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League - Division 2 - Season 2009-2010:-

	Team	Pld	Pts
1	MRG Inv	24	194
2	RAF Lossie	24	172
3	Fraser App	24	169
4	JRM 'B'	24	159
5	Nairn 'B'	24	128
6	Total Fit	24	118
7	Alchemy+	24	117

League reports from January to April 2010:-

Fraser Appliances 9-6 MRG Inverness

The Inverness sides met for the return fixture with Fraser Appliance team getting there revenge from a defeat earlier in the season.

First up was the hot headed Andrew playing young Findlay. Andrew found it tough against the juniors energy and resilance but wore him down eventually to win 3-0.

Scott and Willie played some long and energy saping rallies but it was m.o.m Willie who came out on top proving too much for Scott on the night winning 3-0 to even up the game.

Bob and Graham contested the longest game of the night. Graham raced to 2-0 lead with some great squash. Bob fought his way back into the game taking the next to games (includind 10-9 in a very entertaining tie-breaker) to make it 2-a-piece. Graham seemed to lose focus in the 5th and Bob took full advantage to win the game 3-2.

M.o.M - Allan Lobban (not again) proved once again he can mix it with any of the no.1s in the league with a convincing win against Alex Blake 3-1 with Alex niking 1 of the games on a tie breaker.

RAF Lossie 9-7 Fraser Appliances

The Inverness team made their journey to RAF lossie on a very foggy night for the league fixture.

First up was Luke and Kirsty. Junior international kirsty quickly found her feet and took the first game, hard hitting Luke replied by taking the next to make it 1-1. With not alot between the players Kirsty edged the 3rd 10-9 in a tie-breaker (coming back from 8-4 down) to make it 2-1. The next game was even closer with with alot of exchanging serves but Kirsty dug deap to win 9-7.

Andrew started well winning the first, but Alex replyed impressively winning the next 3 games to win.

Scott raced to a 2-0 (including 9-8 tie-breaker in the 2nd) lead against the very unpridicable Pat. Pat then raised his game winning the next 2 games to make it 2 a piece. Scott regained his composure and won the final game 9-4 to win.

The very modest Ryon proved to much for Alan and won 3-0 to give lossie a good win 9-7 overall.

JRM 'B' 9-5 Fraser Appliances

The inverness side made the journey to the leasure club at the eight acres hotel for the league fixture.

First up was the no.1s as Tony had to be in aberdeen later that evening,this was the closest game of the evening with the m.o.m Allan winning each game 9-7 to give the inverness side a great start.

Next up Ewan took a 2-0 lead on dave and in a very close 3rd just managed to take it 10-9 with a frustrated dave left wondering what mite have been.

Ian and scott dished up the most entertaining game of the nite. Ian settled much quicker than scott and took the 1st 9-3,the 2nd was much closer with ian just winning 9-7. Scott then raised his game and took the 3rd impressively 9-0 and was looking good, the fourth was again very close with ian and scott playing some great squash particulaly on the back hand length, with ian just taken the 4th 9-7 to win.

Last up Andrew took an early lead on kris taking the first 9-2, Kris then uped his game and won the next two 9-4 9-7. The 4th game was very close with Kris winning on a tiebreaker 9-8.

Fraser Appliances 8-8 Alchemy Plus

Three of the ties went to five sets when these sides met last week so several players had scores to settle on court. The match took a bit of time to get going as the number four tie was over quickly. Dave Humpage used his class to beat Jamie Struan-Mull 3-0, only dropping three points in the process. Another good experience for Jamie who, compared with Dave is still learning the game.

The next match was between training partners Scott Fraser and Ewan Fraser. This was the third installment of this tie as they also played each other in the semi-finals of the Inverness club championships, Scott winning that one comfortably 3-0. Ewan was clearly out for revenge and he quickly took an 8-3 lead, Scott realised then realised it would be a different match to their last one and raised his game well to get it back to 8-8. Ewan set one and won the next two points to take the game 9-8. Buoyed by this win, Ewan took the second 9-2 and then established a 6-0 lead in the third which he closed out 9-4.

The tie of the night was the rematch of Andrew Callanan and David Massie at number two.

Last week this went 3-2 to Andrew and David was clearly fired up for this one as he thrashed through the first to win 9-1, before winning 8 more points in a row to lead 8-0 in the second. This was surely an unassailable lead for Andrew but heroically got it back to 8-8, defending 6 game points in the process. Like Ewan before him, David set 1 and won the next point but Andrew wasn't about to let his comeback go to waste. Andrew defended the seventh game point against him and finally won it 9-8. With both players thoroughly warmed up, they both worked their way up towards another tense 9-8 finish. This time, Andrew reached 8 first and set 1 before David showed his mettle, winning 9-8 and defending 6 game points on his way to taking a 2-1 lead. With both players really feeling the strain of the British scoring system (the Inverness club championship last week was played in the quicker PAR to 11 system) the third went to Andrew 9-3 setting up a final set climax. With lots of exchanges of serve, Andrew pulled away to lead 6-2, only needing three more for a famous victory but David had other ideas, grafting back to lead 7-6. Andrew served once more in the match but it was David who finally took it 9-6, a display which gained him the best player award from Fraser Appliances.

The match between number ones Alan Lobban and Iain Innes also didn't disappoint as the clash of styles provided excellent entertainment for the gallery. Much to Iain's displeasure it also went the distance, he won the first two 9-8, 9-7 but from last week Alan knew that if he hung in there Iain would tire. Alan established a 7-0 lead in the third as Iain struggled to get to the front, Iain did get some points back but Alan persevered to take it 9-6. Alan was also tiring by that point but not quite on the scale of Iain who genuinely looked like he needed paramedics standing by. Leading 2-1, Iain did his best to use his guile in the fourth and fifth games but just couldn't move as well as Alan who finally won 9-3, 9-6. By the end of it, Iain was just glad to get off court after this punishing five set encounter and Alan was well deserving of his 3-2 win as he really did put in everything retreiving Iain's combinations of lob and kill shots. The match was drawn 8-8, a result which benefits Alchemy more as they should now be safe from relegation, Fraser Appliances now only have slim chances of winning the division.

Kinloss 'A' 6-9 JRM 'A'

Thursday 4th Mar saw Kinloss A host the second placed JRM A in what proved to be a tight match.

First on was Grant Campbell for Kinloss taking on the ever youthful and League sponsor John Ramsbottom for JRM A. Unfortunately John arrived with his central heating system lagging jacket in an attempt to keep the winter chill out, however, it was to no use as he quickly showed that he was suffering with the dreaded man flu.

