The two top teams in the Premier Division met in a clash of the titans which produced table tennis of the highest quality. It was the leaders, Legra A who proved to be the better team on the night with Marco Jovic leading the way with a hat trick while John Monk and Paul Whatton won two games each to give Legra a 7-2 win. Dave Bowles saved the day for Runnymede by winning two of his games which leaves his team 15 points behind the leaders but with two games in hand.
Rawreth B overcame Hullbridge A 6-3 thanks to a team performance from Keith Phillips, Andrew Halling and Babul McLeod who won two games each. Glen Johnson banked a pair for Hullbridge but was denied a hat trick when he lost to Andrew in his third game.
In Division 1, Roy Thomas claimed his fifth hat trick this season for Customs A to steer them to a 6-3 win over Hadleigh Forum B. He was supported by Brian Rackham who was denied his maximum by Mick Tappenden, and Roger Woolley.
Mike Worship was in top form for RESSC A when his team came up against Lentern C but his efforts were not enough to give his team victory. Steve Appleby and Peter Pond banked two wins each for Lentern while Ray Farmer won the last game of the match to give Lentern the 5-4 win.
In Division 2, the match between Invicta A and St Peters turned into a very close encounter with six games going the full distance, the first two of the night being won by St Peters at deuce in the fifth. Grahame Cornish made an invaluable contribution for Invicta by winning all his games while David Barnes and Barrie Murphy added one each to take them to a narrow 5-4 victory.
Rawreth G did well to come away with three points in their match against Basildon Hospital. Richard Bryant registered a hat trick, Adrian Atkinson contributed two wins and Sid Hills one to give the Hospital a 6-3 win. Sam Langton played well to win two for Rawreth as did Mitchell Nunn to win one
In Division 3, RESSC B were in action twice. They overcame Hullbridge E 7-2 thanks to hat tricks from Pam Swan and Sarah Mapes and got the better of Runnymede D 6-3. Pam was unbeaten once again while Sarah looked to be on course for another maximum before losing her last game deuce in the fifth to Simon Hawker.
In Division 4, the match between TT-on-Sea and Customs B ended with a 5-4 win for the home team when Nick Hennessy won his second game of the match in the last game of the night. Jack Burns also banked a pair but neither of them could get the better of Amar al Soufi who won all his games for Customs and was unlucky to finish on the losing side.
15th December 2008
A third successive hat trick for Nicole Syderenko was not enough to give The Warehouse A team a win over Lentern A in the Premier Division. Martin West backed her up with a deuce in the fifth win over Mike Watson but the team went down 4-5. Django Fung and Paul Brown played well to bag a brace each for the winning side.
Duncan Taylor and Colin Chatfield were unbeaten for Rayleigh Mill in their 7-2 win over Hullbridge A. They both won two games and the team was gifted three points as a result of their opponents being unable to field a third player
In Division 1, there were two 6-3 results. Hadleigh Forum A were the victors in their match against Hullbridge C, Garry Hartgrove leading the way with a hat trick. Dave Sibley supported him with two wins and Graham Farmer added one. Andy Seaman was Hullbridge’s most successful player with two wins.
Whittingham emerged the winners against Warehouse B thanks to maximums for John Blackman, who won all his games in three straight sets, and Craig Harris.
In Division 2, The Warehouse C team fared better than the B side with an 8-1 win over Rawreth G. Tony Wright and Stan Dyson were both unbeaten while Jonathan Allen supported them with his first two wins of the season before being denied his maximum by Mitchell Nunn’s first win of the season.
Sam Chesher and Owen Warren hit their way to maximums for Legra B in their game against Hullbridge D to give their side the 6-3 win. The team is creeping up the League table as these young men continue their steady imnprovement.
In Division 3, Wakering are still leading the way despite a rare loss due to their being a two-man team which resulted in their presenting Canvey with three points to hand them the 5-4 victory. Cliff Noakes banked a pair for Wakering but went down to Rob MacDonald and Dick Gilbert lost against Gordon Johnstone before going on to win his next two games.
In Division 4, Hullbridge G won their first game of the season two weeks ago thanks to a Robert Sage hat trick but couldn’t repeat the performance last week when they came up against their Club’s F team and lost 8-1. Age and experience showed as Bill Hoy and Bill Chester eased their way to hat tricks while Robert Sage did well to stop the whitewash with a win over Steve Smitheman.
