1st LEAGUE vs Parkview



Gareth on first against Gary Plumstead had to use all his guile and concentration (and physchological mind-games with the ref) to win  3-2 (16-14 in the 5th)

Mwansa was a class apart and crushed his opponent 3-0


Young Kelvin then on against the veteran Craig - battled hard but Craig seems to have the edge on Kelvin whenever they play. Craig won 3-2

Frankie then played his match of the season to win 3-1 and win the match for the team

Overall result: Won 14 - 6

2nd LEAGUE vs Bryanston




First half we beat them 14-6. Last night we lost by a game. (No Stan.)

First up was Willem against Claire Nitch (again). Carbon copy of first match – Willem 2-1 up and then someone p’s Claire off and Willem doesn’t see the ball for the rest of the match.

Gary next against (an on fire) Andrew Copeland. 3-0 down in under half an hour.

Jeff played (the player formerly known as Boom-Boom) Bert Hipner. Needed to win 3-0 to counter Gary’s match, but we all know Jeff doesn’t like to win 3-0. Jeff thought of making it his usual 5-setter but managed to fend off multiple game points in the 4th to win the match.

Last up Robbie against Michael (again). Robbie beat him 3-1 in the first match. This time Michael was 2-1 up and then tweaked a glute. Retired hurt.

Willem: 2-3
Robbie: 3-2
Gary: 0-3
Jeff: 3-1
Overall result: Lost 8 - 11

4th League vs Alberton




Kevin,Morkel- vs. Vevek,Iyer-
15-9 15-11 6-15 17-15

Shaun,Schwartz- vs. Chris,van Heeswijk-
15-9 8-15 15-7 15-13

Henri,Hanekom- vs. Andrew,McKeaveney-
15-12 15-4 16-14

Phillip,Van Antwerpen- vs. Pieter,Botha-
15-12 9-15 15-7 15-4

Overall result: Lost  5 – 13

5th League vs Southern Suburbs





Our last hard match of the season (theoretically)

The King was forced to go on first after just having had his “tea” and nobody else there at 7h00. The first 2 games were quickly lost and life was looking bad. But the King isn’t called the King for nothing and the gears started to click in. The 4th was close but he snuck in and the 5th was even closer but again he sneaked in. Well done the King on yet another “royal” winning gala performance.

G-Bow on next, against young Kyle, who looks about 12 but is actually 16. A good 3-2 win for G-Bow.

Grrrrrrrrich justifying his No 2 ranking thrashed his opponent 3-0.

LG then on last nervously knowing that if he lost, the 16-pointer would be thrown away. Not wanting the losing mantle and certain ridicule from his team-mates, LG decided life was good…………….and won 3-1.

That puts us 16 points clear at the top with 3 games to play. Can we snatch defeat from the jaws of victory – watch this space.

Overall result: Won 16 – 5

6th League A vs Bryanston




With a few players missing we decided to bolster the team with league and masters stalwart, Fergus McLeod. Gerhard got the show on the road with a tough 3 -1 victory over a runner and smasher of note.

Ferg up at 2 against Ian was a humdinger - a "post world masters and still on holiday" Ferg succumbing 2 - 3

Manie has been truly solid this season, stamping his authority with 3 -1 win over Eric.

The captain just needed a game (apparently) but managed a clean sweep against a league (and squash) novice, Joao. 


Overall result: Won  14 - 5

6th League B vs Southern Suburbs




With the Silver Fox filling in for 6th lge at the last minute and having a dramatic 3-2 loss, I thought Nigels match report would be more erudite and flambouyant than usual, but it never arrived in the inbox, so

Silver Fox lost 3-2 (but got the 2 games to clinch the match)
Nigel lost 3-0
Mark won 3-1
Brennan won 3-0



Overall result: Won 10 - 7

7th A League vs. Edenvale




The last time we played Edenvale we got seriously klapped and it wasn’t a pleasant experience. Happily we managed to turn the tables and recorded a victory against the Valeians and had a pleasurable evening to boot!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
No: 3 – Karel came out all guns blazing against Mark - whom he played and lost to in Masters. Brilliant length’s and boasts that left Mark standing and looking somewhat perplexed. In the second Mark smashes the ball so hard that it almost seemed to intimidate our intrepid Afrikaner and his game falls apart and with his boasts suddenly being picked up and returned with booming interest, Karel is suddenly down 1-2. Captain’s encouragement at the break must have had an impact because Karel finally started showing the fight that I have been longing to see on the league circuit and slowly and steadfastly claws his way back in a nail biting fourth and digs even deeper in the fifth to secure a fantastic first rubber. Some calls that went against Mark in the later stages saw him storm off court but the match was played with great sportsmanship. I have never seen a player ‘serve-out’ after having been awarded a point that he believed was incorrect. Impressive! (3-2)

