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DLWE v Townend – Away (Match Report) 13th February 2013
Sean and I arrived so early the club was still shut when we got there, so we nipped across the road to the Dreghorn Fish & Chicken Bar for some carb-loading! At 6.45pm we went back to the club and their No.2 & 5 had arrived and we had No.1 & 3! How does that always happen?
Soon after Sean (Norris) was on at No.3 v Phil McKie so I took to the roof for refereeing duties. It was immediately obvious that this was going to be a clash of styles with Phil playing the shots and Sean chasing them. Sean was his normal nippy self which caused Phil to question some of the pick-ups and he was becoming more and more convinced that the ball had bounced sometimes up to 4 or 5 times! But Sean always calls his 3 bounce pick-ups so I was happy that all was good!!! …………………………………
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West Squash – End Of Season Presentation Night March 2013
Nick Matthew – Interview (including the Glasgow Commonwealth Games)
DLWE v Glasgow Uni – Home (Match Report) 6th February 2013
Well if you’d said that playing the top of the table side in Glasgow Uni, that it was going to be 2-2 with the last match going on I’d have said ‘I’ll take that’.
We had strengthened our side by dropping Sean (!) So at No.5 David (Ritchie) went on against Oli Blakemore. The first game was all Oli, but David played well to get into the match and not let Oli have it all his own way. The 2nd and 3rd was 11-15 each, but in truth Oli was just a bit too strong.
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DLWE v Broomhill – Away (Match Report) 30th January 2013
I took a team picture before the match and have put it at the bottom of this report – guess which one I am? Answers on a post card!
I had to drive to O.R.M.S.K.I.R.K – Ormskirk! on Wednesday; 440 miles later I arrived at Broomhill at 7.30pm. Dave Craig was on court when I arrived and was having a right old ding dong with Alan Marshall. It was 2-2 and I met Alan, between games, in the changing room and he was looking warm, but keen to see what the 5th game would bring. Well David ramped up the pressure in the 5th and Alan was doing a lot of running (as was Dave, but then he’s used to that in the 5th!). Dave managed to keep a crucial lead throughout the game and the pressure to come back was just too much for Alan. So an excellent 3-2 win for the big man.
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DLWE v Western 3 – Home (Match Report) 23rd January 2013
Well that was an early one tonight! We started v Western 3 at 6pm and all had a really early night – must do that more often!
Captain Cantlay had to get away early so arranged his match v Hamish Foster early doors at No.2. The pair had played each other in the first half and Richard had won the tussle, so he was favourite and I’d say that overall he played better this time round. Rich dominated the 1st game and although Hamish played much better in the 2nd, Rich did just about enough and managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. However he would have to hit a much better length to dominate the next game. He did this in the 3rd game and won 15-9 to take the tie 3-0. Another good performance from Rich and having beaten Sean twice in friendlies recently he thoroughly deserved his new No.2 team position.
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Edinburgh Open 25th-27th January (BPSA Event)
Want to see some great squash this weekend? Well get yourself along to Edinburgh Sports Club and watch some of the best players in the World.
Daryl Selby and Tom Richards head the seedings for the men’s draw. They are World Ranked 11 & 13 respectively so they will be tough to beat, but ex-winner Adrian Grant (seeded 3/4 and World Ranked 17, now playing with Harrow rackets) will be looking to upset the seedings and retake his crown.
There will also be some top Scottish players there to enjoy the home support. Including ‘Team Harrow’ (!) Greg Lobban (world Ranked 105), Dougie Kempsell and Stuart Crawford, but also Kevin Moran and many others. To see the Full Draw click here
The Women’s even has also got some great players in Emily Whitlock and Lauren Selby (seeded 1 & 2), but home interest will be spearheaded by Frania Gillen-Buchert.
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(phone the club to check for tickets for Sunday’s final on 0131-539 7071)
DLWE v Giffnock – Away (Match Report) 16th January 2013
There were 3 Giffnock teams playing on only 2 courts tonight, so I steeled myself for a midnight finish as we lined up against their 3rd team. Fortunately team 1 were playing team 2 so that helped!
When I arrived David (Ritchie) was already on against Andy Penman at No.5, in a 6.30pm arranged match. Dave was 1-0 down, but when I joined it in the 2nd game I wasn’t sure what the problem was. David was dominating the game and was hitting a really good length, which Andy was either having to go and retrieve a lot or he was taking a chance and hitting too many down. Dave was moving to the front well as well. I thought this could be a good chance for us. It was! Davie won the 2nd and continued on in much the same vein for the rest of the match. Good 3-1 performance from our new No.5.
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