Mursley Hawks 9-1 Woburn Sands Mosquitoes

Monday 9 December 2019

Game Result Score Match score
1 Martin Johnson beat Glenn Barcham (3-2) 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 13-11 1-0
2 Frank Beck beat Alan Bradbury (3-0) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5 2-0
3 Joe Rich lost to Paul Hamer (0-3) 5-11, 12-14, 12-14 2-1
4 Frank Beck and Martin Johnson beat Glenn Barcham and Paul Hamer (3-1) 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9 3-1
5 Frank Beck beat Glenn Barcham (3-1) 11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9 4-1
6 Martin Johnson beat Paul Hamer (3-1) 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4 5-1
7 Joe Rich beat Alan Bradbury (3-0) 11-6, 11-9, 11-8 6-1
8 Frank Beck beat Paul Hamer (3-2) 11-6, 9-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-4 7-1
9 Joe Rich beat Glenn Barcham (3-2) 8-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-4 8-1
10 Martin Johnson beat Alan Bradbury (3-0) 13-11, 11-8, 11-6 9-1
 
Played on loan
Team Legs won Legs average (%) Points won Points average (%)
Mursley Hawks 27 69.23 395 54.48
Woburn Sands Mosquitoes 12 30.77 330 45.52
Team Player Games played Games won Legs played Legs won Legs average (%) Points played Points won Points average (%)
Mursley Hawks Martin Johnson 3 3 12 9 75.00 227 126 55.51
Mursley Hawks Frank Beck 3 3 12 9 75.00 211 121 57.35
Mursley Hawks Joe Rich 3 2 11 6 54.55 213 107 50.23
Woburn Sands Mosquitoes Glenn Barcham 3 0 14 5 35.71 258 123 47.67
Woburn Sands Mosquitoes Alan Bradbury 3 0 9 0 0.00 169 68 40.24
Woburn Sands Mosquitoes Paul Hamer 3 1 12 6 50.00 224 106 47.32
 
Played on loan
Joe Rich played on loan from Mursley Strikers in Division Four.
Alan Bradbury played on loan from Woburn Sands Wolves in Division Four.
Match date Monday, 9 December 2019 at 19:30
Competition League
Division Division Two
Venue Mursley Village Hall
Season 2019-2020
Legs played 39
Points played 725
Published 28/03/2024 19:01 by Martin Johnson.
Match Report  (courtesy of Martin Johnson)

   Mursley Hawks   9 - 1   Woburn Sands Mosquitoes

A third big win in four matches for Hawks will probably see them move into a clear 4th place in the division 2 table at
the two thirds point of the season.  Both teams were fielding one reserve, from division 4, alongside two regulars.

The opening set was actually the closest of the night, as Martin Johnson took on Glenn Barcham, and the momentum
swung one way, then the other, but it was Martin who just edged the deciding game at 13-11, to get the home team off
to a winning start.  Frank Beck added to the lead, beating Mosquitoes' reserve Alan Badbury, but then Paul Hamer got
one back for the visitors, despite some spirited hitting from Hawks' reserve, Joe Rich, who lost 12-14, twice, in games
two and three.  Frank / Martin won their seventh doubles out of eight against Glenn / Paul, and Hawks kept improving
their advantage as the evening wore on, with Frank beating Glenn in four games, Martin doing likewise against Paul,
then Joe winning the battle of the reserves.  Paul looked like he was going to grab another point for Mosquitoes, as
he went 2-1 up in games against Frank, who looked out of ideas, but Frank battled back with a steady mix of defence
and timely hits, to complete his maximum.  Glenn, too, appeared to be on the way to another win, but Joe upped his
game from 2-0 down in games, to sneak games 3 and 4, both 11-9, before taking the decider in style, 11-4.  Martin
finished off the evening by defetaing Alan, to complete a second consecutive 9-1 win for Hawks, and end their year
in fine style, whilst it will leave Mosquitoes in sixth place.