Tim Westall writes:
Beaconsfield 1 vs. Booker
On a beautiful summer’s evening, what better way to spend a few hours than chasing some bloody stupid mega-bouncy blue ball around a fetid racketball court in High Wycombe?
Proceedings got underway with me playing Dave, a lanky ex-squash player who looked like he knew his way around the court. I was still quite jetlagged from my shenanigans in Asia last week so was a bit concerned about being able to focus. Luckily I needn’t have worried as the match quickly zipped past with a 3-0 win in 15 minutes.
Next on was Phil against an awkward leftie (aren’t they all?) and 2 games up in 15 minutes. Phil then had a bit of a wobble (he’d been playing squash earlier in the evening) and was 10-6 down in the third. After 4 game points, Phil rallied and put the match to bed. Another 3-0
Then Richard played Gary – both wearing a fetching combination of red shirt and blue shorts. Very nice boys. Richard was quickly 2-0 up before suffering a similar attack of the Phils, tinning shot after shot and conceding games 3 and 4. Focus returned in game 5 for an unexpectedly tight 3-2 win.
Ches then went on against bandana-wearing Grahame for a very tight match. Ches was suffering from lurgy and the runs – so had conserved energy with just one match earlier in the evening against Lino. He managed to hold it together well for the first couple of games but thereafter was struggling against a determined oppo for nailbiting 2-3 result.
Going against recent form, we then managed to win both doubles matches, leaving us with a satisfactory 15-6 win. That should at least lift us from the relegation zone.
Thanks to all who’ve played over the past couple of months. The schedule and organisation have been horrible but we’ve had some fun.
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