Chivers comes to the rescue to secure draw
TABLE-TOPPERS OCA A INCREASE THEIR ADVANTAGE AT THE SUMMIT
SECOND-PLACED Chelmsford A needed a Harry Chivers hat-trick in order to preserve their unbeaten record in Chelmsford and District Table Tennis League Division One as they drew 5-5 with fifth placed Danbury A.
Leaders OCA A powered to a 10-0 away win at third placed Danbury B with Mark Mulley, Paul Lucas and Matthew Mulley all winning.
Writtle C claimed a 6-4 win over Maldon A in Division Two thanks to a hat-trick from Gary Ward.
Leaders Chelmsford C swept to an 8-2 home victory over OCA B with Waseem Qureshi showing the way with three wins.
Second placed Hatfield Peverel A closed the gap on the leaders with a 10-0 away win at eleventh placed Danbury G, while eighth placed Danbury E beat ninth placed clubmates Danbury F 6-4.
Second placed Buttsbury A won 9-1 at bottom of the table Chelmsford F in Division Three as Kevin Willis and Jamie Elliott won three matches apiece.
Dave Powell hit a treble as ninth placed Danbury K won 7-3 at home to seventh placed Writtle E, while Pete Layzell won all three of his singles matches as Writtle D drew 5-5 with Danbury J.
Unbeaten Division Four league leaders Galleywood C made it eleven wins from 11 matches as they thumped Hatfield Peverel C 10-0, Colin Blore, Nathan Blore and Will Goodchild dropped just one game between them.
Second placed Maldon B won 9-1 at Hatfield Peverel D thanks to trebles from Brian Riedling and Chris Ravenhill.
Buttsbury B completed a onesided set of results this week in division four with a 10-0 drubbing of Hatfield Peverel E. Phil Shippen, Lucy Elliott and Frances Hutt won all of their matches.
The clash between third placed Chelmsford H and fifth placed Maldon saw the higher placed team come out on top 7-3 in Division Five.
Sixth placed Anglia Ruskin beat fourth placed Galleywood D by an 8-2 scoreline - ARU’s Douglas Bawuah won all three of his matches.
Graham Naggs won his three matches as leaders Danbury M won 8-2 against Writtle F, Oscar Hutt’s treble wasn’t enough to prevent his Buttsbury C team from falling to a 6-4 loss at OCA E.
Hopes that bottom of the table Hatfield Peverel F might earn a first league victory of the season were dashed by tenth placed Highwood B who cruised to an 8-2 win - David Cockrell scoring a hat-trick for the hosts.
Joshua Freeman’s two wins were in vain as the Chelmsford Eagles lost 3-2 to clubmates Chelmsford Cougars in Junior League Division 2A, while Peter Harverson was in fine form as he won twice in Danbury Dragons’ 3-2 victory over Hutton Hawks.
A 3-2 win meant Hutton Harriers got the last laugh over clubmates Hutton Hyenas in Division 2B, while Yishai Choo and Ryan Peiris won two matches apiece as the Chelmsford Tigers beat the Chelmsford Leopards 5-0.
Sean Kwan and Ethan Li won twice each as the Chelmsford Jaguars beat the Hutton Hammerheads 5-0 in Division 2C and Ethan Collins and Harry Ward also won twice each as the Chelmsford Panthers won 5-0 against the Chelmsford Rhinos
In Division 2D, Hutton Hares won 5-0 at Buttsbury Bees with Lockie Stewart and Mitchell Petrie winning two apiece, while Archie Spurrier went two out of two as his Chelmsford Pumas beat Chelmsford Lions 4-1.