11and then to Griffiths 11-13, 12-14, 13-11, 11-5, 4-11.

Ledbury Lions gained a 10-0 win over Poolbrook Rangers with Jim Ahern, Mike Morgan and Steve Meredith all winning their singles while Morgan and Meredith also took the doubles. However, it was not all plain sailing for Lions as Richard Cullis took Ahern to five games losing 6-11, 11-4, 11-8, 7-11, 6-11 and Morgan to four, while Nick Haggar took two of his sets to four games, with one of these being against Meredith.

In division 2 Liz Hallam, James Mulka and Denis Chetwood all managed to win a singles set for Devils in a 7-3 defeat against Manor Park Allsorts, but once again, Matt Hodges and Stan Mason each won their three singles sets and took the doubles for Allsorts.

Half the sets required extra games when X – Police played Dynamos. John Phillips won his three sets and was supported by Charlie Burford with two wins and Colin Sage with one for Dukes Way Dynamos. However in a close fought match which ended in a draw Matt White and Steve Mulka both won two and joined forces for the all important doubles to share the points.

Stewart Moss was in fine form for Manor Park Travellers, winning all his singles and the doubles with Martin Snee, who won two singles. Ken Hipwell won ne of his singles sets to help his team to a 7-3 win over Manor Park Allorts. Matt Hodges won two sets and Stan Mason one for Allsorts.

13th February 2011

Division Reports for week 17:

In division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league Manor Park Cavaliers stayed top after a 7-3 win over Manor Park Pumas, despite only having two players on the night. Trevor Simmons and Mike Keeley both won their three singles and for the first time this season they teamed up to win the doubles. For Pumas most resistance came from Jon Dyke who took Keeey to five before going down 3-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 8-11.

Ledbury Collection won their local derby game against Lions by a 6-4 score-line, in a match where two sets went the full distance. Nigel Foreshew won his three singles in straight games, with Paul Smyth and Ann Barnes both winning once. The doubles was won by Foreshew and Barnes. For Lions Jim Ahern won two singles with Steve Meredith and Richard Smith both winning one. The two sets that went to five involved Smyth who beat Smith 11-8, 11-4, 5-11, 7-11, 13-11 and Ahern who beat Barnes 13-11, 8-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8.

Crackpots 'E' moved up a place in the league table after their 8-2 win over the Scuttling Gang which was their fourth win of the season. Colin Dolding and Dave Steen both won their three singles, with James Palmer winning one. Dolding and Palmer combined to take the doubles. For the Scuttlers Ray Davies won once while Kevin Howard claimed his first win of the season when he beat Palmer in straight games 11-9, 11-6, 11-5. Davies also made Dolding work hard for his win going down in five games 3-11, 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 5-11.

In division two each of the Crackpots ‘B’ team of Ted Cates, Stan Ginn and Alan Forsdike won a singles against Manor Park Travellers, but Ken Hipwell and Martin Snee both won three and the doubles for the visitors. Only Cates was able to win a set when the ‘B’ team played CSSC Nomads, but as Nomads were only able to field two players they conceded a point. Dave Hayes won three and Adrian Fray one. They also won the doubles.

Dave Watton, Beryl Shammon and John Cawthra were the successful YMCA Vulcans team that took all the sets against Ripple. Roger Davies was able to win one game, but all the rest were straight sets victories to Vulcans.

6th February 2011

Division Reports for week 17 and 2^nd Round Handicap:

In the Paperstation sponsored Malvern table tennis league, the second round of the handicap competition took place this week. There were two most interesting matches amongst the early results in this round. The youthful Manor Park Allsorts team beat Manor Park Express by a margin of 34 points. They owed their success to some fine play by both Stan Mason and Matt Hodges. Mason pushed Dave Woodyatt all the way in a score-line of 11-6, 12-10, 6-11, 4-11, whilst Hodges conceded just one point to the experienced Ray Page 6-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7. Only in the doubles were the youngsters outclassed as indicated in the score-line 1-11, 5-11, 7-11, 5-11.

The improving Manor Park Devils team fought hard against Manor Park Travellers in the clash between two sides from Division 2. In an enjoyable evening the result was in doubt until the last game when Travellers emerged triumphant by a 13 point margin. This was due to some consistent play by Peter Stevens, Martin Snee and Ken Hipwell. None of them found it easy, particularly against Paul Lythgoe who took a game off all three opponents. The closest set was the first of the evening which Lythgoe won 14-12, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8.

In division one three results came in this week with two of them affecting the top of the table. Broadheath Belters unbeaten run finally came to an end when they were beaten 7-3 by Pterodactyl Old Boys in a match where two sets went to five and another four sets to four. For Old Boys the ever reliable Wayne Chopping won his three singles and he teamed up with Dave White who won twice, to win the doubles while Ian Bell won their other set. Belters wins came from Michael Siket who won twice, with Brett Brinning winning the other one. Two five setters both involved Siket as first he beat White 5-11, 12-10, 11-3, 10-12, 11-8 and then he lost to Chopping in the final set of the evening 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 6-11, 8-11.

In Broadheath's next game they came up against leaders Manor Park Cavaliers and without Brett Brinning they were beaten again, this time losing 8-2. For Cavaliers Joe Higgs was the star performer winning his three singles in straight games including an 11-7, 11-9, 11-4 win over Siket, with good support coming from his brother Jack and Mike Keeley who both won twice, while the doubles was won by Joe and Keeley in four games. For Belters Siket again won two games while Geoff Woodward was unlucky not to win any, as first he lost to Jack 8-11, 9-11, 11-7, 10-12 and then to Keeley 11-5, 7-11, 10-12, 12-10, 6-11.

Ledbury Collection moved up to fourth place in the table as they beat Manor Park Pumas 7-3. Paul Smyth won his three singles for Collection with Nigel Foreshew and Harry Jutle both winning twice. For Pumas Jon Dyke beat Jutle 11-5, 11-5, 11-4 while Dave Hallam beat Foreshew 11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9 and they also teamed up to win the doubles.

2^nd Round Handicap Results;

Main Competition;

Home Side			Away Side
Team	Handicap	Total Score	Team	Handicap	Total Score
Manor Park Travellers	-	438	Devils	145	425
Abbeydowne	220	398	Ledbury Lions	-	440
YMCA Vulcans	180	355	CSSC Ramblers	-	315

Secondary Competition;

Home Side			Away Side
Team	Handicap	Total Score	Team	Handicap	Total Score
Manor Park Allsorts	170	441	Manor Park Express	-	407
The Scuttling Gang	-	403	CSSC Nomads	45	381
Ledbury Collection	-	411	X-Police	150	425

31st January 2011

Division Reports for week 17:

In division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league Manor Park Cavaliers stayed six points clear at the top following a 10-0 win over Poolbrook Rangers. Joe Higgs, Jack Higgs and Trevor Simmons all won their games in straight sets with Joe and Simmons winning the doubles.

CSSC Ramblers remain in second place after a 7-3 win over Ledbury Lions, Graham Thompson and Alan Salisbury both won their three singles as well as teaming up to win the doubles. For Lions, Jim Ahern, Richard Smith and Steve Meredith  won once, all beating Ian Backhurst. While Ahern was unlucky losing to Thompson in the only set that went to five 8-11,11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 6-11.

