The night started very well in that we didn't have to wait for a snow-plough to get up Katesmill Lane this time as we did a few weeks earlier. The ease of access still didn't help Dean Wood though who wandered around the streets of darkest Colinton for quite some time before stumbling across the courts by accident and fronting up 45 minutes late, having given already Christy and his captain mild heart palpitations.
The real business of the night started with Mark Dutton at No 2 against Bill Brown. Relishing a warm court after weeks of iceboxes, Mark came out of the blocks quickly and never looked back. Tricksy serving and decent dropping and volleying proved too much for his opponent who did manage to put the pressure back on from time to time but never really threatened to take the match. 3-0
Gordon Sloan in his second outing for the team at No 5 dropped only a few points per game against Fraser Steven. Unfortunately, this author didn’t see any of that game as he was playing his own at that time, but the scoresheet makes telling enough reading. 3-0
Ian Forbes at No 3 had a somewhat tougher match at No3 against Chris Green but was ultimately in control of every game and good length and width saw him run out 3-0.
Dean Wood made his now seemingly customary slow start, losing the first game at No 4 against Dave Cook. He now claims that all scoresheets used for his matches should just be pre-printed with a 3-9 loss in his first game just to save all that hanging about. The real Dean emerged in game 2 and as the match went he increased his dominance in each game to run out the winner. 3-1.
Christy's match at No1 was against the hard-hitting policeman Mike Brown. The first game was very hard fought with Christy taking advantage right at the end of a lapse in concentration by Bill following a minor refereeing dispute. The next two games were similarly hard and fast encounters but Christy was in good control and pushed Mike around the court to go away with match.
A very good 20-1 win. Can't ask for more than that….other than p'raps an improvement in Dean's navigation skills……
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Crushing stuff from the 4s. How did Franco do?
If anyone wants to buy me a sat nav that would be grand. And you couldn't pre-print the score sheet. I like to lose my first game by varying amounts just to keep you guessing.
Dean
Franco, Al? It was Colinton food, quite nice potato filled with a tarragon-infused bolognese sauce.
We're now 7 points ahead of Waverley, every point they drop from 20 is like a hurdle in their pursuit of us.
Dean - here you are...
Bike mounted Garmin sat nav
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