Players from the 1sts and 2nds gathered for a Christmas social on Wednesday 18th December. With 12 in total and only two courts the decision was to do a doubles round robin for the Squash part (single PAR-15 games, with a deciding point at 14-all), before everyone headed for the Banyers Hotel in Royston for food afterwards.

Some pre-planning on pairings was thrown into the air by staggered arrival times, but we mostly managed to get even teams. Three pairs were competing to top the table, with the crown eventually going to Matt S and Gareth.

However with both of these guys still at the club and up for another game, and second-placed pairing Chris and Moises still around it was decided to play off for the overall crown.

A bad move from the table-toppers as opened the door to Chris and Moises taking the overall honours, the final shot of the event a proper bit of Squash genius from El Bandido Moises as a fade-away backhand overhead volley found a rolling nick out of the front backhand corner, something that not even club no.1 Matt could retrieve.

And after that it was off to dinner

But enough talk, here are some images from the Squash part of the evening:-

Kate & Miles

Match action: Mike & Jan vs Matt W & Sean

Chris on the balcony

Chris and Moises check out their opposition

Colm & James take on Matt S & Gareth

Later in the same game

And again

Another shot from Mike & Jan vs Matt W & Sean

And a third shot from this match

The decider - Chris & Moises against Matt S & Gareth

Colm & James take on Matt W & Sean

More from that match

Another shot from the deciding clash

And one more - El Bandido winds up

Miles & Kate take on Mike & Jan

Matt S & Gareth against Matt W & Sean

Kate (mostly your photographer, so someone else took this one)