Milton Keynes Topspin 6-4 Milton Keynes Powers
Wednesday 24 November 2021
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wackrill beat Keith Carrington (3-1) | 9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Russell Penn beat Clare Styles (3-0) | 11-9, 11-4, 11-3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Mervyn Kelly lost to Derick Rodrigues (1-3) | 7-11, 4-11, 12-10, 9-11 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Mervyn Kelly and Russell Penn beat Keith Carrington and Derick Rodrigues (3-2) | 11-7, 10-12, 11-2, 4-11, 11-9 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Russell Penn beat Keith Carrington (3-1) | 4-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 | 4-1 |
| 6 | David Wackrill beat Derick Rodrigues (3-1) | 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9 | 5-1 |
| 7 | Mervyn Kelly lost to Clare Styles (1-3) | 11-5, 8-11, 9-11, 6-11 | 5-2 |
| 8 | Russell Penn lost to Derick Rodrigues (0-3) | 11-13, 8-11, 6-11 | 5-3 |
| 9 | Mervyn Kelly lost to Keith Carrington (1-3) | 11-7, 7-11, 8-11, 8-11 | 5-4 |
| 10 | David Wackrill beat Clare Styles (3-1) | 11-6, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8 | 6-4 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | 21 | 53.85 | 367 | 52.73 |
| Milton Keynes Powers | 18 | 46.15 | 329 | 47.27 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Topspin | David Wackrill | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 | 214 | 125 | 58.41 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Russell Penn | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 | 173 | 95 | 54.91 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Mervyn Kelly | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 | 221 | 100 | 45.25 |
| Milton Keynes Powers | Keith Carrington | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 | 207 | 94 | 45.41 |
| Milton Keynes Powers | Clare Styles | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 | 191 | 82 | 42.93 |
| Milton Keynes Powers | Derick Rodrigues | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 | 210 | 112 | 53.33 |
Derick Rodrigues played on loan from Milton Keynes Sharks in Division Two.
| Match date | Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Division One |
| Venue | Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre |
| Season | 2021-2022 |
| Legs played | 39 |
| Points played | 696 |
Published 26/04/2024 02:25 by David Wackrill.
DEADLY DERICK STRIKES AGAIN BUT TOPSPIN TRIUMPH
Only four weeks ago MK Sharks’ Derick Rodrigues was named Division 1 ‘player of the week’ following his starring role for MK Phoenix in their victory over MK Hit ‘n’ Run. And here he was again, back in this Division doing a similar job for beleaguered MK Powers, who needed a substitute as only 2 of their 6 player squad were available for this top of the table clash. He responded to the call with an emphatic couple of wins over my team-mates Mervyn Kelly and Russell Penn, albeit in a 6-4 defeat for his team.
Although Powers’ regulars Clare Styles and Keith Carrington took full advantage of one of Mervyn’s off nights, Russell and I did enough to bring home a valuable win for our Topspin side that ended our opponents terrific 100% win record. Not that Mervyn did not contribute, as he paired up with Russell for a tight 11-9 in the 5th game doubles win, the doubles often being THE decisive set in these tight matches.
I had a strange evening myself with a calf muscle strain cramping my style. It ‘went ping’ during my 2nd set of the night against Derick. Although I was ahead at the time I thought he was bound to catch up and was amazed when he didn’t. That encouraged me to play on, particularly as the match result was still in the balance, and I subsequently beat Clare in the final set of the night. I know that playing against an injured player can be very off-putting for an opponent and I think I benefited from that scenario, plus I am very lucky that my playing ‘style’, such as it is, does not involve too much running around anyway.
So, it turned out to be a great win for Topspin.