Gnomads progressed to the Handicap Cup Semi-Finals with a narrow 2 point victory over Swallows. Despite 23 & 17 point gains for Benjamin Forster and Joe Camp for Swallows, Gnomads stole the match at the death. Nigel Foster broke even with his 3 singles but it was Martin Rant that secured Gnomads’ win. Rant finished with a surplus of 23 which included an all important 17 point gain over Jasper Pye in the final game of the night.
Hobby Horse and House Martyns also fought out a very close match. Andrew Burt guided House Martyns through to the semi-finals with a personal gain of 26 points. Joseph Burt and Ellie Baker conceded only 6 and 1 point each to ensure victory for the Juniors.
Drifters winning margin over Basement Dwellers was also only 19 points. It was Ali Lang who put in a remarkable performance to ensure a semi final place for the Division 2 side. He finished the evening with a huge surplus of 94 points from his 3 singles. Vince Court’s surplus of 14 wasn’t enough to save Basement Dwellers from defeat.
Wiveliscombe eased themselves through their quarter-final against Barn Boys as Paul Nutkins, David Woodland & Dennis Buckingham all made points gains totalling a match surplus of 72.
Minehead A & Swallows came out on top of fixtures at the foot of Division One.
Joe Camp recorded a fine maximum to help Swallows defeat Tigers 30-17. Benjamin Forster and Jasper Pye added 7 & 5 singles points respectively and Swallows also took maximum points from the doubles to complete a solid victory.
A Paul Rees maximum along with 7 & 6 singles points for Terry Cadman and Don Davis led Minehead A to a 28-14 away win at Shooting Stars. Martin Shoots top scored for the home side and was only denied his own maximum by a 5 set defeat to Rees.
Results
Handicap Cup Quarter Final
Gnomads | 314 | v | Swallows | 312 |
Hobby Horse | 332 | v | House Martyns | 351 |
Wiveliscombe | 348 | v | Barn Boys | 276 |
Drifters | 287 | v | Basement Dwellers | 268 |
League Results
Shooting Stars 14 Minehead A 28
Swallows 30 Tigers 17
League
Division 1
Played | Won | Points | |
Stogumber A | 15 | 12 | 482 |
Wiveliscombe | 15 | 12 | 437 |
Basement Dwellers | 11 | 11 | 367 |
Gnomads | 14 | 8 | 321 |
Shooting Stars | 14 | 4 | 236 |
Minehead A | 14 | 5 | 200 |
Swallows | 12 | 3 | 180 |
Roys Boys | 12 | 4 | 171 |
Tigers | 12 | 0 | 119 |
Handicap Cup Semi Final Draw
Wiveliscombe v Gnomads - To be played w/c 13th April 2015
House Martyn v Drifters - To be Played at The Lawns on Thursday 16th April 2015
Written by M. Summerell