Members may be aware that the club has been undergoing something of a period
of restoration recently with the replacement of the terminal on the balcony
and the re-establishment of the computer control of the court lighting.
This theme was continued on the evening of Sunday 28th March as Stewart Hefferman
regained his rightful place as Club Champion by beating Mike Burnett 3 - 2
in the final of the Club's flagship tournament.
The crowd were treated to an absolute spectacle of superb squash with both players
contributing to an epic final that ebbed and flowed over a period of at least 90 minutes.
Stewart took the first game 9 - 5 before Mike countered by taking the second 9 - 6.
The third game swung Stewarts way again as he won 9 - 6. Mike then took the short
fourth game by an astounding scoreline of 9 - 0. Stewart has an absolute deadpan
demeanor on court and his reaction to this surprising turn of events was one of
mere mild irritation and he went on to seal the victory with an equally surprising
9 - 1 scoreline in the deciding game.
This is Stewart's seventh championship in the last eight years and it was a
pleasure to watch. It was certainly the best final I have seen at the club in
almost 20 years.
Rakesh Gulati won the Veterans' Tournament by beating Vince Paul 3 - 2 after
having to come from behind twice. The final statistics read 4 - 9, 9 - 7, 6 - 9, 9 - 4, 9 - 0.
Ex Club Chairman, David Colwill won the trophy for players in League 7 and
below with a 3 - 0 victory over Ian Nunn.