Ledbury Collection gained three points when they beat Manor Park Express 7-3, Nigel Foreshew was in fine form winning his three singles in straight games while Harry Jutle won twice and Ann Barnes once, with Foreshew and Jutle winning the doubles. For Express Dave Woodyatt won twice, both in five games and Ray Page won their other set beating Barnes in four games.

Manor Park Pumas gained a 9-1 win over The Scuttling Gang where three of the sets went to five games. Dave Hallam and John Hunt both won their three singles, with Jon Dyke winning twice while Hallam and Dyke won the doubles. Ray Davies saved the whitewash for the Scuttlers when he came from two games down to beat Dyke 8-11, 5-11, 11-1, 11-8, 11-4. The other two sets that went to five games both involved Hunt who beat Davies 6-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-2 and Bill Smith 5-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8.

In a result from the previous week the two bottom sides in the division The Scuttling Gang and Poolbrook Rangers played out a 5-5 draw. Ray Davies won his three singles for the Scuttlers with good support coming from Bill Smith who won twice, while for Rangers Richard Cullis picked up two wins, with Nick Haggar and Alisdair Maxwell-Stewart each winning one. Cullis and Haggar took the all important doubles for a share of the spoils.

With a number of results coming in the second division this week YMCA Vulcans are still maintaining their unbeaten record. Even though they are having difficulties in finding players, but by introducing new team members they are keeping up to date with fixtures. Ted Cates, of Crackpots ‘B’, managed a win against Vulcans’ Dave Watton by 12-14 in the fifth game. Whilst in Manor Park Allsorts match Matt Hodges of Allsorts beat him by 11-7 in the fourth game. Cates also beat John Cawthra in five, but Cawthra took all three for Vulcans against Allsorts. In Vulcans third match Bill Lucas, with a single win saved the whitewash for Abbeydowne.

Matt White, Toby Wren and Steve Mulka all won three singles, with White and Mulka taking the doubles for X – Police against the Devils. For Devils James Mulka managed to win just one game in the evening against his father.However Devils managed to get a point from CSSC Nomads with James winning two and Paul Lythgoe doing the same.

Dave Hayes won all his singles and one of the doubles in Nomads matches with Devils and Travellers. Both evenings finished with 6 – 4 wins for Nomads and eleven of the twenty sets needed extra games.

Another long match was between Crackpots ‘B’ and Ripple when four sets went to four games and another two to five. Both of the latter two went to Crackpots.

The longest match out of all this weeks results and probably of the season was a duel between two Manor Park teams – Crackpots and Allsorts. Four sets went to four games and a further four went to five. Matt Hodges and Stan Mason played extremely well to win three each and the doubles.

26th January 2011

Division Reports for week 16:

Just three results came in this week from division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league, with leaders Manor Park Cavaliers recording a 9-1 win over Ledbury Collection. Joe Higgs and Mike Keeley both won their three singles as well as the doubles for Cavaliers, with Trevor Simmons gaining their other two wins. While for Collection their solitary win came from Harry Jutle who defeated Simmons, who lost for the first time this season, 11-6, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9.

CSSC Ramblers are in second place following a 7-3 win over Manor Park Express where two of the sets required five games. Chris Hewitt won his three singles for Ramblers and he teamed up to win the doubles with Alan Salisbury who won twice, while Graham Thompson gained their other win. For Express Pete Griffiths won twice, while Ray Page gained a good win by beating Thompson 8-11, 11-6, 8-11, 17-15, 12-10.

The other set that went to five games was the doubles where Dave Woodyatt and Griffiths went down 11-3, 5-11, 12-10, 7-11, 9-11.

Pterodactyl Old Boys gained three points when they beat Ledbury Lions 8-2. Wayne Chopping and Dave White won three singles each, with Ian Bell also winning a singles and teamng up with White to win the doubles in five games. For Lions Steve Meredith and Richard Smith each won once, with Meredith and Jim Ahern going down in the doubles 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 5-11. Meredith also took Chopping close, going down in four games 11-7, 7-11, 11-13, 6-11.

16th January 2011

Division Reports for week 15:

In the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league, division one leaders Manor Park Cavaliers recorded their eleventh straight victory with a hard fought 6-4 win over CSSC Ramblers. Joe Higgs was the Cavaliers star man winning his three singles sets while his brother Jack won twice and Mike Keeley once. For Ramblers Chris Hewitt, Graham Thompson and Alan Salisbury all won once with Hewitt and Thompson taking the doubles against Jack Higgs and Keeley in five games 11-6, 2-11, 12-10, 9-11, 12-10.

Ramblers previous game was a little more straightforward as they beat the Scuttling Gang 10-0, Chris Hewitt and Graham Thompson both won their three singles in straight games, with both Kevin Howard and Don James taking a game off Alan Salisbury, while Hewitt and Salisbury teamed up to win the doubles.

Ledbury Collection also defeated the Scuttling Gang 10-0 with all but one of the sets being in three straight games, the undefeated trio for Collection were Nigel Foreshew, Ann Barnes and Paul Smyth, while for the Scuttlers Ray Davies took a game off Barnes going down 4-11, 9-11, 11-8, 6-11.

Manor Park Express drew their second game in three matches when they drew 5-5 against Crackpots 'E'. In a topsy turvy match Express led 4-2 and then found themselves 5-4 down before salvaging the draw thanks to Dave Woodyatt who won his three singles, with good support coming from Ray Page who won twice. While for Crackpots Dave Steen won twice with a win apiece for Colin Dolding and James Palmer. Dolding and Steen took the all important doubles against Woodyatt and \Page 11-7, 11-3, 11-9.

Manor Park Pumas gained their fourth win of the season following their 7-3 win over Poolbrook Rangers. Jon Dyke and Dave Hallam won three each and the doubles for Pumas, while Rangers point came courtesy of a win each for Richard Cullis, Nick Haggar and Alisdair Maxwell-Stewart who all beat Liz Halllam who was playing up from division two after Mark Griffiths pulled out at the last minute.

In division 2 Ripple were at full strength when they played Devils, but they met Paul Lythgoe at his very best as he took three wins and James Mulka winning two for Devils. Peter Nash won two, whilst Peter Quy and Roger Davies each won one for Ripple. The set of the night was between Davies and Mulka, with Mulka winning by 10-12, 15-13, 11-9, 11-13, 11-13. It could not have been closer and a draw at the end of the match was certainly the fairest result.

Stephen Lindner won two sets for Manor Park Crackpots and earned them a point, but Ed Palmer was unlucky not to win a set as he won games in two sets and partnered Stephen to lose the doubles in the fifth game. Steve Mulka won three, with Matt White and Malcolm Dalley each taking two for X-Police.

Three sets required five games when Dukes Way Dynamos played YMCA Vulcans and another three went to four, but in spite of John Philips winning three and Charlie Burford one, they could not stop Vulcans getting another three point win and maintaining their 100% record.

