Meet New Milton’s Coaches
We are lucky as a club to have several qualified coaches. In case you haven’t met them here is an up to date list, including our two junior players, Andrew Stainton and Peter Daish, who have recently completed their Level 1 UKCC award.New Milton Table Tennis Club coaches page May 2015
DOUBLES DELIGHT FOR SYLVIA! (CLUB FINALS NIGHT)
The Annual Tournaments of the New Milton Table Tennis Club have been taking place over the past few weeks and culminated in the Grand Finals Night at the Grange School, Somerford. The irrepressible Sylvia Smith was not only out to defend her Ladies Singles title, but also to have another tilt at the Doubles title after coming runner-up last year with Gerard Redman.
The Handicap Ladies Singles was a repeat of last year’s final as Julie Smillie playing off +13 took on title holder Sylvia Smith (+20), but there was a different outcome this year. Smillie had learnt her lesson from last year’s defeat and started off on the front foot and played cannily to take Smith’s title in two straight ends 31-29, 31-27.
Smith had another crack at a title, this time by partnering Russell Wilson in the Handicap Doubles final against the intriguing combination of Matthew Daish & John Parkhouse. It is fair to say that Daish & Parkhouse never really got going, resulting in Smith & Wilson winning the first and second ends 31-23 to take the title.
In the Junior Final, new club member Jared Schaller from Winchester had the daunting task of facing Kai Major who had recently been voted Most Improved Player of the Year in the Bournemouth and District league. Major just nicked the first end 15-13 then won the second, another very tight match, by 11-9. Schaller was determined not to let Major have it all his own way and won the third 11-7, but Major came back to take the fourth end very comfortably 11-3 to win the title.
The Under 40 Handicap Final saw 19 year old Simon Daish (+15) take on younger brother by 5 years, Matthew playing off +4 reflecting his Premier league status. There was good attacking tennis from both players, but Matthew won in two straight sets 31-28, 31-24.
Next up was the Over 40 Handicap Final where club chairman Steve Hemmings playing off +6 faced homecoming club member Russell Wilson (+12). Hemmings, who came runner-up last year caught up at 15-15 in the first end to win it 31-25, but Wilson reversed the scoreline in the second end. Wilson was 21-11 up in the change-round in the third and final end and dominated to run out winner at 31-20.
Phil Daish-Handy was runner-up in the Handicap Singles last year but took this year’s title by default as opponent Zoltan Ordog had to withdraw due to injury.
The evening concluded with the showcase Open Singles final between last year’s runner-up Matthew Daish and Russell Wilson who was out for his third title of the evening. It was nip and tuck in the first end but Daish shaded it 11-9 and then won the second end more comfortably by 11-6. The third and final end was exhibition stuff with some superb attacking tennis but Daish clinched the title by winning 13-11.
Thanks to Club Secretary and Tournament Organiser Bev Scott-Johns for yet another set of very well organised and enjoyable tournaments. Bev is a Table Tennis England qualified Tournament Organiser and County Umpire, both skills being very much in evidence during the tournaments.
GLITTERING NIGHT FOR NMTTC (BDTTA PRESENTATION EVENING)
Twenty four members and guests of the New Milton Club attended the Bournemouth and District Table Tennis Association’s annual Presentation Evening at the Ocean View Hotel, Bournemouth and witnessed members picking up a multiplicity of awards, accolades and encomiums.
The awards were presented by Guest of Honour Harvey Webb, former National Events Manager for Table Tennis England and a former player in the Bournemouth and District League.
New Milton Club Secretary Bev Scott-Johns just had to be the proudest man in attendance as he led his G team up to collect their Div 3 championship trophies. It’s not very often that a full team is in attendance on the presentation evening but the G team (pictured below) had their full complement of Simon Golding, Simon Daish, Danny Williams, Clive Pitts, not forgetting captain Bev (in the middle), to revel in their spoils.
Bev trod a well-worn path up to the front to also collect trophies on behalf of fourteen year old wunderkind Kai Major who was unable to attend the event. In addition to helping his D team win the Times and Directory Handicap Plate Title, young Major had accrued runners-up trophies for the Bournemouth Handicap Singles and Junior Under 15 events in the annual tournaments. Major was also awarded the prestigious David Woodcock Trophy for Most Improved Player in the entire league.
The E team (pictured below) also turned up mob-handed to collect their Div 2 winners trophies, ie James Lewis, Gerard Redman, Frank Handy (captain), Andrew Daish and Peter Daish. The only player not in attendance was Bobo Jiang who works away and could only make two of the matches.
