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    Report for Matches played week beginning 15th Mar (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    Division one champions Royal Navy easily saw off Fareham Swallows 9-1 with maximums from Alex Rorke and Lee Orton. Steve Robinson got the reply against Kevin Smith and narrowly lost in five sets to Orton. Generation Aces clinched the runners up spot with an 8-2 win over rivals Cowplain Blue. Charlie Childs was unbeaten, while Robin Plunkett replied by beating Ross Saxby and Pete Woodacre overcame Kieran Wells. BCA Red got a good point against Hambledon. Their scorers were Andy Stagg (2), Lee Mullett(1), Will George(1) and the doubles. Richard Smith and Andy Bugden won two each for the dons and Bill Moody supplied another rubber. All Mullet's games went the distance.Fareham Rovers beat relegation probables SESA Perseus by a 7-3 margin. Trevor Farrow won three and Graham Taylor a brace. Alan Willcocks won a double for Perseus. Cowplain Orange thrashed a weakened Cowplain Cobras 10-0 with their combination of Ray Tiller, Roger Winkworth and Stuart Dover.

    Fareham Tenacity enhanced their runners up hopes in Division two with a 7-3 victory at the expense of Avenue Puffins. John Cooper won a hat trick and Tony Emberson added two. Brian Greenwood won twice for Puffins. Rob Dunmall was unbeaten for Portsmouth Black as they shared the spoils with Fareham Green. David Edge and Pete Newman took two apiece for Green. Two man Portmouth Water Blue had a great 6-4 success over SESA Jupiter. Neil Lockton scored a treble, Pete Slatter won a brace and they joined forces to put the icing on the cake with a doubles win. BCA Wasps won 7-3 versus Cowplain Alexandra. Paul Fitzgerald and Mike Gibbs won maximums. Cowplain Neptune beat BCA Green 8-2 with three wins each for Dave Wiles and Will Kitching plus two by Jim Malcolm having lost to Pete Grubb.

    Cowplain Sapphire have followed up the Division four title by winning Division three as well.They won 8-2 at St Clares Grasshoppers with three wins from John Amey. Dave Morgan responded with wins over Paul Thomsett and Bob Shaw. Amey edged out Alan Wiggins and Morgan deuce in the final set.In their previous match Grasshoppers defeated BCA Yellow 7-3 with Morgan undefeated and Wiggins winning twice. Fred Dowding won two for the yellows.PW Black beat Cowplain Emerald 8-2 thanks to a hat trick by Chris Whatley. Eric Harvey replied with five leg victories over Pete Higgins and Pete McWilliam.

    Avenue Toucans boosted their runners up chances in Division four with a comfortable 9-1 defeat of St Clares Swifts. Roger Fearn and John Brightman hit trebles, while Arnold Myers saved the rout versus Sue Brightman.Two man Portsmouth Scarlet drew with Lovedean with three wins from Gordon Giles and two for Mike Hurley losing only to Sandy Collier who teamed up with Ray Marshall to claim a point in the doubles.

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    Report for Matches played week beginning 8th Mar (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    In Division one title certainties Royal Navy beat BCA Red 7-3 with Alex Rorke and Darren Godden undefeated. Hambledon beat SESA Perseus 7-3 with three wins by Richard Smith and a brace from Andy Bugden. The evergreen Alan Bland replied with two excellent victories. Trevor Farrow scored a hat trick in Fareham Rovers 8-2 win against pointless Cowplain Cobras. Trevor Emery responded with wins against Alan Baldwin and Graham Taylor. Generation Kings two man team of Danny Lucking and Mike Rhodes defeated Cowplain Orange 7-3 winning all the games played.

    Portsmouth Orange are heading for the Division two crown and remain unbeaten. They defeated two man BCA Green 8-2 with maximums for Pete Boniface and Simeone Bertana. Sporting St Clares look like sneaking second spot and had a comfortable 9-1 victory over BCA Wasps. Tim Hampton and Keith Baker scored maximums. Paul Fitzgerald got the reply versus Graham Wiggins. Portsmouth Black easily beat Cowplain Alexandra 8-2 with Rob Dunmall winning a treble. Chris Corner responded with wins over Russell Voysey and Liam O'Neill. Fareham Tenacity won 7-3 against Water Blue. Tony Emberson won three rubbers and John Cooper two. Cowplain Neptune won 7-3 at Avenue Puffins. Dave Wiles was unbeaten and was assisted by Mary Barker with an impessive double.

    Cowplain Sapphire moved closer to the Division three title with a 6-4 victory over Cowplain Emerald. John Amey won a comfortable treble and Bob Shaw added two. Pete Stock won twice for Emerald.Second placed SESA Saturn beat St Clares Grasshoppers 7-3 with a Ray Barrowclough hat trick.Alan Wiggins responded with five set victories over Phil Beal and Brian Tee.He then combined with Dave Morgan to win the doubles. PW Black had a 9-1 success against Eastoke Cougars. Chris Whatley and Pete Higgins won three each. Fred Dowding's maximum helped BCA Yellow to a point against Portsmouth Green for whom Mike Lee and John Ruse took two apiece and the doubles. PW Red beat two man BCA Yellow 7-3 with Colin Miller winning both his rubbers.Allan Purchase won two for Yellow.

    Division four leaders Portsmouth Crimson scraped a 6-4 win over two man Wyeth for whom Rob Lewis was unbeaten. Mike Richardson, Petar Hristov and Nigel Kelsey all beat Doug Harding to take the points.Crimson next won 7-3 versus SESA Satellites with two man Richardson and Kelsey taking all the rubbers played. Gordon Millar was edged out 11-9 in the fifth set against Richardson. Avenue Dodos won 9-1 against Portsmouth Red with trebles for Phil Stride and Ian Allison. Mark Simmonds got red on the scoresheet with a good win over Keith Ginn.Dodos next beat Portsmouth Scarlet 8-2 with Ginn and Phil Stride undefeated. Mike Hurley got the only singles reply for Scarlet by beating Matthew Stride. Lovedean crushed Portsmouth Red 9-1 thanks to hat tricks by Len Couzens and Sandy Collier. Mark Kay got the only respose against Ray Marshall.

