Press Report Dec 23rd
 

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PRESS REPORT – Sunday 23rd Dec

  

Just a few rearranged matches played in the last week before Christmas.  In the First Division there were big wins for Torbay Academy 1 and Brixham Sharks over the bottom two teams, Brixham Gulls and Halwell. The Torbay Academy Team of Lenard Hernandez, Kris & Jakub Piwowar whitewashed the Gulls from Brixham. The Sharks team of Gordon Holmes, Clive Banham and Bob Parkins dropped just the one point to Halwell, Halwell’s Dave Wadling preventing the whitewash with a win over Bob Parkins.

There was an excellent 8-2 win for Taverners over NA Falcons in Division 2. Colin Harrop took a maximum for the Taverners.

Bishopsteignton-based Taverners – Martin Dilkes, Geoff Read, Colin Harrop

A Bill Keywood maximum for Torre Titans in the Fourth Division earned a 5-5 draw with Dawlish Drifters, and there was a fine 8-2 win for Newton Abbot Owls at Torre over the Panthers, with Rowan Bayliss giving another man of the match performance for the Owls.

The Dyment Doubles, a team handicap competition has started and there were good wins for NA Eagles, Torbay Academy 5 and Taverners in their first round matches.

 

In an all-Newton Abbot tie, the Ospreys’ Ben Pead & Rob Ferguson take on the Eagles’ Louis Wilshire & Jim McIvor in the first round of the Dyment Doubles

 

As we approach the half way mark of the season, at the Christmas break, there is a very familiar look to the top of the First Division.  The current Champions, Torbay Academy 1, are 16 points clear at the top and a level above the chasing pack of three, currently led by Brixham Sharks with the Newton Abbot Buzzards and Batmen just behind. Father-and-son Kris and Jakub Piwowar lead the averages, Kris with a 100% record.

The successful Piwowar family – Kris with Jakub & Kacper

The 2nd Division is much closer with NA Eagles just a point ahead of Torbay Academy 2. Brixham Pirates in third, just off the pace at the moment, could still mount a challenge, then there is a big gap of 19 points to 4th-placed NA Falcons. The outstanding player currently being the Academy’s Warren Ngai, who has just lost the one game. NA Eagles’ Jim McIvor with just two defeats, is second in the averages.

Its also tight at the top of the Third Division, with just 2 points separating the top 3 teams. Torbay Academy 3 are currently level on points at the top with Marldon Tykes, with NA Hawks just 2 points behind. As with the 2nd Division, there is then a 19-point gap to the fourth placed NA Kestrels. The Torbay Academy 3 pair of Matt Cooper and Ben Hoare lead the way in the averages.

Hasbeens lead the 4th Division with Torre Titans, at the moment, looking to be the only team likely to mount a challenge to them.  The Titans’ Chris Harper, yet to be beaten, leads the averages with the Hasbeens pair of Alan Tyrrell and Mike Coxhead 2nd & 3rd.

 

Torre Titans – Chris Harper

With so many new players in the 5th Division, all gaining experience, it is difficult to see how things will develop. Torbay Academy 7 lead the way just a couple of points ahead of NA Ospreys in second.  The Academy’s Kacper Piwowar, with a 100% record, leads the averages, with the Ospreys’ Rob Ferguson in 2nd having just dropped the one game.

 

DIVISION 1

Halwell 1 (Wadling 1, Sugden 0, Atkinson 0) Brixham Sharks 9 (Banham 3, Holmes 3, Parkins 2, Dbls)

Brixham Gulls 0 (Smith 0, Dunn 0, Mercer 0) Torbay Academy (1) 10 (K Piwowar 3, J Piwowar 3, Hernandez 3, Dbls)

 

DIVISION 2

Taverners 8 (Harrop 3, Read 2, Dilkes 2, Dbls) NA Falcons 2 (Broad 2, Baron 0, Kavanagh 0)

 

DIVISION 4

Torre Panthers 2 (Connor 1, Davies 1, S Russell 0) NA Owls 8 (Rowan Bayliss 3, Rob Bayliss 2, D Bayliss 2, Dbls)

Torre Titans 5 (Keywood 3, Excell 1, Dbls) Dawlish Drifters 5 (Kashap 1, Copley 1, Bussell 0, Awarded 3)

 

DOUBLES CUP – Round One

NA Eagles 390 v 317 NA Ospreys

Dawlish Delights 306 v 385 Torbay Academy 5

Taverners 373 v 337 Torbay Academy 7

 

DIVISION ONE

 

Pos   

  Team   

Pld   

  Won   

  Draw 

  Lost 

  Set For 

  Set Ag 

  Points 

1

Torbay Academy 1

9

8

1

0

73

17

73

2

Brixham Sharks

9

4

3

2

57

33

57

3

NA Buzzards

9

4

3

2

55

35

55

4

NA Batmen

7

5

1

1

49

21

49

5

NA Condors

8

1

2

5

29

51

29

6

Brixham Gulls

9

1

0

8

14

76

14

7

Halwell

7

1

0

6

13

57

13

 

