Clacton & Dist: Brotherhood H show their class

November 17, 2025 | Tony Oswick

Division Threeof the Clacton League is the strongest itâ€s been for many seasons, with no obvious weak teams, but Brotherhood H look to be a class above the rest.

This week, the Brotherhood trio enjoyed a convincing 10-0 victory over the old hands of Windsor Magpies. Dan Grindrod (pictured above, photo by Gavin Price), Danny Still and Gary Simpson all took trebles, Stillâ€s 11-5 in the fifth win against John Plummer the only match which went the distance.

There was mixed fortune for Walton C who caught up on their fixtures with a win and a defeat.

In their first match, Walton beat Nomads Leopards 6-4, captain Lynette Sparks leading her side with an unbeaten three and, with Adrian Sexton, sharing an 11-5 in the decider doubles win over Dominic Joannou and Anne Bonny. Sexton and Maggie Earle picked up a point each for Walton, whilst Joannou and Bonny won two apiece for the Leopards, Bonnyâ€s 11-9 in the decider victory over Sexton the closest match of the encounter.

But Walton later went down 8-2 to Holland Hurricanes, Gary Stallwood taking a predictable treble, with John Smith-Daye and Gerry Widnell each taking two. Sparks won the two Walton points while Sexton, who seems to have made a habit this season of losing matches close in five, went down 16-14 in the decider to Widnell.

In Division One, the all-Walton clash between the ‘A†and ‘B†teams ended all-square. However, Walton A will feel they might well have snatched the win, Pete Burrows taking his maximum for Walton B but only after edging past Derek Willis 3-2 (11-6, 11-7, 11-13, 10-12, 16-14), whilst it was 11-9 in the decider for Graham Buxton against Paul Meikle. For the ‘A†team, Willis and Mark Ratcliffe got two each, and Meikle one.

The meeting of the two promoted sides in Division Twosaw Brotherhood J take it 6-4 against Nomads Tigers, Joe Sherwinâ€s excellent run of form continuing with a third maximum of the season. There was one each for Lucy Carvell and Tom Bryden, Carvell getting the better of Sam Watling 11-7 in the fifth, whilst Bryden nearly picked up a second point, narrowly going down 13-11 in the fifth to Tom Wilkin. There were two each for Wilkin and Matt Sage of the Tigers.

Three for John Colvin, and two each for Charlie Denholm and Ian Sherwood, saw Lawford to an 8-2 success against a weakened Windsor Penguins. Kelvin Olano-Harperâ€s two points for the Penguins included an 11-6 in the fifth win against Denholm.

* The Leagueâ€s first tournament of the season, the Drawn Doubles, takes place next Saturday (22 November) at Windsorâ€s St James†Hall venue. There will be 32 players competing for the title. Players are reminded they should be in attendance by 9.30am when the draw will take place.

RESULTS
Division 1
Walton A 5 Walton B 5
Division 2
Windsor Penguins 2 Lawford 8
Nomads Tigers 4 Brotherhood J 6
Division 3
Windsor Magpies 0 Brotherhood H 10
Walton C 6 Nomads Leopards 4
Holland Hurricanes 8 Walton C 2

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