DEWSBURY TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE 2011/12

BREAKING NEWS:-    

 DEWSBURY CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS  SUNDAY 22ND APRIL 2012  930AM 

WEEK 20(6TH FEBRUARY)

AARDVARKS B V BATTYEFORD

TERRIERS V SPEN METHODISTS

COLTS B V CUCKOOS

SIMPSONS V COLTS A

WEEK 19(30TH JANUARY ROSEBOWL ROUND 2)

AARDVARKS A V COLTS A

COLTS B P V P SIMPSONS

CUCKOOS V BATTYEFORD

TERRIERS V SPEN METHODISTS

WEEK 18 (23RD JANUARY)

AARDVARKS A V SIMPSONS

CUCKOOS V COLTS A

BATTYEFORD P V P TERRIERS

WEEK 17 (16TH JANUARY)

COLTS B 0 V 10 BATTYEFORD  J FLYNN 3, FENTON 3, B RYAN 3

COLTS A 10 V 0 SPEN METHODISTS  WILLIAMSON 3, LANE 3, REECE 3

CUCKOOS 1 V 9 SIMPSONS   LAND 1, LIGHTOWLER 3, CROSBY 3, PAGE 2

WEEK 16 (HARDING TROPHY ROUND 3 9TH JANUARY)

CUCKOOS 14 V 4 SIMPSONS  HEPPINSTALL 3, SANDERSON 3, WORTH 1,  BIBBY 1, GREAVES 1

WEEK 15 (2ND JANUARY)

BATTYEFORD 9 V 1 COLTS A   B RYAN 3, N FLYNN 3, L FENTON 3,  WILLIAMSON 1

AARDVARKS A 9 V 1 AARDVARKS B   DENTON 3, P BELL 3, STONES 3

SPEN METHODISTS 4 V 6 CUCKOOS   YOONG 1,  WORTH 3, BROOK 2

WEEK 14 (12TH DECEMBER)

AARDVARKS A 7 V 3 TERRIERS   P BELL 3, T BELL 2, PLOWMAN 1,  LOCKWOOD 1, OLDROYD 1

BATTYEFORD 2 V 8 CUCKOOS    J FLYNN 2, CONNELL 2, HEPPINSTALL 3, WORTH 2

SIMPSONS 10 V 0 SPEN METHODISTS GREAVES 3, TEALE 3, WILDING 3

WEEK 13 (5TH DECEMBER)

AARDVARKS B 6 V 4 SIMPSONS    FOTHERGILL 2, CROSSLEY 2, XIAOFEI 2,    PAGE 3

COLTS B 0 V 10 AARDVARKS A   HOYLE 3, FREDDIE 3, PLOWMAN 3

SPEN METHODISTS V BATTYEFORD

WEEK 11 (21ST NOVEMBER)

AARDVARKS B 4 V 6 TERRIERS  I FOTHERGILL 3, S SHAW 1, B OLDROYD 2, F LOCKWOOD 2, C TOWN 1

AARDVARKS A 5 V 5 COLTS A   S SHAW 3, I FOTHERGILL 1, L WILLIAMSON 2, J LANE 2, C REECE 1

SIMPSONS 9 V 1 BATTYEFORD  R LIGHTOWLER 3, J GREAVES 3, I TEALE 2, L FENTON 1

WEEK 10 (W/C 14TH NOVEMBER)

COLTS B 0 V 10 AARDVARKS B  GARRY CROSSLEY 3, GEORGE HOYLE 3, FREDDIE BROWN 3

TERRIERS P V P SIMPSONS

CUCKOOS 3 V 7 AARDVARKS 'A'  M LAND 3, P BELL 2, S KOSMOWSKY 2, J STONES 2

WEEK 9 (W/C 7TH NOVEMBER)

