Chackmore Hasbeens 6-4 Milton Keynes Topspin

Wednesday 8 November 2023

Game Result Score Match score
1 Sam Willett lost to Mervyn Kelly (0-3) 9-11, 9-11, 9-11 0-1
2 Bub Burman beat David Wackrill (3-1) 11-5, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9 1-1
3 Andy Whitehead lost to Russell Penn (2-3) 11-5, 6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11 1-2
4 Bub Burman and Andy Whitehead beat Mervyn Kelly and Russell Penn (3-0) 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 2-2
5 Bub Burman beat Mervyn Kelly (3-1) 10-12, 11-3, 11-3, 11-5 3-2
6 Sam Willett beat Russell Penn (3-1) 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5 4-2
7 Andy Whitehead lost to David Wackrill (0-3) 10-12, 10-12, 7-11 4-3
8 Bub Burman lost to Russell Penn (2-3) 11-7, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11 4-4
9 Andy Whitehead beat Mervyn Kelly (3-2) 11-9, 3-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8 5-4
10 Sam Willett beat David Wackrill (3-0) 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 6-4
Team Legs won Legs average (%) Points won Points average (%)
Chackmore Hasbeens 22 56.41 382 53.35
Milton Keynes Topspin 17 43.59 334 46.65
Team Player Games played Games won Legs played Legs won Legs average (%) Points played Points won Points average (%)
Chackmore Hasbeens Sam Willett 3 2 10 6 60.00 183 100 54.64
Chackmore Hasbeens Bub Burman 3 2 13 8 61.54 233 132 56.65
Chackmore Hasbeens Andy Whitehead 3 1 13 5 38.46 241 117 48.55
Milton Keynes Topspin Mervyn Kelly 3 1 12 6 50.00 215 100 46.51
Milton Keynes Topspin David Wackrill 3 1 10 4 40.00 186 85 45.70
Milton Keynes Topspin Russell Penn 3 2 14 7 50.00 256 123 48.05
Match date Wednesday, 8 November 2023 at 19:30
Competition League
Division Division One
Venue Chackmore Parish Hall
Season 2023-2024
Legs played 39
Points played 716
Published 28/04/2024 17:53 by David Wackrill.
TOPSPIN UNSPUN AT CHACKMORE

My top of the table MK Topspin side suffered our first defeat of the season at fortress Chackmore, always a difficult place for us to visit, our heaviest ever defeat (outside the Premier) was here a while back. The home boys (Bub Burman, Andy Whitehead and Sam Willett) were well in the groove as well, having just played Leighton Buzzard Van Hire the previous night. This week Topspin went with Russell Penn, Mervyn Kelly and myself.

Sam had to get away to work so played his 3 straight off, doing a magnificent job for team in winning twice to set up the ultimate victory with his obdurate defence and judicial hitting. What has become the mandatory Chackmore doubles win came next, in straight games too, followed by a Bub win at Mervyn’s expense. This put us 4-1 down and struggling. But we rallied to 4-3 before Chackmore snatched the next two for a well deserved victory. Finally Russell put a respectable sheen on the scoreline for us with a typical punchy performance, coming from behind to beat Andy in 5 games.

A good contest all round, and one of those matches where no-one went home empty handed.

Man of the match : Sam Willett