First team match report
Hazelwood - June 2006
Verdict
A thumping 4-1 win for the Coolhurst Boys over the Hazelwood team. Make no mistake this was a great victory that defied the odds and seedings, will go down in Coolhurst folklore, even the captain would not have predicted such an annihilation. Well done lads!!!
Nick Buckley (Ticker Boy)
Result: Lost 2-3
Plus's: Won first two games.
Minus's: Lost next 3, lost another match from deuce in the 5th.
Verdict: Lost to a chap called Keith Timms who is apparently the former Herts County Champion. A lot can be taken by the fact that the Coolhurst youngster was clearly head and shoulders better. This bloke wore football socks on court and had less hair than Gourlay. How on earth did he contrive it from 2-0 up? Was it a marginal marking decision that didn't go his way?
Rating: 1/5
Neil Rossin (Calendar Boy)
Result: Won 3-0
Plus's: Looked sharp.
Minus's: Owes the beer fund 24 quid.
Verdict: A resounding win for the calendar boy Rossa over his young, lanky, hard hitting opponent. The boy from Cambridge was buoyed by having his missus along to watch and even wore some nice old style kit plucked from the Glasgow University book of remembrance.
Rating: 4.5/5
Ally McGill (Wide Boy)
Result: Won 3-0
Plus's: Backhand drops, every attempted nick was hit, looked sharp and clinical.
Minus's: None to speak of.
Verdict: Totally stuffed Tom out of site. Tom reckoned he couldn't see the ball but looked like he was moving ok to me but was totally outclassed. What a difference a week can make to young McGill's squash game. Struggled to beat a guy Fat Neil took a game off last week to thumping a very decent player from Hazelwood. McGill was obviously spurred on by his dislike of Hazelwood and his opponent who resorted to moaning about the potatoes (irishmen love their potatoes you know...).
Rating: 4/5
Peter Baird (Wee Boy)
Result: Won 3-0
Plus's: The match was over before half of the team arrived.
Minus's: No one saw it so couldn't possibly comment.
Verdict: Baird was apparently having a right old tussle with Kevin Fagg though seemingly assumed a dominating 2-0 lead before the Fagg man decided to pull a Gourlay and complain about his metatarsal. The hunt goes on to find a decent match for the teams most consistent performer.
Rating: 4/5
Damian Smith (Fat Boy)
Result: Won 3-2
Plus's: Didn't bottle it.
Minus's: Dropped 2 games to a chap that Johnny Bruce beat last season and Brent had for about 6 points.
Verdict: Didn't see the first 2 games but they must have been awful as Mark is a truly abominable player. Thankfully Mr Smith (in the side at the expense of Gourlay following a long selection committee meeting) took the 3rd comfortably and seemed to be cruising the 4th at 6-1, NO, as the Coolhurst ticker curse duly arrived and the game was scraped 10-9. The 5th was a formality as the hot court took its toll on the Hazelwood man. Selection justified.
Rating: 2.5/5