The latest Bournemouth & District league tables show that two of the New Milton Club’s teams are sitting pretty at the top of their respective divisions. The J team captained by Malcolm Douglas took over the top spot in Div 5 a couple of weeks ago, but hot on their heels are Bmth Sports T who are only one point away from the Jays. The G team captained by Frank Handy, who has only dropped one match all season, are riding high at the top of Div 3, lording it over their clubmates in the E and F teams.

The H team are knocking at the door for second place in Div 4, but need to make up space on second-placed Bmth Sports R who currently have a five point advantage.

That’s the good news; unfortunately the B team are struggling to keep their heads above water in Div 1, and with 17 points are only 2 points away from the relegation zone. Basement boys Bransgore are rock bottom on 2 points and are beyond redemption, second from bottom Lynwood B are on 15 points, so Milton quickly need to put some more blue sky between themselves and Lynwood.

The D team are third from bottom in Div 2 and are clustered with two other teams on 15 points. They are currently only clear of the drop zone courtesy of a superior games difference.

The full league tables appear below:-

Further to Julie’s post of 22nd Jan, the article below appeared in this weekend’s New Milton Advertiser alongside the New Milton TTC report.  Well done to Elliot Marx and her fellow volunteers for giving this boost to local Table Tennis!

The New Milton Table Tennis Club could only muster three wins out of their seven league matches, but all three were maximum four-pointers from impressive 9-1 scorelines.

The G and J teams piled on the pressure at the top of their respective Divs 3 & 5, and the H team (Div 4) remain within touching distance of second-placed Bmth Sports R who also won 9-1.

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New Milton Table Tennis players shrugged off the turkey and mince pies to win six of their nine matches as the Bournemouth & District league programme resumed after the Christmas break.

The J team capitalised on Winton YMCA E’s bye by beating Merton J 9-1 to leapfrog over Winton to the top of Div 5. The G team stay at the top of Div 3 courtesy of a 6-4 win over basement boys Winton YMCA C.

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The New Milton G team were sitting pretty at the top of Division 3 over the Christmas break. The J team have occupied the top spot in Division 5 at times, but spent Christmas in second place ready to renew their title challenge in the New Year. The K team are having a better time of it in Div 5 this season and ended the year in 8th position.  The full tables showing the league positions for all ten of the New Milton teams appear below:-

The New Milton Table Tennis Club signed off the first half of the Bournemouth and District league programme by winning five out of their eight matches. One of these wins came at the expense of one of their own teams as the C team beat the B team in their Div 1 derby.

Div 3 saw the G team wrest the top spot from Ringwood B as Milton beat the erstwhile leaders 8-2 home at Arnewood School. Captain Frank Handy came up with yet another hat-trick and Andrew Daish and Matthew Winter bagged a brace apiece. Handy and Daish combined efficiently in the doubles to land the maximum four points. Read the rest of this entry →

There was a break in the Bournemouth and District Table Tennis league programme last week as the week was given over to Round One of the Annual Times and Directory Handicap Cup competition. The New Milton Club entered nine teams of whom five won their matches to go through to Round Two.

The Cup provides an interesting diversion from the league programme in that it enables teams from across all divisions to be drawn against each other in a handicapped competition, best of three matches up to 31, with no doubles.

The Premier’s A team, who were runners-up last season, booked their place in Round Two at the expense of their Div 3 club mates in the G team, who are now out of the competition. Joining the A team in Round Two are the B, C, D and F teams. The E, J and K teams live to fight another day as they will now be drawn into the “Plate” competition. Full results are below:-

New Milton G (Div 3) 0 New Milton A (Premier) 6

Shamrock C (Div 5) 3 New Milton B (Div 1) 6

Ringwood A (Div 2) 2 New Milton C (Div 1) 5

New Milton D (Div 2) 5 Bmth Sports J (Div 2) 3

New Milton E (Div 3) 2 Ringwood B (Div 3) 5

Merton G (Div 4) 3 New Milton F (Div 3) 6

Merton A (Premier) 6 New Milton J (Div 5) 0

New Milton K (Div 5) 2 Lynwood C (Div 2) 5

The New Milton Table Tennis Club could only muster three wins out of nine matches in the Bournemouth and District League last week. It was bad enough for the J team when they lost 4-6 to Nimrod C in Div 5, but the K team disobligingly lost 0-10 to title contenders Winton YMCA E, who leapfrogged over the J’s by one point.

The brothers Handy both recorded excellent hat-tricks; Phil earning a point for his A team in the Premier, and Frank’s treble helping his G team to a maximum-pointer in Div 3.

For the second week in a row, “Captain Fantastic” Terry Jenvey inspired his D team to a 7-3 victory in Div 2, aided and abetted by a treble from Chris Pusey.

A special mention also for Svet Ignatov who played up a division to win two games for the E team in Div 3 and then racked up his second hat-trick in a row for his H team in Div 4. Read the rest of this entry →

New Milton Table Tennis Club came up with its best set of results in the Bournemouth and District league so far this season as their teams won 7 out of their 9 matches. The club’s only defeat came at the hands of one of their own teams in Div 5 as the J team walloped the K team by 9-1.

The D team (Div 2) were particularly chuffed and relieved to finally get off the mark with a win, thanks to an inspirational hat-trick from captain Terry Jenvey in their 7-3 victory over basement boys Bmth Sports K. There were hat-tricks galore as can be seen from the detailed results below, but a couple of players merit a special mention. This season’s new signing Matthew Winter shone as not only did he come up with a hat-trick without dropping a set for his H team in Div 4, but he also bagged a brace as he played up a division for the G team in Div 3. Read the rest of this entry →