Friendly Matches
Horsham Vs Warden Park Friendly Match 2010A friendly match was staged between Horsham & Warden Park Juniors recently. With both previous matches having been held in Warden Park, it was time to have one in Horsham. Each club had 2 teams of 5, until 1 player from each club didn't turn up, so in the end both A teams had 5 players & the B teams had 4 players.
The Horsham line-up is below:
Horsham A:
1) Erik Van-Mol
2) Matt Van Yperen
3) James Arnold
4) Freddy Goodall
5) Chris Purdy
Horsham B:
1) Anish Padalkar
2) George Hazell
3) Jack Sikora
4) Chris Miles
Warden Park had the following players:
Warden Park A:
1) Michael Bridger
2) Toby Champneys
3) Max Smith
4) Jack Ashworth
5) Kate Cheer
Warden Park B:
1) Alex Bryant
2) Annabel Bridger
3) Kate Bridger
4) Fahren
The score between the 2 A teams was an emphatic 19-6 win for Horsham. Matt & James were unbeaten, with James picking up a hard fought 3-2 win over Toby & an unexpected surprisingly easy 3-0 win vs Michael. Michael produced a shock of his own in beating Sussex county cadet player, Erik Van-Mol in the 5th. That was Erik's only loss. Freddy picked up 2 good wins, but was desperately unlucky in his 3 losses, which were all 11-9 in the 5th. Freddy is doing very well considering he has only been playing 3 months. Chris will be pleased with his 2 wins too, including a close win over Kate Cheer. For Warden Park Michael won 3, Toby won 2, Max won 1 & neither Jack nor Kate won any.
It was however a different story with the B teams, where Warden Park emerged triumphant with a 10-6 victory. It was a real team effort, with Alex & Annabel both picking up 3 wins & Kate Bridger & Fahren both winning twice. Annabel started off with a good 3-1 win over 7-year-old whizz-kid Anish (whose brother Tejas is the no. 1 cadet player in Sussex). However, Anish turned the tables on Alex to pull through 3-2. George did the exact reverse in that he beat Annabel 3-1 but lost to Alex 3-2. For Horsham Anish & George both had 3 wins & Jack & Chris failed to register a win.
Since 2 of the players had not turned up & the matches went quickly, we decided to play some more matches with the players playing against their team mates in a round robin. For Horsham Erik came 1st, then Matt, then James, then Freddy. Chris left early, as he had to go to France early the next day. For Warden Park A the only matches that got played were Jack's 3 matches vs his team mates, as most of the Warden Park A team players left early. Jack beat Kate 3-0, beat Michael 2-0 & lost to Toby 2-0.
For Horsham B, Anish was the winner, winning all of his matches 3-0, George was 2nd, Jack 3rd & Chris 4th, but George had a close one with Jack, winning 3-2. For Warden Park B, Alex was the clear winner, winning all his matches 3-0. Annabel came 2nd, then Kate, then Fahren.
See attached for table of all results.
All in all it was a successful event & we look forward to next year's encounter.
| Position | Names | Played | Won | Lost | % Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Erik Van-Mol | 8 | 7 | 1 | 87.5 |
| 2nd | Matt Van Yperen | 8 | 7 | 1 | 87.5 |
| 3rd | James Arnold | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 |
| 4th | Chris Purdy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 |
| =5th | Michael Bridger | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 |
| =5th | Toby Champneys | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 |
| 7th | Freddy Goodall | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 |
| 8th | Jack Ashworth | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 |
| 9th | Max Smith | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 |
| 10th | Kate Cheer | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Position | Names | Played | Won | Lost | % Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anish Padalkar | 7 | 6 | 1 | 85.7 |
| 2nd | Alex Bryant | 7 | 6 | 1 | 85.7 |
| 3rd | George Hazell | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 |
| 4th | Annabel Bridger | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 |
| 5th | Kate Bridger | 7 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 |
| 6th | Fahren | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 |
| 7th | Jack Sikora | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 |
| 8th | Chris Miles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
If 2 players have equal no.s of wins above the player who won between them finishes higher. In the case of Toby & Michael they did not play & so are equal.