Canvey E have leap-frogged over Rawreth H as a result of beating them 6-3. Jimmy Reardon was their star player with a maximum, Charlie Lamy added two wins and Ray Baker one. Adam Dedman did well to bank a pair for the losers.
8th December 2008
Legra A are leading the way in the Premier Division following their 8-1 win over Warehouse A. Paul Whatton and Jamie Willson were unbeaten while 14 year old Owen Warren made his Premier debut a memorable one by winning one game and making his other two opponents use all their experience to beat him.
Runnymede A are hot on the heels of Legra thanks to a comprehensive victory over Rawreth B with only one game going further than three ends. Kevin Caldon registered a maximum and Stuart Gibbs maintained his 100% record but Rawreth’s blushes were saved by Keith Phillips with a good win over Dave Bowles.
In Division 1, hat tricks for Dave Morgan and Brian Rackham gave Customs A a 6-3 win over Rawreth E. These teams are now level pegging in second place behind Warehouse B.
Tony Reed, Terry Giddens and Des Duffield put in a team performance for Canvey B winning two games each to take their side to a 6-3 win over Hullbridge C and lift them out of the relegation zone.
In Division 2, a hat trick for Reg Innes of Lentern D was the decisive factor in his team’s 5-4 win over Basildon Hospital. The Hospital’s new signing, Kenneth Fung, played well to win two of his games but he found the experienced Reg too much to cope with.
Invicta A beat Warehouse C 5-4 when Grahame Cornish completed his hat trick at deuce in the fifth in the last game of a very closely contested match. Tony Wright & Mark Doxey both bagged a brace for the losing team.
In Division 3, Hullbridge E stay rooted at the bottom of the table following their 8-1 defeat by Invicta B. Shelley Woolley and John Golding both earned maximums while Derek North fell victim to Tony Molisso before adding a further two wins.
Top team Wakering suffered their first defeat of the season when they went down 5-4 to RESSC B. Sarah Mapes won all her games with comparative ease for the victors while Pam Swan contributed the remaining two. Dick Gilbert banked a pair for the losers.
In Division 4, Hullbridge F are romping away at the top of the table. Their 9-0 win over Canvey, thanks to hat tricks for Neal Klyman, Bill Chester and Bill Hoy, opened the gap even wider.
Robert Reed led Rawreth H to a 6-3 win over Warehouse D. His hat trick was backed up by two wins for Jack Himpfer-Jones and one for Bill Howes while Bill Nutbrown did well to win two games for the opposition.
1st December 2008
Stuart Gibbs kept his unbeaten record in the Premier Division when he scored a fine hat trick for Runnymede A to lead his team to a 7-2 win over Rayleigh Mill. He was supported by Dave Bowles and Kevin Caldon who each banked a pair. Runnymede are now seven points behind the leaders Legra A but with a game in hand.
Warehouse A notched up their second win of the season when they overcame Lentern B 6-3. A hat trick for Nicole Sydorenko was backed up by two wins for Martin West and one for Andy MacKay. Ian Rattray scored two for the opposition.
In Division 1, Hadleigh Forum A won their match against Customs A 6-3. Garry Hartgrove was their star player with a hat trick, and Mark Everard looked set to emulate him before losing the last game of the night. Dave Sibley added one.
The Warehouse B side put in a good team performance against RESSC A with Jim Stait, Berti Makolli and Oliver Podd all winning two of their games to give them the 6-3 win. Mike Worship was the man who stopped them in their tracks to bank the three wins for RESSC.
In Division 2, Keith Cullen and Melanie Jones were both unbeaten for Rawreth E when they hosted the match against Invicta A. Lou Hopkins added a further two wins to give them the 8-1 victory but he was denied his hat trick by Grahame Cornish.
Hat tricks for Lentern D’s Graeme Dale and Wayne Farmer paved the way to a 7-2 win over Warehouse C and kept them in third place in the divisional table with a game in hand.
In Division 3, Wakering are still leading the way following their 6-3 win over Invicta B. A hat trick for Dave Accleton was backed up by a pair for Cliff Noakes and one for Jenny Butler while two wins for John Golding made him Invicta’s best player.
