Table Tennis
Times
A quarterly, independent, newsletter from the
world of English Table Tennis
Issue 1
Editorial
Summer 2015
As some of you may know Diane has been compiling a “Who’s Who” of English Table Tennis which
includes over 600 profiles of people who have been Senior International players, officials and
officers or those that have received ETTA honours and awards. Having been in contact with many
former players and administrators many people feel out of touch with table tennis today and have
lost contact with their peers. An often heard comment has been “I don’t hear anything about table
tennis nowadays” or “I don’t know what is happening today”.
This then is our effort to try and bridge that gap, to inform those, particularly those without the
internet, of what is happening today, as well as some features on yesteryear which we hope will be
of interest. A further aim is to put people in touch with each other who have lost contact.
We would be happy to include any contributions, including letters, which we receive in future
editions.
Whilst we understand that Table Tennis England (to use it’s current name) is run by a generation
more used to computers and email than writing letters, and necessarily has to concentrate on what
is happening today, we feel that there is not enough attention spent on those that made the
Association great.
We hope you enjoy this issue and if you would like to be included on our mailing list for future
editions please complete the form enclosed. Also if you can think of anyone who might enjoy this
newsletter please let us have their contact details so we can get in touch – or forward a copy of this
to them.
This is an independent publication which we aim to distribute quarterly by email or post. If you do
not have computer access and wish to receive further copies would you send four stamped
addressed envelopes, we will then post the next four issues to you. No charge for printing.
We will welcome any comments.
Best wishes
Harvey Webb
ETTA Honorary Life Member
Member of the SCI
Diane Webb
ETTA Vice-President
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What’s Been Happening in the Last Twelve Months?
 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow – August 2014 Success for England with a Men’s Team
event silver medal, a full house in the Mixed Doubles (Paul & Joanna Drinkhall – Gold, Liam
Pitchford & Tin-Tin Ho – silver and Danny Reed and Kelly Sibley – bronze). Liam also won a
bronze medal in the Men’s Singles.
 European Championships, Lisbon, Portugal – September 2014 Portugal won the Men’s
team and Germany the Women’s team events last year. England finished 23rd (Men’s Team)
and 21st (Women’s team).
 National Championships, Redbridge – March 2015 Liam Pitchford won the Men’s Singles
title and Kelly Sibley the Women’s. Paul Drinkhall and Liam paired up to take the Men’s
Doubles and new names were added to the Women’s Doubles trophy, Tin-Tin Ho and Maria
Tsaptsinos. Mixed Doubles went to the young partnership of Sam Walker and Tin-Tin Ho who
also both won the Under 21 titles.
 World Individual Championships, Suzhou, China – April/May 2015 Only two English players
were entered: Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford. For the first time since 1939 there were no
female representatives. Paul reached the last 64 and Liam the last 32 in the Men’s Singles
whilst as a pair they reached the last 64 in the Men’s Doubles.
 European Games, Baku, Azerbaijan – June 2015 Paul Drinkhall reached the Semi-finals in the
first ever European Games in the Men’s Singles. He was unlucky to lose the play-off match for
the bronze medal position but achieved some considerable successes along the way. Liam
Pitchford reached the Quarter finals.
 County Championships - Middlesex won both the Senior and Junior Premier Divisions.
 British League - Ormesby achieved a hat trick of titles in the Senior, Women’s and Junior
British League with Bribar St Neots Saints taking the Veterans title.
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 English Leagues Cup Competitions, Wellingborough – June 2015 (Wilmott Cup, J M Rose
Bowl, Carter Cup and Bromfield Trophy). The victors were Sheffield (top left), Leeds (top
right), North Middlesex (bottom left) and Derby (bottom right) respectively. To mark 80 years
since the first Wilmott Cup competition a commemorative mug and a souvenir programme
were given to each participant.
Photos by Roger Hance
 Table Tennis England Elections – Elections took place in June 2015. Sandra Deaton was
returned as Chairman, Susie Hughes as Deputy Chairman and Keith Thomas as Treasurer.
