New Milton Table Tennis Club now has only one team left in the Times and Directory Cup competition in the shape of the A team, who were last year’s losing cup finalists.

The A team got their revenge over Bournemouth Sports P who beat them in last year’s cup final. It was only slightly less of challenge as the Bourne youngsters had lower handicaps, but still pretty formidable as Louis Coppard and Jake Simpson started off +24 and Louis’ brother Andre was off +23. Steve Hemmings, playing off +6, quite literally got the ball rolling as he beat Louis Coppard in the first match, but Shaun Newcomb (+8) lost to Simpson. Captain Brian Vibert (+4) lost to Andre Coppard but parity was restored when Hemmings beat Simpson. Vibert put his side ahead by beating Louis Coppard but then Newcomb lost to Andre so Vibert again restored the lead by beating Simpson to make it 4-3. Hemmings completed a superb hat-trick by beating Andre Coppard to take Milton into the semi-finals. Read the rest of this entry →

New Milton TTC local player Matthew Daish ( aged 11) recently took part in the Milton Keynes U-13s 2 star tournament, Matthew, playing in his New Milton kit, was competing with 17 other youngsters from across the country.

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It ain’t over till the fat lady sings…

Matthew Daish was invited to take part in the Hampshire Schools U-11 Individuals Championship taking place at Waterside TTC today, along with other youngsters from across Hampshire. Daish cruised through the preliminary rounds to the final where he came up against local rival Jonny McMullan. Read the rest of this entry →

Three players from the New Milton Table Tennis Club; James Lewis, Simon Golding and Bev Scott-Johns distinguished themselves in the Bournemouth and District league as they not only played for their own teams but stood in for teams at higher levels, acquitting themselves extremely well in the process.

In the Premier, the A team (Steve Hemmings, Brian Vibert and stand-in James Lewis) improved on their first round away draw against Bournemouth Sports D by beating them 7-3 at home. The Milton trio all lost to Bourne’s Tom Andrews to settle for a brace apiece, including Lewis who was playing up from Div 1. Read the rest of this entry →

The Bournemouth and District Table Tennis league resumed last week after a week’s break for the Times & Directory Cup, and the New Milton club won five out of their ten matches, repeating their first round performance. The Club’s best results came in the lower echelons of the league, so they deserve first mention this week.

Div 5 saw the J team (Luke Gurton, Keith Kensley and Sam Watkins) do the double over Merton J, this time with the improved scoreline of 9-1 away at Southbourne. Watkins came up with his first hat-trick of the campaign, 16 year old Gurton scored his fourth treble and Kensley bagged a brace. Read the rest of this entry →

There was a break in the Bournemouth and District Table Tennis programme last week as the week was given over to the Times and Directory Handicap Competition. The New Milton club now have just two teams left in the Cup and one in the “Plate”.

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 “Plate” competition is run for teams who lose their first match.

Last year’s cup runners-up New Milton A (Brian Vibert, Phil Handy and Steve Hemmings) from the Premier took on Div 2’s Bransgore and beat them 5-1 at Mudeford Wood. Hemmings who was playing off +6 got the ball rolling by winning the first match of the evening and then Handy and captain Vibert (both playing off +4) also won their first matches. Handy won the fourth match but then Hemmings lost to Gore’s Mike Anderson which made it 4-1. Order was once again restored by Vibert who won the sixth to secure a place in Round 3. Read the rest of this entry →

The Bournemouth and District Table Tennis League programme resumed after the Christmas break and the New Milton Club won four out of their ten matches. Their most comprehensive victory came in the Premier as the A team (Steve Hemmings, Phil Handy and Brian Vibert) did the double over the struggling North Bournemouth A by whitewashing them 10-0 home at Mudeford Wood. This excellent win enabled Milton to leapfrog over Bournemouth Sports C to claim third place in the league. Read the rest of this entry →

It was five wins out of six for the New Milton Table Tennis Club in Round One of the Annual Times and Directory Handicap Cup competition just before the Christmas break. Their D team then went on to play their Round 2 match earlier than scheduled and beat their H team to book their place in Round 3.

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

Last year’s cup runners up New Milton A (Brian Vibert, Phil Handy and Steve Hemmings) took on fellow Premier side North Bournemouth A and beat them 5-1 at Mudeford Wood. The Milton trio won the first four matches but Hemmings lost the fifth to North’s Steve Davies. Captain Vibert wasn’t having any more nonsense and won the sixth to secure a place in Round 2. Read the rest of this entry →

The second round of nine matches got underway in the Bournemouth and District Table Tennis league last week, and the New Milton club managed to double their first round haul with four wins out of ten.

In the Premier, the A team (Steve Hemmings, Brian Vibert and Phil Handy) lost for the second time to the all-female Bournemouth Sports B team, this time by 1-9 away at Chapel Gate. The Milton trio all drew blanks but the Bournettes conceded the doubles which made the scoreline look a bit more respectable. Read the rest of this entry →

As the first round of nine matches in the Bournemouth and District league came to an end, the New Milton club could only muster one win from their ten teams, their lowest haul of the campaign. The other results were four draws and five defeats.

In the Premier, the A team (Brian Vibert, Steve Hemmings and stand-in Alan Gordon) lost 4-6 away against fellow third-spot challengers Bournemouth Sports C. Hemmings won two including a victory over Bourne’s rising star Hugo Pang, but captain Vibert was just deprived of his own brace as he lost to Laslio Barcsai 13-15 in the fifth set. Gordon returned to the fold to add one more to the tally, so the doubles were required to force the draw. It was not to be however as Vibert and Hemmings lost over five sets. Read the rest of this entry →