Grant campbell felt like tonight could be the night for a big scalp. John's hairline aside it was on the cards as he did look pretty awful, well worse than usual. JR huffed a puffed and Grant ran everything down and returned some tight drives all to no avail as it was John that took the opener 9-5. Some words of wisdom and Grant looked less nervous in the second and seemed to push John even harder. John was suffering and as such was making little effort to retrieve anything at the front, however Grant's unforced errors were gifting John easy points. John ran out 9-6 winner in the second and took the third with a 9-5 scoreline to set JRM up with a 3-0 lead.

Meanwhile on court 2 Neil 'The Machine' Martin was taking on the ever youthful Tony Loftus.

Neil got off to a good start with a 9-5 win that saw Tony batter some walls, then some floor then left the courts to batter some more walls and someone else's floor before returning with a red face and mishapen bat, however this tirade seemed to work as took the second 9-4. Neil came out of the court battered some floors left the courts had a wee sit down, head in hands and thought to himself, 'Tony is 52 years young, I am a Machine, RAF PTI and only 35 years young what am I doing'.

Back into the court and Neil's chat seemed to work, for Tony as e took the third 9-7. Again Neil left the court and had a quiet word to himself, some words of encouragement form Paul Sharp and back in to the court he raged. Neil ran his heart out recovered some perfect drives some beautiful drops but all to no avail as Tony just nicked the game 9-0, yes 9-0 and give JRM A a 6-1 lead going ito rubber 3.

Stevie McClue and Mark Wakeford took to the court as the number two's were busy scoring or was it sparring, more on that one later. Stevie had a particularly hard couple of days as the RAF cutbacks have seen the technician trades having to take on the duties of the RAF PTI's, well it is extremely tiring keeping those GUNS in perfect condition, with a strenuous course of circuit training techniques and skills. so to the first game and to compound Stevie's tiredness he managed to smash his bat of the wall and crack the frame, things could only get worse. Mark however wasn't firing on all cylinders and Stevie looked to capitalise on some loose work form the Elgin (Kinloss) man. A narrow victory in the first 10-8 was quickly followed with a more comfortable 9-4 in the second. However things were to change in the third with Stevie tiring his legs were seen to shake after a particularly long rally. Stevie had already decided that if Mark took the third game he would have to call it a day from exhaustion, however the older giffer managed to pull it out of the fire and take the third 10-8 to take the match 3-0.

This was welcomed by Kinloss as in the other court Paul Sharp was leading 2-1 against the spritely Steve Leggat.

So with the overall scoreline now 7-6 in favour of the Elgin outfit a draw looked ot be on the cards. Grant was marking this game and as such the older, wiser heads of Leggat and Sharp looked to exploit the relative inexperience of the referee. Unfortunately the game declined in quality as both players looked to the referee instead of looking for the ball on most occasions. Teddies were flying and Paul seemed rattled as Steve nicked the fourth 10-8.

Some words of wisdom, from you know who, saw Paul race off to a 5-0 lead in the fifth only for the rails to come off and Steve showed true grit to come back and take the game 9-6 and take the match 3-2.

This was a bitter blow for thte Kinloss outfit as they reall need every point. This point dropped could be the difference between the season being considered a success or a failure, time will tell.

Season Round-up so far

A tighter battle in Div 2 with MRG narrowly holding off RAF Lossiemouth. With just 8 points between them this could go to the wire.

MRG host RAF Lossie in what could be the lge decider on the 1st of April lets see who ends up April Fools.

Fraser Appliances may still have a say in the overall winner, although 17 points behind MRG they do have a game in hand.

JRM B, Total Fitness, Alchemy PLus and Nairn B are all quite close at the bottom end of the lge.

Total Fitness 8-6 fraser Appliances

The no.4s Rob and Scott played a fast and hard hitting game. Rob being a tennis player strugled with tight lengths and boasting and Scott proved to strong.

The no.3s however was a much closer encounter with both players domanating the games that they won with the hot headed Andrew coming out on top in the 5th.

Unfortunatly Bob pulled up with a nasty calf injury in the first game to give Cat the win and Allan lost out narrowly in each game to Stuart to give Total Fitness a suprisingly great win.

Alchemy Plus 6-6 Nairn 'B'

Nairn B came to Inverness to face Alchemy Plus for the first time after the Christmas split. Sitting bottom of the table, albeit with two games in hand, the Alchemists were looking to repeat their 12-3 win against Nairn from the first half of the season.

Neil Smith was missing from the Nairn team in that 12-3 match and was obviously a big factor in the defeat as he claimed a comfortable win against Jamie Struan-Mull. The match ended 3-0 with Jamie only winning 4 points as Neil mercilously won 9-1, 9-0, 9-0 and also gaining the man of the match award from Alchemy Plus.

Next up, the number threes Ewan Fraser and Steve Jack played their second match of the season and unfortunately for Steve and Nairn B, it was a similar outcome. Steve put too much into the tin and never really got started, losing 9/1, 9/3. It was a bit closer in the third and Steve got a 5-0 lead but Ewan managed to refocus and eventually won 9-6 levelling the tie at 3 games all.

Meanwhile, David Massie and Stuart Morrison started the number two match on the adjacent court and it was a better contest than the previous two matches as both players tried to impose their gameplan. After lots of exchanges of serve, Stuart looked to be about to win the first as he led 7-4, but it was David who finally managed to take it 9-7. The second seemed to be taking a similar pattern but at 1-1, David got a run of points to go all the way to 8-1 and eventually win 9-2. Stuart was finding it difficult to get the ball past David and in the third, again they were 2-2 when David moved up to 6-2, a lead which proved insurmountable as David won 9-3 and took the man of the match award.

With Alchemy leading 6-3 as the number ones went on court, a repeat of Iain Innes's 3-1 win over Daniel McIntosh from earlier in the season would have seen the Invernesians leapfrog their opponents in the table. Daniel clearly wanted revenge for this match and wasn't about to give in easily. The game seemed to be quite even at first as both players play some good squash. Daniel soon realised though that Iain wasn't going to make many runs to the front and started to win almost every point with easy drop shots. After losing the first two games 9-2, 9-1, Iain realised that he should probably do a bit more to make a game of it but it was too late as Daniel closed out the match 9-4 to level the tie at 6-6 and keep Alchemy at the foot of the table.

Fraser Appliances 3-11 RAF Lossiemouth

The game of the night was the five setter between Dave Humpage vs Luke Sayers. Luke raced to a 2-0 lead and was looking good in the 3rd at 4-1 up, but Dave (humpy) found his feet and started playing better lengths and more attacking shots to take the 3rd & 4th 9-4 9-2.

