HUDDERSFIELD’s second team put in a fantastic display to beat Keighley 7-3 in the Yorkshire Vets’ Inter-league table tennis match at Kingsmith Engineers.
The mainstay was undoubtedly Dave Wood, whose solid defensive play and quick hitting brought him victory in all three sets, as well as helping Ian Tweedale win the doubles.
Tweedale, a former Halifax player, won two sets on his debut, while Bob Sanderson also chipped in with a win over Derek Brigs.
The Thirds were not so fortunate, as Roger Morley scored Huddersfield’s only two points in an 8-2 loss to Bradford, but the Firsts were awarded all 10 points when Scarborough failed to raise a team.
Huddersfield II 7 Keighley 3: Ian Tweedale bt Freddie Young 8-11, 12-10, 12-14, 12-10, 7-11; Bob Sanderson bt Derek B rigs 14-12, 12-10, 14-12; David Wood bt Frazer Krischke 11-8, 11-7, 11-2; Sanderson lost to Young 5-11, 2-11, 10-12; Tweedale bt Krischke 11-8, 11-5, 11-2; Wood bt Brigs 1-1, 11-5, 11-7; Sanderson lost to Krischke 11-8, 11-8, 4-11, 5-11, 12-14; Wood bt Young 6-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-7; Tweedale bt Brigs 11-4, 11-8 12-14, 11-2.
Doubles: Tweedale and Wood bt Young and Brigs 11-13, 11-9, 11-3, 11-1.
In Division I, last year’s champions Brooks A moved a step closer to retaining their title when they overcame a spirited Woodfield Park A 6-4,