The only member of the D team to collect their Times and Directory Handicap Plate winners trophies was Chris Pusey as captain Terry Jenvey and Bob Fagan were also unable to attend.
Fourteen year old Matthew Daish had to make three trips up to the front to collect his Premier Individuals Trophy and the Junior Under 15 and Junior Under 18 winners trophies.
England Veteran Brian Bickell collected his Vet 60+ runner-up trophy then gingerly sped back to the front to pick up his Vet 70+ winners trophy. Bickell has been called up to play for the England Veterans Team in the Fifth International Championships for Veteran Societies in Leipzig on 17th to 19th July this year. The not-quite-so-old club chairman Steve Hemmings was also on hand to pick up his runner-up trophy for the Bournemouth Closed event.
It wasn’t all about the chaps however as Julie Smillie collected her Ladies Singles trophy then returned to the front with wheelchair-player Shaun Newcomb to pick up their Mixed Doubles winners trophies. Julie was accompanied on the night by proud husband Nigel and mum Pat who all won a prize in the raffle, much to the cries of “Fix!” from the other tables.
Also “mentioned in despatches” on the night was Club Treasurer and Press Secretary Malcolm Floyd who stepped down as League Results Secretary at the end of last season after eight years in post. In the Association’s newsletter, Chairman Phil Hadley said that Floyd’s contribution to the running of the league was immeasurable and helped enormously to the smooth running of the Association. Hadley also thanked Floyd for his contribution to the success of the newsletter.
Chairman Hadley also paid tribute to the New Milton K team who ended up at the foot of Div 5 this season having only won one of their matches. The accolade went “I would like to thank Miriam Mather, Stuart Burton, Richard Clampin, Andrew Stainton and Bill Collinge for sticking with us this season. Having won your second match of the season you might have expected to taste victory again! Nevertheless, you are as important to the Association as every other team. Without you and all the other players who are not due to receive a trophy or cup there would be no competition for the ones that have won something. So a sincere thanks to you”. A nice touch from the Chairman as it is usually only the winners who get the plaudits!
New Milton premier players Phil Daish-Handy, Matthew Daish and Brian Vibert also played for the Waterside team who were crowned as champions of Div 5 South in the British League.
Shaun Newcomb also got a mention for being nominated for and shortlisted to the final three for the Spinal Injuries Association’s Sport and Recreation Achievement Award for his work coaching disabled athletes. As a shortlisted nominee, Newcomb is invited to attend the “Rebuilding Lives” Awards Ceremony on 4th June at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel.
All in all, a very good year for the New Milton Club and its players!
First Aid
First Aid Kits are located at both New Milton Table Tennis Club’s venues. (The Grange and Mudeford Wood)
Both kits are in the club’s storage cupboards, located within the main storage area. Along with the First Aid Kits are Incident files, these need to be completed if an incident occurs and the Welfare Officer and Secretary should then be notified.
There are several trained First Aiders who are members of the club, currently these players are: Julie Smillie, Lyn Willrich, Shaun Newcomb, James Lewis, Peter Daish, Andrew Stainton, and Bev Scott-Johns.
Please note, all players must wear appropriate footwear and clothing when playing at either venue and all safety procedures must be followed, such as keeping paying areas clear and removing spare balls from the floor,
No junior player may go unattended to the toilet block at The Grange. A DBS adult, or parent must accompany them, and wait outside before accompanying them back into the main playing hall.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Julie Smillie (Welfare Officer May 2015)
SHAUN UP FOR SPECIAL AWARD!
Following nomination by Lisa Williams from Table Tennis England, New Milton Table Tennis Club’s wheelchair player Shaun Newcomb has been nominated for and shortlisted to the final three for the Spinal Injuries Association’s Sport and Recreation Achievement Award, for his work coaching disabled athletes.
PLATE JOY FOR NEW MILTON D!
The New Milton D Table Tennis team won the final of the Bournemouth & District Times & Directory Handicap Plate competition against Bmth Sports J down at the Winton YMCA last Monday night.
Milton (Kai Major, Terry Jenvey & Chris Pusey) who usually play in Div 2 were determined not to suffer the same fate as their G team in the semi-finals who went 3-0 up against the same Bourne side (Kelly Hooper, John Crockett & Howard Lewis) from Div 3 only to lose it 4-5.