Another evening when six sets needed extra games was when Crackpots ‘B’ met Abbeydowne. Stan Ginn and Alan Forsdike each won three, while Ted Cates took one for Crackpots. Cates and Forsdike also took the doubles. Peter Denniss and Bill Lucas, with a win each earned Abbeydowne a point.

Manor Park Travellers team of Dean Lewis, Ken Hipwell and Martin Snee proved to be too strong for any of the Ripple side, but the scores indicate that it was not an easy whitewash as 10 games were only won by two points and six by just three points.

10th January 2011

Division Reports for week 14:

In division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league Manor Park Cavaliers maintained top spot following a 10-0 win over Crackpots 'E', Jack Higgs, Joe Higgs and Trevor Simmons were all unbeaten on the night.

Broadheath Belters are in second place after taking five points from their last two games, but their one hundred percent record for the season has gone after they were held to a 5-5 draw by Manor Park Express in what was the first draw in the division this season. Dave Woodyatt was the star performer for Express winning his three singles, which included being the first person this season to defeat Michael Siket, by a score-line of 2-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9. He also won the doubles with Ray Page, while Pete Griffiths won the other set for Express. For Belters Siket won twice as did Brett Brining, while Geoff Woodward won once.

Against Ledbury Lions Belters came away with an 8-2 victory, after three of the sets went to five games. Michael Siket and Brett Brining both won their three singles and the doubles, with John Stalker winning the other one. Jim Ahern and Mike Morgan both won once for Lions, while Steve Meredith was unlucky to lose to Stalker in five games 11-9, 14-12, 8-11, 8-11, 7-11. Ahern also went close against Brining losing by 11-9, 8-11, 12-14, 11-6, 12-14.

In third place are Pterodactyl Old Boys who beat Manor Park Express 7-3, as usual Wayne Chopping and Dave White won their three singles and the doubles, while for Express Dave Woodyatt, Pete Griffiths and Ray Page all beat Ian Bell to gain a point.

CSSC Ramblers are in fourth place following back to back 9-1 victories over Manor Park Pumas either side of Christmas. In the first outing three of the sets went to five games with Chris Hewitt and Graham Thompson winning their three singles and the doubles, while Alan Salisbury won twice. For Pumas their consolation win was by Jon Dyke who beat Salisbury 12-10, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, while Dave Hallam was unlucky not to win any losing two of his sets in five games. In their second match two further sets went to five games and this time Chris Hewitt and Alan Salisbury won their three singles, with Graham Thompson winning twice and the same combination as in the previous game won the doubles. Pumas single win this time came courtesy of Mark Griffiths who beat Thompson 11-9, 13-11, 11-4. Thompson was also involved in the two five setters beating Hallam 17-19, 8-11, 13-11, 11-3, 12-10 and Dyke 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11,11-4.

Ledbury Lions gained their fourth win of the season when they beat Crackpots 'E' 6-4, Jim Ahern and Richard Smith both won twice and together the doubles, while Neville Meredith won the other one. For Crackpots Richard Maddrell won three and Dave Steen one.

The two teams at the top of Division 2 met at the start of the second half of the season, with YMCA Vulcans strengthening their position at the top with a 6-4 win over Manor Park Travellers. Dave Watton and Beryl Shammon each won two and John Cawthra one, whilst Watton was joined by Craig Preece for a doubles win all for Vulcans. Ken Hipwell and Martin Snee each won two for Travellers in a defeat that leaves Travellers 7 points behind and Vulcans as yet to drop a point.

In a tight mid-table battle CSSC Nomads, Manor Park Allsorts and Dukes Way Dynamos, each won their matches this week. Stephen Lindner, with two wins, saved Manor Park Crackpots from a whitewash, but Dave Hayes took three sets, along with Adrian Fray and Tony Hughes each taking two for Nomads. Will Jones was unlucky not to win a set for Crackpots when his set against Fray ended at 11-8, 12-14, 11-9, 11-9.

Stan Mason and Matt Hodges won three each and the doubles for Allsorts in a match where seven sets went to four games and two to five. Matt White, Malcolm Dalley and Toby Wren each had one win for X – Police in their 7-3 victory.

Bill Lucas was too strong for all the Dynamo players and Len Hitchman won one, but for Dynamos Ian and Alison Sage both won two, whilst Ninmai Walton won one. The doubles was won by Alison and Charlie Burford for Dynamos in a close 6-4 victory. 

26th December 2010

Draw for the Second Round of the Handicap Competition

The draw for the second round of the Handicap Competition took place recently. Last years winners, Manor Park Allsorts, have already been knocked out of the main tournament this season and have secured a tough draw against Manor Park Express in the secondary competition.

The full draw is as follows;

Main Competition;

Manor Park Travellers vs Devils

Abbeydowne vs Ledbury Lions

YMCA Vulcans vs CSSC Ramblers

Secondary Competition;

Manor Park Allsorts vs Manor Park Express

The Scuttling Gang vs CSSC Nomads

Ledbury Collection vs X-Police

All other teams have byes into the 3rd round.

Matches are due to be played during the week beginning 31st January 2011.

The finals will take place at the Foley Institute, Poolbrook on Wednesday 13th April and Thursday 14th April.

19th December 2010

Division Reports for week 13:

In division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league leaders Manor Park Cavaliers consolidated their position at the top of the table with a hard fought 6-4 win over last years champions Pterodactyl Old Boys. As usual the Higgs brothers Jack and Joe were the main reason for the Cavaliers win as they both won twice and then teamed up to win the doubles. Mike Keeley won the other set for Cavaliers. Whilst for Old Boys Wayne Chopping won his three sets and Dave White one. The game of the night was in the doubles where Jack and Joe beat Wayne and Dave 11-6, 4-11, 14-12, 18-16 in a set which was full of superb attacking rallies and the odd slice of luck! The only downside for Cavaliers was Jack losing his one hundred percent record for the season when he lost the final set of the evening to Wayne in four games.

Old Boys previous game was a bit more straightforward as they beat The Scuttling Gang 10-0, Wayne Chopping, Dave White and Graham Collie all won their three singles sets, with White and Collier also taking the doubles. Whilst Ray Davies did manage to take Scuttling gang’s only game of the evening off Collier.

Ledbury Collection have moved up to fourth place in the table following their 8-2 win over Poolbrook Rangers. Nigel Foreshew and Harry Jutle once again both won their three singles and together the doubles in straight games, with Paul Smyth winning their other game. Rangers point came courtesy of Richard Cullis and Nick Haggar who both beat Smyth.

Crackpots 'E' picked up their third win of the season as they beat Scuttling Gang 7-3, Dave Steen won his three singles in straight games and he also won the doubles with Coin Dolding who won twice while James Palmer won their other game. Ray Davies, Bill Smith and Don James all picked up a win each to secure a point for the Scuttlers, with James’ win being his first of the season as he beat Dolding 11-9, 11-7, 4-11, 15-13. Palmer came from two games down to beat James in five, while Steen was taken to 19-17 in one of his games against Davies.

