Aerospace off to flying start

TABLE TENNIS ROUND-UP

BRITISH Aerospace A signalled their intentions for the new Oldham Table Tennis League first division season with a resounding 10-0 defeat of Hyde YMCA.

And they followed it up with a 7-3 win over Grotton A, for whom Shaun Ellis scored all the points.

Hyde YMCA then lost 7-3 to Hollinwood A despite a tremendous treble for Lionel Royle in a hard-fought match in which Hyde lost the three matches that went to a deciding set. George Jones, Colin Boardman and Kevin Chapman all won two for Hollinwood.

Hollinwood’s B team had a 7-3 success against Honeywell B with Dave Cheetham being undefeated and two wins each from Phil Holmes and Joe Redikin. Tommy Ryan replied with two for Honeywell.

Promoted Werneth C were thrown in at the deep end against defending champions Glodwick and sank 10-0.

The Aerospace B team salvaged a draw against Honeywell A mainly thanks to three from Mick Hill. Simon Hardwick and Dave Buckley scored two each for Honeywell.

Saddleworth narrowly defeated Rosehill 6-4 thanks to trebles from Ian Mclean and Duncan Hadfield.

The second division Hollinwood derby between the F and D teams became a rout with the D team of Andy McNabb, Andy Evans and John Flowers triumphing 10-0.

Hollinwood’s young E team lost 7-3 at home to Hyde B. Steve Hilton won three and Neil Coppard two for the visitors while Andrew Tarpey won two for Hollinwood.

Hyde had also beaten Hollinwood’s C team 6-4 with Steve Hilton again being undefeated and Nathan Buckley, with two, being the main contributor for Hollinwood.

Droylsden struggled against the highflying Unsion A team of Andy Hey, Mike Brierley and Alan Auxilly and lost 9-1 with Miles Benjamin’s defeat of Andy Hey their only success.

Werneth D beat Honeywell D 8-2 with trebles for Mike Pellowe and Richard Hinchcliffe.

Honeywell E narrowly beat St Saviours A 6-4 in the third division, despite Brian Huskinson winning three for the visitors. Terry Cooper and Derek Naylor scored doubles for Honeywell.

Uppermill B continued their good start with an 8-2 defeat of Owls A. Keith Moores and Howard Meadham were undefeated for the ‘Mill.

Unison B and Saddleworth B shared the spoils with Paul Whyatt winning two for Unison and Tony Prescott and Alex Griffiths two each for Saddleworth.

Gilders beat Coldhurst C 7-3 thanks to trebles from Mark Craven and Gerry Lees.

Meanwhile Coldhurst’s D team lost 8-2 to their B team for whom Malcolm Wills trebled.

The Oldham Deaf A team had an 8-2 win over a two-man Unison C team for whom Mike O’Gara scored the points. Pete Dawson was again unbeaten for the Deaf Club.

In division four, Werneth F beat the Deaf Club C team 6-4, with Ron Tench again winning three for the visitors. Colin Pellow, Ashley Murray and John Murray all won two for Werneth.

The Owls B team lost 7-3 at home to Our Lady’s B thanks mainly to three from Matthew Kelly. Previously,

Our Lady’s B had lost 9-1 to Werneth E with Kelly being their only winner. Joe Taylor and Darren Mitzi both scored maximums for Werneth.

Meanwhile, Our Lady’s A team lost 9-1 at home to Honeywell F with Dean Allman’s 12-10 in the fifth over Ronnie Holt being their only success. Tom Loftus and John Rutland were undefeated for Honeywell.

In a match described as being closer than the scores suggest, the Deaf Club B team beat Our Lady’s C 8-2. Mike Briggs continued his unbeaten start to the season while James Chappell won two for Our Lady’s.

Glodwick Academy lost 7-3 at home to St Saviours B team despite Abdul Gufar winning three for the Academy. Josh Poole, Mark Dalton and Tom Dalton all scored two for the visitors.

A strong Coldhurst E team beat the Counthill juniors 10-0 while Werneth’s E team were equally dominant over their G team.

Results:

Division 1: BAE A 10, Hyde YMCA A 0; Saddleworth CC A 6, Rosehill 4; BAE B 5, Honeywell A 5; Grotton A 3, BAE A 7; Hyde YMCA A 3, Hollinwood A 7; Honeywell B 3, Hollinwood B 7; Werneth C 0, Glodwick 10.

Division 2: Hyde YMCA B 6, Hollinwood C 4; Droylsden 1, Unison A 9; Hollinwood E 3, Hyde YMCA B 7; Hollinwood F 0, Hollinwood D 10; Werneth D 8, Honeywell D 2.

Division 3: Saddleworth CC B 4, Uppermill B 6; Honeywell E 6, St Saviour’s A 4; Coldhurst D 2, Coldhurst B 8; Deaf Club A 8, Unison C 2; Gilders Tackle 7, Coldhurst C 3; Unison B 5, Saddleworth CC 5; Uppermill B 8, Owls A 2.

Division 4: Our Lady’s B 1, Werneth E 9; Glodwick Academy 3, St Saviour’s B 7; Coldhurst E 10, Counthill 0; Werneth F 6, Deaf Club C 4; Our Lady’s C 2, Deaf Club B 8; Our Lady’s A 1, Honeywell F 9; Owls B 3, Our Lady’s B 7; Werneth E 10, Werneth G 0.