KINGFISHER A trio Hari Gehlot, Ben Law and Dmitry Karkhamov were all in top form as they beat Springfield A 10-0 to remain top of Division One of the Reading & District League.
Steve Murgatroyd and Liam McTiernan both got maximums as Our Lady of Peace Premier won 8-2 at Sonning Common & Peppard A, while Andy Wang’s treble and two apiece from Brian Meheux and Nigel Maltby saw Sonning Common & Peppard B win 8-2 at Curzon Club A 8-2.
Phil Mead and Ivor Hardman both starred with maximums as Kingfisher C won 9-1 against Tidmarsh B, while Kennet Valley A won 9-1 at two-man Sonning Common & Peppard C team.
Martin Adams and Phil Mead got maximums as Kingfisher B won 7-3 at Tidmarsh A.
Eric Van Looy, Nigel Rowland and Phil Jones each got the better of the Pangbourne WMC trio as Tilehurst Methodists A returned to the Division Two summit.
Second-placed OLOP A were 6-4 winners against clubmates OLOP C despite fielding only two players, while Sonning Sports A managed a 7-3 win over Milestone A
Alan Mollett, Angus Jones and Jon Abbott all recorded doubles as Sonning Common & Peppard D won a tight match at Kingfisher E 7-3, while OLOP B edged out OLOP D 6-4, Abhay Gore starring for the B team with a maximum. Springfield B downed Kingfisher D 6-4 thanks mainly to a David Wells treble and two wins from John Liddle.
In Division Three, Jes Eassom hit a fine treble to help Tilehurst Methodists B win 6-4 at Sonning Sports B.
Two-man Sonning Sports then also lost at Curzon B 7–3 where Nick Lean and Linda King both remained unbeaten. Tilehurst Methodists B shared the spoils 5-5 with Kingfisher F, Jes Eassom, Patrick O’Sullivan, Peter Bennett and Muharrem Aydin all obtaining doubles.
Tidmarsh C crushed Curzon Club C 9–1 as Ian Wu and Simon Craig both secured trebles, while Kingfisher G beat Springfield C 6–4, Nils Wedi winning all three.
Milestone B kept up their challenge at the top by winning 7-3 at Tidmarsh D as Chris Collins won winning all three. Milestone skipper John Crosfield grabbed a double.
Two-man Tidmarsh E lost 9-1 to Sonning Common & Peppard G in Division Four, while Reading FC B also defeated Sonning Sports C 9-1. Joe Bull and Freedom Agindotan both recorded trebles.
Springfield D lost 8-2 to Kennet Valley Free Church B, Steve Christelow and Lewis Oke with maximums.
Kingfisher H defeated Sonning Common & Peppard F 7-3, Azaan Ali with a treble and Roger Prew a double.
Qing Wu grabbed a double, but OLOP F went down 8-2 at leaders Sonning Common & Peppard E.
Ian Davenport was undefeated on the night, with teammates Anthony Reeve and Jim Warren both also recording doubles for Sonning.
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