Knock Out Cups - Premier/First/Second

 

The finals are:- Dates and Venues to be arranged between clubs

Premier Division

Hutton "A" versus Herongate

 First Division 

Billericay Sports "C" versus BAE Selex "B"

 Second Division 

Brentwood Hard "A" versus Hutton "C" Selo

Semi-finals week commencing

10th March 2008

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Premier Division 

Hutton "A" v Billericay "A"

Herongate "A" v Buttsbury "A" 

 

First Division

BAE "B" v Billericay Sports "D"

Billericay Sports "C" v St. Joseph's

 

Second Division

Brentwood Hard "A" v Hutton "B"

Hutton "C" Selo v Buttsbury "E"

 

 

Second Round  week commencing 10th December 2007

 

BAE Selex "A"   0  -  5   Herongate

Billericay "B" 1  -  5   Hutton "A"

Brentwood "A"   0  -  5 W/O Billericay "A"

Buttsbury "A"  5  -  1   Billericay Sports "B"

At first glance the 5 - 0 success by Herongate over BAE Selex "A" might well have looked easy but in effect the visitors had to rely on three five end encounters all at deuce and also the remaining two encounters going to four ends.      The first doubles saw Keith Spicer and Trevor Collin hold an end advantage at 2- 1 over Neal Barker and Graham Arthurton but the home pair were unable to hang on and lost the final two ends 7/11 and 10/12.  More misfortune was to fall on Gary Ward as he took the first two ends against Richard Jackman but he likewise lost in five 13/11, 11/6, 7/11, 8/11, 10/12.   Collin lost to Barker in four having won the first end  and just failed to take the game into a fifth end losing 21/23 in the third.  Spicer then followed up against Arthurton by  taking the first two ends but losing the next three - again a fifth end at 10/12 which saw Herongate take a 4 - 0 lead with the win being completed in the next middle doubles in four ends.         Buttsbury "A" seek to retain at least one title this season and gained an easy 5 - 1 win over Billericay Sports "B".    Reagan Nettleingham, George Pavitt and Ev Lucas were rarely extended against Brian Cole, Dave Kirston and Andrew Murray with only a win for Murray over Pavitt in five to show for their efforts.                              On course for a League and Cup double are Hutton "A" who played their away second round match at Billericay "B" - the visitors Keith Phillips, Peter Saunders and Ken James  lost the first doubles in five ends but then proceeded  to take the next five encounters to ease to victory 5 - 1.  The match was a little closer than the score suggest as Guy McKenzie lost to James in five after holding a 2 - 1 lead and John Webber held a 2 - 0 lead but lost to Saunders in five - Neil Freeman was Billericay's third player but went down in four to Saunders        Brentwood "A" conceded their match with Billericay "A".

 

Second Round  week commencing 10th December 2007
PREMIER DIVISION
BAE Selex "A" v Herongate
Billericay "B" v Hutton "A"
Brentwood "A" v Billericay "A"
Buttsbury "A" v Billericay Sports "B"

FIRST DIVISION

Billericay Sports "C" 5  -  1   Mountnessing "B"

Billericay Sports "D" 5  -  3   Brentwood "B"

Buttsbury "C" v St. Joseph's

Mountnessing "C" 0  -  5   BAE Selex "B" 

Both Billericay Sports teams entered into the Semi-Finals with home victories - the Sports "C" team were victors over a strong Mountnessing "B" team of Mick Morris, Peter Hardiman and Chris Crooks with the 5 - 1 scoreline somewhat flattering the home team of Mike Johnston, Brian Wellman and Mike Joslin.  The first two doubles were crucial to the final result as they both went to Sports "C" in five ends - in between Johnston over Morris in five and Wellman over Crooks in three gave the home side a 4 - 1 lead going into the final three singles, which were not needed as Johnston collected his second win of the match by defeating Hardiman - who had earlier collected the visitors one win by defeating Joslin in five ends.        The other Sports team "D" however did not find the doubles coming to their assistance as their visitors Brentwood "B" won both of the early doubles - the middle doubles win coming after they had fought back from a 2 - 0 deficit - but it was in the singles that the Sports team were in command with Linda Murray and Nigel Swanton winning both of their singles and Malcolm Henstock collecting the vital match winning contest against Colin Griffiths - Brian Steward claimed Brentwood's only singles victory by defeating Henstock in five ends and having to win the last two ends to claim the victory but Brentwood failed on the night 3 - 5 - only three of the games went to five ends but Griffiths did his utmost against Swanton and forced the contest into a fifth end before losing out 8/11, 11/4, 0/11, 14/12, 10/12 most definitely a vital game that turned the match in Sport's favour.     A comprehensive defeat for the home side of Mountnessing "C" by BAE Selex "B" with the score 5 - 0 in favour of the visitors.  Brian Nicholson gave a good account of himself - against Alby Warner the encounter went to a fifth end with Nicholson having lost a 2 - 1 lead - he was also a trifle unfortunate against Gary Hartgrove 11/8, 10/12, 10/12, 8/11 - both Paul Singleton and Joan Donovan took ends from  opponents with BAE's third player Chris Aukett joining in with a singles victory over Singleton.

 

SECOND DIVISION

Brentwood Hard "B" 2  -  5   Hutton "C" Selo

Brentwood "C" v Buttsbury "E"

Buttsbury "F" v Brentwood Hard "A"

Hutton "B"  W/O 5  -  0   Brentwood "D" 

Brentwood Hard "B" were drawn at home to Hutton "C" Selo and were beaten by the visitors 5 - 2 - after four games the Brentwood side were level at 2 - 2 but forced to concede the middle doubles due to the retirement from the match of Len Nicholas they were then unable to recover and lost the following two singles. Initially Hutton had taken the first doubles with Wally Sale and Mike Newman defeating John Barns and Len Nicholas followed by Richard Hayhoe defeating the home side's Paul Draper.  But Nicholas defeated Sale in four ends and J Barns had defeated Newman in three defeats for Draper by Sale and Barns by Hayhoe was enough to send Hutton "C" Selo into the next round.