 Table Tennis England AGM – Honours and awards were bestowed on 11th July 2015:
Honorary Life Members: Peter Charters, Mike Smith
Vice-Presidents: Les Allwood, Mike Atkinson, Barry Chapman, David Edwards, Jim Clegg,
Nick Jarvis, Derrick Marples, Denis Neale, Jack Petchey CBE, Graham Rogerson, Gill Smith,
Peter Taylor, Diane Webb
Ivor Montagu Award: Estyn Williams
Victor Barna Award: Will Bayley
Malcolm Scott Award: Sandra Deaton
AK Vint Staff Award: Zach Ferris
Johnny Leach MBE Most Improved Player Award: Paul Drinkhall
Keith Ponting President’s Memorial Award: Les Smith
 100 Club Dinner – The evening following the TTE AGM is a delightful get together dinner for
members of the 100 Club, organised by the 100 Club Secretary and TTE President, Doreen
Stannard. A convivial evening where we were all entertained by an after dinner speech from
Ralph Gunnion who was in fine form. As well as many regular attendees we were joined this
year by Derek Tremayne, formerly General Secretary of the Association.
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In Memoriam (since January 2015)
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Elsie Carrington – ETTA Vice-President, National Champion, widow of Jack Carrington
Rosalind Cornett (nee Rowe) – England International and World Champion
Brian Halliday – ETTA Vice-President and former Management Committee Member
Bobby Stevens – England International and National Champion
Harry Venner – England International
Plastic Balls – again!
For those of you who can remember the plastic balls of the 1970s (?) a new version is now on the
market. Are things any better than in the past? Time will tell. However, after an initial statement by
the ITTF that celluloid could not be used after a certain date this was subsequently rescinded. Local
Leagues can, at least for the time being, decide whether they want to play with celluloid or plastic
whilst all Table Tennis England competitions must now use the new plastic ball. Many are not happy
as the new balls not only cost considerably more than the old ones but the breakage rate is also
considerably greater. Harvey and I were at a tournament recently when one player broke six in one
game. Orange balls have yet to be manufactured too which is a significant disadvantage to those
who play in venues where they are needed.
Harvey has a couple of memories of the original Plastic Ball that bear re-telling:One of the original “Masters” televised events which the ETTA ran at Wembley was sponsored by
the Manufacturer of the Plastic Ball. During the afternoon practice session the players (and here we
are talking about players of the calibre of Andrej Grubba , Jaques Secretin and Desmond Douglas to
name but three) were not impressed with the balls. They said they would not play with them.
Solution, go out to my car to get some boxes of a celluloid ball, put those balls in the boxes that the
plastic balls came in and leave them on the umpires table. Come the event no one except the players
and I knew about the slight deception and the event was a success. I just kept praying that the TV
cameras did not get any close ups……..
Another memory was of the final of the Sussex 2 Star, Chester Barnes v Alan Hydes. Chester was not
happy with the ball that the umpire gave him and asked for some more. A box was produced and
Chester rejected all of them. Another box, same result, all rejected. Another box, and another, until
in about the 6th box Chester found one he liked. Both the players and the umpire scooped up all the
balls that were then all over the table, including the ‘good one’. Once the laughter had died down
the umpire gave them a ball (probably the original one) and they played!
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Spotlight on Paul Drinkhall
England’s current number 1 is in a purple patch in his career with several recent successes. Paul’s
achievement in Baku at the European Games comes at the end of a very successful period when he
won not only the Spanish Open in April 2014 but also reached the finals of the Russian Open in
November 2014. Seeded 21 in Russia Paul overcame players seeded 1, 3 and 6 on the way to the
finals.
Paul started his England Senior International career at the tender age of 14
years in November 2004 when he played in a European League match
against the Netherlands (Photo left). Going into the fifth match at 2-2 Paul
kept a remarkably cool head to secure the victory for England.
As a Junior Paul achieved some outstanding results.
In 2007 he won the Europe Youth Top 12 in Riga,
Latvia (photo right). In that year he also won Gold at
the European Championship’s in the Junior Boys
Team and Junior Mixed Doubles. In the following
year Paul took the Junior Boys Singles, Junior Boys Doubles and Junior Mixed
Doubles titles and did not drop a match in the whole tournament, including
the team event. Paul was also a member of the winning Cadet Boys team at
the European Youth Championships in 2005 where he also won the Cadet
Boys Singles.
A seasoned international, Paul, has already played in ten
World Championships and numerous other tournaments at
European and Commonwealth level. He was also a member of
the GB team at the Olympic Games in London, 2012 (Photo
left). In the Commonwealth Games in the summer of 2014
Paul tasted Gold with his wife, Joanna Drinkhall (nee Parker)
in the Mixed Doubles in Glasgow and Silver in the Men’s
Team event.
