B team bashes Kent
We arrived at Kent confident of winning our 2nd match in row to get our campaign of to the start we wanted.
After battling through the heavy traffic, most of us got the at 1pm instead of our planned 12:30 and never got the practice we had planned to have before the match, but we did have time for a quick meeting before we started.
i had dropped 2 players to the C team for the day, Tony Bailey who wasn't present at our first match and Rob Chalmers who although has been playing well lately , did only get 1/4 against berkshire. both players went on to do play their part against Kent with Tony running away with a star performance 4/4 on the day.
We had a few people absent due to work commitments and the fact that our match clashed with Mothering Sunday.
All i asked of the players was to carry on where we left of and i would expect and hope that we could win each set 8-3. This you may think might be a bit ambitious , but i know my team and know what we are capable of.
New player to the team Etienne Wagner started the ball rolling with the first frame of the day. We then went on to win the first set 7-4 and the second set 9-2 to get us back on track for what we were hoping to achieve.
so at this point we were 16-6 up and on course even though we had already threw away a few frames , but so had Kent, so that score was a fair reflection the match.
We then took it upon ourselves to throw away frame after frame , players seem to drop their heads , lose their confidence, play the wrong shots and go he wrong way about their clearances . All this even though we were coasting the match. subsequently we lost this 3rd set 7-4 to let Kent back into a match that they should of already lost.
we managed to win the last set 7-4 to close out the match 27-17 even though we again made some sloppy mistakes to throw away yet more frames.
On an individual level, Kyle Merrigan and Michael brown pretty much continued where they left off in our lst match with steady performances.
MOM go's to Jamie fay who just edges out Etienne Wagner , both getting 4/4. Jamie played with a confidence that almost had won his frames before he had even chalked his cue, his arrogance and full on attitude scared his opponents before they even picked up their cues.
The rest of the team played well below what i know they are capable of, but with that said , it just shows what a strong team of players we have when we can get away with only playing at 50% and still win the match by a clear 10 frames. The stregth in depth we have is scary at times and is what wins regional titles.
I'm confident that we are on the right track and by the time we meet Surrey in our 5th match we will be stronger , more settled , will be getting a better performance throughout the team and will be really enjoying our pool.
4/4 Etienne Wagner
3/4 Kyle Merrigan
4/4 Jamie Fay
3/4 John Kelly
2/4 Stephen Wallace
1/4 Joe Cunningham
2/4 Adam Coppen
2/4 Robbie Robb
2/4 Alex Lawrence
2/4 Michael Brown
2/4 Bri Chudasama
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