In a week in which the New Milton Table Tennis Club could only muster three wins once again in the Bournemouth and District League, the B team proved that they are back to winning ways with their second win in two weeks. Captained by wheelchair-player Shaun Newcomb (pictured below), the B team improved on a 6-4 first-round defeat against Merton B with a 7-3 win down at Mudeford Wood. Newcomb came up with his first hat-trick of the campaign, Zoltan Karip-Barath bagged a brace and Brian Bickell chipped in with the one win. Newcomb capped a fine evening by joining Bickell to win the doubles fairly comfortably in the end.

There were some other excellent captains’ performances last week, including Terry Jenvey’s treble which helped his D team hold Merton C to a 5-5 draw in Div 2. Also in Div 2, Frank Handy’s hat-trick helped his table-topping E team do the double over Lynwood C with a 6-4 win at the Arnewood School.

Other treble-makers to be mentioned in despatches were Dan Williams whose first hat-trick of the campaign helped his H team to scrape a point against Winton YMCA D in Div 4, and Fern Daish and Lynn Willrich whose trebles resulted in the K team doing the double over Winton YMCA G in Div 5. Full results details are below:- Read the rest of this entry →

New Milton Table Tennis Club repeated their last week’s tally of three wins in the Bournemouth and District League, including a much needed victory for the struggling B side in Div 1. In their first win over five outings, the B’s started with a three game advantage as Lynwood A turned up a player short. This means that Milton have now been gifted five points by Lynwood who had to concede their first round fixture.

New Milton’s best result of the week came in Div 2 as the table-topping E team demolished Merton F 9-1 for the second time this season, this time in their own backyard. Gerard Redman came up with his fourth hat-trick of the campaign, having only dropped one game this season, and 15-year old Peter Daish (pictured below) joined him in his treble. Peter’s older brother Simon, in only his second outing of the season, narrowly missed out on his own treble as he lost over five ends to Merton’s willy veteran Graham Blake. Third-placed Bmth Sports F took three points off second-placed Merton E with a 7-3 win to take their place in the table. Milton are now on 40 points compared to the resurgent Bourne’s 35 points, but Milton still need to keep their eye on Merton E (33 points) who they still have to play.

Div 2 also saw the D team’s Bob Fagan prove that his last week’s hat-trick was no fluke as he did it again this week to help his team do the double over Lynwood C in a 6-4 win away at Parkstone. Club Secretary Bev Scott-Johns played up from Div 3 and did well to get a win at the higher level, and regular Chris Pusey bagged a brace.

PREMIER

New Milton A 3 Bmth Sports A 7

(Umit Kaya 0, Matthew Daish 1, Phil Handy 2)

DIVISION 1

Lynwood A 4 New Milton B 6

(Brian Bickell 2, John Millward 0, Shaun Newcomb 1)

DIVISION 2

New Milton C 5 Bmth Sports G 5

(Malcolm Floyd 2, Svet Ignatov 1, Dave Cuddon 2)

Lynwood C 4 New Milton D 6

(Chris Pusey 2, Bob Fagan 3, Bev Scott-Johns 1)

Merton F 1 New Milton E 9

(Gerard Redman 3, Peter Daish 3, Simon Daish 2)

DIVISION 3

Bmth Sports L 6 New Milton F 4

(Malcolm Nash 1, Ian Linney 2, Eddie Tomkins 1)

DIVISION 4

Bmth Sports N 5 New Milton H 5

(John Parkhouse 1, Les Smith 1, Kai Major 2)

DIVISION 5

Bmth Sports P 6 New Milton K 4

(Lynn Willrich 1, Alex Whitehead 2, Campbell Golding 1)

New Milton L 4 Bmth Sports S 6

(Richard Clampin 0, Andrew Stainton 2, Sibyl Bartlett 1)

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO MEMBERS FROM CLUB WELFARE OFFICER JULIE SMILLIE

Dear Member,

We have recently tightened up our policies and procedures as the club is in the process of attaining Clubmark Re-accreditation. Our First Aid cupboards are now labelled and Incident/Accident Folders are now also in cupboards, with instructions of how to record the incident and to whom the details should then be passed.

The club is also required to “take reasonable steps to obtain information on any medical conditions of its members.”

I would therefore ask if any Member who has any significant medical condition that may result in a medical emergency during play, could inform me, in case an incident occurs. The information is going to be kept on a club database but will not be publicly displayed, although it would be useful for you to at least tell your team mates if any condition applies to you.

Examples of such conditions would be diabetes, allergies, heart problems, respiratory difficulties or epilepsy.

Please email or telephone me with any condition you feel fits the above criteria.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Julie Smillie, NMTTC Welfare Officer.

31^st January 2014

the_smillies@hotmail.com 01425 614784

There was a break in the Bournemouth and District Table Tennis league programme last week as the week was given over to the Times & Directory Handicap competition. Out of the three New Milton teams to get through to Round 2 of the Cup, only the A team managed to book their place in the Quarter-Finals.

