Milton Keynes Hit 'n' Hope 2-8 Mursley Swallows

Tuesday 23 October 2018

Game Result Score Match score
1 Andy Frearson beat Martin Johnson (3-2) 5-11, 11-2, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9 1-0
2 Mike Ainsworth lost to Roger Shelton (0-3) 10-12, 6-11, 1-11 1-1
3 Tony Coomber lost to David Bartlett (0-3) 3-11, 8-11, 4-11 1-2
4 Mike Ainsworth and Andy Frearson lost to Martin Johnson and Roger Shelton (0-3) 12-14, 8-11, 10-12 1-3
5 Mike Ainsworth lost to Martin Johnson (2-3) 12-10, 11-9, 13-15, 3-11, 8-11 1-4
6 Andy Frearson lost to David Bartlett (2-3) 9-11, 11-8, 13-11, 9-11, 8-11 1-5
7 Tony Coomber lost to Roger Shelton (2-3) 8-11, 12-14, 11-8, 11-8, 9-11 1-6
8 Mike Ainsworth beat David Bartlett (3-0) 11-6, 11-8, 11-7 2-6
9 Tony Coomber lost to Martin Johnson (0-3) 7-11, 7-11, 9-11 2-7
10 Andy Frearson lost to Roger Shelton (1-3) 4-11, 11-7, 6-11, 6-11 2-8
 
Played on loan
Team Legs won Legs average (%) Points won Points average (%)
Milton Keynes Hit 'n' Hope 13 33.33 338 45.86
Mursley Swallows 26 66.67 399 54.14
Team Player Games played Games won Legs played Legs won Legs average (%) Points played Points won Points average (%)
Milton Keynes Hit 'n' Hope Andy Frearson 3 1 14 6 42.86 255 122 47.84
Milton Keynes Hit 'n' Hope Mike Ainsworth 3 1 11 5 45.45 208 97 46.63
Milton Keynes Hit 'n' Hope Tony Coomber 3 0 11 2 18.18 207 89 43.00
Mursley Swallows Martin Johnson 3 2 13 8 61.54 245 130 53.06
Mursley Swallows Roger Shelton 3 3 12 9 75.00 221 126 57.01
Mursley Swallows David Bartlett 3 2 11 6 54.55 204 106 51.96
 
Played on loan
David Bartlett played on loan from Mursley Swifts in Division Three.
Match date Tuesday, 23 October 2018 at 19:30
Competition League
Division Division Two
Venue Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre
Season 2018-2019
Legs played 39
Points played 737
Published 29/03/2024 13:26 by Martin Johnson.
Milton Keynes Hit n Hope hosted Mursley Swallows, and on paper it would have expected to be a home win, with the teams lying =2nd and 8th, respectively, after the first 4 weeks. So, when Andy Frearson edged a nail-biting fifth leg 11-9 versus Martin Johnson, in the opening encounter, it might have seemed that Hit n Hope would be on their way to another win?  However, that was probably the high point for the home team, and without either Marco Hahn or Ivor Howard playing, it was Swallows who moved ahead, as first Roger Shelton beat Mike Ainsworth, then Swallows own reserve David Bartlett (in for absent Peter Sear) beat an out of sorts Tony Coomber. Roger and Martin then won three close games against Andy & Mike in the doubles, to put the visitors 3-1 up. The next three sets all went the full distance and all three went very close in the fifth, but with Swallows taking all three (though quite how Mike lost from 2 legs up and 8-2 ahead against Martin, I'm not sure, myself), as Martin edged past Mike, David past Andy and Roger past Tony! Mike finally hit back for Hit n Hope, with a three games win over David, but Martin beat Tony, before Roger completed his maximum against Andy, to give Swallows their first victory of the season, by an unlikely 8-2 margin, and possibly dented Hit n Hopes promotion aspirations. That should cheer up Swallows captain, Peter Sear, when he returns from holiday, but it is also again showing how close the division is proving to be, this season.