AARDVARKS B 8 V 2 COLTS A  STEVE SHAW 3, GEORGE HOYLE 2 FREDDIE OSENTON-BROWN 2,  CHRIS REECE 2

TERRIERS 10 V 0 COLTS B  BERNARD OLDROYD 3, FRANK LOCKWOOD 3, TERRY ARMITAGE 3

AARDVARKS A 9 V 1 SPEN METHODISTS PHIL BELL 3 JOHN STONES 3 STEVE KOSMOWSKY 3

WEEK 8 ( W/C 31ST OCTOBER)   HARDING TROPHY ROUND 1

SIMPSONS 16  V  2 AARDVARKS A

COLTS B V COLTS A

CUCKOOS V TERRIERS

BATTYEFORD V SPEN METHODISTS

AARDVARKS B V BYE    AVERAGE SCORES APPLY

WEEK 7 (W/C 24TH OCTOBER)

CUCKOOS 6 V 4 AARDVARKS 'B' ADRIAN WORTH 2, LINDA SANDERSON 2, PHIL JOHNSON 2   RICHARD COOPER 3

COLTS 'A' 0 V 10 TERRIERS  OLDROYD 3, LOCKWOOD 3, TERRY ARMITAGE 3

COLTS 'B' P V P SIMPSONS

BATTYEFORD P V P AARDVARKS 'A'

WEEK 6 (W/C 17TH OCTOBER)

AARDVARKS 'B' 10 V 0 SPEN METHODISTS  PHIL THOMPSON 3, STEVE SHAW 3, GARRY CROSSLEY 3

TERRIERS 3 V 7 CUCKOOS   KEVIN JONES 1, BERNARD OLDROYD 1  MARK LAND 3, ADRIAN WORTH 3 PHIL JOHNSON 1

COLTS 'B' 0 V 10 COLTS 'A'   TOM LENNOX 3, HANNAH FERGUSON 3, CHRIS REECE 3

12/10/2011

CONGRATULATIONS TO DEWSBURY LEAGUE'S RICHARD LIGHTOWLER FOR HIS BRONZE AND GOLD MEDALS WHEN PLAYING FOR ENGLAND IN THE VETERANS (OVER 40'S EVENT) IN THE RECENT TURKISH AND GUERNSEY INTERNATIONAL OPEN EVENTS. RICHARD IS NOW AN ESTABLISHED TOP 12 VETTS PLAYER IN ENGLAND AND SURELY ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHEN HE WILL BE PICKED AGAIN FOR HIS COUNTRY.

ENGLAND OVER 40'S TEAM FOR THE GUERNSEY HOME NATIONS INTERNATIONAL FROM LEFT:-  ANDY TROTT, CHRIS BARTRAM, AND RICHARD LIGHTOWLER.

FOR MORE INFO ON RICHARDS RESULTS IN THESE TOURNAMENTS GO TO www.vetts.org.uk AND SCROLL DOWN.

WEEK 5 (W/C 10TH OCTOBER)

BATTYEFORD 3 V 7 AARDVARKS B

SPEN METHODISTS 1 V 9 TERRIERS

CUCKOOS 10 V 0 COLTS B  P JOHNSON 3, A BROOK 3, A WORTH 3

COLTS A 0 V 10 SIMPSONS

WEEK 4 (W/C 3RD OCTOBER) ROSEBOWL 1ST ROUND AARDVARKS A 9 V 1 AARDVARKS B

WEEK 3 (W/C 26TH SEPTEMBER)

TERRIERS 4 V 6 BATTYEFORD'  B OLDROYD 2, C TOWN 1    J FLYNN 3, L FENTON 2, N FLYNN 1

COLTS B 2 V 8 SPEN METHODISTS J DYSON 2,   J SANTRY 3, A GILL 2, C YOONG 2

COLTS A 2 V 8 CUCKOOS C REECE 2,  P JOHNSON 3, L SANDERSON 2, A BROOK 2

SIMPSONS 7 V 3 AARDVARKS A  R LIGHTOWLER 3, D PAGE 2, S BIBBY 2      P BELL 2

WEEK 2 (W/C 19TH SEPTEMBER)

SIMPSONS 6 V 4 CUCKOOS

BATTYEFORD 10 V 0 COLTS B

SPEN METHODISTS 3 V 7 COLTS A  (AT THE CENTRE)

