1st team v Blackheath (home) - 12 December 06
The 1st team finished the first half of the season with a solid 4/1 win over Blackheath.
The evening started inauspiciously as Blackheath assembled up on the balcony whilst Rich Oatey and Peter Conway waited for them downstairs. Eventually, someone called the Blackheath players on their mobile to find out where they were, only to find they were upstairs! So we got underway a little later than we might have done!
Peter Conway was too good for Tom Ashton at #2, winning 3/0.
Bob Scott started well at #5 against Neil Harris, leading 2/0 and looking to be easing to victory. However, the Blackheath man came back strongly to take it to a 5th game and then raced to a 5/0 lead in the decider. But for a generous let decision, he may well have won 9/0 but eventually Neil won 9/5.
Mark Johnson looked to be off colour against Dave Mahon at #4 but, after losing a marathon first game 9/10, he battled hard and ground out an important 3/1 win.
At #3, Chris Skiller and Danny O'Brien slipped and slid their way around a dusty court, both players taking tumbles as Chris came back after losing the first game to win 3/1 and tie up the points for Wildernesse.
Rich Oatey and Chris Davies were locked at 1/1 in the final match when the rest of the teams decided we had better get down to the Crown to try out the new food and beer. Rich won through 3/1 to make it 19 points out of 20 on the night.