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England
Squash National Club Finals
15-16 May 2010, Nottingham |
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Colets & Pontefract take
Men's & Women's titles
Paul Houghton reports
The Men’s O35 plate
final saw Wellington take on Beaconsfield, the first two
games of this tie were 5 set thrillers, both going
Beaconsfield’s way. Wellington pulled one back to make it
2-1 as the number #1 strings stepped on court. Mark
Treadwell of Beaconsfield took the game 3-1 against Darren
Gray to claim the title for Beaconsfield. Wellington won the
last match which made it a final tie score of 3-2 to
Beaconsfield.
The Men’s O45 final was Boston against Racquets Thame, Steve
Bateman of Thame took the early advantage with a
comprehensive 3-0 against David Stones. The #1 strings were
up next and Boston levelled the scores to 1 a piece with
Mark Hildred taking a 3-1 victory over Darren Withey. The
title was in the hands of Nigel Pattison of Thame and Colin
Fisher of Boston. Pattison started well and took the first
two games, Fisher fought back to take the 3rd, but couldn’t
push on from that. Pattison winning the game 3-1 and the
final for Racquets Thame.
The Junior Mixed final saw Pontefract take on Edgbaston
Priory. Maria Emmerson putting Pontefract ahead first with a
win over Edgbaston’s Alicia Mead. George Wileman and James
Earles both took 3-0 wins over Oliver Palmer and Nathan Lake
to take the title to Pontefract.
Duffield were guaranteed a winner in the Non County Mixed
final as it was Duffield 1 against Duffield 2. The contest
was played in great spirits but still very competitive.
Duffield 1 had the edge but only after two 50 minute 3-2
matches with the #1 and #2 strings! Duffield 1 claiming the
bragging rights on the way home with a 3-1 victory overall.
Mens O55 Final saw home club Nottingham take on Bourne.
Nottingham took the first game with Steve West taking a 3-0
victory over Paul Hudson-Oldnall. Steve Jackson levelled the
tie with a cracking 3-2 thriller, 10-9 in the fifth against
John Limb. The deciding match was between Alan Turner and
Allan Davidson, both players determined to take the title
home. It was Turner for Nottingham, coming back from 2-1
down, taking the game 3-2 in 54 minutes to give Nottingham a
club championship.
The Womens final started with Katie Quarterman taking the
advantage for Edgbaston as she beat Katie Smith 3-0. Becky
Botwright then stepped onto court for Pontefract to face
Vicky Hynes of Edgbaston. Hynes took the first game 11/5,
then what followed was 3 very tight games, all of them
finishing 11/9 and all of them going Pontefracts way as
Botwright won 3-1 to level the tie. Next up was Team Captain
Kirsty Mcphee who was faced with Edgbastons Julianne
Courtice. Mcphee put in a captains performance as she put
Pontefract 2-1 up with a 3-0 victory. It was the #1 string
Vanessa Atkinson who had the chance to win the title for
Pontefract and she didn’t falter. Emma Chorley gave her all
for Edgbaston but just couldn’t push Atkinson hard enough.
Atkinson taking it 3-0 and the title back to Pontefract for
the 10th time in the competitions 27 year history.
The Mens final saw the experience of Colets take on the
youth of Pontefract. Lee Drew and Sam Wileman got the final
underway with Drew taking the game 3-0. The #1 strings were
up next with Neil Cordell taking on Scott Handley. Cordell
took the first game 11/5 but couldn’t keep the momentum
going, Handley too strong and with too much experience as he
put Colets 2-0 up with a 3-1 win. Danny Meddings at #5
against George Wileman was the match that was to decide the
tie, Wileman gave his all but couldn’t quite take a game,
Meddings taking the first game 12/10 then pushed on to take
the last 2 games comfortably 11/1 11/3 and crowning Colets
the Mens Champions for the 4th year running and 11th title
overall since the competition begun.
