2009/2010 Season:
The 2009/2010 season saw Corsham Badminton Club with both Mens teams in Division 1, our Mixed 4/2 in division 1 for the first time and a Mixed 3/3 fielded for the first time.
It was a very tough season for all the teams. The competition between the two Men's teams really added to the drama of playing each other. The first encounter went predictably to the A team (7-2), but on the second encounter a more mature B team than that from the start of the season took the victory (5-4). Both teams found the competition tough and the A team narrowly claimed 4th place avoiding the play-off position to remain in Division 1 for a 3rd year running. The B team finished strongly but could not recover from the defeats earlier in the season.
The Mixed 4/2 found the going just as tough in Division 1 and did manage to get a victory early on, but the match scores in the defeats do not show just how close they came in game scores to having a different outcome altogether. In the end they will look to top Division 2 and return to the top-flight in 2011/2012 after finishing 7th. For the first time a Corsham 3/3 entered the fray and enjoyed success and met very strong competition along the way. The team showed promise and hopefully will return in 2010/2011.
- Mixed 3/3 Captain - Clare Wilson
- Mixed 4/2 Captain - Emma Rossiter
- Men's A Captain - Steve Bird
- Men's B Captain - Chris Dewing
Season Review by Captains
Mixed 3/3 Team captain Clare commented:
"The 3/3 team was never meant to go out on the hunt for trophies and glory. It was intended to use this league as a means for offering as many people as possible the opportunity to get some match play as they are never invited to join in with the other leagues. I think this aim has been achieved with 22 club members playing at least one match. 15 men played but only 7 ladies played with the lion's share being covered by Belinda, Lindsey and Clare due to work commitments, injuries or long-term illness keeping a few ladies out of the running. Hopefully, next year we will have a bigger pool of ladies on which to draw.
"We managed to win just 1 match during the season and the glory goes to Ade, Matt L, Jules, Jo, Belinda and Lindsey for that so well done to them. We have gained a lot of experience over the year and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge but it would be nice to get a few more wins under our belt next season. As the old saying goes, 'things can only get better!'
"Thanks to everyone who has played so valiantly during the season. Thanks to Tamar, Jo, Belinda, Lindsey, Debbie, Emma, Rich, Frank, Bryn, Grant, Dan M, Chris A, Matt L, Ade, Jules, Antony, Colin, Chris D, Mitt, Dan C and finally Steve. Have a good summer and come back ready to fight for another season in September."
Men's A Team captain Steve commented:
"We have SURVIVED! And better still, we've recorded our highest ever finish position in Division One and the right to play in it for a third consecutive season. My thanks to regulars & non-regulars alike, who threw aside in-club rivalries to ensure that we kept the club in the top flight - in the end every precious point (as well as every little bit of influencing) helped swing the outcome in our favour."
Men's B Team captain Chris commented:
"If you blinked you may have missed the B Team's brief excursion into top flight competition. Despite our rather poor start during 2009, managing to lose to all five of our rival teams without troubling the scoreboard too often, 2010 proved to be a much more successful half of the season.
"Our victory over Calne was a very good performance despite the lack of numbers in the opposition. However, January 31st 2010 will live long in the memory of all those who took part, as this was the day that the B Team vanquished their supposedly superior foes in the A Team. Celebrations went on long into the night, well until about 11pm, and it will no doubt be the proudest day in many of the lives of anyone remotely associated with the B Team, except the A Team.
"Unfortunately we could not replicate our giant killing against the likes of Phoenix, Chippenham 23 and Freshford, as it turns out that those teams are pretty good. We did take 3 points off Chippenham 23 though; thanks mainly to them only having two pairs. For a team that was predicted relegation from the moment that our promotion was confirmed I think we did very well to put up a good enough fight that left us only a few points behind Calne at the end of the season.
"My thanks goes out to all those who played for us this season, which as far as I can remember was Daniel Collier, Mitt Rahman, David Di Claudio, Antony Price, Matthew Littlechild, Grant Davis, Bryn Evans, Peter Warman, Christopher Askin and myself. Special thanks to Mitt and Dave for their taxi services for away games, even if we did occasionally end up at the wrong Trowbridge club.
"Next season will most likely be a new beginning for the B team without me at the helm, unfortunately the pressure of the job was causing me to do crazy things such as write my match comments as various songs, so I've been advised by my doctor to lower my stress levels and hand over the reigns. Thanks to everyone for their support over the last two seasons, and best of luck to whoever takes over the captaincy. I suppose I might actually have to fight to keep my place in the team now as well!"
