Dons Badminton club

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Division 1 | ORBL

HANDICAP KNOCKOUT 2024 FINALS
After a great evening of badminton, The Don’s took the title of 2024 ORBL Handicap Competition Winners
The Team Handicap competition final was played on Monday 25th March at Oulder Hill Leisure Centre between Dons and Alpha ‘C’. Dons scored 378 aces to Alpha ‘C’s 182 the handicap which was in favour of Alpha’C’ was 120.5 giving them a total of 302.5 making Dons the winners by 75.5 points.

It was a hard-fought match right to the very last point both teams playing at their best, the scoresheet does not indicate the effort both sides put into their games. Although Dons won by some margin Alpha ‘C’ can come away proud of themselves. Alpha ‘C’ being mostly a young group, looks likely to be an up-and-coming team for the future and the likes of Mizan Rahman, Alex Buckley and Laura Webster who all played strongly, should help to make this happen.

Dons are a much more experienced team and with great play from Eliza Condrea showed their style, as the whole team played their part to obtain this win. It was around the 2002/3 season that Dons were the winners of this trophy previously and, amazingly, Martin Spencer, Tony Mooney and Nick Weston played in that match too. Tony is declaring he is the oldest player to play in a final at the fine old age of 72.

Words by P Turner

Just a little potted history and names

Club originally formed in the 1960`s passed
from generation to generation, Martin Spencer currently managing the club started back in 1978 as an 18 year old, Past players : Dave Fox, Dave Johnson, Pete Ramsden, Frank Stefek, Phil Randle, Keith Hicks, Alan Dunn, Mike Cassidy, Mike Hayes, Andy Pilkington, Mike Omeara, Mike Goman, Harry Lord, Don Diskin, Dennis Middleton, Richard Power, Judith Barker, Kath Howell, Neil Barnes, Ian Barnes, David Hetherington, John Mitchell, Graham White, Current team 2023 : Martin Spencer, Nick Weston, Neil Tuersley, Eliza Condrea, Mark Webster, Keith Sandiford, Tony Mooney

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1985 - God we where fit playing matches 2 or 3 times a week back then.

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Glory days , Open Division 1 winners
The team : Tony Mooney, Dave Fox, Pete Ramsden, Martin Spencer, David Johnson, Nick Weston, Neil Tuersley, Graham White.
also won Mixed division 1 with Yeti at Heywood New Jerusalem courts Stuart Cummings captain , Mike Jacombs, Carolyn (Bainbridge), Elaine