County Results

Gloucestershire County Closed Championships 2009/10

Depleted numbers attended the annual Gloucestershire Closed Table Tennis Championships 2009/10 which were held at the Cheltenham Boys College. Darren Griffin and Dave Harvey managed to battle through to both the final of the Mens' singles and the Veterans' singles competitions. In these nail biting finals Griffin was triumphant in the Mens' singles in a very tight five set match. This is the 17th time that Griffin has won this title. Harvey later won the Mens' Veterans Crown. Ann Barnes was in fine form and retained her County singles title by beating Melanie Garlick into runners up spot.

Darren Griffin

Article submitted by Leslie Slack

Gloucestershire County Veterans Win Premiership Promotion

The Vets 1st Table Tennis Team gained promotion to the Premier Division following the last two games played on Sunday 18th of April, 2009, at Cirencester Deer Park against Berkshire's 1^st team and Kent 2^nd team.

Going into the last two matches the County side were unbeaten, as they had won their last five encounters. As a result of this, promotion appeared to be a certainty, however in reality, this was far from the truth.

The first match against Berkshire 1st team was a tense affair which Gloucestershire needed to win, as the second placed side (Dorset, who had been well beaten by the County in an earlier round of matches), had now gained a superior sets advantage, which meant that another drawn game would not be enough for promotion.

At 4-3 down, the prognosis did not look good, however the County rallied and went into the last game with a 5 4 lead and needed to win the last game, which was a mixed doubles, contested by the home sides Dave Adamson & Julie Taylor.

In a real nail biting,cliff hangar of a match, the score was level at 2 games all and 8 all in the final game. Gloucestershire went 10 - 8 up and then 10-9 before they eventually won 11-9 much to the relief of the whole side. The coolness of Dave & Julie under the most strenuous of pressures, was unbelievable.

The second match played against Kent 2nd resulted in a 5 - 5 drawn encounter which was marred by the fact of two sustained injuries to the Kent team, forcing one person to withdraw from the last singles (having previously sustained a head injury by falling headlong into a brick wall) and the second injury was sustained by the Kent no 1 player who suffered a very bad bruise to his hand when he smashed same accidentally on the corner of the table whist playing Dave Harvey.

Representing Gloucestershire were Dave Harvey, Darren Griffin, Dave Adamson, Julie Taylor & Jacque Carver who all contributed well to the success of the team. Judy Morley (the county Vets no 1 who had previously won a lot of key games) and Bill Dawe (who again won several important matches), were the other players who helped secure promotion for the first side.

Darren was distinguished as winning all 14 singles and Dave Harvey lost just the one from 14 games.                                                      

Gloucestershire Seconds Table Tennis Team

Gloucestershire Seconds once again were stretched beyond their limits in the last round of the County Table Tennis Championship run by the English Table Tennis Association, when the team comprising of Nick Smale, Jason Million, Dan Kolesnik, Ann Barnes and Mel Garlick travelled to Oakhampton in Devon.

Gloucestershire 2nds 4 v Devonshire 3rds 6

During this match Dan Kolesnik won both of his singles games by beating Freddie Cutler and Simon James, whilst Ann Barnes and Mel Garlick both beat Amy Whiting.

Gloucestershire 2nds 3 v Cornwall 2nds 7

During this match Nick Smale beat D Plumb, Dan Kolesnik beat M Rule and Ann Barnes beat K Rule.

Gloucestershire 2nds 1 v Devonshire 2nds 9

During this match Ann Barnes was the only player to win a game. After a tremendous five set battle, she beat Sonya Wicks.

Gloucestershire Firsts Maintain Premiership Place With Last Gasp Wins

The senior county side exceeded all expectations by maintaining their position in the Premier County Table tennis League, when they finished a very creditable 6th out of 8 Teams. In the 4 matches played they won 2, drew 1 and lost 1.
 
From what seemed an impossible position going into the last round of 4 matches, and routed firmly at the bottom of the league table with no points from the first three matches, it appeared that relegation was inescapable as they were 3 points adrift behind the two sides above them.
 
The first match resulted in a draw against Bucks with Ann Barnes securing the vital win against a very good attacking player by consistent use of her devastating forehand loop and the next match against Durham resulted in a win by 6 games to 4. Suddenly a glimmer of hope appeared that they could survive relegation applicable to the last two teams, but this meant that they had to beat either Sussex (who were 2nd in the Division) or Middlesex who again were riding high.
 
