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NEWSLETTER FOR TABLE TENNIS IN THE LEICESTER AREA INCLUDING
THE LEICESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE AND THE COUNTY ASSOCIATION
Preferred method of receiving results: SCANNED PDF
AMENDMENTS
Goons request a 7-15 start as they have a restriction on time allowed.
PLAYERS
Div 3 Week 24 Report
Winstanley Wizards lll 1 Great Glen 9
Just a single win to stop the whitewash by captain Hemant Bhakta for WW although there were some very close games. For GG it was PoM for Alex Mason and Cliff Smith with maximums, 2 wins for Steve Crook.
Knighton Park Vlll 4 Syston Casuals lV 6
Park put up a good fight but lost to leaders Syston 4-6, Simon Aldis got 2 wins and Martin Pember 1 win plus a given doubles. It was PoM again for Martin Bolton, 2 wins for Scott Morris and 1 win for Ian Lockington.
Goons 5 Knighton Park lX 5
In a very tight match only decided on the doubles, it was a very good team performance for Goons with Alan Crowson and Steve Harrison winning 2 each and John Winsper with 1 win. For Park it was PoM Hamza Caratela with a maximum and Jason Wong with 1 win, Hamza and Aadil Kokate winning the all important doubles in 5 sets.
Great Glen 4 Leicester Electricity ll 6
Glen had Alex Mason with 2 wins and Kelvin Herbert with 1 win and a conceded doubles. Sparks with Steve White back in the ranks with a PoM maximum, 2 wins for Sheriff Makhani and 1 win for Dave Silvester for their win.
Mike James
Div 3 Week 23 Report
Knighton Park Vlll 9 Goons 1
A clean sweep for Park in the singles, all recording maximums, PoM Simon Aldis, Aboo Dossani and Ayhan Celik. Goons had a shoulder injury to Barry Robinson after his first game with Simon and could not play his other two games, get better soon Barry. Steve Harrison and Alan Crowson played an epic doubles to save the whitewash winning a 5 setter 12-10 in the 5th.
Leicester Electricity ll 3 Abbots Road ll 7
Electricity without Steve White, just had 2 wins for Sheriff Makhani and 1 win for captain Dave Silvester for their nights work. Raju Rahul was PoM for Abbots with a very good maximum and was well supported by Bhulesh Rathod with 2 wins and Kishen Mistry with 1 win.
Syston Casuals lV 8 Knighton Park lX 2
Syston continue to dominate this division with another victory With PoM Martin Bolton and Scott Morris both recording maximums, 2 wins for Ian Lockington. Hamza Caratela winning the only singles for Park.
Mike James
Div 3 Week 22 Report
Goons 6 Leicester Electricity ll 4
An Alan Crowson maximum saw Goons to a 6-4 home win, he was well supported by Tony Monteiro with 2 wins and captain Steve Harrison with 1 win. For Sparks, 2 wins for Sheriff Makhani and 1 win for Mo Mohamed.
Abbots Road ll 7 Knighton Park Vlll 3
Ketan Patel was PoM with a very good maximum to take Abbots closer to the top of the division with a 7-3 home win. Ketan was well supported by Steve Pratt and Bhulesh Rathod both winning 2 each. For Park it was 1 win each for Aboo Dossani and Ayhan Celik who then combined to win the doubles for their point.
Knighton Park lX 4 Winstanley Wizards lll 6
Despite having PoM Hamza Caratela with a maximum, Park suffered a 4-6 home loss, captain Jason Wong winning the other game. For WW it was 2 wins each for Dave Seeds and Matt Weedall and 1 win for captain Hemant Bhakta, Dave and Hemant getting the full points winning the all important doubles.
Mike James
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AMENDMENTS
PLAYERS
Div 3 Week 5 Report
Syston Casuals lV 8 Great Glen 2
Syston kept their 100% record to go top of the league with a 8-2 home win with Martin Bolton and Ajay Lad both gaining maximums and Scott Morris winning 2. For Glen it was a solitary win for Kev Trueman to show for their nights efforts.
Abbots Road ll 7 Leicester Electricity ll 3
It was a good team performance by Abbots which saw 2 wins each for their trio of Kishen Mistry, Bhulesh Rathod and Raju Rahul. Despite having PoM Steve White with a maximum Electricity fell to a 7-3 defeat.
Knighton Park lX 7 Goons 3
Maximums for Faisal Mulla and Hamza Cartela plus 1 win for Aadil Kokate saw Park to a 7-3 home win. For Goons, 1 win each for Barry Robinson and Steve Harrison who then combined to earn a point winning the doubles in 5 sets. One high scoring game won 23-21 By Faisal over Steve, Barry says they deserved a point.
Mike James
Div 3 Week 4 Report
Winstanley Wizards lll 8 Knighton Park lX 2
Maximums for Captain Hemant Bhakta and Dave Seeds plus 1 win for Matt Weedall saw the Wizards to a 8-2 home win. For Park, 1 win each for Captain Jason Wong and Hamza Caratela was all they could muster from the match.
Syston Casuals lV 6 Abbots Road ll 4
In a close match that saw 5 games go the distance, Syston kept their 100% record gaining a 6-4 home win with a maximum from Scott Morris and 2 wins for Ajay Lad who then combined to win the doubles. For Abbots it was 2 wins for Captain Kishen Mistry and 1 win each for Steve Pratt and Bhulesh Rathod.
Great Glen 6 Knighton Park Vlll 4
It was 2 wins each for Glens trio of Alex Mason, Kev Trueman and Steve Crook to see them to a 6-4 home win. For Park it was PoM Simon Aldis with a very good maximum, Ayhan Celik particularly unlucky to lose all his 3 games deuce in the 5th set. Laszlo Kocsis also lost 2 of his games in 5 sets.
Goons v Leicester Electricity ll Postponed at Goons request.
Div 3 Week 3 Report
Knighton Park Vlll 6 Winstanley Wizards lll 4
Aboo Dossani with a maximum saw Park to a 6-4 home win, combining with Ayhan Celik who won 2 singles to win the all important doubles in 5 sets for the victory. For the Wizards it was 2 wins for Dave Seeds and 1 win each for Matthew Weedall and captain Hermant Bhakta.
Leicester Electricity ll 3 Syston Casuals lV 7
It was 1 win each for the Sparks trio of Steve White, Mo Mohamed and Dave Silvester. For the Casuals it was PoM for improving Scott Morris (158 grade) with a very good maximum including a victory over the legendary Steve White (191 grade). 3 wins for Martin Bolton plus the doubles, for their emphatic 7-3 away win.
Knighton Park lX v Great Glen Postponed at Great Glens request.
Abbots Road ll v Goons Postponed at Goons request.
Mike James