Runnymede C are in second place and have closed the gap slightly thanks to their 8-1 win over RESSC B but are nine points behind the leaders. Tony Coeshall and Ian Tuckey both scored maximums while Anne Adlington lost her first game to Pam Swan before going on to win her next two.
In Division 4, there was a close encounter between TT-on-Sea and Canvey E with Canvey emerging the 5-4 winners thanks mainly to a hat trick for Jimmy Reardon. Jack Burns and Kieran Skeggs bagged a brace each for TT-on-Sea while Ryan Burns, playing in his debut match, was unlucky not to nick a win.
Maximums for Bill Chester and Neal Klyman keeps Hullbridge F at the top of the table following their 8-1 win over Warehouse D in a match that was closer than the score suggests. Bill Hoy backed them up with two wins but he lost the last game of the night deuce in the fifth to Bill Nutbrown.
17th November 2008
Kevin Read completed his hat trick for Rawreth A in the last game of the match against Rayleigh Mill in the Premier Division to give his team the 5-4 win. The score was 4-4 when he came up against Duncan Taylor who had already won two of his games and was hoping for a maximum but Kevin proved too strong on the night.
The two teams struggling at the bottom of the table met with Lentern B inflicting a 7-2 defeat on Canvey A. John Lott was the maximum man with Les Tayler and Chris Crooks contributing a pair each both of them being beaten by Canvey’s Ray Wilson.
In Division 1, Craig Harris and John Blackman were both unbeaten for Whittingham when they hosted the match against Hadleigh Forum A. David Flaum added one to give them the 7-2 win which puts them hot on the heels of Warehouse B at the top of the table.
Lentern C got off to a bad start against Hullbridge C by going 3-1 down but they fought back and won the last game of the night to emerge the 5-4 winners. Andy Seaman hit his way to a hat trick for Hullbridge but two wins each for Steve Appleby and Ian Rattray together with one for Ray Farmer tipped the scales in Lentern’s favour.
In Division 2, Runnymede B have opened up a gap at the top of the table following their 6-3 win over Legra B. Tony Millward, Darren Launder and Gordon Child won two games each but they all fell victim to Legra’s Sam Chesher who played very well to earn his first maximum of the season.
Paul Ogden was in good form for Hullbridge D winning all his games against Warehouse C. Bob Shingleton-Smith added two wins and Janet Finch contributed one to give them a 6-3 victory.
In Division 3, there were two very close matches. Kieran Wood won the last game of the match for Runnymede D to complete his hat trick and win the match for his team against Hullbridge E 5-4. Alex Leigh was the best player for Hullbridge with two wins.
Pam Swan’s run of good form continued for RESSC B in the match against Canvey D. Her hat trick, completed in the last game of the night, took her team to a 5-4 win. Pam was backed up Sarah Mapes who won two of her games, losing only to Canvey’s Gordon Johnstone.
In Division 4, a maximum for Amar al Soufi of Customs B was not enough to lead his team to victory. Jamie Wright and Terry Lucas of Warehouse D bagged a brace each and Del Rudd added on to give them a 5-4 win.
Warehouse D were in action again in a home fixture against TT-on-Sea. Years of experience came in handy for Lawrie Neville enabling him to go unbeaten for the Warehouse and steer them to a 5-4 win. Kieran Skeggs and Jack Burns did well to bane two wins each for the away team
10th November 2008
Warehouse A notched up their first win of the season in the Premier Division thanks to their teenage starlet Nicole Syderenko who was unbeaten in the match against Rayleigh Mill. Andrew Mackay backed her up with two wins and Martin West added one to give them a 6-3 win. Ray Eldridge bagged a brace for The Mill.
Legra A are top of the leader board following their 9-0 defeat of Lentern B. Pete Saunders, Jamie Willson and John Poysden comprised the winning team.
In Division 1, there was a cliff-hanger between Canvey B and Rawreth D. With the score at 4-4 going into the last game Canvey’s Steve Mundy fought a ding-dong battle against Rawreth’s Brian Spencer before eventually winning the game 14-12 in the fifth leg to give Canvey victory.
A hat trick for Rawreth E‘s new signing, Chris Nunn, was backed up by two wins each for Gus Heath and Matt Rolfe to take them to a 7-2 win over Hullbridge B. Bill Smith was the sole point earner for Hullbridge.
