Wellington 2nds make promising start to new season.
Wellington squash club 2nd team started the new season with an away fixture against West Somerset 2nd team. With Brian Davenport having retired from league squash and Phil Hobbs unavailable new captain, Mike Broom, called upon Ken Roberts and new member Gary Hood as replacements.
Mike Broom at no.1 was clearly short of match fitness and against a younger up and coming player lost 9-6, 5-9, 3-9, 5-9. James Luard playing at no.3 narrowly lost his first game but came back with confidence to win 7-9, 9-1, 9-6, 9-6. New member Gary Hood played at no.2 and started well winning the first two games 9-1, 9-4 with little trouble. However, his opponent changed his style of play to win the third 9-5 and was in control of the fourth game at 8-5 up. Gary fought back to win the fourth 10-9 and clinch his match.
The ever youthful Phil Griffith played at no.4 against one of the West Somerset team new young players and had little trouble in winning 9-7, 9-1, 9-1. Ken Roberts also played a new player to team squash and won with ease at 9-3, 9-1, 9-6. The final match score was West Somerset 2nd 5 Wellington 2nd 16.
Next Monday the 2nd team play Merriot 3rd at home.
