results summer 2011

Home vs Finchley Manor 3rd Aug

Petr played first at #4, against a decent player. His opponent hit good shots and moved well, but Petr was played tighter and ran faster. 3-0 Petr

Mark played at #1 against a big guy with good shots. I didn't see the game, but it was noticable for the lack of shouting and swearing! Mark went two down and fought back to win 3-2.

I played at #5 against a classic old git with a drop shot. I let him get to me and he won the first two easily. Petr gave me some good advice and basically embarrassed me into not playing shit. I won 3-2.

I din't see Gavin's game, but he won 3-1.

Tomas last on against Derek Bass. Derek is a talented played, very competitive and an absolute bugger to mark. He must have asked for 30 or 40 lets, during the game. Tomas just outplayed him and was able to rise above Derek's annoying play style and my rather random marking. Tomas won 3-1.

Two more games to go, both at home on the 10th and the 24th. We must win them both.


Away vs New Grampians 13th July

Gavin first on desperate to get revenge from the home leg what meant he came in at 3.  Played well first two games of a tight game, for one a piece -with a bit of luck he could have been 2 up.  Then the consistency of the opponent was a bit much to him and lost in 4.  Next time Gavin
 
Eva came in at 5 after losing a coin toss (we really need a captain in place), didn't see much of the game but the first game was pretty close until Eva said something like "your footwork is all wrong!" or something like that, opponent lost all confidence and, although he got lots of support from an appalling marker he never recovered.  Eva won easily in 3
 
Tomas next at 2.  Lost the first after slow start, read his opponent game properly and run away with the next 2 only to run out of steam and lose in 5, could have been either way. Ah, an apparently the non-stroke calling was even in this match so we cannot really pin that on Tomas (btw, apparently the opponent went directly to vomit after the game so it might have been a couple of points away)
 
In parallel Petr at 4, didnt see much of that game but he seemed to have go down in 4 to a hard hitting opponent.
 
So my game was just a dead-rubber.  Anyway I tried to keep it entertaining against a 20ish looking guy whose Khan in his surname actually came from the right side of the squash history.  Went 2 down in tight games came back to win the third but as usual a bit too little too late and in the telling part of the 4th I was just hanging on the court.  I tried.
 
 All and all 4-1 and 8 games  won what is a lot better than 5-0 and 0 games won in the home leg.


Away vs Ealing  29th June

We played Ealing on Wednesday.
Gavin played a hard hitting, angry man at #3. I thought he was just too good for Gavin after the first game, but Gavin is very strong and turned the match around, winning the fifth easily.
Alessandro played at #4 against another hard hitter - an Aussie girl. He got 2-1 up, but she was a good player and won 3-2.
I played at #2 against a decent player. I lost the first but had a good chance at 14-11 in the second. I blew it and went on to lose 3-0
Petr played at 5, against another lady. It was a well matched game, with long rallies, but Petr was very solid and won 3-0.
Mark played their #1. Although Mark played well and moved well his opponent had too many shots in the end. 0-3.
Lost 3-2

Away vs Paddington 13th June

Gavin out-ran an old man and won in 4.

I won in 4. You would've loved it, Kev.

I'm presuming Daniel thought that, instead of being on a squash court, he was on the lawn bowls turf outside in the sun drinking shandies. Playing accordingly, he lost in 3. He was also gravely injured at one stage ...he's now thinking of joining a church choir as a soprano...

Tomas flipped a lid and lost in 4. He urgently needs lessons on how to ask for lets that will give him strokes- there was at least a game's worth in there last night...

Hernan was the sacrificial lamb and played a national level (surely illegal ring-in??) young guy and lost in 3. We owe you one, Hernan...



Away vs Finchley Manor 8th June