15/03/2026
After yesterday's final day of 2025-26 Junior (under 19) British Clubs League which saw the Smash junior team (Andy, Neil, Ella, Peggy) finish in 5th place in Div 2, today it was the cadet (u15s) team's day to bring down the curtain on their season. The cadet team were top of the division going into the final day.of matches, but it was all very tight which meant anything could happen today with four matches to play. Could the team of Peggy, Lakeendra, and Sam bring home the gold?
First match v Draycott 4 and its a 4-2 win. Lakeendra taking the decisive victory as both her and Peggy win both their matches.
Second match is v Kidlington E and 3-3 draw. Lakeendra again providing a crucial point by winning the final match 11-8 in the fifth. Peggy picking up the other two points as her great form continued.
Third match is agsinst our local friends and rivals from the host club Highfield. We take the win 5-1. Two wins apiece from Peggy and Lakeendra provided four of the points, with Sam also chipping in with a fine win. Would
that point from Sam prove crucial in the final statistics? Mention here to Bani from Highfield who extended both Peggy and Lakeendra to a deciding game.
And so onto our final match. Both teams are level on 27 points, the Smash team having a slight advantage on games ratio meaming a 3-3 draw would be enough to take the title.
Kidlington go 1-0 up as Lakeendra loses the first match 1-3. Peggy swiftly makes it 1-1 with a 3-0 win in match 2, before Sam loses 0-3 to put our opponents 2-1 ahead.
Peggy returms to the table for match 4 and records an excellent 3-1 win to level the match at 2-2. Sam slips to a 0-3 defeat to leave it all hanging on the last match. A win for Lakeendra and we draw 3-3 and take the title. Could she do it? She had already won two critical final matches earlier in the day after all! Well cco
m**h the hour, com**h the lady, as she takes a convincing 3-0 win to level the match at 3-3 and we win the division on games ratio. Well done to all three players.
Peggy was our star player, winning all 16 of her matches across days 3 and 4. Lakeendra won 9 of her 15, including winning an incredible five out six mstches that went to a deciding game. And what of Sam? Remember that one win he had v Highfield? Well, that proved to ultinately be the most important one point as without that win, we would not have won the leage!
Well done everyone on another seaaon of learning (and success).