The 5th and deciding game went to a tie-breaker which Dave just won 10-9, to win a great game seeing both players giving their all.

The three other games saw RAF Lossie winning fairly convincingly 3-0 in each game to give them a great away win and the below par Inverness team something to think about.

Alchemy Plus 11 - 4 JRM 'B' (Elgin)

Piotr Rosol took to the court for Alchemy, for only his second time in the competition, to play the more experienced Euan Christie of JRM at number four. It was a close affair at first, Piotr managing to close out the first game 9-6. More relaxed, Piotr then won 9-2, 9-0 as Euan struggled to cope with the tennis player's excellent volleying.

Meanwhile, Ewan Fraser got things underway with Iain Mattman and it was a positive start for the Elgin team with Iain going 8-0 up with some great shots. After a few longer rallies, Iain eventually won 9-2 and looked like he would win the match comfortably. Ewan managed to get some good serves in at the start of the second and, together with some good length shots down the wall took a big lead, finally winning 9-6. With the court and ball well warmed up, there were some energy sapping rallies in the third and, with a bit of luck on his side, Ewan managed to edge it 9-6 again. Some good lobs and more accurate serving gave Ewan a 9-0 win to clinch the match 3-1 and also the man of the match nomination.

The two team captains, David Massie of Alchemy and Alan Melrose of JRM B played at number two as the Inverness side tried to leapfrog the side above them in the league. It was Alan however who started better, winning a close first 10-8 before David got one back, also 10-8. The intensity continued into the third, and David managed to come back to win 9-7 putting in a big effort for his team. The match proved beyond him though as Alan won 9-1, 9-5 gaining some valuable points for the Elginers and the man of the match nomination from Alchemy.

That was where the good news ended for JRM B as experienced campaigner Iain Innes played Kris Bradshaw at number one.

After a good start for Kris where he led 7-4, Iain used his trademark kill-nick and lob shots to give him the first 9-7. Iain continued to dominate with great shot-making, forcing Kris around the court, whilst Iain used as little energy as required. The match ended quickly with Iain winning 9-2, 9-0 and rounding off a successful night for the home side as 11-4 winners.

Nairn 'B' 8-10 Fraser Appliances

Fraser Appliances made the short journey to Nairn for the league fixture.

First up the no.4's Neil Smith (Nairn) vs Dave Humpage (Humpy). Not alot to separate the two players with each game very close but i-ness's Dave winning it 3-2.

Next up the no.3's Stewart Morrison vs Scott Fraser, Scott raced to a 2-0 lead and was looking in total control but stewart uped his game in the 3rd, tightened up and started playing some great lengths to pull a game back to make it 2-1. Scott then raised his game and started to dictate the rallys again and won the game and match 3-1.

Meanwhile on the next court the no.2's Arthur Masson vs Allan Lobban played out the 2nd 5 setter of the night. Arthur took a 2-1 lead but the 64yrd veteran seemed to tire and the ever resilient Allan took the next two games to win 3-2.

Last up the no.1's Daniel Macintosh vs Bob Kass. The youngster Daniel raced to a 2-0 lead, Bob then took the 3rd game in a tiebreaker to make it 2-1. Daniels endless amount of energy proved to much for bob on the night and closed the 4th game to win 3-1.

RAF Lossie 11 - 5 Alchemy Plus

Alchemy Plus travelled to Lossie one man short giving the home team a 3-0 lead before a ball was hit.

The number two players Pat Crichlow and David Massie got things under way, exchanging games 9-4, 5-9, 9-4, 5-9 as they tried to impose their style on the match. It was Pat's deft touch and guile who eventually overcame David's power hitting and volleys to win the match 3-2.

Luke Sayers, about a stone lighter than earlier in the season, took the first game off Ewan Fraser in the number three match. A change of tactics from the Invernessian cause Luke problems as he struggled to deal with Ewan's harder hitting on serve and down the wall. Luke put up some strong resistance but eventually faded as Alchemy took the match 3-1.

Ryan Davis and Iain Innes played the final game of the night which, after their match before Christmas ended with both men hobbling around the court, everyone was interested to see what would happen this time. It was Ryan who ran out a convincing 3-0 winner with Iain's experience and shot making not enough to make up for his lack of fitness after the festive break.

Afterwards, both teams were reasonably satisfied with the 11-5 overall scoreline and will look forward to some good battles as the season heats up.

League reports from September to December 2009:-

Fraser Appliances 'A' 4-12 JRM 'A'

Elgin made the short journey through to the capital of the Highlands for the league fixture.

First up Kirsty Lobban vs Tony Loftus. Tony started well taking the first game 9-0. Kirsty fought hard but the experenced Tony took the next two games 9-5, 9-5 to win 3-0 and give the Elgin team a great start.

Next up the no.3s Scott Fraser vs John Ramsbottom.

A very below par Scott was no match for the league sponsor John and lost 3-0.

The no.2s Allan Lobban vs Stephen Leggat produced the longest and closest match of the night. Allan took the first 9-5, Stephen the 2nd 9-4 and the 3rd went to a tie-breaker with Allan edging it 10-8 to take a 2-1 lead. The long rallies continued with both players giving their all in an energy sapping game but it was Stephen who came out on top taking the next two 9-6, 9-2 to win 3-2.

Next up the no.1s Bob Kass vs Gary Farquar. Bob started well taking the first two games 9-2 9-1. Gary raised his game and took the 3rd game to a tie-breaker which he edged 10-8. Bob just back from a nasty shoulder injury fitness was starting to show and Gary upped the pace and took the next two games 9-0, 9-7 to win 3-2 and the Elgin side a comprensive victory.

M.O.M - Fraser Appliances, Allan Lobban - JRM 'A' - Gary Farquhar.

JRM 'B' 6-9 MRG Inverness

Kriss Bradshaw played against Andrew Anderson at no.4, Kriss dominated from the start and won 3-0 (9-1, 9-0, 9-2)

At 3 Euan Christie played Graham Mackay, Graham quickly getting to the speed of the court and winning 3-1 (1-9, 9-3, 2-9, 2-9)

Best game of the night was played at no.2 - Ian Maltman and Alex Blake had a ding dong battle, Alex coming out a 3-2 winner. Some excellent squash played by both men, each game swinging one way then the other. Alex eventually sealed the match 9-7 in the fifth with Ian coming back and saving 4 match balls, (9-6, 5-9, 9-4, 1-9, 7-9).

