Mursley Swallows 7-3 Milton Keynes Blades

Monday 29 October 2018

Game Result Score Match score
1 Martin Johnson beat Bill Tyler (3-1) 11-8, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10 1-0
2 Peter Sear beat Brian Evans (3-0) 12-10, 11-7, 11-7 2-0
3 Roger Shelton beat Mark Thomas (3-2) 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7 3-0
4 Martin Johnson & Roger Shelton beat Mark Thomas & Bill Tyler (3-0) 11-3, 12-10, 11-9 4-0
5 Peter Sear lost to Bill Tyler (0-3) 3-11, 5-11, 2-11 4-1
6 Martin Johnson lost to Mark Thomas (2-3) 4-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5, 4-11 4-2
7 Roger Shelton beat Brian Evans (3-0) 13-11, 11-6, 11-8 5-2
8 Peter Sear lost to Mark Thomas (0-3) 7-11, 11-13, 4-11 5-3
9 Roger Shelton beat Bill Tyler (3-2) 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11, 11-8 6-3
10 Martin Johnson beat Brian Evans (3-0) 11-3, 11-9, 11-9 7-3
Team Legs won Legs average (%) Points won Points average (%)
Mursley Swallows 23 62.16 349 51.32
Milton Keynes Blades 14 37.84 331 48.68
Team Player Games played Games won Legs played Legs won Legs average (%) Points played Points won Points average (%)
Mursley Swallows Martin Johnson 3 2 12 8 66.67 217 113 52.07
Mursley Swallows Peter Sear 3 1 9 3 33.33 158 66 41.77
Mursley Swallows Roger Shelton 3 3 13 9 69.23 249 136 54.62
Milton Keynes Blades Bill Tyler 3 1 12 6 50.00 219 116 52.97
Milton Keynes Blades Brian Evans 3 0 9 0 0.00 172 70 40.70
Milton Keynes Blades Mark Thomas 3 2 13 8 61.54 233 123 52.79
Match date Monday, 29 October 2018 at 19:30
Competition League
Division Division Two
Venue Mursley Village Hall
Season 2018-2019
Legs played 37
Points played 680
Published 08/11/2024 00:42 by Martin Johnson; edited 1 times, last on 08/11/2024 00:42 by Martin Johnson.
Mursely Swallows   7 - 3   Milton Keynes Blades

Seventh placed Swallows hosted tenth placed Blades, on the back of their first win of the season the previous week, and made it two in a row, although were given a good fight by Blades.  Mursley's star player, for the second week running, was Roger Shelton, who collected another maximum (also including the doubles with Martin Johnson), although it was close in the fifth for Roger against both Mark Thomas and Bill Tyler.  Martin chipped in with wins against Bill Tyler in a tight four leg encounter and against Brian Evans, but in a topsy turvy set against Mark Thomas, where no leg was closer than 11-7, lost out in the final leg to Mark's serving and power hitting (going to five seems to be becoming a habit for Martin, having 'gone the distance' nine times so far, in singles).  Peter Sear, short of sleep after being just back from holiday, managed to edge out Brian, but was 'not at the races' aginst Mark or Bill.  The win moves Swallows up to sixth place, just ahead of club mates, Hawks, who just lost out 6-4 to Primes on the next table.  Next up for Swallows will be Tornadoes, who are one place and one point ahead of them.