The Club had a much better rate of return in Round 1 of the “Plate” competition as all five teams go into the draw for Round 2 of the Plate. The D and J teams had a bye but the C, F and G teams had to battle for their places.

Turning to the Cup proper, the B team (Brian Bickell, Julie Smillie & Zoltan Karip-Barath) who usually play in Div 1 lost 3-6 to Div 4’s Winton YMCA D at Mudeford Wood. Great things were expected of the E team (Andrew Daish, Peter Daish & Simon Daish) who are currently top of Div 2, but they narrowly lost 3-5 away against the Premier’s Merton A at Southbourne. The Premier’s A team (Matthew Daish, Phil Handy & Steve Hemmings) showed how it was done by beating Div 4’s Bmth Sports N 5-2 down at Mudeford Wood. Handy playing off +6 won all three and captain Steve Hemmings playing off the same handicap won both his matches.

In the Plate, the Div 2’s C team (Malcolm Floyd, Svet Ignatov & stand-in Simon Golding) had it won by 5-2 against Shamrock B (Div 5) at Mudeford Wood and played the remaining games to make it 7-2. Floyd (pictured below) playing off +14 played doggedly to win all three but Ignatov (+16) and Golding (+15) fell victim to Shamrock’s Lori Ryder who was starting off with the mind-boggling 26 (up to 31).

Simon Golding was in action again, this time for his own G team (Div 3), and his hat-trick helped them to a tremendous 9-0 victory over Bmth Sports R (Div 5) at Chapel Gate. Golding was aided and abetted in the rout by captain Bev Scott-Johns (+21) and stand-in Danny Williams (+21).

New Milton F (Malcolm Nash, Ian Linney & Sylvia Smith) who also usually ply their trade in Div 3 came away from Southbourne with a 7-2 victory over Div 4’s Merton J thanks to hat-tricks from Linney and Smith. Full result details are below:- Read the rest of this entry →

New Milton Table Tennis Club had a slighter better week in the Bournemouth & District League as their teams picked up three wins out of ten matches compared to their solitary win the previous week. Those three wins represented a change of fortune for the teams involved, the biggest turn around coming in Div 4 as the F team beat Merton G 6-4 at home having lost 0-10 to them down at Southbourne.

Div 2 saw the D & E teams purring as they both improved on first round 5-5 draws with wins of 8-2 and 7-3 respectively. The D’s Bob Fagan (pictured below) came up with his first hat-trick of the campaign and was joined in his treble by team mate Chris Pusey. E team captain Frank Handy rubbed it in to Bmth Sports F with a reprise of his first round hat-trick.

Full results details are below:- Read the rest of this entry →

NEW MILTON TABLE TENNIS CLUB                        Web: www.newmiltonttc.com

Dates of future Club Activities during the Period 21^st January 2014 to 28^th February 2014

Activity                                Night                 Date                                     Time               Venue

Sway Village Hall:

Future Club Nights

Club Night                 Sunday             26^th January 2014             6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday             2^nd February 2014             6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday             9^th February 2014             6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday             16^th February 2014           6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday             23^rd February 2014           6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

And every Sunday thereafter.

Mudeford Wood Community Centre:

Fixtures Season 2013/2014

League Matches       Monday             27^th January 2014             7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches       Monday             3^rd February 2014             7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

T&D Cup                    Monday             10^th February 2014           7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches       Monday             17^th February 2014           7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches       Monday             24^th February 2014           7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

League Match           Tuesday            28^th January 2014             7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

League Match           Tuesday            4^th February 2014             7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

T&D Cup                    Tuesday            11^th February 2014           7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

League Match           Tuesday            18^th February 2014           7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

League Match           Tuesday            25^th February 2014           7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

NB. Room 2 is not available to our club until 7.15 pm. (It is hired by a Pilates Group from 6.00 pm until 7.15 pm)

The Arnewood School

Fixtures Season 2013/2014

T&D Cup                     Tuesday            21^st January 2014 *          No scheduled matches

League Matches        Tuesday            28^th January 2014             7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium

League Matches        Tuesday            4^th February 2014             7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium

T&D Cup                     Tuesday            11^th February 2014           7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium

League Matches        Tuesday            18^th February 2014           7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium

League Matches        Tuesday            25^th February 2014           7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium

Open Practice Sessions

Open Practice            Tuesday            21^st January 2014             7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Open Practice            Tuesday            28^th January 2014             8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Open Practice            Tuesday            4^th February 2014             8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Open Practice            Tuesday            11^th February 2014           8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Open Practice            Tuesday            18^th February 2014           8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Open Practice            Tuesday            25^th February 2014           8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Coaching Sessions

Junior Coaching       Tuesday            21^st January 2014             7.30 to 8.30 pm     Gymnasium/Hall

Junior Coaching       Tuesday            28^th January 2014             7.30 to 8.30 pm     Gymnasium/Hall

Junior Coaching       Tuesday            4^th February 2014             7.30 to 8.30 pm     Gymnasium/Hall

Junior Coaching       Tuesday            11^th February 2014           7.30 to 8.30 pm     Gymnasium/Hall

Junior Coaching       Tuesday            18^th February 2014           7.30 to 8.30 pm     Gymnasium/Hall

Junior Coaching       Tuesday            25^th February 2014           7.30 to 8.30 pm     Gymnasium/Hall

Group/ Individual       Tuesday            21^st January 2014             8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Group/ Individual       Tuesday            28^th January 2014             8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Group/ Individual       Tuesday            4^th February 2014             8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Group/ Individual       Tuesday            11^th February 2014           8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Group/ Individual       Tuesday            18^th February 2014           8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Group/ Individual       Tuesday            25^th February 2014           8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

NB.

