Past winners:

OCTOBER, PLAYER OF THE MONTH -

Carl McColgan

The player of the month for October goes to Carl McColgan with 36 points. After a slow start in the pre-season matches, Carl really stepped up a gear when it mattered. He has played four matches and won four matches, conceding just one game. He saved his best performance for the 2nd vs 3rd team match when he had superb victory over the very talented youngster, Morgan Hibberd.

Second goes jointly to Steve Yule and John Bayley with 33 points.

Player of the Month, 2004-05

MARCH (weeks 23-26)	1	Yawar Abbas	25
	2	Rod Boswell	24
	3	Peter Karwat	23
FEBRUARY (weeks 18-22)	1	Iain Stewart	37
	2	Yawar Abbas	35
	3	Peter Karwat	32
JANUARY (weeks 14-17)	1	Steve Davies	30
	=2	Peter Brown	29
	=2	Mark Mulligan	29
DECEMBER (weeks 14-17)	1	Steve Husdan	29
	=2	Alastair Atkinson	28
	=2	Murray Lonsdale	28
NOVEMBER (weeks 14-17)	1	Iain Stewart	28
	=2	Jez Atkinson	25
	=2	Morgan Hibberd	25
	=2	Mark Mulligan	25
OCTOBER (weeks 14-17)	=1	Iain Stewart	31
	=1	Ben Woodcock	31
	=1	Chas Hughes	31

DECEMBER, PLAYER OF THE MONTH -

Steve Husdan

The player of the month for December goes to, with 29 points, the Club Chairman Steve Husdan. He managed to pick up some great wins at the top of the seventh team that has been struggling so far this season.

Second goes jointly to Alastair Atkinson and Murray Lonsdale with 28 points and have both been unbeaten this month, in fact the 3rd team has taken maximum points from it's last 5 matches as they pull away at the top of the third division.



NOVEMBER, PLAYER OF THE MONTH -

Iain Stewart

The player of the month for November goes to 2nd team captain, Iain Stewart . Iain wins the prize for a second consecutive month by stretching his unbeaten run to 8 matches.

There is a three way tie for the second this month between Jez Atkinson, who is hoping to lead his 3rd team to promotion, Morgan Hibberd, who is doing well since moving up to the 2nd Division and new boy Mark Mulligan who is get to lose a match.



OCTOBER, PLAYER OF THE MONTH -

Iain Stewart, Ben Woodcock & Chas Hughes

The first player of the month for the 2004/05 season goes jointly to Iain Stewart, Ben Woodock & Chas Hughes.

Iain hasn't looked back since losing out on the first day of the season from match ball and 2 games up, winning 4 matches on the bounce.

Ben has been able to play regularly for the teams for the first time and his form has really picked up as a result.

Despite winning, Chas seems to be moving his way down the teams from the 7th in the first week to the 10th last week (I suggest he starts losing , so he's bound to be promoted!)

SEASON 2003-04

MARCH, PLAYER OF THE MONTH -

Ky Hibberd

The player of the month for March goes to, with 35 points, Ky Hibberd. Ky, collecting the monthly prize for third time this season did so with yet another 4 wins including his 2nd Division debut.

Second goes to John Bayley with 31 points and third place goes to Chris Kenrick with 28 points.


FEBRUARY, PLAYER OF THE MONTH -

Terry Reid

The player of the month for February goes to old (but not quite as old he looks) campaigner, Terry Reid with 36 points. After a fairly average season he has found some form of late with four wins from five .

Second goes to Carl McColgan with 30 points and third place goes to Phil Stafford with 29 points.

 

JANUARY, PLAYER OF THE MONTH -

Ky Hibberd & Morgan Hibberd

The player of the month for January goes jointly to Morgan and Ky Hibberd (31pts). Ky wins the prize for a second consecutive month.

They have stretched their winning streak to an incredible nine matches despite rapidly moving up the teams and now starting to play in the third division.

They have improved so much in the short space of time they have been playing in the teams, it will be intriguing to see just how far they have gone by the end of this season.

(They were ranked 3th and 5th in England at Under 13 level but will now have to step up to the Under 15 category.)

Third place goes to John Thompson with 30pts, who has been in top form since Christmas including a fantastic gritty performance against the 2nd Team's, Henry Smit in a great match to watch.


DECEMBER, PLAYER OF THE MONTH -

Ky Hibberd

The player of the month for December goes to youngster, Ky Hibberd (32pts) and his twin brother, Morgan Hibberd (31pts), comes second. Ky & Morgan are the youngest members of the Grove Park teams at only 13 years old but have made quite an impact since their introduction to team squash last month.

They have dealt with everything that has been put in front of them and have quickly moved up from Division 5 into Division 4 without losing a match between them.

They had shown their potential last summer when they had considerable success in the doubles tournament playing against top class players.

They were ranked 3th and 5th in England at Under 13 level but will have to step up to the Under 15 category.

Third place goes to super sub, Tony Foulds with 28pts


NOVEMBER, PLAYER OF THE MONTH -

Patrick Foster

The player of the month for November goes to Patrick Foster. After labouring in first few matches, Patrick's season has really picked up over in recent weeks.

The break through seemed to come with the visit of Liverpool when the up and coming player, Ashley Flathers was comfortably dismissed to take the match. He then when on to beat Cheshire No.1, Paul Lord and 5 times World Champion, Sarah Fitzgerald in and excellent display of lob and dropping.

It took ex-Grove Park favourite, Derek Ryan, to stop his winning run and even then he had Derek on the ropes at 2-0 up before losing out in five.

After leaving the PSA tour (reaching a world ranking in the 60's) at the end of last season he now seems to be finding the balance between his squash and a full time job with Manchester Leisure.

Runners up are the team's oldest player (and founder member), Graham Gilbert, and Mark Davenport who after an up and down season last year is really finding his winning form (3-2 naturally!) at the bottom of Division 3.


OCTOBER, PLAYER OF THE MONTH -

Jonathon Crossland

The player of the month for October goes to Jonathon Crossland. Terribly keen Jonathon joined Grove Park over the summer and is new to team squash but has adapted quickly. Since losing in the A's v B's and the first match of the season 3-2 after going 2 up , he has learnt from his mistakes and hasn't dropped a game, despite moving up into the traditionally tough 3rd Division. His hard running style should serve him well over the season.

Runners up were 10th Team captain, Chas Hughes and our youngest team player, in his first season, Marc Pass.