News

28/11/08 - A strong performance from Warriors B tonight but unfortunately the opposition were simply too good.  Despite all 3 pairs managing to win games against LSW the match finished 9 – 0 to the away side.  There are definitely positives to take away for the team though, with Mark Ellis and Nathan Quinn both playing well in their second matches for the side.  Hopefully there’s better to come after Christmas!

27/11/08 It was to time for the Warriors A team to show how much they want this season’s Div 1 title against Cudworth YM who in previous season have proved a thorn in the side of the Warriors A side. The night didn’t start well as R Quarmby & J Schofield went down to B Hurp & S Johnson 21-13 21-17. The Warriors pair were not knocked out by this defeat and showed true fighting spirit to go on and win their next against S Bramfoot & K Jones 21- 19 21-12. Their final game wasn’t played due to S White getting an injury so the YM pair conceded the point. Things began to look up as for the Warriors as W King and T Illidge faced as Hurp & Johnson as the second game of the night due to the other pairs turning up at different times as work constraints took precedence. They cruised to an easy victory of 21-10 21-13. The next pair they faced were D Riley & S White and again victory came easily in the form of 21-9 21-8 win for the Warriors pair. To finish of the night Illidge & King took on S Bramfoot & K Jones destroying any hopes of the YM side salvaging any further points winning 21-15 21-12. Will Browne & R Johnson did a top job on the YM side beating all 3 pairs in 2 ends and never looked like loosing an end all evening. Their scores against Hurp & Johnson were 12-21 15-21, against Bramfoot & Jones 10-21 18-21 and then Riley & White 16-21 18-21. The Warriors A side now only have one match left before the Xmas break and are looking like they could be right in the dog fight for the title honours by being just a couple of points off league leaders DHTC A. A top effort so far.

27/11/08 – Warriors C took another long trip down to Manvers to face their B side. R Mason & R Robinson of Manvers had a close start loosing out to N Dix & R Thomas of Warriors 21-16 20-21 21-23. J Krill & O Brooke proved to be the strongest pair for Manvers winning 2 games, first up they beat S Booth & J Grist ( average’s title chasers) comfortably 21-19 21-12. Next they faced the young Pair A Celebricanin & N Quinn again cruising to victory 21-18 21-14. Only the hardened Warriors pair of N Dix & R Thomas proved one step too far beating the Manvers pair 16-21 19-21. B Harker and T Moxon of Manvers couldn’t convert any rubbers against the high flying Warriors team. Final score Manvers B 3 Warriors C 6.

21/11/08 - Quaint Quarmby and Bilious Illidge let the team down by dropping a rubber in this good natured Division 1 match against Staincross A, seeing the Warriors win 8 - 1.
Tony Illidge and Wayne King paced themselves to 3 rubbers, through were shocked into action in their second game by losing the first end to a spirited performance by the Staincross pair of Sloane and Hyde. Jon Schofield and Will Browne cruised to 3 rubbers and never looked under pressure. However, Mark Illidge and Rohan Quarmby never got out of first gear all evening. All 3 rubbers going to 3 tight games in each with Burgin and Clarke holding their nerve in a tight game to spoil the celebrations. Has this stopped Warriors A being at the top of the table for the Christmas break ?

Extracurricular activities saw CathMellor and Mark Illidge hand a whole can of whoop-ass to Wayne and Rohan on the pool.table.. whatch out for the re-match !

21/11/08 The Warriors C team were back in action against Royston A on Friday night and were given a bit of a lift on the road to victory due to Royston only showing 2 pairs on the evening. First up was Kathryn Taylorson & Mark Ellis of the Warriors against A Hague and T Gill winning 21-15 21-7. Mark now back in the team after recovering from knee surgery proved to be a formidable partner for Kathryn as they cruised through the next game against W Harston and S Broadhurst. Simon Booth and James Grist were back in their usual form for the Home side beating Hague and Gill 21-11 21 -7. In the next game against Harston and Broadhurst thing were a little more difficult as the home side won 21-15 19-21 21-16. Rob Thomas and Nathan Quinn were put together on the night for the first time and things set off great as the Warriors pair won easily against A Hague and T Gill of Royston 21-13 21-13. But it was in the next game against Harston and Broadhurst that proved one step too far for the home pair as they lost the game 17-21 20- 21. It was a real shame that Roystonn could only manage to field to pairs o the night as both teams at the end of the season will be pushing for title honours.

19/11/08 - A disappointing night for Warriors B as they went down 8 – 1 against Cudworth.  Things began well as Rob Archer and Simon Turner took their first game to make the score 1 – 1 but they lost form.  Despite going close in a number of games, Steve Nottingham and Mark Ellis, and Tony Fox and Dave Farrar couldn’t convert performances into points and Cudworth took the vast majority of the points.

