Foul night -- cold + wind + rain -- so we're grateful to be playing inside the very centrally located Manor Club. Grateful, too, to actually get a game, the last couple of matches having been called off.

All of us a bit rusty, then, as we face three members of the Williams clan: dad Winsley, limping with his bad foot, brother Michael, quiet but solid, and son Martin from down the Co-op. Back in October we scraped a draw. Tonight? Well, in brief:

• 2/3 for Ed, going down 3-1 to Michael
• 2/3 for Kennedy, ditto
• 0/3 for a disappointed Steve

Long night: we were still playing game 7 when the division 1 players on the other side of the net were playing doubles. Talking of which, a poor show from Kennedy and Ed gave them another point and the win. Not great.