The Hatch Report  

Yes the Croxley Green Tennis Clubhouse "Hatch" enjoyed a close encounter with Next Generation, the renegades of David Lloyd club Hatfield."Hatch" who occupies the prime and somewhat totally useless position between the clubhouse kitchen and the Living area saw the A Team go down fighting 4-5 in a tense and and close to the knuckle(and other body parts)affair.  

Mr Worby and Mr Wilkie who at one stage were collapsed in pain at least kept their balls in their hands to see off the oppositions second and third pair but narrowly lost out to their first pair in a nail biting 5-7 set. Ice anyone?  Mr Boyce and Mr Birch held their own to mirror our first pair to beat the second and third pair but were undone by the Next Generation first pair. Great effort chaps.  Mr  ..?? and Mr Perks were not so fortunate and lost each set although were disappointed after leading the third pair from Hatfield 4-2 only to be beaten 4-6. Oh well Leeds are on their way to Wembley!

4-5, shame, at least it wasnt a 9-0 whitewash as predicted!!  And so to the Tea..frozen chips, a chunk of cheese and 3 grapes...how this amounted to washing up every piece of crockery and cutlery ,  I will never know.  As for the "Hatch"...answers on a postcard please of "WHY" in not more than 15 words gratefully accepted.