14/11/08 -Warriors B went down fighting against a strong DHTC B side tonight.  Rob Archer and Richard Johnson began well, comfortably winning their first two games, but then came unstuck against the opposition’s first pair to lose their first match as a pair.  Despite going close, Warriors other pairs of Tony Fox and Dave Farrar, and Steve Nottingham and Richard Brown could only take one point each for the home team.  Final score:  Warriors B 4 – 5 DHTC B.

14/11/08 - Warriors C took on the Wrenthorpe A in what was a typical local derby match with both teams going toe to toe and trading blows. Simon Booth and James Grist toughed it out and won all three for the warriors setting of with a cruise win of 21-10 21-10. Against A Carter and D Hooley it was a little tighter winning 21-19 21-15. Fatigue for James and Simon was beginning to set in but they managed to convert the 3^rd game in three ends 21-16 14-21 21-19 against the battling pair of R Cowther and S Pickles of Wrenthorpe. Rob Thomas and Andy Pickett Cruised to 3 easy wins for the Warriors against the Wrenthorpe pairs that sealed the match for the Warriors. Only the pair of Neil Dix and A Celibricanin lost all three of their games to salvage some pride for the Wrenthorpe outfit. Final Score Warriors C 6 Wrenthorpe A 3

14/11/08- And we're back! A week in politics is nothing compared to 4 nights in a badminton league. Warriors A completed a convincing 9 - 0 victory away to Staincross C to compliment the 7 - 2 result at LSW.  This 20 point return has catapulted the team to top of the Barnsley District first division. The win against Staincross saw Tony Illidge and Wayne King taking all of their 3 rubbers without dropping an end along with Rohan Quarmby and Mark Illidge matching them end for end. However, Richard Johnson and Jon Schofield had a scare in their third match of the night dropping the middle set. It was only the threat of a losing pair having to buy the beers all night for the rest of the team that brought the necessary focus back to their game.
With all three title contenders dropping rubbers to teams, this season could go right down to the wire. The pressure is now on LSW and DHTC A to play catch up whilst Warriors A rest.

09/11/08 Battle-hardened Warriors came off the battlefield 7-2 to the good. With players returning from injury and holiday the Warriors fielded a stronger team to attend to LSW. Wayne King and Will Browne lead the way with a solid victory in the first end. However, it was a costly rubber for Browne who used his racket as a weapon with too much vigour to find a drop shot disintegrate the head.
LSW pegged the Warriors back to 1 all with Tony Illidge and Jon Schofield not finding any real combinations. Rohan Quarmby and Mark Illidge took to the field and held the nerve to take the first end. As the LSW player Tony Ruttle left the court for a drink, Will Browne congratulated him on losing the first end. This shows the true sporting nature of team mates from a Huddersfield team. It was reported later that Browne had a greater hand in the match by using Voodoo against Ruttle. Illidge and Quarmby continued in the game winning in 3.
Tony Illidge and Schofield rejoined the fray and looked good in the first end, only losing out on what can only be described as a debatable line call by the opposition. Rather than stiffening the sinus, the line call affected the mental edge and Warriors found themselves back at 2 all in the overall game.
Browne and King found their second game a comfortable knock (new racket in hand) to push ahead. This helped Tony Illidge and Schofield drive toward victory taking a nail bitter in 3 ends. Quarmby and Mark Illidge had sat off for too many games and started slowly in the 7th rubber. The pegged the score back in the first end and at 20 all with Illidge set to return the serve, Ken Williams served short, his partner called "NO", Illidge left it... only to see it fall spot on the line. Rather than calling Ghostbusters or asking for it to be replayed since he was unsure he immediately started walking to the other side of the net for the return. The sportsmanship shown was repaid in the form of a tight victory with all ends going to 17 or above.
This put the Warriors in a dormy 5-2 position. They final games were to be reduced to 1 rubber under the new league ruling. King and Browne blasted their end in 10 minutes but as Mark Illidge was taking to the court LSW's stand in captain decided to avoid paying for an extra hour of court time and to concede the final end making a 7-2 victory.

Editor's comment: Having seen communications sent to all players about the new ruling having the option to go to 1 end per rubber after 3 1/2 hours of match time, Quarmby was heard to say "How does this rule take into account pub opening times ?"   Perhaps the league needs to clarify the ruling to moving to 1 end if there is a risk of not getting a beer at the end of the night ! Alternatively, take outs should be provided at all venues... it may make for a more challenging final set of rubbers.

Fri 31 Oct - A real shock result tonight as title favourites DHTC A lost 5 -4 against lowly Wakefield Warriors B.  Things began badly for DHTC as two of their players pulled out of the game at extremely short notice.  This left DHTC with no choice but to field only 2 pairs, meaning they started the match 3 - 0 down.  Their two pairs were still strong enough to comfortable beat Warriors lower pairs of Tony Fox and Dave Farrar, and Rob Archer and Steve Nottingham, but it was a different story for Richard Johnson and Tim Howcroft.  The Warriors first pair beat both of DHTC's pairs, coming from behind in the last rubber to clinch a great win for the home side.

