Cambridgeshire’s senior squad finished 4th in division 2c in the 2010 championships held at Westfield Table Tennis club in Wellingbourgh.
6 matches were played over 2 days (20th and 21st November), and Cambs had many close encounters in a very competitive division.
The first match saw local county Northamptonshire gain a tight 6-4 victory. In a pulsating match, newcomer Wayne Mason from Wisbech gained two excellent wins whilst Kevin Gray lost an epic 5 set battle over the formidable Cavan Foo Tian Van, which saw the local side edge home.
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Northamptonshire against Cambridgeshire |
Result 6-4 to Nothants |
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Cavan Foo Tian Van beat Steve Annison 3-0 |
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Miles Chan lost to Kevin Gray 0-3 |
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Jordan Wood beat Tracey Sambrook 3-0 |
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Jordan Dainty lost to Wayne Mason 1-3 |
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Charlotte Binley beat Helen Arnold 3-0 |
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Cavan Foo Tian Van beat Kevin Gray 3-2 |
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Miles Chan lost to Wayne Mason 2-3 |
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Jordan Dainty lost to Steve Annison 0-3 |
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Jordan Wood beat Helen Arnold 3-0 |
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Charlotte Binley beat Tracey Sambrook 3-0 |
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The next match saw Cambs come up against hot favourites for promotion Suffolk 1.
With Cambs number 1 Martin Gray playing with an injured knee, this was always going to be a difficult match.
Although there were many close games, Suffolk cruised to a rather faltering 9-1 win with Cambs sole victory a narrow 3-1 Mason win over Suffolk’s 3rd player Lee Barnes.
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Cambridgeshire against Suffolk 1 result 1-9 |
Result 9-1 to Suffolk 1 |
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Steve Annison lost to Ryan Collins 0-3 |
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Wayne Mason beat Lee Barnes 3-1 |
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Tracey Sambrook lost to Clair Emmerson 1-3 |
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Martin Gray lost to Jake Collins 0-3 |
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Caroline Wright lost to Aimee Sparkes 1-3 |
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Steve Annison lost to Lee Barnes 2-3 |
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Wayne Mason lost to Jake Collins 1-3 |
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Martin Gray lost to Ryan Collins 1-3 |
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Tracey Sambrook lost to Aimee Sparkes 0-3 |
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Caroline Wright lost to Clair Emmerson 0-3 |
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The final match of the first day saw Cambs pitted against Suffolk’s second team.
In yet another very close match, Suffolk won the last 3 matches to secure the draw. Once again, Cambs star man of the 1st day; Wayne Mason contributed an excellent double, and Caroline Wright won the first game for the Cambridgeshire ladies.
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Suffolk 2 against Cambridgeshire |
Result 5-5 Draw |
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Gary Young lost to Steve Annison 1-3 |
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Nigel Hodder lost to Kevin Gray 1-3 |
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Sonia Talbot lost to Caroline Wright 2-3 |
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Andrew Warner lost to Wayne Mason 1-3 |
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Lucy Zhu beat Helen Arnold 3-1 |
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Gary Young beat Kevin Gray 3-1 |
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Nigel Hodder lost to Wayne Mason 1-3 |
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Andrew Warner beat Steve Annison 3-2 |
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Sonia Talbot beat Helen Arnold 3-0 |
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Lucy Zhu beat Caroline Wright 3-0 |
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Sunday’s events began with a match against a youthful Norfolk side.
Once again, there were many very close matches accumulating in Cambs gaining a 6-4 victory. Both Wayne Mason and Steve Annison lost to Tony Zeqiri 12-10 in the 5th leg, whilst newly arrived Cambs number 1 lady Maria Bolton won both her matches in impressive style.
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Norfolk against Cambridgeshire |
Result 6-4 to Cambs |
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Aaron Marche lost to Steve Annison 1-3 |
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Shane Underhill lost to Kevin Gray 1-3 |
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Lindsey Dare beat Caroline Wright 3-2 |
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Tony Zeqiri beat Wayne Mason 3-2 |
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Janet Kelly lost to Maria Bolton 1-3 |
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Aaron Marche lost to Kevin Gray 1-3 |
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Shane Underhill lost to Wayne Mason 2-3 |
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Tony Zeqiri beat Steve Annison 3-2 |
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Lindsey Dare lost to Maria Bolton 1-3 |
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Janet Kelly beat Caroline Wright 3-2 |
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In the penultimate match, Cambs came up against a very strong Oxfordshire team.
With Mason, Bolton, and Kevin Gray gaining hard-earned maximums, which resulted in a very narrow victory for the light blues.
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Cambridgeshire against Oxfordshire |
Result 6-4 to Cambs |
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Wayne Mason beat Jingyu Sun 3-2 |
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Kevin Gray beat Joe Cheong 3-1 |
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Maria Bolton beat Yiqi Zhang 3-0 |
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Steve Annison lost to Craig Campbell 1-3 |
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Tracey Sambrook lost to Sindy Li 2-3 |
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Wayne Mason beat Joe Cheong 3-0 |
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Kevin Gray beat Craig Campbell 3-2 |
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Steve Annison lost to Jingyu Sun 1-3 |
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Maria Bolton beat Sindy Li 3-0 |
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Tracey Sambrook lost to Yiqi Zhang 2-3 |
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In the final match of the weekend, Cambs entertained an experienced Leicestershire second team.
Wayne continued his excellent weekend form, whilst Maria Bolton and Kevin Gray finished the second day unbeaten. The final match saw an impressive first win for Helen Arnold.
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Cambridgeshire against Leicestershire 2 |
Result 8-2 to Cambs |
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Wayne Mason beat Keith Fellows 3-0 |
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Kevin Gray beat Aman Dhall 3-1 |
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Maria Bolton beat Emma Richardson 3-2 |
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Martin Gray lost to Andy Lebutt 2-3 |
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Helen Arnold lost to Shirley Pickering 1-3 |
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Wayne Mason beat Aman Dhall 3-0 |
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Kevin Gray beat Andy Lebutt 3-2 |
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Martin Gray beat Keith Fellows 3-0 |
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Maria Bolton beat Shirley Pickering 3-0 |
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Helen Arnold beat Emma Richardson 3-1 |
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The weekend was a great advert for table tennis and congratulations must go to Suffolk 1 who gained promotion. Additionally, thanks must go to Westfield for their hospitality and superb facilities.
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Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Sets + |
Sets - |
Points |
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Suffolk 1 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
10 |
12 |
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Northamptonshire |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
38 |
22 |
10 |
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Suffolk 2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
31 |
29 |
7 |
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Cambridgeshire |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
30 |
30 |
7 |
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Oxfordshire |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
24 |
36 |
3 |
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Leicestershire 2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
41 |
2 |
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Norfolk |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
18 |
42 |
1 |
Cambridgeshire players Averages |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Average |
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Maria Bolton |
6 |
6 |
0 |
100 |
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Wayne Mason |
12 |
10 |
2 |
83 |
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Kevin Gray |
10 |
8 |
2 |
80 |
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Steve Annison |
10 |
3 |
7 |
30 |
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Martin Gray |
4 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
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Helen Arnold |
6 |
1 |
5 |
17 |
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Caroline Wright |
6 |
1 |
5 |
17 |
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Tracey Sambrook |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |