Division 1 leaders Kingfisher B extended their lead with a comfortable 10-0 away win at Tilehurst RBL A who only had two players including a reserve. All the other four matches ended in a 7-3 scoreline including Kingfisher A hosting Sonning Common & Peppard A. None of the Kingfisher Trio of Martin Adams, Hari Gehlot and Ross Saxby could touch Dan Moses but managed to win the remainder of the ties against Ed Lush and Gary Morgan to leapfrog them into second place.
In the mid-table clash Sonning Sports A overcame Kingfisher C, their dream team of Robert Hansell and Dave Croucher showing up to win their ties with ease, while Shashwat Somani remained unbeaten as Kingfisher E beat visitors Tidmarsh A by the same 7-3 score. Finally it was Kingfisher D’s Mike Childs who saw his unbeaten performance against Sonning Common and Peppard B lift them out of the relegation zone.
In Division 2, in a Kingfisher derby the G and H teams fought out a 5-5 draw in a match where a number of sets went to five. Ajay Yesi recorded a good maximum for the H team while promotion contenders Kingfisher I suffered a surprising 8-2 defeat to Tidmarsh B with Barry Carter getting a very good maximum for Tidmarsh.
Despite yet another maximum from Kate Maksimenko weakened early season leaders Tilehurst RBL B went down 6-4 at OLOP A. Tilehurst reserve John Walker went two games up against the difficult to play Darek Kaminski but could not quite manage to pull off a shock win. Promotion favourites SC&P C suffered a surprising 6-4 defeat at Tidmarsh C despite a hard fought maximum from SC&P skipper Nigel Maltby.
It was a thrilling week in Division 3. On Monday, leaders OLOP C edged out Sonning Common & Peppard D with a 6-4 victory. Daniel Dzieciol and Simon Brookes each secured two wins for OLOP C, while Jeremy Willis and Anthony Reeve provided the points for the commoners. Tilehurst Methodists A hosted Sonning Common & Peppard E the same evening in another close match, with the visitors emerging victorious 6-4. Oliver Bonser’s two wins, along with contributions from Graeme Streets and Mike Casserley, sealed the win, while Michael Williams fought hard with two victories for Tilehurst.
On Tuesday, Tidmarsh D claimed a convincing 7-3 victory over Kingfisher J with only two players. Ray Webb’s treble and Dave Edwards’ strong performance were key especially when they were one player short, while Steven Woolnough and Cihan Celik managed to earn points for Kingfisher J. In another exciting match, OLOP D defeated Pangbourne WMC 6-4. Patrick McIntosh, James Smith, and Louise Forster all contributed two wins each, impressively holding off Pangbourne’s trio of Leroy Wilson, John Simmonds, and Clive Taylor. The week concluded with Tilehurst Methodists B securing a narrow 6-4 win against Sonning Sports C. Nigel Rowland’s two wins, supported by Patrick O’Sullivan and Andrew Stone, made the difference despite James Miller’s impressive treble for Sonning Sports C.
Finally to Division 4 where there were only three matches played. Maximums for Emrah Bulut and Walter Aldridge sealed Kingfisher K’s 6 – 4 win over Sonning Sports D.
More maximums, this time for Richard Sabberton-Coe and Shas Veeramani for Springfield C 7 – 3 reaulted in a home win over Our Lady of Peace F. The final match saw the league leaders yet again with maximums for both Robert Atack and Ludovic Couillard and a pair from Steve O`Connor to of Springfield B gaining a 9 – 1 win over Tilehurst RBL C.
