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| 10 | G Locner | 1 | D Lewis | 2 | 3 | 10-8,4-9,9-5,8-10,2-9 | | 11 | R Booth | 2 | M Singh | 0 | 3 | 8-10,4-9,2-9 | | 14 | S Lewis | 3 | M Isidorov | 0 | 3 | 0-9,1-9,1-9 | | 18 | P Ng | 4 | S Malcolm | 0 | 3 | 3-9,0-9,6-9 | | 21 | B Newark | 6 | J Flavell | 0 | 3 | 2-9,3-9,3-9 | | | | | | | | | | | Games: | 2 | 15 | |
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| Report: | Squash Report Tuesday 1st July
Seconds @ home
As Rich H, having received the summons from JJ, Monkey Nuts et al, had taken his somewhat severely shorn locks off to play for the Firsts somewhere in the countryside, the by now customary weekly cry went up from the Seconds of ‘Man Overboard !’ ‘All Hands to the Pumps’….and into the breach stepped…….yes, you guessed it, ….NonPlayingSkip Bambi Ben…
Andrew (A.C.) Raby, Flip Flop and the rest of the straggle of supporters turned and looked at each other despairingly…’Oh deer, oh deer’, they remarked, ‘not Bambi- self proclaimed Unfitness fanatic…doesn’t seem to realise that you don’t play squash to get fit…you get fit then play squash…Not many points there then !’
And so it proved, a pretty straightforward 3-0 loss but then again, managing to win more points than Simon. ‘ Bet Bambi wishes Si had stayed in the Algarve’, we thought, ‘can’t question the Networker’s commitment, weekly season from Faro Airport and all that , but really, these days he’s really playing like a ..like a …burro !
So, two down, not the best of starts for the Seconds, but who was left? Boothy, Garth, Peter,…Surely some points there ? we thought..
Take Peter, against an older, somewhat rotund…..if not downright portly… opponent…. Peter, young, stylish, lean of limb, a veritable colt in his prime up against an ageing stallion, one step removed from being out to pasture… but unfortunately Peter was also equally devoid of ideas up against a canny, experienced old grafter ,couldn’t stop the rot and three down it was - match lost…but not over….
So, SPARKS Seconds now playing for pride…Garth on No.1 Court, Boothy on No.2…..Surely a chance here? we thought.
Garth, in between discussing the finer points of squash and the merits of HawkEye with the Marker, played , to be fair, some fine squash…Two – One up…then his plucky opponent pulled it back to Two All…’Y’know, ‘ we said, ‘ this being Wimbledon and all that, think really, what Garth needs is …..New Balls !’ How we laughed ! Tears streaming down our faces….But Garth, unfortunately only able to play with old balls was, at the end, a somewhat sad, forlorn and confused figure on the end of a 3-2 defeat.
And Boothy ? How was he faring on Court Two ? Resplendent in his trademark tight spray on shorts (certainly, we thought, not sponsored by Strictly Ballroom (‘You too can dance as you’ve never danced before’)) was up against an equally, if not slightly fitter opponent. In the torrid evening heat, the animal like grunts of the tennis coaches coaxing and cajoling their energetic members, were almost silenced by the sound of this gladiatorial combat…. seemingly endless rallies, a match of sheer endurance, sublime skill…cross courts…length…line…until Boothy , having given 110% to the cause finally succumbed….the score of 3-0 not reflecting the tight somewhat titanic struggle
And the topic of conversation at the After Party? As we chomped our way through Nan’s delicious spag bols ? Conversation turned naturally to The Club’s new Limited Edition Range of Designerwear. Comments such as ‘ The club’s logo really looks great, good makes as well..Tombo, Slazenger..and prices…£16/17 for adult polos…£10.50 for kids…Understand that 65 were sold on Open Day last Saturday ! Must place my order soon, for me and all the family…and the quality..really , really high…’Unlike the Seconds squash tonight,’ we said…How we laughed…Tears, once more streaming down our faces onto Nan’s delicious apple crumble……
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| Author: | BN |
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