Pusey quite literally got the ball rolling as he beat Lewis (+2) in two straight sets (21-15, 21-19), then watched captain Jenvey overcome a +9 handicap to beat Crockett over three nail-biting sets having lost the first quite heavily 13-21 (the next two were 21-17, 21-19).
Teenage sensation Major also overcame a +9 handicap to see off Hooper in two straight sets (21-20, 21-18) to make it 3-0. The jitters then set in as Pusey lost to Crockett (+6) in two straight sets (16-21, 20-21) having caught up at 20-20 in the second.
Young Major, giving a +5 start to Lewis, took the first set 21-16, but lost the next set 18-21. Major started the third and final set assuredly and caught up at 11-11 to win 21-16 and take his team to 4-1, needing only one more win to seal the victory.
Next up was Jenvey against Hooper (+9), and the Milton captain caught up at 14-all in the first to take it 21-18. The nerves started jangling again as he lost the second 16-21 then went for a smash at 20-20 in the third only for the ball to end up in the net to lose 20-21. That made it 4-2, needing Milton to win one out of their next three matches.
Showing no nerves whatsoever and displaying a maturity far beyond his 14 years, Major stepped up for his final match against Crockett (+9), but very narrowly lost the first set 20-21. Well that’s when the show really started as he played imperiously to quickly achieve parity in the next two sets to win 21-14, 21-15. So that was it then, New Milton won it 5-2 with two games to spare! The victorious Dees are pictured below: left to right Kai Major, Terry Jenvey (captain), Chris Pusey.
They are looking forward to collecting the Plate at the Bournemouth & District Table Tennis Association’s annual Presentation Evening at the Ocean View Hotel, Bournemouth on Friday 22nd May, along with the many other New Milton award winners. Should be a good evening!
BITTER SWEET PLATE SEMIS FOR NMTTC
The semi-finals of the annual Bournemouth & District Times & Directory Plate Handicap competition took place at the Grange School, Somerford on Thursday of last week with two teams from the New Milton Table Tennis Club facing opposition from the Bmth Sports Club.
The D team (Terry Jenvey, Chris Pusey & Kai Major) who usually play in Div 2 booked their place in the final without losing so much as a game in their 6-0 victory over Div 1’s Bmth Sports C (Dave Law, Greg McLaughlin & ex Milton player Alan Gordon). It was all over at 5-0 then captain Jenvey beat Bourne’s McLaughlin in the obligatory sixth match to complete the clean sheet. The D team are pictured below (l-r Chris Pusey, Bob Fagan & Terry Jenvey) but Kai Major played instead of Bob Fagan.
It looked like the Dees would be facing their G team club mates (Clive Pitts, Simon Daish & Simon Golding) in the final as the Gees went 3-0 up in their semi against fellow Div 3 side Bmth Sports J (Kelly Hooper, John Crockett & Howard Lewis). However, Milton lost the next two which brought it to 3-2, then Daish beat Crockett to make it 4-2, therefore needing just the one more win to go through to the final. Pitts then lost to a very steady Hooper, and Daish lost to an in form Lewis which levelled the score off at 4-4. The decider proved a bit of a damp squib as Golding never really got close to Bourne’s Crockett (playing with a +7 start) losing 14-21, 10-21.
The final between New Milton D and Bmth Sports J will take place at the Winton YMCA hall on Monday 11th May.
E AND G TEAMS ARE CHAMPIONS! (FINAL WEEK RESULTS)
The New Milton Table Tennis Club came up with four wins in the final week of the Bournemouth & District league, two of which came at the expense of their own teams in their local derbies. The E team won the Div 2 title to go up to Div 1 and the G team take their place as they are champions of Div 3.
The first of the derbies came in Div 1 where the second placed B team repeated their first round 8-2 victory over their already relegated C team. England veteran Brian Bickell came up with his tenth hat-trick and Zoltan Karip-Barath joined him in a treble. The C team’s two wins came from Julie Smillie and Kai Major who both beat the B’s captain Shaun Newcomb who only managed to beat Zoltan Ordog.
Div 3 saw the club’s other derby where the title winning G team did the double over the bottommost F team, courtesy of hat-tricks from Simon Golding and Clive Pitts. At least the F’s avoided a repeat of the first round whitewash as Sylvia Smith and Eddie Tompkins both got the better of hard bat specialist Danny Williams. Smith paired well with Mike Roberts to take the doubles to make their defeat more palatable at 3-7.
