Although almost certainly relegated, Sonning Common & Peppard D left it late in the season to record their first win, a 7-3 against their C team, who are not yet safe from the two relegation places.
Simon Berry, Nigel Maltby and Brian Meheux each won two each, the latter with a fine victory over Danny Dockree who also won two. Kingfisher C may well end up fourth, helped by a 7-3 win over Sonning Sports A.
Nigel Keedy and Phil Mead starred with maximums and they also took the extra point for the doubles 11-9 in the fifth.
Tidmarsh A who currently occupy fourth lost out 3-7 as they hosted runners-up Sonning Common & Peppard A.
Ed Lush and Ian Cole remained unbeaten for the visitors although it could have easily been a draw as both Antony Baker and Duncan Groves pushed Ian to a deciding fifth leg.
Elsewhere third placed Kingfisher B swept through Tilehurst RBL A 9-1, the consolation point coming from Keith Winter over Julian Telford 11-9 13-11 8-11 3-11 11-9.
Division Two leaders Reading FC were surprisingly held to a draw by Kingfisher G despite Mike Childs usual maximum.
Reading FC’s Simon Rowland suffered two rare defeats in this match, including losing three straight to Parvin Baishkyar.
Second placed Kingfisher F won 7-3 at Springfield A, a result which just about guarantees them the runners up spot, in a match which featured many close sets.
Kingfisher E beat a weekended Tilehurst RBL B 8-2 with ‘reserve’ Akeel Mir getting a maximum which included a win over star player Kate Maksimenko.
Our Lady of Peace A beat Pangbourne WMC 9-1 which condemns Pangbourne to Division Three table tennis next season, Chris West recorded a three straight maximum for OLOP. Tidmarsh B won 9-1 at bottom team Kingfisher H, the sole win for the Kingfisher team came from youngster Vivaan
Karalkar with a three straight victory over Mike Alstrop.
Game Week 27 was the penultimate week for Division Three. In the first match, Sonning Common & Peppard E drew with Our Lady of Peace D. The away team’s captain, Louise Forster, was the star of the match with her treble.
It was a very close match which could go either side but the highlight of the match was Jim Warren vs James Smith match which ended in fifth and James won in the deuce: 8-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-6, 10-12.
The same night, Tilehurst Methodists B hosted Sonning Sports B and the away team won 6-4. James Miller, who played up for the away team was the Player of the Match with his treble, and this helped his team to win the match.