Against all expectations, the County secured a 6-4 sets victory against Essex and all of the competitors secured excellent wins against much higher ranked opposition, but none was more dramatic than Dan Kolesnik's truly remarkable victory against Clive Carthy, who had earlier also fallen prey to Dave Harvey in 4 sets. At 10-4 down in the fifth set, all looked lost for Dan, as he was facing 6 match points. However Dan had other ideas and by ferocious attacking play, amazingly reeled off the next 8 points in a row to secure a famous 12-10 win. If the result had gone against Dan, the County would have been relegated on set difference, such was the importance of this victory.
 
Choi Sze To (ex Hong Kong Junior International) also contributed well in securing two very good wins against the middle east mother & daughter pairing, who are both ranked higher in the National Rankings. One of the matches was very tense and was won by 11-9 in the deciding 5th set.
 
Earlier Darren Griffin secured the 6-4 win against Durham with an excellent win against Mike Marsden, the No. 12 ranked player in England, in 4 sets and Dave Harvey just failed to repeat the same result losing closely in the fifth against the same player.
 
In the last match, the County lost quite heavily by a score of 9 sets to 1 and the saviour of the whitewash was Suzy Robinson, whose excellent exhibition of fast loops on both wings completely destroyed the highly rated Sarah Horsnell in three straight sets.
 
The two teams who were relegated were Durham & Devon (who in recent years were the county champions on two occasions).
 
This was an excellent result achieved by all players who far and away exceeded any hopes of survival this year which means that the County can look forward to a third successive season in the Premier Division.
 
The support, coaching and encouragement by all of the players to all of the team was crucial and contributed significantly to the success achieved.

Thanks to Dave Harvey and Lesley Dewick for these reports - 23/3/09

Gloucestershire finish in 6^th place in the Premiership table. 

 Report By Leslie Dewick 24/3/08

Cheltenham Vets Vs. Birmingham - Sunday 10^th February '08

Cheltenham Veterans battled for a well earned draw away against Birmingham “E” in The Midland League, Division 4. For Birmingham both Brian Morris and George Hutton won 2 sets apiece with Steve Smith earning 1 set.  For Cheltenham Mike Dodwell fought to overcome the dogged Birmingham resistance to earn 2 sets with Rob Amphlett and Paul Singh both digging in to win 1 set apiece.  The fine combination of Rob Amphlett and Paul Singh saw Cheltenham triumph in the doubles for a very hard earned draw against a team that has not been beaten this season.  As ever the après-snacks and drinks made for a most convivial conclusion to a competitive, but sporting match.

Report By Mike Dodwell

Cheltenham Veterans Start 2008 With A Bang!

Cheltenham Veterans managed their first victory of the season with a convincing 9-1 win over Hinckley. Darrell Wiltshire and Andy East both won 3 sets apiece with Mike Dodwell managing 2 sets and conceding 1 set to Richard Chesters. Darrell and Andy both won their sets with open attacking play and repeated this style to capture the doubles over the Hinckley pairing of Richard Chesters and Terry Lucas. Whilst the match was played in a competitive nature it was also very sporting in approach, which was highlighted by the social après-table tennis refreshment banter.

Report by Mike Dodwell

Gloucestershire Veterans v Herefordshire

Gloucestershire Veterans players entertained Herefordshire at home in the latest round of the County Championships. There was lots of camaraderie between the two teams with many of the players knowing each other for many years. 

In the first match Bill Dawe took on Mark Owen in a close encounter that saw Dawe losing to Owen in the fourth set. 

Next to perform was Dave Adamson against Dave White. The favourite for the games was Adamson who had beaten White only two weeks earlier in a league match in Cheltenham.  Adamson went two sets up and then crumpled as White gained speed and cruised through winning the next three sets.

Next up was Dave Harvey against Chris Martin. Harvey who is currently rank number one in the County, performed to his usual high standard winning his game in three straight sets.  

Harvey then teamed up with Judy Morley to take on Mark Owen and Helen Green in the mixed doubles. Harvey and Morley won the game and brought the teams level at two wins each.

Dawe then beat White comfortably in four sets. Morley played Helen Green, and lost the first set 7-11 but then crushed Green 11-3, 11-2 and 11-4.

Harvey and Adamson teamed up for the doubles against Owen and White and were unlucky to lose in the 5th set after a magnificent performance.

Adamson then beat Martin very easily in straight sets to take the match to Gloucestershire 5, Herefordshire 3.