WEEK 1 (W/C 12TH SEPTEMBER)

CUCKOOS 10 V 0 SPEN METHODISTS  WORTH 3, SANDERSON 3, JOHNSON 3

COLTS A V BATTYEFORD

AARDVARKS B V AARDVARKS A  POSTPONED

FINAL MATCH REPORT 2010/11

BATTYEFORD AND SIMPSONS WIN CUP COMPETITIONS’

Battyeford won the Harding Trophy (handicap) final 5-1 against the Colts ‘A’ team. The star player on the night was young Nicky Flynn who won all his three games. Flynn was well supported by the evergreen Barry Ryan and Paul Kirby who both won a game each. In this trophy each player is given their own handicap mark.

The Simpsons won the final of the Rosebowl Trophy 5-4 against the Cuckoos. The final went down to a final game decider when Steve Crosby beat Phil Johnson in straight sets to win the match. Crosby won two games for the Simpsons, with Darren Page also winning two, and Ian Teale winning one. Mark Land was in fine form for the Cuckoos on the night winning all his three games, and Adrian Worth also won a game for the Cuckoos.  

‘SIMPSONS MAKE IT SIX IN A ROW’

The Simpsons have made it six Dewsbury League Table Tennis titles in row and also made it seven titles in the last nine years. The Simpsons team consisting of Richard Lightowler, Darren Page, Steve Crosby, Shaun Bibby, Richard Brearey, Jonathan Greaves, Ian Teale and Chris Wilding, won the league by just a point after losing their first two matches of the season. The Simpsons confirmed the title with a 6-4 win against the second placed team the Aardvarks. Steve Crosby produced a man-of-the-match performance winning all his three games. Darren Page also won two games also for the Simpsons and Shaun Bibby one, with Crosby winning the final game to take the match. The best game of the match was Crosbys five set win over the unfortunate James Brown. Crosby came back from 2-1 down in sets to win the final two sets 11/3, 14/12 in an epic match. Brown went on to win his other two games for the Aardvarks and John Stones also won a game.

                                                                                               The T’old Men finished third in the league after a 7-3 win over the Terriers. Kevin Plowman and Steve Shaw won all their three games and also paired up to win the doubles game in five sets against the unlucky partnership of Bernard Oldroyd and Frank Lockwood. Lockwood, Oldroyd and Terry Armitage all won a game each for the Terriers, but it proved not enough. Shaw’s five set win over Oldroyd was the best game of the match. Oldroyd was two sets up, but Shaw made a remarkable recovery to win the next three sets 11/8, 11/9 and 12/10.

                                                                                                             The Cuckoos and Battyeford both finished mid-table in the league, but the Cuckoos were 7-3 winners when the two teams played each other. Adrian Worth was man-of-the-match on the night winning all his three games, and he was well supported by teammates Linda Sanderson and Phil Johnson who won two games each. Battyefords three wins came from spin player Paul Kirby who won two games, and joined up with Les Fenton to win the doubles in straight sets.

MATCH REPORT 4th APRIL 2011

“AARDVARKS GO CLEAR AT THE TOP”

The Aardvarks are now four points clear at the top of the Dewsbury Table Tennis League table, after a 6-4 victory over the vastly improved Colts ‘A’ team. James Brown was the star player in the match, winning all three of his games. James was well supported by teammates Garry Crossley who won two games, and James’ son Freddie who won a game. The Colts points came from Lewis Williamson who won two games and Josh Lane one. The best game in the match was Freddie Browns’s five set win over the unlucky Ben Philipson. 9 year old Freddie who is being coached at the Dewsbury Table Tennis Centre got off to a great start winning the first set 11-7, but Phillipson improved to win the next two sets 11-8, 13-11, Freddie then produced some excellent table tennis to win the final two sets 13-11, 15-13.

