LEGRA A are leading the way in the Southend Table Tennis League Premier Division following their 8-1 win over Warehouse A.
Paul Whatton and Jamie Willson were unbeaten, while 14-year-old Owen Warren made his Premier debut a memorable one by winning one game and making his other two opponents use all their experience to beat him.
Runnymede A are hot on the heels of Legra thanks to a comprehensive victory over Rawreth B with only one game going further than three ends.
Kevin Caldon registered a maximum and Stuart Gibbs maintained his 100 per cent record, but Rawreth’s blushes were saved by Keith Phillips with a good win over Dave Bowles.
In Division One, hat-tricks for Dave Morgan and Brian Rackham gave Customs A a 6-3 win over Rawreth E.
These teams are now level pegging in second place behind Warehouse B.
Tony Reed, Terry Giddens and Des Duffield put in a team performance for Canvey B, winning two games each to take their side to a 6-3 win over Hullbridge C and lift them out of the relegation zone.
In Division Two, a hat-trick for Reg Innes of Lentern D was the decisive factor in his team’s 5-4 win over Basildon Hospital.
The hospital’s new signing, Kenneth Fung, played well to win two of his games but he found the experienced Innes too much to cope with.
Invicta A beat Warehouse C 5-4 when Grahame Cornish completed his hat-trick at deuce in the fifth in the last game of a very closely contested match.
Tony Wright and Mark Doxey both bagged a brace for the losing team.
In Division Three, Hullbridge E stay rooted at the bottom of the table following their 8-1 defeat by Invicta B.
Shelley Woolley and John Golding both earned maximums, while Derek North fell victim to Tony Molisso before adding a further two wins.
Top team Wakering suffered their first defeat of the season when they went down 5-4 to RESSC B.
Sarah Mapes won all her games with comparative ease for the victors while Pam Swan contributed the remaining two. Dick Gilbert banked a pair for the losers.
In Division Four, Hullbridge F are romping away at the top of the table.
Their 9-0 win over Canvey, thanks to hat-tricks for Neal Klyman, Bill Chester and Bill Hoy, opened the gap even wider.
Robert Reed led Rawreth H to a 6-3 win over Warehouse D.
His hat-trick was backed up by two wins for Jack Himpfer-Jones and one for Bill Howes, while Bill Nutbrown did well to win two games for the opposition.
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