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Use your browser "back" button to return to this page. NATIONAL CADET LEAGUE 18 OCTOBER 2010
The first round of National Cadet League matches was held at Stowupland
on Sunday 10 October 2010, Sundays being the scheduled dates in the ETTA
Calendar.
Twelve teams were again entered this season thus keeping two divisions
of six teams. The format of both divisions was matches of nine games so
that the players of each team played one another in their Division
matches. That was the theory with the three matches of each Division
played on four tables. This season the Eastern Region Junior Division
was also played in the same hall.
At the Essex Junior Trials it was known that eleven teams had entered
and Paul Davison approached me to discuss whether we could raise a joint
team between us and thus have two divisions of six teams. I did not know
that this discussion had led to a team until the fixture format was
circulated last Wednesday. Until arrival at Stowupland I did not know
that one team had withdrawn last Thursday because their entered players
were no longer cadets. With three teams turning up short and some
organisers finding that day licences were much more expensive this year
the format of how the matches would be played on the four tables had to
be changed, in the event for the better and it made for a finish on time
in relation to Peter’s original format.
In their first match the Chelmsford A team played NETTS A who were
expected to be one of the front runners, having acquired the services of
Rowhedge’s Jane Li. Chris Denyer and Oliver Hicks both beat NETT’s
number three Joe Nourse 3-0. Sarah Austin, having earlier had an
excellent, but nail biting, 5, -7, 6, -8, 10 win over Patrick Gilbert,
somehow contrived a 3-0 loss to Joe. Jane beat both Chris and Sarah 3-0
but had to come from 2-1 down to squeeze past Oliver. A 6-3 loss the
final result.
Their second match was against a two player Rowhedge team. Five easy 3-0
wins over Lajos Zisky and Ben Jackson but how did Sarah lose 3-1 against
Lajos after winning the first set 11-2? An 8-1 win the result.
The last match was against Bury St. Edmunds, another team with only two
players. A curious scorecard.! The first two matches by Chris and Sarah
against Callum Wilkinson and Harvey Dinkle were won 3-0, the second two
by Sarah and Oliver 3-1 and the final two both went to five sets, Oliver
overcoming Callum 5,-9,11,-10,8 whilst Chris lost to Harvey 9, -7, 6,
-7, -6. 8-1 the final result.
The combined Chelmsford/NETTS team found that they were the ones to sit
out the first match. When they got on the table to play Wymondham B
there was never more than one game in it from start to finish. Martin
lost the first 3-0 to Oliver Thompson but Wiktor went the full five sets
with Chris Knights after leading 2-0 he finally won 7, 11, -5, -17, 8.
Jack Gooden was the NETTS player in this combined team but he lost all
three in this match. Wiktor went on to beat Oliver 11-3 in the fifth and
Alex Davey three straight. Martin also beat Alex (3-1) but with the
match score at 4-4 then lost to Chris.
In their last match against Framlingham Tigers another 5-4 result but
this time in their favour with Jack’s win the decider. Martin started
with a last gasp, he hadn’t moved a lot to have run out of breath, -6,
8, 7, -7, 11 over Rheianna Evans. Natalie Wills beat Wiktor 3-0 but Jack
put the team 2-1 up with his only win of the day, a close 12, 8, -8, 9
effort over Oliver Lamb and Martin extended the lead with a 3-1 win over
Natalie. Wiktor beat Oliver 3-0 and Martin ensured the team win when
beating Oliver in the penultimate game. Final score 5-4.
The next round of matches will be on Sunday 12 December at Stowupland.
Tables
DIVISION 1
DIVISION2
P
W
L
CHRIS
7
4
3
MARTIN
6
4
2
SARAH
7
4
3
WIKTOR
6
4
2
OLIVER
7
5
2
JACK
6
1
5
Arthur C.
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