RESULTS
Division 1
Gnomads 30 Stogumber 20
Division 2
White Horse 24 Tonys Troopers 19
Mad Batters 33 Drifters 12
House Martyns 12 Barn Boys 31
Tonys Troopers 21 White Horse 24
Handicap Cup Box A Roys Boys 328 Barn Boys 306
A fine Martin Rant maximum helped Gnomads to a 30-20 home win over Stogumber A. In a strong team performance Julie Byrne and Nigel Forster took 2 singles each adding 7 a piece to Gnomads total. Rod Richards top scored for Stogumber and defeated both Byrne and Forster. Stogumber captain David Bryant suffered 3 fifth set defeats by margins of 9-11, 10-12 and 12-14.
White Horse narrowed the gap between themselves and Division 2 leaders Tonys Troopers with two wins in a week. Tony Burrows, Kerry Manicom and Sifa Vea each took 6 points from their singles in Troopers home fixture. Vea recorded a fine maximum in Troopers away match but the team total was restricted to 19 points. Ian Rew completed a maximum for White Horse in the first fixture but was denied by Vea in the second.
Maximums for Jamie and Mathew Short ensured a comfortable home victory for Mad Batters over Drifters. Liz Fletcher recorded Drifters’ only singles success with a straight sets win over Trevor Short.
Jack Lancaster top scored for House Martyns with 6 points from his singles. Team mate Ellie Baker added another 5.
Steve Palmer and Graham Lamacraft notched maximums for Barn Boys who also took maximum points from the doubles.
Division 2 P W PTS
Tonys Troopers 11 9 299
Mad Batters 11 7 278
White Horse 9 9 267
Drifters 11 4 248
Barn Boys 10 7 234
Space Invaders 11 3 232
Hobby Horse 10 2 196
House Martyns 11 0 139
Handicap Cup Box A P F A DIFF
Wiveliscombe 2 643 584 +59
Roys Boys 2 651 611 +40
Gnomads 2 591 636 -45
Barn Boys 2 604 658 -54
