‘Bees’ take bragging rights in local derby thriller

There was a photo-finish to Caversham’s first Single Court League match of the season today, the club’s B team pipping their C side on final-hoop deciders in the last two games.

David Dibben runs hoop one in the opening doubles clash

The defending league champion pairing of Tim Small and David Dibben were tied at 6-6 with their higher-handicap opponents, Jane Probitts and Mike Parker respectively.

David had to fight back from 6-1 down and finally both the two lower-handicap players prevailed to give the B duo victory by 4-1 in a local derby which could so easily have gone the other way. 

Here’s how the match panned out…