At National Championships Paul has won a record 44 titles from U10
right through to Senior level, where he has an impressive four Men’s
Singles titles, seven Men’s Doubles titles and four Mixed Doubles
titles. The photo, right, shows Paul achieving his third success
holding the Men’s Singles Trophy.
Paul and his wife Jo (here displaying their Commonwealth Mixed
Doubles Gold Medals) have also recently become parents for the
first time with the arrival of their son, Dougie.
Congratulations all round.
Thanks to Karen Drinkhall and Ian Marshall for providing photographs and/or information.
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Old Photos
On the Table Tennis England website every Friday since September 2014 Diane has been putting up
old table tennis photographs where information is not known about the people in them, the venue
or the date. A selection is below. If you can provide any details we would love to hear from you.
National Coaching Scheme, Lilleshall, September 1959.
Back row: x, Bob Ratcliffe, Mary Shannon (Wright), David Stanley, Brian Hamel, x, Wilf Barker, Chris Gosling, David White,
Paul Racey, George Livesey, Jack Keogh, Derek Grant, Martin White.
Front row: Lynda Gordon (Reid), Carole Bagshaw, Les Jones, Norman Cook, Victor Barna, Ivor Eyles, x, Tom Blunn, Diane
Wright (Johnson), Sue Thomas, Meryl Upton.
Lilleshall, September 1964.
Elsie Carrington, Bill Vint, Jack Carrington, Godfrey Decker, also Ken Craigie.
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A get together with some of the greats possibly at the European Championships in 1966 or an English Open
in the early 1960s.
Back row: .Johnny Leach, Bill Vint, Ivan Andreadis, Ivor Montagu, Roy Evans, Victor Barna, Alec Brook,
Monsieur Parmentier, Ron Crayden, Ken Stanley Jean Mercier, Eric Filby, x, Michael Thornhill, Stanley Proffitt
Front row: x, Nancy Evans, Ella Zeller- Constantinescu, Ernie Bubley, Peggy Franks, Phyllis Lauder
(Hodgkinson).
Some old England players.
Could that be Margaret Osborne (Knott), Dora Emdin, Wendy Woodhead and
Nora Norrish with Ken Hyde on the far right?
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The Wilmott Cup – A little bit of history
The Wilmott Cup competition was first introduced in the 1934/35
season. The cup was donated by A J Wilmott and was purchased for
£14.00 on 1st July 1932 from Jay, Richard Attenborough Co. Ltd, Oxford
Street, London. It is described as having two handles and on a plinth.
The original cup was destroyed when the ETTA offices in London
received a direct hit during the war and a replacement cup was
subsequently purchased which is still with us today.
The first known committee consisted of some of the all-time greats of
the Association: Hugh Bunbury (ETTA Chairman, Vice-President), Ivor
Montagu (ETTA President and Chairman, Honorary Life Member, Life Vice-President and ITTF
President), Bill Pope (ETTA Secretary and Treasurer, Vice-President, ITTF Honorary Life Member), A J
Wilmott (ETTA Vice-President, ITTF Equipment Committee Secretary) and Corti Woodcock (ETTA
Chairman, Honorary Life Member and Vice-President).
In the first year of the tournament in 1934/35
there were four singles matches and one
doubles match, the same format as at
present.
However, there must have been a rethink the
next year as there was no event and the
following year teams consisted of three
players with all playing all. The entry fee was
2/6d (12.5p in today’s currency). The
competition was on a knock-out basis in
geographical zones of eight. Preliminary
rounds reduced the number of entrants to one. The closing rounds were
between zone winners until just two teams were left to play the finals. The format of three player
teams with nine singles matches remained for very many years.
Amendments were made to the rules from time to time and groups were introduced to replace the
straight knockout. The advantage of this was that players played more than one match when they
had to travel long distances in the later rounds.
In the first year 37 teams entered the Wilmott Cup and numbers progressively increased peaking
between 1952 -1980s. During this era over 100 teams entered regularly each year but then there
were an estimated 170,000 membership in England. In the 1934/35 season there were 99 Leagues,
1,654 Clubs and an estimated 30,000 players. By 1974 when there were 116 Wilmott Cup entries
there were 329 Affiliated Leagues and Associations, 8,390 Affiliated Clubs and 19,668 Affiliated
Teams. On top of this were 9 Directly Affiliated Clubs, and 48 Organisations in Good Standing. Up
until this time the top players in the country still played regularly in Local Leagues but since the
1980s there has been a significant dropping off, particularly of international players, playing at this
level.
