NEWTON Abbot Buzzards extended their lead at the top of the South Devon & Torbay Table Tennis League first division to 14 points, following their 8-2 win over clubmates NA Owls, Herbie Sage and Kevin Nicholls with maximums for the Buzzards.

A fine Mark Burridge maximum in the second v third encounter wasn’t enough for his NA Eagles’ side as they lost out 4-6 to second-placed Brixham Sharks. In another all-Newton Abbot encounter, NA Owls recovered from 0-3 down to earn a draw against NA Condors.

The Grove Guerrillas team of Colin Butterworth, David Pearson and Andrew Gilhespy have opened up a virtually invincible 22-point lead at the top of the second division table following their 10-0 demolition of Halwell B.

NA Raptors took over in second with the help of another Paul Hine maximum as the Raptors defeated Torbay Academy 2, 7-3.

Brixham Pirates opened up a 6-0 lead against NA Falcons, however the Falcons rallied and only went down 7-3, the Pirates’ Martin Sharp was unbeaten. A David Davies maximum for Dawlish Aces helped them to a 7-3 victory over the Taverners.

The only division three encounter was a whitewash victory for NA Kestrels over clubmates NA Harriers. Rob Williams, Fred Wakefield and Richard Hathaway were always in control as they closed the gap on leaders Torre Vikings to just a single point. Pictured is Fred in action against the Harriers’ Dale Fabian.

A Grove Tigers 7-3 victory over NA Ospreys saw them leapfrog over the Ospreys into second place in the fourth division, closing the gap on the leaders Torre Spartans to eight points. Jeff Cornish and Francis Daly were unbeaten for the Tigers.

Lee Raymond and Derek Stratton’s maximums for NA Merlins saw them take control over Dawlish Delinquents running out 9-1 victors. In an all-Torbay Academy clash, the Academy 6 side defeated Academy 7 7-3 with the help of a Gustaw Adamczak maximum.

RESULTS

Division One

NA Buzzards 8 (Nicholls 3, H Sage 3, Ryland 1, Dbls) NA Owls 2 (McIvor 1, Thompson 1, Hoare 0)

NA Eagles 4 (M Burridge 3, Davey 1, Gaston 0) Brixham Sharks 6 (Maharjan 2, Harper 2, Banham 1, Dbls)

NA Owls 5 (McIvor 2, Thompson 2, Nash 0, Dbls) NA Condors 5 (T Parkins 2, C Sage 2, Frew-Smith 1)

Division Two

Taverners 3 (Read 1, Dilkes 1, Harrop 1) Dawlish Aces 7 (Davies 3, Bellham 2, Sercombe 1, Dbls)

Grove Guerrillas 10 (Butterworth 3, Pearson 3, Gilhespy 3, Dbls) Halwell B 0 (Sugden 0, Smith 0, Dunn 0)

NA Falcons 3 (Guy 1, Cyron 1, Dbls) Brixham Pirates 7 (Sharp 3, Brown 2, Saxby 2)

Torbay Academy (2) 3 (Moretta 2, Damanskas 1, Perry 0) NA Raptors 7 (Hine 3, Darch 2, Tyler 1, Dbls)

Division Three

NA Kestrels 10 (Williams 3, Hathaway 3, Wakefield 3, Dbls) NA Harriers 0 (Fabian 0, Morgan 0, Winstanley 0)

Division Four

NA Merlins 9 (Raymond 3, Stratton 3, Olver 2, Dbls) Dawlish Delinquents 1 (Girling 1, Curl 0, Northcott 0)

NA Ospreys 3 (Ferguson 1, Dulling 1, Ramsden 1) Grove Tigers 7 (Cornish 3, F Daly 3, Pook 0, Dbls)

Torbay Academy (6) 7 (G Adamczak 3, Bhatia 2, Kawula 1, Dbls) Torbay Academy (7) 3 (K Adamczak 2, Everist 1, Clark 0).