Seconds home v Bank of Scotland (Tue, Feb 6,07)

Peter Cockburn hockeyed their number 5 in the first game but Rob Norris returned the favour in the next two. To hi credit, Peter reduced the errors in the fourth and it went point for point but Rob edged it in the end; 1-3. Todd Mitchell was too steady for #4 Phil Brown; 3-0.

Mark Dutton at #3 left out the dives but still found a way to be the subject of conversation at the bar. One game up, in the second game, he threw in his surprise corkscrew serve and his aussie lefthanded opponent Mark Tucker caught it clean on the volley and accidentally straight onto Dutton's knopper. Crack! Lucky he was looking away but he still went down. Yours truly had to give a stroke against Dutton and a conduct warning against his opponent, another first! The game lost some rhythm for a bit but Dutton recovered to take it. In the third, the Bank man pulled up thinking our Mark had hit him in the leg with the ball. In fact it was severe cramp and he was unable to move after that and our man won 3-0.

Stokesy manfully came in at #2 and went for five games with Robin Nisbet but unfortunately didn't bag the bonus points. Christy at #1 against Ralph Bain, unbeaten this season which is quite an accomplishment for a #1. It was looking good for Christy at 2-0 up but he lost the set-2 and struggled to get the odd point in the next two games; 2-3.

Overall 2-3, 11-12 on points. Man of the match: Todd Mitchell, the non-panda of the team, he never eats shoots and leaves with a win, no fuss & no drama.