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The importance and status of the Wilmott Cup and J M Rose Bowl cannot be underestimated and
the South London League celebrated their wins in style. In 1950 there was champagne for the
champions after the Wilmott Cup was filled with the bubbly at the
celebration dinner, dance and social. What made the occasion even
more special for the league was that J M Rose was their President.
In 1954 their double win was celebrated with a special dinner too.
The menu was:
 Oxtail soup
 Roast chicken and bread sauce
 Roast potatoes, Brussel sprouts and frozen peas
 Apple tart with ice cream
 Cheese and biscuits
 Coffee
The 1954 teams included five internationals: Ron Crayden, Jackie Head and Harry Venner for the
Wilmott Cup and Pam Gall, Jean Rook and Jean Winn for the J M Rose Bowl. Pam Gall being the only
player not to represent her country at senior level.
The current Wilmott Cup regulations were considerably revised in 2007, numbers had dropped and
the competition was in serious jeopardy of being discontinued. To try and stimulate more interest,
all four competitions (Wilmott Cup, J M Rose Bowl, Carter Cup and Bromfield Trophy) were reduced
to four singles matches and a doubles match was introduced, unbeknowingly going back to the
original format of the first Wilmott Cup. The aim was to increase participation particularly in the
distaff side of the game where numbers of female Local League players had seriously dropped.
Despite all the changes the competition still holds a great deal of interest and as the only national
inter league competition is held in great regard by those who participate.
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A J Wilmott – who was he?
The Wilmott Cup was introduced in 1935 at the instigation of A J Wilmott, a Vice-President of the
ETTA. He wanted to see a competition which saw the best players in the country vying for a trophy
which could only be played for by those who participated in England. The English Open and many
other Open tournaments held throughout the country were indeed open to all and the National
Championships or English Closed as it was originally known did not commence until 1960, 25 years
later. His idea was to help popularise the game and give practice to league players on the same
system as the Swaythling Cup (World Men’s Team Championships) and although the first event was
four singles and one doubles match the format was subsequently changed to the Swaythling Cup
lines of nine singles matches. Both Ivor Montagu and Alfred Wilmott felt passionately that it was
essential to play in the same format as the World Championships which would result in England one
day winning the coveted title, which they did in 1953.
Most leagues at that time consisted of five players with all playing all, one game each. A rather
lengthy evening.
Alfred James was born on 31st December 1888 in Tottenham, went
to Cambridge before joining the British Museum staff in 1911. He
was a well-respected and loved member of the table tennis world
who was also the Deputy Keeper, Department of Botany, at the
British Museum (Natural History). He won the Frank Smart prize
whilst at Cambridge and produced many papers and lectures on
flora and undertook collecting expeditions at home and abroad.
A J Wilmott’s table tennis history is of a long and interesting
journey. He loved to play and played in every World Championships
from 1932 to 1939 and again in 1949. He travelled to Prague,
Baden, Paris, Stockholm and Cairo to play, the latter was the first
occasion the World Championships had been held outside Europe
and it took a three day journey to get there. He was an England
International gaining his first cap against the Irish Free State in 1935/36 and won the English Open
Veteran Men’s Singles Champion in 1934/35 and 1939/40, so he was no mean player. He developed
a unique style by building up the handle on his bat to such a degree that he maintained if the bat
was held at a certain angle the ball was certain to be returned over the net – providing it was hit.
Apart from playing, A J Wilmott undertook much work as Secretary of the ITTF Equipment
Committee. He concerned himself especially with measurement and improvement of the properties
of table tennis balls, designing several of the ingenious instruments used, such as those concerned
with sphericity, elasticity and regularity of the polar diameter. His scientific patience and skills were
used to provide much valuable information to ensure balls were produced to the highest standard.
An amusing anecdote shows how the best laid plans don’t always come to fruition. At the Paris
World Championships in 1934 he painstakingly tested every ball putting those that did not meet his
standards in to a pile marked ‘B’. Unfortunately the French took these as the good balls thinking ‘B’
stood for ‘bon’ where in fact it was intended as ‘B’ meaning ‘bad’. Regarded by Ivor Montagu as one
of the great pioneers of English Table Tennis, “Willie” illustrated devotion and loyalty and the spirit
of patriotic idealism in which both the ETTA and ITTF were cradled.
