Dennis a real menace on tables
Dennis Sore turned in two great performances as he helped his Palgrave Tornadoes team to a win and a draw in the Speedy Bat Sports Division One of the Diss and District Table Tennis League.
Dennis Sore turned in two great performances as he helped his Palgrave Tornadoes team to a win and a draw in the Speedy Bat Sports Division One of the Diss and District Table Tennis League.
In the first match they beat Botesdale Batters 7-3, but it was nearly the Batters' Nigel Bowen who was undefeated as he was beaten in a close game by Sore 11-6, 7-11, 6-11, 11-7, 9-11. Sore was well supported by Ted Ling and Colin Manning, although both lost to Bowen, the latter 11-7 in the fifth.
In Tornadoes' next match they drew with Shotguns E 5-5, where Sore won all games without dropping a leg.
However, Billy Howe and Richard Pursehouse brought the E team back in the match with a brace apiece before the pair teamed up in the doubles to beat Sore/Richard Woods 11-6, 11-3, 18-16.
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Newton Flotman extended their lead at the top of the division following a 7-3 win over Aslacton B, with Kieran Brady scoring a maximum, although he was taken to the fifth leg by both Nigel Barker and Lionel Coe.
Palgrave Stars also had a 7-3 win over Thrandeston, with Terry Rayner and David Leeder in fine form. Rayner did not lose a leg but Leeder had to work for his wins as he narrowly beat John Pestel 9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-4, 11-8 and Kevin Smith 8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9.
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In the Leisure Sport Premier Division, Shotguns A drew 5-5 with Shotguns C before beating Shotguns D 6-4. John Monk
was unbeaten in the draw for the C team, whilst Peter Maybury achieved the same feat for the A team against the D team.
Elsewhere, Roydon beat Palgrave 10-0 without too much of a problem and a two-man Aslacton team beat a two-man Withersdale team 5-4. Withersdale's Steve Griffee was unbeaten on the night.
