DOMINATOR DOUBLE SENDS WARNING
Waveney Dominators started the week with a commanding 10-0 win over Waveney
Tables, thanks to maximums from Stuart Baxter, Martin Peek and an in-from Andy
Green. This was followed by a League Cup quarter final against last
season's league runners up Waveney Piranhas. With both teams fielding
their strongest line-ups this made for an intriguing tie and Piranhas were
quick to bite when Ryan Moore powered past Stuart Baxter's spin. Martin
Peek levelled with a victory over David Holland and Luke Caswell struck a
psychological blow by beating top Piranha Ernie George 21-18 in both sets to
give Dominators an early lead. Peek then turned the thumb screws by
beating
The Misfits
suffered badly in the Critters claws but salvaged a single point with an
inspired doubles win. However their fortunes changed when they met the Shakers
in the League Cup quarter final. Jon Block sent the Shakers reeling as he
picked apart players with handicaps both greater and less than his own. One
each for both Jeff Drayton and David Etheridge was enough to keep the Misfits
level until the final game where Block completed his hat trick by beating Jem Stevens and earning his team a semi final place against
the domineering Dominators.
In the remaining
League Cup quarter final Thomas Baxter demonstrated that despite his ever
improving handicap he’s no trifle to be toyed with. The Waveney Tables
resistance was wobbly at best as Baxter, Colin Fortescue
and Kevin Baker thrust the Spartans into the semi finals to face the sting of
the Arrows who qualified last week.
The
Piranhas entertained the Oddbods in their first division tie. Eddie Fuller
unfortunately had to withdraw in what was otherwise a cracking game for the Northgate
team. Martyn Clarke and Ray Lee won two each and then wrapped up the doubles to
earned the Oddbods a respectable draw, with only the towering Ernie George
preventing a win against (of should that be for) the odds. The Terminators cut
Trimwise down to size thanks to a treble from Paul Wright Jnr
and two from David Boatman. Charles Goddard stepped in as a forth double player
to help seal the Terminator victory. Mill Lane Spartans meanwhile augmented
their League Cup performance with an 8-2 win over the Gorleston Conservatives.
In the
second division Sidewaves proved too strong for the Beacons, but young Josh
Baxter demonstrated again his prospects by beating David Willgoss and Paula Newrick to gain the two Beacons points. The Kites fared
little better as they struggle to contain the Hits. Three a piece for Mick
Bayfield and Dave Logan did the majority of the damage and a win for Tony
Mitchell against Brian Gooch firmly grounded the Kites on this occasion.
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League
Results:
Tables 0
Dominators 10
Piranhas 5
Oddbods 5
Conservatives
2 Spartans 8
Terminators
6 Trimwise 4
Arrows 0
Shakers 10
Kites 3
Hits 7
Beacons 2
Sidewaves 8
Misfits 1 Critters 9
League
Cup QF:
Dominators
6 Piranhas 3
Tables 2
Spartans 7
Misfits 5
Shakers 4
League
Cup Semi Final Draw
Waveney Arrows v Mill Lane Spartans
Waveney
Dominators v Waveney Misfits
To be
played before 4th Dec 09