Saturday 27 November 2010

Thirds @ ESC(Fri, Nov 26,'10)

With snow flurries in the Sports Club car park, we were glad to get on court and out of the cold.
This was a bottom of the table clash so it would be worth double points if one side had a comprehensive win. And we had a strong line-up.
Gavin Fulton at #5 took on Glyn and looked like he hadn't played for months in the first game. He got into it in the second but was still about 4-8 down. There followed some last-gasp-retrieval-turns-into-winner rallies for Gavin and somehow he levelled it. At this point Glyn started looking like the rusty one and Gaving finished out comfortably 3-1.
Duncan Walker at #2 got Ross Carver to sprain his weak ankle in the second and there was no way back for the Stew Mel's springbok as Duncan romped home in 3.... and Ross limped off to get some ice. Christy at #4 played Des Creasey who seemed to have left his squash game in the locker so that was another 3-0 romp for Grange. Gordon Sloan glided against the Jesters at the weekend and I wouldn't have thought old warhorse Eric Hogg would have presented many problems at #3. Going by the scoresheet, he didn't, 3-0.
Stokesy was on at #1 against JJ Tait, the balcony cleared of anyone looking like a referee... but Duncan Walker stepped into the breach. JJ romped this one so no trouble for Duncan. Man of the Match: Gavin for not panicking, playing himself in and getting us off to a good start.
Pasta bake for tea, second servings, yumm. 17-3 overall, good points for us and severe damage on ESC4, the same next week and we might crawl out of the relegation zone.

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