There were 2 consequences of winning the SECF U-league in 2022… There was a trophy which had not been seen in the club this century, even though Reigate won several times in that period. Also, we were entered in the CA Secretary’s Shield Championship, drawn as a home match against Winterborne Valley – winners of a similar league in… Read more →
In the SECF U-League each of the 4 matches consists of seven 3¼ hour games played in one day between 4-player teams. Conventionally this was played as a doubles and 2 singles in the morning and 4 singles in the afternoon, however this is not possible to fit in on a single lawn club like ours, so all matches were… Read more →
Our U-league team B can only play at weekends, as several of the cadre have weekday jobs. Weekend fixtures are not the easiest to arrange around the league, and as a consequence team B had 2 matches to play in September, squeezed in before the end of the season. At Medway we had a low handicap team (Tedstone 2, Gunton… Read more →
The U league team survived the long journey to Ramsgate on 22 August sufficiently well to win 4 – 3, mainly thanks to John Knight and Doug Dykes who won both their matches (John’s first one being in partnership with Martin). Doug’s morning result was his first whitewash +26, and that against a 3 1/2! Captain Simon failed to score. We… Read more →
For their first U-league match of the season, Team B started off rather well last Saturday at Purley Bury. The doubles pairing of Neil Coote and Alan Slade romped to a win, +26 including a posthumous rover peel by Neil, a PB (personal best), for them. They were so quick, in fact, that two of the afternoon singles games were started and… Read more →
A quick guide to the various teams we have, competing in inter-club competitions. You may also wish to visit the SECF guide to leagues. A League Advanced Association League -League did not run in 2022 A 4 person team, playing Advanced Level matches. Games are 3¼ hours, with a morning of a doubles match and 2 singles, and 4 singles… Read more →
RPCC fields two teams in this AC handicap league, with Team B only playing at weekends, catering for members in full-time employment. Team A consisted of 7 players: John Knight, John Staddon, John Hyde, Simon Ling, Doug Dykes, Martin Peacock and Lucy Beach. They started by losing 2-5 at Medway, but then won 6-1 against Guildford and Godalming. A subsequent… Read more →