Croakers' Mens 1 team lost 1-8 against a solid Meltonshire Mens 2 team last night, ending their good start to the season.

David & Lee were the only pair to win a rubber, beating Meltonshire’s first round pair comfortably. Unfortunately, they couldn’t maintain their performance level and lost to the second and third round pairs. Both Henri & Raheel and Alex & Jitesh were unable to win a rubber, although they scrapped bravely. The players know they will need to improve when they play Meltonshire in the return fixture.

The next match is against Oadby Mens 1 on Monday 29th February.

It’s a new year and the League season resumes. Would a couple of weeks of excess and few extra inches around the midriff stall the Mens 1 team’s good start?

Not at all. The Mens 1 team reunited and put in a resolute performance last night, winning 8-1 against Ashby Mens 1, making it two wins from two so far this season.

After winning only one rubber in the last match against Oadby, Henri & Raheel rediscovered their mojo and won all three rubbers, although there was the usual finger-pointing to begin with. David & Lee also managed to win all three rubbers, with Alex & Steve winning two.

The next match is against Meltonshire Mens 2 on Monday 18th January.

On Tuesday, the Mens 1 team finally got their season underway and won 6-3 against Oadby Mens 1 in division 4a.

David & Lee managed to win all three rubbers, finishing their final rubber with minutes to spare as Oadby’s court time came to an end. Alex & Joel, who have logged very little playing time together, played superbly and won two well-earned rubbers. After a delayed start, Henri & Raheel won one out of the two rubbers they were able to finish. There was no time left to play their final rubber and it was conceded.

The next match is against Ashby Mens 1 on Monday 4th January.

On Monday, our Mens 2 team secured an impressive 9-0 victory against Loughborough Tech Mens 2 and remain unbeaten in division 6b.

The team was composed of Joel & Kam, Jed & Martin, and Jitesh & Trevor.

Trevor, the team captain, said, “Loughborough Tech played better away from home with feathers than they did at home with plastics. Nevertheless, Croakers still won 9-0.”

In their last match against Birstal Mens 1, it was reported that the Mens 2 team has played and beaten the opposition in the division at least once. This is incorrect. The Mens 2 team is yet to play Loughborough Mens 4, who are their next opponents on Monday 25th January.

Another good win for Mens 2 last night, winning 8-1 at home against Birstall Mens 1.

Joel & Henri won all three rubbers, with Trevor & Jitesh also winning all three and Jed & Martin winning two. Having now played and beaten the opposition in the division at least once, the Mens 2 team is looking odds on to win promotion. Keep it up, team.

The next match is against Loughborough Tech Mens 2 on Monday 7th December.

On Sunday, the Mens 2 team won 6-3 against Huncote Mens 3 in division 6b.

The Mens 2 team beat Huncote 6-3 at home at the start of the season, and that was backed up with another confident performance in Sunday's away fixture. Joel & Henri continued their good form and won all three rubbers. Jed & Martin won two rubbers and Trevor & Kam won one rubber.

The next match is against Birstall Mens 1 on Monday 30th November.

On Monday, the Mens 2 team won 9-0 against Loughborough Tech Mens 2, recording back-to-back victories in the process.

​All three pairs won their rubbers 2-0, which is an impressive performance and bodes well for the rest of the season. The team was composed of Henri & Joel, Jed & Martin and Kam & Trevor. Well done, team!

The next match is against Huncote Mens 3 on Sunday 8th November.

​The new season is now well underway and a number of matches have taken place over the last couple of weeks. Let's read the match reports.