With a number a results coming in the second division this week, Manor Park Allsorts picked up five very valuable points. Matt Hodges, Stan Mason and Bill Nelson each won two singles to beat Ripple. Pete Nash won two sets and took the doubles with Roger Davies, who in turn won one set for Ripple. In Allsorts match with CSSC Nomads Hodges won three sets including a very creditable win over Dave Hayes, with Mason chipping in with two wins. Hayes won two sets for Nomads, with Adrian Fray and Tony Hughes each winning one. Hayes and Hughes won the doubles to rescue 2 points for Nomads.

YMCA Vulcans two results this week saw them consolidate their lead at the op of the table. Their first game same them whitewash Manor Park Crackpots 10-0. However against Devils James Mulka managed to save the whitewash by winning the opening set of the evening against John Cawthra in five games.

Devils fared better against Abbeydowne in their 8-2 win when Mulka won three sets, with Paul Lythgo and Dennis Chetwood chipping in with two sets each. Mulka and Lythgo won the doubles. For Abbeydowne Roy Holland and Bill Lucas each won one.

In Abbeydowne’s other result of the week they were only able to field two players against second placed team Manor Park Travellers. This resulted in one of the favourites for promotion having a comfortable 10-0 win, gaining them maximum points from the match.

Crackpots ‘B’ were also a player short when they played Dukes Way Dynamos, but Ted Cates won two sets and Alan Forsdike one to give them a point. John Phillips won two, whilst Alison and Ian Sage each won one for Dynamos. In this match the double set went to John and Alison for Dynamos.

13th December 2010

Division Reports for week 12:

In division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league CSSC Ramblers moved up to fourth place in the table after they defeated Poolbrook Rangers 10-0. However, it was not all plain sailing for Ramblers as four of the sets went to four games and the last set of the night, to five games. Chris Hewitt, Graham Thompson and Alan Salisbury were all undefeated on the night, with Hewitt and Salisbury also taking the doubles. For Rangers, Richard Cullis was their best player taking Thompson and Salisbury to four games and then losing to Hewitt in five, 9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 4-11. Nick Haggar also took a game off Salisbury and he teamed up with Alasdair Maxwell-Stewart to also take a game in the doubles.

Just behind Ramblers on games difference, but having played a match more are Ledbury Collection who won their local derby against Lions by the scoreline of 9-1. Nigel Foreshew and Harry Jutle both won their three singles and the doubles, whilst Ann Barnes won twice. Steve Meredith was Lions best player, beating Barnes in four games and then taking Foreshew close in the final set of the evening before going down 11-6, 9-11, 5-11, 11-9, 3-11.

Manor Park Pumas won their third game of the season when they beat Crackpots 'E' 8-2. Jon Dyke and Dave Hallam both won their three singles sets for Pumas with good support coming from John Hunt who won twice, while Crackpots' point came courtesy of Colin Dolding's win over Hunt by 11-13, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-9 and his doubles win with Dave Steen over Dyke and Hunt.

5th December 2010

Division Reports for week 11:

In division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league Broadheath Belters moved within three points of the leaders Manor Park Cavaliers following a comfortable 10-0 win over the Scuttling Gang. Michael Siket and Brett Brining both won their singles in straight games, with John Stalker also picking up three wins and the doubles with Siket. For the Scuttlers most resistance came from Ray Davies who took Stalker to four games before losing 12-14, 13-11, 12-14, 5-11.

Pterodactyl Old Boys are in third place following their 8-2 win over Poolbrook Rangers, Dave White won his three singles in straight games, with good support coming from Ian Bell and Graham Collier who both won two singles each and the doubles. For Rangers Richard Cullis won twice and this included coming from two games down to beat Collier 5-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9, while Nick Haggar also took a game off Collier.

In Rangers other game of the week they led 3-1 and 4-2 before finally losing 6-4 against Crackpots 'E'. With Colin Dolding securing three wins for Crackpots, Dave Steen and James Palmer winning one each and Dolding and Steen taking the all important doubles. Rangers early lead came courtesy of two wins for Richard Cullis, one for Alasdair Maxwell-Stewart and a first win of the season for Nick Haggar who beat Palmer 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9.

Ledbury Lions took three points in their latest game following a 7-3 win over Manor Park Express, Jim Ahern won his three singles, with Steve Meredith and Richard Smith both winning twice. Dave Woodyatt won twice for Express, with their other win coming in the doubles where he partnered Ray Page as they beat Meredith and Smith 11-6, 11-13, 11-4, 3-11, 11-8. Two of the other sets went to five games with firstly Smith beating Derek Reynolds 8-11, 11-5, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9 and Ahern beating Woodyatt 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, 13-11, 11-9.

It was a quiet week in division 2 with the affects of the weather leading to only 2 gaomes being played. A total of 40 games were played between manor Park Travellers and Dukes Way Dynamos, with only one of the sets that needed extra games going in favour of Travellers. With a final score line of 2 – 8 it looks to have been rather one sided encounter, but fourteen games were won by just two points and the match could easily have ended up as a draw. Ken Hipwell and Dean Lewis each won a singles set for Travellers, while Charlie Burford and John Phillips both won three and the doubles for Dynamos.

The Devils’ team efforts won them three points against Crackpots ‘B’. Team captain, Liz Hallam won her first set of the season. She was supported by Paul Lythgoe with two wins and Dennis Chetwood with one. Hallam and Lythgoe also won the doubles. Stan Ginn won all his singles for Crackpots and Alan Forsdike one.

28th November 2010

Division Reports for week 10:

In division one of the Malvern table tennis league as sponsored by Paperstation, Manor Park Cavaliers maintained top spot by beating Ledbury Lions 10-0. Jack and Joe Higgs both won their three singles and the doubles, while Trevor Simmons also chipped in with three wins. For Lions Steve Meredith took his three sets to four games, as did Richard Smith in two of his.

In second place now are Broadheath Belters who recorded their sixth straight win by beating Manor Park Pumas 9-1. As usual Michael Siket and Brett Brinning both scored maximums with Siket teaming up with Geoff Woodard, who won twice, to win the doubles. Pumas consolation came from Dave Hallam who beat Woodard 5-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-8, 12-10, while John Hunt also took Woodard close, going down 7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 8-11.

Ledbury Collection scored their third 10-0 win of the season as they easily overcame Crackpots 'E', Nigel Foreshew and Harry Jutle were both unbeaten in singles and the doubles while Ann Barnes on her return from Australia won her three singles in straight games. Colin Dolding pushed Jutle all the way before going down 11-8, 5-11, 11-8, 7-11, 4-11 while Dave Steen also took Jutle to four games.

Manor Park Express gained three points when they beat Crackpots 'E' 7-3, Dave Woodyatt and Pete Griffths both won their three singles with Ray Page winning the other one. For Crackpots Colin Dolding and Dave Steen each won once and they teamed up to take the doubles, with both of them being unlucky to lose to Woodyatt going down 12-10 and 11-8 in the fifth respectively.

Manor Park Pumas gained a 7-3 win over Ledbury Lions in a match where six of the sets required five games with Pumas winning four of them. For Pumas Jon Dyke, John Hunt and Dave Hallam all won twice with Dyke and Hallam also taking the doubles, while for Lions Jim Ahern won twice with Mike Morgan also winning once. The match of the night was between Morgan and Dyke which ended in the Lions man's favour by the closest of margins 11-9, 12-10, 4-11, 14-16, 13-11.

