Greenleys Kings 8-2 Milton Keynes Spinners

League

Premier Division

Wednesday 18 December 2019

Set	Result	Games	Score	Match score
1	Nick Howard lost to Alan Cherry	10-12, 8-11, 13-15	0-3	0-1
2	Matt Haynes beat Neil Massa	11-7, 11-6, 11-8	3-0	1-1
3	Gary Deakin beat Nicolas Wong	11-7, 11-9, 11-3	3-0	2-1
4	Gary Deakin & Matt Haynes beat Alan Cherry & Neil Massa	8-11, 15-13, 11-4, 11-3	3-1	3-1
5	Matt Haynes beat Alan Cherry	11-6, 11-5, 11-6	3-0	4-1
6	Nick Howard beat Nicolas Wong	11-6, 11-8, 11-6	3-0	5-1
7	Gary Deakin beat Neil Massa	15-17, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-9	3-2	6-1
8	Matt Haynes beat Nicolas Wong	11-2, 11-3, 11-6	3-0	7-1
9	Gary Deakin lost to Alan Cherry	14-16, 7-11, 6-11	0-3	7-2
10	Nick Howard beat Neil Massa	11-5, 11-8, 11-6	3-0	8-2

Played on loan

Team summaries

Team	Games won	Games average (%)	Points won	Points average (%)
Greenleys Kings	24	72.73	357	57.40
Milton Keynes Spinners	9	27.27	265	42.60

Player summaries

Player	Sets played	Sets won	Games played	Games won	Games average (%)	Points played	Points won	Points average (%)
Greenleys Kings
Nick Howard	3	2	9	6	66.67	174	97	55.75
Matt Haynes	3	3	9	9	100.00	148	99	66.89
Gary Deakin	3	2	11	6	54.55	224	116	51.79
Milton Keynes Spinners
Alan Cherry	3	2	9	6	66.67	184	93	50.54
Neil Massa	3	0	11	2	18.18	213	91	42.72
Nicolas Wong	3	0	9	0	0.00	149	50	33.56

Played on loan

Nicolas Wong played on loan from Milton Keynes Tornadoes in Division Two.

Match details

Date	Wednesday 18 December 2019
Start time	19:30
Competition	League
Division	Premier Division
Venue	Greenleys Junior School
Season	2019-2020
Games played	33
Points played	622

Report

Published 04/04/2025 21:59 by David Wackrill.

courtesy of Nick Howard

Kings roll over Spinners in Pre Christmas rout!

The trio of Nick Howard, Matt Haynes and Gary Deakin hosted Alan Cherry, Neil Massa and Nicholas Wong, playing up from Division 2.

To say the match was devoid of action would be an understatement.

8 matches failed to see a 4th set, with only 1 match going the distance.

Nick and Alan renewed their rivalry, with the former coming back from 2 weeks in bed. It was one of those matches that could have been 3 - 0 either way, with Howard letting big leads slip in all 3 games that he eventually lost.

Matt had little trouble with Neil, before Gary saw off a feisty attacking performance from Nicholas.

Matt and Gary dropped the first against Neil and Alan, before dominating the next 3.

Matt then showed his class against Alan, dominating from the start to wrap it up for the loss of just 17 points before Nick had a comfortable 3 against Nicholas.

The match of the night saw Neil take a 2 game lead against Gary, before seeing the scoreline level going into the 5th.

At 5-0 in the last game, the match was all but won for Neil, were it not for the persistent spin and determination of Deakin.

2 excellent serves at 9-9 for Deakin saw him secure an excellent come from behind victory.

Normality resumed in the final 3 matches, as Matt beat Nicholas, Alan wasted little time taking Gary down 3-0 and Nick was untroubled by Neil.

With the Warriors expecting a big win against Phoenix, it puts the Spinners just a few points clear of a Greenleys 1-2-3 at the top of the league!