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    Report for Matches played week beginning 1st Mar (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    Royal Navy edged closer to their first Division one title by thrashing SESA Perseus 10-0 with their formation of Ian Hazell, S Quamina and Alex Rorke. The other players in their large squad are Les Orton, Kevin Smith,Scott Lawson and Darren Godden. Generation Aces should claim the runners up position. They defeated BCA Red 9-1 with trebles by Charlie Childs and Ross Saxby. Will George got the consolation having very narrowly lost to Childs. Cowplain Blue clinched at least a third place finish with a 6-4 victory at Fareham Swallows. Robin Plunkett and Dave Woodacre won two apiece for Blue. Steve Robinson responded with a double for Swallows. Hambledon won 9-1 at Cowplain Cobras with Andy Bugden, Richard Smith and Bill Moody taking all the singles rubbers played. Sven Lind lost to Smith 11-9 in the final leg. Cowplain Orange clinched Division one safety with a 6-4 defeat of relegation threatened SESA Perseus. Roger Winkworth scored a hat trick and Ray Tiller a brace for Orange. Pete Richardson won an impressive two games for Perseus having narrowly lost in four sets to Winkworth.

    Portsmouth Orange are heading for the Division two title and are still unbeaten. They beat Avenue Puffins 7-3 with 100% man Pete Boniface winning another treble. He was ably supported by Simeone Bertana with two and Lester Miles one. Rob Dunmall's magic couldn't give Portsmouth Black the victory they needed over Sporting St Clares to reignite their promotion challenge. He was unbeaten, but Tim Hampton and Keith Baker won two each for Sporting to keep them in the promotion spot as the match finished all square. Dave Wiles' three wins couldn't prevent Cowplain Neptune from sliding to a 6-4 defeat at the hands of Fareham Tenacity. John Cooper and Tony Emberson took two singles apiece for Tenacity. A Marshall Smith hat trick carried Fareham Green to an 8-2 success at the expense of PW Blue for whom Neil Lockton had wins over David Edge and Pete Newman. Avenue Puffins beat two man PW Blue 7-3 with Ricky Hensman winning both of his singles.Neil Lockton replied with a double and Pete Slatter a single. BCA Wasps overcame BCA Green by a 6-4 margin. Mike Gibbs and Paul Fitzgerald were undefeated.

    Portsmouth Green had a good 7-3 victory over leaders SESA Saturn in Division three. Mike Lee won a maximum and John Ruse a double for Green. Ray Barrowclough took a double for Saturn. Cowplain Sapphire hammered club-mates Crimson 9-1 with trebles by Paul Tomsett and Bob Shaw. Don Wilson replied by beating John Amey 13-11 in their decider and lost in five legs to Shaw.St Clares Grasshoppers overcame PW Black by six games to four. Dave Morgan was unbeaten and was assisted by Alan Wiggins with a brace. Chris Whatley won twice for Black.

    In Division four St Clartes Swifts drew with Portsmouth Scarlet. Arnold Myers and Ray Gunter won two apiece for Swifts, while Gordon Giles was again undefeated for Scarlet. Lovedean whitewashed SESA Satellites with their team of Len Couzens, Ray Marshall and Sandy Collier. Satellites were unfortunate as Gordon Millar lost three five setters and Malcolm Logan another two. Avenue Toucans also had a 10-0 victory at the expense of Eastoke Tigers. Their line-up was Jonathan Lynch, Roger Fearn and Sue Brightman. Gary Bannister lost out in the final leg twice.

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    Report for Matches played week beginning 22nd Feb (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    Fareham Rovers moved closer to Division one safety by defeating Cowplain Orange 7-3. Trevor Farrow won a hat trick for Rovers. Roger Winkworth won a double for Orange. Royal Navy despatched two man Cowplain Cobras with maximums by Ian Hazell and Alex Rorke. Trevor Emery got the consolation against Kevin Smith. Generation Aces beat SESA Perseus 9-1 with three wins each for Charlie Childs and Ross Saxby. Ray Lush got Perseus on the scoreboard by beating Kieran Wells. Cowplain Blue defeated BCA Red 7-3 with a treble from Dave Woodacre and two for Robin Plunkett. Hambledon won 7-2 versus Generation Kings with both teams a player short. Andy Bugden and Richard Smith won all the games played.

    Unbeaten Portsmouth Orange beat Fareham Tenacity 7-3 with Pete Boniface unbeaten. Tony Emerson responded by beating Simeone Bertana and Billy Edwards. Sporting St Clares are favorites for runners up. They won 7-3 in their game with SESA Jupiter with Colin Rand and Graham Wiggins undefeated. Colin Clark got the solitary reply with a good win over Tim Hampton. Portsmouth Black won 8-2 at BCA Green with a treble by Liam O'Neill. Pete Grubb responded by defeating Russell Voysey and R Bagade.. Fareham Green won 9-1 at Cowplain Alexandra with three wins apiece for Pete Newman and John Wildig. Portsmouth Water Black and Cowplain Neptune shared the spoils. Dave Wiles won a hat trick for Neptune, while Neil Lockton won a brace for Water.

