PwC Playables becoming more able players in Division C, as they adjust to competitive squash
In the A league Team AON remain undefeated in 2020 after their win over Cannell Print. AON’s Jason Crease beat Ben Peach in three very close games with the points share of 33-28 showing just how close the match was. Fraser Dorling, making his A league debut for Cannell, lost 3-0 to Liam Davies but picked up 18 points for his new team. Robin Crease used all his experience to beat Joshua Green 3-1 in four very close games. Cannell’s wins came through Thomas Whiteway and Oliver Wait who both beat their opponents 3-2 in very hard fought matches.
The second A league match was a close run one with Mid-Court-Crisis (MCC) coming out on top against the Crazies 147/140. MCC won at first and second string with Malcolm Levy and Paul Barnett beating Mike Hayler and Mark Webster-Smith respectively. The Crazies then levelled the score taking the third and fifth string matches through James Ramsey and Baillie Watterson. Dave O’Neil secured the win for MCC with a great come-back from 2-0 down to take the match 3-2.
Outcasts maintained their Division B lead by beating Crowe Dragons 4-1. Mark Henson and Nathan Quilliam had comfortable wins over Brian Crellin and Dave Hedley. Angus Hopkinson made his debut for Outcasts with a 3-0 win over Julian Uzzell. The closest match of the night saw Peter Ginty coming back from 1-2 down to beat Richard Cretney 3-2. Beth Jones continued her recent good form beating Stuart Highy 3-0 to take the Dragons only match of the night.
A severely weakened Island Tyres & Exhausts did their best to contain a strong Derivco Sharks team but with little to show for it in the scores, Although many of the games were closer than the scores might suggest there were 3-0 wins for the four lower ranked players. Exhausts number one Magnus Lamprecht offered the most resistance by taking a game off James Ramsey. Worthy of a mention is the fact that Phil Butler made his IOMSRA league debut for the Exhausts.
Junior Academy’s impressive debut season in the B League continued with a 3-2, 202/197 victory over Racketeers Pioneers. Pat Fitzpatrick’s precocious youngsters gained the all-important wins at first, fourth and fifth strings. The more experienced Ben Peach halted Dafydd Lewis’s good recent run at number one, while Christian Webster overcame James Leith at number four. Isaac Quayle wrapped up the bonus points for his side when he battled back from 2-1 down to beat Barry Irvine in five at five. Picking up the Racketeers wins were the in-form Joe Burrows and skipper Marc Taggart.
In the C league Junior Academy C’s match against Santander Academy Racketeers was a very competitive affair. At five Calum Larkin’s greater experience of squash showed against Joe Butler, taking the match 3-0. At four Asad Awan was matched against his friend Charlie Beard, but Beard’s greater consistency won through taking the match 3-0. Junior Amaline Batty took on Steven Wright at three in a closely contested match with Batty just gaining the upper hand to win the tie 3-2. At second string Fraser Dorling won an excellent game for Racketeers against Leighton Ginty but then Emma Leith gave a very astute performance to defeat Andy Brown 3-0 to take the overall match for the Junior Academy.
Hansard Racketeers won their first match this year with a 4-1 victory over Dohle Stars. Matt Corlett had three very close games with Antony Bentley-Roberts just getting the money points to take the match 3-0. Mark Harrop was blown away in his first game with Harry Douthwaite but eventually found his feet to take the next three and the match 3-1. The first string match was between two players currently ranked in the top 50 so there was some quality squash on show with Joe Burrows continuing his fine form to beat new Dohle player Angus Hopkinson 3-1. Chris Nash beat Racketeers founder and legend Andy Dalrymple to get Dohle’s only game.
The PwC Playables are becoming more competitive with each match, however they were defeated by Falcons 5-0. The highlight of the match for the Playables came when captain Chloe Corrigan started off strong taking the first game against Jon Cox comfortably by the score of 15-9, however she couldn’t maintain her good form and lost the next three games. The overall score was 250-85 in points.
Buchanan & Pitts Misfits proved the best competition yet to Island Exhausts Vets just losing 2-3 in a very competitive fixture. Phil Shaw and Richard Cretney won for Vets at fifth and second string respectively. John Watterson won his match 3-0 for Misfits at fourth string while teammate Terry Holt had to work harder for his win against Les Callow. The match of the night was undoubtedly the two Marks at number one where, after being powered off the court by Mark Henson in the first ,Mark Stratford got himself in front with some excellent positional shots frequently hitting both back corners with some accurate, precise shot-making. He just managed to keep his nerve in the final game to make the final result 3-2 to the Vets.
PwC Playables. From left to right – Sam Mitchell, Chloe Corrigan (captain), Kunal Patel, Tom Bielech and Andy O’Neill