Stroud & District Table Tennis League

THORNBURY A move to second place in Division One with a convincing 9-1 win against Whiteshill A.

Len Vowles and Ian Maggs were unbeaten in singles and doubles, but Julian Elsbury conceded the point losing to Steve Greening in the fifth.

Yate entertained Woodchester A and, thanks to a fine maximum from Andy Cox, ran out 6-4 winners.

Will Berkley scored a brace for the home side and combined with Cox to win the doubles after Dave Lloyd, with two, and one each from Keith Armstrong and James Ashton completed Woodchester’s scoring.

Forest Green A were made to work hard for their points to take them to the top of the table.

Olly Tyndall won all his sets and, with Alan Giles winning two and Ben Glover one, the home side took six points.

Visiting Frampton A had Bill Dawe to thank for a brace, and a singles win for Abu Saeehbai before the same two combined to win the doubles.

Things went to form in Division Two when competing club teams, Thornbury C and B played each other, with the 'visiting' B team winning 7-3.

All the C team got on the scoresheet with a single win each for Kim Morris, Len Pattison and Graham Eden.

Gavin Rogers and Simon Lewis both scored maximums for the B team, then combined to win the doubles.

It was mother and daughter versus father and son when Woodchester D entertained Frampton B.

In a match much closer than the final score indicated, the only point for the home side came when Emily Philp beat big brother Ollie in four.

Gerry Dupree was not to be left out, scoring a maximum for Frampton and, with Simon Philp also unbeaten in singles, he then joined Ollie Philp (2) to win the doubles in four.

In Division Three, the Frampton C trio of Alan Perratt, Brian Cullis and Len Agg all won a point against the visiting Whiteshill B.

Maximums for Chris Varley and Neil Wilkins plus the doubles gave the visitors a 7-3 win.

Cam A came back from 2-0 down to record their best win of the season, beating visiting Randwick B 7-3.

Brian McNeil returned a maximum for the home side and there was another two from Paul Stewart, who came back from 7-0 down in the fifth, and one from Bob Wild.

Mark Edwards scored two for Randwick and Roger Dickenson another.

Wild and McNeil won the doubles for Cam.

Woodchester E played a weakened Cam B as the visitors could only field two players.

Harry Prescott, with two win,s and Alex Yeung, with one, battled in vain and did well for the three points.

Again John Bunn was unbeaten and was assisted by Pat Pumphrey with a set victory, the two then combining to win the doubles.

In Division Four, Randwick C travelled to Frampton D with only two players but still came away with a 6-4 win thanks to David Perry winning three and Martin McKay winning two.

Glan Watkins scored the single reply for the home side.

Perry and McKay won the doubles to seal the win.