Thursday, 17 May 2012
Free streaming of David Palmer v Wael el Hindi
American Open from Tuxedo Park, New York
No-let squash. Go to 45:21 for a really entertaining moment.
No-let squash. Go to 45:21 for a really entertaining moment.
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Grange home v Waverley (15 May 2012-05-16)
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.)
Monday, 7 May 2012
Grange Vs Bologna (28 April 2012)
On the 28th
of April Grange were visited by a touring side from Bologna
Grange
managed to field a fairly strong team on the day and got wins across the board
with most games going to 5, even if we got to 3 first! Good banter on court and after up at the bar.
The Grange
shop took a hammering as the Italians bought up every Grange emblazoned memento
they could get their hands on! Next time
you are in Bologna
As the
night went on our guests retired back to their hotel to prepare for dinner and
then a ghost tour! All but Tim and Julio
who felt they needed some professional assistance to keep limber for the rest
of the tour!
The Grange
boys (Pete, Rich, Will, Gordy, Gary and Allan) took to the town to toast Rich and Allan’s final games in Grange colours.
Good night out ending in shady drinking games. Definitely rigged against the captain!
Pete
Grange
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Allan
Hamer
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Tim Simpson
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Will Kerr
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Pier Maria Spettoli
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RVL
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Gianluca Musiani
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Mike Hall
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Davide Calzolare
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Nick Wood
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Davide Righi
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Gordon
Sloan
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Julio Lucchini
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Alan
Stokes
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Loris Degli Esposti
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Ian Green
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Marianna Mattei
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Gavin
Fulton
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Monia Di Marco
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Thursday, 3 May 2012
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Grange home v Colinton Castle (Tue, May 2)
Tonight was the first home game for Grange against a strong Colinton Castle outfit.
Nick "would you like a let" Lyth started at 6 and went down 0-3 albeit in a close match with John Barrett.
John
Matthew went on at 5 against Sandy Williamson and whilst I didn't see much of this
match did well to pick up a game before going down 1-3.
Ali Ross took the number 4 position against John number 2 but despite playing well, another 0-3 loss.
Mike
Gore was number 3 tonight and made things difficult for himself against
John number 3 (Stohlner) before finally remembering he wasn't playing squash and
pulling out a 3-0 win.
My match
was against George Purves at 2 and it was advantage Grange due to heavy balls
disrupting George's rhythm. A 3-1 win. (Apologies also due to Sandy and
George for moaning about the strokes in game 3).
Christy
again went in at 1 against Richard McBride and covered every board on the court
against the man in a corset but was well beaten despite his efforts. I
am not sure whether Richard needed to have a shower after the game but
Christy certainly did.
Onward
to the bar where Christy wimped out of the catering challenge and sent
out for baked potatoes. I am not sure the Racketball budget can take
this extravagant expense every week so I am expecting a better effort in
the kitchen at the next home game. (Report David Grieve) Man of the Match: Grieve/Gore for getting us a brace of wins.
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