                                           The T’old Men are up to second in the table, after a 6-4 win over Spen Methodists. Kevin Plowman was the man-of-the-match winning all three games on the night. Veteran George Hoyle also rolled back the years to win two for the T’old Men. Hoyle and Plowman also won the doubles match in straight sets. Cheun Yoong was the star player for Spen Methodists beating Hoyle in five sets.

                                                            The Cuckoos, who have plenty of games in hand could still be league title contenders, after they won 8-2 against the Terriers. Steve Morris and Adrian Worth won all their three games for the Cuckoos, with Linda Sanderson winning one. Morris and Sanderson also won the doubles game in four sets beating Frank Lockwood and Bernard Oldroyd. Lockwood and Oldroyd won a game each for the Terriers. The game of the match was Lockwood’s five set win over the unlucky Sanderson. Lockwood came from behind to lead 2-1 in sets, but Sanderson took it into a deciding set winning the fourth 11-7. The final set was outstanding with both players having chances to win, but Lockwood finally prevailed winning 12-10.  

WEEK 28 (4^TH APRIL)

TERRIERS 1V 9  T’OLD MEN

COLTS C 0 V 10 COLTS B

CUCKOOS 7 V 3 BATTYEFORD

SPEN METHODISTS 1 V 9 SIMPSONS

WEEK 27 (28^TH MARCH)

SIMPSONS 6 V 4 AARDVARKS

T’OLD MEN 10 V 0 COLTS C

COLTS B 4 V 6 COLTS A

BATTYEFORD 9 V 1 SPEN METHODISTS

WEEK 26^TH (21^ST MARCH)

TERRIERS 1 V 9 AARDVARKS

COLTS A 1 V 9 T’OLD MEN

CUCKOOS 10 V 0 COLTS B

BATTYEFORD 2 V 8 SIMPSONS

“Dewsbury Veteran lights up Blackpool”

Dewsbury Table Tennis League Treasurer and one of the longest serving players Bernard Oldroyd recently won the consolation title in the over 70’s age group at the Vetts Northern Masters in Blackpool. Oldroyd who lost out in the main event went through to the consolation event where he went through the knockout stages to win the title. 73 year old Oldroyd also knocked out a former world champion in Fred Lockwood in the over 60’s event. George Hoyle also a long serving Dewsbury League player had a good win against Vince Hankey in the over 70’s competition.   

WEEK 25 (14^TH MARCH)

AARDVARKS 10 V 0 COLTS C

SIMPSONS P V P TERRIERS

T’OLD MEN 10 V 0 CUCKOOS

COLTS B 7 V 3 SPEN METHODISTS

WEEK 24 (7^TH MARCH)

COLTS A 4 V 6 AARDVARKS

COLTS C 0 V 10 TERRIERS

BATTYEFORD 10 V 0 COLTS B

SPEN METHODISTS 4 V 6 T’OLD MEN

  CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 HONOURS

                                     WINNER         RUP

OPEN SINGLES     R. Lightowler        I. Lewis

OPEN DOUBLES M. Land/I. Lewis   R. Lightowler/

                                                                  J. Greaves

VETS OPEN                 M. Land             I. Lewis

SAM WEST (vets h’cap)   M. Land          P. Bell

BURTON CUP (h’cap)    N. Flynn           I. Lewis

BEVAN WALKER (h’cap)   N. Flynn      M.Land

JIM BROWN (hard bat)   M. Land           P. Bell    

LATEST MATCH REPORT (24/1/11)

“T’old Men win against league leaders”

The T’old Men gained an important win in the Dewsbury Table Tennis league beating the leaders the Aardvarks 6-4 in a superb match. The T’old Men are now in second place and only a three points behind the early leaders. Ivan Lewis and Steve Kosmowsky were in fine form for the T’old Men winning two games each, with Phil Bell also winning a game. The T’old Men also won the doubles game in five sets, winning 11-9 in the final set. The man-of-the-match though was the Aardvarks’ James Brown who won all his three games, and just got the better of the unlucky Lewis in the game of the night. Lewis got off to a great start winning the first two sets 13-11, 11-5, but Brown made a remarkable comeback to win the next three sets 11-6, 11-5, and 15-13 in a fantastic final set. Johnny Stones also won a game for the Aardvarks, but it wasn’t quite enough.

