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Table Tennis: Burton Cup holders Police were knocked out of this season's competition at the semi-final stage to a Mike Stead-inspired Highdale A.

Last season, Mark Rycroft was in the Hermits team that finished runners-up to Police but will get the chance of a winners' medal with Highdale.

Stead led the way for Highdale as he continued his rich vain of form by taking all his singles without dropping a game against a strong Police line-up of Tim Dyson, James Brown and John Chew.

Rycroft chipped in with a victory over Brown and Phil Mann had a surprise success over Dyson to put Highdale into the final against Dewsbury or Embassy A.

In the league, Fastbats D met Hermits C in a crucial Division Three relegation battle. Fastbats were only one point ahead of Hermits with one of them certain to be in the relegation play-offs and Fastbats moved five points clear of their rivals following a close encounter.

Tony Hutton proved to be the match-winner for Fastbats with three singles. Craig Knowles took two and the pair overcame Martin Jackson and Terry Halliday 11-8 in the fifth game to boost Fastbats survival hopes.

RESULTS - Division One: Police 6, Unity A 4. Division Two: Fastbats A 3, Unity B 7; Hermits A 5, Embassy B 5; Highdale C 10, Hermits B 0; Laisterdyke A 5, Embassy B 5; Yeadon Flyers 7, Hermits A 3. Division Three: Unity C 10, Fastbts F 0; Fastbasts E 5, Fastbats C 5; Hermits C 4, Fastbats D 6; Fastbats B 7, Thornbury B 3. Division Four: Hermits E 6, Baildon A 4; Rastrick B 6, Hermits F 4; Highdale D 3, Embassy C 7; Unity D 6, Hermits D 4. Division Five: Hermits I 1, Fastbats G 9; Laisterdyke B 9, Hermits H 1; Hermits G 7, Drummonds 3. Division Six: Hermits L 3, Baildon C 7; Unity E 6, Hermits J 4; Hermits K 6, Fastbats H 4.

9:47am Wednesday 27th February 2008

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