Mursley Hawks 9-1 Milton Keynes Blades

Monday 2 December 2019

Game Result Score Match score
1 Martin Johnson beat Mark Thomas (3-2) 1-11, 11-3, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8 1-0
2 Frank Beck beat Tony Coomber (3-0) 11-4, 12-10, 11-9 2-0
3 David Bartlett beat Brian Evans (3-0) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 3-0
4 Frank Beck and Martin Johnson beat Brian Evans and Tony Coomber (3-1) 11-7, 11-8, 12-14, 11-9 4-0
5 Frank Beck lost to Mark Thomas (2-3) 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11 4-1
6 Martin Johnson beat Brian Evans (3-0) 11-9, 11-4, 11-2 5-1
7 David Bartlett beat Tony Coomber (3-1) 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6 6-1
8 Frank Beck beat Brian Evans (3-1) 10-12, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 7-1
9 David Bartlett beat Mark Thomas (3-0) 11-7, 13-11, 11-6 8-1
10 Martin Johnson beat Tony Coomber (3-0) 11-8, 11-7, 11-8 9-1
 
Played on loan
Team Legs won Legs average (%) Points won Points average (%)
Mursley Hawks 29 78.38 388 56.56
Milton Keynes Blades 8 21.62 298 43.44
Team Player Games played Games won Legs played Legs won Legs average (%) Points played Points won Points average (%)
Mursley Hawks Martin Johnson 3 3 11 9 81.82 188 108 57.45
Mursley Hawks Frank Beck 3 2 12 8 66.67 229 125 54.59
Mursley Hawks David Bartlett 3 3 10 9 90.00 186 110 59.14
Milton Keynes Blades Mark Thomas 3 1 13 5 38.46 237 112 47.26
Milton Keynes Blades Tony Coomber 3 0 10 1 10.00 184 75 40.76
Milton Keynes Blades Brian Evans 3 0 10 1 10.00 182 73 40.11
 
Played on loan
David Bartlett played on loan from Mursley Swifts in Division Three.
Match date Monday, 2 December 2019 at 19:30
Competition League
Division Division Two
Venue Mursley Village Hall
Season 2019-2020
Legs played 37
Points played 686
Published 29/03/2024 10:07 by Martin Johnson; edited 1 times, last on 29/03/2024 10:07 by Martin Johnson.
Match Report  (courtesy of Martin Johnson)

The scoreline of 9-1 to Hawks was somehwat flattering to them, with some close games along the way, although
only two five gamers. Indeed, when Mark Thomas blasted through the opening leg 11-1 against Martin Johnson,
the final scoreline would have seemed even more unlikely!  Both of the five game sets involved Mark, one was his
11-8 win in the decider against Frank Beck, the other being a symmetrical fifth game loss at 8-11 in that opening
set, to Martin.  Blades other players, Tony Coomber & Brian Evans were unable to 'trouble the scorers', despite
some close legs, also losing out in the tight four game doubles, against Frank / Martin.  Hawks were also indebted
to their reserve, David
Bartlett, who produced a superb trio of singles wins, with brilliant blocking & counter-hitting,
only dropping a single game on the night, to Tony Coomber, to deservedly earn Player of the Match.

Blades remain rooted at the foot of the table, whilst Hawks biggest win of the season moves them back to equal
fourth place with Lagondas.