Thanks to The Dean Club for hosting the 4th annual challenge between neighbours. And thanks to James for playing twice (with a fag break in between), saving this old man's back and blushes, he hee.
#7 James Davenport bt Luke Williams 3-1 (2-9 9-2 9-5 9-1) Good front-court game from Luke but James established length in the second and never looked back. Good team debuts for both.
#6 James Davenport l Craig Wallace 1-3 (8-10 2-9 9-7 8-10) A sterner test this time for James against a seasoned campaigner, with both players and the balcony applauding lots of their opponents good shots.
#5 Mark Dutton l Ron Todd 0-3 (7-9 5-9 7-9) Ron was cutting in his volleys nicely while Mark was tinning his with a new racket. No evening would be complete without a few Dutton dives and Mark didn't disappoint.
#4 Ian Forbes bt Ross Anderson 3-1 (9-2 9-10 8-10 8-10) "You boast, I get, I boast, you get". An impressive first outing for Ian with Ross missing out in all 3 set games, that must be a record.
#3 Patrick Langley bt David Thompson 3-0 (9-2 9-7 9-8) A Marcos reunion here with the competitive edge you'd expect, none of this "good shot, sir" bonhomie. Patrick was put to the pin of his collar to close this one out.
#2 Peter Cockburn bt Casey Hurren 3-0 (9-5 9-5 9-2) Dougie told me that Peter was on fire for this one and that try as he might, Casey couldn't get him out of the comfort zone.
#1 Dougie Brown l Nick Wood 1-3 (9-6 7-9 5-9 5-9) Someone in the balcony said "Don't drop a dropper" but the question is, who is the better drop-shot? Answer: Nick, on the night. Good effort, some punishing rallies had both men gulping in air afterwards and appreciating the respite when the marker got the score mixed-up ;-)
Overall, if you count these things in a friendly, a win by 4-3 (14-11 in games) to The Grange Squash Club. Man of the match: impossible to pick anyone out, instead I pick myself out as "shirker of the match";)
Pizza and beers afterwards, The Dean were trying to lure us into divulging our spreadsheet secrets while we were trying to see who was keeping their powder dry for The Dean's second team. (Report: Loob)
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Nick Wood is a bit of a serial pre-season friendly merchant. He turned out for a Watsonians select against an Army side.
We had beer and pizza afterwards as well, so that could be the main attractions.
Taking on the army at Watsons eh - haven't they got enough on their plate elsewhere ;-)
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