12:03pm Saturday 30th January 2010
By John Temple
Sessions ‘A’ lead by a point at the top of NEDL York and District Table Tennis League division one after whitewashing two-man Holgate ‘B’.
Second-placed Coneysthorpe ‘A’ are pushing them all the way and they also enjoyed a maximum haul as Martin Lowe, Joel Wright and Ashley Hodgson dismissed Holgate ‘A’.
Richard Crowther and Paul Robertson guided Railway ‘A’ to a 9-1 win at struggling Bootham ‘A’.
Coneysthorpe ‘B’ edged out Shepherds ‘A’ 6-4 thanks to three singles wins from Paul Cresswell.
Dave Boothroyd picked up his first win of the season for NEDL/Bootham in division two, but it wasn’t enough to prevent a Richard Ingleby-inspired Bootham ‘C’ winning 8-2.
Leaders Railway ‘C’ thumped Holgate ‘C’ 8-2, with Jane Cohen and Tim Smith undefeated.
In division three, Aviva ‘A’ and Holgate ‘E’ played out a draw, despite Ernest Omane-Kodie playing well for the insurance outfit.
Bootham ‘D’ beat two-man Shepherds ‘D’ 7-3.
Kenny Brown and John Stokes were in good form as Railway ‘D’ beat University ‘B’ 9-1, while BT ‘B’ needed a doubles success to edge out Shepherds ‘E’.
Holgate ‘F’ underlined their promotion credentials as they overcame second-placed Bootham ‘E’ 6-4 in division four.
Pete Corner was unbeaten for the losers.
Sessions ‘C’ had to fight to edge out two-man Aviva ‘B’ 6-4, while Railway ‘E’ whitewashed Holgate ‘G’.
• The York Closed Table Tennis Championships are being held at York RI gym today and tomorrow.
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