A fine maximum for Martyn Summerell which included a first defeat of the season for John Edbrooke scored 9 points for Stogumber A. However two singles wins a piece for Edbrooke, Paul Nutkins and Dave Woodland along with all 3 doubles gave Wiveliscombe a comfortable 32-13 victory.
A Martin Rant maximum helped Gnomads to a 32-10 win at Mad Batters. Marcus Short was denied his maximum by a fifth set defeat to Rant. An 8-2 scoreline from the doubles eased Gnomads to victory.
Toby Kerslake scored a great maximum for Minehead A to give them a narrow 4 point home win over Shooting Stars. John Phillips top scored for the Stars taking 7 points from his singles which included wins over Dave Veale and Chris Norman.
Benjamin Forster put in a Man of Match performance for Swallows recording a fine maximum which included a four set win over Harry Harrison. Joe Camp narrowly missed out on his maximum going down in 5 sets to Harrison.
In Division Two St. Audries suffered two defeats in a week. Liz Fletcher scored the only maximum of the night as Drifters won by a margin of 14 points. Andrew Godfrey was beaten 14-12 in the fifth set by Fletcher and so missed out on a maximum of his own.
In a 17-30 defeat to Barn Boys Julie Pennington-Ridge scored St. Audries’ only singles success with a straight sets win over Laurie Wells. Steve Palmer and Graham Lamacraft both recorded maximums for Barn Boys to ensure a comfortable win.
Results
Division 1
Mad Batters 10 Gnomads 32
Minehead A 26 Shooting Stars 22
Swallows 29 Roys Boys 14
Wiveliscombe 32 Stogumber A 13
Division 2
Drifters 30 St. Audries 16
St. Audries 17 Barn Boys 30
League Results
Division 1 P W PTS
Wiveliscombe 12 12 413
Basement Dwellers 13 13 412
Stogumber A 12 9 361
Gnomads A 14 8 331
Minehead A 15 5 273
Swallows 12 7 269
Shooting Stars 14 4 236
Roys Boys 13 1 162
Mad Batters 15 0 139
Division 2 P W PTS
Drifters 11 5 257
Tonys Troopers 9 7 238
Barn Boys 9 6 237
White Horse 8 7 226
House Martyns 10 5 217
St. Audries 11 3 191
Hobby Horse 10 0 152
M. Summerell