Another good game played at no.1 - Brian McAuley going down to a 3-0 defeat. Brian was unlucky not to convert a couple of game balls in the second but playing some of his best squash this year. Jamie played very consistently (4-9, 8-10, 3-9).

Man of match both from no.2's - Ian Maltman and Alex Blake.

Gordonstoun 'A' 9-5 Kinloss 'A'

The Hunters travelled to Gordonstoun in an attempt to capture enough points that would secure their status in the 1st Div for the post x-mas run-in.

First on court was Andrew Twyman for the home team and Paul Harris for the Kinloss outfit. Both players seemed edgy at the start and there were several unforced errors, unfortunately for Kinloss' aspirations Andrew just edged it 9-7.

The second game saw Paul settle down after some words of wisdom from Paul Sharp. Paul looked far more at ease and semed to stroke the ball around the court, to the great delight af the packed balcony (four teams there that night). Paul took the game 9-6.

Unfortuntely for the Hunters that game took its toll on Paul and he seemed a little jaded during the next 2 games as Andrew swept him aside 9-1, 9-1 to take the 3-1.

Not a great start but things were going to get worse.

Chris Barton's recent return did not bode well for Kinloss' Phil Calvert. Phil is a 24yr old RAF PTI, known as the machine, who prides himself on his all round fitness. Chris proved to Phil it is not the legs but sometimes the, 'head', that gets the job done. Phil gave his all and nearly snatched the first game rallying back from 8-4 dwn to just lose it 10-8. However the machine was in need of lubrication, unfortunately no amount of go-go juice could replenish his tanks and Chris proceded to punih Phil with some power drives from all over the court. Phil had no answer and lost the next two games 9-1, 9-1. The machine was blown!

Next into the court was Richard Devey taking on the consumate professional, Paul Sharp. Again Paul looked composed taking to the court in confident manner. Richard was in determined mood and on the back of some good results recently closed out the first game 9-2. Paul was shell shocked, not to mention a wee bit bruised. The second game saw the 'consumate professional' back in form and looked more comfortable although he was still being worked very hard by Richard. Paul took the game 9-7 to level the battle. The latter stages of the next game saw both players expend what go-go juice they had left in what were energy sapping rallies.

Again, Kinloss suffered by the odd point and Richard took it 10-9. So, to what was to be the final curtain for the 'consumate professional' in this match. Richard looked the stronger but Paul was not about to lie down and 'TAKE IT FROM THE REAR' (not my words) he showed true grit and a wee bit of his stomach on his cheek as he chased every ball. But alas it was not to be and the Hunters again went down 3-1.

So to the final match of the evening with young Fergus Richards and the ever youthful Stevie McClue taking to the court. Fergus has had some good results of late that has seen him propelled into the number 1 slot. Fergus seemed to find the pace of the 'ever youthful' Stevie a bit of a surprise as he gave Stevie the front of the court on a few too many occasions. Stevie ran out a comfortable winner on the night 3-0, however, he was heard to say, 'don't fancy playing him in a couple of years'.

Gordonstoun took the spoils on the night 9-5.

This result leaves the Hunters needing a convincing display against Total Fitness to secure their polace in Div 1.

I would like to take this opportunity to pass on Gordonstoun's thanks and appreciation to all teams that have re-arranged matches to allow them to catch up on their outstanding games. This again illustrates the sporting nature of this Div. Hats off to all teams concerned.

JRM 'A' 11-3 Gordonstoun 'A'

With John Ramsbottom running late, it was Stephen Leggat and Andrew Twyman who took to the court first. Andrew was first out of the blocks and built up a 5-1 lead. Steve then started to get in the groove and won the next nine points to take the first game 9-5. The next game saw Steve continue where he left off and run out a 9-1 win.

Andrew played much better in the next game and kept in touch, playing some good shots to win some of the long rallies that were taking place. With The score at 4-3 to Steve, it was the Elgin player who once again pulled away to lead 8-3 and serve for the win. Andrew managed to stave of this match point and pulled back another point. Steve made the most of his next match point opportunity and closed out a 9-4 win to set Elgin 3-0 ahead.

Next game saw Mark Wakeford in his first outing of the season, take on Chris Barton. Mark was too much of a handful for Chris and won his games 9-6, 9-2, 9-5.

With the score now 6-0 to Elgin it was the turn of Gary Farquhar and Richard Devey. This contest was much the same as the previous with Gary winning 9-5, 9-3, 9-3.

Gordonstoun were now banking on young Fergus Richards to put some much needed points on the board. He was up against late arrival John Ramsbottom. Fergus Raced to a 7-0 Lead in the first but John dug in and ground out a 10-8 victory. The next game was the reverse with John 6-0 ahead and Fergus comming back to win 9-7. The third game went to Fergus 9-6. Fergus looked like finishing the contest in the fourth when he found himself serving for the final game at 8-3. John pulled 3 points back, then Fergus had another game ball at 8-6. John once again fought back and took the game 10-8. Fergus finally got the win by beating John 9-3 in the fifth game. Both Players winning M.O.M. for there efforts.

Kinloss 'A' 6-9 RAF Lossie

The Hunters travelled to Lossiemouth in an attempt to reverse recent scorelines that have seen the Kinloss outfit falter by the odd point in close matches.

First on was Phil Taylor taking on Luke Sayers from Lossie. Phil has played Luje on a few occasions and as such seemed comfortable to allow the hard hitting Luke to blow himself out in the early exchanges. Phil's faith was justified as Luke duly faded in the latter phase of the first game. Phil ran out a comfortable 3-0 winner.

Good start for the Kinloss mob. However things were quickly to revert to normal.

Next up saw Paul Harris take on Mike Dewhurst. Paul was a last minute replacement for a late call-off and with a serious shoulder injury is to be commended for his commitment to the team. Unfortunately, Mike proved too powerful and Paul came a valiant second on the wrong side of a 3-0 loss.

Lossie based Neil Martin was drafted in at 2 for Kinloss and took on the ever youthful Pat Crichlow form Lossie. Pat is now 51 yrs young and I'm sure he won't mind me sharing that little fact. Neil however is 35 and one of the RAF's fittest PTI's, a fact he prides himself on. However it was Pat that set the pace in this encounter from which Neil was to struggle to get to grips with. With Pat 2-0 up Neil pulled on all his reserves and won the 3rd game, but only just.

Time for a chat from the skipper. Neil's reply was, 'It's OK Stevie I think I've got him now'. Hmmm we all know what happened next. Neil duly ran out of legs and the ever-youthful Pat took the match 3-1.

