Match 8 - Writtle Away
And so to our favourite match of the season - Writtle Away. We had all been looking forward to a pleasant evening, on their clean well-maintained courts, with a sociable beer afterwards, chatting the night away.....! It was a lovely Spring evening, birds were singing, not a cloud in the sky, and hopes were high of a good match, and maybe a good result....
"You playing No. 2 ? Can you go on first, as I need to get away early" was the opening welcoming remark from Andy Russell. Oh well, so the welcome wasn't so warm, but never mind.
And so on went Paul vs Andy for the umpth-teen time this winter. After the home marker eventually took his position saying he really didn't fancy marking these 2 charming characters, the match got underway. Paul looked really lively and enthusiastic, playing with loads of gusto, narrowly losing 5/9 0/9 4/9. Enough said....(Note he only got 9 points - important for later). This 3 - 0 scoreline was achieved in pretty quickfire time, but not as fast as the main attraction of the evening - Man Utd were 3 - 0 up v Reading in their FA Cup replay in just 6 minutes !
On the other court, Colin had started against Ian Worby. Colin looked to have the game to beat an out-of-shape opponent, using his usual tight shots up the wall, followed by boasts. After contriving to lose the first game, he then managed to win the next 2 despite seeming out-of-sorts himself. Knowing that he should have been making easier work of the match, Colin was getting frustrated with himself, and this proved his undoing as he handed the last 2 games to his opponent.
Our No. 5 Dan was up against "You know my son Ben'' (I don't think he has his own name !). Again the home players didn't come rushing forward to mark, and with the players ready, the Clements' Skipper took control to get the game under way. The early exchanges set the tone for the whole match with rallies being won by both players, but rarely 2 in succession to the same player. And so the score plodded laboriously along, until Dan scraped the first game 9/7. The next 2 games followed exactly the same pattern with exactly the same result. A boring predictable match involving Dan....!? Now there was something for the blog report.
As Clements were staging their comeback, so too were Reading who had reduced their arrears to 2 - 3; were there to be 2 shock results this night....?
Clements' Skipper Dave went on court against the youthful Jack in what proved to be the best match of the evening. Long rallies and close games ensued with neither player managing to exact meaningful dominance. First game to Writtle, second and third to Clements, and fourth to Writtle. The fifth game reached its pre-ordained situation of 8/8. Dave called Set 1, and the tall Jack blasted an overhead into the tin. "Right decision" said Jack to Dave; "It's not won yet" came the reply, and so it proved. After a further exchange of points, Jack was victorious, and so Clements had lost the match - surprise, surprise.
Reading also lost...
With the No. 1's (Chris v Kris) having already started, and therefore not sure of the result, they were playing some good quality squash. The Writtle man is soon to turn Pro though, and showed too much class for Clements' Chris. Despite a late flurry of tight boasts from Chris, the home player eased to a 9/1 9/3 9/6 victory (10 points won by the Clements man, and that was to prove enough to take the major prize of the evening - front seat on the way home - bad luck Paul !)
The social afterwards proved lack-lustre with 4 of the home team going home early, and Colin decided he had had enough and accepted Dan's offer of an early lift. A tasty chilli was produced by Ian's "other half". Conversation centred around life in Division 3 for Clements (we actually can't wait), and the probable break-up of the Writtle team as they decide which club to play for next.
Paul collected the match fees as always, and was at least honest enough to admit that being Hon.Team Treasurer was a key factor in him and Lorraine securing the mortgage for their new house. So how on earth is Chris affording his new house ? Well, I guess he does have a proper job, and he also knows how to pull in favours - cheap kitchen then is it ?!
Results -
Chris Purkiss lost to Kris Medows 1-9 3-9 6-9
Paul Hodge lost to Andy Russell 5-9 0-9 4-9
Dave Coates lost to Jack Code-Bate 6-9 9-7 9-7 3-9 8-9
Colin lost to Ian Worby 3-9 9-4 9-2 2-9 0-9
Dan beat "Ben's Dad" 9-7 9-7 9-7
Clements lost to Writtle 1 - 4 (7 - 17)
N.B. - Many thanks to Captain Dave for writing this report. I really couldn't face the prospect of writing about another defeat, especially after such a good night too.....!
