East Lancs. Table Tennis League Press Report , 29th April , 2013
Burnley Boys Club are the league champions for 2012-2013 season, having achieved an impressive 100% record and by a 48 points clear margin of their nearest rivals. Their star player Martin Wyatt also grabbed 1st place in the individual merits and team mate Dave Kay grabbed the runner up merit spot. East Lancs finished a great season as Premier Division runners up led by Liam Bedford who finished third in the merits. League Chairman Ged Simpson will be pleased to have his team Ward & Stobbart finish 3rd following a superb season by Keith Ward who finished 4th in the merits. Ramsbottom ‘A’ claimed 4th position and their best player Graham Hoy claimed 5th place in the merits. Teams who occupy the relegation down to Div 1 places are Brierfield (9th) and Hyndburners (10th).
In Division One congratulations to The Lions who though relegated from the Premier last year have bounced back as Division One champions at first time of asking spurred on by merit winner Ian Mitchell. Old Masters achieved runners up spot to also be promoted to the premier after a fine season by Barry hall who finishing second in the merits and only 0.1 percentage point behind Ian Mitchell. Fixtures secretary Mike Turner’s team Whalley Eagles just missed out on promotion finishing 3rd. The other individual merit places go to Dave Allen 3rd,(Ramsbottom ‘C’), Fred Coghlan 4th (HSC) & Mark Gleave 5th (HSC). The relegation positions down to Divison 2 fall to bottom place KSB ‘C’ & second from bottom placed Whalley Hawks.
Tackyfire emerged from a closely fought Division Two to be promoted as champions, but only by 6 points in the end over runners up Whalley Kestrels who also deserve their promotion. Tackyfire were helped by an all-round strong squad but their best player was Elton Atkins who finished 3rd in the individual merits. Likewise Kestrels were aided by a great season from Steve Nightingale who finished 4th in the merits. Rolling Doals having only got promoted this season to Division Two did well to finish 3rd and just missing out on promotion in consecutive seasons. Doals Neil Hepworth was the merit runner up, but overall merit winner prize goes to Stephen Siddall of Ramsbottom ‘D’. Rapidly improving junior and tricky combination bat player Richard Staines of Hyndburn TTC ‘C’ finished 5th in the merits. Hyndburn TTC ‘E finishing bottom & Whalley Falcons just above both face the prospect of relegation.
Division Three went down to the last game of the season with KSB’E’ coming out as credible winners over fine runners up Misfits who went the season unbeaten. Not surprisingly both teams had players in the merits, 1st & 2nd places to KSB’s Ross Erwin & Carlton Cooper & 3rd place to Misfit’s Keith Ainscoe. Doals Marauders had a good season to finish 3rd and Hyndburn TTC ‘D’ finished 4th led by merit 4th placed Reece Monk. Bernard Milnes claimed 5th in the merits as his team KSB ‘F’ also finished 5th. Congratulations also to Bernard, Paul & Simon Milnes (KSB ‘F’) who also won the Fred Holden Handicap Cup.
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Premier Division
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. Burnley Boys Club 18 18 0 0 482
2. East Lancs 18 14 0 4 435
3. Ward & Stobbart 18 14 0 4 412
4. Ramsbottom A 18 9 0 9 363
5. Ramsbottom B 18 8 0 10 357
6. Rovers 18 9 0 9 324
7. Hyndburn TTC A 18 8 0 10 306
8. KSB A 18 5 0 13 261
9. Brierfield 18 3 0 15 218
10. Hyndburners 18 2 0 16 192
Premier Merit Top 5 excluded players with less than 60% games played as per rules
1. Martin Wyatt Burnley Boys Club 83%
2. Dave Kay Burnley Boys Club 75%
3. Liam Bedford East Lancs 74%
4. Keith Ward Ward & Stobbart 72%
5. Graham Hoy Ramsbottom ‘A’ 71%
Division One
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. The Lions 20 15 2 3 461
2. Old Masters 20 13 2 5 450
3. Whalley Eagles 20 13 0 7 441
4. KSB B 20 11 0 9 420
5. Hyndburn TTC B 20 12 1 7 399
6. HSC 20 11 0 9 393
7. Mavericks 20 10 0 10 381
8. Clitheroe LM B 20 8 1 11 381
9. Ramsbottom C 20 8 2 10 380
10. Whalley Hawks 20 4 2 14 367
11. KSB C 20 0 0 20 238
Division One, Merit Top 5 excluded players with less than 60% games played as per rules
1. Ian Mitchell The Lions 72.7%
2. Barry Hall Old Masters 72.6%
3. Dave Allen Ramsbottom C 71.3%
4. Fred Coghlan HSC 71 %
5. Mark Gleave HSC 70 %
Division Two
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. Tackyfire 18 15 1 2 427
2. Whalley Kestrels 18 13 1 4 421
3. Rolling Doals 18 11 1 6 395
4. Ramsbottom D 18 13 0 5 388
5. Hyndburn TTC C 18 12 0 6 384
6 Adpak Aces 18 10 1 7 381
7. KSB D 18 7 0 11 348
8. Slayers 18 2 0 16 239
9. Whalley Falcons 18 3 0 15 214
10. Hyndburn TTC E 16 2 0 16 194
Division Two, Merit Top 5 excluded players with less than 60% games played as per rules
1. Stephen Siddall Ramsbottom ‘D’ 87%
2. Neil Hepworth Rolling Doals 79%
3. Elton Atkins Tackyfire 75%
4. Steve Nightingale Whalley Kestrals 74%
5. Richard Staines Hyndburn TTC ‘C’ 72%
Division Three
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. KSB E 18 16 1 1 438
2. Misfits 18 17 1 0 422
3. Doals Marauders 18 12 1 5 386
4. Hyndburn TTC D 18 10 1 7 367
5. KSB F 18 8 0 10 328
6. Whalley Phoenix 18 9 0 9 303
7. Doals Vikings 18 8 0 10 296
8. Whalley Merlins 18 4 0 14 286
9. Hyndburn TTC F 18 4 0 14 260
10. Doals Jetstream 18 0 0 18 177
Division Three, Merit Top 5 excluded players with less than 60% games played as per rules
1. Ross Erwin KSB ‘E’ 87%
2. Carlton Cooper KSB ‘E’ 82%
3. Keith Ainscoe Misfits 81%
4. Reece Monk Hyndburn TTC ‘D’ 71%
5. Bernard Milnes KSB ‘F’ 68%
From Neil Hepworth (East Lancs. Table Tennis League Press Officer)
Email: Hepworth_neil@hotmail.com. Mob 07873834942