Mixed Matches

Ladies 1 v Marlow

November League Roundup

After a disappointing start to the month it was good to have a weekend of wins on 16/17 November with Ladies’ 1 winning their postponed match against Marlow and Men’s 1, 2 and 3 winning against Bracknell, Maidenhead and Windsor respectively.

October League Roundup

It was a tough first month in the Winter League for our teams with 4 wins and 8 losses but some good individual performances, nevertheless…

September League Roundup

The summer league matches came to a conclusion in September with the last two rounds of the Mixed Doubles League.

Many thanks and congratulations to Alison Nicholson, ably assisted by Mark Callaghan, who organised the Mixed teams and achieved promotion for the 2nds and 3rds while the 1st team stay in a strong Division 2.

August League Roundup

The Men’s Summer League matches were completed with the 3rd team’s postponed match away against Sonning 2 on Saturday.  A mixture of youth and experience, Dan Rippon was playing his first adult match for the club…

March Match Reports

Wins in the last round of the Mixed for the 1st and 2nd team but a loss for the 3rds who, nevertheless, enjoyed their cream tea and cucmber sandwiches at Phyllis Court – see above…

November Match Reports

In Round 3 of the Berkshire Winter Men’s Doubles Men’s 1 arrived at Bracknell to play their 2nd team in Division 2 to find that home captain Andy Fryatt had … Read more…

October League Roundup

With a month of the Winter League completed we’ve had two rounds of Men’s and Ladies’ matches and a round of Mixed. Read on to find how we’ve been getting on…

Mixed Matches – August round up

Crowthorne Mixed 1 leads Division 3B after 3 rounds with two wins and a losing draw while the 2nds and 3rds get their first wins of the season with 3-1 wins on 1st September…

A busy final weekend for the Crows

With matches last week on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday plus another on Maundy Thursday, it’s been a busy time getting the weather affected Ladies’ and Mixed matches fitted in before the end of the month…

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Places must be booked in advance via the Members’ Area and selections will then be confirmed on the morning or evening before the event.  Please do not turn up if you have not been selected as you will be turned away. Players are selected on a first come first serve basis usually in multiples of 4 players.  Note that none of these sessions is suitable for beginners.

  • Note that the Committee tries to accommodate the wishes of members, within the constraints of time and 4 courts, but a session for each ability level is the guiding principle.
    • The Friday session is for recreational and higher players and runs from 6pm to 8pm
    • The Thursday 5:30 session is for intermediate players and runs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
    • The Thursday 7:30 session is for intermediate and advanced players including potential team players and runs from 7:30 to 9:30pm.
    • The Tuesday session is for advanced players and runs from 7pm to 9pm. 
    • In all cases you must commit to the full two hours.
  • Before the session you will have been told by the organiser your starting court, your partner and your opponents.
    • These will take into account each player’s normal playing standard with the best players starting on court 1 and, with 16 players, the least able players on court 4.  However, the organiser may occasionally decide to organise it differently such as a “lucky dip” for starting court & partner.
    • In addition, for the Thursday 7:30 session, the organiser will take into account any pairings for matches at the coming weekend.
  • Play is split into 3 rounds lasting 40 minutes each.  Play 1 set with normal deuce scoring.  If you finish early either carry on or mix in your 4.
    • If you haven’t finished the set after 40 minutes and the scores are level, play a sudden death point
  • At the end of the 40 minutes the winners of the first set played move up a court, the losers move down a court (court 1 is the top court). Winners on the top court stay, as do the losers on the bottom court. If you didn’t finish your set then the pair winning at the time moves up.
  • Pairs then split partners with the pair joining them and you play a second round.
    • Partners are selected by spinning rackets or using common sense to try to get a balanced 4.
  • Exactly the same happens for the third round.

Drop-In club nights are, as the name implies, more informal sessions than the bookable ones and you can arrive and leave when you like.  Those attending organise themselves, changing who plays with whom after most present have completed a set, although there’s often a more senior member present who  will take charge if needed.

We are currently running 2 Drop-In  sessions for all levels from Starter upwards…

  • The Tuesday session has recently been rebranded for All Levels and runs from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.  If you want to sit out and watch, maybe with a drink, you can do that too.  If you’ve arrived early for the 7 o’clock session, you’re also welcome to join in.
  • The Wednesday session is for all levels of player including beginner and usually runs from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
    • You can expect members attending adult coaching to join in.
  • The Sunday session is for All levels and runs from 3:00 – 5:00pm.

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