Lillington Free Church table-tennis Club sent its Senior team to play matches 9 and 10 in Senior British League Division 3C. The club won all of its previous 8 matches so went into Saturday’s matches with confidence. Lee Dorning, Jack Green and junior Rex Wong were joined by another junior in Chris Ho, making his seasonal debut.

First up were Kidlington Forum, the nearest challengers to Church. Two wins from Dorning over Antonio Bellinva and Jack Shardlow, another pair from Wong over Shardlow and Edward Lush set Lillington on course. Green beat Bellinva and Ho defeated Lush 3-0. Despite losing the doubles 10-12 in the 5 th , the 6-3 scoreline was sufficient to stave off any challenge. Next up were Westfield of Wellingborough who were sunk 8-1. Dorning accounted for Kevin Bird and Dan Smalley, Wong beat Smalley and Matt Horrocks, Green beat Bhavika Mistry and Bird and Ho saw off Mistry. Dorning and Lee pocketed the doubles. With 4 matches to play in April and one promotion spot available ,Lillington sit top, 6 points clear of second. So far the club has fielded 7 players in the competition illustrating its strength in depth.