It was time for the game that everyone was waiting as Harvey played against Owen. This was an excellent demonstration of Table Tennis that did not disappoint. The game went all the way to the wire with Harvey winning this thriller 11-9 in the fifth and final set.

With a win now in the bag for the Gloucestershire team, Morley and Dawe teamed up to play the last doubles game against Green and Martin.  The Gloucestershire pair won with style 11-5, 12-10, 11-9 to give Gloucestershire and overall 7-3 victory.

 Report by Lesley Dewick

So Close Yet So Far! 

Charles Dickens wrote his novel Great Expectations and that was the feeling amongst Gloucestershire Table Tennis players last weekend (January 12-13th 2008) as several Veteran Table Tennis players ventured to Hereford Leisure Centre to take part in the Veteran Western Masters Competition. The following Gloucestershire players tackled the weather, gathered their Table Tennis bats and set off for a weekend of competition: Darren Griffin, Dave Harvey, Dave Adamson, Gordon Shaw, Alan Smith, Judy Morley, Roy Morley, Dave Gough and Bob Trimble.

Darren Griffin and Dave Harvey who are ranked 13^th  and 14^th  in England at Veteran level teamed up in the over 40’s event to play in the doubles, whilst Alan Smith teamed up with a scratch partner, Eddie Smith who is ranked 7^th . 

Griffin and Harvey were seeded 4^th in the competition and beat defending champions Eddie Roofe and Steve Hall in an early round of the competition. They must have believed that they had a strong chance of making it to the final.  However in the semi final the pair came across Clive Carthy who is ranked 17^th and Joe Kennedy who is ranked 4^th. 

At this point hopes and dreams were shattered in a very tough match that saw the Gloucestershire boys get put out by three sets to one. In the other side of the draw Alan Smith and Eddie Smith also got through to the semi finals, where they encountered Abdul Wuraola who is ranked 2^nd, and Jimmy Walsh who is ranked 15^th.  The two Smiths boys won the first two games and must have felt that the final was in their grasp, however some determined play from Wuraola and Walsh saw the opponents come back to win the next three sets 11-9, 11-9, 11-9. 

In the over 40’s singles event Dave Harvey lost to the eventual winner of the competition and the number one seed, Abdul Wuraola, in the semi finals whereas last years champion Darren Griffin lost in the quarter finals to Eddie Smith, a very fine left handed player, who is ranked 6 places above Griffin. 

In the over 50’s event Dave Harvey is ranked 3^rd in England and reached the final beating Keith Williams who is ranked 2^nd. But unfortunately in the final Brian Johns who is top of the rankings was too much for Harvey. Despite some magnificent Table Tennis, Harvey settled for runners up spot.

Roy Morley and his Table Tennis partner George Evans who are currently National Champions in their age group teamed up to compete in the over 70’s competition.  Morley and Evans made it right to the final with no problems. However, they were unlucky not to gain glory when they lost to Fred Lockwood and Mervin Wood 11-8 in the fifth and final set, a doubles partnership that Morley and Evans have never lost to before.

In the singles over 70’s event Morley lost in the quarter finals. 

Judy Morley seeded number 4 in the over 50’s singles event won through in the group stages of the competition, however, she ran out of steam in round four where she lost to the number 2 seed Sheila King.

Although the Gloucestershire players left empty handed, this event provided a tremendous weekend of table tennis.

Report by Lesley Dewick

10 year old Reuben Stone and Jacob Hayward (8) recently played in the South West Region Junior Under 12's Competition and won 3 of their 5 matches, narrowly losing the other 2 by 3 games to 2.

After count back, the Cheltenham Team won the same number of games in their matches to the runners up and lost second place by the very narrowest of margins by 1 set.

Reuben won 9 of 10 singles and his fast attacking topspin attack saw him win the first 9 games before he eventually lost the final game of the day. Despite this Reuben finished top of the averages in Division 2.

Jacob, despite his relative inexperience, proved that he is a very capable attacking player, and played his part winning 50 % of his 10 games and combined well with Reuben in the doubles, winning 3 of their 5 matches.

This was an excellent series of results and far exceeded what was expected of both boys in this excellent run competition

Report by Val Clack (S. West Regional Co-Coordinator)

Harvey Wins English No. 1 And Veterans Title

Dave Harvey (seeded no 3) won the Veterans Table Tennis Grand Prix on Saturday and Sunday 27th May 2007 by defeating the current English No 1 Veteran and 23rd Ranked Senior Man Abdul Wuraola from Surrey in the fifth and final set by the narrowest of margins 13-11 and in doing so saved a total of 3 match points (2 in the 4th set and 1 in the final set).

