Press report 22nd Oct 2013

East Lancs. Table Tennis League: Press Report 22/10/13: From Neil Hepworth (East Lancs. Table Tennis League Press Officer) Email: Hepworth_neil@hotmail.com. Mob 07873834942 Premier division league Name Won Draw Loss Played Points Burnley Boys Club 4 0 0 4 106 Ward & Stobbart 3 0 1 4 94 Rovers 2 0 2 4 83 East Lancs 1st 2 0 1 3 63 Ramsbottom Town A 2 0 1 3 63 The Lions 0 0 4 4 57 Old Masters A 1 0 2 3 54 Hyndburn TTC A 0 0 4 4 50 KSB A 1 0 2 3 46 Ramsbottom Exiles A 2 0 0 2 45 First division league Name Won Draw Loss Played Points KSB B 3 0 1 4 98 Whalley Eagles 3 0 1 4 79 Hyndburners 3 0 0 3 77 Brierfield 3 0 0 3 76 Mavericks 1 0 2 3 61 Ramsbottom Town B 2 0 1 3 60 East Lancs 2nd 1 0 1 2 48 Whalley Kestrels 1 0 2 3 47 Tackyfire 0 0 4 4 41 Ramsbottom Exiles B 0 0 3 3 33 Brierfield B 0 0 2 2 14 Second division league Name Won Draw Loss Played Points Old Masters B 4 0 0 4 110 Rolling Doals 4 0 0 4 98 KSB C 2 0 2 4 75 Whalley Hawks 2 0 1 3 73 Hyndburn TTC B 1 0 2 3 65 KSB D 1 0 3 4 62 Adpak Aces 1 0 2 3 56 Ramsbottom Exiles C 2 0 1 3 51 Slayers 0 0 3 3 28 Whalley Kites 0 0 3 3 27 Third division league Name Won Draw Loss Played Points Doals Marauders 4 0 0 4 118 KSB F 3 0 1 4 75 The Best Centre 3 0 1 4 73 Whalley Falcons 0 0 4 4 70 Hyndburn TTC C 3 0 0 3 68 Best Centre Young Guns 1 0 3 4 61 Doals Vikings 1 0 3 4 58 Whalley Merlins 1 0 3 4 53 Hyndburn TTC D 1 0 2 3 45 KSB E 1 0 1 2 44 Overall Perspective In the Premier Division Current league champions Burnley Boys Club have made a great start towards retaining their status with 4/4 wins already. Ward & Stobbart with 3 wins & 1 loss sit in second place at the moment. The only other unbeaten premier team are Ramsbottom Exiles but they have only played two. The only team not to record a win are newly promoted ‘The Lions’, who will hope to notch up a victory soon if they are to avoid a drop straight down. In Division 1 two teams remain unbeaten at present which are Hyndburners & Brierfield but they have played a game less than KSB B & Whalley Eagles who sit top respectively with 3 out of 4 wins thus far. Early strugglers in Div 1 with no wins to present are Tackyfire, Ramsbottom Exiles b & Brierfield B. Division two favourites this year Old Masters B have started with intent with 4 out of 4 wins and have already opened up a 12 point gap over the other team with 100% wins which is Rolling Doals. Bottom two Slayers & Whalley Kites are already in trouble and will have to find something extra if they are to lift themselves off those places. Doals Marauders in division 3 have made the best start of the whole league amassing a massive 118 points out of a possible 120 in four games played. But the team to watch who may challenge them and are also unbeaten are Hyndburn TTC C. KSB F & the new entry this year Best Centre have started well with 3 out of 4 wins. KSB E sit bottom, but that is sure to change as they play more games. If anyone of any age wants to know where and how to start playing table tennis please contact the league development officer Harry Rawcliffe on Tel 01254 663451 Burnley Perspective There are 6 Burnley based teams playing in the East Lancashire Table Tennis league this year. The reigning Premier league champions are from Burnley and the ‘Burnley Boys Club’ have made a great start to this years campaign with four out of four wins and already on top and hoping to bring the title back to Burnley again this year. In Division 1, the two Brierfield Teams are competing. Brierfield first team have 3 out of 3 wins so far and should be capable challenging for a promotion spot this year, whilst Brierfield ‘B’ may struggle at the bottom end of division 1 and be involved in the fight to avoid relegation having played 2 and lost 2 thus far. The lads from Adpak Aces, based in the Lomeshaye Industrial estate factory Adpak Machinery, are always competitive and play in Division 2 and have won 1 out of 3 up to now but likely to be well above the relegation zone over the season. Division 3 welcomes two new teams from Burnley this year, ‘Best Centre’ & ‘Best Centre Young Guns’ playing out of the Best Centre facility just off junction 9 M65 near Hapton. They have made a good league debut both having recorded their first wins, and the first team actually winning 3 out of 4 currently. We wish them well and if anyone else of any age in Burnley wants to know where and how to start playing please contact the league development officer Harry Rawcliffe on Tel 01254 663451 Rossendale Perspective 11 teams based around three Clubs in Rossendale from Ramsbottom Town, Kay St Baptist Church (Rawtenstall) & Doals Community Centre (Weir, Bacup) are participating in the East Lancs Table Tennis League this year. In the Premier Division Ramsbottom Town A have won 2 out of 3 up to now and will hope to finish in the top half by the end of the season. Another Rossendale premier side are KSB ‘A, with 1 out of 3 wins will be hoping to consolidate their status as a premier division side this year having been promoted the year before last, but will need to fight hard and play well over the season to ensure this. In Division 1, KSB B have made a good start and sit top with 3 out of 4 & Ramsbottom Town B, with 2 out of 3 are presently half way up the table. In Division two Bacup based Rolling Doals with 4 out of 4 wins will strive hard for a promotion place having just missed out last year, but KSB C who were demoted from Div 1 will also hope to try and go back up at the first attempt. KSB D, newly promoted to the division have challenged well and are doing better than just 1 out of 4 wins looks, because they have played and lost to 3 of the top sides in the division but likely to start winning some of the others when their best 3 play together. In Division 3, Doals Marauders have made the best start of any team in the league amassing an impressive 118 out of 120 points possible in 4 straight wins and will take some catching. Doals Vikings are finding it harder but still competing well and have won 1 out of 4 games. KSB F have made a good start with 3 out of 4 wins and could be in the promotion race, but slow starters KSB E will also do much better than their present results are showing. If anyone of any age in Rossendale wants to know where and how to start playing table tennis please contact the league development officer Harry Rawcliffe on Tel 01254 663451.