    Division three leadres SESA Saturn won 7-3 against PW Red with Ray Barrowclough scoring a hat trick. Colin Miller responded with victories over Brian Tee and Kosta Kyriakides. Cowplain Sapphire crushed two man Eastoke Cougars 9-1 with Amey and Shaw undefeated. John Davey got the consolation game against Tomsett.Dave Morgan's treble for St Clares Grasshoppers was in vain as his side had a 6-4 reverse to Cowplain Emerald for whom Peter Mclellan and Davina Roberts both won twice.

    Division four leaders Cowplain Crimson beat second placed Avenue Dodos 7-3 in Division four. Mike Richardson, Peter Hristov and Nigel Kelsey all won two each, while Phil Stride played a blinder for Dodos winning twice having been edged out 15-13 in the fifth set versus Hristov. Dodos next drew with Wyeth with Keith Ginn winning a double. Rob Lewis was unbeaten for Wyeth.Crimson beat Portsmouth Indigo 9-1 with Richardson and Kelsey taking trebles.Stan Marlow saved the whitewash by defeating Malcolm Wallbridge. Portsmouth Scarlet shared the spoils with Avenue Toucans thanks to a Gordon Giles maximum and a brace from James Mason. John Brightman won two games for Toucans.Wyeth won 7-3 at Portsmouth Red. Rob Lewis and Doug Harding won three apiece. St Clares Swifts and SESA Satellites finished all square. Arnold Myers won three games for Swifts, while Malcolm Logan and Gordon Millar took two each for SESA.

    Report for Matches played week beginning 15th Feb (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    11 year old Letitia McMullan turned in an excellent performance in her Division one debut against Cowplain Cobras. She beat Ken Burton and Trevor Emery as Generation Aces triumphed 8-2. She is ranked number two in England under 12's. Charlie Childs with three wins and Kieran Wells two completed the scoring for Aces. In their previous game Aces defeated Generation KIngs 10-0 with Childs, Saxby and Wells the successful trio. In the opening rubber of the night Danny Lucking was edged out 12 -10 in the final set against Childs. Runaway leaders Royal Navy won 8-2 versus Kings. Alex Rorke scored a hat trick, while Mike Rhodes responded by beating Kevin Smith and Ian Hazell. Cowplain Blue who are currently second (having played more matches than Aces) beat SESA Perseus 8-2 with trebles from Robin Plunkett and Dave Woodacre. Two man Hambledon won 6-4 versus Cowplain Orange. Richard Smith won a treble and Andy Bugden supplied two games having lost to Steve Long. Stuart Dover lost 13-11 in the deciding leg against Bugden which proved to be the turning point. BCA Red and Fareham Swallows shared the spoils. Andy Stagg and Will George won two apiece for Red as did Paul May and Steve Robinson of Swallows.

    Division two leaders Portsmouth Orange beat Cowplain Neptune 7-3 with a maximum by Pete Boniface, plus two each for Simeone Bertana and Josh Colombi. Portsmouth Black were without the prolific Rob Dunmall and paid the price going down 6-4 to Avenue Puffins. Mike James played a blinder in winning three rubbers for Puffins. He was well supported by Brian Greenwood with a double. Russell Voysey's two victories couldn't spare Black's blushes. Sporting St Clares were made to work very hard for their 8-2 victory over Fareham Green. Five rubbers went the distance, but they were all won by Sporting. Keith Baker and Tim Hampton were unbeaten.Paul Fitzgerald played superbly to win a hat trick for BCA Wasps against Fareham Tenacity, but Tony Emerson(2) and John Cooper(2) swung it in Fareham's favour by a 6-4 margin. Cowplain Alexandra won 8-2 versus Water Blue with George Clay and Chris Corner undefeated.

    Eastoke Cougars produced a surprise in Division three by beating St Clares Grasshoppers. Jim Broad was the star player with three wins for Cougars, while Dave Morgan and Alan Wiggins both won two for Grasshoppers. Cowplain Crimson won 7-3 against BCA Yellow thanks to a hat trick by Don Wilson and two for Derek Wilson. Fred Dowding won a double for Yellow.

    Portsmouth Crimson beat two man Lovedean 9-1 in Division four with Mike Richardson and Nigel Kelsey unbeaten. Ray Marshall responded by getting the better of Malcom Wallbridge. Portsmouth Scarlet thumped Eastoke Tigers 9-1 with trebles from James Mason and Mike Hurley. For Tigers Gary Bannister beat Jack Hernandez.Eastoke made ammends versus two man Portsmouth Indigo with Gary Bannister winning his two singles. Ian Hansell and Julian Linsell both won a brace for Indigo.

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    Report for Matches played week beginning 8th Feb (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    Roger Winkworth produced the performance of the week in Division one by winning three singles against runners up favorites Generation Aces. The match finished all square as Steve Long and Ray Tiller both beat Joe Austen to give Cowplain Orange their point. Kieran Wells and Charlie Childs won two each and the doubles for Aces. Royal Navy easily beat Cowplain Orange 8-2 with an Alex Rorke maximum. Steve Long replied by beating Les Orton and Trevor Emery got the better of Kevin Smith. Cowplain Blue beat Cowplain Cobras 8-2 with Pete Woodacre undefeated. For Cobras Trevor Emery beat Dave Woodacre and Sven Lind fared likewise against Robin Plunkett. Fareham Rovers went down 6-4 at Hambledon despite the in form Nick Webb taking all of his singles. Trevor Farrow got the other rubber for Rovers as Richard Smith(2), Bill Moody(2) and Andy Bugden (1) carried the dons to victory.Fareham Swallows drew with SESA Perseus thanks largely to Paul May's hat trick. Steve Robinson added one and a hand in the doubles. For Perseus Pete Richardson continued his good form with a double, which was matched by Ray Lush. Alan Bland won the other rubber.