Men’s 3/4 Play Off
Wolverhampton 4-1 Duffield
Jamie Haycock v Andy Whipp 0-3 9/11 11/13 14/16
Darren Lewis v Paul Hargrave 3-1 11/2 12/14 11/4 11/9
Andrew Birks v Greg Loach 3-1 9/11 11/3 11/5 11/8
Richard Birks v Mike Herridge 3-1 11/2 11/3 11/4
Dean Russell v Tom Gregory 3-0 11/7 11/4 11/4
Wolverhampton BT Duffield 4-1
Men’s 035 Plate Final
Beaconsfield 3-2 Wellington
Mark Treadwell v Darren Gray 3-1 5/9 9/4 9/6 9/0
Ck Foo v Graham Hooper 0-3 0/9 2/9 0/9
Dan Fernandez v Jeremy Baker 3-2 10/8 9/2 6/9 3/9 5/9
Nic Manley v Peter Garfoot 1-3 9/3 3/9 6/9 4/9
Kevin Mears v Russell Sparshot 3-2 5/9 9/2 9/0 8/10 9/4
Men’s O45 Final
Boston 1-2 Racquets Thame
Mark Hildred v Darren Withey 3-1 9/3 4/9 9/1 9/1
Colin Fisher v Nigel Pattinson 1-3 8/10 3/9 9/5 6/9
David Stones v Steve Bateman 0-3 1/9 5/9 2/9
Men’s O55 Final
Nottingham 2-1 Bourne
John Limb v Steve Jackson 2-3 9/3 9/4 1/9 0/9 9/10
Alan Turner v Allan Davidson 3-2 9/7 1/9 5/9 9/4 9/7
Steve West v Paul Hudson-Oldnall 3-0 9/6 9/6 9/3
Nottingham beat Bourne 2-1
Non County Mixed Final
Duffield 3-1 Duffield 2
Phil Bond v Richard Bell 3-2 9/7 9/3 8/9 8/10 9/2
Richard Grindrod v John Wright 3-2 7/9 9/6 5/9 9/2 9/3
Sheila Alcock v Layla Alsafar 3-0 9/5 9/5 9/4
Lorraine Faulkner v Vicky Clark 1-3 0/9 9/4 3/9 1/9
Junior Mixed Final
Pontefract 3-2 Edgbaston Priory
James Earles v Nathan Lake 3-0 11/5 11/7 11/9
Karan Malik v Richard Shellam 1-2 10/12 11/7 7/11
George Wileman v Oliver Palmer 3-0 11/8 11/9 11/6
Katie Smith v Julianne Courtice 0-3 4/11 6/11 5/11
Maria Emmerson v Alicia Mead 3-0 11/9 11/4 11/9
Men’s Final
Colets 5-0 Pontefract
Scott Handley v Neil Cordell 3-1 5/11 11/6 13/11 11/5
Jesse Englebrecht v James Earles 3-1 10/12 11/4 11/8 12/10
Lee Drew v Sam Wileman 3-0 11/5 11/5 11/7
Mark Cairns v Karan Malik 2-0 11/8 11/5
Danny Meddings v George Wileman 3-0 12/10 11/1 11/3
Women’s Final
Pontefract 4-1 Edgbaston Priory
Vanessa Atkinson v Emma Chorley 3-0 11/8 11/7 11/8
Deon Saffery v Leoni Holt 3-1 11/8 11/3 7/11 11/7
Becky Botwright v Vicky Hynes 3-1 5/11 11/9 11/9 11/9
Kirsty McPhee v Julianne Courtice 3-0 11/7 11/5 11/7
Katie Smith v Katie Quarterman 0-3 10/12 4/11 9/11 |
Saturday Afternoon in Nottingham
Paul Houghton reports
The Second
session of semi finals kicked off with Colets women taking
on reigning champions Edgbaston Priory. Priory started well
with #5 string Katie Quarterman beating Tammy Bennett 3-1 as
#3 string Vicky Hynes beat Charlie Roche 3-0. Dominique
Lloyd-Walter pulled one back for Colets against Emma Chorley
but Edgbaston were too strong down the order, Leonie Holt
putting Edgbaston into the Final with a 3-0 victory over
Alexa Prior.
