Mursley Hawks 6-4 St. Christopher Spitfires

League

Division Two

Monday 14 October 2019

Game Result Score Match score
1 Martin Johnson beat Bernie Raffe (3-1) 12-10, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8 1-0
2 Roger Shelton lost to Andy King (2-3) 9-11, 11-7, 12-10, 3-11, 9-11 1-1
3 Frank Beck beat Jock Campbell (3-0) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 2-1
4 Frank Beck & Martin Johnson beat Bernie Raffe & Andy King (3-0) 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 3-1
5 Roger Shelton lost to Bernie Raffe (0-3) 5-11, 7-11, 6-11 3-2
6 Martin Johnson lost to Jock Campbell (0-3) 5-11, 7-11, 10-12 3-3
7 Frank Beck lost to Andy King (1-3) 11-9, 3-11, 7-11, 9-11 3-4
8 Roger Shelton beat Jock Campbell (3-0) 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 4-4
9 Frank Beck beat Bernie Raffe (3-2) 7-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 12-10 5-4
10 Martin Johnson beat Andy King (3-0) 11-8, 13-11, 12-10 6-4
Team Legs won Legs average (%) Points won Points average (%)
Mursley Hawks 21 58.33 340 50.97
St. Christopher Spitfires 15 41.67 327 49.03
Team Player Games played Games won Legs played Legs won Legs average (%) Points played Points won Points average (%)
Mursley Hawks Martin Johnson 3 2 10 6 60.00 200 101 50.50
Mursley Hawks Roger Shelton 3 1 11 5 45.45 197 95 48.22
Mursley Hawks Frank Beck 3 2 12 7 58.33 215 111 51.63
St. Christopher Spitfires Bernie Raffe 3 1 12 6 50.00 224 115 51.34
St. Christopher Spitfires Andy King 3 2 12 6 50.00 231 121 52.38
St. Christopher Spitfires Jock Campbell 3 1 9 3 33.33 157 69 43.95
Date Monday 14 October 2019
Start time 19:30
Competition League
Division Division Two
Venue Mursley Village Hall
Season 2019-2020
Legs played 36
Points played 667
Published 22/12/2024 08:32 by Martin Johnson.
Match Report  (Courtesy of Martin Johnson)

Mursley Hawks and St. Christopher Spitfires started their match on equal points after three matches, so could either team
establish a lead over the other?  Hawks did not need a substitute, for the first time this season, including a first match of
the season for Roger Shelton, whilst Spitfires included Andy King, who had played for Mursley Hawks, last season!

Hawks took the opener, after four tightly contested games, as Martin Johnson just edged out Bernie Raffe, but Spitfires
levelled the score, as Andy just won through against Roger, 11-9 in the decider.  Frank Beck put Hawks back ahead, in a
comfortable three straight games against Jock Campbell, and Hawks opened up a 3-1 lead, as Frank / Martin combined
well to win the doubles in straight games against Andy / Bernie, to seize the advatage.  However, Spitfires fought back,
with Bernie defeating Roger in straight games to close the gap to 3-2, and although Jock Campbell lost out to Roger, he
also won his encounter against Martin, and Andy came through in four games against Frank, to bring the scores level,
again, at 4-4.  Frank then played Bernie, and there was almost nothing in it, throughout, with games going alternately up
to the decider, and then it was Frank who just sneaked it 12-10 in the fifth game.  Final set of the night saw Martin vs
Andy, and it was another close one, but Martin just took it in three tight games, to give Hawks the 6-4 win.