Roll on Division 3.....!
"You playing No. 2 ? Can you go on first, as I need to get away early" was the opening welcoming remark from Andy Russell. Oh well, so the welcome wasn't so warm, but never mind.
And so on went Paul vs Andy for the umpth-teen time this winter. After the home marker eventually took his position saying he really didn't fancy marking these 2 charming characters, the match got underway. Paul looked really lively and enthusiastic, playing with loads of gusto, narrowly losing 5/9 0/9 4/9. Enough said....(Note he only got 9 points - important for later). This 3 - 0 scoreline was achieved in pretty quickfire time, but not as fast as the main attraction of the evening - Man Utd were 3 - 0 up v Reading in their FA Cup replay in just 6 minutes !
On the other court, Colin had started against Ian Worby. Colin looked to have the game to beat an out-of-shape opponent, using his usual tight shots up the wall, followed by boasts. After contriving to lose the first game, he then managed to win the next 2 despite seeming out-of-sorts himself. Knowing that he should have been making easier work of the match, Colin was getting frustrated with himself, and this proved his undoing as he handed the last 2 games to his opponent.
Our No. 5 Dan was up against "You know my son Ben'' (I don't think he has his own name !). Again the home players didn't come rushing forward to mark, and with the players ready, the Clements' Skipper took control to get the game under way. The early exchanges set the tone for the whole match with rallies being won by both players, but rarely 2 in succession to the same player. And so the score plodded laboriously along, until Dan scraped the first game 9/7. The next 2 games followed exactly the same pattern with exactly the same result. A boring predictable match involving Dan....!? Now there was something for the blog report.
As Clements were staging their comeback, so too were Reading who had reduced their arrears to 2 - 3; were there to be 2 shock results this night....?
Clements' Skipper Dave went on court against the youthful Jack in what proved to be the best match of the evening. Long rallies and close games ensued with neither player managing to exact meaningful dominance. First game to Writtle, second and third to Clements, and fourth to Writtle. The fifth game reached its pre-ordained situation of 8/8. Dave called Set 1, and the tall Jack blasted an overhead into the tin. "Right decision" said Jack to Dave; "It's not won yet" came the reply, and so it proved. After a further exchange of points, Jack was victorious, and so Clements had lost the match - surprise, surprise.
Reading also lost...
With the No. 1's (Chris v Kris) having already started, and therefore not sure of the result, they were playing some good quality squash. The Writtle man is soon to turn Pro though, and showed too much class for Clements' Chris. Despite a late flurry of tight boasts from Chris, the home player eased to a 9/1 9/3 9/6 victory (10 points won by the Clements man, and that was to prove enough to take the major prize of the evening - front seat on the way home - bad luck Paul !)
The social afterwards proved lack-lustre with 4 of the home team going home early, and Colin decided he had had enough and accepted Dan's offer of an early lift. A tasty chilli was produced by Ian's "other half". Conversation centred around life in Division 3 for Clements (we actually can't wait), and the probable break-up of the Writtle team as they decide which club to play for next.
Paul collected the match fees as always, and was at least honest enough to admit that being Hon.Team Treasurer was a key factor in him and Lorraine securing the mortgage for their new house. So how on earth is Chris affording his new house ? Well, I guess he does have a proper job, and he also knows how to pull in favours - cheap kitchen then is it ?!
Results -
Chris Purkiss lost to Kris Medows 1-9 3-9 6-9
Paul Hodge lost to Andy Russell 5-9 0-9 4-9
Dave Coates lost to Jack Code-Bate 6-9 9-7 9-7 3-9 8-9
Colin lost to Ian Worby 3-9 9-4 9-2 2-9 0-9
Dan beat "Ben's Dad" 9-7 9-7 9-7
Clements lost to Writtle 1 - 4 (7 - 17)
N.B. - Many thanks to Captain Dave for writing this report. I really couldn't face the prospect of writing about another defeat, especially after such a good night too.....!
Roll on Division 3.....!
posted by Hodgey at 7:05 PM
1 Comments:
Ben's dad!
A total Tosser!!! well done Summers!
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