X-Police have jumped into second place of the second division both on merit and with more matches played than any other team. Their two 8 – 2 wins this week against Manor Park Crackpots and Ripple has placed them well into the top three teams and at nearly the half way point of the season, they are well in contention for promotion. Matt White won all his six singles and was supported well by Toby Wren, who won five, whist Steve Mulka and Malcolm Dalley both chipped in with two wins out of three. In the Crackpots match Stephen Lindner won two games while in the Ripple match Roger Davies won one for Ripple and the doubles with Pete Nash.

In an evening in which only two sets were won in straight games and two sets went to five games, the final result between Crackpots “B” and Manor Park Crackpots was a draw. The two Crackpots teams had a number of close fought games, with Stan Ginn finishing up with two wins, Ted Cates and Alan Forsdike one each and the doubles for the “B” team. Whilst Stephen Lindner won three sets and Ed Palmer two for the Manor Park team.

Bill Lucas and Peter Denniss both won sets for Abbeydowne, while Lucas partnered Roy Holland to win the doubles, but Matt Hodges and Stan Mason each won three sets, with Rory Brittain wining one for Manor Park Allsorts. It was another match with close results, thirteen games went beyond nine all and a total of 39 games were played during the evening.

21st November 2010

Handicap Round 1 Report:

There were some very close matches amongst the early games in the 1^st round of the handicap competition of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis League. Manor Park Travellers with a handicap of 89, managed to beat Crackpots E by 4 points in a match that fluctuated throughout the evening. Martin Snee helped Travellers’ cause with a 16-14, 11-4, 11-8, 11-4 win over James Palmer. Ken Hipwell took a game off Dave Steen and 2 games off both Colin Dolding and Palmer. Alan Preece picked up important points to keep Travellers in the match. The doubles was closely contested before Crackpots emerged 2 points to the good in a scoreline of 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 11-8.

Dukes Way Dynamos did well in their encounter with Division 1 high fliers Broadheath Belters. John Phillips dropped only 3 points in his game against Geoff Woodward 18-16, 12-10, 8-11, 7-11 and later in the evening Phillips and Charlie Burford gave a good account of themselves in the doubles losing 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 12-14 to Michael Siket and Brett Brining. In the singles Siket and Brining held their nerve to give Belters the victory by 8 points in an evening enjoyed by all players.

Crackpots B kept the Division 2 flag flying with a 7 point victory over Ledbury Collection. Crucial in their win were the games won by Ted Cates and Stan Ginn against Paul Smythe. Poolbrook Rangers had a tough match against Ripple and emerged with a 6 point victory thanks to some convincing play in the singles by Richard Cullis. Ripple did not give in without a fight, Roger Davies took points off both Nick Haggar and Alasdair Maxwell-Stewart. Mark Davies played well to take a point off Maxwell-Stewart. The doubles couldn’t have been much closer with Roger and Peter Nash again taking just 1 point off the Poolbrook pair 11-3, 13-15,10-12, 8-11.

Division 2 rivals X Police and Manor Park Crackpots played out a tense encounter before Crackpots emerged triumphant by a margin of 15 points. Stephen Lindner provided the cornerstone of the victory when he beat Toby Wren and Steve Mulka, but he received good support from both Ed Palmer and Will Jones. For X Police, Matt White remained unbeaten all evening, but had a real tussle with Jones before winning 17-15, 11-9, 11-5, 11-9.

Abbeydowne beat Scuttling Gang by 31 points, but the margin was greater than it might have been because a pulled muscle meant that Don James had to concede the 9^th game of the evening. Bill Lucas, Len Hitchman and Roy Holland had played well to put Abbeydowne in a winning position.

CSSC Nomads had an advantage of 120 points in the match against Ledbury Lions, but Lions chipped away at the handicap throughout the evening to emerge with a 38 point victory. Dave Hayes briefly gave Nomads hope when he came back to gain a 2 point advantage over Steve Meredith in a scoreline of 9-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7. Otherwise Meredith, Richard Smith and Jim Ahern moved through to the next round with comfort.

Home Side			Away Side
Team	Handicap	Total Score	Team	Handicap	Total Score
Crackpots ‘B’	225	444	Ledbury Collection	-	437
Manor Park Express			CSSC Ramblers
Devils			Manor Park Allsorts
Pterodactyl Old Boys			Manor Park Pumas
Crackpots ‘E’	-	396	Manor Park Travellers	89	400
X-Police	-	394	Manor Park Crackpots	95	409
YMCA Vulcans			Manor Park Cavaliers
Ledbury Lions	-	426	CSSC Nomads	120	388
Abbeydowne	160	408	The Scuttling Gang	-	377
Dukes Way Dynamos	230	436	Broadheath Belters	-	445
Poolbrook Rangers	-	419	Ripple	85	413

14th November 2010

Division Reports for week 9:

In division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league all five scheduled matches were played this week, with the top four sides all winning.

Manor Park Cavaliers recorded their seventh straight win when they beat Manor Park Express 8-2, Joe and Jack Higgs won their three singles and the doubles in straight games, with Pete Griffiths and Dave Woodyatt securing a point for Express when they both beat Mike Keeley.

In second place are Pterodactyl Old Boys who beat two man Ledbury Collection 8-2, Wayne Chopping and Dave White both won their singles. Chopping then teamed up with Ian Bell to take the doubles, while for Collection Nigel Foreshew and Harry Jutle won one set apiece.

Broadheath Belters made it five wins out of five when they comfortably beat Poolbrook Rangers 10-0, Michael Siket, Brett Brining and John Stalker all won their singles, with Brining and Stalker taking the doubles. For Rangers Richard Cullis was their best player on the night by firstly taking a game off Brining and then losing narrowly to Stalker 11-6, 11-7, 6-11, 6-11, 10-12 in the last set of the evening.

CSSC Ramblers got back to winning ways after two defeats when they beat Crackpots'E' 7-3. Chris Hewitt and Graham Thompson were undefeated for Ramblers in both singles and doubles, but Thompson was taken all the way by Colin Dolding in the first set of the evening before winning 11-3, 16-18, 11-4, 11-13, 11-7. Crackpots point came courtesy of Dolding, Dave Steen and James Palmer who all beat Ian Backhurst.

Ledbury Lions gained their second win of the season when they beat Scuttling Gang 9-1. Steve Meredith and Richard Smith scored three singles wins each, with Mike Morgan winning twice, while the doubles was won by Steve and father Neville. Ray Davies saved the whitewash for the Scuttlers by coming from two games down to beat Morgan 8-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7, while Don James was unlucky losing to Smith in five games.

In the 2^nd division as the results for YMCA Vulcans and Manor Park Travellers kept coming in the two teams kept swapping places at he top of the table. With three wins recorded this week Vulcans lead, but only on games difference. Their match with Dynamos, which had to be abandoned while the ninth set was being played has been awarded, by the committee, to Vulcans as a 7-3 win.The Vulcans match with Ripple earned them maximum points, but each of the Ripple players managed to win games in their final set, however not enough to win any of the sets. Their third match with X – Police, saw Steve Mulka win one singles set and team up with Toby Wren to win the doubles, but Dave Watton and John Cawthra won three each for Vulcans.

