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assorted news
vs Holyport at Holyport Sunday 16th November
Mark Piper (35) lost to Paul Gillam (35) 6/8
Mark Piper & Tim Dadd beat Paul Gillam & Richard Marmoy 6/2
Tim Dadd (44) beat Richard Marmoy (40) 8/4
Richard McGregor (45) beat Stuart Hodges (45) 8/1
Richard McGregor & Martyn Rowlands beat Stuart Hodges & Martin
Trees 6/4
Martyn Rowlands (51) beat Martin Trees (51) 8/4
The handicaps were matched perfectly but Holyport came up with a great
result.
Thanks to everyone who took part.
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vs Manchester at Moreton Saturday 15th
November
Some excellent matches.
Anthony Parmiter beat Keyvan سراشپز (maybe the longest match ever
- at least 300 chases!)
Andrew Hamilton beat Mark Seymour Mead 1/6 6/5 6/4 (a very close
match and a great come back by Andrew)
Chilli Con Carne beat Persian Murgh 1-0
Ed Steel beat Martin Cooper 6/1 6/0 (on paper there was only one point
diff in handicap, we may need to adjust Ed's handicap! (particularly if
I'm playing in competition against him))
Richard Marmoy beat Tiff Fielden 6/3 6/5 (it almost went to a third set)
Alex Reynolds lost to Adrian Fawcus 1/6 6/4 5/6 (excellent play by both
players. Alex did well to stay in the game & almost won it)
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Inter Club Tournament Saturday 8th &
Sunday 9th November
Sponsored by H.L.Barnes & Sons, Stratford upon
Avon.
12 teams took part, each team playing once at Leamington and twice at
Moreton on Saturday in the early rounds and at Moreton on Sunday in the
final rounds.
Select here to see the detailed results
of the final rounds
Jesmond Dene won the Singles, Moreton Morrell won the Doubles and
Moreton Morrell won the Team Trophy.
Clubs involved in the tournament:
- Bristol & Bath
- Leamington 1 & 2
- Hatfield
- Jesmond Dene
- Manchester
- MCC
- Moreton Morrell
- Newmarket
- Oratory 1 & 2
- Oxford
The winning Moreton Morrell team left, with singles winner Tony
Harrison representing Jesmond Dene on the right.
 
Doubles:
The tournament showed that you never can tell from the first
day's play just who is going to make good on the second day. Ian Steele
and Paul Holland (Leamington 2) played exceptionally well on Saturday
despite their low handicap but narrowly lost in the quarter finals to
Jesmond Dene (Paul Raven and Keith Anderson) 6/5. On the other foot (or
was it mouth?) Leamington 1 (Norman Hyde and Geoff Broome), both
nursing injuries and who were written off at the start, survived to the
semi-finals on Sunday. On Saturday Norman mis-struck a shot and the
ball glanced off his racket into his face/mouth. So he was well
and truly in the wars, partly limping and partly holding his face.
Hatfield got off to a poor start but played very well in their second
two matches. Unfortunately their zest for life let them down and I
think the kindest thing to say is that on Sunday morning they looked
somewhat jaded in losing to the walking (they certainly weren't
running) wounded.
In the semi-finals Moreton Morrell beat Jesmond Dene 6/2 and Manchester
beat
Leamington 1. Mark Seymour Mead for Manchester volleyed extremely well
throughout and Robin Barlow was very solid. It seemed as if Manchester
were invincible but in the final Anthony Parmiter and Tim Messer
rescued shot after shot and seemed to play better against the more
difficult shots from Manchester. In the end Moreton were probably
slightly fortunate with a handful of shots and ended up winning
worthy winners 6/5 in a very close match.
Singles:
At the outset my money was on Richard Oliver and Tom Lewis, the latter
demolishing a couple of very good handicap players in the box rounds.
However, in the final rounds Tom came up against Richard (expletive
deleted) Marmoy who, while nobody would call him stylish, certainly
does have a knack of keeping the ball in play despite all odds.
Matthew Fattorini was also playing well but lost in the semi-finals to
an in form "no fooling about" Paul Wilson-Gunn and lost 6/2. The dedans
was somewhat noisy during the Marmoy<>Wilson-Gunn match, Paul
playing some amazing shots and showing us that if he concentrated on
his game he could be 10 handicap better at least. However, there
were periods in the match when he played such atrociously poor shots
into the net that you wondered if it were the same person playing. In
the end Paul scraped through 6/5.
Richard Oliver was unfortunate to have to play Tony Harrison, who
played the best tennis I have seen him play. Tony had a marvellous
Sunday beating Richard Oliver 6/4 in the semi finals and then Paul
Wilson-Gunn 6/4 in the finals.