In Division 2, there were two 8-1 score-lines. Grahame Cornish saved the day for Invicta A with an 11-9 in the fifth win over Lentern D’s Reg Innes after a lengthy tussle. Bill Wall and Wayne Farmer both registered hat tricks for the winners.
Ray Elsdon and Dave de Coster won all their games for St Peters in the match against Runnymede D but Darren Launder prevented the whitewash with a win over Brian Parker.
In Division 3, Hadleigh Forum C put in a team performance against Runnymede C with Bob Gabe, Tony Mace and Jean Catley all winning two of their games to give them a 6-3 victory. A hat trick for Tony Coeshall was the fly in their ointment.
Gordon Johnstone led Canvey D to a 7-2 victory over Invicta B. His hat trick was backed up by a pair each from Rob McDonald and Mervyn Francis but both of them lost to Shelley Woolley who was in good form for Invicta.
In Division 4, there were no results.
3rd November 2008
A hat trick for Charles Sweeny of Rawreth A proved to be the decisive factor in his team’s 5-4 win over Hullbridge A in the Premier Division. He was supported by Paul Churn and Dave Calleja who contributed one win each. Glenn Johnson appeared to be on his way to a maximum until he lost to Charles in the penultimate game of the match.
Rawreth C enjoyed a 7-2 win over Warehouse A. Colin Clements and Steve Sawyer were both unbeaten for the victors while Martin West and Malcolm Henstock managed to salvage a point each for the losers.
In Division 1, Mick Tappenden earned his fourth hat trick of the season for Hadleigh Forum B but not without a struggle. RESSC A’s Gordon Swan put up a great fight against him before finally succumbing in the fifth leg of a hard fought encounter. David Woolmer and Anton Ranjit-Singh added a pair each to Forum’s total to take them to a 7-2 win.
A hat trick from Howard Grant led his team to a 6-3 win over Hadleigh Forum A. Jean Chasmer added two wins to the tally but was denied her maximum by Forum’s two game winner Graham Farmer.
In Division 2, Warehouse C emerged the 5-4 winners from a very close match against Canvey C. A Stan Dyson hat trick did most of the damage while Graham Back fought back after losing his first game against Canvey’s two game winner Les Rider to contribute two hard earned victories.
Basildon Hospital scraped home 5-4 against Runnymede B to inflict the first loss of the season on the current divisional leaders. Another good performance from Richard Bryant was largely responsible for the Hospital’s win while Tony Millward and Gordon Child banked two points each for Runnymede.
In Division 3, Wakering are top of the table following their 8-1 win over Hullbridge E. in which Dick Gilbert and Cliff Noakes were both unbeaten. Tony Molisso prevented the whitewash when he banked a point for Hullbridge with a win over Dave Accleton.
Rob McDonald tipped the scales in Canvey D’s favour in the last game of the match against Hadleigh Forum C to give his team a 5-4 win when he completed his hat trick by overcoming Tony Mace, who was also on course for a maximum, in a very close 5-setter.
In Division 4, Jack Himpfer-Jones was in top form for Rawreth H in their match against Hullbridge G. His hat trick, together with two wins for Adam Deadman and one for Taylor Nunn took them to a 6-3 win. Robert Sage did well to bank two wins for the losing team.
Canvey E ran out the 6-3 winners over Hullbridge G despite the third member of their team failing to put in an appearance. Charlie Lamy and Ron Parker were both unbeaten.
27th October 2008
Ray Wilson pulled out all the stops for the newly promoted Canvey A side to steer his team to their first win in the Premier Division. His hat trick was backed up by a win each for Talbot Wiseman and Tony Giddens to give them a surprise 5-4 win over Rawreth C.
Duncan Taylor was unbeaten for Rayleigh Mill with three comfortable wins over his opponents but he finished on the losing side. Lentern A’s Jango Fung, Richard Brown and Paul Brown put in a team performance winning two games each to give them a 6-3 win.
In Division 1, Warehouse B overcame Hullbridge C 5-4. Jim Stait led the way for the victors winning all his games with ease while Kim Shead supported him with two wins losing only to Hullbridge’s two game winner Andy Seaman.
