Team handicap competition.

Sponsored by NEDL

Report by John Temple

There was a dramatic conclusion to the Shepherds Cup Final, the feature Cup competition in the CE Electric York and District Table Tennis season. There was a father and son on each side, Martin and Ethan Lowe for Coneysthorpe A, and Peter and Julian Taylor, the top York golfer, for Sessions B. The match came down to the final set, and Coneysthorpe A's Ian Stansfield just edged out Sessions B's Peter Taylor, 42-41 in a tense conclusion, to complete a remarkable double for Coneysthorpe A, already winners of the Division One title.

Result: Coneysthorpe A 5.5 (E Lowe 2-1, I Stansfield 2-1, M Lowe 1.5-1.5) Sessions B 3.5 (P Taylor 2-1, L Watson 1-2, J Taylor 0.5-2.5).

The Machell Trophy was also keenly contested, Division Two Champions York RI E taking on Coneysthorpe B, as the Ryedale outfit looked to complete a clean sweep of the major titles. York RI E swept into a 4-1 lead, but the pressure mounted as Coneysthorpe B pegged it back to 4-3. However, the talented Pole, Filip Wojtkowiak, in his debut season in the League, produced an excellent performance to overcome Keith Wilkinson, who also plays in Hull's Premier Division, 45-34, to complete a 5-3 success and ensure a terrific double for the Railway Institute team. Wojtkowiak was outstanding, winning all his three games.

Result: York RI E 5 ( Wojtkowiak 3-0, Balmforth 2-1, Graham 0-2) Coneysthorpe B 3 (Londesbrough 2-1, Wilkinson 1-2, Haswell 0-2).

Thanks to David Atkinson for organising the competitions and to the people who helped with the handicapping.

Results

Stage 1 - weeks commencing 20^th December 2010 & 3^rd January 2011

Winners continue in the Shepherd Trophy (S), losers go into the Machell Trophy (M)

* = First round. All others are second round.

Monday 20/12/2010

* CE Electric/Bootham v Shepherds C

York RI I v Holgate WMC F

Wednesday 22/12/2010

Bootham C v York RI B

Tuesday 04/01/2011

York RI J v BT A

Coneysthorpe B v Bootham F

Shepherds B v Hartrigg Oaks

Sessions B v Holgate WMC D

York RI G v Crescent WMC C

Wednesday 05/01/2011

* Crescent WMC B v Bootham B

York RI D v Bootham A

York RI F v Bootham E

Bootham D v Shepherds D

Sessions A v York RI E

Thursday 06/01/2011

Coneysthorpe A v Holgate WMC E

Holgate WMC A v York RI C

BT B v Aviva

Friday 07/01/2011

Shepherds A v York RI H

Stage 2 - week commencing 14^th February 2011

Monday 14/02/2011

S - Shepherds C 5 Bootham B 3

S - York RI I 1.5 BT A 5.5

S - York RI B 5 Bootham A 2

M - Aviva 5 York RI J 1

Tuesday 15/02/2011

S - Bootham F 5 Shepherds B 1

M - Coneysthorpe B 5.5 YRI F 1.5

M - York RI G 5 Holgate WMC D 3

Wednesday 16/02/2011

S - York RI C 1 Coneysthorpe A 5

S - Sessions A 3 Crescent WMC C 5

M - York RI D 1 York RI E 5

M - Bootham C 1 Holgate WMC A 5

Thursday 17/02/2011

S - BT B 5 Bootham E 3

S - Bootham D 1 Sessions B 5

M - Holgate WMC F 2 CE Electric/Bootham 5

M - Holgate WMC E 5 Crescent WMC B 4

Friday 18/02/2011

M - Shepherds A 5 Shepherds D 3

To be arranged

S - Shepherds C 5.5 York RI H 1.5

Quarter-finals - week commencing 25^th April 2011

Tuesday 26/04/2011

S3 - Sessions B v Bootham F

M1 - Shepherds A v Aviva

Wednesday 27/04/2011

S1 - BT A v Coneysthorpe A

S4 - Crescent WMC C v Shepherds C

M2 - CE Electric/Bootham v York RI E

Thursday 28/04/2011

S2 - York RI B v BT B

M3 - Holgate WMC A v Coneysthorpe B

M4 - Holgate WMC E v York RI G

Semi-finals (at York RI) - week commencing 2^nd May 2011

Wednesday 04/05/2011

S - Coneysthorpe A 5 York RI B 0

M - York RI E 5 Shepherds A 1

Thursday 05/05/2011

S - Crescent WMC C 1 Sessions B 5

M - Holgate WMC E 2 Coneysthorpe B 5

Finals (at York RI) - Monday 16^th May 2011

S - Coneysthorpe A 5.5 (Ethan Lowe, Martin Lowe, Ian Stansfield) Sessions B 3.5 (Julian Taylor, Peter Taylor, Len Watson)

M - York RI E 5 (Alan Balmforth, Matt Graham, Filip Wojtowiak) Coneysthorpe B 3 (Mal Haswell, Chris Londesbrough, Keith Wilkinson)