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Sad news of the passing of Mike Holloway a Wandsworth League Legend |
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Over Christmas we had the sad news of the death of Mike Holloway who was a true legend of the league for over 50 years. Mike is the father of Steve and Paul Holloway and ran the all-conquering Earlsfield teams that totally dominated the league for many years, in recent times he has run the South Mitcham Table Tennis Club. A talented player himself boasting many wins over England ranked players such Brian Wright, Mike was always amongst the top players in the 1st division. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him our thoughts and best wishes are with his wife Jill and all the family. |
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Cup News: York Gardens D through to Presidents Final, Vale B make it to Chairmans Final |
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Division 1: York Gardens A top of the table but York B already in the danger zone |
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Division 2: Still all square between St Pauls A and Wilton in division 2 |
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St Pauls A beat Vale B 7 – 3 to stay joint top with Wilton in division 2. For St Pauls A John Llewellyn was again the anchor man keeping up his unbeaten run, with good support from Rob Knifton winning 2 and David Paez winning 1, and John and David winning the doubles. Vale were unlucky as a number of matches went to a 5th end, Tom Coady, Don Stevens and Peter Fenner all won 1 each. Wilton beat York Gardens H 7 – 3. Wilton managed to field Paul West as well as Richard Evans and both players were unbeaten and took the doubles, with Paul Couper narrowly losing his 3. For York Gardens Richard Gayle, Jessica Monis and Sajid Patel all managed 1 win each. York Gardens G beat XXIV Club 6 - 4 to secure 3rd place in the division. For York Gardens G Anxo Pasha took all 3 singles with Ismai’l Miller winning 2 and teaming up with Anxo to win the doubles and the match. Charlie Gaan put up a great fight but lost his 3 singles. For XXIV Club John Folwer won 2, with 1 win each from Peter Klocek and Steve Sin. |
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Division 3: York Gardens J move into lead of division 3 |
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Heathfield - New venue and home night in the New Year |
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Heathfield are moving to a new venue and new club night. The new home night will be Wednesdays, and the new venue is: Norwood Grove Mansion, Copgate Path, off Gibson's Hill (and Beaulah Hill) Norbury SW16 3EA Click here to see the Club details for all clubs in the league |
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New Table Tennis Club at Brunswick Club in Fulham open to all players |
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Address: The Brunswick Club For Young People, 34 Haldane Rd, London SW6 7EU off North End Road by the Mc Donalds Phone:020 7385 4856 Contact: Philip Sangchin (07961002799) |
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If you are interested in playing Table Tennis look up one of the many clubs in Wandsworth where you can join in. Players of all skill levels are welcome for coaching, practice or match play, from beginner to national level. Click this link to see clubs in Wandsworth. |
There were no surprises in the semi-finals of Presidents Cup. The current league champions York Gardens D beat St Pauls A 7-1. York Gardens D were at full strength with Laikram Persaud, Andrie Prokopie and Hewley Griffith on duty. Laikram Persaud and Andrie Prokopie both went unbeaten but Hewley Griffith (pictured) lost his unbeaten record this season to John Llewellyn of St Pauls, Rob Knifton and David Paez made up the rest of the St Pauls squad losing their matches. The other semi-final between York Gardens A and B resulted in a 5 - 1 win for York Gardens A. There were a few shocks along the way in the Chairmans Cup, with Vale B beating York Gardens G a surprising 5 – 2 from scratch to reach the final. For Vale Tom Coady and Tom Higgs both won 2 each with Don Stevens winning 1. For York Gardens G Anxo Pasha and Agness Mazurek both won 1 each, with team captain Ismai’l Miller losing his matches. There were two Chairmans Cup quarter finals played, the first was a tantalising encounter between Vale A and St Pauls B going 5-4 to St Pauls. Vale were giving away 5 points a game to St Pauls, and it was an all round team effort as Paul Rowley and Simon Kempton both won 2 each with Rob Barr supplying the other win. For Vale Andy Sanders won his 3, Doug Taucher won 1 and Ron Brown lost his 3. In the other quarter final St Pauls C (12 point start) beat York Gardens D 7 – 2 in a match that was a lot closer than it sounds. For St Pauls Luke Pomaro was the star winning his 3, with 2 wins each from Peter Lyall and Clarke Geddes. For York Gardens D Laikram Persaud was the only winner taking 2, with both Andrie Prokopie and Hewley Griffiths coming close but not quite able to close out their matches. This now sets up an all St Pauls semi-final between the B and C sides to see who will play Vale B in the final.
York Gardens A put in a fabulous team performance to crush York Gardens B 10 – 0. York Gardens A was led by Musa Farquahrson as usual with Tony Allen and a welcome return of Selwyn Campbell all going beaten. York Gardens B was the father and son team of Steve and Cain Fagan, and Ismai’l Miller all losing their matches on the night, which means that the B team has yet to score a point and are already in the danger zone of relegation. York Gardens D beat York Gardens F 7 – 3. A good match between newly promoted York Gardens F and the current champions York Gardens D, the star Players were Laikram Persaud (pictured) and Andrei Procopie winning all there matches and sadly Philip Sangchin losing his 3 singles, although he lost in 5
York Gardens J moved to the top of the table in division 3 thanks to a convincing 9 – 1 win over Heathfield. Anxo Pasha was again the star player for York Gardens maintaining his unbeaten run in both division 2 and 3, Pawel Meryn also had a good night winning his 3 with Mike Noble winning 2. For Heathfields their only winner was Andy Brooks, with Bob Tidbury and Harry Greatwood being unlucky on the night. St Pauls C caused a surprise by beating the mighty Vale C 7 – 3. St Pauls were without their top player Peter Lyall, but a great all round team performance from Clarke Geddes, Luke Pomaro and Faisal Ali all winning 2 each and taking the doubles. For Vale it was the usual squad of Roy Holmes who unusually lost his 3, with Tommy Tomkins taking 2 and Jeff Collin winning 1. York Gardens I won their first match of the season against Tiger & Dragons (T&G) 8 – 2. For York Gardens I the rejuvenated Charlie Gaan and Grant Davidson both won 2, with Krzys Brzezinski (pictured) going unbeaten and they took the doubles to secure a maximum points (4 points) win. T&G was Ken Burgess and Jaroslav Malesa who both lost their matches with an on form Cambit Ahdieh winning 2.
There is a new Table Tennis Club at the Brunswick Club in Fulham every Tuesday from 6.00pm - 10.15pm. the fee is £5.00 per session. Brunswick Table Tennis has fabulous playing facilities (there are 5 Stiga Premier Compact tables and Stiga Premier Nets and Stiga Barriers as you can see in the picture) and is open to all players. The Nearest Tube station is Fulham Broadway only 10 min walk away, also there are no parking restrictions after 5.30pm.