Hi All!
First of all apologies for the lack of newsletters since Christmas. Unfortunately I have no excuse.
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League News
Andy Nash (97%) and Derek Balding (94%) were instrumental in HRC A retaining the Premier Division title. They finished 15 points clear of Cheshunt B for whom Bradley Tuttle was unbeaten all season. Five points separated the bottom three. HRC B finished four points ahead of Grundy Park B who consigned Cheshunt A to last place by just one point.
Cheshunt D won Division 1 by 13 points from Water Lane B helped by Kidston B conceding both home and away matches. Whilst this may not have affected the final League positions if the matches were played, postponements/concessions are still a problem and as usual will be discussed at the AGM. Similar to the Premier Division, just one point separated the bottom two. Kidston B conceded FIVE matches in all but still finished one point above St Andrews A.
In the Second Division, Steve Prince & Mike Shakespeare were both unbeaten as Aston finished seven points ahead of Pramastars A. From memory, I cannot remember the last time a single team club won a trophy. Furneux Pelham battled hard all season.
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Handicap Cup News
The Water Lane A team of John Manley, Gary Thurston & Arrow Lam retained the Hertford Builders Cup but the 9-0 scoreline did not do justice to the Cheshunt trio of Andrii Rycluk, Yehor Turchyn & Vitulii Toukes with six matches being decided in the final set.
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A G M
The Annual General Meeting and prize giving to the winners of the various trophies will be held at Cheshunt Table Tennis Club, Thundridge on Monday 16 June at 7.30pm.
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Rule Changes
The Constitution & Rules have been around for many years and are admittedly out of date and need amending. As a League, players are probably aware of this and certain practices may not strictly adhere to what is in the handbook. I do not believe that these %93amendments%94 are to seek advantage (despite what some may believe), merely to ensure that as much as possible matches ARE played and the League retains its friendly but competitive nature. Below are the proposed rule changes which will be discussed at the AGM.
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RULE CHANGES (Handbook Page 3)
13. COMPOSITION OF DIVISIONS
Revised wording:
Rule 13. COMPOSITION OF DIVISIONS
a) No player may take part in League or Cup matches unless registered with a club in the league.
b) A player may not play for any team lower than that for which he is registered but may play for any team above his registered team.
c) A club may apply to the committee at any time for approval to transfer the registration of a%5Bplayer to a lower team, but such transfers shall not be effective until written approval has been received from the match secretary.
d) A player may be registered for one club during a season, except at the discretion of the Committee.
e) When a club has more than one team, at least three players should be registered for each team in general order of merit. If a club does not have sufficient number of players for their top team and have two or more teams in the league, then at the discretion of the Committee they can register less than three players.
f) application for registrations during the season should be made in writing to the match secretary.
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RULE CHANGES (cont.)
14. FIXTURES AND POSTPONEMENTS
Revised wording:
14. FIXTURES AND POSTPONEMENTS
a. Each team shall play each other as set out in the Fixture Chart. Matches must be played on the date specified in the published fixture table, or on another date by mutual agreement.
b. All matches to be played by 4 weeks from the last fixture date in the handbook. In the event a team is unable to fulfil a fixture and an alternative date not being agreed the points (10) will be awarded to the other team. N.B THIS IS HOPED TO BE A LAST RESORT.
c. In the event of a team having a League and Cup game in the same evening, the Cup game will take priority.
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RULE CHANGES (Handbook Page 5)
CREASEY CUP TOURNAMENT RULES Rule 6
Revised wording:
6. A team shall comprise three players. Any number of players may be nominated to represent a team, but no player shall play for more than one team in the tournament. Having once played for a team in a cup match, that player is cup-tied to that team and may not be used for any other team. As per the League, a player cannot represent a team below their registered team.
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And finally...
Everybody who takes part in the league should be registered with Table Tennis England. Please pass this message on to anybody in your team who does not receive the newsletter.
All newsletters are blind copied to everybody on the distribution list. If you know of anybody who currently does not receive a newsletter and would like to receive one, please let me know.
Also, if you have any suggestions, comments, please let me know.
League tables, averages, past newsletters, handicaps, Cup News etc are on the website.
Best Wishes,
Colin Bullworthy
Match Secretary
H&DTTL
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