    Fareham Tenacity gave themselves a chance of promotion from Divisio two by beating second placed Portsmouth Black 6-4. Tony Emberson and John Cooper won two each for the victors and Dave Mcintosh another. Rob Dunmall again won three for Black, but Liam O'Neill could only add one to Black's tally. Leaders Portsmouth Orange remain unbeaten after a comfortable 8-2 victory at Portsmouth Water Blue. Simeone Bertana scored a hat trick for Orange, while Neil Lockton responded with wins over Josh Colombi and Billy Edwards. Fareham Green whitewashed BCA Green with their formation of Marshall Smith, John Wildig and Pete Newman. Avenue Puffins overcame SESA Jupiter by a 6-4 margin. Mike James and Brian Greenwood took two games apiece for the winners, with Trevor Rayner winning once. Richard Stone was the player of the night with an excellent treble for Jupiter, but they fell just short as Paul Russell added just one. Cowplain Neptune defeated BCA Wasps 6-4 with Dave Wiles unbeaten. Mike Gibbs and Paul Fitzgerald replied by beating Jim Malcolm and Mary Barker. Wiles and Barker clinched the match by squeezing home 12-10 in the final set of the doubles.

    Cowplain Emerald produced an excellent performance to beat PW Red 8-2 in Division three. Eric Harvey and Peter Mclellan both scored hat tricks.Leaders SESA Saturn also won 8-2 at the expense of Cowplain Crimson. Ray Barrowclough won all of his sigles, while Don Wilson replied with victories over Brian Tee and Kosta Kyriakides. Cowplain Sapphire beat PW Black 6-4 with John Amey and Bob Shaw winning two apiece and the doubles. Chris Whatley won a double for Black.In their next match Sapphire drew with St Clares Grasshoppers for whom Dave Morgan was unbeaten. Bob Shaw won a brace for Sapphire. Eastoke Cougars and Portsmouth Green finished all square. John Ruse and Viv Mattingly won two each for Green. Jim Broad was Cougars best player with a double. Cougars beat PW Red 7-3 despite a treble from Colin Miller. Jim Broad, Eric Saunders and John Davey was the winning combination.

    Avenue Dodos defeated Lovedean 7-3 in Division four with their team of Keith Ginn, Phil Stride and Matthew Stride, but they couldn't stop Sandy Collier who won three for Lovedean.Lovedean also went down 7-3 to Portsmouth Indigo. Ian Hansell was undefeated for Indigo and was well supported by Stan Marlow senior with two wins and a single from Stan Marlow junior. Sandy Collier won two for Lovedean and Ray Marshall a single. Avenue Toucans crushed SESA Satellites 9-1 with maximums by Sue and John Brightman. Allan Bailley responded by edging out Tim Parrott 12-10 in the final leg.

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    Report for Matches played week beginning 1st Feb (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    Generation Kings got their best result of their season in Divison one when their strongest side beat third placed Cowplain Blue 6-4. Mike Rhodes won a hat trick, Danny Lucking added two and Neil Carroll one. For Blue Robin Plunkett, Richard Billings and Pete Woodacre all won once. Royal Navy continued their march to the title with a 9-1 defeat of Fareham Rovers. Alex Rorke, Les Orton and Ian Hazell took all of the singles. Fareham Swallows had a narrow 6-4 triumph over bottom placed Cowplain Cobras. Steve Robinson scored a treble for Swallows. He was assisted by George Cole and Mark Scott with a single apiece. For Cobras Sven Lind won a brace with Ken Burton and Trevor Emery chipping in with one each. BCA Red beat SESA Perseus 7-3. Andy Stagg won three, Will George supplied two wins and Lee Mullett another. Pete Richardson got a very good double for Perseus, but Ray Lush could only add one to their tally.

    In Division two Portsmouth Orange dropped a point against BCA Wasps, but top the league by a point. Mike Gibbs did the main damage with a maximum and a hand in the doubles victory. Paul Fitzgerald took a vital single. Simeone Bertana won two for Orange as did Billy Edwards with Lester Miles getting the other rubber. Portsmouth Black made ground with a good 8-2 victory over Cowplain Neptune. Rob Dunmall was undefeated for the winners, and was well supported by Russell Voysey and Liam O'Neill who won two each. Dave Wiles and Will Kitching responded with a single each. Sporting St Clares thrashed Water Blue 10-0 with their combination of Keith Baker, Colin Rand and Tim Hampton. Fareham Tenacity fared likewise versus SESA Jupiter with their team of John Cooper, Tony Emberson and Dave Mcintosh. Fareham Green defeated Avenue Puffins 8-2 with Marshall Smith unbeaten. Ricky Hensman replied by getting the better of John Wildig as did Brian Greenwood against Pete Newman. Bottom placed BCA Green got a welcome point at Cowplain Alexandra. Pete Grubb and George Lush won two apiece and the doubles for green. Alexandra responded through George Clay(2), Barry Diaper(2) and Ian Wield(1).

    Division three leaders SESA Saturn suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of mid table Portsmouth Purple by a 7-3 margin. Reserve Gordon Giles did the main damage with a treble for Purple. Tim Buckman and Trevor Head also did very well winning two apiece having both lost to Ray Barrowclough. Second placed Cowplain Sapphire made no mistake against BCA Yellow winning 8-2 with John Amey scoring a hat trick. Fred Dowding responded with wins over Eric Harvey and Bob Shaw. Third placed PW Black also triumphed 8-2 at the expense of Cowplain Crimson with Chris Whatley taking all his singles. Don Wilson replied with victories over Pete Higgins and Pete McWilliam.St Clares Grasshoppers defeated Portsmouth Green 7-3 thanks to Dave Morgan and Alan Wiggins who secured trebles. Mike Lee, Dave Dobbin and Chris Bishop all beat Ian Clemens to make the final score more respectable.