24/10/08 – A lost battle but not the war for the Warriors A team. Previous match reports featured in the Barnsley Chronical had stiffed the sinus and summoned up the blood of DHTC players by the editors comment that Warriors A were the title favourites.
This battle was badly timed for Warriors A with Tony Illidge still out injured and other regular deputies missing on holidays and business. However, Warriors A did not go out lying down though. Wayne King and Will Browne (having got his shirt back) took all 3 rubbers in style but Jon Schofield and Rohan Quarmby playing with style didn't take any. Mark Illidge and B team stand in Richard Browne (unrelated) fought hard and lost the night was summed up by the 8 rubber. In a determined last stand Illidge and Browne took the first end comfortable, lost the second also comfortably but went down 22 - 20 in the third end having had a 4 point cushion near the death.

Warriors A went away to repair their wounds, but as the team mascot 'Arnie' says "We'll be back".

24/10/08 – Warrior A took on DHTC A but couldn’t quite manage to overturn the current league champions despite a very impressive performance by Wayne King and Will browne who managed to win all three of their games quite comfortably. Jon Schofield and Rohan Quarmby didn’t get a win in any of their matches despite two of them going to three ends. Mark Illidge and Richard Browne were outgunned in two of their games but in the final game of their evening they really pushed hard against DHTC pair Dave Holmes and Mick Cotterill winning the first end 21 4, the next end DHTC took 21 19 which they copied in the third despite Mark and Richard being 19-13 up! This result really puts the pressure on the Warriors to start upping their game if their title ambitions are to be realised. WARIORS A 3 DHTC6.

Wed 22 Oct - Warriors B stormed to an excellent 8 - 1 victory away against Staincross B.  Things got off to a slightly worrying start as Rob Archer and stand-in Howard Johnson lost to the Staincross second pair, but Tim Ross and Steve Nottingham, and Tony Fox and Dave Farrar held strong to take their opening games.  It was more or less plain sailing from then on, as Warriors went on to take all the remaining games despite the odd scare.  Well done guys!

17/10/08Lambs to the slaughter... Warriors A beat Staincross B 9 - 0 without dropping a single end.

Based upon a rotation system and an injury still requiring treatment, the home side fielding only 1 pair the same from the previous week but the quality of all players showed when needed. Mark Illidge and Wayne King lead the way with the first victor, however it took the 15 points before they started to hit the minimum standards they set for themselves. Andy Jones and Will Browne saw their first match for the Warriors this season and cruised through their games, typically kicking on from around 11 points in each end to win in comfort. Rohan Quarmby and Jon Schofield were the tail gunners and showed their class all through, although a late arrival direct from work showed in the first few points.

Injury struck Tony Illidge showed his team commitment by supporting and scoring in many of the rubbers. With this performance from Tony he was voted MVP, even though he struggled to count to 21 in some ends.

Will Browne was so delighted with the victory he threw his shirt to the crowd (of 3). However the crowd’s reaction showed by leaving the shirt behind for the cleaners.

Next week’s home fixture against DHTC A will require a much higher level of tempo. BRING IT ON!

17/10/08 – Warriors C got back to winning ways By beating Shepley A 7 -2! First up were Kathryn Taylorson and Nathan Quinn winning 2 out of their three games. The only game they lost was decided over a close three end game against A Marin and N Robinson. This same pair also beat Neil Dix and Rob Thomas again in a strong three end game. Simon Booth and James Grist returned back to the form that they failed to show at Manvers last week, cruising to 3 easy wins. A great win for the Warriors.

16/10/08 - Warriors B went away to Cudworth YM and came back with a couple of valuable points but sadly not a win. Steve Nottingham and Will Browne led the way taking 2 rubbers for the team, but Rob Archer and Nathan Quinn spurned the best chance for more points losing 23-21 in the third end against Cudworth's second pair. Dave Farrar and Tony Fox completed the team, but also failed to pick up any points. We're looking forward to better things now with a game against Staincross C to come!

10/10/08 - Staincross A played Wakefield Warriors B in a close fought battle.  Things began well for Staincross as David Hyde and Mick Flynn, and Dave Burgin and Simon Clarke won their opening games, with only Rob Archer and Richard Johnson managing to win for Warriors .  Warriors then began to mount a comeback with Simon Booth and James Grist taking a game, and the score moving on to 4 – 3 to Warriors.  Staincross finished the strongest, however, with Dave Hobson and Mark Hinchcliffe overcoming Steve Nottingham and Dave Farrar to make the final score 5 – 4 to Staincross.