Judy Morley (who was severely hampered by injury) came runner up in the Veteran Ladies and because of this could not repeat her earlier excellent victory in Hereford against the Vets no 1 ranked Veteran lady player Shu Huang.

The weekend proved to be extremely successful for all other Gloucestershire entrants with Dan Kolesnik, Gordon Shaw, Juniors players Robert Harvey, Milan Dragolovic and Stella Davies all performing extremely well to record several maximum point wins against much higher opponents, which will improve all of their National Rankings when the next monthly list is re-issued in June.

Cheltenham Juniors

Cheltenham Juniors travelled to Chichester on Saturday to play in what was expected to be 4 Junior County Matches to complete Division 1 B, but as Kent did not field a Team, they only played 3 Matches. Starting from a position of equal first, the County eventually finished in third place, which was a very credible performance given that the Counties top 2 Junior boys were unavailable to play in the matches.

The County recorded a 6 -4 win against Middlesex 1sts,  a 5-5 draw against Surrey 1sts and sustained a very narrow 6-4 loss againsst Sussex 1sts.

Stella Davies showed her class and won all of her 6 singles with comparative ease.

Milan Dragojlovic also played well and only lost one of his 6 singles matches and Rob Harvey won 2 of his 5 singles played.

Niall Pawsey and Emma Mollinson gave a very good account of themselves and attacked well, and were unlucky not to have recorded any victories as several of their games were very closely contested.

Report by Dave Harvey

Gloucestershire Veteran's Win

Gloucestershire Veteran's represented by Dave Adamson, Guy Greening, Alan Smith and Judy Morley played Hertfordshire away this weekend (17/2/07) and ran out winners by 8-2. Guy Greening who is still recovering from a recent back injury lost one, and then combined with Dave Adamson in the men's doubles. Hertfordshire managed to claim the doubles but not the match. Greening has since retired from league play for the remainder of the season so that his back can recover.

Midland Veterans League Report

In a close and competitive match in the Midland Veterans League 4, Birmingham E  just edged out the host team Cheltenham by 6 sets to 4 to inflict Cheltenham’s first defeat of the season.  The star of the match was Birmingham’s Bob Brown who persevered with his forehand attacking strategy to win all of his three sets and was aided by Dean Hicks (2) and Steve Pinder (1).  For Cheltenham Keith Ferguson captured 2 sets and partnering Rob Amphlett also took the doubles.  The final set for Cheltenham was won by Mike Dodwell.

Report by Mike Dodwell

County Seniors Win Promotion To Premier Division

The  County Senior Table Tennis Team played all 7 matches over one weekend and came away with 6 victories and 1 draw which ensured promotion to the Premier Division for the second time in 2 years after a previous absence of  nearly 40 years. All 6 players performed extremely well, with each player winning over 50% of their games.

Against Glamorgan Suzy Robisonson recovered from 10-6 down in the fifth to win the crucial game 12-10, but none was more notable than Natasha Hurd's excellent win against the No.10 Nationally ranked Marcia Ma in the very last match against Surrey, where a draw was needed to secure promotion. After a scintillating attacking match, Natasha secured the vital win to maintain her unbeaten record and thus gain the draw to ensure promotion to the elite Premier Division next year. Choi Sze To (newly acquired ex Hong Kong Junior international) played really well and only lost 1 of her 6 games.

Comment by Peter Cruwys
In my long association with the County Table Tennis teams there has never been a better performance for over 40 years. It is an incredible achievement to play 4 matches on the Saturday and 3 matches on the Sunday and win 6 and draw 1. Natasha Hurd came from Brussels by train and played with an awful cold on both days, but still managed to won all her sets. Choi Sze To, the young Hong Kong girl in her first match for Gloucestershire won 5 out of 6 and beat opponents ranked well above her. The men all played well, especially when the match score was critical. Three of the Gloucestershire team are home grown players, Dave Harvey (Gloucester), Darren Griffin (Cheltenham) and Suzie Robinson (Stroud). Natasha came from Wales, Brian McRandal from Northern Ireland, and Choi Sze To from Hong Kong. A truly exceptional team. If we can keep this team for next season for the Premier Division we should hold our place in that Division.

