Aldenham trio climb to the top of the ladder
Click on the thumnails to see photos from the Aldenham Ladder
Phil Lyndon reports:
Chris Austin, Graham Pulsford and Matt Woods won their way to the top of the Aldenham Fives Club ladder on Tuesday (5 April 2011), each with a total of two series wins during the course of the seven-match season.
The happy trio won magnificent plastic trophies for their efforts.
At the end of each of the seven events there were either one or two players who had not lost a game. Ladder competitors played three games of 25 minutes each with pairings chosen at random.
The competition could have had more winners with several players needing just one more win to claim top slot including: Richard Dennis, Phil Lyndon, Rubel Malik, Carl Rennie, Josh Rose and Simon Shepherd.
Club secretary, Phil Lyndon, said: “With the lack of participation in the EFA ladder we decided to run our own. It’s been very successful with at least three courts running during each event. Since May last year, we’ve met every six weeks or so and enjoyed a curry or Chinese meal afterwards.
“Tuesday’s event marked the end of our ladder season but Aldenham players will continue to turn out every Tuesday evening over the course of the summer. Players from other clubs will be very welcome to join us.”