First round cup win for Presteigne 1

Presteigne 1 vs Ladies (h)

Presteigne 1 WON 3-2

Andy Wilmot 0 3 Karl Brummes - 2 9, 4 9, 8 10

Mike Sayce 1 3 Steve Hill - 3 9, 1 9, 10 9, 2 9

Gary Rhodes 3 0 Jim from Bishops Castle - 9 1, 9 3, 9 0

Andy Dodgson 3 1 Sarah Fleming - 9 5, 9 4, 7 9, 9 4

Chris Dance 3 0 Annie Gethin - 9 4, 9 4, 9 3

Masters honours for Presteigne player

Andrew Wilmot represented Herefordshire in the Over 45s intra regional event on 27 and 28 November between Herefordshire, Somerset, Cornwall and Gloucestershire played at Truro in Cornwall.

The team was:

1. Rob Reid (Whitecross)

2. Tommy Burton (Whitecross)

3. Steve Hill (Whitecross)

4. Andrew Wilmot (Presteigne)

5. Mike Fleming (Whitecross)

It was a close finish with Herefordshire winning by a single game with 42 points over Somerset (41), Cornwall (40) and Gloucestershire (26).

"The older we get, the better we were!"

Source: Mid Wales Journal, 29 October 2010

Vital win from Rhodes seals the deal

Presteigne 1 took an unexpected win from the fixture with the Hereford Ladies team at Whitecross thanks to a fine performance from Presteigne all-rounder Gary Rhodes. Not only does he take wickets but he takes scalps - even female ones!

Playing last and needing a 3-0 win for the match, he despatched ladies county champion Sarah Fleming with true grit and determination. Sarah's accuracy and touch were tempered by Gary's anticipation and shot selection as he chose to play deep shots to stretch Sarah left and right.

The Andy's played their part by setting the stage. Andy Dodgson was 8-4 down in the first to come back 10-8 and then took the other two games against Annie. Andy W got an important and unexpected game against Karl from Bishops Castle - a Shropshire league player.

Mike had flashes of brilliance with his short game but wasnt able to finish off against a fitter opponent.

Scores:

Andy Wilmot lost to Karl Brummes 3-1 (9/7, 1/9, 5/9, 2/9)

Mike Sayce lost to Steve Hill 3-0 (4/9, 4/9, 4/9)

Gary Rhodes beat Sarah Fleming 3-0 (9/4, 9/5, 9/4)

Andy Dodgson beat Annie Gethin 3-0 (10/8, 9/1, 9/1)

Final league standings 2009/2010

Well done to us all for finishing a creditable 5th and 6th ...

We played 16 matches - eight home, eight away - from September '09 thro' to April '10.

Each team has four players. Each players match is the best of five games. A team point is scored for each game won. There is a match bonus of four points awarded to the team with the most points i.e. everyone wins 3-0 means a team score of 16 points with the opposition scoring no points; or if everyone wins 3-2 then the team score is 16 points with the opposition scoring 8 points.

Position / Team / Played / Points for / Points against

1st Juniors / 16 /220 / 66

2nd Hereford Leisure Centre / 15 / 197 / 87

3rd Whitecross 3 / 16 / 145 / 147

4th DPM / 16 / 144 / 155

5th Presteigne 1 / 16 / 134 / 165

6th Presteigne 2 / 16 /130 / 170

7th Docs / 15 /126 / 150

8th Hereford Ladies / 16 /117 / 183

9th Certainly Wood / 16 / 101 / 191

Handicap tournament

Not the best of turn-outs but ye olde faithful had a marathon session from 6:30 to 9:00 with a round robin format meaning everybody played everyone else.

Best of three games with handicaps allocated by Tony; games to 15 points with no sets; and American scoring meaning every point won is a point scored.

Its an interesting format with the handicaps chosen so the matches are as equal as possible with a bias towards towards the higher handicapper. Good tactics are to play a controlled game - within yourself - not make mistakes and run for everything, if you can! Of course you can go for your shots and score quickly but if you make a mistake, you lose the point.

It was real hard work with barely a break for air and as the evening went on, the pace inevitably got slower ... after all how often do we play for over two hours!!

One highlight was when Tony had won the first six points against Paul and then Paul complained that he wasn't warmed up as he had 'sat out' the last match, so Tony offered to restart the match ... and then went on to lose!! Ouch!!

...and, the results:

Player	H'cap	AW	AD	TC	PW	MS	Total
Andy Wilmot	-15		2	2	2	2	8
Andy Dodgson	0	1		2	1	2	6
Tony Cox	0	0	0		1	2	3
Paul Williams	7	1	2	2		2	7
Mike Sayce	-7	0	1	1	1		3

Andy D v Tony	15-14	15-12
Andy W v Paul	15-10	8-15	15-12
Andy D v Mike	15-9	14-15	15-14
Andy W v Tony	15-11	15-13
Tony v Paul	15-12	12-15	8-15
Andy W v Mike	15-13	15-10
Andy D v Paul	15-13	8-15	8-15
Mike v Tony	13-15	15-12	8-15
Paul v Mike	15-13	13-15	15-8
Andy W v Andy D	15-9	10-15	15-6

Afterwards, we retired to the Bull for a quencher - did you know how effective beer is to rehydrate? - and wished Tony the landlord good luck for the future.

All in a great night out and look forward to the next one.

Flying the sporting flag for Presteigne

Friday 12th March saw the Annual Sports Personality Award Ceremony for Brecknockshire and Radnorshire District Sports Councils at Theatr Brycheiniog in Brecon. Presteigne Squash received two nominations, one for the Club of the Year category and one for Chairman Tony Cox in the Volunteer of the Year category. The Squash Club was the only Presteigne sports club nominated.

On an evening when the traditionally well supported sports of football, cricket, rugby and hockey fared well, squash in Presteigne won third place in both nominated categories.

Tony Cox said "It's good to see the local effort which has been put into squash recognised by the District Sports Councils. Presteigne only has a population of 2,500 yet East Radnorshire Leisure Centre's squash courts are very well used. There are some 30 players in the internal squash league, a junior section and Presteigne runs two teams in the Herefordshire League."

Anybody interested in playing squash in Presteigne should contact Tony Cox - 01544 267797 or tonycox1@googlemail.com