                                          Battyeford continued their good form in the league with a 7-3 victory over the Cuckoos. Barry Ryan, John Flynn, Nick Flynn all won two games each for Battyeford and also won the doubles. The Cuckoos’ star player was Adrian Worth who won all his three games, and he won the best game on the night, a five set win over the unlucky Nick Flynn. It was Flynn who started the best going into a 2-1 set lead (11-6, 4-11, 11-5), but Worth won the last two sets 12-10, and 11-6 to win the game.

         The Colts older ‘B’ team proved too strong for the younger ‘C’ team after a 7-3 win. Andrew Rouse won all his games for the ‘B’ team, only dropping a couple of sets. He was well supported by team-mates Tom Lennox who won two games, and Hannah Ferguson winning one. Jack Baldwin won two games for the ‘C’ team, with Kevin Dyson winning one. The game of the match was Kevin Dyson’s five set win over the unfortunate Ferguson. Dyson won the first two sets 11-8, 11-5, but the battling Ferguson hit back winning the next two sets 11-6, 11-9. Dyson held is nerve though to win 11-7 in the fifth and final set.

WEEK 22(21^ST FEBRUARY)

AARDVARKS 4 V 6 CUCKOOS

TERRIERS 7 V 3 COLTS A

SIMPSONS 10 V 0 COLTS C

T’OLD MEN 6 V 4 BATTYEFORD

WEEK 21(14^TH FEBRUARY)

COLTS A 10 V 0 COLTS C

SPEN METHODISTS 0 V 10 AARDVARKS

CUCKOOS V TERRIERS

COLTS B 1 V 9 SIMPSONS

WEEK 20 (7^TH FEBRUARY)

AARDVARKS V BATTYEFORD

TERRIERS 10 V 0 SPEN METHODISTS

COLTS ‘C’ 0 V 5 CUCKOOS

SIMPSONS 9 V 1 COLTS ‘A’

T’OLD MEN 7 V 3 COLTS ‘B’

WEEK 18 (24^TH JANUARY)

BATTYEFORD 5 V 5 TERRIERS

SPEN METHODISTS 8 V 2 COLTS C

CUCKOOS 7 V 3 COLTS A

T’OLD MEN P V P SIMPSONS

WEEK 17 (17^th JANUARY)

AARDVARKS 10 V 0 COLTS B

CUCKOOS P V P SIMPSONS

COLTS C 0 V 10 BATTYEFORD

COLTS A 7 V 3 SPEN METHODISTS

WEEK 15 (3^rd JANUARY)

T’OLD MEN 6 V 4 AARDVARKS 

COLTS B 1 V 9 TERRIERS

BATTYEFORD P V P COLTS A

SPEN METHODISTS V CUCKOOS

WEEK 14 (13^TH DECEMBER)

SIMPSONS 10 V 0 SPEN METHODISTS 

T’OLD MEN 5 V 5 TERRIERS

COLTS B 7 V 3 COLTS C

BATTYEFORD 7 V 3 CUCKOOS

WEEK 13 (6^TH DECEMBER)

SPEN METHODISTS 3 V 7 BATTYEFORD

COLTS A 8 V 2 COLTS B

AARDVARKS 5 V 5 SIMPSONS

COLTS C 0 V 10 T’OLD MEN

WEEK 12 (HARDING TROPHY RND 2) 29^TH NOV

COLTS A P V P SIMPSONS

COLTS B 12 V 6 TERRIERS

AARDVARKS 13 V 5 T'OLD MEN

CUCKOOS 6 V 12 BATTYEFORD

WEEK 11 (22^ND NOVEMBER)

AARDVARKS 10 V 0 TERRIERS

T’OLD MEN 9 V 1 COLTS A

COLTS B 0 V 10 CUCKOOS

SIMPSONS 8 V 2 BATTYEFORD

WEEK 10 (15^TH NOVEMBER)