Stevie was heard to say, 'Got him have you, look out the window Pat's off for a 3 mile run'. So yet again it was left to the skipper to try and scrape a draw from the embers of another poor showing form the Kinloss outfit.

Ryan Davis stood in Stevie's way and what with his recent bad luck from injuries poor health and a few more ailments it was probably Stevie's best chance to take some points from Ryan. The first game was a scrappy affair with neither player showing any real form. Stevie scraped over the line 10-8. The next was a more one-sided affair with Ryan running away with it 9-4. back to some great recovery work from Stevie nicking the 3rd 10-9. So 2-1 to the good and 8-5 up in the 4th Stevie felt confident that the match was in the bag and a draw overall looked on the cards. However Ryan had other ideas and after some really good rallies and clinical finishes Ryan levelled the match at 2-2. Stevie was gutted as he threw away no less than 7 match points. The 5th seemed a tired affair and Stevie lost it 9-5.

JRM 'B' 0-12 JRM 'A'

It was an all Elgin battle last night with both JRM teams looking for points at different ends of the table, given that JRM B get coached by the A team it was a test of how well the more 'senior' players were doing in helping the youthful B team.

First up was Brian Macaulay versus JR. The tone was set early on by JR when after an initial bout of rallying, followed by a vicious bout of coughing by Brian, JR took the first game after almost throwing away an 8-1 advantage. From there on the game resembled more of a social meeting on court than a game of squash and after several long chats JR, the spring chicken of the A team, took the first match 3 -0 and set the tone for the evening.

Next up was Mr T vs Iain Maltman who until this point had been the B teams most consistent player this season. Despite constant on court coaching from Tony, Iain struggled to make an impact, getting sucked into playing Tony a his own game, a tactic that was never going to work. In the end Tony destroyed poor Iain leaving him with no points for the first time this season.

Game three was a grudge match between Alan Melrose and Steve Leggat, with the latter sporting a new go-faster hairdo for aerodynamic efficiency. In the end he needn’t have bothered, Steve played some of his best squash of the season (or so he says) covering the court in a fashion that suggested he was younger than the 60 odd years he was carrying. The end result meant that the level of consistency shown by the B team was maintained, Steve running out a 3-0 winner.

In the final match Gary pitched himself against Euan Christie in what was probably the best match of the Evening. Euan battled well in the first two games before Garry had a quick glance of the clock and realised it was time for a curry and took the third game to zero giving him another 3-0 victory and rounding up a perfect score for the A team.

Words like encouragement, compassion and motivation seem out of place to describe this encounter and the attitude of the A team to their colleagues is better summed up by Steve Leggat, who at the end of the evening said 'Mel, it wasn’t that you played badly, it was just that I had made you look **** !'

Fraser Appliances 7 - 9 Alchemy Plus

The two Inverness teams met for the league fixture at ITSC.

First up was Kirsty Lobban vs Derek Rudkin.

Junior International Champion, Kirsty was becoming a regular in the Inverness team and proved herself once again with a 3-2 victory. Big Del took the first 9-3,then Kirsty the next 2 games 9-5,9-6 to lead 2-1. Big Del uped his game and won the 4th 9-2 and then Kirsty the filth 9-7. Both players gave their all in a highly entertaining five setter.

Next up the no.3 Dave Humpage vs Ewan Fraser.

Ewan got off to a great start winning the first two games 9-1 9-2. Ewan's tight back hand length putting Dave under preasure. Dave raised his game and took the third to a tie breaker but Ewan nicked it 10-9 to win 3-0.

Meanwhile on the opposite court Scott Fraser played Dave Masie. Dave won the first two games 9-4 9-3 with the trade mark Masie low hard drives seemingly proving to much 4 Scott. Scott changed tactic in the third and slowed the game down a bit to take it 9-5. Scott continued in the fourth and took an 8-0 lead, but Dave started to lift the tempo again and although Scott served 5 times for the game Dave took it to 8-8 and a tie breaker, which Dave won 10-8 and 3-1 overall.

Last up Allan Lobban vs Ian Innes.

Allan won the first 10-8 tiebreaker, Ian responded and won the 2nd 9-3 and Allan then lifted the pace and took the next two games 9-4 9-0 and won 3-1.

JRM 'A' 12 - 0 RAF Lossiemouth

RAF Lossie travelled to Elgin with only three players, the fourth was to arrive later en-route from Glasgow.

Tony Loftus and Luke Sayers got the match underway with the JRM A man recording a 3-0 victory. 'Lofty' proving too slick for Luke, who was hitting the ball well but was overrun losing 9-1,9-0,9-0.

Next up were John Ramsbottom and Alex Blackstock. John started well and won the first 9-4. Alex was quite a handy player, moving well and getting to the ball early, but perhaps hitting the tin too much. The next game was closer, this time 9-7 to John. Alex put up his best showing in the third game, managing to tie the scores at 8-8, before losing set two and thus a 10-8 victory for 'Rambo'.

Pat Critchlow was now left to salvage something from the night. Pat was pitched in at No. 2 against Stephen Leggat. Pat struggled to match the running of Steve and lost out 9-4, 9-2, 9-4.

With no sign of the fourth player for the RAF Team, Pat returned to the court to give Gary Farquhar a much needed work out in order to build up an appetite for the forth-coming curry. Pat played a bit better in his run-around with Gary but still lost by the same 3-0 scoreline.

JRM 'A' 9 - 7 Kinloss 'A'

Tony Loftus set the ball rolling for JRM A with a 3-0 win over Phil Calvert. 'Lofty' wasn't firing on all cylinders but still had too much in his tank for the rookie from Kinloss. Phil put up a good fight but the Elgin Player was never in any danger of losing this one.

Next out were John Ramsbottom and Paul Harris. John notorious for being a slow starter, kept the trend going with Paul taking the first game. John however blamed the ball for him losing the game and it seemed to work. Rambo reeled of the next three games with the new ball to win 3-1, win the vote as Elgin man of the match (For the first time this season), and set JRM A 6-1 ahead.

In-form Steve Leggat was next to the court for the Elgin Side, Paul Sharp in opposition. Steve struggled to find the form he has been in since the start of season and Paul took the first 9-4. Steve hit back by taking the second 9-2 but once again slumped to a 9-4 defeat in the third.

The next game saw Steve take the lead only for Paul to come back and lead 6-4. The score stayed that way for what seemed an eternity with neither player taking advantage when serving Paul eventually edged up to 8-4. Steve came back with a couple of points but could not sustain his comeback and Paul clinched the game 9-6 to bring Kinloss back to within 3 points overall and earn man of the match for Kinloss A.

