Overall summary report with tables 2
East Lancs. Table Tennis League 2011-2012:
Overall Summary Press Report 2.
Premier Division
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. Ward & Stobbart 9 4 1 4 175
2. Burnley Boys Club 7 6 0 1 173
3. Clitheroe LMC A 7 6 0 1 165
4. Hyndburn TTC A 6 6 0 0 156
5. Ramsbottom B 8 3 0 5 154
6. Ramsbottom A 6 4 1 1 146
7. East Lancs 7 4 0 3 135
8. Rovers 8 1 0 7 126
9. Hyndburners 8 2 0 6 111
10. The Lions 8 0 0 8 58
Division One
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. KSB A 7 7 0 0 188
2. Hyndburn TTC B 9 4 0 5 174
3. Old Masters 7 5 0 2 154
4. HSC 8 5 0 3 153
5. Nets 'N' Edges 9 3 0 6 150
6. Brierfield 7 5 0 2 147
7. Clitheroe LMC B 7 5 0 2 138
8. KSB B 6 3 0 3 121
9. KSB C 9 1 0 8 110
10. Whalley Eagles 7 0 0 7 97
Division Two
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. KSB D 8 6 0 2 198
2. Hyndburn TTC D 7 6 0 1 163
3. Hyndburn TTC C 7 6 0 1 160
4. Tackyfire 8 4 0 4 160
5. Whalley Hawks 6 5 0 1 146
6. Adpak Aces 8 2 0 6 124
7. Doals Army 6 3 0 3 115
8. Whalley Kestrels 6 3 0 3 115
9. Slayers 9 0 0 9 100
10. The Misfits 7 1 0 6 99
Division Three
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. Doals Marauders 9 6 0 3 191
2. Rolling Doals 8 6 0 2 191
3. Doals Jetstream 8 5 0 3 176
4. Hyndburn TTC E 7 4 0 3 143
5. KSB E 7 6 0 1 142
6. KSB F 8 4 0 4 135
7. Whalley Falcons 6 4 0 2 128
8. Whalley Phoenix 7 2 0 5 122
9. Doals Vikings 9 0 0 9 72
10. Hyndburn TTC F 7 1 0 6 62
Individual merit tables: Top 5 (discounted anyone with less than 40 sets played)
Premier Division
Name Team %
1. Michael Moir Hyndburn TTC A 96.43
2. Andrew Jackson Hyndburn TTC A 87.76
3. Martin Wyatt Burnley Boys Club 76.32
4. Mandy Winskill Ramsbottom A 63.41
5. Andrea Harrison Burnley Boys Club 63.33
Division One
Name Team %
1. Jack Keogh Brierfield 85.71
2. Matt Hirst KSB A 83.05
3. Matt Hodgkinson KSB A 80.77
4. Fred Coghlan HSC 75.00
5. David Eastwood Brierfield 68.75
Division Two
Name Team %
1. Ben Farrar Hyndburn TTC D 80.52
2. Neil McKinnon KSB D 79.07
3. Elton Atkins Tackyfire 78.31
4. Bryan Edwards Hyndburn TTC C 76.62
5. Kieran Cunliffe Whalley Hawks 71.64
Division Three
Name Team %
1. Richard Staines Hyndburn TTC E 84.31
2. Carlton Cooper KSB F 82.50
3. Ian Mills Doals Marauders 75.79
4. Ross Erwin KSB E 75.34
5. Ryan Fallon Rolling Doals 70.11
Halfway through the season Ward & Stobbart sit top of the Premier division having played 2 more games than other contenders but the favourites are Hyndburn TTC A the only unbeaten team with 6/6 led by Michael Moir blazing away with 96% personal performance at top of the merit table. Burnley Boys Club are looking value for money for the second place spot and not surprisingly have two players in the top 5 merit places in Martin Wyatt (3rd) with 76% & Andrea Harrison proving to be a leading lady in 5th spot with 63%. Clitheroe LMC A are in third place. Another lady going strong is Mandy Winskill of Ramsbottom A in 4th place in the merits with 63%.
KSB A unbeaten after 7 wins have a clear lead at top of Division One and look uncatchable as Matt Hirst with 83% & Matt Hodgkinson with 81% sit 2nd & 3rd respectively in the personal merit table. Hyndburn TTC B are in second spot but the Old Masters have two games in hand and are in third place and may cherish a chance for promotion to the premier which would be a fine achievement for a team averaging somewhere near 80 years old each! Jack Keogh for Brierfield leads the merit table with an 86% average.
KSB D are top of the table in Division two with a strong lead at present and spurred on by an inform Neil McKinnon holding 2nd spot in the personal merit table with 79%. In second place are Hyndburn TTC D a team of young men led by the stylish Ben Farrar who in top lace of the div 2 merits with 80% is surely set to play at a high level in the coming years. Hyndburn TTC in 3rd place helped by Bryan Edwards 4th in the merits with 76% are capable of promotion if they could consistently field their strongest 3. It is close though with Tackyfire also a threat in 4th place with Elton Atkins going well with 78% and 3rd in the merit table. Whalley Hawks with games in hand can still challenge for a promotion place as well if the excellent young player Kieran Cunliffe stays on form who is presently features in the top 5 merits with 72% but capable of finishing higher than this.
The third division looks like an all Doals affair at present with 3 of their teams in the top 3. Doals Marauders & Rolling Doals share top spot with 191 points each but the ‘Rollers’ have a game in hand. Ian Mills for Marauders is 3rd in the merits with 76% & a much improved Ryan Fallon for Rolling Doals is 5th on 70%. Doals Jetstream are in third place but the second half I fancy the juniors of Hyndburn E with first placed merit player Richard Staines on 86% can come on stronger and also Whalley Falcons with several games in hand look to have a strong squad and could rise much higher as well. KSB teams can’t be discounted either and have two players featuring in the merit table top 5, Carlton Cooper 2nd on 82% & Ross Erwin 4th with 75%.
From Neil Hepworth (East Lancs. Table Tennis League: Press Officer)