COLTS C 0 V 10 AARDVARKS

TERRIERS 1 V 9 SIMPSONS

CUCKOOS 4 V 6 T’OLD MEN

SPEN METHS 6 V 4 COLTS  

Closed Championship report 2010

‘Brown in top form’ 

James Brown was in top form in the recent Dewsbury Table Tennis League Closed Championships. Brown was the Open Singles winner, and he also won the Burton Cup, Bevan Walker Trophy and Jim Brown Trophy. Richard Lightowler was the top over 40’s player winning the Veterans Open Singles, and the Sam West Trophy. Lightowler also won the Open Doubles with playing partner Shaun Bibby.

 Open Singles     winner   James Brown

Open Doubles   winners   Shaun Bibby/ Richard Lightowler

Bevan Walker Trophy (handicapped) winner   James Brown

Burton Cup (handicapped) winner   James Brown

Jim Brown Trophy (Hard Bat) winner   James Brown

Veterans Open Singles winner   Richard Lightowler

Sam West Trophy (Vets H’cap) winner Richard Lightowler

Harding Trophy Final??

Strange team selections!!

                              “AARDVARKS SUFFER FIRST DEFEAT”

The Aardvarks remain top of the Dewsbury Table Tennis league, but suffered their first defeat of the season, when they lost 7-3 to the T’old Men. The T’old Men had their best team out on the night, with Steve Kosmowsky, Steve Taylor, and Keith Powell winning two games each. The Aardvarks’ three wins came from the ultra consistent James Brown, who was the best player on the night. The Aardvarks are still four points clear at the top, but other teams have games in hand, and this season could still be a very close call.

 The Cuckoos kept up their recent good form, with a 7-3 win over the Colts first team, and are up to fourth in the league table. Alan Brook, Adrian Worth, and Phil Johnson all won two games each, with Worth and Johnson also winning the doubles game in four sets. The man of the match though was the Colts’ Xioafei Dyson who won all his three games, and that involved a five set win against the unlucky Worth. Xioafei won 12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 4-11, 12-10. The other close game in the match was Brook’s five set win over the improving Sam Perkin. Brook won coming from two sets down, winning 8-11, 3-11, 11-6, 15-13, and 12-10 in a great game.

The other two Colts’ teams played against each other, with the Colts second team beating the third team 9-1. Dan Hudson and Lewis Williamson were in fine form, winning all their three games, and Andrew Rouse played well to win two. Williamson and Hudson also won the doubles game in straight sets. The third team’s only win came with Tom Lennox beating Rouse in four sets. All the kids are improving quickly due to the effort of coaches Jim Allan and Chris Town.       

Coaching for juniors is on Saturday mornings from 10:30-12:00, and on Monday nights from 7:00-8:30. Coaching takes place at Dewsbury Table Tennis Centre, Cemetery Road, Heckmondwike (next to the sports club).

RESULTS 

Aardvarks 9 v 1 Terriers

Colts I 8 v 2 Spen Methodists 

Colts III 5 v 5 T’old Men

Cuckoos 7 v 3 Colts I    

Spen Methodists 0 v 10 Battyeford

 T’old Men 8 v 2 Terriers

Colts II 9 V 1 Colts III

Simpsons 9 v 1 Spen Methodists

 T’old Men 7 v 3 Aardvarks

Colts II 0 V 10 Terriers

Colts I 9 v 1 Colts III

Spen Methodists 3 v 7 Cuckoos

Table Tennis - A Game for all ages

The match between Spen Methodists and T'Old Men caused the oldest turn-out for a match on record. 

The average age was, I think around 72 ( to be verified) and that with a young man of 56 in the team

Ian Fothergill and Adrian Worth are going out on Valentines Night for a team bonding session.  Ian has tried this before when he took Garry Crossley to Blackpool for a bonding session.  Ian is going a little further on this occasion, I suppose he is hoping for better results.  They are going to try Athens this time, lets hope it proves to be a worthwhile, and successful trip.  Where will it all end?.