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First Winners of the Wilmott Cup – Manchester
Fred Cromwell (no image) – England International who played against the Irish Free State in 1934
and Wales in 1935/36. He played in two World Championships Prague, 1936 and Paris 1947.
Hymie Lurie – An England International who reached a World Ranking or
21. Hymie played in World Championships in England’s Swaythling Cup
team 1935, 1936, 1938 and 1939 earning a bronze medal in 1939. He was
twice Semi-finalist in the Men’s Doubles with Eric Filby (1938) and Ken Hyde
(1939).
In international matches he played three times against Wales, once against
the Irish Free State and twice against the USA. In the English Open Hymie
was Junior Boys Singles Champion in 1934/35.
Andy Millar – An England International whose highest World Ranking was
22. A Swaythling Cup player in 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937 winning a
bronze medal in 1933.
In international matches Andy played against Wales in 1931/32, 1932/33
and 1933/34. In the English Open he was Runner-up in the Men’s Doubles
in 1934 with Ken Hyde.
Thanks to:
Ronnie Allcock, a Lancastrian, who has kindly sent
his table tennis scrapbook to Diane to scan. Lots
of fascinating newspaper cuttings, programmes
and photographs from the England International
who made his England debut on 10th November
1949 v Ireland in Belfast. Happy to report that
England won the fixture 8-1 with Ronnie winning
his singles but losing the Men’s Doubles partnered
by Wally Poole.
Ronnie was also a member of the winning
Manchester League Wilmott Cup team in 1956,
1958 and 1959.
Johnny Leach, Mayor, Ron Crayden, Ronnie Allcock, Benny Casofsky
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What was Happening
10 Years Ago - 2005
 Alan Cooke and Helen Lower
(right) were England Number
1s.
 Paul Drinkhall and Joanna
Parker were the Junior
Number 1s.
 In the Premier County
Championships Devonshire
won by one point with Sussex
Runners-up. Buckinghamshire
topped the Junior Premier
Division and Lincolnshire the
Cadets.
 In the British League London Progress gained the honours in their Premier Division.
 The National Team Championships saw Northumbria win the Wilmott Cup and North Herts
the J M Rose Bowl. Two of the Rose Bowl winning team, Janice Laing and Sandra Harper are
still going strong and were Runners-up this year, 2015.
 Gavin Evans (left) won the U13 and 12
Boys Singles and U13 Boys Doubles in Kings Lynn.
Melissa Wright took the U13 Girls title.
 Ryan Jenkins won the Men’s Singles Grand
Prix Season Championships and Helen Lower the
Women’s.
 Alex Murdoch was ETTA Chairman and
Martin Clark the Treasurer.
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25 Years Ago - 1990
 Desmond Douglas, Chen Xinhua and
Skylet Andrew reached the Semi-Finals of
the inaugural World Team Cup before
losing to Sweden.
 Premier County Championship’s title
went to Middlesex and the Junior
Premiership winners were Lancashire.
 The ‘Women in Table Tennis Conference’
was held in Burton-on-Trent, the keynote
speaker was Edwina Currie MP (right with
Jill Parker and Andrea Holt).
 Grove 1 won the British League Premier Division.
 Desmond Douglas (below) took this 11th Men’s Singles National title at the age of 35 years.
Fiona Elliot (below) was the Women’s Champion.
 John Prean was the ETTA Chairman and Peter Hillier the Treasurer.
 Carl Prean was England Men’s Number 1 and Lisa Lomas the ladies equivalent.
 England men finished 3rd in the 17th European Championships and the ladies 9th.
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50 Years Ago - 1965
 Essex were the County Championships Premier
Division winners with Kent the Junior South and
Yorkshire the Junior North Division champions.
 Laurie Landry was the England Junior Captain.
 Bryan Merrett (30) (right) retired from tournament
play; he made his England debut against Wales in
1951 aged 16.
 Bobby Stevens was presented with Essex County
Corti Woodcock Memorial Award.
 Mary Shannon and Brian Wright were married on
4th September 1965.
 Ivor Eyles was ETTA Chairman and Tom Blunn
Treasurer.
 Junior Ranking list shows Alan Hydes and Pauline
Hemmings at the top. Chester Barnes (below, top)
and Mary Shannon (below, bottom) led the senior lists.
