First up
tonight were Paul Dale taking on James Kelly and Nick Lyth taking on
Mike Gibson. It's not often these days that Paul takes a 20 years
advantage into games but showing his opponent no mercy Paul took the
match 3-0 for his debut victory. Nick "would you like a let" Lyth looked
commanding in his first game against Mike however politeness took hold
in the second and this was courteously given to his opponent before he
remembered that this was a team game, albeit not too serious, and
stepped up a gear to take the match 3-1.
The next
pairings were Jordan Fleming and Brian Scott and Andrew Beames and John
Allan. Jordan started the night complaining of not feeling well however
we were unsure if this was due to illness or the sight of Christy in the
kitchen. Putting his nausea aside, Jordan raced into a 1-0 lead before
an unusual pirouette movement led to a twisted ankle and the loss of the
second. Composure returned however and to give the Grange another 3-1
win. Andrew was another making his full debut tonight and promptly
despatched John 3-0. Unfortunately I didn't see much of this match
however having played John myself earlier this year, an impressive
victory for Andrew in his first game.
I was up
next against Bruce Ferguson. With Bruce having arrived late due to work
commitments I was able to press home an early advantage and take the
first two games. Bruce rallied in the third and with my knees aching I
was fortunate to squeeze out the 4th before my legs gave up chasing the
bouncy blue ball round the court.
Mike Gore
and Mike Read finished the night with a fantastic game to watch between
two evenly matched players who fought out countless gruelling rallies.
In a game which had everything, drives, boasts, drops, toys, prams,
handbags, Mike Gore edged out the 5th for a 3-2 Grange win.
Christy
managed to find the cooker tonight so Chilli, drinks and chat as normal
in the bar afterwards. The only note of concern this evening surrounded
club treasurer Nick's dexterity with numbers however I remain convinced
his balance sheet will read more easily than his refereeing sheet.
Report: David Grieve (Unusually victorious Captain.)
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