09/10/08 Warriors C took the long ride down to face a very strong Manvers A side. The usual strong pair of Simon Booth and James Grist only posted 1 win from three and will probably serve as a wakeup call to them if they are to now go on and put their hands on the league averages title. Dave Farrah and Katherine Taylorson again only won 1 although one of their game went to 3 ends. Nathan Quinn and Alek Celebricanin put in a brave effort but where not strong enough to turn over a well drilled Manvers side. These 2 are a pair for the future and I expect them to come on leaps and bounds throughout the season. Manvers A 7 Warriors C 2 !

03/10/08 Wakefield Warriors A took on Cudworth at home and received a massive blow to their title hope for this season. Tony Illidge and Wayne King only managed to post 1 win out of 3 although Tony Illidge suffered a bad shoulder injury in the second game that totally changed the outlook of the match. Mark Illidge and Richard Johnson partnered up for the first time again only winning 1 game out of three. They lost an epic game against Kate and Trevor Haller in 3 ends losing the final end 21 23. Next up was Jon Schofield and Rohan Quarmby. The reunited pair got 2 sets out of 3 to salvage a very close loss on the night for the Warriors. Lee Evans and James Noble of Cudworth showed their class on the night by posting 3 wins from 3. A McNiesh and R Spencley where the unfortunate pair for Cudworth not posting any wins. Final score Warriors 4 Cudworth 5.

03/10/08 Wakefield Warriors C took on Staincross D.  James Grist and Simon Booth posted 3 wins out of 3 for the warriors outfit and are looking like a strong tip for this seasons averages title. Dave Farrah and Alek Celibricanin paired up for the first time and won 2 games out of 3 only losing a game to D Wilkie and D Braithwate.   Katherine Taylorson and Andy Boothroyd got won win from 3 but were very unlucky as they lost their last set 20-21 and 20-21 against E White and K Beardshall.  R Cobley and L Kelly got one win from three to make the final score Wakefield Warriors C 6 Staincross D 3. A great win for the Warriors.

02/10/08 - The B team had their second match of the season last Friday away against Staincross C. This was a big match between two teams which are likely to be occupying the lower ends of the table. Warriors got off to a good start with all 3 pairs winning their first rubbers. Richard Brown and Steve Nottingham went on to star by winning all 3, despite going dangerously close to losing against the opposition's third pair. They were well supported by Tony Fox and Dave Farrar winning 2, and Kathryn Taylorson and Rob Archer rounded off a good win taking 1 rubber against the opposition's third pair. The match finished 6 - 3 to Warriors. Next up Staincross A!

02/10/08 - Warrior fought warrior in the battle of Lightwaves. The extended scoring for this season saw the battle taken all the way with a spirited performance from the B team; however, the players received no rewards for their efforts with the A team winning out 9 – 0.
The open salvos from Warriors A saw Tony Illidge and Wayne King take the rubber in 2 ends with Tony fox and Richard Brown going down in 19 and 16 respectively. Tim Ross and Jon Schofield however were scared in the first end losing 21 – 20 to Paul Walker and Steve Nottingham. The new pair though found their second wind and comfortable came through in 3. Rohan Quarmby and Mark Illidge were also taken to the wire by Simon Booth and James Grist, again losing the first end without a real fight but came back to win the next 2 winning 22 – 20 in the last, after a much heated exchange at 20 all.
With 3 rubbers ahead in the game the A team kicked on with all pairs taking 3 points each with a little more comfort than the opening games. This convincing score line saw Wakefield Warriors A team top of the Barnsley Division 1 team after the first week of matches.
The call from Mark Illidge to his troops to get “blood on their teeth” for this season now needs to be carried into the next round of games this coming week. With a strengthening of the whole club, including the A team, should see a strong challenge for top honours. This also extends to B and C teams putting in good performances in their respective campaigns.

23/08/08 - Getting close to the start of the season now and fixtures are up on the site. Please let me know of any alterations or mistakes that you spot - there's bound to be at least one!

03/07/08 - Long time since the last update! A mixed season in the end for our teams. The A team finished 2nd in division 1, and the new C team finished a respectable mid-table in division 2. Not so good news for the B team however, finishing bottom of division 1. It hasn't yet been decided whether the team will be relegated or not, but hopefully they will have another chance to prove themselves next season.

The club AGM takes place next Friday (11th June) and play continues over the Summer, looking forward to the start of the new season.

22/02/08 - The C team went down again to the Wrenthorpe A team despite a very valiant effort.  Robin Misra and Nathan Quinn managed to win one game out of three but pushed very hard in their first game to lose in three ends.  Christin  Tiedemann and Neil Dix couldn’t convert a game but it has to be said that it was their first game together so the scores they got against the strong Wrenthorpe outfit were quite respectable.  Amy Gould and Mark Elliss were the stars of the night winning all three of their games in comfort.