 

Pos

Player

Team

Pld   

Won   

Average

1st

Kris Piwowar

Torbay Academy 1

21

21

100%

=2nd

Clive Banham

Brixham Sharks

18

15

83%

=2nd   

Jakub Piwowar   

Torbay Academy 1   

18

15

83%

4th

Dennis Gibbs

NA Batmen

21

17

81%

5th

Kevin Nicholls

NA Buzzards

27

20

74%

 

 

DIVISION TWO

 

Pos   

  Team   

Pld   

  Won   

  Draw 

  Lost 

  Set For 

  Set Ag 

  Points 

1

NA Eagles

10

9

1

0

73

27

73

2

Torbay Academy 2

10

7

3

0

72

28

72

3

Brixham Pirates

10

7

2

1

61

39

61

4

NA Falcons

9

4

1

4

42

48

42

5

Taverners

9

3

0

6

42

48

42

6

Marldon

10

3

0

7

40

60

40

7

Denbury Tykes

10

2

0

8

32

68

32

8

Brixham Trawlers

10

0

1

9

28

72

28

 

Pos    

Player

Team

Pld   

Won   

Average

1st

Warren Ngai

Torbay Academy 2    

30

29

97%

2nd

Jim McIvor

NA Eagles

21

19

90%

3rd

Martin Sharp    

Brixham Pirates

18

15

83%

4th

Ed Crawford

NA Eagles

27

22

81%

5th

Helen Glover

Marldon

21

16

76%

 

 

 

               DIVISION THREE

 

Pos   

  Team   

Pld   

  Won   

  Draw 

  Lost 

  Set For 

  Set Ag 

  Points 

1

Torbay Academy 3

9

7

2

0

66

24

66

2

Marldon Tykes

10

7

2

1

66

34

66

3

NA Hawks

9

8

0

1

64

26

64

4

NA Kestrels

10

4

1

5

45

55

45

5

Torbay Academy 5

10

4

1

5

45

55

45

6

Torbay Academy 4

10

1

3

6

38

62

38

7

Dawlish Diamonds

9

2

0

7

34

56

34

8

Brixham Dolphins

9

0

1

8

22

68

22

 

Pos   

Player

Team

Pld   

Won   

Average

1st

Matthew Cooper

Torbay Academy 3

18

16

89%

2nd

Ben Hoare

Torbay Academy 3    

21

18

86%

3rd

Ben Swettenham   

NA Hawks

21

17

81%

4th

Bruce Freeman

Dawlish Diamonds

21

15

71%

5th

Chris Garner

Marldon Tykes

27

19

70%

 

 

               DIVISION FOUR

 

Pos   

  Team   

Pld   

  Won   

  Draw 

  Lost 

  Set For 

  Set Ag 

  Points 

1

Hasbeens

10

9

0

1

77

23

77

2

Torre Titans

9

6

2

1

62

28

62

3

NA Owls

10

6

0

4

54

46

54

4

Torre Panthers

9

4

1

4

43

47

43

5

NA Kites

9

4

0

5

43

47

43

6

Torre Tigers

9

3

0

6

39

51

39

7

Torbay Academy 6

10

3

0

7

34

66

34

8

Dawlish Drifters

10

1

1

8

28

72

28

 

Pos   

Player

Team

Pld   

Won   

Average

1st

Chris Harper

Torre Titans

24

24

100%

2nd

Alan Tyrrell

Hasbeens

21

19

90%

3rd

Mike Coxhead

Hasbeens

30

27

90%

4th

Andrew Connor   

Torre Panthers   

18

14

78%

5th

Rowan Bayliss

NA Owls

30

23

77%

 

 

               DIVISION FIVE

 

Pos   

  Team   

Pld   

  Won   

  Draw 

  Lost 

  Set For 

  Set Ag 

  Points 

1

Torbay Academy 7

8

8

0

0

61

19

61

2

NA Ospreys

9

6

2

1

59

31

59

3

Brixham Seals

9

4

2

3

47

43

47

4

Brixham Swifts

9

2

3

4

43

47

43

5

NA Merlins

9

2

2

5

40

50

40

6

NA Vultures

8

3

1

4

36

44

36

7

Dawlish Delights

8

0

0

8

14

66

14

 

 

Pos   

Player

Team

Pld   

Won   

Average

1st

Kacper Piwowar   

Torbay Academy 7   

15

15

100%

2nd

Rob Ferguson

NA Ospreys

18

17

94%

3rd

Nick Turner

Torbay Academy 7

18

15

83%

4th

James Rodger

Brixham Swifts

27

18

67%

5th

Ian Richards

Brixham Seals

21

14

67%

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