Milton Keynes Sharks 3-7 Milton Keynes Topspin
Tuesday 26 September 2023
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derick Rodrigues beat Mervyn Kelly (3-1) | 7-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-9 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Rupert Greyling lost to David Wackrill (0-3) | 6-11, 10-12, 7-11 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Abhay Tijare lost to Jiten Pitamber (1-3) | 12-10, 10-12, 6-11, 9-11 | 1-2 |
| 4 | Rupert Greyling and Derick Rodrigues lost to Mervyn Kelly and Jiten Pitamber (0-3) | 7-11, 9-11, 10-12 | 1-3 |
| 5 | Rupert Greyling lost to Mervyn Kelly (0-3) | 7-11, 6-11, 10-12 | 1-4 |
| 6 | Derick Rodrigues lost to Jiten Pitamber (1-3) | 11-7, 7-11, 8-11, 5-11 | 1-5 |
| 7 | Abhay Tijare lost to David Wackrill (1-3) | 11-8, 4-11, 6-11, 10-12 | 1-6 |
| 8 | Rupert Greyling beat Jiten Pitamber (3-0) | 11-9, 11-8, 11-9 | 2-6 |
| 9 | Abhay Tijare lost to Mervyn Kelly (0-3) | 4-11, 7-11, 8-11 | 2-7 |
| 10 | Derick Rodrigues beat David Wackrill (3-1) | 17-15, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7 | 3-7 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Sharks | 12 | 34.29 | 308 | 45.97 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | 23 | 65.71 | 362 | 54.03 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Sharks | Derick Rodrigues | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 | 231 | 116 | 50.22 |
| Milton Keynes Sharks | Rupert Greyling | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 | 173 | 79 | 45.66 |
| Milton Keynes Sharks | Abhay Tijare | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 | 206 | 87 | 42.23 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Mervyn Kelly | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 | 183 | 101 | 55.19 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | David Wackrill | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 | 216 | 117 | 54.17 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Jiten Pitamber | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 | 211 | 110 | 52.13 |
| Match date | Tuesday, 26 September 2023 at 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Division One |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2023-2024 |
| Legs played | 35 |
| Points played | 670 |
Published 27/04/2024 17:24 by David Wackrill.
OBDURATE SHARKS CLING TO TOP SPOT
Nice match in what looks like being a very competitive Division this year. Sharks replaced Sarah Hudson from last week’s Primes whitewash with Abhay Tijare, who played alongside Rupert Greyling and Derick Rodrigues. For Topspin, Mervyn Kelly came in for holidaying Russell Penn to accompany Jiten Pitamber and myself.
We went into the match needing an 8-2 win to overtake Sharks at the top of the table and seemed to be on course when leading by 6-1 after half a dozen consecutive winning sets before ultimately falling one set short thanks to ‘first and last’ set successes from a very solid Derick and a late turn of form from Rupert. The Sharks’ skipper had previously been uncharacteristically profligate when losing in straight games to Mervyn and me but bounced back brilliantly to his best form for a straight games win himself when tangling with Jiten.
So, for now at least, Sharks remain the Divisional kingpins.
Man of the match : Derick Rodfrgues
Nice match in what looks like being a very competitive Division this year. Sharks replaced Sarah Hudson from last week’s Primes whitewash with Abhay Tijare, who played alongside Rupert Greyling and Derick Rodrigues. For Topspin, Mervyn Kelly came in for holidaying Russell Penn to accompany Jiten Pitamber and myself.
We went into the match needing an 8-2 win to overtake Sharks at the top of the table and seemed to be on course when leading by 6-1 after half a dozen consecutive winning sets before ultimately falling one set short thanks to ‘first and last’ set successes from a very solid Derick and a late turn of form from Rupert. The Sharks’ skipper had previously been uncharacteristically profligate when losing in straight games to Mervyn and me but bounced back brilliantly to his best form for a straight games win himself when tangling with Jiten.
So, for now at least, Sharks remain the Divisional kingpins.
Man of the match : Derick Rodfrgues