    Portsmouth Crimson are still unbeaten in Division four and lead the league. They hammered St Clares Swifts 10-0 with their line-up of Mike Richardson, Nigel Kelsey and Malcolm Wallbridge. In a mid table battle Avenue Toucans won 7-3 versus Wyeth. Roger Fearn was unbeaten, and was assisted by Sue Brightman with a brace of wins and a single by Tim Parrott. Rob Lewis scored a double for Wyeth and Doug Harding a single.Portsmouth Indigo had an excellent 7-3 win over Portsmouth Scarlet with Stan Marlow junior and Senior winning two apiece as did Ian Hansell. James Mason was undefeated for the losing trio. Portsmouth Red got their first points of the season when they beat second from bottom Eastoke Tigers by a comfortale 8-2 margin. Mark Kay and Mark Simmonds hit hat tricks, while Graham Bannister and John Morgan got Cougars on the board by getting the better of Carl Henley.

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    Report for Matches played week beginning 25th Jan (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    Royal Navy defeated two man Hambledon 8-2 in Division one with maximums by Scott Lawson and Les Orton. Bill Moody and Andy Bugden replied by getting the better of Darren Godden. Cowplain Blue had a cofortable 9-1 success against Cowplain Orange. Robin Plunkett and Dave Woodacre were undefeated for the victors. Steve Long replied against Richard Billings. Fareham Swallows won 8-2 against Generation KIngs. Paul May won a maximum, while Danny Lucking got Kings on the scoresheet by edging out George Cole and Steve Robinson. In their game with BCA Red Kings lost 9-1 as Will George and Andy Stagg won three each. Luke Austen got the soltary response against Lee Mullett.The Reds then hammered Cowplain Cobras 10-0 with the same line-up.

    Portsmouth Orange beat clubmates Black to become favorites for the Division two title. Pete Boniface kept his 100% record and thus ended Rob Dunmall's. Lester Miles added two games for Orange and Billy Edwards another. Dunmall took two for Black, with team mate Russell Voysey chipping in with a single. In their game with BCA Wasps Water Blue triumphed 6-4 despite Mike Gibbs hat trick. John Manuel, Pete Slatter and Neil LOckton all beat Roland Grant to give themselves victory. Sporting St Clares thrashed BCA Green 10-0 with their combination of Colin Rand, Graham Wiggins and Tim Hampton. Fareham Tenacity overcame club mates green 7-3 with John Cooper unbeaten. He was well backed up by Dave Mcintosh with a double and a single for Tony Emberson. Pete Newman won a brace for green and Marshall Smith won once.Avenue Puffins won 7-3 versus Cowplain Alexandra thanks to Trevor Rayner, Ricky Hensman and Brian Greenwood who all won twice. Barry Diaper responded with two wins for Alexandra and George Clay got another.

    In Division three SESA Saturn beat BCA Yellow 9-1 with trebles from Ray Barrowclough and Kosta Kyriakides and two from Brian Tee losing only to Allan Purchase. PW Black shared the spoils with Portsmouth Purple. Chris Whatley and Pete Higgins won two each for Black. For Purple Trevor Head was the best player with a double. Cowplain Sapphire edged out Portsmouth Green 6-4 after squeezing home in the doubles. John Amey and Bob Shaw won two each for Sapphire, but couldn't stop John Ruse who won a hat trick for Green. Cowplain Crimson beat Cowplain Emerald 7-3 with three wins by Brian Woolley, plus two each for Don Wilson and Derek Wilson. Crimson could only draw with Eastoke Cougars for whom John Davey was unbeaten and Jim Broad won a brace of games. Don Wilson won two for Crimson.

    In Division four Wyeth won 7-3 versus Eastoke Tigers. Rob Lewis scored a maximum. Gary Bannister responded by beating Doug Harding and Peter Elliott.Portsmouth Scarlet beat their Red side 7-3 with hat tricks from James Mason and Mike Hurley. Scarlet lost to SESA Satellites 8-2 as Malcolm Logan was undefeated. James Mason replied by beating Brian Forsey and Gordon Millar. Avenue Toucans versus Lovedean finished all square. Sandy Collier was the player of the night with three wins, while Jonathan Lynch and Sue Brightman won two apiece for Toucans. Toucans also drew with Portsmouth Crimson. John Brightman won all of his games.Mike Richardson and Malcolm Wallbridge took two each for Crimson. Avenue Dodos beat St Clares Swifts 6-4 thanks to a Keith Ginn treble and a double by Phil Stride. Arnold Myers won two for Swifts. Dodos next beat Portsmouth Indigo 9-1 with Keith Ginn and Phil Stride unbeaten.SESA Satellites overcame Eastoke Tigers by a 6-4 margin despite Gary Bannister's maximum. Gordon Millar and Brian Forsey both won two for Satellites. Lovedean and St Clares Swifts finished all square. Sandy Collier won a hat trick for Lovedean, while Arnold Myers and Ray Gunter won two apiece for Swifts.

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    Report for Matches played week beginning 18th Jan (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    In Division one second placed Generation Aces defeated fourth placed Hambledon 7-3. Charlie Childs won all of his singles and was supported by Mike Rhodes and Kieran Wells who won two apiece, having both lost to Richard Smith. Third placed Cowplain Blue faltered after dropping a point against Fareham Rovers, but are unlikely to be caught by Hambledon. Nick Webb won a vital treble for Rovers and teamed up with Graham Taylor who won one to take a point in the doubles. Pete and Dave Woodacre won two apiece for Blue and Richard Billings won once. Fareham Swallows scraped home 6-4 versus Cowplain Orange after a narrow doubles victory. Roger Winkworth was undefeated for Orange and Steve Long won once, but George Cole(2), Steve Robinson(2) and Mark Scott earned Swallows both points. SESA Perseus beat pointless Cowplain Cobras 7-3 with a hat trick for Alan Willcocks and a brace from Pete Richardson. Mike Thorne added the other singles game. Trevor Emery won a double for Cobras and reserve Dave Wiles a single.

