Match Reports

DTH Redlands Monsters jumped back to the top of Division One with a thumping 10-0 win over their club rivals DTH Redlands X-Youth who are currently rooted to the bottom of the table. The Monsters side had little trouble in overcoming their opponents and there was hat trick all round for the three Riauba brothers Valentinas, Orestas and Martynas with Martynas then teaming up with Orestas to take the doubles match to complete the scoring. It looks like a long season ahead for the X-Youth side but Keiran Tutter, Clive Eden and Matt Turner can all take some comfort in the fact that they all had some close games with the Monsters who although head the division, will face much tougher opposition in their next two matches which are against two of the top sides in the league.
Level on points with the Monsters are Worksop Miners Welfare who…full report »

Sparken Hill Vultures continued their perfect start to their Division Two league campaign with a 10-0 thumping of Stanley Street ‘B’. The Vultures trio of Steve Elkin, Ben Crapper and James Wormwell had too much for their opponents which reflected on the scorecard with only one match going to a deciding set which was the doubles match which included Street’s best player Mark Sansom but as he only played in the doubles and not the singles it gave the Ospreys a much easier night than they had expected and their victory now leaves them 3 points clear of their rivals at the top of the Division Two table with a game in hand on some of them.
One such rival team are Manton Sports who like the Vultures had won 3 games out of 3 before this week but they didn’t play their strongest team against their club…full report »

In a week when no less than four unbeaten records went DTH Redlands Tarr Babies ramped up their challenge for the Division Three title by beating the league leaders and previously unbeaten Sparken Hill Falcons who were many peoples tip for the title before the season began and after starting the season with three wins from their opening three games it looked like they were going to prove everyone right. The Tarr Babies were having none of it and their win was a real team effort with all three players in Roman Rosser, Keith Bloomfield and Adam Pinches all making vital contributions to their victory. The improving Rosser won two of his three games beating Luke Barraclough and Mick Potter but losing out to Jordan Potter. Adam Pinches also defeated tow of the Falcons in Barraclough and Jordan Potter before Bloomfield added a solo win over Jordan Potter. In tight…full report »

DTH Redlands Fluffy Toys gave Sparken Hill Ospreys a bit of a mauling as they continued their perfect start to the season. Sarah Short, Steve Walker and Farrell Anthony all remained unbeaten on the night and never really looked like losing against an Osprey’s side who had enjoyed being top of the table after the first week of the season. Matt Fowkes, Kalpesh Bhatt and Bill Ainsworth all battled bravely but never troubled the Toys side apart from in the doubles game were Bhatt and Ainsworth took Walker and Short all the way before losing 11-5 in the deciding game. With their nearest rivals having a blank week this week the Toys have now stretched their lead at the top of the table to three points.
Elsewhere in Division One Sparken Hill Starlings did their annual relegation battle a power of good as they beat DTH Redlands X-Youth…full report »

As the new league season starts to take shape the early front runners in Division Two cannot be separated as they have both won their opening two games and have an identical set difference. Manton Sports and Stanley Street ‘B’ are locked together at the top of the table and both enjoyed wins this week but with rather different levels of ease.
Stanley Street ‘B’ eased to a very comfortable 10-0 win over DTH Redlands Rookies with hat tricks all round for Mark Sansom, Ralph Rodda and Andy Kirkland with Sansom and Chris Tilstone adding the doubles to complete the whitewash over a Rookies side that included Elliott Jordan, Chris Clemson and Perry Bradford who was playing up from Division Three.
Whilst Stanley Street were easing past Redlands Rookies it was a different story for Manton Sports as they just managed to squeeze past Worksop Welfare Harriers ‘A’…full report »