*There are no scheduled Cup games at the Arnewood School on Tuesday, 21^st January 2014 therefore some tables will be available for practice from 7.00 pm until 10.00 pm. However, junior coaching and any rearranged matches must take priority.

Please note that the School Gymnasium will not be available to our club on the 4^th and 25^th March 2014.

Table Tennis Club Night Session Fees: Adults = £2.00, juniors = £1.50, Subsequent Junior Family Members = £1.00 and senior guests = £3.00.

League Competition: The New Milton Table Tennis Club is fielding 11 teams in the local Bournemouth League this playing season which runs from the 16^th September until 11^th April 2014.

Contacts: If you would like to play in a team or require further information please telephone Bev Scott-Johns on (01425) 619552. For all information concerning coaching please contact Julie Smillie on (01425) 614784.

The New Milton Table Tennis Club’s teams returned to action in the Bournemouth & District league after the Christmas break and could only muster one win out of their eleven matches. Even that win came at the expense of one of their own teams as the E team beat the C team in the second of their local derbies.

The Nimrod club lived up to its biblical name as its three teams did the collective double over Milton’s H, J & K teams, only dropping one point in the process.

However, some good individual performances shone through the gloom as hat-tricks from Simon Golding and Mike Roberts helped rescue a point for the G and J teams respectively, and Ian Linney’s treble helped secure a draw for his F team. The unbeaten Gerard Redman’s treble helped his E team assume bragging rights over the C team as they improved on their first round draw with a 7-3 win over their club mates.  A photo of Gerard, a veritable study in concentration, appears below:

Full results details are below:- Read the rest of this entry →

It is with a mixture of pleasure and pain that the New Milton Table Tennis Club takes stock of its 11 teams’ performances in the first half of the Bournemouth and District League. The league tables below portray the contrasting fortunes as the clubs took a breather over the Christmas break.

The success story comes from the E team in Div 2, comprising captain Frank Handy, Bobo Jiang, Gerard Redman and the brothers Daish (Andrew, Simon & Peter). As the G team they won the Div 3 title last season and are now sitting pretty at the top of Div 2, albeit on superior games difference, having only lost one of their matches. Also in Div 2, the C team (captain Dave Cuddon, Malcolm Floyd, Svet Ignatov & Matt Winter) are just deprived of third place by games difference, and the D team (captain Terry Jenvey, Bob Fagan, Roy Hobbs & Chris Pusey) are just behind them at 5^th position. 

The table-topping E team are pictured below l-r Peter Daish, captain Frank Handy & Bobo Jiang.  Not included in the picture are Andrew & Simon Daish and Gerard Redman.

Up in the heady heights of the Premier league, the A team (captain Steve Hemmings, Ben Cawston, Matthew Daish, Phil Handy & Umit Kaya) are more than holding their own in the highest echelon as they lie third out of six teams. 13 year old Matthew Daish has proved to be a revelation as he moved up from Div 1 and currently has a 61% winning average in the Premier. Read the rest of this entry →

Eight of the New Milton Table Tennis Club’s teams were involved in local derbies in the Bournemouth and District League last week. The only team to face opposition from outside of the club was the Premier’s A team who picked up an excellent 9-1 victory over Winton YMCA A, including hat-tricks from captain Steve Hemmings and teenager Matthew Daish.

The clash between the C and D teams in Division 2 resulted in what is probably the longest ever table tennis match to take place down at the Mudeford Wood Community Centre. All of the matches apart from two went all the way to five ends including three 11-13 scorelines which all went the way of the D team. The C’s Malcolm Floyd was on the wrong end of two of these as he drew his first blank of the season as his team lost 4-6.  The victorious D team are pictured below (l-r Chris Pusey, Bobbie Fagan & Captain Terry Jenvey).

In Div 3, the G team beat the F team 7-3 aided and abetted by Clive Pitts’ first hat-trick of the campaign. In Div 4, the J team overturned the form book to beat the H team 6-4 thanks largely Mike Roberts’ fourth hat-trick of the season.

Div 5 saw the K team stick with the form book as they beat their L team 3-7 in their fourth win of the campaign. Lynn Willrich threatened to come up with her first hat-trick in her last league match but this week she did the deed. Alex Whitehead joined her in a treble and promising recent signing Lisa McGivney came up with her first win in only her second league outing. Full result details are below:- Read the rest of this entry →