The opening game looked shakey - Stokesy went down 0-1 against a high standard from Jack Calder, but responded well with ruthless play and evil shots to win 3-1. Meanwhile, Gerald stepped into action and took out Roy Cowper 3-0, to put Grange 2-0 up.
Watsonians ambitions of an undefeated 1st half were crumbling.
Al went 2-0 up against Gordon Fruish, and a decisive 9-0 in the third spelled the end for Watsonians.Dougie had a tall order - Jim Dougal (scotland over 55) 0-3.
Mike v Ed Murray was a full balcony spectacle, with the bonus points in the bag and and an apparently inpenetrable opponent, we were all cheering in the hope of 1 more point, but Mike stuck in and finally cracked the big man to win 3-2.
Man of the match: Mike Perring
We shattered Watsonian's unbeaten run Overall 4-1 (15-6 on points). They were gutted! Grange morale is through the roof! And we didn't forget to mention that our usual no. 1 is out of action!
For a full appreciation of how chuffed we are, speak to Stokesy, he's still reeling! A quick look at the recently updated rankings is interesting - they're well ranked at 1 to 3:
1. Mike (368) v Ed Murray (343) 3-2
2. Dougie (594) v Jim Dougal (331) 0-3
3. Al (406) v Gordon Fruish (352) 3-0
4. Gerald (465) v Roy Cowper (667) 3-0
5. Stoksey (622) v Jack Calder (997 this one can't be right) 3-1
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Grange 1, Grange 2 and Grange Ladies all played Watsonians this week. Not meaning to be over-competitive, but the combined result was:
Overall 12-3 (46-18 in points)!
Lucky for them, they don't have a team in Div 6.
I think it actually adds up to 9-6(39-25 points). The ladies lost 1-4. Not to worry, I still crowed about it on the Watsons website and they owe us a mouldy old ball and a wooden racket until the return bout of matches in Mar.
The jury is still out on whether our food is better than theirs.
Watsonians could well have two teams in division six next season. The 4s are trying their best to return to their natural level.
And there is continued talk of a fifth team.
See you in March,
Richard
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