James Mulka and Paul Lythgoe each one a set for Devils against Travellers. Liz Hallam was unlucky not to beat Ken Hipwell who won by a score line of 10-12, 10-12, 8-11. Martin Snee won all his singles and the doubles with Dean Lewis for Travellers.

Only three sets were won in straight games when Manor Park Crackpots played Dukes Way Dynamos, two of these were won by Stephen Lindner. He also won his other singles and the doubles with Ed Palmer. Palmer and Will Jones both picked up two wins, whilst Charlie Burford won two sets for Dynamos.

Adrian Fray won 2 sets, Tony Hughes one and together they won the doubles for CSSC Nomads against Ripple. Roger Davies won three and his sons, Paul and Mark won two and one respectively for Ripple.

The Allsorts had a really tough evening against Crackpots ‘B’. Eight sets went to four games and four of them to five. Stan Mason, Matt Hodges and Rory Brittain all won two sets each, with Brittain and Mason joining up to win the doubles. Ted Cates and Alan Forsdike won two each for the ‘B’ team. At the end of the first set the teams must have been wondering if they would get home that night. Brittain eventually beat Tim Snee by a score line of 14-12, 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 13-11 and in the course of the match another 14 games were won by just 2 points, with another 7 by three points.

7th November 2010

Division Reports for week 8:

In division one of the Malvern table tennis league sponsored by Paperstation, Pterodactyl Old Boys have moved up to second in the table following victories over Crackpots 'E ' and CSSC Ramblers. Against Crackpots Dave White and Wayne Chopping both won their three singles and the doubles in straight games. Whilst Graham Collier also won three, but he was taken to four games by both Dave Steen and Stewart Moss in the 10-0 win. In the match against Ramblers Dave White won his three singles, Wayne Chopping won twice and together they won the doubles. Whilst Ian Bell chipped in with the other win in their 7-3 victory. Chris Hewitt won twice for Ramblers, with their other win coming from Alan Salisbury who beat Bell 16-14 in the fifth. Hewitt had two close games, one in which he won beating Bell 12-10 in the fifth, but in the set of the night Hewitt lost to White in a five game thriller 6-11, 20-22, 13-11, 11-9, 7-11.

In third place and with games in hand are Broadheath Belters who beat CSSC Ramblers 8-2 and Ledbury Collection 6-4 in their last two games. Against Ramblers they started 3-0 up as Ramblers could only field two players, but despite this Michael Siket and Brett Brinning both won their singles and the doubles while for Ramblers Graham Thompson and Alan Salisbury both won one apiece. Brinning came from two games down to beat Salisbury 11-13, 7-11, 15-13, 12-10, 11-8. Michael Siket maintained his one hundred percent start to the season, but only just as he won his three singles with good support coming from Brett Brinning who won twice and they combined to win the doubles in the 6-4 victory over Collection. Nigel Foreshew won twice with Harry Jutle and Paul Smyth picking up one win each for Collection. Siket was made to work hard in the final set of the night by Foreshew who he beat 6-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-9 and in doing so won the match for Belters.

The Scuttling Gang picked up their second point of the season to move off the bottom of the table following their 8-2 defeat against Manor Park Express. Dave Woodyatt and Ray Page both won their three singles and the doubles with Derek Reynolds winning once for Express, while Ray Davies and Bill Smith both won one each for the Scuttlers.

In Division 2 Stephen Lindner and Will Jones both won a singles set for Manor Park Crackpots against top of the table team Manor Panor Travellers. Ken Hipwell and Martin Snee both won all their singles and the doubles, whilst Alan Preece won one for Travellers. However six sets did go to four games and two of them to a fifth game.

Dave Hayes won all his sets for CSSC Nomads against YMCA Vulcans, but Beryl Shammon, Dave Watton and John Cawthra all won two for Vulcans. Watton and Cawthra also won the doubles and seven of the sets were won in straight games.

X – Police were only able to get two players for their match against Abbeydowne, but both of them, Matt White and Steve Mulka, won all their games and ended up with three points for their team.

1st November 2010

Division Reports for week 7:

For a second week the games have been coming thick and fast in division 2 of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league. The Devils team based at Manor Park gained their second win by beating Manor Park Crackpots. Crackpots were missing their best player, but Will Jones won two sets and Ed Palmer one for the Crackpots. Half the sets went to extra games, but Paul Lythgoe took all his sets in straight games and paired with James Mulka to win the doubles. Dennis Chetwood won two of his singles sets.

In Manor Park Crackpots other game of the week, they were well outplayed by CSSC Nomads whose winning trio of Dave Hayes, Adrian Fray & Tony Hughes were in top form. They were also too strong for the Abbeydowne team who suffered the same result, although Nomads needed 6 extra games to do it. These two results for Nomads have now taken them to the top of the table with only sets won and lost separating them from one of the season favourites Manor Park Travellers.

X – Police had six straight wins in their match with Crackpots ‘B’. Steve Mulka and Matt White each won three singles. For Crackpots ‘B’ Tim Snee and Ted Cates each won one singles, with Ted teaming up with Alan Forsdike to win the doubles.

Stan Mason and Matt Hodges each won a single set to give Allsorts a point against the second placed Travellers, but Martin Snee and Peter Stevens won all their sets. Martin played with Ken Hipwell to win the doubles.

However the match of the week was Allsorts evening with Dynamos. Matt Hodges started the night with a win over John Phillips who had not dropped a set all season. Matt went on to win his other two singles in three games and with Stan Mason, he won the doubles. Stan also won two singles.

In another quite week for division one there were just two results in, with both games involving the two promoted sides in heavy defeats. The Scuttling Gang stayed bottom of the division following a 10-0 defeat against top of the table Manor Park Cavaliers, Joe Higgs and Trevor Simmons won their three singles and the doubles in straight games, while Mike Keeley won his three singles as well, but was taken to four games by Ray Davies who also took Simmons to 14-16 in one game as did Bill Smith against Higgs.

The other promoted side Poolbrook Rangers also lost 10-0, this time against Ledbury Lions. However the match was closer than the scoreline suggests as two of the sets went to five games, with another five sets going to four games. Mike Morgan, Jim Ahern and Neville Meredith were all unbeaten on the night with Morgan and Ahern also taking the doubles. Nick Haggar took Meredith to five games in the first set of the night, but the game of the night was Ahern's win over Richard Cullis by the closest of margins 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8.

24th October 2010

Division Reports for week 6:

In a busy week for division two of the Malvern table tennis league sponsored by Paperstation, 5 games were played with some interesting results. When Ripple played Crackpots ‘B’ six sets went to four games and four sets went to five. Roger Davies won all his singles and paired with his son Mark in a doubles win for Ripple while Stan Ginn, Tim Snee and Alan Forsdike all won two for Crackpots. Twenty four of the games were won by just two or three points.

John Philips took three for Dynamos, with Collette James and Ian Sage each winning one to earn them a well fought draw against X – Police. Matt White and Toby Wren won two each and the doubles for the visitors.