The match between Canvey B and Hullbridge B went down to the wire with Terry Giddens completing his hat trick in the last game of the match to give Canvey the 5-4 win. Tony Westwell contributed the other two points for Canvey but was denied his maximum by Howard Grant.
In Division 2, there were two 7-2 results. Runnymede B came out on top in their match against Warehouse C thanks to a hat trick for Gordon Child and a pair each for Tony Millward and Ian Tuckey both of them having their maximum hopes dashed by Tony Wright.
Rawreth F were the winners against Canvey C when Keith Cullen completed his hat trick in the last game to give his team the 7-2 win. John Shirley and Melanie Jones both bagged a brace but lost to Canvey’s James Newland.
In Division 3, Runnymede D’s Kieran Wood is a young player to watch out for. He was unbeaten in his team’s match against Canvey D but finished on the wrong end of a 6-3 shoreline. Gordon Johnstone, Dennis Beckford and Steve Parker all won two games for Canvey.
Tony Coeshall and Anne Adlington were unbeaten for Runnymede C in their 8-1 win over Hullbridge E who failed to field a full team and had to concede three points.
In Division 4, there was a very close match between Warehouse D and Canvey E that was decided 5-4 in the last game in favour of The Warehouse. Ro Brett and Barbara O’Brien won two games each and Bob Brett one, all of them being beaten by Charlie Lamy’s hat trick performance for the visitors.
There was a derby match at Hullbridge when the young G team played host to the F side. Experience won the day with Bill Hoy, Bill Chester and Steve Smitheman winning all their games to keep a clean sheet for the F team.
13th October 2008
After three matches and three wins each, Legra A and Runnymede A are level pegging at the top of the table in the Premier Division. John Monk led the way for Legra with a hat trick in their 6-3 win over Rayleigh Mill and he was ably assisted by Paul Whatton who won two of his games losing only to Ray Eldridge.
Stuart Gibbs was the top man for Runnymede A when he led his side to a 7-2 win over Rawreth A. Dave Bowles and Kevin Cauldon completed the line-up contributing two wins each.
In Division 1, there were two 6-3 results. Customs A were the victors in their match against Rawreth D thanks to a hat trick from Roy Thomas. John Beddow backed him up with two wins but Cliff Firth denied him his maximum.
Whittingham were the winners against Canvey B thanks to a Craig Harris hat trick. He was aided and abetted by John Blackman who banked two wins before having his night spoiled by Canvey’s Tony Westwell.
In Division 2, Canvey C’s Les Rider was unbeaten when his team came up against Rawreth G. Geoff Banthorpe and Peter Cray won two games each but both fell victim to Rawreth’s up-and-coming Sam Langton.
Kieran Wood played up for Runnymede B from Division 3 and showed his potential by winning all his games to steer his team to a 6-3 win over Rawreth D. Darren Launder won two of his games before losing to Rawreth’s Colin Barham and Gordon Child completed the line-up with one win.
In Division 3, Steve Parker came up trumps for Canvey D in their match against Hullbridge E. His hat trick was backed up by Gordon Johnstone who had two wins but was denied his maximum by Hullbridge’s two game winner Alex Leigh.
Sarah Mapes starred for RESSC B when they overcame Runnymede D 5-4. Kieran Wood and Simon Hawker banked two wins each for the opposition but neither of them could get the better of Sarah.
In Division 4, TT-on-Sea and Customs B had a very close encounter. Customs’ Amar al Soufi was too strong for the home team and cruised his way to a hat trick but the other games were much closer. With the score at 4-4 going into the final game between TT’s Jack Burns and Customs’ Gaye Dean, the pressure was on and it went to deuce in the fifth before Jack won his second game and the match. Kieran Skeggs also did well to win two of his games.
6th October 2008
There was a very closely contested match in the Premier Division when Lentern A hosted the game against Hullbridge A. Nigel Lamb won a hat trick for the away side and the score was 4-4 going into the last game of the night when his team-mate Peter Saunders came up trumps to bank his second win and give Hullbridge a 5-4 win.
Runnymede A had an 8-1 win over The Warehouse A team thanks to maximums for Stuart Gibbs and Dave Bowles. They were denied a clean sheet by fourteen year old Nicole Sydenko who overcame Kevin Caldon to win her first game in the Southend League’s Premier Division.
