Meadway 1 vs Uni 1 In a desolate leisure centre in Rivermead, Uni's 1st team were playing bottom of the table Meadway so hopes of 20 points were realistic. Frazer was on first at 3rd string and started atrociously. Rarely finding length or width in any of his shots he managed to take the first game, somehow, quite comfortably. Despite a chat from the two Dans inbetween games Frazer's squash deteriorated further in the 2nd but, somehow, he managed to win it again! The squash was so bad at times that I found it hard to mark through fighting the urge not to fall asleep. Frazer continued the same in the 3rd but found himself 8-5 down. At this point, much to the amazement of the crowd, Frazer put together some good squash to bring the score to 8-8. Short lived though it was and Frazer was back to hitting drives that were so loose you couldn't tell which side of the court he was aiming for. At 9-all a crowd gathered as the serve swapped between players 15 times! 8 match balls wasn't enough for Frazer and his opponent finally took the game though seemingly draining himself of any energy for the next. Frazer won the last game with loose drives, crap drops, air shots and headless-chicken movement around court. But it wasn't over there. Having just played like a tart we learned that he also drinks like a tart. Not only did he order two gin and tonics... he also sent the barmaid to the kitchen to authenticate his drink with 3 slices of cucumber! Jose at 4th string was again too fast and fit for his opponent and rarely troubled. Geoff played some steady squash to win his match 3-0. I'm not sure if I was more surprised that he won in 3 or that his match played out without incident (or more to the point without me pulling my hair out). He didn't serve out nor did he 'Geoff-it'. My match was fairly straight forward against a good opponent who's not quite as agile as he used to be. Jonesy, newly ranked club champion, was confident to make his mark on the match but ended up in a real battle and at 1-all in games he needed to up his game. In his defence the court floors were like an ice rink and possibly a contributing factor to the groin strain he suffered in the 3rd which forced him to retire. Final score: Uni 18 - 4 Meadway 2nd team result against Esporta 1 Mark Elliott and Ed Hawkins had tough matches at the top of the order and both lost 3-0. Wayne managed to nick a consellation game at 3rd string. Charles was unlucky not to grab a game having marginally lost the 1st 10-9 and the 3rd 10-8. Well done to Ed Howkins at 4th string after scraping through 3-2. Any points mustered in this division could be crucial to avoid relegation. Final score: Esporta 19 - 4 Uni |