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Events to Come
Senior and Veterans National and International Events
 European Championships, Ekaterinburg, Russia - 25th September-4th October 2015
Congratulations to Maria Tsaptsinos who has been selected for her first senior cap.
 Commonwealth Championships, India – 16th-21st December 2015
The last Commonwealth Championships (as opposed to the Commonwealth Games) was held
in 2013 in New Delhi. England reached the Semi-finals in the Men’s Team Event and the
ladies won a very creditable silver medal. In the individual events Chris Doran and Sam
Walker played superbly to get a silver medal in the Men’s Doubles and Joanna Parker and
Kelly Sibley achieved the same in the Women’s Doubles. What will England bring back this
time?
 Six Nations, Ireland – 13th-15th November 2015
 European League Qualifying Event – 12th January 2016 (Venue to be confirmed)
This event has been re-introduced after a break of three years.
 World Team Championships, Kuala Lumpar – 28th February- 6th March 2016
At the last Team Championships in 2014 England’s men finished 25th and the women 29th.
Let’s hope for an improvement this season.
 National Championships, Hertford Sports Village – 18th-20th March 2016
 European League Qualifying Event – 29th March 2016 (Venue to be confirmed)
 European Olympic Qualification, Istanbul – 6th-10th April 2016
 Veterans World Championships, Alicante, Spain – 23rd-29th May 2016
It is 10 years since Alan Cooke won the World Over 40s title in Bremen, Germany will he try
and emulate that achievement now he has moved up into the next age group?
 English Leagues Cup Competitions Finals (Wilmott Cup, J M Rose Bowl, Carter Cup,
Bromfield Trophy), Wellingborough – 11th-12th June 2015
In addition to the major events there are many 1* and 2* tournaments as well as several Open
tournaments around the country at all levels, plus County Championship and various British League
matches. The main Open tournaments are the Grand Prix series, dates and venues are as follows:
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Liverpool, Lifestyle Tennis Centre - 22nd-23rd August 2015
Aldershot, Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre - 3rd-4th October 2015
Bristol, University of West of England - 14th-15th November 2015
South Shields, Temple Park Centre - 12th-13th December
Nottingham, Jubilee Sports Centre - 30th-31st January 2016
Jersey, Geoff Reed TT Centre - 25th-27th March 2016 (tbc)
Doncaster, The Dome - 16th-17th April 2016
Blackpool, Blackpool Sports Centre - 7th-8th May 2016
Redbridge, Redbridge Sports & Leisure Centre, IG6 3HD - 4th-5th June 2016
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Did You Know
The original logo/badge of the English Table Tennis Association was an
English Rose. However, the Three Leopards, that are so familiar to a great
number of people, are synonymous with English Table Tennis. Although
rebranding in 2014 removed the leopards from the logo (right) we are happy
to report that they still appear on England Team shirts.
As we are unashamedly traditionalists we have chosen the leopards as the
emblem for this newsletter.
Ways to Stay Informed:
Swaythling Club International – former England Internationals are eligible to apply if they
represented England in two or more World Championships. Two magazines a year are
mailed. Contact Tony Chatwin, 92 Sancroft Road, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7ET or email
[email protected]
ETTA 100 Club - meet for a Dinner + entertainment, once a year, on the evening of the Table
Tennis England AGM. Subject to vacancies. Contact Mrs Doreen Stannard, 19 Paddington
Close, Yeading, Hayes, Middlesex UB4 9QH or [email protected]
VETTS (Veteran English Table Tennis Society) - produce a Quarterly Newsletter, which is sent
out in the mail and organise regular tournaments for players over 40 in several age groups.
Contact Val Murdoch, VETTS Membership Secretary, Harwood House, 90 Broadway,
Letchworth SG6 3PH or [email protected]
If you wish to join any of the above you will need to check with the named contact on eligibility and
availability. There is a small fee for each.
For those of you that have ventured into the world of computing there are websites for: Table Tennis England (http://tabletennisengland.co.uk)
 International Table Tennis Federation (http://www.ITTF.com/)
 ITTF Museum who publish on their website a brilliant magazine called “Table Tennis
Collector” (http://www.ITTF.com/museum/)
 European Table Tennis Union (http://www.ettu.org/en/)
 Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation (http://comtt.org/)
 VETTS (http://www.vetts.org.uk)
Our Contact Details
Diane and Harvey Webb
Pine Edge
12 Salvington Crescent
Bexhill-on-Sea
East Sussex
TN39 3NP
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Telephone: 01424 216342
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