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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
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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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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West Select Team v The South African Knights 8th Jan at Newlands 8pm
Don’t forget that a West Squash Select side are playing the South African Knights on Tuesday 8th January at 8pm at Newlands, so please come along if you want to watch some great squash next Tuesday.
The Knights are having another very successful UK Tour and have won 8 out of their last 11 games in England and Wales (have a look at their Facebook page to see more details by clicking here).
DLWE v Newlands – Home (Match Report) 19th December 2012
As I arrived I saw Alan Susskind watching the match on court. It was Sean (Norris) playing David Fallis early on. I said:
“Hi Alan. It must be you and me at No.1 as you’ve been playing in the first division for the 2nd team at No.5 recently, haven’t you?”
“I have.” Replied Alan “but I’m playing No.4 in the 3rd team tonight”
“Of course you are! Who am I playing then?”
“Oh you’re playing a guy who’s not played for the teams this season.”
“Of course I am.”
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South African Knights Match v West Select @ Newlands 8th January 2013
Come and Support our West Select Team v The South African Knights at Newlands in Glasgow on Tuesday 8th January 2013 (8pm).
The Knights are a 5 man team of under 25 Regional players that are already 11 matches into their 2012/13 tour, with wins against the likes of Roehampton, Wimbledon and Guernsey and losses against clubs like St Georges Hill, Coolhurst & the Jesters. Why not have a look at their results on their Facebook page by clicking here
The Knights v Aberdeen Jan 2011 (including Peter Nicol)
The Knights are a famous touring team that come over ever other year to play throughout the UK and have been doing so for many years. The players in the team fund this fantastic trip themselves and normally win many more matches than they lose in their 35 date tour.Our “West Select” team this year will be Jamie Henderson (Western) – Mark Ford (Newlands) – Stuart George (Giffnock) – Owen Hadden (Giffnock) and Kenny Boyle (Hamilton) – so why not book this date off and come and support the West Team and have a good night out with some excellent squash on view!
DLWE v Craighellen – Away (Match Report) 12th December 2012
I haven’t been to Craighelen to play squash for about 20 years, so the team met at the club at 6.15pm (although Ben turned up 30mins late and Sean went to the wrong club!). Captain Cantlay made his way to Craighelen via Edinburgh – Orkney – Edinburgh – Glasgow and Hellensburgh and he still arrived first. And all on 12-12-12 (it’s the last time we’ll see that numeric novelty again!)
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