They now face Pontefract which will be a rematch of last
years final.
Pontefract were hoping to make it a double final appearance
with mens and womens teams this year and they have done
exactly that. With a young but talented squad they moved
into the final with a 4-1 win over Duffield. Andy Whipp was
the only victor for Duffield as he beat Ponte’s #1 Neil
Cordell. U17 English Junior Champion James Earles and the
Wileman brothers Sam and George won as did their young
Indian player Karan Malik. They now face Colets in
tomorrow's final.
The Racketball final was a very well contested affair with
Edgbaston Priory bringing their big guns out as Jonny
Harford, Chris Ryder and Jaymie Haycocks to take on the
reigning champs Devon & Exeter.
The boys from the D+E gave it their all and did manage to
take a game from Edgbaston at #4 string with Ash Knight
beating Mike Edwards 3-1 but overall Edgbaston were too
strong and took the title with a 4-1 victory.
The Mens O45 Plate was played out in a great spirit as
British Airways and Hereford Whitecross battled it out. Alan
Bouldon and Mick Houlihan from British Airways taking the
victories that gave them the plate championship, Tom Burton
claiming a consolation win for Hereford Whtecross.
Tomorrow’s
matches are –
11.00 Men 3/4 Play Off – Wolverhampton v Duffield
12.30 Junior Mixed Final – Edgbaston Priory v Pontefract
12.30 Mens O45 Final – Boston v Racquets Thame
12.30 Mens O35 Plate Final – Wellington v Beaconsfield
15.00 Non County Mixed Final – Duffield v Duffield 2
15.00 Mens O55 Final – Nottingham v Bourne
15.00 Womens Final – Pontefract v Edgbaston Priory
15.00 Mens Final - Colets v Pontefract
Men’s O35 Final
Dunnington 0-5 Colets
Nathan Hill v Scott
Handley 1-3 10/8 1/9 0/9 0/9
Matthew Inglis v Peter Marsahll 0-3 1/9 1/9 2/9
Paul Adams v Danny Meddings 0-3 4/9 4/9 1/9
Alastair England v Adrian Jaski 1-3 2/9 4/9 9/5 2/9
Ray Burke v David Peck 1-3 4/9 2/9 9/0 5/9
Racketball Final
Edgbaston Priory 4-1 Devon & Exeter
Jonny Harford v Matt
Baker 3-0 11/7 11/9 11/5
Chris Ryder v Mike Gregory 3-1 11/7 11/4 11/13 11/9
Jaymie Haycocks v Gavin Perret 3-0 11/6 11/8 11/4
Mike Edwards v Ash Knight 1-3 8/11 11/8 5/11 9/11
Jake Srayston v Adam Lings 3-0 11/7 11/8 11/5
Women’s Semi Final
Colets 1-4 Edgbaston Priory
Dom Lloyd-Walters v
Emma Chorley 3-0 11/9 11/6 11/3
Alexa Prior v Leonie Holt 0-3 4/11 2/11 8/11
Charlie Roche v Vicky Hynes 0-3 1/11 5/11 3/11
Amanda Gee v Julianne Courtice 0-3
Tammy Bennett v Katie Quarterman 1-3 11/8 6/11 9/11 8/11
Mens Semi Final
Pontefract 4-1 Duffield
Neil Cordell v Andy Whipp 0-3 7/11 7/11 3/11
James Earles v Paul Hargrave 3-0 11/6 11/6 11/9
Sam Wileman v Greg Loach 3-2 10/12 11/13 11/9 11/5 14/12
Karan Malik v Mike Herridge 3-1 11/8 12/10 6/11 11/6
George Wileman v Tom Gregory 3-1 11/3 9/11 11/7 11/4
Mens O45 Plate Final
Hereford Whitecross 1-2 British Airways
Rob Reid v Mick Houlihan 0-3 7/9 0/9 3/9
Tom Burton v Barry Gage 3-0 9/7 9/4 9/1
Steve Hill v Alan Bouldon 0-3 8/10 3/9 4/9 |
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Under way in Nottingham ...