22/02/08 - The B team won their second match of the season Five games to four.  Simon Turner and Richard Browne showed their class by winning all three games albeit  2 of them taking three ends to win.  Steve Nottingham and Rob Archer took one game from three with all of their games going to three ends showing that they can compete at this level.  Finally Dave Farrer and last minute substitute Simon Booth again managed to take one game from three  to seal the win for the Warriors B side.  The B team recorded the same result as their A team counterparts and should take great heart in that fact.

11/2/2008 - The A team had a massive win against Staincross A away.  Tony Illidge and Wayne King won 3 out of 3 although two of the games were taken in three ends.  Jared Ellam and Jon Schofield matched this with another 3 out of 3.  Only the unlucky pair of Rohan Quarmby and Mark Illidge lost 1 game in the end.  Mark and Rohan had been sat off of court for quite some time due to the Staincross 1st pair saying they were not going to play due to an injury Liam Sloane.  Right at the end of the night Liam decided to have a go at playing and managed to overturn the Warriors pair. 

8/2/2008 - The C team had an excellent victory tonight away against Barnsley Health. Despite their opposition flying high in the table the team managed to take the match 7-2. Kathryn and Mark led the way winning all three games, while Robin and Andy, and Simon Booth and his partner both lost one each.

8/2/2008 - The A team had a very close shave against Cudworth at home winning the match 5-4.  Wayne King and Tony Illidge won 2 out of three only losing to Trevor Haller and Kate Haller.  Kate being back to her best it has to be said and also Tony suffering from a bout of Flu.  Next was Jon Schofield and Rohan Quarmby who had the same result as Wayne and Tony winning two out of three against the same pairings.   Mark Illidge and stand in player Tony Fox managed just the one win to secure the match for the warriors.  This match could have been a bit of a banana  skin for the Warriors as was proved in the previous match but in the end the Warriors A side got to grips with the opposition and stole the bonus two points.

5/2/2008 - The B team suffered a 9-0 away defeat against the league's top team tonight. None of the pairs ever really got going against a very strong DHTC A team, and the result was quite predictable. Hopefully next season we can give them more of a challenge!

1/2/08 - The A team got a well deserved win against another strong Cudworth Ym side. Tony Illidge & Wayne King won 2 out three games unexpectedly losing one game to Steve Bramfoot and Ken Jones.  This was probably due to Wayne having played four matches that week on the bounce and looked a little jaded in his point finishing. Mark Illidge and Rohan Quarmby managed only one game from three although they pushed the opposition all the way. John Schofield and Jared Ellam won two out of their three games with a nail biting finish in the final game. They managed pip their opponents to the post 15-14 in the third to give the home side a sweet win against YM who had done the same at their home venue. Final score Warriors 5 YM 4.

1/2/08 - The C team showed a quality performance on Friday to beat Staincross C 5-4. The Staincross outfit who are second in the table to their B team were left stunned as the home side pinched the win from them. Paul walker, who after this match will be promoted in to the Warriors B side won two games out of three.  Robin Misra and Nathan Quinn matched their senior team mates with two wins from three.  The last minute substitute Andy Pickett who is returning back to badminton from injury partnered up with Andy Boothroyd to take one win from three.  This is a top result for the team as Staincross C have only lost one other match this season

31/01/08 - The C team pumped in another top performance away against Shepley A to win the match 2-7. Simon Booth and Rob Thomas set the footings by taking three from three.  Paul Walker and Kath Taylorson took two from three to seal the win for the Warriors although they were a little disapointed to lose their first game in three ends. Robin Misra and Nathan Quinn got two from three and again they were slightly disapointed to lose their third game in three ends. The warriors C team must now surely be pushing for top four position in Div 2 which is a fantastic effort considering it is the first season for them in the league.

30/1/08 - Still awaiting a report from someone who was there, but the B team went down 5-4 against Cudworth tonight.

25/1/08 - The B team went down 8-1 at home against Staincross A tonight. A slightly disappointing result given how often the team reached 14 without winning the final point, a few rallies going the other way could have made a big difference to the score. The fight seems to be on now to avoid last place!

18/01/08  The A team suffered another body to blow their title hopes on Friday as they crashed 1-8 to the  league top side DHTC A.  The one game that the warriors managed to pick up was by Wayne King and Tony Illidge who both showed some great form to beat the best pair in the Barnsley league.  Unfortunately they were unable convert any other games despite a valiant effort in the second game.  The other two pairs of Mark Illidge and Rohan Quarmby then Jon Schofield and Jared Ellam also failed to convert any games into wins but again this wasn’t down to lack of effort as both pairs took their games to three ends.  The league title has probably gone from the teams grasp now but the race is on for second spot with many of the other teams snapping at their heals. 

