Milton Keynes Topspin 6-4 Milton Keynes Sharks
League
Division One
Wednesday 15 November 2023
| Set | Result | Games | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wackrill beat Rupert Greyling | 12-10, 4-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-5 | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Mervyn Kelly lost to Sarah Hudson | 11-7, 4-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-13 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Jiten Pitamber beat Derick Rodrigues | 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 | 3-0 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Mervyn Kelly & Jiten Pitamber beat Rupert Greyling & Derick Rodrigues | 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7 | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Mervyn Kelly beat Rupert Greyling | 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 | 3-0 | 4-1 |
| 6 | David Wackrill lost to Derick Rodrigues | 7-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 6-11 | 2-3 | 4-2 |
| 7 | Jiten Pitamber beat Sarah Hudson | 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7 | 3-2 | 5-2 |
| 8 | Mervyn Kelly lost to Derick Rodrigues | 12-10, 6-11, 10-12, 7-11 | 1-3 | 5-3 |
| 9 | Jiten Pitamber beat Rupert Greyling | 11-7, 11-6, 11-8 | 3-0 | 6-3 |
| 10 | David Wackrill lost to Sarah Hudson | 6-11, 4-11, 7-11 | 0-3 | 6-4 |
| Team | Games won | Games average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | 23 | 57.50 | 370 | 50.89 |
| Milton Keynes Sharks | 17 | 42.50 | 357 | 49.11 |
| Team | Player | Sets played | Sets won | Games played | Games won | Games average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | David Wackrill | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 | 225 | 100 | 44.44 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Mervyn Kelly | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 | 227 | 114 | 50.22 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Jiten Pitamber | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 81.82 | 201 | 115 | 57.21 |
| Milton Keynes Sharks | Rupert Greyling | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 | 190 | 83 | 43.68 |
| Milton Keynes Sharks | Sarah Hudson | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 | 240 | 128 | 53.33 |
| Milton Keynes Sharks | Derick Rodrigues | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 | 223 | 113 | 50.67 |
| Date | Wednesday 15 November 2023 |
|---|---|
| Start time | 19:30 |
| Competition | League |
| Division | Division One |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2023-2024 |
| Games played | 40 |
| Points played | 727 |
Published 14/12/2025 09:28 by David Wackrill.
PIECE OF CAKE FOR BIRTHDAY BOY JIT
A sparkling hat-trick on his 43rd birthday ensured success for my MK Topspin side in this tough local derby on Wednesday.
The match started with two long 5-game sets in which I beat Rupert Greyling (my only contribution of the night) and Sharks’ major summer signing Sarah Hudson inched past Mervyn Kelly after saving a match point. This brought Jit to the table for the first of his wins against an overcoated Derick Rodrigues, to put Topspin 2-1 up.
The doubles was handsomely won, as was Mervyn’s straight games win over Rupert to shoot us into a 4-1 lead with star man Jit still having 2 sets to play, both of which were subsequently well won. Firstly in a battle of the big hitters with Sarah, who is enjoying a brilliant season so far across all competitions. This went to a decider before Jit pulled through against his ex MK Powers team-mate from last season. To ‘seal the deal’ the win over Rupert was far more mundane, the Sharks skipper not firing on all cylinders with a blank night here.
Man of the match : Jit Pitamber
A sparkling hat-trick on his 43rd birthday ensured success for my MK Topspin side in this tough local derby on Wednesday.
The match started with two long 5-game sets in which I beat Rupert Greyling (my only contribution of the night) and Sharks’ major summer signing Sarah Hudson inched past Mervyn Kelly after saving a match point. This brought Jit to the table for the first of his wins against an overcoated Derick Rodrigues, to put Topspin 2-1 up.
The doubles was handsomely won, as was Mervyn’s straight games win over Rupert to shoot us into a 4-1 lead with star man Jit still having 2 sets to play, both of which were subsequently well won. Firstly in a battle of the big hitters with Sarah, who is enjoying a brilliant season so far across all competitions. This went to a decider before Jit pulled through against his ex MK Powers team-mate from last season. To ‘seal the deal’ the win over Rupert was far more mundane, the Sharks skipper not firing on all cylinders with a blank night here.
Man of the match : Jit Pitamber