Paul Houghton
reports
Colets turned up early, so early and eager to go that they
were actually in the club before me this morning!
They have arrived at The Park with a team that is strong
down the order and full of experience, they are faced with a
young side from Wolverhampton in the semi final. Lee Drew
and Scott Handley got the Colets boys off to a great start
with two 3-0 wins at strings #3 and #1 against Rich Birks
and Jamie Haycocks. Danny Meddings took the match against
Alan Griffiths 3-0 also to send Colets through to yet
another final in the National Club Championships. With Jesse
Englebrecht and Mark Cairns recording wins to tie things up
and confirming a 5-0 victory.
The Womens semi final saw Pontefract have a great battle
with Nottingham. Ponte took an early lead with Kirsty McPhee
beating Ria Kennerley 3-0, with Deon Saffery following suit
against Kira Peterson with a 3-0 win. The #5 strings were on
court as Vanessa Atkinson and Emma Beddoes started their
match, this swung back and forth with neither player giving
much away.
The #5 string result came in, Sue Pynegar of Nottingham
beating Marie Emmerson 3-1 as Atkinson and Beddoes continued
their own battle - 14/12 to Beddoes in the 3rd, 13/11 to
Atkinson in the 4th sending it into the 5th. The last game
wasnt any different and after 49 minutes it was Beddoes who
took the game and match 11/8. Leaving the tie nicely poised
at 2-2 it was all down to the 4th Strings to put their team
into the final.
Katie Smith from Ponte taking on Heidi Walters from
Nottingham, the first game was a close 11/9 and the second
11/7 both in Smiths favour. Smith was too strong and pushed
on in the 3rd, taking the game 11/2 to match 3-0 and an
overall victory for Pontefract 3-2.
Colets were also present with their Mens Over 35 team that
was made up of half their mens team! Danny Meddings and
Scott Handley recording victories over Paul Adams and Nathan
Hill from Dunnington to put Colets 2-0 up. Dave Peck who has
been in control of all Colets teams for what seems like
forever stepped onto court this year at #5 string and took
his game 3-1 against Ray Burke to win the title for his
team.
Edgbaston Priory managed to get the result they needed in
the Semi Final of the Junior Mixed plate that was played
against wimbledon, they now play thier final tomorrow
against Pontefract. The Men's Plate was played in great
spirits as Peterborough played Nottingham who took full
advantage of the home courts, running out 4-1 winners.