16/01/08 - The C team suffered its first loss of the second half of the season as they went 8-1 against league pace setters Staincross B.  Paul Walker and Amy Gould pick up the only game for the Warriors but struggled to cope against the other two Staincross pairs who only last year were playing in Div 1.  Mark Ellis and Kath Taylorson just missed out on a win by taking a couple of the games to three ends.  Simon Booth and Robin Misra again couldn’t get on top of the form home team although this wasn’t down to lack of effort on anyone’s part.  Staincross showed on the night why they are probably going to go up into Div1 at the end of the season but the Warriors did compete in all games played and are showing to the rest of the league why the deserve to have been put straight in at the Division 2 level.

13/1/08 - The league has supplied us with league tables over Christmas. Most people have probably had these in an email by now but they are also available on the website by following this link

11/1/08 - The C team got off to a good start to the second half of the season by beating FSJH 5-4 at home an an absolute thriller.  The pair of the night was Mark Ellis and Kath Taylorson who battled all the way winning two games out of three.  Kath ad Mark held their nerve in the final set of a three end nailbiter, winning the final end 15-14.  Another fine performance was put in by Simon Booth and Richard Brown winning two games out of three again with some three end nailbiting finishes. In the games that they won tough Richard’s smash proved far too devastating for the opposition to cope with.  Paul Walker and Nathen Quinn won one from three which is really a good result as Nathan has just come back into the sport after having a three year layoff and being thrown in at the deep end along with Paul Walker as neither had partnered up with each other before.  Nathan is definitely a player of the future and I believe will improve quite quickly if he turns out regularly in the team.  A top performance by all players on show.

9/1/08 - The A team went down to a 6-3 loss against probably the strongest Cudworth team that has been on show for a number of years.

First up was Wayne King and Tony Illidge who set the scene of the night by losing in 3 ends.  After being 14-9 down in the third they drew level only to fall at the last hurdle and not convert the win.  They carried on to beat Karen Hirst and Kim Stothard in two ends but lost very convincingly against former league top players Lee Evans and Paul Tiggerdean.  Rohan Quarmby and Jon Schofield had a very simaler result to their team mates with very similar scores in the games they played.  Again they managed to beat Kim and Karen quite easily but struggled against the other two pairs as Wayne and Tony did!  The third pair of the night was Andy Jones and Tony ruttle who again only managed the one win from three against Karen and Kim.  It proved to be one of those nights for all three Wakefield pairs where the flight of the feather/ rub of the green went against the Wakefield team.  Probably on another night it would have been a different result, thats Badminton for you!

23/11/07 - The A team finished on a massive high for the first half of the season by beating DHTC B 9-0!!!  The newly promoted side showed that they could mix it with our A team by taking some games to three ends including an absolute epic game between home players Jon Schofield and Jared Ellam v Simon Barber and young player of the year Alex Dakin. The scores were 15-14 14-15 15-14 to Jon and Jared!  Team Captain Mark Illidge and Rohan Quarmby partnered up to give what looked like a new found confidence in Marks game winning all three.  Wayne King and first team stalwart Tony Illidge won all three games although in the last game they were taken to three ends probably due to switching on the cruise control in the second end losing it 14-15.  With the cruise control switched off and the pedal stuck firmly to the metal the accelerated away from the away pair to win that one 15-9!

22/11/07 - The C team played away to Manvers A narrowly missing the win.  It was a totally unusual team for the Warriors C team with a couple of new recruits on show for the first time.  The First pair was Amy Gould and New player Judith Spangenberg.  They managed to win one game from three although the two game they lost was were taken to three ends, in fact in the final game of the match the decider was only lost 15-13.  Mark Ellis and Kath Taylorson again only picked up the one game but in the first match of the night they narrowly missed out on the second win by losing the game in three ends.  Team regular Simon Booth and the other new recruit Gaz Murray were thrown together for the night and instantly matched up well winning two games from three.  They only lost to the top pair of the Manvers side who in my opinion are more than strong enough for Div 1 in reality.

16/11/07 - The A team were back in action against Staincross A.  All three pairs put in a strong performance on the night with just the pairing of Wayne King (who should have knocked his game up a little) and Steve Nottingham missing on winning all three games to Staincross pair Liam Sloane and Ian Roscoe. Mark Illidge and Rohan Quarmby recorded three wins from three despite Rohan carrying a leg injury and again Tony Illidge and Jon Schofield recorded three wins from three even though they hadn’t played together before in anger!   None of the partnerships on show for the home side were the usual partnerships but in the end an 8-1 victory was made through a strong team effort on the night, with all players that played for the Warriors showing that they were willing and capable to alter pairings in order to make sure that a strong result was made even though usual B team player Steve Nottingham was playing up. Steve did a fine job of playing up for the A team and on a different night with Wayne King, would have probably taken all three games.  Well done lads.  That was a great TEAM performance!

