The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Jokers opened up a healthy advantage at the top of Division One as the Spalding and District League returned to its league programme with a night where six of the seven matches were played and three others made progress.
In the top tier, Jokers took a significant step forward by moving into a six-point lead while also having a game in hand.
This week they faced Bladerunners and hit top form with a 5-0 win.
Sasha Martin’s double was not unexpected, but Guntars Briedes’ game has stepped up of late and it showed in this match, taking both points in straight ends.
Chasers South Holland suffered a setback against Outsiders, going down by 3-2. Jean White scored both Holland’s points, but Keith Davey and Adrian Dinvlescu won the other three for the match.
Underdogs’ Kelvin Preville continued his fine form in taking two off JDM.
With JDM’s Phil Chandler and Danny Dorey winning their other singles it all came down to the Doubles in the middle which Underdogs took, though they needed two deuce games.
In a foot of a table clash between Mine’s a Pint and Aches and Pains, only one game was resolved and that was the final one.
Garry Wilkinson took the first singles in four before Hannah Gilbert picked up her first top-flight win in five.
The ‘Pinters’ won the doubles in five but Wilkinson settled their first win of the season, again in five.
Aches and Pains added another point in an unfinished match but Outsiders’ Dinvlescu secured a 3-1 lead with the doubles to be played.
On a busy night, Outsiders’ Dinvlescu also caught up two games with Moulton SE, but the Applebys were too strong, establishing a 4-0 lead.
Elsewhere, Bladerunners had had more success in completing the singles against Nets n Edges, also moving to 4-0.
Just one match was played in Division Two, with 200 Up moving to within a point of the leaders, though having played a match more.
Richard Matthews scored a double in the 4-1 win, with one from Clive Shardlow plus the doubles, while Ping Wang won for Castle Sports.