Sir Andrew Hamilton introduced Robert Harper who presented the trophies
and prizes. Robert was the first organizer of the competition in 1984
and thanks to him for a format of competition which has stood the test
of time and is enjoyed by everyone who takes part.
Numerous thanks are due to
- All the teams who travelled some distance -
particularly Jesmond Dene, Manchester, Newmarket and Bristol & Bath.
- H.L.Barnes & Sons for sponsoring the tournament
- David Bryant who organised this year's event
(and those from 2001 to this year)
- The court professionals - Tom Granville (Moreton
Morrell Head
Professional), Marc Seigneur (Leamington) and Jo Iddles for their
excellent marking and support over the weekend .
- Tom Granville for all the non-marking duties during
the tournament
- Leamington Tennis Court Club for the use of their
court and Marc's marking on Saturday
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Brodie Cup vs Newmarket Sunday November 2nd
A very enjoyable day, even the dog enjoyed it (sic).
Tim Messer had a convincing win over John Crawley. Gerry Slora lost to
an in-form and hard hitting John Burnett. Alastair Goulty
continued his good play of previous weekends - either nerves or court
knowledge defeated them in the first set but they came good in the
second two sets. So the match score was 2-2 and there was a little
doubt in both camps about who wanted to win and travel to Jesmond Dene.
However, the result was more or less decided (although our trusty two
looked like they did their best to avoid the forthcoming travel)
because John Kirk Patrick of Newmarket was unavoidably delayed on
business and arrived too late. So John Crawley stepped in as the second
doubles player for Newmarket. It was a very close game, Anthony and
Keyvan finally clinching it 6/4 in the third set.
Many thanks to Tom and Jo for marking and to our photogenic chef for
cooking such
a royal lunch.
S.Holland lost to K Smith 2/6, 1/6
T Messer beat J Crawley 61, 6/4
G Slora lost to J Burnett 4/6, 1/6
A Goulty & D Prophet beat G Smith & E Nutter 4/6, 6/2,6/0
A Parmiter & K Farmanfarmai beat D Wells & J Crawley (replaced
J KirkPatrick) 4/6, 6/5,6/4
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vs Hatfield (away) Sunday November 2nd
Hatfield won 4-1. It seems unlikely that we will
receive a match report from our players.
Peter Heck (48) lost to Stuart Hodges (45) 6/5 2/6 5/6
John Hedges (40) beat Chris Northcote Green (42) 6/1 3/2 Ret
David Holmes (44) Richard Thornton (45) NR
Alan Gude (54) beat John Lambdon (56) 2/6 6/2 6/3
John Hedges (41) beat Ed Loades (41) 6/5 6/3
Barry Miller (50) beat Hazel Dunn (51) 6/3 6/5
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vs The Dedanists Sunday October 26th
The Dedanists won 3-2. Even though it was well
before lunch, JC and his royal partner did not play to their full
potential - Anthony Parmiter however did and Josh Farrall played his
normal very competent game.
Richard Wills had a very successful afternoon (handicap committee
please note) partnering Patrick Kelly first and then Tim Messer.
Matt Fattorini overcame seeming self induced mid-match depression to
play some excellent shots from the middle of the second set onwards.
Patrick, despite being a natural racket sport player, let a few games
slip that perhaps he ought not to have and capped it all by catching a
ball when playing off a chase.
John Cook & Keyvan Farmanfarmai lost to Josh
Farrell & Anthony Parmiter 3/6, 4/6.
Peter Jackson & Grant Arthur lost to Hans Heyman & Basil Henson
6/1, 3/6, 4/6
Richard Wills & Patrick Kelly beat David Mills & Norman Hyde
6/0, 6/1
Tim Messer & Richard Wills beat Carl Snitcher & Josh Farrall
6/4, 6/1
Patrick Kelly lost to Matt Fattorini 6/4, 4/6, 3/6
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Moreton Shield October 17th to 19th 2008
At the beginning the serious money would have been
on either Roly Grant or Alastair Goulty winning this competition - Roly
for his speed around court and Alastair for those well timed shots with
all his weight behind them. In the semi-finals Alastair Goulty beat
Roly Grant 5/2 with Roly conceding a fairly large handicap considering
Alastair's form. Paul Wilson-Gunn beat Anthony Parmiter 5/1 - mainly
down to bobble serves which seemed to fool Anthony (I'm going to try
that too next time I meet Anthony!). Paul showed what a good handicap
player he can be when he is interested in winning, demonstrating
considerable restraint throughout in not playing his normal table
tennis like top spin with both feet off the ground.