16/11/07 - The C team went down to another loss unfortunately although it has to be said the team was decimated to due to several regular players being away on holiday and business.  Mark Elliss and Kath Taylorson apparently showed fine form and with a little practice could become a strong partnership for the C team. Neil Dix and Simon Booth only recorded the one win from three but with scores of all their games close it could quite easily have been a different story.  New recruit Amy Gould and regular reserve Andy Pickett partnered each other for the first and again only managed to win one game from three.  A lot of this is probably due to lack of experience this season with the plastic shuttle but I am sure they will be stronger next time now they have got that game under their belts. Again this was in actual fact a good result for the team and showed that if you can play as a team you can get a better result than was probably expected. Wrenthorpe A 6 Warriors C 3.

15/11/07 - The B team played away against Cudworth YM tonight, a team that beat our A team 5-4. Despite some good performances and several games going to 3 ends the team ended up losing 8-1, with only Simon and Roy picking up anything for the team. Next up is a crucial game against DHTC B - a must win!

09/11/07 - Another defeat for the B team as well tonight, though in fact it was a good performance against the league's top team, DHTC A. The B team were never expecting to win this match and did well to take several of the games to 3 ends, but unfortunately never quite did enough to pick up any points. The search for a victory goes on next week against Cudworth!

09/11/07 - It was a disappointing night for the C team as we didn’t manage to get as close to BHS A as expected due to circumstances beyond the teams control. In the first game of the evening , Kathryn Taylorson and Andy Boothroyd lost the first end 10-15 only to reply with a fantastic 15-1 reply to take it to three sets.  In the deciding set Andy unfortunately twisted his ankle/foot which ultimately led to them losing the game 8-15.  Although he battled on in the next two rubbers they were unable to convert a game into a win.  The second pair of Neil Dix and new recruit Richard Brown put in a strong performance by winning 2 games out of three with all winning ends finishing 15-11.  They were again very unlucky in the first game, losing the game in three ends.  It was not a bad effort for the pair as it was their first match together.  Simon Booth and Rob Thomas were another unlucky pair of the night as they only won one game from three .  Losing their first rubber 15-11, 10-15, 14-15 they really couldn’t have pushed anymore what is probably BHS A’s strongest pair of Andy Coe and G Yoxhall.  If the C team carry on the season in this spirit though they will definitely get back into the winning groove!

2/11/07 - The B team played a strong Cudworth side and ended up losing 6-3. Things began badly with all 3 Warriors pairs losing to their first and second pairs. Things did pick up when their third pairs eventually arrived though, and pairs of Tony Fox and Dave Farrar, Jared Ellam and Paul Walker, and Rob Archer and Steve Nottingham all managed to beat this pair to salvage some much needed points for the B team. Next up DHTC A - should be easy!

01/11/07 - The A team suffered its second loss of the season against Cudworth YM despite a valiant effort by all involved.  Wayne King and Tony Illidge didn’t hit top form and only recorded 1 from 3.  Mark Illidge and Will Browne also recorded 1 from 3.  John Schofield and Rohan Quarmby managed to win two out of three to push the opposition all the way.  John and Rohan are showing some fine form at the moment and if they keep this up they may well be up for the league average title come the end of the season. 
It was a disappointing result for the A team in their quest for the title, but all they can hope is that the same team will be fielded by Cudworth YM against the other two title contenders to even things out.  It has to be said that if YM were to have fielded their usual six players the result would have more than likely finished well in the Warriors favour.  That’s the way it goes sometimes in badminton but the A team did show a great strength of character in the match as they could of quite easily just rolled over and let the games they won slip from their grasp.  Let’s just keep pushing guys, sometimes results like this can act as a wakeup call. This may well be one of them.

29/10/07 - The C team suffered its first loss of the season despite having what on paper looked like a very strong team. Rob Thomas and Chris Payne were the real surprise pair of the night only managing to win one rubber from three.  This was probably due to outside factors like Rob just getting back off holiday and Chris Payne suffering from his long term knee injury.  This looks to have put Chris out now for the remainder of the season until he can have surgery to sort the problem.  The pair of Paul Walker and Robin Misra recorded two wins from three after losing the first game in two ends, against a very strong Staincross C team pair.  After discussing the first rubber loss and putting a plan into action they then went from strength to strength and won the next two rubbers in two ends decisively.
Mark Illidge and Kathryn Taylorson only managed one win from three despite playing really well and pushing the two lost rubbers to 14 and 13 in each of the ends.  The one game that they did manage to win though showed what character both players have as they lost the first end and came from behind in the second end.  They then went on to win the third end decisively and take the rubber. The C team lost this match 5-4. 
After having a discussion with the opposition after the match it turns out that Staincross C actually beat their own B team in the first match of the season 6-3.  That puts this result into perspective against the opposition on show who surely must be dark horses for the Division 2 title. 
Better luck next time guys!!!  

