Warrington optimistic for season ahead
Posted by on 9 September 2011
Warrington Table Tennis Club is getting set for the 2011-12 season, which has the potential to be the club's best season to date, having expanded its number of teams.
Warrington TTC has entered a fourth team into the Warrington and Distrct League's 2nd division: the squad of four players is Alex Humphries, Ashish Bahuguna, Dave Birkett and Terry Brown (captain) and will be known as Culcheth J team.
Club Chairman Kevin Eden said: "I'm delighted that we are now able to field four teams in the local league and we wish our newest team, Terry, Alex, Ashish and Dave, all the best for the season ahead."
The club now has two teams in division 2 and, with promotion having been confirmed for it's Culcheth G team, two teams in division 1. Matches get underway on 15 September with the G team at home to Alford.
Warrington's cadets and juniors are also now training hard for the season ahead. The cadet A team, league champions in 2011, have been strengthened by the addition of 12-year-old James Chappell and 13-year-old Callum Allman, two of the most promising young players in the North West, who join team mates Daniel Clarke and David Eden in the defence of the club's cadet league title.
"James is ranked 10 in England's under thirteens and Callum 133 in the under fifteens. Both are strong additions to the team. With Alex Storey, the team's star player from 2011 now too old for the cadets, all four players will need to step up and be at their very best throughout the season to retain the title," added Kevin.
Warrington's 2011-12 season line up:
D Team: Stuart Hardy (c), Andrew Harper, Oliver Barthelemy, Alex Storey
G Team: Kevin Eden (c), Danni Eden, David Eden, Daniel Clarke
J Team: Terry Brown (c), Alex Humphries, Ashish Bahuguna, Dave Birkett
K Team: Rob Clarke (c), Andrew Rhodes, Stephen Ince, Matthew Walker, Alex Poyner, Matthew Halsall, Jordan Glendenning
National Cadet League
Cadet A Team: James Chappell, Daniel Clarke, David Eden, Callum Allman
Cadet B Team: Matthew Walker, Alex Poyner, Matthew Halsall
Cadet C Team: Jordan Glendenning, Emma Halsall, Elizabeth Poyner
National Junior League
Junior A Team: James Chappell, Daniel Clarke, David Eden, Adam Tomlinson
Junior B Team: Andrew Rhodes, Callum Allman, Paige Allman, Jordan Glendenning
Junior British League: Alex Storey and Danni Eden will play in the Junior British League
Checkout all the teams and follow their results online.
Warrington's 2011 championship winning cadets:
Alex Storey, David Eden and Daniel Clarke
Warrington Cadets A team 2010/11 League Champions video