    DWhen Fareham Tenacity met Sporting St Clares both sides needed a win to close in on the leading two in Division two, but the match ended in a frustrating draw. Tony Emberson won a great hat trick for Tenacity, but John Cooper could only add one more singles as Keith Baker(2), Tim Hampton(2) and Graham Wiggins(1) put Sporting 5-4 up, but Dave Mcintosh teamed up with Emberson to earn a point for Tenacity. In their next match Tenacity squeezed home 6-4 against Cowplain Alexandra for whom George Clay was unbeaten. For Tenacity Cooper and Emberson won two each and Macintosh another before the same doubles combination edged a five set game. Barry Diaper took a single for Alexandra. Leaders Portsmouth Orange won twice. Firstly they defeated Fareham Green 8-2 with trebles from Pete Boniface and Simone Bertana. Marshall Smith and John Wildig replied by beating Lester Miles. They next beat SESA Jupiter 10-0 with Miles, Bertana and Josh Colombi the winning combination. Portsmouth Black also won twice to stay level on points with their clubmates. They won 6-4 versus SESA Jupiter with three wins by Rob Dunmall and two from Russell Voysey. Paul Russell won twice for Jupiter with Ray Barrowclough and Mike Turner winning one apiece. Next they won 7-3 versus BCA Wasps. The 100% Dunmall was taken to the fifth leg by Mike Gibbs and Paul Fitzgerald. Voysey added two and O'Neill one. Callum Shipp won a brace for Wasps and Mike Gibbs one. Sporting St Clares crushed Avenue Puffins 9-1 with maximums for Baker and Wiggins. The only reply came from Ricky Hensman who beat Colin Rand. Fareham Green beat Cowplain Neptune 6-4 despite a Dave Wiles maximum. Wildig(2), Newman(2) and Smith were the scorers for green. Will Kitching scored a single for Neptune, but lost out in the doubles. In a lowly battle BCA Green and Water Blue shared the spoils. Pete Grubb and Pete Denford won two each for green with another coming from George Lush. Neil Lockton and Pete Slatter took two each and the doubles for Water./FONT>

    SESA Saturn won their Division three top of the table clash against Cowplain Sapphire 8-2 thanks to a hat trick by Ray Barrowclough. John Amey replied by beating Phil Beal and Bob Shaw overcame Brian Tee. Saturn could only draw at PW Black as Pete McWilliam and Pete Higgins won two each for Black. Barrowclough again won twice for Saturn. PW Black then crushed BCA Yellow 9-1 with three each for Chris Whatley and Higgins. Nigel Dales got the only response against McWilliam. Two man PW Red drew with Portsmouth Green courtesy of a Colin Miller treble. Dave Dobbin and John Ruse replied by defeating John Atkinson. Portsmouth Purple won 6-4 versus Eastoke Cougars. Pritesh Bhatt was unbeaten and was assisted by Tim Buckman with a double. Jim Broad won a brace for Cougars.

    Portsmouth Crimson beat Eastoke Tigers 9-1 in Division four. Mike Richardson and Petar Hristov scored maximums. The only response came from Gary Bannister who beat Nigel Kelsey. Avenue Toucans won 6-4 against clubmates Dodos. John Brightman was undefeated and Sue Brightman added two games. Keith Ginn took a double for Dodos. St Clares Swifts beat Portsmouh Indigo 8-2 with Arnold Myers and Ray Gunter undefeated. SESA Satellites hammered Portsmouth Red 10-0 with their line-up of Malcolm Logan, Brian Forsey and Allan Bailey. Portsmouth Indigo won 6-4 at Portsmouth Red. Ian Hansell won a all of his singles easily and was aided by Stan Marlow senior who won twice. Marc Simmonds won two for red.

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    Report for Matches played week beginning 11th Jan (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    Royal Navy all but clinched the Division one title after completing the double over Generation Aces. They turned in an excellent display to triumph 8-2. Alex Rorke and Scott Lawson won three apiece for Navy. The only response in the singles came from Ross Saxby who beat Les Orton. Cowplain Blue are comfortably in third spot after a good 8-2 defeat of Hambledon. Robin Plunkett secured a treble, while Richard Smith beat Pete Woodacre and Bill Moody overcame Dave Woodacre to get Hambledon on the scoresheet. BCA Red had two useful 7-3 wins. Firstly they won against Fareham Rovers with an Andy Stagg hat trick, a further two from Will George and a single for Lee Mullett. Alan Baldwin won twice for Rovers and Trevor Farrow once. Next they beat Cowplain Orange with Stagg and George unbeaten. Roger Winkworth and Stuart Dover responded by beating Lee Mullett.

    Portsmouh Black squeezed home 6-4 against SESA Jupiter in Division two with three wins by Rob Dunmall and two for Russell Voysey. Mike Turner took a brace for Jupiter. Avenue Puffins won 8-2 versus BCA Green with maximums by Brian Greenwood and Ricky Hensman. The Green's replied through Pete Grubb and George Lush. Cowplain Alexandra won 7-3 at Cowplain Neptune with George Clay undefeated. Jim Malcolm responded by getting the better of Chris Corner and Dave Wiles beat Ian Wield. BCA Wasps easily beat SESA Jupiter 9-1 with hat tricks from Callum Shipp and Paul Fitzgerald. Mike Turner got the solitary reply by defeating Mike Gibbs.

