A HEROIC maximum by Tradesmen 1's Ken Scott proved in vain as his side were beaten by Greetland Social C in their opening Pennine Tool Hire Halifax and District Association Winter League Division Two clash.
Scott gave Tradesmen an excellent start, winning in three straight games against Peter Hennessy 13-11, 11-6, 12-10, but Greetland reeled off the next three sets, which all went to four games
Firstly Rathmell beat Dave Pickard 11-3, 2-11, 8-11, 9-1
1, then Johnson overcame Denise Scott and Hennessy beat Pickard in another four game match, before Scott pulled a set back with a convincing 11-6, 11-7, 11-8 win over Kevin Johnson.
Rathmell restored the two set lead as he beat Denise Scott 5-11, 6-11, 8-11 but Pickard kept Tradesmen hopes flickering with a four game victory against Johnson 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2.
In the penultimate set Scott won the first 11-8 against Hennessy.However, she was edged out in the next three 9-11, 9-11, 8-11 as Greetland clinched the win.
Scott's 12-10, 10-12, 11-3, 6-11, 11-9 win over Rathmell in the final set was too late to make any difference.
Hx TTC Chimps also opened their campaign with a win, James Foster claiming an impressive maximum against Hx TTC Rams, while Clive Sherratt of Hx TTC Embassy B was the star performer in their superb win against HxTTC Suma 2 with a maximum backed up with two wins each from Derek Briggs and Steve Crossland.
Members should note that the centre is open for practice every Thursday evenings.
Division One: HxTTC Warriors (M Pugh 3, K Skarz 0, D Wood 2) 5, HxTTC YMEN (F Krischke 1, D Mosely 1, S Bose 2) 4; Greetland Social A (B Drain 1, G Jowett 3, C Lowson 2) 6, HxTTC Suma 1 (M Pinnell 0, S Thomas 1, A Walker 2) 3; HxTTC Panthers (D Bowers 0, M Bowers 3, T Bostock 0) 3, HxTTC BATS (S Forbes 2, J Dabrowski 2, A Wright 2) 6; HxTTC Hermits (G Bak 3, M Kosmoski 3, G Barnes 2) 8, HxTTC Grasshoppers B (S Crowther 0, A Veal 1, P Dean 0) 1; xTTC Embassy A (P Kirby 3, F Yeung 3, T Boyd 2) 8, Greetland Social B (M Shaw 0, O Colingbourne 1, G Hey 0) 1.
Division Two: HxTTC Chimps (M Stephens 2, A Cronin 1, J Foster 3) 6, HxTTC Rams 1 (A Cowburn 2, D Mann 1, J Broadbent 0) 3; HxTTC Suma 2 (D Blackburn 0, B Chapman 2, D Harwood 0) 2, HxTTC Embassy B (D Briggs 2, C Sherratt 3, S Crossland 2) 7; HxTTC Tradesmen (K Scott 3, D Pickard 1, D Scott 0) 4, Greetland Social C (P Henessy 2, S Rathmell 1, K Johnson 1) 4.
Division Three: HxTTC ARK (K Broadbent 3, A Feetham 2, R Oldroyd 3) 8, HxTTC Popp (D Greenwood 1, M Konrad 0, T Wassell 0) 1; Sowerby 3 (A Whiteley 3, T Kershaw 3, P Parry 3) 9, Old Town Hoods (P Dean 0, D Coneron 0, J Sweeney 0) 0; HxTTC Tradesmen 2 (Mark Knapton 3, H Witherspoon 1, Matthew Knapton 0) 4, HxTTC Rams 2 (R Veal 2, S Northey 2, D Stott 1) 5; Northowram (B Gee 2, J Wasilewski 0, R Gee 0) 2, HxTTC Evergreens (M Curry 3, D Lewis 2, M Higgins 2) 7.