In the final, Alastair looked as if he would beat Paul at a canter,
leading 4/2 (or was it 4/1?) and playing some beautifully timed shots
and laying chases around 1and 2. Then Paul went through a purple patch,
returning everything and playing some unbeatable shots into the
corners. Perhaps Alastair ran out of steam a little and Paul Wilson-
Gunn won through 6/4 in one of the best handicap finals for a few years.
Quarter Finals:
Loades vs Wilson-Gunn 3/5
Messer vs Parmiter 4/5
Grant vs Miller 5/3
Farmanfarmai vs Goulty 2/5
Semi Finals:
Wilson-Gunn vs Parmiter 5/1
Grant vs Goulty 2/5
Final:
Wilson-Gunn bt Goulty 6/4
Paul Wilson-Gunn having been presented with the Moreton Shield by David
Bryant.

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vs Hardwick House October 12th 2008
Strange omens for the FTSE - wonderful weather all
weekend and then Johnnie Cook and Keyvan Farmanfarmai narrowly won
their match for Moreton to win 3-2.
Gerry Slora (33) lost to Gordon Robertson (33) 5/6, 6/5, 5/6
David Prophet (38) beat David Fox (41) 5/6, 6/5, 6/3
Richard Seymour Mead (30) lost to Peter Harding (31) 4/6,3/6
Tim Messer (50) beat Angus Robertson (48) 6/2, 6/4
John Cook & Keyvan Farmanfarmai (41.8) beat Ian Wood & John
Steeds (43.8) 5/6, 6/4, 6/4
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Category C 20-24 October 3-5 2008
Ladies made a clean sweep of both parts of the
Category C tournament - Jo Iddles defeating Sir Andrew Hamilton in the
20-24 range and Freddie Adams beating Martin Rogers in the 25-29.
Well done to both Jo and Freddie who played well throughout. No
doubt Hippokratease will have something to say about the results.
Quarter Finals
(only three matches)
M Henman v A Hamilton winner A Hamilton
6/1 6/5
A Fawcus v J Miller
winner J Miller
6/3 5/6 6/4
P Wilson-Gunn v A Prior winner P Wilson-Gunn 6/5 6/5
Semi finals:
A Hamilton v J Miller winner A Hamilton
6/4 6/3
J Iddles v P Wilson-Gunn " J
Iddles 6/3 6/1
Final:
A Hamilton v J Iddles winner J
Iddles 6/1 6/1
Category C 25-29
October 3-5 2008
M Rogers v R
Grant winner M
Rogers 6/1 6/2
F Adam v J Lambert winner F
Adam 6/2 4/6 6/4
N Brodie v C Swan winner
N Brodie 6/4 2/6 6/5
Quarter Finals:
M Rogers v J Lumley winner M
Rogers 6/1 6/4
F Adam v D Lockhard winner F
Adam 6/3 6/2
P Harding v A Greenwood winner A
Greenwood 6/2 6/2
N Brodie v R Barlow winner
R Barlow 1/6 6/3 6/0
Semi Finals:
M Rogers v F
Adam winner
F Adam 2/6 6/4 6/4
A Greenwood v R Barlow winner R
Barlow 2/6 6/2 6/2
Final:
F Adam v R Barlow winner F
Adam
6/4 6/2
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Ponsonby Cup 10th May 2008
Andrew Hamilton and John Miller had won this
competition 4 years out of the last 5 but this year the old partnership
lost to both Wilson-Gunn&Grant and Bryant&Rogers.
All three pairs were judged to be 24 handicap so all matches were
played off level handicap . Bryant & Rogers handicap if calculated
from their singles handicap would have been somewhere around 27. It was
reduced to 24, judging Martin Rogers to be a much better doubles than
singles player with a doubles handicap in the region of 21 or 22.
Hamilton & Miller's handicap was (quite rightly as it turned out)
left as that of their singles handicap despite obviously being very
good at winning doubles tournaments.
The first match between Bryant & Rogers and Wilson-Gunn & Grant
was very close. At 8-8 W-G & Grant had a game point to go 9-8 (each
match was first to 10 games). Somehow B&R hung on and eventually
won the game and then won the match 10-8.
In the second match W-G&G stormed away to a 7-1 lead and late on
H&M in determined fashion got 3 games in a row.
W&G however were too strong and won 10-4.
In the last and deciding match Bryant & Rogers played much
better than in their first match and despite Hamilton playing very
determinedly B&R won reasonably convincingly 10-5.
The editor believes this was the first MMTCC club tournament win for
Martin Rogers and it certainly was for David Bryant (who had won the
Inter-Club doubles twice but never won a club tournament).
There was much discussion afterwards about the use of doubles handicaps
for doubles tournaments. Unless doubles results are recorded
continuously at MMTCC then the debate about their validity is likely to
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