Milton Keynes Phoenix 0-10 Greenleys Kings
Wednesday 28 September 2022
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivor Howard lost to Andy Wood (0-3) | 5-11, 7-11, 6-11 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Gerald Ridgway lost to Nick Howard (0-3) | 5-11, 5-11, 4-11 | 0-2 |
| 3 | Abhay Tijare lost to Craig Brown (0-3) | 6-11, 3-11, 6-11 | 0-3 |
| 4 | Ivor Howard & Gerald Ridgway lost to Craig Brown & Nick Howard (0-3) | 9-11, 7-11, 11-13 | 0-4 |
| 5 | Gerald Ridgway lost to Andy Wood (0-3) | 9-11, 6-11, 12-14 | 0-5 |
| 6 | Ivor Howard lost to Craig Brown (0-3) | 6-11, 8-11, 6-11 | 0-6 |
| 7 | Abhay Tijare lost to Nick Howard (0-3) | 7-11, 3-11, 8-11 | 0-7 |
| 8 | Gerald Ridgway lost to Craig Brown (0-3) | 10-12, 5-11, 2-11 | 0-8 |
| 9 | Abhay Tijare lost to Andy Wood (0-3) | 3-11, 6-11, 7-11 | 0-9 |
| 10 | Ivor Howard lost to Nick Howard (0-3) | 3-11, 9-11, 4-11 | 0-10 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Phoenix | 0 | 0.00 | 188 | 35.88 |
| Greenleys Titans | 30 | 100.00 | 336 | 64.12 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Phoenix | Ivor Howard | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 153 | 54 | 35.29 |
| Milton Keynes Phoenix | Gerald Ridgway | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 161 | 58 | 36.02 |
| Milton Keynes Phoenix | Abhay Tijare | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 148 | 49 | 33.11 |
| Greenleys Kings | Andy Wood | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 100.00 | 163 | 102 | 62.58 |
| Greenleys Kings | Nick Howard | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 100.00 | 147 | 99 | 67.35 |
| Greenleys Kings | Craig Brown | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 100.00 | 152 | 100 | 65.79 |
Abhay Tijare played on loan from Milton Keynes Sharks in Division One.
| Match date | Wednesday, 28 September 2022 at 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Premier Division |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2022-2023 |
| Legs played | 30 |
| Points played | 524 |
Published 05/05/2024 04:37 by David Wackrill.
courtesy of Nick Howard
Wood you believe it? Andy dampens Phoenix’s flames!
With in-form Guy Sparrow out with Covid (get well soon young Sparrow), The Kings recruited Andy Wood from Northampton to make the trip to Kingston and face MK Phoenix.
Phoenix had their own troubles with players away, or dropping out at the last minute - But with the fear of being written up in the end of week match report by Dave Wackrill, Gerald managed to persuade Abhay Tijare to join himself and Ivor Howard (no relation….. in case anyone was wondering).
Alongside Nick Howard and Andy Wood, was the recently recalled Craig Brown. His loss during week one still haunting the Kings squad, and giving Craig occasional nightmares of his own.
Now, this is a tough report to write, as it was a very one sided affair.
Whilst every match was entertaining in it’s own way, the 30-0 scoreline in games highlighted the stark differences between a top Division One team from last year and the Premier Division.
That’s not to say Phoenix didn’t have chances. 6 of the 30 games went to 9 or deuce for the MK team, but they couldn’t get over the line in any of them.
Special note to Abhay and Andy who both stepped in at the last minute to ensure the match went ahead with 3 players in each side.
An almost perfect start to the season for Kings.
29 from 30 points…… We don’t talk about the 1.
Wood you believe it? Andy dampens Phoenix’s flames!
With in-form Guy Sparrow out with Covid (get well soon young Sparrow), The Kings recruited Andy Wood from Northampton to make the trip to Kingston and face MK Phoenix.
Phoenix had their own troubles with players away, or dropping out at the last minute - But with the fear of being written up in the end of week match report by Dave Wackrill, Gerald managed to persuade Abhay Tijare to join himself and Ivor Howard (no relation….. in case anyone was wondering).
Alongside Nick Howard and Andy Wood, was the recently recalled Craig Brown. His loss during week one still haunting the Kings squad, and giving Craig occasional nightmares of his own.
Now, this is a tough report to write, as it was a very one sided affair.
Whilst every match was entertaining in it’s own way, the 30-0 scoreline in games highlighted the stark differences between a top Division One team from last year and the Premier Division.
That’s not to say Phoenix didn’t have chances. 6 of the 30 games went to 9 or deuce for the MK team, but they couldn’t get over the line in any of them.
Special note to Abhay and Andy who both stepped in at the last minute to ensure the match went ahead with 3 players in each side.
An almost perfect start to the season for Kings.
29 from 30 points…… We don’t talk about the 1.