As the
League Cup enters it’s final games only five points separate
the Group One teams. Waveney Sidewaves may sit at the foot of the table but
following their win against Piranhas they are now merely two points from an
automatic promotion place into the knockout stage of this competition. The
Sidewaves win followed a maximum three from three for Kevin McLaughlin who used
the handicap system to his advantage to net all three Piranhas despite the best
efforts of Ryan Moore and Ernie George. The Tables meanwhile pulled themselves
back into the running with a 6-3 victory. Darren Swan and Wally Ladmore snuffed out the visiting Beacons who could only
congratulate their opponents. And Misfits now occupy the second promotion spot
having swept away the Conservatives. Young Jonathon Block and Oliver Bailey
kept the more experienced Gorleston side in check and provided the Misfits with
a much needed win.
Stuart
Faulkner can be forgiven for feeling a little unlucky during his match against
the Oddbods. While fellow Arrows stormed through the Northgate defences,
Faulkner fell just short at each occasion, loosing both sets 20-21 to Bob Lamb
in the opener, and then having recovered from dropping the first set, couldn’t
find the critical final points against Eddie Fuller and then Chris Durrant. But Kevin and Lauren Jones found enough points
between them to keep the Arrows on target towards the next round. The Critters
needed assistance from Charlotte Mildenhall due to
squad absences for their match against the Dominators, who then used her
handicap to pitch up a cracking win against Men’s Champion Martin Peek and keep
the Critters in the match. But Stuart Baxter brought any thoughts of a Critter
escape to an end as he strode past with three successive wins and a 6-3 victory
for the Dominators. Trevor Pull opened well for the Terminators but if there
was any comfort it was short live as the Shakers proceeded to pick the Waveney
team apart. Paul Wright just couldn’t seem to find enough to pull back a heavy
deficient of handicap points as all three of his games fell away in the final
set.
In Group 3
a comfortable win for the Merlins places them in prime position. While Trimwise
used cadet Luke Glaysher to good effect when they
took five points from the Kites.
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sessions are conducted every Thursday at the Waterlane
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Results:
Sidewaves 5
Piranhas 4
Terminators
2 Shakers 7
Merlins 7
Hits 2
Tables 6
Beacons 3
Dominators
6 Critters 3
Misfits 7
Conservatives 2
Arrows 5
Oddbods 4
Kites 4
Trimwise 5
Tables:
|
GROUP |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
PTS |
|
Waveney
Piranhas |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
10 |
17 |
|
Waveney
Misfits |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
|
Gorleston
Conservatives |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
|
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
|
Waveney
Tables |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
15 |
12 |
|
Waveney
Sidewaves |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
15 |
12 |
|
GROUP TWO |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
PTS |
|
Waveney Dominators |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
7 |
20 |
|
Waveney Arrows |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
10 |
17 |
|
Northgate Oddbods |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
|
LCC Shakers |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
15 |
12 |
|
Waveney Terminators |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
17 |
10 |
|
Waveney Critters |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
18 |
9 |
|
GROUP THREE |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
PTS |
|
Mutford
Merlins |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
9 |
18 |
|
Waveney
Hits |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
17 |
10 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
Waveney
Trimwise |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
Waveney
Kites |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
8 |