X – Police did not fare as well against Manor Park Travellers, with Steve Mulka being the only player to win a set and this was by 12-10 in the fifth game against Ken Hipwell. Martin Snee and Dean Lewis both won all their singles and the doubles.

The CSSC Nomads team of Tony Hughes, Dave Hayes and Adrian Fray were too strong for Crackpots ‘B’ and although four sets went to a fifth game and one to a fourth, only Stan Ginn was able to win a set by 14-12 in the fourth game against Hughes.

The Devils match with Manor Park Allsorts ended with Stan Mason winning all his Singles for Allsorts. Rob Harness and Rory Brittain won one each for Allsorts, but the Devils were delighted to notch up their first win of the season, as Paul Lythgoe and James Mulka each won two singles and the crucial doubles, which had a scoreline of 9-11, 11-6, 13-11, 7-11, 11-7. Dennis Chetwood won once. With this result Devils jump two places up the division.

In division one Manor Park Cavaliers extended their lead at the top to six points following a 9-1 win over Manor Park Pumas. Joe Higgs and his brother Jack were both unbeaten on the night in both singles and doubles, with Pumas consolation coming from Jon Dyke who beat Mike Keeley.

It was a game of firsts in the match between Manor Park Express and Poolbrook Rangers, with Express gaining their first win of the season and Rangers gaining their first point, in a match which Express won 8-2. Dave Woodyatt and Ray Page both won three singles each and the doubles for Express, with Derek Reynolds chipping in with a win over Nick Haggar. Richard Cullis and Alasdair Maxwell-Stewart both beat Reynolds to register Rangers first point of the season. Even though Woodyatt won his three singles for Express he was pushed all the way by both Maxwell-Stewart and Haggar before beating them both in the fifth game 11-8 and 11-6 respectively.

Broadheath Belters gained their second win of the season when they beat Crackpots'E' 9-1. Brett Brining and debutant Michael Siket both won their three singles in straight games and they also won the doubles against Richard Maddrell and Dave Steen, but by a much closer margin 11-7, 10-12, 10-12, 11-7, 15-13. John Stalker won twice for Belters, including a win over Steen by 11-8, 8-11, 5-11, 11-7, 14-12. Crackpots gained their one set courtesy of Maddrell who beat Stalker in straight games.

17th October 2010

Division Reports for week 5:

In division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league Manor Park Cavaliers stayed top following a straightforward 10-0 win over Poolbrook Rangers. Joe Higgs, Jack Higgs and Trevor Simmons all won their sets in straight games, with Nick Haggar gaining the most points on the night for Rangers.

In second place are CSSC Ramblers who recorded their third straight win by beating Ledbury Lions 7-3. Chris Hewitt and Graham Thompson both won their three singles and the doubles to maintain their one hundred percent averages for the season. While for Lions Neville and Steve Meredith along with Jim Ahern all beat Geoff Davies who was playing up from division two.

Ledbury Collection are in third place with three wins from four games, they beat The Scuttling Gang 10-0 and Manor Park Express 6-4 in their last two games. Against Scuttling Gang Harry Jutle and Ann Barnes both won their three singles in straight games, while Paul Smyth also won his three, but he was made to work hard by Kevin Howard who he beat 11-7, 10-12, 10-12, 11-6, 12-10. In the match against Express two sets went to five games, with another five going to four. With Harry Jutle again winning his three singles and he was supported by Nigel Foreshew and Paul Smyth who both won once. Jutle and Foreshew combined well to take the doubles. For Express Pete Griffiths and Dave Woodyatt both won twice.

Manor Park Pumas finally got their season started at the fourth attempt with an 8-2 victory over The Scuttling Gang. Jon Dyke won his three singles for Pumas but, he was pushed all the way by Don James before beating him 9-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9. Dave Hlallam and John Hunt both won twice for Pumas as well as the doubles, with Scuttling Gang gaining their first point of the season thanks to Ray Davies who won twice, both in four games.

In Division two half the sets in Crackpots ‘B’s match with YMCA Vulcans required extra games. Beryl Shammon had two sets of five games and a successful doubles win, with Dave Watton in four games. In her fifth game against Tim Snee she was 8-2 down, but fought back to win by 13-15. Her two wins were supported by Dave Watton, with three and Ewan Gear with one. Stan Ginn took two and Tim one for Crackpots.

Seven sets went to four games and four of them to five when Manor Park Allsorts played Manor Park Crackpots. Matt Hodges and Stan Mason both won two sets. Rory Brittain was unlucky not to have a win as two of his sets went to five games. Stephen Lindner won three and the doubles with Ed Palmer, whilst Ed and Will Jones each won a singles for Crackpots.

Tony Hughes won two singles and the doubles with Adrian Fray, who won one singles for Nomads, but John Phillips had three easy wins for Dynamos, Charlie Burford two and Collette James one.

Len Hitchman saved the whitewash for Abbeydowne who were unlucky not to get a point from their match with YMCA Vulcans. The doubles was a very close encounter with both pairs playing very well, Ewan Gear and Dave Watton eventually won by 10-12, 14-12, 8-11, 11-9, 20-18.

10th October 2010

Division Reports for week 4:

In division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league Manor Park Cavaliers went back to the top following a relatively comfortable 10-0 win over Ledbury Collection. Mike Keeley won his three singles in straight games with the best two sets of the night being the last two in which Joe Higgs beat Ann Barnes 11-7, 14-12, 6-11, 6-11, 11-6 and his brother Jack defeated Nigel Forshew in four games 11-13, 11-7, 12-10, 14-12.

Just behind Cavaliers in third place, but with a game in hand are CSSC Ramblers who kept up their one hundred percent start to the season by beating Manor Park Express 8-2. Chris Hewitt and Graham Thompson both won their three singles and the doubles, with Express gaining a point thanks to Pete Griffiths and Dave Woodyatt who both beat Alan Salisbury 11-9, 16-14, 11-9 and 11-5, 8-11, 4-11, 11-5, 13-11 respectively.

Crackpots 'E' gained their first points of the season by beating Ledbury Lions 6-4, Colin Dolding won his three singles for Crackpots and he teamed up with Dave Steen who won twice to win the all important doubles. For Lions Jim Ahern won twice with Mike Morgan and Gordan Stables both winning once. James Palmer was particularly unlucky not to register a win as he lost to Ahern 12-10 in the fifth and to Stables in a very close set 12-14, 13-11, 8-11, 11-9, 8-11.

In division two Ken Hipwell and Martin Snee both won two singles and the doubles, together, for Manor Park Travellers, but Dave Hayes was in top form and won three for CSSC Nomads. Hayes was supported by Adrian Fray and Tony Hughes with one win each, which meant that the match was a draw. Alan Preece was unlucky not to pick up a set because he only lost his first game against Adrian by 11-13, then won the second by 11-9 and in their fourth game he lost by 15-17.

Another draw in the division was between Dynamos and Ripple. John Phillips won all his singles, only dropping one game and then partnered Alison Sage in a doubles victory. Alison also won a singles set. Roger Davies and Brian Gregory both won two, whilst Peter Quy one for Ripple.

