Wednesday saw the Grangers take to the road and head south (Ed: south? that knock-off GPS of yours is leading you astray, Chris) to Haddington for the second round against Tyne. The Tyne courts were looking trim and the ball was bouncing big.
Patrick Langley was first up at number 5 against Stuart Falconer. Stuart played some bewitching boasts but ultimately Patrick's steady head and big drives proved too much and Patrick came out on top 3-1. Next up and in the first string match Ian green had a nip and tuck game against Dave Jubb but managed to sneak in his customary blend of lunging drops and rolled backhands to pull away the 3-1 victor.
In the absence of Mike Perring, Will Kerr donned the now legendary number 4's "Bjorn Band" and proceeded to engage in a 5 set epic against Graham Morrison. Initially the play was all Will's way as he strode to a 2-0 lead but Graham dug deep and took a tight 3rd and 4th before Will resurrected his "A" game and took the 5th for a fine 3-2 victory.
Chris Mair was next on against Alan Russell. Some tight nicked drives were being played by both protagonists but under the watchful eye of Ian, Chris managed to steer home a 3-1 victory. Brian Buchanan and Dan McEwen wrapped up the evenings play with the youngster keeping a steady head against Brian's deft touches to take the 2nd string match for Tyne 3-1.
A banterful pie and pint followed at The Tynesider but 18-10 was the final score on the door as the troops slipped off into the Haddington ink and back to Edinburgh ………... things are looking promising for GRG1. (Report:CM)
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A big big night for Grange. As things stand, the league rules say that the top three teams will be promoted.
Grange 1 now have 228 points after winning 12 of their 14 matches. They could be overtaken by Waverley 1 and Colinton 2.
Fourth placed Linlithgow currently have 168 points after 13 matches. The maximum points that Linlithgow could gain is 228 points. This would leave them level with Grange 1, assuming that Grange don't get a single point or even a refereeing point from their remaining two matches. Teams that are tied on points at the end of the season are separated by the number of wins that they have. Linlithgow could potentially have 9 wins over the course of the season. So Grange 1 will be finishing above Linlithgow.
The team currently in 5th place, Tyne 1, also currently have 168 points after winning 7 of their 13 matches. The maximum number of points that Tyne 1 could get is 228, and could potentially win 10 matches.
Nobody below Tyne could potentially overtake Grange 1.
So, was the champagne flowing after the trip back north to Stockbridge?
It's been many years since Grange 1 were in division 1. Maybe Alan Stokes will be able to remember those days.
Well done to all involved.
Thanks for the analysis. Grange Firsts going straight thru from Div 3 to Div 1 is impressive. Staying in Div 1 is next year's task.
I think the expectation has been there that we would finish second (which is not quite job done yet) from day 1 but a little disappointment that we never bested Waverley 1.
All if's 'n buts, we'd have to beat their #3 which was unlikely even if we'd got Hamer, Green, Buchanan etc out on those nights.
So congrats to Waverley 1and all the teams in Div 2 for contesting so well.
Grange 1 have gone straight through from division 4 in season 2006-7 to division 1 in season 2009-10.
Unless there's some bizarre league reconstruction.
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