No: 4 - Steph played and lost to Mike in the first round and that was a most entertaining pairing and I was keen to see how this return bout would turn out. Unfortunately for squash but fortunately for Steph the revenge match was pretty much a one-sided affair this time round. Steph played some inch perfect boasts, nice tight drives and a couple of well controlled drops that were just too good for Mike who seemed a little at sea. The entertaining bit in this match was watching Steph reprimand himself for some of the unforced errors that he made, he gets this gruff voice and normally shouts “come-on” which is somewhat uncharacteristic from our gentle giant. At the risk of repeating myself - I want to meet anybody with a stronger wrist than our Steph. What I would give for half that strength – but not sure what I would look like with a wrist bigger than my hand. Good decisive win Steph. (3-0)

No: 2 – I would prefer not to remind myself of my dismal performance against Greg who rattled me in the first and I went down wondering what game I was supposed to be playing. Although I managed to come back and win the next three games I never enjoyed my game at all and never settled into any semblance of a rhythm. I was fortunate to have an old experienced eye (a.k.a. Karel) give some sound advice which was simply “Stroke the ball” and this made all the difference. Thanks bud! (3-1)

No: 1 – Paul up against the ‘super-sub’ Barry and Paul launches into a lead and was steaming ahead toward a first game win and then Barry starts to find his feet and makes a fantastic comeback and beats Paul to the finish line. This guy is a Comrades runner as well and was wearing his Comrades shirt as an intimidatory tactic - a bit wasted on our “In for the long-haul Paul”. The second sees Barry hitting the ball so sweetly that Paul is left playing a game of retrieve-the-ball. Paul has the ability to remain positive and calm and will continue to fight and this sees him dictating the terms in the third and we saw some great squash. Unfortunately Paul could not stretch Barry and had to concede defeat in the fourth. Would have been fun to see who had the endurance to prevail in a fifth – but not to be. Once again, good sportsmanship exercised by both players made it a pleasure to mark. (1-3)

Great half price steaks at Q-Ba rounded off a most enjoyable evening out (all except for my pathetic game of course) and only managed a ‘pumpkin-turning-time’ departure.

Quote of the day: - “Whatever advice you give, be brief.” HORACE, Art of Poetry



Ear-Ear
   Gary

Overall result: Won 13 - 6

7th B League vs. Parkview




From the original 6 at the beginning of the season we are down to 2, myself and Nick for the rest of the season with the rest mainly fallen to injury.

We played Parkview and lost badly again 5-16.
1    Nick                  lost 0-3
2    Peter F             lost 2-3
3    Kobus               lost 1-3
4    Gabriel              lost 1-3
Gabriel who recently returned from injury is now helping us out and the 9th side has kindly given us the services of either Kobus or Leslie.

Overall result: Lost 5 - 16

9th LEAGUE vs Old Eds





I,Substitute- vs. Chris,van Zyl-
15-5 15-11 10-15 15-1


Kobus,Botes- vs. Marnus,Kruger-
8-15 15-12 15-10 15-7

Lesley,Longueira- vs. George,Putziger-
10-15 15-8 10-15 15-11 15-10

Henri,van den Berg- vs. Murray Alexander Craig,Stewart-
15-7 15-4 15-9

Overall result: Won 13 - 6

10th LEAGUE vs Modderfontein




In the words of the captain:

“Modderfontein gave Chamber a klap last night. “


ISHMAEL,LEHLOO- vs. Des,Crossman-
16-14 11-15 15-10 15-8

Byron,van Gruening- vs. Brian,Swiegers-
15-12 9-15 12-15 15-4 15-8

Olaf,Mayer -Mader- vs. Paddy,Crichton-
15-6 15-10 13-15 15-5

Eugene,Bester- vs. Johan,Mare-
15-10 13-15 15-4 15-12

Overall result: Lost 5-16

Ladies 3rd LEAGUE vs Randburg




Fefi lost 3-0
Heather lost 3-1
Julie lost 3-0
Jenny won 3-0

First defeat of the season in the last game. But who cares…………………we still won the league by a mile

Overall result: Lost 4 - 12

Ladies 4th LEAGUE 02 vs Edenvale




Belinda won 3-0
Alma lost 1-3
Caroline won 3-2
Chrisna won 3-0

Overall result: 13 - 5

Ladies 4th LEAGUE 03 vs Randburg




Charlene won 3-0
Josephine won 3 – 0
Lynda     won 3 – 0
Kelly       won 3 – 0


Overall result: Won 16 - 0