Overall summary, tables & merits 17th Feb 2012
Overall Summary Press Report 3, 17/02/2012.
Premier Division
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. Hyndburn TTC A 13 13 0 0 349
2. Clitheroe LMC A 13 12 0 1 327
3. Burnley Boys Club 13 11 0 2 308
4. Ramsbottom A 13 8 1 4 305
5. Ramsbottom B 13 4 0 9 236
6. East Lancs 13 5 0 8 230
7. Ward & Stobbart 12 5 1 6 175
8. Rovers 12 1 0 11 175
9. Hyndburners 12 2 1 9 152
10. The Lions 12 0 1 11 96
Division One
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. KSB A 12 10 1 1 308
2. Old Masters 13 9 0 4 274
3. Clitheroe LMC B 13 9 0 4 263
4. Hyndburn TTC B 12 6 0 6 235
5. HSC 12 5 1 6 218
6. KSB B 11 5 1 5 216
7. Brierfield 10 7 0 3 202
8. Nets 'N' Edges 12 3 0 9 184
9. Whalley Eagles 12 2 0 10 184
10. KSB C 11 1 0 9 134
Division Two
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. Whalley Hawks 12 9 0 3 283
2. KSB D 11 8 0 3 260
3. Hyndburn TTC C 11 8 0 3 250
4. Whalley Kestrels 12 6 0 6 245
5. Tackyfire 11 6 0 5 231
6. Hyndburn TTC D 10 8 0 2 229
7. Adpak Aces 13 5 0 8 215
8. Doals Army 10 5 0 5 182
9. The Misfits 10 1 0 9 132
10. Slayers 12 0 0 12 128
Division Three
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. Doals Marauders 14 8 1 5 282
2. Doals Jetstream 12 7 0 5 259
3. Rolling Doals 11 8 0 3 250
4. Hyndburn TTC E 12 7 1 4 248
5. Whalley Falcons 12 6 0 6 241
6. Whalley Phoenix 12 5 0 7 225
7. KSB F 11 7 0 4 193
8. KSB E 9 8 0 1 184
9. Hyndburn TTC F 12 2 0 10 133
10. Doals Vikings 13 0 0 13 104
Individual merit tables: Top 5 (discounted anyone with less than 60 sets played)
Premier Division
Name Team %
1. Michael Moir Hyndburn TTC A 93.40
2. Andrew Jackson Hyndburn TTC A 86.42
3. Martin Wyatt Burnley Boys Club 74.66
4. Mandy Winskill Ramsbottom A 73.61
5. Dave Kay Clitheroe LMC A 67.14
Division One
Name Team %
1. Matt Hirst KSB A 85.39
2. Matt Hodgkinson KSB A 75.26
3. Fred Coghlan HSC 70.79
4. Barry Hall Old Masters 65.91
5. David Allen Hyndburn TTC B 68.89
Division Two
Name Team %
1. Ben Farrar Hyndburn TTC D 80.00
2. Elton Atkins Tackyfire 78.26
3. Bryan Edwards Hyndburn TTC C 71.65
4. Steve Horner KSB D 69.79
5. Stephen Siddall Hyndburn TTC C 69.70
Division Three
Name Team %
1. Richard Staines Hyndburn TTC E 87.13
2. Neil Hepworth Rolling Doals 85.48
3. Carlton Cooper KSB F 84.51
4. Ross Erwin KSB E 78.49
5. Ian Mills Doals Marauders 71.03
With about 2/3rd’s of the matches played for most teams, here is an overall report for East Lancs Table Tennis League.
In the Premier Division Hyndburn TTC ‘A’ are top and unbeaten with two players also first & second respectively in the individual merit table, Michael Moir on 93% & Andrew Jackson on 86%. With just one loss of the season Clitheroe LMC ‘A’ are second spurred on by Dave Kay who is 5th in the merits on 67%. Burnley Boys Club are third with just two losses with their star player Martin Wyatt also 3rd in the merit table on 75%. Only 3 points behind them in 4th though are Ramsbottom ‘A’ led by Mandy Winskill with a personal performance of 74% sets won and 4th in the merit table. Hyndburners & The Lions are in the potential relegation places at present and though Hyndburners could still potentially catch Rovers above them, The Lions look unlikely to get off the bottom spot.
First Division clear leaders & with a game in hand are KSB ‘A’ who have lost just the once when they were a player short. KSB A’s two Matt’s: Hirst with 85% & Hodgkinson with 75% occupy the top two places in the merit table. The battle for the second promotion spot is still to be won but currently with Barry Hall fourth in the merits on 66% Old Masters have the second spot, 12 points ahead of Clitheroe LMC ‘B’ in third place. Hyndburn TTC ‘B’ are 4th aided by Dave Allen going well on 69% and 5th place in the merit table. Third in the merit is Fred Coghlan on 71%, whose team is HSC. At the other end KSB ‘C’ are favourites to drop back down to Div 2 next season, though the battle to avoid the other relegation spot is neck and neck between Nets N Edges & Whalley Eagles. Eagles have been improving though of late and will hope to continue up the table.
Division Two is a close contest all round but Whalley Hawks have their nose in front at the top by 23 points over KSB ‘D’ but having played a game more. KSB ‘D’ Steve Horner is helping their cause with 70% of his sets won and 4th in the personal merits. Hyndburn TTC ‘C’ are a close 3rd led by Bryan Edwards 3rd spot in the merits with a fine 72% & also Stephen Siddall 5th on 70%. With a few less games played I expect Hyndburn TTC ‘D’ who are further down the table can still get amongst it if they can turn out their best team, which includes Ben Farrar top of the merits on 80%. Though Tackyfire are only half way up the table their best player Elton Atkins is flying high in second spot in the merit table with an impressive 78%. Clear relegation favourites are Slayers & Misfits.
Division three is also far from being decided with any 2 from 5 teams in my opinion that could still win the two promotion spots. However Doals Marauders have been top most of the season and still are on the back of an inform Ian Mills on 71% and 5th in the merit table. Yet current favourites seem to be Doals Jetstream in second spot, 23 points adrift but with two games in hand on the top team. Rolling Doals are also doing well in 3rd place with a game in hand on Jetstream. In 4th place is the young team Hyndburn TTC ‘E’ which appears to be getting stronger as the season progresses and is helped by the superb display all season from Richard Staines who sits top of the merits with an impressive 87%. Though further down but with a few games behind the rest KSB E have only lost 1 game all season on the back of the leading play of Ross Erwin 4th in the merits with 78%. Carlton Cooper is 3rd in the merits with 85% and partly the reason why KSB ‘F’ can’t seem to lose at present, now having won the last 7 games in a row.
From Neil Hepworth (East Lancs. Table Tennis League: Press Officer)