Thirds home v Marcos III (Thurs, 7/12/06)

Stephen Davey kicked off at #5 and played a good first game but Neil Love soon took control for the next 3; 1-3. Pete Young got to the kitchen early as Dave Gillon cleaned up; 0-3 (N0t surprising, Peter probably left his best shots on the phone as he sorted out a selection muddle earlier).

Ian Mitchell at #3 blamed his warm bath for clouding his vision but in truth Richard Nisbet had age and weight of shot on his side; 0-3.

Match of the night was #4 Chris Molyneaux and Rocco Panozzo, the Marco's man is very expressive. In a competitive match played in a good atmosphere, Chris ran down a lot of dying boasts to bring it to 2-2 and ran away with the fifth; 3-2. It was left to Peter Cockburn to salvage some more points, he had Nick Wodd reeling for the oxygen but failed to deliver the knockout; 1-3.

Man of the Match: Chris Molyneaux (retrieved everything, hit a lot of low, tight and fast forehand winners,postponed a date to play)

Overall, a 1-4 (5-17 on points) loss. The thirds were in 3rd spot(promotion) in Div 6 league but this result will probably see the team slip to fifth with an average of 11 points per match as Marcos and Heriot Watt leapfrog us. We'd need to average 14 points in the second half to get back into the promotion zone.