Chackmore Hasbeens 6-4 Milton Keynes Topspin
League
Division One
Wednesday 8 November 2023
| Set | Result | Games | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Willett lost to Mervyn Kelly | 9-11, 9-11, 9-11 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Bub Burman beat David Wackrill | 11-5, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9 | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Andy Whitehead lost to Russell Penn | 11-5, 6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| 4 | Bub Burman & Andy Whitehead beat Mervyn Kelly & Russell Penn | 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 | 3-0 | 2-2 |
| 5 | Bub Burman beat Mervyn Kelly | 10-12, 11-3, 11-3, 11-5 | 3-1 | 3-2 |
| 6 | Sam Willett beat Russell Penn | 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5 | 3-1 | 4-2 |
| 7 | Andy Whitehead lost to David Wackrill | 10-12, 10-12, 7-11 | 0-3 | 4-3 |
| 8 | Bub Burman lost to Russell Penn | 11-7, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11 | 2-3 | 4-4 |
| 9 | Andy Whitehead beat Mervyn Kelly | 11-9, 3-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8 | 3-2 | 5-4 |
| 10 | Sam Willett beat David Wackrill | 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 | 3-0 | 6-4 |
| Team | Games won | Games average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chackmore Hasbeens | 22 | 56.41 | 382 | 53.35 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | 17 | 43.59 | 334 | 46.65 |
| Team | Player | Sets played | Sets won | Games played | Games won | Games 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 |
| Date | Wednesday 8 November 2023 |
|---|---|
| Start time | 19:30 |
| Competition | League |
| Division | Division One |
| Venue | Chackmore Parish Hall |
| Season | 2023-2024 |
| Games played | 39 |
| Points played | 716 |
Published 05/12/2025 10:41 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
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