Report By Dave Harvey

Griffin Takes The Heat To Win Hereford Grand Prix

Gloucestershire County Closed Results

Thanks to Dave Harvey for this on the spot report

National Cadet League

Gloucestershire Juniors Win Promotion To National Division One

The County Junior team recorded three fine victories on Saturday 2nd of April in Sussex defeating Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Sussex in an exciting finale to the season.  Gloucestershire beat both Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire 9:1, where Gloucestershire’s experience and power proved too much for their opponents.

This set up a great final match against Sussex who were, at this point, one point clear at the top of the table. In the first two sets, quality Sussex players James Rivers and Owen Lee beat Harry Shahlaei and Sam White in two full-on high scoring encounters. Next, despite battling bravely against the skillful Sally Hughes, Gloucestershire player Annabel Sidwell went down in three to give Sussex a 3 – nil lead. Next up for the County side was Mike Harvey. Mike, in fine form recently, made short work of beating the Sussex No.1 Ashley Miles in three games, then despite a shaky start, Stella Davis pulled it back to 3-2 totally outclassing Alison Woodland of Sussex.  At the half-way stage, Gloucestershire had to win 4 out of 5 of the remaining sets to win the match.  Sam White started well by beating James Rivers in 5,  with one of the games going 18-16 to Sam. Next Annabel Sidwell found Alison Woodland too much for her, leaving Gloucestershire  4-3 down with everything to do in the last three sets. Harry Shahlaei and Stella Davis then won their next two sets in 4 games, never certain but battling all the way to set up a final high pressure encounter for Mike Harvey.  At 4-5 up, a drawn match would not be enough to ensure 1^st place. Mike Harvey proved more than equal to the task, giving the Sussex player no chance in an awesome display to seal the match and the division 2 top spot for Gloucestershire.  Promotion to National Division 1 for the County will give the team a big challenge and opportunities for two younger players to step up and replace Annabel Sidwell and Sam White who move out of the Junior age group next season.

Many thanks to Richard White for this report.

Gloucestershire Juniors top the table after three great victories!

Round 2 of the County Championships went off with a bang for the Gloucestershire Junior Team on Saturday 7th of January 2006 at the Kent table tennis centre in Gillingham.  The juniors played three counties and beat all of them convincingly to make it 4 out of 5 wins and a top place in division 2D.

Sussex 3:  3   Gloucestershire:  7
Harry Shahlaei made short work of the Sussex number 2 who had no answer to Harry’s speed and power, next Sam White had a similarly comprehensive victory against the Sussex number 3. Then came Annabel Sidwell playing an experienced Sussex girl and going down in 3 games. Mike Harvey then beat the Sussex number 1 in three straight with a powerful display to which his opponent had no answers. Next Stella Davis, returning to the team after missing the opening matches of the season, beat a talented Sussex girl in three games, never looking in any danger.  Next up was Sam who, after an easy first set and now looking tired, never really got going and lost to an inferior opponent on a dubious edge call. Annabel then went to 5 games with a strong opponent, losing out 14:12 in the final game – a great effort!  Harry finished off his next opponent without breaking sweat which put Stella in a position to clinch the match for Gloucestershire.  This she did but not without a tough 5 games where the early start that morning was beginning to tell. Mike Harvey proved much too good for the last man and completed the victory 7-3 for Gloucestershire.

Gloucestershire: 8   Surrey: 2
Mike Harvey started well going two games up against a strong Surrey number 1 but the tide turned as the Surrey player began to raise his game to match Mike point for point.  In the fifth game, Mike raised the standard another notch which was just too much for the Surrey player although this was the best game of the day so far.  Next Sam White, still fuming from his earlier defeat and now fully awake, beat his opponent in 3 very aggressive, fast games. The Surrey player did not know what hit him!   Stella Davis then had a comfortable victory to make it  3 - 0. Harry Shahlaei met the Surrey number 2, a talented player with a very fast attacking loop.  This game was a great spectacle with both players attacking and defending to the highest standard. The Surrey player showed extreme athleticism with a number of spectacular defensive shots, at one point swapped his bat to lob a return with his left hand and shortly afterwards winning the point with his right.  Harry raised his game time and time again but this was not enough to stop the Surrey player. Despite losing 11-9 in the fifth, Harry said this was his most enjoyable game and the crowd certainly agreed with him. Next on was Annabel Sidwell who showed that she can put clever tactics into practice in a match situation, playing very carefully Annabel beat the Surrey number 1 in four games through playing exactly the right way.  Mike then met the Surrey player so comprehensively beaten by Sam earlier but found him a completely different proposition this time, he was clearly disappointed by his earlier performance and raised his game against a tired Mike to win in four. The 5.30am start from Cheltenham was taking its toll on all of the Gloucestershire players.  Annabel then put the record straight with another fine win showing some quality pushing and good forehand attacking play.