Already Div 2 champions, the E team improved on a first round draw with Lynwood B to beat them 7-3 aided and abetted by a hat-trick from the unbeaten Gerard Redman. Captain Frank Handy bagged a brace and Andrew Daish added one more to the tally.
The club’s other win came in Div 5 as the J team also improved on a first round draw as they beat Nimrod D 7-3 in their own back yard. Man of the match was thirteen year old Elliott Storr-Smith (pictured below) who came up with his third hat-trick then teamed with Geoff Biggs to win the doubles.
Full results are below:- Read the rest of this entry
E’S EASE TOWARDS DIV 2 TITLE (WEEK 21 RESULTS)
In the penultimate week of the Bournemouth and District Table Tennis league, the New Milton Club’s teams won four out of their nine matches. However, it was the last match of the season for the Premier’s A team as they have a bye in the final week, and they did the double over the already relegated Winton YMCA B with a 6-4 win at Winton. Milton were a player short but captain Steve Hemmings and Matthew Daish both scored hat-tricks to end on personal highs.
Div 2 saw the table-topping E team (Gerard Redman, Frank Handy & Simon Golding) do the double over basement boys Bmth Sports F who turned up a player short. In their 8-2 maximum pointer captain Handy and the unbeaten Redman beat both players who did show and then wiped the floor with the Bourne pairing in the doubles.
In Div 1, the B team (John Millward, Zoltan Karip-Barath & Brian Bickell) beat promotion contenders Lynwood A 7-3 to leap-frog over them to take second place. England veteran Bickell (pictured below) came up with his ninth hat-trick of the campaign, Karip-Barath bagged a brace and Millward chipped in with the one win. Heady stuff for the Bees who are now on 46 points with Lynwood on 44 points, but Lynwood have a game in hand.
The G team (Simon Daish, Clive Pitts & Danny Williams) who have already won the Div 3 title by a country mile did the double over Broadstone A with a 6-4 win at their place. Daish came up with his ninth hat-trick of the campaign and teamed up with Pitts to take the doubles to seal the win.
Thirteen year old Kai Major played up a division for the already doomed C team in Div 1 but still managed to come up with his ninth hat-trick of the season. Despite this, the C team still lost 4-6 to Broadstone A as Milton’s only other win came from captain Malcolm Floyd who beat his old nemesis Terry Luxton. Full results are below:- Read the rest of this entry
GEES GEE’D UP FOR PLATE VICTORY! (T&D PLATE ROUND 3)
Two of the teams from the New Milton Table Tennis Club have booked their places in the Semi-Finals of the Annual Bournemouth & District Times & Directory Handicap Plate competition. The D team had the easier passage as Bmth Sports P conceded the match as they were unable to put out a team.
The G team (Simon Golding, Clive Pitts & Simon Daish) who normally play in Div 3 in the league booked their place in the semis with a 7-2 victory over the Premier’s Merton B at the Grange. The fixture should have been played at Merton’s venue in Southbourne, but when the team arrived in good time there were two other matches taking place so there was no room for them. G team non-playing captain Bev Scott-Johns sportingly suggested that the match be played at Milton’s venue the Grange so both teams quickly decamped to Somerford. The farce continued as Milton were gifted three games because Merton were a player short, so Milton only had to win two to go through. Golding (pictured below) and Pitts duly obliged by beating Merton’s Tom Stride, and Merton conceded the last two games which were academic.
In the other Plate match played at the Grange, the K team (Stuart Burton, Andrew Stainton & Richard Clampin) lost 4-5 to Bmth Sports C. The Kays who normally ply their trade in Div 5 went 0-4 down against Div 1’s Bmth Sports, but captain Burton kept Milton’s hopes alive by winning the fifth game against Bourne’s Greg McLaughlin. Clampin and Stainton then won their next matches to make it 3-4, but Clampin lost very narrowly (20-21 in the third set) to ex Milton player Alan Gordon who won all three. It was all over, but Burton gave a glimpse of what might have been as he got the better of Andy Hartnell in the ninth and final end.
The club eagerly awaits the next draw to see if the Gees and Dees will be pitched against each other in the semi-finals.
In the club’s only league match last week, the D team (Terry Jenvey, Chris Pusey & Norma Millward) lost against Bmth Sports E for the second time in Div 2, this time by the higher margin of 2-8 away at Chapel Gate. Captain Jenvey reported that the scoreline did not reflect the match as two of the defeats came at deuce in the fifth set, so Milton were unlucky not to have come away with a point.
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