    Cowplain Sapphire kept their 100% record in tact after defeating Cowplain Emerald 6-4. John Amey and Bob Shaw won two each and Paul Tomsett gained a single. Eric Harvey and Peter Mclellan both won two for Emerald. St Clares Grasshoppers won 8-2 against Cowplain Crimson with a Dave Morgan hat trick. Don Wilson responded with wins over Gordon White and Alan Wiggins. BCA Yellow drew at Cowplain Emerald with three wins by Fred Dowding and two from Allan Purchase. Eric Harvey won twice for Emerald and was assisted by Davina Roberts and Pete Stock with a single apiece. Cowplain Emerald also drew at SESA Saturn with a Mclellan double and one each for Harvey and Stock. Phil Beal and Ray Barrowclough won two each for Saturn and Kosta Kyriakides added the other game.

    Yet another draw occured in the Division four match between Wyeth A and Portsmouth Scarlet. Gordon Giles scored a maximum for Scarlet and James Mason a single. For Wyeth Doug Harding and Rob Lewis both won a brace, while Peter Elloitt chipped in with one game.

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    Report for Matches played week beginning 4th Jan (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    D1 No reports (snow)

    D2 No reports (snow)

    D3 No reports (snow)

    D4 No reports (snow)

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    Report for Matches played week beginning 14th Dec (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    Generation Aces stayed in contention for the Division one title by beating rivals Cowplain Blue 8-2. Charlie Childs and reserve Danny Lucking both won three games. Pete and Dave Woodacre replied by beating Kieran Wells. Hambledon defeated BCA Red 8-2 with a Richard Smith hat trick, plus two apiece for Bill Moody and Andy Bugden. Will George and Andy Stagg supplied one each for the reds. Cowplain Orange won 7-3 versus bottom placed Cowplain Cobras. Roger Winkworth scored a treble and was assisted by Steve Long with two wins and Ray Tiller one. Trevor Emery won a brace for Cobras and Sven Lind a single. Fareham Rovers had an impressive 9-1 win over SESA Perseus. Graham Taylor and Trevor Farrow won maximums. Ray Lush responded by defeating Alan Baldwin.

    In Division two Portsmouth Orange went top after winning 6-4 versus fellow promotion hopefuls Sporting St Clares. Pete Boniface won yet another hat trick for Orange and was aided by Billy Edwards and Simeone Bertana who won one each. Sporting replied through Tim Hampton(2), Keith Baker(1) and Colin Rand(1). Orange won the crucial doubles. Portsmouth Black went second after beating Fareham Green 8-2. Rob Dunmall and Russell Voysey were unbeaten for the victors. David Edge and Peter Newman replied by getting the better of R Bagade. Fareham Tenacity are within touching distance of the leading pack. They had a 9-1 success against Avenue Puffins. John Cooper and Tony Emberson were undefeated. Ricky Hensman got Puffins on the board by deating Dave Mcintosh. Cowplain Alexandra won 7-3 versus two man BCA Wasps for whom Mike Gibbs was unbeaten. Barry Diaper, Chris Corner and Ian Wield all beat Roland Grant to give themselves victory. Cowplain Neptune overcame BCA Green by a 7-3 margin. Dave Wiles and Jim Malcolm won all their singles. Pete Grubb and Pete Denford replied by beating Mary Barker. SESA Jupiter defeated Water Blue 8-2 in a lowly battle.Mike Turner scored a treble for Jupiter, while Neil Lockton responded by beating Andy Tiller and Ray Barrowclough.

    D3 TBC

    D4 TBC

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    Report for Matches played week beginning 7th Dec (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    Royal Navy didn't have it all their own way in their Division one clash with BCA Red, but ran out 7-3 victors. Alex Rorke won another treble for Navy and was assisted by Darren Godden with a double and a Kevin Smith single. Will George won two for the reds and Lee Mullett won once. Fourth placed Hambledon could only draw with lowly SESA Perseus. Alan Willcocks and Alan Bland both won a brace for SESA and Ray Lush supplied another. Richard Smith was unbeaten for Hambledon, Andy Bugden took one and the two combined to save further embarrassment. Fareham Rovers beat bottom placed Cowplain Cobras 8-2 with hat tricks for Nick Webb and Trevor Farrow. Sven Lind and Trevor Emery responded by beating Alan Baldwin. Danny Lucking's maximum was in vain as Generation Kings went down 7-3 versus Cowplain Orange. Roger Winkworth, Steve Long and Stuart Dover all won two for Orange.

    Sporting St Clares overcame BCA Wasps 8-2 in Division two. Keith Baker and Tim Hampton were unbeaten, while Mike Gibbs and Paul Fitzgerald replied by getting the better of Graham Wiggins. Portsmouth Orange whitewashed BCA Green with their line-up of Pete Boniface, Billy Edwards and S Bertana. The in form Rob Dunmall guided Fareham Black to a 7-3 defeat of Cowplain Alexandra. His treble was backed up by Liam O'Neill's double and Russell Voysey's single. George Clay won two for Alexandra and Chris Corner another. Fareham Tenacity won 9-1 against Water Blue. Tony Emberson and John Cooper were unbeaten. Pete Slatter got water on the board by beating Dave Mcintosh. Fareham Green triumphed 7-3 in their clash with SESA Jupiter. John Wildig was undefeated and aided by a David Edge double and a Pete Newman single. Mike Turner won twice for Jupiter and Paul Russell once. Dave Wiles won all his singles, but his side Cowplain Neptune were on the wrong end of a 7-3 scoreline versus Avenue Puffins for whom Trevor Rayner, Ricky Hensman and Brian Greenwood all won two games apiece. BCA Green and clubmates Wasps fought out a 5-5 draw. Paul Fitzgerald scored a hat trick for Wasps and Mike Gibbs added one. For Green George Lush and Pete Grubb won two each and Pete Denford took a single.