Devils were delighted to pick up their first point of the season, thanks to Paul Lythgoe wining two singles, James Mulka one and then together they won the doubles. Matt White took his three singles games, Malcolm Dalley took two and Alan Holmes one for X – Police.

3rd October 2010

Division Reports for week 3:

In division one of the Paperstation Malvern table tennis league Pterodactyl Old Boys went top of the table after they beat Ledbury Lions 7-3. Seven of the sets went the full distance with Wayne Chopping and Ian Bell both winning their three singles for Old Boys while Graham Collier won once, whilst for Lions Jim Ahern and Steve Meredith both won once and then Steve teamed up with his father Neville to take the doubles 11-7 in the decider.

In Division 2 Roger Davies was the only player able to win a set for Ripple when they played Manor Park Travellers. Five sets did go to four games and two of them to five, but only one game went beyond 11 all.

Bill Lucas won two sets for Abbeydowne and partnered Roy Holland to win their doubles. For Crackpots ‘B’ Tim Snee was in fine form, winning all his sets, with Ted Cates and Alan Forsdike each winning two. The evening was certainly a long one because only one set was won in straight games, four sets went to five games, fourteen of the games were only won by 2 points and another nine by three points.

In the match played between YMCA Vulcans and Dukes Way Dynamos, Vulcans were winning by 5 sets to 3 when one of the Dynamos players, who was playing at the time, was called away to a family emergency and they abandoned the rest of the games. The committee will make a decision on how the result will be recorded.

27th September 2010

Division Reports for week 2:

In division one of the Paperstation sponsored Malvern table tennis league Manor Park Cavaliers remained at the top of the table following a 10-0 win over Crackpots 'E'. However, the result was not as straightforward as the score line suggests, with three of the sets going to five games and another four of the sets going to four games. Colin Dolding went down 11-8 in the fifth to Joe Higgs and Richard Maddrell was even more unlucky losing to Trevor Simmons 12-10 in the decider after leading for most of that game. The doubles also went to five with Higgs and Simmons beating Maddrell and Dave Steen 11-8 in the last game. Mike Keeley also won his three singles for Cavaliers.

Pterodactyl Old Boys bounced back from their opening week defeat by beating Manor Park Express 8-2. Wayne Chopping and Dave White both won their three singles and the doubles together, while Ian Bell chipped in with one win beating Ray Page 7-11, 11-5, 11-13, 11-8, 12-10. For Express their point came thanks to Pete Griffiths and Dave Woodyatt who won one apiece, with Woodyatt's win over Bell 11-8, 4-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9.

Express's first point of the season came in a 6-4 defeat to Broadheath Belters where three sets went to five games and another five to four. Brett Brining and Geoff Woodward both won twice and they teamed up to win the doubles, with John Stalker winning the other set for Belters. Pete Griffiths won twice for Express, with Dave Woodyatt and Ray Page both winning once.

CSSC Ramblers had a comfortable win over the newly promoted team The Scuttling Gang by the score line of 10-0, Chris Hewitt, Alan Salisbury and Graham Thompson were all undefeated, with Ray Davies playing well against Salisbury before going down 11-8, 6-11, 12-14, 11-8, 9-11 and he also took a game off Hewitt as did Kevin Howard against Thompson.

Ledbury Collection defeated the other promoted side Poolbrook Rangers also by a 10-0 score line with Nigel Foreshew, Ann Barnes and new signing Paul Smyth all undefeated, but it was not all one way traffic as six of the sets went to four games, with Nick Haggar, Richard Cullis and Alasdair Maxwell-Stewart all taking a game off at least one of their opponents.

In Division 2 Ripple’s Roger Davies beat all the Devils players quite easily and Brian Gregory also won his three sets in straight games, but had some closer scores. Paul Lythgoe saved the whitewash for Devils by winning against Peter Quy 11-8 in their fifth game. Liz Hallam and Lythgoe managed to win one game in the doubles.

The following evening Ripple were again in action against Manor Park Crackpots and this time Paul Davies was playing instead of Gregory. Davies had a really good game with Ed Palmer and only lost by 11-7 in their fifth game. Stephen Lindner won two singles and the doubles with Palmer, earning the Crackpots a point. Roger Davies again won all three singles of his for Ripple.

Alison Sage, playing in her last match before returning to university, won three singles for Dynamos. Her father, Ian, won two and Charlie Burford won three for them. Bill Lucas won one singles and the doubles with Roy Holland to give Abbeydowne a point from a match in which only two sets were won in straight games and twelve games were won by just two points.

A score of 1-9 looks an easy win for X-Police, but five sets needed extra games and twelve of the 38 games played were won by two points and another six by three. Stan Mason won the first set of the evening for Allsorts and his other two singles went to five games. Matt White and Steve Mulka won three singles, whilst White and Toby Wren the doubles for X-Police.

21st September 2010

Division Reports for week 1:

The new season for the Malvern table tennis league as sponsored by Paperstation is under way with just one result in division 1 and three in division 2. In division 1 the only result in was very significant, with Manor Park Cavaliers catching last years champions Pterodactyl Old Boys cold by beating them 7-3. Three of the first four sets went to five games with Old Boys winning two of them, but in the end Cavaliers came back to win with Jack Higgs winning his three singles. Good support came from his brother Joe, who won twice and the doubles alongside Mike Keeley who won once. For Old Boys Wayne Chopping won twice with Dave White chipping in one win.

The new season for the second division of the Malvern Table Tennis League has started with three rather one sided matches, but with quite interesting points in them. Against CSSC Nomads, Manor Park Allsorts managed to get a point thanks to Stan Mason beating Adrian Fray in straight games and Geoff Davies 11-9 in the fifth game. Tony Hughes took three for Nomads and paired with Adrian to win the doubles.

Devils were a player short against YMCA Vulcans and in spite of Paul Lythgoe’s efforts in winning a set they ended up without a point. Craig Preece played extremely well and won both his sets comfortably, but Paul took both Beryl Shammon and Phil Lewis to five games.

Bill Lucas took a set for Abbeydowne, but Dean Lewis and Martin Snee each won three, with Ken Hipwell two for Manor Park Travellers. Martin and Dean won the doubles.

23rd August 2010

New Season/ Coaching

The new season will commence on Monday 13th September with a total of 22 teams split into two divisions. The new coaching sessions will commence on Sunday 19th September with the previous format remaining unchanged. For further details, please refer to the Coaching section of this website.

Draw for First Round of Handicap Competition

The draw for the 1st round of the handicap competition has been undertaken and is as follows;

Crackpots ‘B’ vs Ledbury Collection

Manor Park Express vs CSSC Ramblers

Devils vs Manor Park Allsorts

Pterodactyl Old Boys vs Manor Park Pumas

Crackpots ‘E’ vs Manor Park Travellers

X-Police vs Manor Park Crackpots

YMCA Vulcans vs Manor Park Cavaliers

Ledbury Lions vs CSSC Nomads
Abbeydowne vs Manor Park Maulers

Dukes Way Dynamos vs Broadheath Belters

Poolbrook Rangers vs Ripple

Matches are to be played week beginning 15/11/2010