Stella Davis followed with a straightforward victory showing why she is such a highly ranked young player.

Sam stepped up to meet the player that had beaten Harry earlier in such a thrilling match.  The team had conferred on the best tactics to overcome the Surrey player’s awesome forehand and decided on a controlled short game with heavy top spin on the third ball.  Sam executed the plan perfectly winning points on the third ball time after time which completely threw the Surrey player off his game. Sam won in the third game by an eight point margin to seal an impressive 8-2 victory for the team.  This match however, really belonged to the girls who were unbeaten and deserve great credit!

Gloucestershire: 7  Kent 2:  3
Mike Harvey opened well by beating a very strong Kent number 1 in four games.  This set was fast and exciting, with Mike showing why he is considered one the best counter-hitters in the junior game.

Sam White beat the Kent number 3 in a very good natured session with both players pulling off some spectacular defending.  After a slow start, Stella Davis cruised to victory over the Kent number 2 who had no answer to Stella’s superior service. Harry Shahlaei then dispatched the Kent number 2 in a fine display of table tennis.  Despite a very hard fight in one game, Annabel Sidwell went down 3-0 to the Kent number 1 who had a good all-round game.  Mike Harvey then beat the Kent number 3 in four games and with the tiredness beginning to show on all the Gloucestershire players, this was a very important victory to take the  team to 5-1 up. Annabel then had a five game thriller against the Kent number 2 finally losing 11-9 in a set that was nip and tuck all the way. Next a tired Harry met the improving Kent number 1 who looked fresh and capable. Harry went 2 nil up but ran out of steam against a very strong opponent to lose the next three games 9, 8, 8. Once again Stella stepped up to the mark and sealed the victory for Gloucestershire at the end of a very long day. With all pressure off, Sam then made it 7:- with a fine victory to round off the day.

Overall this was a superb performance by our young players who took on the whole event with a great team spirit, always willing to help each other and lift the performance when the inevitable low-points threatened.

Well done the juniors!   

Thanks to Richard White for this on the spot report

Gloucestershire Veterans win unbeaten Middlesex

County Cadets Report 19/10/05

The County Cadets played 4 matches over the weekend of 15th-16th of October 2005, in Division 1B with varied success. All of the participants played well and won 
important games as these matches saw the debuts of both Becky Chapman and Nicola Sadie who acquitted themselves very well against strong and experienced opposition.

Becky's sound attacking style of play caused all of her opponents difficulties and Nicola (one of the youngest players competing at 12 years of age) gained an important 
win to secure the draw against Berkshire.

All of the boys performed well with Robert Harvey only losing one against the Berkshire No.1 of the 8 games that he played overall. After losing his first 4 games, 
Milan Dragojlovic found his form and won the last 4. Jamie Makepiece gave valuable support to the team and his 3 wins were crucial in the overall points gained by the team.

Match results and Individual games won and lost as detailed below:

Match Results		Player	Played	Won	Lost	%
Lost 8 sets to 2 against Surrey 2nds		Robert Harvey	8	7	1	87.5%
Won 8 sets to 2 against Middlesex		Milan Dragojlovic	8	4	4	50%
Drew 5 sets all to Berkshire		Jamie Makepiece	8	3	5	37.5 %
Lost 6 sets to 4 to Sussex 2nds		Becky Chapman	8	4	4	50%
		Nicola Sadie	8	1	7	12.5%

Thanks to Dave Harvey for this on the spot report.

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Gloucestershire County Juniors 19/10/05

	Gloucestershire Junior Team proudly wearing the new County kit

Gloucestershire County Juniors were in action again this week (15-16th October, 2005), playing Kent and Berkshire in London. With a strong team going to into this match hopes were high for good results.

The first fixture against Kent was a healthy 7-3 victory with Harry Shahlaei, Mike Harvey and Sam White easily overcoming the Kent boys. The Gloucester boys’ superior control and shot selection left the opposition with no real chance.  Stroud’s Annabel Sidwell did very well to win against one of the