    SESA Saturn had a good win at St Clares Grasshoppers by a 7-3 marginin Division three. Ray Barrowclough won three singles and Phil Beal a further two.Dave Morgan won a brace for the beaten outfit. PW Black crushed Eastoke Cougars 10-0 with their formation of Chris Whatley, Pete Higgins and Pete McWilliam. Eric Harvey and Davina Roberts won two apiece in Cowplain Emerald's 6-4 defeat of Eastoke Cougars for whom John Davey won twice. Mike Lee's treble enabled Portsmouth Green to beat BCA Yellow 7-3. Fred Dowding responded with wins over Chris Bishop and Petar Hristov. Portsmouth Purple won 7-3 at PW Red with Tim Buckman scoring a maximum, and well supported by Pretish Bhatt with a double.Colin Miller won two for red.

    Portsmouth Crimson hammered SESA Satellites 10-0 in Division four with their team of Mike Richardson, Petar Hristov and Nigel Kelsey. Portsmouth Scarlet and St Clares Swifts shared the spoils. Arnold Myers won three for Swifts, while James Mason and Mike Hurley took two each for Scarlet. Lovedean thrashed Portsmouth Red 10-0 with their line-up of Len Couzens, Ray Marshall and Sandy Collier. Mark Simmonds played well for red losing three tight rubbers.St Clares Swifts beat two man Eastoke Tigers 8-2 with Arnold Myers and Ray Gunter undefeated. Graham Bannister got the only singles reply versus Linda Monk and teamed up with Dave Bannister to win the doubles.

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    Report for Matches played week beginning 30th Nov (Reporter - Robin Plunkett Div 1-4)

    Royal Navy remained title favorites after crushing SESA Perseus 9-1 in Division one. Alex Rorke and Ian Hazell scored maximums, while Alan Bland replied by getting the better of Kevin Smith. Cowplain Blue kept their good form going with a 6-4 defeat of Fareham Swallows. Pete Woodacre and Robin Plunkett won twice for Blue as did Mark Scott and Steve Robinson of Swallows. Dave Woodace got a crucial single for Blue and teamed up with his dad to win the doubles. Generation Aces beat BCA Red 7-3 with a Charlie Childs hat trick, plus two for Ross Saxby having lost to Andy Stagg. Will George and Lee Mullett both edged out Aces Kieran Wells to complete the scoring. Hambledon whitewashed Cowplain Cobras with their line-up of Andy Bugden, Bill Moody and Richard Smith. Generation Kings won an important two points by a 9-1 margin over Fareham Rovers. Danny Lucking and Mike Rhodes were undefeated for the victors, but Neil Carroll lost the solitary game to Trevor Farrow.

    Portsmouth Black threw the Division two promotion race wide open by beating Sporting St Clares 6-4 leaving these two and Fareham Orange locked together on 15 points. Rob Dunmall was the hero in winning all of his singles, and he was well backed up by strong reserve Pete Boniface who won twice, but tasted defeat for the first time against Colin Rand(although it won't count towards his average!). Liam O'Neill added the all important other game. Keith Baker, Tim Hamton and Rand won one each for the beaten outfit.Boniface's team Portsmouth Orange missed the opportunity to go top by drawing with Fareham Tenacity despite his treble. Josh Colombi and Lester Miles could only add one each for Orange as Tenacity hit back through Tony Emberson(2), John Cooper(2) and the doubles. Fareham Tenacity also defeated Cowplain Neptune 7-3 with three wins for Cooper, two for Emberson and one from Dave Mcintosh. Dave Wiles won a brace for Neptune and Will Kitching a single. Fareham Green won 7-3 at Water Blue. John Wildig was unbeaten, David Edge supplied a further two and Marshall Smith another. Neil Lockton won an impressive double for Water, while Colin Miller took one game. Cowplain Alexandra thumped an under strength SESA Jupiter 10-0 with their formation of Georgr Clay, Chris Corner and Barry Diaper.

    St Clares Grasshoppers lost their first game of the season in Division three when they had a 6-4 reverse to PW Black. Dave Morgan won three five setters, but Chris Whatley and Pete Higgins won two each for Black and Pete MCWilliam one and a hand in the doubles. Gordon White could only win once for the beaten outfit. In their previous match Black drew with Portsmouth Green. Chris Bishop and Mike Lee both won two for Green as did McWilliam of Black.Colin Miller helped PW Red to a 6-4 defeat of BCA Yellow with a hat trick. Fred Dowding and Allan Purchase took two games apiece for the Yellows. Portsmouth Green lost 7-3 to SESA Saturn. Phil Beal, Ray Barrowclough and Brian Tee all won two for the winning side. John Ruse took a double for Green.

    Division four leaders Portsmouth Crimson shared the spoils at Wyeth. Rob Lewis scored a maximum for Wyeth and was well supported by Pete Elliott with a brace. Mike Richardson won a double for Crimson. SESA Satellites beat Lovedean 8-2 with three wins each for Malcolm Logan and Gordon Millar. Ray Marshall and Sandy Collier responded by getting the better of Allan Bailey. In their previous match Satellites lost 7-3 to Avenue Dodos as Matthew Stride, Phil Stride and Ian Allison won two apiece. Malcolm Logan won two for SESA and Gordon Millar another.St Clares Swifts edged out Portsmouth Red 6-4 with Arnold Myers undefeated. Mark Simmonds won a brace for red. Eastoke Tigers and Avenue Toucans finished all square. Gary Bannister gained a treble for Wyeth, while Tim Parrott and Sue Brightman won two apiece and the doubles for Toucans.

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