This missive just in from an ebullient Nic:Double Header v Aylesbury
Paul 2/3
Mark 3/1 (and 2/0 v Phipps)
Nic 0/3
Dan 0/3
Chris 3/0
Lost 8/14
Nic
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Boylie took on County champ Phippsy & pushed him all the way to 5. Classy stuff. However, the stats guru ginger is not happy. You are only allowed 0-3 or 3-0 Paul!
Manly (yeah right!) did battle with the abrasive Scotsman McGowern. A promising start with some great drops, I couldn't believe what I was seeing! Didn't last!!
Treaders took on Wonder Boy, Alex. His dad was keen to tell me he'd just played in the French Open. He may be a future star & I'll never get close again but, hey, he was up against the destroyer of youngsters. Alex took the first game but after that it was one way traffic & once the boy new the outcome decided to retire unexpectedly. Then took on Phippsy who mocked my special Treaders flicks! Sorry to go on a bit Boylie...
Chris, a rare outing for the Lion pride. Didn't see him but was obviously in predatory mood. Swift & merciless!
So, 2 rubbers each. All on Dan. I appeared on the gallery with Dan 0-2 & 0-6 down. No worries! Dan would keep up with statistical patterns & win in 5. Some cheering from the gallery perked him up & he looked galvanised... briefly...
Treaders
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Chris G writes:
Dan asked for a little more detail on our match so here it is; very very little comedic content.
1st exchanges tested the lungs as there were a few handouts with long rallies before a point was scored. Tom was cracking the ball and Paul was just soaking it up with his trademark back hand pace chop drop from the back 3rd proving very productive. However the work-rate was not exactly reflected in the points tally as the game went to Tom 9-3
Tom came out in the second hitting the ball even harder and took everything early to quickly establish a 3-0 lead with real authority but Paul's ability to continue to absorb the pace found Tom unable to sustain that level and Paul reversed the result of the 1st 3-9 but looked drained when he sat for the break and I had to wonder how much he had to give. Once again Tom started the next game at a furious pace and took the 3rd 9-6 the rallies started to shorten but not the pace as Paul set up a 5th with a 3-9 win. Tom strode to a 5-0 lead in the 5th from then on Paul was unable to close that gap Toms ability to put away the high balls was now very difficult to play against. So it was not to be 3rd time lucky but a highly respectable performance against an ex Pro.
Meanwhile Manley was on with Ian McGowan and despite his trademark quick start to 4-0 thanks in part to Ian just clipping the tin repeatedly this was turned around somewhat when he then found his range. In truth Nic's applied pressure resulted in the early forced errors but in was unsustainable as he went down in 3 9-4 9-4 9-5.
I went on with another Chris (no surname!) and thanks to considerable attention from Priya had my 1st game in 12 weeks or so where I was not protecting one injury or another. Got the Job done 3-0, happy days. 8-10 0-9 4-9
Treadders was next to grace the Glass-back with young Alex Noakes who has grown 7" since I last saw him. The contrast in styles was entertaining: Noakes athletic endeavour vs. Treadwell's conservation of enough energy to ensure a future for the Polar Bear's. The youngster efforts got him the 1st with Treadwell settling down to a rhythm thereafter taking the next two before a tight hamstring forced Alex to shake hands.
Last up our Captain had the fate of the tie in his hands and he faced Aylesbury debutant Sam in a rather one sided affair. In his own words he was "Too Old: Too Slow: and Too Man Flu'd" to make any impression tonight. 9-5 9-1 9-6
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