Here are the results for the 2009/2010 season:
| Mixed 3/3 A (Mid Wilts Division 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | vs. | H/A | Score | Result |
| Thur, 24 Sept 09 | Calne | Away | 3-6 | Loss |
| Tue, 6 Oct 09 | Bradford Penmoor | Away | 6-3 | Win! |
| Wed, 21 Oct 09 | Chippenham 23 | Away | 0-9 | Loss |
| Sun, 8 Nov 09 | Phoenix B | Home | 3-6 | Loss |
| Sun, 22 Nov 09 | Freshford/St. Georges | Home | 0-9 | Loss |
| Sun, 20 Dec 09 | Phoenix A | Home | 0-9 | Loss |
| Sun, 17 Jan 10 | Calne | Home | 2-7 | Loss |
| Sun, 24 Jan 10 | Bradford Penmoor | Home | 3-6 | Loss |
| Sun, 14 Feb 10 | Chippenham 23 | Home | 3-6 | Loss |
| Fri, 26 Feb 10 | Phoenix B | Away | 0-9 | Loss |
| Sun, 14 Mar 10 | Freshford/St. Georges | Away | 0-9 | Loss |
| Fri, 9 Apr 10 | Phoenix A | Away | 0-9 | Loss |
| Mixed 4/2 A (Mid Wilts Division 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | vs. | H/A | Score | Result |
| Sun, 4 Oct 09 | Bradford Penmoor | Home | 6-3 | Win! |
| Wed, 14 Oct 09 | Chippenham 23 | Away | 1-8 | Loss |
| Sun, 1 Nov 09 | Freshford/St. Georges B | Away | 0-9 | Loss |
| Thur, 12 Nov 09 | Calne | Away | 4-5 | Loss |
| Sun, 13 Dec 09 | Phoenix A | Home | 1-8 | Loss |
| Sun, 10 Jan 10 | Freshford/St. Georges A | Away | 0-9 | Loss |
| Tue, 19 Jan 10 | Bradford Penmoor | Away | 1-8 | Loss |
| Sun, 7 Feb 10 | Chippenham 23 | Home | 0-9 | Loss |
| Sun, 21 Feb 10 | Freshford/St. Georges B | Home | 0-9 | Loss |
| Sun, 7 Mar 10 | Calne | Home | 5.4-0 | Win! |
| Fri, 12 Mar 10 | Phoenix A | Away | 4-5 | Loss |
| Sun, 11 Apr 10 | Freshford/St. Georges A | Home | 0-9 | Loss |
| Men's A (Mid Wilts Division 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | vs. | H/A | Score | Result |
| Sun, 11 Oct 09 | Corsham B | Away | 7-2 | Win! |
| Sun, 25 Oct 09 | Phoenix A | Home | 2-7 | Loss |
| Wed, 4 Nov 09 | Chippenham 23 | Away | 0-9 | Loss |
| Sun, 18 Apr 10* | Calne | Home | 6.2-0 | Win! |
| Sun, 6 Dec 09 | Freshford/St. Georges | Home | 2-7 | Loss |
| Sun, 31 Jan 10 | Corsham B | Home | 4-5 | Loss |
| Fri, 12 Feb 10 | Phoenix A | Away | 2-7 | Loss |
| Sun, 28 Feb 10 | Chippenham 23 | Home | 3-6 | Loss |
| Thur, 11 Mar 10 | Calne | Away | 4-5 | Loss |
| Sun, 28 Mar 10 | Freshford/St. Georges | Away | 0-9 | Loss |
| Men's B (Mid Wilts Division 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Vs. | H/A | Score | Result |
| Sun, 11 Oct 09 | Corsham A | Home | 2-7 | Loss |
| Sun, 25 Oct 09 | Freshford/St. Georges | Away | 0-9 | Loss |
| Sun, 1 Nov 09 | Phoenix A | Home | 2-7 | Loss |
| Wed, 18 Nov 09 | Chippenham 23 | Away | 0-9 | Loss |
| Thur, 3 Dec 09 | Calne | Away | 4-5 | Loss |
| Sun, 3 Jan 10 | Freshford/St. Georges | Home | 1-8 | Loss |
| Sun, 31 Jan 10 | Corsham A | Away | 5-4 | Win! |
| Fri, 19 Feb 09 | Phoenix A | Away | 0-9 | Loss |
| Sun, 14 Mar 10 | Chippenham 23 | Home | 3-6 | Loss |
| Sun, 21 Mar 10 | Calne | Home | 7-2 | Win! |
| Mid-Wilts KO Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Vs. | H/A | Score | Result |
| Thur, 22 Oct 09 | Calne | Away | 344-252 | Win! |
| Sun, 4 Apr 10 | Freshford/St.Georges B | Home | 307-360 | Loss |