Enter Gary Farquhar and Steve McClue. It was the Doc who drew first blood by winning the first game. Steve hit back to take the second. Gary nudged ahead once more taking the third game 9-6 and then started the fourth game well by racing 3-0 ahead. Now to the turning point of what was a really close contest. Steve Rattled off 9 points to take the game 9-3. Steve kept the momentum going in the deciding game and rattled 8 points in a row catching Gary out with loads of boasts from all over the court. Gary was clearly done although he did sneak a consolation point before Steve ran out a 9-1 win, to clinch this tie 3-2. Gary however had put up a great show and in earning 2 points ensured that JRM A came away with a 9-7 win over the 'Mighty Hunters'.

JRM 'B' 9-9 Alchemy Plus

JRM B travelled through to Inverness to fight with traffic for the firework display and to take on the magic of Alchemy Plus.

The first two games to be played were the number 4 and 2's as we were all keen to try and catch some of the fireworks but sadly for us, that was not how it was to be!

There was some good close squash to be seen as David Massey took on the youth of Iain Maltman. Iain took an ealy lead over David by taking a relatively easy first game 9-5. David faught back to take the next two 9-4 and 9-5, the scores do reflect the length of the games. Iain was not going to give up and took back the 4th game 9-7. David and Iain returned to the court for the 5th game with Iain taking a quick and comfortable game off David at 9-4 before the two players went to watch the end of the game between the number 4s.

Derek Rudkin took on Brian MacAuley on the much warmer number 2 court, Brian took a similar first game lead over Derek 9-4. Derek on the other hand came back to take the next three games 10-9, 9-1 and 9-5 to make his second win in two weeks and adding much needed points for the team, not bad for an man in his 50s! This was going to turn out to be a lengthy evening but there was plenty good squash to be seen and played without the woosh and bang of the fireworks!

Next up were the number 3s and 1s. Ian Innes took to court with Alan Melrose and winning the first game 9-8. Ian's hamstring went in the 2nd game with him struggling to keep going, he conceeded the match to Alan.

Ewen Fraser took on Kriss Bradshaw and trying to not follow in David's footsteps on the same court. Kriss took the first game off Ewen 9-7 but Ewen faught back taking the next 2 closely contended games 9-5 and 10-8. Kriss was not going to give up without a fight and tied the match two all with a 9-7 win in the fourth. It was all to play with in the 5 games between Ewen and Kriss as Ewen needed to win to finish the match 9 all and he did not disappoint with a 9-4 win.

Kinloss 'A' 7-9 Buckpool 'A'

Yet again Kinloss A suffered at the hands of an East Moray outfit.

This week saw Buckpool A travel to the Hunters home turf and give a very impressive account of themselves running out 9-7 winners on the night. Ian Kerrigan (Kinloss A) took on Colin Forbes (Buck A), Colin raced to a 9-1 win in the first game that saw Ian reeling from some accurate, powerful driving. Ian rallied in the second and through pure tenacity came out 9-6 on top. This seemed to galvanise the Buckpool man as he reverted to powerful drives to keep Ian from the front of the court and took the third 9-3. Ian took a deeep breath and prepared for a hard game and it was to prove just that. With some tremendous rallies and with both players giving their all it was Colin that took the reward and the match 3-1.

Next up saw Phil Taylor (Kin A) and Sandra Farquhar (Buck A) this was to prove a difficult night for Phil as only half an hour before he was flat out on his sofa with a tweeked muscle in his lower back. After some begging Stevie managed to get him onto the court.

(Sorry Phil) Sandra used to hit the ball very hard but you could rely on the fact that she didn't get forward, well now Sandra hits the ball harder and gets all over the court thanks to her new fitness regime. This game had few rallies to mention as Phil was always looking for the quick kill due to his injured back, unfortunately he made too many errors and Sandra was able to capitalise on any and all half court shots with devastating accuracy. Sandra took the match 3-1.

Phil thanks for your efforts and a point was more than I hoped for given the circumstances, well done.

Next on and needing a big win was Paul Sharp (Kin A) and Alfie Morrison Buck A). Paul was reeling from his last match and showed early on that he was here to show last week was just a bad week. Racing ahead 6-0 in the opener the Kinloss man seemed to have gor his MOJO back, however, Alfie with "George" in his corner had other ideas, with these immortal words " Out of my way Hunter I have work to do" Alfie rattled off 8 points in a row and took the opener 9-7. Paul was shell shocked. Into the second and again Paul rattled off 5 straight winners, again Alfie looked to 'George' duly spun a web that Paul could bnot escape from and took the game 9-6. Paul was looking for inspiration and got it from Stevie in the form of 'pull your finger oot' big yin. This seemed to work and Paul took the next two 9-5, 9-2. The writing was on the wall for Alfie and George, however, the Buckpool man was not done yet. With Paul struggling with a leg injury Alfie looked to close out the match with simple 'keep the ball alive tactics', it worked a treat and Paul ran out second in what was an enthralling match lasting nearly 50 mins.

Well done both players.

Last on saw Stevie McClue (Kin A) and Andy Farquhar (Buck A) both players are returning from injuries and fortunately for, Chocolate Boy Stevie, Andy has not recovered as quickly. Stevie ran out a comfortable 3-0 winner on the night unfortunately, it was not enough to affect the overall result.

Elgin 'B' - Aviemore

Elgin B hosted Aviemore for the first time and they proved to be too strong for the home side.

In the first match Kris struggled to make any impact on Aviemore number 4 Allistair, with the away side starting with an excellent 3-0 vistory. Match two was closer than the scoreline suggested which went 3-0 in favour of away captain and man of the match Peter against Brian, this was Brians first game of the season after returning from injury and he managed not to hurt himself for once which can be considered a victory in itself.

The final two matches proved a closer affair but Aviemore still came out on top. Match three was a titanic struggle between elgin man of the match Alan and Aviemores Allistair (MKII). Allistair got of to a flyer winning the first game 9-6 before Alan pulled his socks off and levelled the match at one all. The next two games proved to be just as close with each player winning respective games 9-7 to put it to a decider. The final game proved to be to much for the home player, (perhaps its time for him to get patches instead of Malboro) and Allistair came out top with a well deserved vistory.

The final match saw Elgin B's newest edition, Steve Leggat, who had been quite rightly relegated from the A team. Steve used his anger at being dropped to great effect racing to a 6-0 lead in the first, unfortunately for him Chris woke up and took the first match 9-7. The second game proved another close affair but this time Steve held his nerve taking the game 9-5 to level the match. The next two games were unbelievably close with Chris just edging the third 10-8, and the last 9-8 after Steve, in an act of bravery/stupidity/desperation opted for a single point when tied on 8-8. Steve then spent his time working out that Chris only actually won one point more in the match than he did, perhaps someone on the A team should explain the rules and he might get to play for the next week.