In Division 1, there were five matches that went the full distance and were won 5-4 in the last game. Hullbridge C were the victors in the game against Whittingham when Andy Seaman won the last game to give his side the win despite Craig Harris having banked a hat trick for Whittingham.
Frank Hooper clinched the win for RESSC A in the last game of their match against Hadleigh Forum A in another encounter that went all the way. Graham Farmer won all his games for Hadleigh Forum but finished on the losing side.
In Division 2, Owen Warren, Sam Chesher and Dan Sanderson put in a team performance for Legra B by winning two games each to give them a 6-3 win over Rawreth G. They all lost to Sam Langton who only met any real resistance from Owen Warren before beating him 11-9 in the fifth.
The match between Warehouse C and St Peters went down to the wire with Stan Dyson winning the match 5-4 for Warehouse in the last tie and securing a hat trick on his debut for the home team. Ray Elsdon & Brian Parker banked a pair each for the losers.
In Division 3, Wakering overcame Canvey D 7-2 but the match was closer than the score suggests. Cliff Noakes led the way for Wakering with a hat trick and he was supported by Dave Accleton and Dick Gilbert who each banked two wins, both of them losing to Canvey’s Rob McDonald.
Invicta B had a comfortable 8-1 win over Hullbridge E. Alex Leigh won the first game for Hullbridge when he overcame Norman Cregor but from then on it all went downhill for his team. John Golding and Derek North were both unbeaten for Invicta.
In Division 4, Rob Reed was the hat trick hero for Rawreth H when he led his team to a 5-4 win over Warehouse D. Zac England supplied the other two wins but was denied his maximum by the Warehouse’s veteran two game winner, Lawrie Neville.
29th September 2008
The Premier Division title holders Rawreth A kicked off the new season with a convincing 8-1 win over Warehouse A. Kevin Read and Chris Jacob steamed their way to hat tricks while Lee Prentice was on course to follow suit until he came up against Andy MacKay in his last game. Andy lost the first leg but then won the next three, two of them going to deuce.
Rawreth B overcame Rayleigh Mill by the same scoreline. In a hard fought match in which all but one of the games went to at least four ends, Andrew Halling and Keith Phillips emerged unbeaten but Ray Eldridge spoiled their clean sheet with a win over Babul McLeod.
In Division 1, Warehouse B got off to a good start with a 6-3 win over Rawreth D. Jim Stait hit his way to a hat trick but their new player, Nicola Sydorenka was the surprise of the night. The Warehouse have been lucky enough to sign up the very talented 14 year old who is the No.1 Junior girl in Poland and shows great potential.
Maximums for Dave Woolmer and Mick Tappenden gave Hadleigh Forum B a 6-3 win over Hullbridge C. Mick is an ex Ilford League player who is making a return to the game after an absence of twelve years but he has obviously not lost his touch.
In Division 2, St. Peters hosted the match against Rawreth F which went down to the wire. The score was 4-4 going into the last game but Rawreth’s John Shirley came up trumps completing his hat trick with a five-leg win over Paul Reed to clinch victory for his team.
Lentern D managed a 5-4 win over Canvey C despite their third player failing to put in an appearance. Graeme Dale was unbeaten and John Gard supported him with two wins before losing to Canvey’s Peter Cray.
In Division 3, Canvey D’s Rob McDonald grabbed the win for his team in the last game of the night. His second win together with two already banked for Steve Parker and one for Mervyn Francis gave them the 5-4 win. Runnymede’s Ian Tuckey cruised his way to a hat trick but was on the losing side.
Bob Gabe, Jean Catley and Terry Faires won two games each for Hadleigh Forum C in their 6-3 win over Runnymede D. Kieran Wood, playing in his first match for Runnymede in the Southend League, fought hard and was rewarded with a hat trick.
In Division 4, Neal Klyman banked three wins for Hullbridge F to lead his team to a 7-2 win over Canvey E. He was assisted by Bill Chester and Bill Hoy who each won two games but were denied their maximums by Canvey’s Jimmy Readon.
TT-on-Sea, a new club in the League, fielded their junior players against the youngsters of Hullbridge F and were delighted to win their first match 9-0. Nick Hennesy, Matt Ponting and Jack Burns comprised the successful side.