Milton Keynes Topspin 3-7 Greenleys Eagles
League
Division One
Monday 20 November 2017
| Set | Result | Games | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wackrill lost to Iain Lindsay | 11-8, 11-3, 7-11, 4-11, 7-11 | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Mervyn Kelly beat Dave Plumb | 11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9 | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Russell Penn lost to Barry Bishop | 7-11, 11-13, 9-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| 4 | Mervyn Kelly & Russell Penn lost to Barry Bishop & Iain Lindsay | 10-12, 11-7, 5-11, 4-11 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| 5 | Mervyn Kelly lost to Iain Lindsay | 11-13, 8-11, 5-11 | 0-3 | 1-4 |
| 6 | David Wackrill lost to Barry Bishop | 11-13, 6-11, 6-11 | 0-3 | 1-5 |
| 7 | Russell Penn beat Dave Plumb | 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8 | 3-1 | 2-5 |
| 8 | Mervyn Kelly lost to Barry Bishop | 8-11, 8-11, 11-8, 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-6 |
| 9 | Russell Penn lost to Iain Lindsay | 5-11, 9-11, 6-11 | 0-3 | 2-7 |
| 10 | David Wackrill beat Dave Plumb | 3-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6 | 3-1 | 3-7 |
| Team | Games won | Games average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | 13 | 35.14 | 315 | 47.09 |
| Greenleys Eagles | 24 | 64.86 | 354 | 52.91 |
| Team | Player | Sets played | Sets won | Games played | Games won | Games average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | David Wackrill | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 | 204 | 99 | 48.53 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Mervyn Kelly | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 | 204 | 97 | 47.55 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Russell Penn | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 | 190 | 89 | 46.84 |
| Greenleys Eagles | Iain Lindsay | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 81.82 | 196 | 112 | 57.14 |
| Greenleys Eagles | Dave Plumb | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 | 210 | 90 | 42.86 |
| Greenleys Eagles | Barry Bishop | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 90.00 | 192 | 111 | 57.81 |
| Date | Monday 20 November 2017 |
|---|---|
| Start time | 19:30 |
| Competition | League |
| Division | Division One |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2017-2018 |
| Games played | 37 |
| Points played | 669 |
Published 05/12/2025 13:58 by David Wackrill.
MK Topspin 3 Greenleys Eagles 7
Bad day at the coalface for Topspin in a lacklustre performance as we tamely crashed to our 2nd defeat. Eagles are always difficult opponents and were soaring high tonight as Iain Lindsay came in for a rare appearance. Iain lost the first 2 games of the evening to me before rolling off wins in his next 9, his big forehand dominating proceedings, for a maximum. Barry Bishop did even better in conceding just the one game, to Mervyn Kelly, in another blistering attacking display. And they combined to wipe the floor with us in the doubles too. Topspin’s only joy on the night came against Dave Plumb.
We are conceding hat-tricks quick and fast now after a solid start to the season. That’s 5 in 5 weeks as Iain and Barry join Romuald Baucherel, Alan Bolding and James Molloy in finding us easy prey. Topspin need to improve if we are to stay in the title chase. This match completes the first cycle of matches so lets hope we can turn over a new leaf next week when the reverse fixtures begin.