Buckpool A 4 - 11 JRM Elgin A

With Andy Farquhar still recovering from a pulled muscle from their last match at Keith 2 weeks ago, the home side were reduced to 3 players for this match.

First on court was Colin Forbes against Tony Loftus. Colin started the match well and won the opening game 9-2. Tony battled back in the next and using every inch of his raquet won it 9-1. Colin took the 3rd game 9-7 and Tony then battled back again to take the next 9-7. This was a very close match with both players running well and making every effort to play the ball. The last game was also very close, but Colin eventually closed out a well deserved 9-7 victory.

Next up was Sandra Farquhar against Steve Leggat. Sandra started at lightning speed and raced to an early lead. Just as she looked like taking the first game, Steve gradually edged his way back to sneak it 10-8. The next game was very similar, but Sandra held out this time to take it 9-7. Both players were playing good squash with Sandra killing off many shots on her favourite backhand side. However, Steve managed to up his game to take the next 2 games 9-2, 9-4 for the match. Both players won the best player nominations for the evening.

Last on Court was Alfie Morrison against Gary Farquhar. Alfie started well, but the first game was won 10-8 by Gary. Although he was hitting the ball well, Alfie was unable to keep the ball tight enough to the wall and Gary was picking him off with some clever boasts at the font of the court. Alfie was covering the court well, but he eventually lost the next 2 matches 5-9, 6-9 to give Gary a 3-0 victory. Not a good end to what has been a bad week for Alfie, so it was off home to get some comfort from his new best friend 'George' the spider.

Keith 9 - 4 Kinloss A

Keith dealt a hammer blow to any thoughts Kinloss A may have had of honours this year. Paul Sharp and Neil Riach took to the court first. Neil's badminton shots had Paul troubled in the opener, which Neil took 9-5. Paul rallied in the second and looked to keep Neil away from the front of the court, this tactic proved successful, however Paul pressed the self destruct button as he served out on game point. Neil needed no further invitation and closed out the game 10-9, much to Paul's disgust. Paul struggled to get back into the match in the third and again Neil used his shot variations to great effect closing out the match 9-5 in the third. Phil Taylor was up against the impressive Mike Stewart. Mike recently returned to squash following a long spell in the running world. Although not quite court sharp, Mike showed technically, he is still one to watch. Mike's superior striking of the ball left Phil scrabbling for the odd loose shot to get in with his trade mark drop shots. Unfortunately for the Hunters Mike proved too strong for Phil and ran out 3-1 winner on the night. Next on was Ian Dodd taking on the ever youthful and energetic Gerald 'Knod' Angus. Although Ian put all he had and then some into this match Gerald proved once again how much a part of the game is based on fitness levels. With Ian literally on his knees in the third game Knod secured 3 vital points that saw Keith safe on the night regardless of how the number ones got on. So with the match over as a contest it was down to Stevie McClue to restore some pride for the Hunter's. Gary McKenzie and Stevie normally have some epic games with both players pushing each other all the way. However, gary seemed a little off form and it was Stevie who took the honours on this occasion 3-0.

JRM A 8 - 9 Keith

Tony Loftus and Roy MacKenzie were first up and it was the Keith player who started the brightest taking the first game 7-9. Tony however reversed the trend by taking the next three games 9-5, 9-7, 9-6, to establish a 3-1 lead for JRM A. Next match saw Stephen Leggat and Mike Stewart lock horns in what was to prove to be a real tussle. Steve took the first 9-5, but Mike came back to level, taking the second 9-3. Steve again went ahead, taking the third 9-5, but Mike once again drew level, taking the fourth game 9-3. So it was to be a "Five Setter". The deciding game swung back and forth with the lead changing a few times. It went to 7-7 and 8-8 before Steve managed to find the shots to close out a 10-8 win and set JRM A further ahead at 6-3. Neil Riach raced into a 2-0 lead over John Ramsbottom, with wins of 3-9 and 4-9, but John was to fight back from 2-6 down in the fourth to win 9-6. Neil, however came back with a 2-9 win in the next game to win 1-3 and take Keith back to within a point of JRM A, with one match to go. In the Battle of the Gary's, Gary Farquhar drew first blood against Gary MacKenzie with a 9-5 win. It was the Keith Player who took control of the next three games and ran out a 1-3 win. (3-9, 4-9, 3-9).

Kinloss A v Alchemy

The Hunters were back at there home roost but could they find the right chemistry to neutralise the golden boys from Inverness? First up for Kinloss was the ever energetic human squash dynamo that is Phil Taylor, recalled for team duty to great effect against the more senior Duncan from Alchemy. Phil’s energy, retrieval and dynamism proved too much for his erstwhile opponent and his deft match play soon saw him record a very satisfying 3 - 0 victory. On the opposite court Billy (The Wolf) Montgomery for Kinloss was taking on the youthful thrust of aspiring squash player Euan Fraser for the Alchemists. Unfortunately the young chemist came up against a fully focussed neutralising element in the 'wolf'. Some fine serving and good length shots from Billy kept Euan on the back foot and chasing the game and soon a second 3-0 victory was recorded for Kinloss. Next up was Paul Sharp facing the fearsome hard hitting Dave of Alchemy. Paul looked a might jaded from his two day 'camping' trip to Aviemore and the lads just hoped his squash would prove better than his weekend pool play! Shell shocked from Dave’s hard hitting onslaught Paul had his work cut out in this match. However Paul soon got the measure of Dave’s rockets and his more varied game gave him the edge in a crowd pleasing 3-1 victory. And so to the number one seeds, Steve McClue against the alchemist Ian. Could Ian work some magic and bring a golden glow to the end of Alchemy’s evening? It appeared the answer was yes as he raced to a 1-0 lead with some brilliant text book squash which left Steve bemused and struggling despite a tactical racket grip change! Had Steve met his chemical demise or could he find the required chemical reaction? The answer was elemental; Steve’s superior fitness began to give him the edge. Blowing hard, Ian’s dogged determination kept him in touch in every game of this enthralling battle. However Steve was not to be denied and he closed out a hard fought match 3-1 to record a fourth victory on the night for Kinloss.

A special thanks must go to Kate for provision of a superb after match spread enjoyed by hosts and guests alike. Stevie saved Kate a nice Blueberry Muffin.

