Great win boys and 17 valuable points to add to the haul.
Peter B had a tough one, coming off several weeks working on his dissertation and very little squash to boot. His opponent at five was not feeling generous and looked about as relaxed and in control as its possible to look in a club match, Pete by his own assessment, simply did not have the tools (on the night) but at least he didn’t have to pay for the lesson !! (having said that it actually cost him £5 per point in match subs-- again, Pete’s own observation). We have all had ones like this and we all heartily commiserate however it should be noted that the general opinion on the way home was that his oppo would have had a close bat with their number 2 so it was a tough ask..3/0 loss.
Niall dominated his opponent who maybe distracted himself somewhat by engaging in a bit of banter during the proceedings. He might well have been better advised to concentrate on his grip and racket technique since that was very "interesting"; I was surprised he could actually contact with any forehands and produce serviceable returns such was his extreme "pan handle" grip … (and quite how the backhand unravelled was beyond me !!) 3/0 win.
James is getting right back into match mode and his opponent was in little doubt that he was going to lose despite pinching the first against the flow of play. Great retrieving, steady nerve and solid match play..3/1 win.
Dave was in unforgiving form and basically his oppo was thoroughly demoralized by the time it wound up for a 3/0 win to us. Nice one "socks"..
Pete Sykes really had his work cut out against a real fire cracker who seemed prepared to give the works. The lesson here is that it aint over till the fat lady sings and the final score is nailed. Going 2/0 down against a guy who seems prepared to chase all and everything down could demoralize mere mortals -- hey -- but this is Knole first team and Pete is tasked to bring it home at one. Bearing in mind the match was already won it could have been
easy to step back but no, it got to 2/1 down not a 3/0 loss.. But hark the fire cracker had blown it to try and win in three and was not up to grafting to five -- and probably losing -- so he conceded !!. This was a somewhat disappointing finish to an enthralling match and whilst we were pleased to take the points it was a surprise that this number one should decide
to bail out without having any specific acute injury problem. 3/1 win.
All in all a very satisfactory nights work and a superior bit of nosh to round off proceedings.
I will leave the stats guys to evaluate the position we find ourselves in but well played all..