Mens Semi Final
Colets 5-0 Wolverhampton
Scott Handley v
Jamie Haycocks 3-0 11-7 11-7 11-4
Jesse Englebrecht v Andrew Birks 3-1 11-9 11-5 5-11 11-7
Lee Drew v Richard Birks 3-0 11-9 11-4 11-8
Mark Cairns v Dean Russell 3-0 11-4 11-5 11-1
Danny Meddings v Alan Griffiths 3-0 11-7 11-2 11-4
Womens Semi Final
Pontefract 3-2 Nottingham
Vanessa Atkinson v Emma Beddoes 2-3 11-9 6-11 12-14 13-11
8-11
Deon Saffery v Kira Peterson 3-0 11-7 11-5 11-8
Kirsty McPhee v Ria Kennerley 3-0 11-1 11-4 11-2
Katie Smith v Heidi Walters 3-0 11-9 11-7 11-2
Marie Emmerson v Sue Pynegar 1-3 10-12 11-8 6-11 8-11
Mens Plate Final
Nottingham 4-1 Peterborough
Lewis Walters v Martin Gibson 3-1 11-8 12-10 12-14 11-5
Matthew Oxley v Dan McGinn 3-0 11-4 11-4 11-6
Declan James v Dan Soar 3-1 16-14 11-6 9-11 11-5
Nick Hargreave v Matt Fiveash 3-1 9-11 11-5 11-8 11-7
Neil Thorpe v Jon Hand 0-3 7-11 6-11 3-11
Junior Mixed Semi Final
Edgbaston Priory 3-2 Wimbledon
Nathan Lake v Charles Sharpes 1-3 4-11 11-3 6-11 8-11
Richard Shellam v David Wardle 0-3 8-11 6-11 9-11
Oliver Palmer v Daniel Zammit Lewis 3-0 11-8 11-2 11-9
Julianne Courtice v Walkover 3-0
Alicia Mead v Walkover 3-0
Edgbaston Win 3-2. |
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England
Squash National Club Finals
15-16 May 2010, Nottingham
The finals of the National Club Championships are upon us
once again this weekend. Finals from all categories are
spread out over the weekend in what should be a great
festival of squash & racketball with players representing
clubs from across the country. Nottingham SRC will play host
to the finals as Men’s and Women’s teams compete against
each other for the chance to represent England in the
European Club Championships as Juniors, Masters and
Racketball players battle against each other for the right
to name themselves the best club team in the country.
Colets will
return as holders of the Men’s Championships with Pontefract, Duffield
and Wolverhampton looking to wrestle it
from the clutches of the Surrey Club who are looking to win
the championships for the 10th time since they first won it
back in 1994. Pontefract and Colets
are also challengers in the Women’s Championship, they will
have their work cut out as reigning championsEdgbaston
Priory are back to defend the title.
Colets are also
present with their Men’s O35 team, runners up in last year’s
competition following a 5 year undefeated streak they will
no doubt be looking to re capture the championship as they
faceDunnington. Boston
will challenge Racquets Thame for Men’s O45
glory as Nottingham will hope home court
advantage has an effect as they take on Bourne
in the Men’s O55 Final.
Pontefract are
back in the hunt for the Junior Mixed championship hoping to
make it a 7th title since the Junior competition began in
1995, they will come up against Edgbaston Priory
or Wimbledon who face off in their semi
final on the Saturday. The Racketball Final looks to be very
competitive as Edgbaston Priory – inspired
from hosting the National Racketball Championships last
weekend, face reigning champions Devon & Exeter.
SATURDAY
Men’s Semi Final: Colets v Wolverhampton 12.00
Women’s Semi Final: Pontefract v Nottingham/Duffield
12.00
Men’s Plate Final: Nottingham v Peterborough 12.00
Junior Mixed Semi Final: Edgbaston Priory v
Wimbledon 12.00
Men’s Over 35 Final: Dunnington v Colets 14.30
Junior Mixed Plate Final: Nottingham v Winchester
14.30
Racketball Final: Edgbaston Priory v Devon & Exeter
14.30
Men’s Semi Final: Pontefract v Duffield 16.00
Women’s Semi Final: Colets v Edgbaston Priory 16.00
Men’s Over 45 Plate Final: Hereford Whitecross v British
Airways 16.00
SUNDAY
Men 3/4 Play Off 11.00
Women 3/4 Play Off 11.00
Junior Mixed Final: Pontefract v Edgbaston
Priory/Wimbledon 11.00
Men’s Over 35 Plate Final: Beaconsfield v Wellington
12.30
Men’s Over 45 Final: Boston v Racquets Thame 12.30
Non County Mixed Final: Stourport v Duffield 15.00
Men’s Over 55 Final: Nottingham v Bourne 15.00
Women’s Final 15.00
Men’s Final 15.00
Finals are being played
throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday, with the Men and
Women’s Championships Finals starting at 3pm Sunday. All
spectators are welcome free of charge.
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