Gordonstoun A 8 - 6 Fraser Appliances

Fraser Appliances made the journey through to Gordonston private school near elgin for their league fixture. First up was Dave Humpage(Humpy) vs Richard Devey, Richard got Gordonston off to a flyer with a 3-0 win. Meanwhile on the opposite court Scott fraser played Fergus Richards. In a close game Fergus played the better squash and won 3-0.

Next up Allan Lobban vs Andrew Twyman, Allan restored some pride for the travelling Inverness team with a well played 3-0 win. Last on court the no 1's. Bob Kass vs Chris Barton. Bob and Chris fought out a close and at times very entertaining game. Chris took the first game, then Bob the second, the next two games went to tie breakers with each player taking 1. Finally the last and decisive game was close but Bob just edged it with his unpredictable shots and experence from the Premier Division pushing him over the line, winning 3-2.

Aviemore 12 - 7 Aviemore

The Hunters found themselves on their travels once more and apart form a couple of wrong turns arrived pretty much on time for what was a real test for the Kinloss boys. First up saw Paul Harris take on Emil for the home team. Unorthodox is one way of describing Emil's squash style and it seemed to upset the more traditonal style of Paul as he duly lost the opening game. A bit of advice from Stevie quickly got Paul back on track as he took a tense second game to level games. The next two games were shared and Paul needed some inspiration, in stepped Paul Sharp totry to lift the embattled Kinloss man. Paul duly wrapped the match up 3-2 with a good show of power hitting in the 5th. Meanwhile, on court two Billy 'the wolf' was back for the Hunters and looking eager to show that his recent, Hair Cut, would not affect his strength or desire to win. up against the ever youthful, Peter Watts, Billy enjoyed a hard fought, hard hitting match that saw both players extremely tired from their efforts. The Wolf eventually running out 3-1 winner on the night. Next up was Paul Sharp against Alistair Lyon again his match could've swung either way with both players putting everything and then some into trying to secure the points for their team. Yet again the game swung in the favour of the Hunters with Paul running out 3-2 winner in what was the match of the night. Next door the number ones were also hard at it, thanks t some amazing recovery work from the young Chris Brown. Stevie McClue raced into a 6-0 lead in the first game and just as hethought he was in for an easy night Chris duly thrashed 9 poinjts off without reply to take the first game 9-6. This seemed to rattle the Kinloss player nd he managed to take the second game after some long and tiring rallies. Chris bounced back in the third and shocked Stevie with a controlled 9-4 scoreline. Yet again the Kinloss man had to dig deep and scraped a scrappy 4th game 9-7. All to play for as they headed for the deciding 5th game. Stevie raced ahead of what looked like a tired Chris, not surprising given the recovery work Chris had put into the earlier games, Stevie closed the game out 9-1 and took the match 3-2 on the night giving Kinloss a hard earned 12-7 win.

RAF Lossie 9 - 6 Fraser Appliances

Fraser Appliances travelled to the second RAF camp in three weeks, this time facing Lossiemouth.

First up for the Inverness team was Dave Humpage. Dave found himself in a tough and tight match against the experienced Tony Goodman and just lost out in each game to lose 3-0. Next up all eyes turned to the youngest member of the team Scott Fraser who was starting to hit some form. Scott was up against Murdo McIntosh and was to prove too strong, taking the first 9-2, losing the second narrowly 10-8. Scott was always in control and won the next two 9-6,9-2. Allan Lobban playing at 2 was to have the toughest match of the night playing an ex-Welsh junior Ryan Davis, Allan put up a good fight but Ryan won 3-0 in the end.The number one players ended the game as it started. Bob Kass played Mark Fireman in a five set thriller. Mark took the first game 9-3, Bob found his feet in the second and third playing some good stuff winning 9-5,9-7.Credit to Mark he came back and took the 4th in a close 9-8. The fifth and final game was again close but Bob's shots were precise, often sending Mark in the wrong direction and he took the game 9-6 winning 3-2.

JRM A 10 - 5 Aviemore

A lacklustre John Ramsbottom Started the nights play by taking the first game against the strong running Alisdair Cairns, 9-5, The Away player came back and won the second 3-9, John won the next 9-6 but Alisdair showed great determination to claim the next game 7-9, thus forcing a fifth. John pulled his socks up and ran out a 9-4 win to take this Contest 3-2.Alisdairs Play won the vote for the Aviemore M.O.M. Stephen Leggat was next out and won the first two hard fought games against Peter Watts 9-6, 9-6. Peter showed the Elgin Player that he was a handy squash player, Steve took note and upped the tempo to take the third game 9-0 and win 3-0 plus the vote of M.O.M. for the Elgin Side. Tony Loftus proved to strong for Alistair Lyon, racking up another 3-0 win for JRM A, 9-3, 9-2, 9-3. The final contest of the evening saw Gary Farquhar take on Local Lad Chris Brown, now working in and playing for Aviemore. The Youthful Chris proved to much for Gary and recorded a 1-3, win for Aviemore.

Nairn B 2 - 12 Kinloss A

Nairn played host to a Kinloss team still suffering the ravages of injury and availablitiy worries. With the ever present Paul Sharp heading up the Kinloss outfit. First up for the 'Mighty Hunters' was Paul Harris still smarting formhis opening game defeat Paul looked hungry for success. Brian took to the court for Nairn and gave Paul a fright in the opener paul just edging it 9-6. The second game was over much quicker with Paul finding his length in the away court taking the second game 9-2. The third went much teh same way and Paul secured a good 3 points haul for the travellers. Next saw the match of the nigt between Ian Dodd and Bill Geddes. Ian was quick off the mark and comfortably took the opening two games, however, Bill wasn't quite ready for the showers and decided to take this match all the way, much to Ian's disgust. Fortunately for Ian, Bill ran out of breath in the fifth and went down heavliy 9-0. A very close fought affair that saw two players eager to win and willing to give their last to try and secure the win, this effort was well deserving of man of the match nominations for both players. Phil Taylor took on Steve Jack for the home team at number two. Phil well known for his droop shots at Kinloss took Steve by surprise with the accuracy of these shots and Steve seemed to struggle to come to grips with it. Phil raced into a 2-0 lead. After some words from his team captain Steve seemed to get to grips with Phil's tactics, drive then drop. However, the canny Phil looked to change tactics just as steve started to come on strong, Phil finally takikng the third and the match 10-8. Time for teh number ones to show their stuff and it was Paul Sharp for the visitors against Stewart Morrison. Unfortunately for Stewart Paul is on fire this year and never looked to trouble the rangy Kinloss man. Paul ran out a comfortable 3-0.

 

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