19/10/07 – Following in the tracks of the A team the C team decided to emulate their A-team team mates by thrashing Ossett Sports 7 – 2.  The pair of Simon Booth and Paul Walker won all three rubbers without really breaking sweat.  This was backed up by Mark Illidge and Andy Boothroyd who also won all three rubbers.  The unlucky pair of the night was Neil Dix and Robin Misra who only recorded one win from three although one of their games went to three ends but unfortunately they failed to convert it into a win.  The lads were gutted in the end but I am sure with just a little more practice together they will start turning things around and winning at least two out of three games a night!  The C team are now really putting themselves in with a shot at the title if they carry this kind of form into the next few games.  With a strong team due to be fielded against Staincross C i.e. the resurgence of Paul Walker to the club who is surely going to be pushing for a B team spot after Christmas and the return of former star A team player Chris Payne coming back into the fold things are looking bright! In fact the future bright, the future’s WARRIORS!

19/10/07 – The A team played LSW and recorded a fantastic 6-3 win over their competitors to show the rest of the league that this season the Warriors are to be taken really seriously as title contenders.  Wayne King and Tony Illidge won two from three beating Ron Mellor and Bok in three ends, a pair that they have never managed to defeat in years gone by.  Rohan Quarmby And Jon Schofield (now fully paid up members) hit top form beating the other two LSW pairs very convincingly.  Finally Fayaz Ladak and stand in super sub Simon Turner put in another top performance to also win two games from three only losing their last game in three ends against Ron and Bok. The A team is now well placed to make an attack on the Barnsley league Div 1 title; it is just a matter of putting in the same kind of performance in all the remaining matches. Again well done boys. Let keep pushing hard!!!

17/10/07 – The B team went down 5-4 against a very resilient Staincross A side, although strong pairing of Tony Fox and Dave Farrah, Mark Illidge and Jared Ellam, Wayne King and Steve Nottingham were on show for the B team. Dave and Tony unfortunately failed to convert a game whist Mark and Jared only managed a single win from three which was a very uncharacteristic display!  The only bright side for the team was a great performance from Steve and Wayne who managed to win all three of their games!  The team showed a slight improvement in play against last season’s Div 2 winners of whom they came up with.  With many new factors to the team this season i.e. change of scoring and now playing with feathers the B team players now need to show just what they and we all know they are capable of doing.  Come on guys, time to knock it up a level!!!

15/10/07 - The C team have also got off to a strong start, starting with a 7-2 home victory over Shepley A followed by an 8-1 victory away to FSJH. At the FSJH match only the pair of Robin Misra and Wayne King dropped a game although they did manage to push the opposition all the way and take it to three ends. Strong displays from Mark Illidge and Jill Topliss, then Simon Booth and Rob Thomas all winning their games convincingly to kill off any hopes the home team may of had! With a couple of players still to come in for the C team like Paul Walker and possibly Chris Payne this team could do better than was originally predicted!It's going well so far for our teams, now the B team need to look for their first win on Wednesday against Staincross A - it won't be easy!

15/10/07 - Last nights result at DHTC was DHTC A 5  Wakefield Warriors A 4.  The  team was really unlucky not to win the match with a stellar performance from pairs Will Browne and Jared Ellam and Tony Illidge and Wayne King recording two wins out of three against a very strong DHTC side. Only the pair of Rohan Quarmby and Jon Schofield were unable to convert a game but were very unlucky in the final game losing in the 3rd end 15-13.  Both guys were absolutely gutted at the loss but they can take heart in the fact they actually wore down the opposition enabling the other two pairs to compete. A 5-4 loss against DHTC A of whom have won the Division 1 title over the last 7-8 years is no mean feat and hopefully a great indicator off what kind of season the club as a whole is about to have!

Well done to all who played in the match.  WE WILL HAVE THEM NEXT TIME AT HOME.

24/9/07 - The season has begun! The A-team managed an 8-1 victory over the B-team, with Tony Fox and Dave Farrar the stars for the B's, picking up 1 rubber and nearly two. The C-team get their season kicked off this coming Friday.

16/9/07 - The season hasn't even kicked off yet but we've a fixture change already! The match between the A and B team has been moved forwards one week due to absences on both sides and it's now this Friday.

12/9/07 - The website is probably about as "pretty" as it's going to look without someone else contributing - it's not great but it's functional at least! All the fixtures are now on the website and I'll keep it updated with fixture changes and results as I get them. Get in touch with any mistakes you spot, results, fixture changes, or other suggestions for the website if you have any.

Club nights also start for real this Friday, and subscriptions are due. Play is now from 7:00 until 10:00.

13/8/07 - The website is getting there! Please email me if you've any suggestions for content, pictures, or want to offer any assistance in making it look better. I'll try to keep this page updated with details of any nights that are cancelled, any fixture changes, and information about how teams are doing etc.

home