Alan Barber Cup 2014/15
Read on to see the draw and results for the Alan Barber Cup 2014/15. Will this be the year that sees the Old Olavians finally toppled? Will the Aldenhamians be able to find their way to Repton? Will the Harrovians make it all the way to deepest darkest Suffolk? Which of the sleeping giants of the Cholmeleians and the Edwardians will come out on top? Is this the year Berkhamsted break through? All these questions and more will be answered...
Final 18/01/15
Old Olavians beat Old Salopians 2-1
J.Toop & M.Wiseman beat H.Lewis & G.Thomason 3-0 (12-5, 12-5, 12-5)
S.Cooley & P.White beat I.Hutchinson & G.Williams 3-1 (7-12, 12-8, 12-10, 12-6)
H.Wiseman & T.Gallagher lost to C.Hughes & T.Welti 0-3 (5-12, 12-14, 6-12)
Semi-Finals 30/11/14
Old Olavians beat Old Harrovians 3-0
J.Toop and M.Wiseman beat T.Dunbar & R.Bryan 3-1 (8-12, 12-1, 12-3, 12-4)
S.Cooley & P.White beat A.Poole & N.Shaw 3-0 (12-5, 12-1, 12-1)
Old Harrovians conceded third pair
Old Salopians beat Lancing Old Boys 2-1
E.Taylor & G.Williams lost to G.Campbell & W Betts 1-3 (12-5, 9-12, 9-12, 8-12)
H.Lewis & G.Thomason beat D.Foster & M.Scurr 3-2 (12-6, 12-7, 8-12, 9-12, 12-4)
C Hughes & S.Welti beat T Betts & G.Linfield 3-0 (12-2, 12-3, 12-1)
Round 2 16/11/14
Old Olavians beat Old Westminsters
Old Westminsters conceded all three pairs
Old Salopians beat Old Etonians 3-0
E.Taylor & G.Thomason beat A.White & J.Cobb 3-0 (12-5, 12-2, 12-2)
S.Welti & H.Lewis beat A.Knight & S.Oppenheimer 3-0 (12-8, 13-11, 12-?)
C.Hughes & G.Williams beat J.Asquith & M.Powell 3-0 (12-2, 12-1, 12-4)
Lancing Old Boys beat Old Cholmeleians 2-1
G.Campbell & W.Betts beat J.Marks & J.Ho 3-0 (12-5, 12-2, 12-2)
D.Foster & M.Scurr beat G.Chapman & O.Rowlands 3-0 (12-4, 12-3, 12-8)
J.Betts & T.Betts lost to G.Williams & M.Goldman 2-3 (7-12, 6-12, 12-6, ?, ?)
Old Harrovians beat Old Aldenhamians 2-1
T.Dunbar & T.Nevile beat C.Rennie & C.Cernuschi 3-0
N.Shaw & A.Poole beat D.Patel & A.Rennie 3-1
J.Poole & T.Skinner lost to G.Pulsford & P.Kendall 0-3
Round 1
Old Etonians beat Old Emanuels 3-0
Old Emanuels conceded all three pairs
Old Berkhamstedians lost to Old Salopians 0-3 at Berkhamsted 04/10/14:
J.O’Neill & A.Leighton lost to E.Taylor & S.Welti 0-3 (5-12, 8-12, 5-12)
A.Joyce & D.Smith lost to R.Worth & G.Thomason 0-3 (4-12, 8-12, 5-12)
J.Doe & A.Rattan lost to G.Williams & P.Stewart 0-3 (5-12, 2-12, 8-12)
Old Ipswichians lost to Old Harrovians 1-2 at Ipswich 05/10/14:
W.Gibbons & D.Leach lost to T.Dunbar & R.Wijeratne 0-3 (10-13, 7-12, 1-12)
G.Hoskins & I.Wagland lost to N.Shaw & A.Poole 1-3 (4-12, 12-2, 7-12, 7-12)
P.Boughton & Tom Fletcher beat J.Poole & O.Denby 3-2 (9-12, 6-12, 12-3, 14-13, ret)
Old Citizens lost to Lancing Old Boys 1-2 at Highgate 12/10/14:
J.Reynolds & S.Chapman lost to D.Foster & W.Betts 1-3 (14-11, 11-12, 6-12, 3-12)
S.Packer & N.Gill lost to G.Campbell & M.Scurr 0-3 (5-12, 2-12, 6-12)
A.Nice & J.Gee Grant beat R.Black & N.Cox 3-0 (12-6, 12-5, ret)
Old Reptonians lost to Old Aldenhamians 0-3
Old Reptonians conceded all three pairs
Old Wulfrunians lost to Old Olavians 0-3 at Wolverhampton 18/10/14:
MW Yates & A.Simmons lost to J.Toop & M.Wiseman 0-3 (6-12, 3-12, 1-12)
C.Austin & A.Husselbee lost to S.Cooley & P.White 0-3 (8-12, 3-12, 1-12)
MA Yates & P.Bullock lost to H.Wiseman & T.Gallagher 0-3 (9-12, 2-12, 1-12)
Old Westminsters beat Old Stoics 3-0
Old Stoics conceded all three pairs
Old Edwardians lost to Old Cholmeleians 0-3 at KES, Birmingham 09/11/14:
R.Tyler & C.Friend lost to J.Ho & J.Marks 1-3 (15-13, 3-12, 5-12, 9-12)
P.Scholey & R.Malik lost to Ab.Bhattacharya & Ar.Bhattacharya 2-3 (8-12, 6-12, 14-11, 12-5, 7-12)
K.Turnbull & E.Johnson lost to G.Chapman & M.Goldman 0-3 (3-12, 5-12, 1-12)