RECENT matches in the Southend and District Badminton Association league have seen Westcliff win 4-2 away at FitzWimarc in the Ladies Premier Division, while in Division One St Aidans-Leigh ladies completed a clean sweep winning 6-0 also at Fitzwimarc.

In Mixed Division Two, FitzWimarc 3 lost 5-4 at home to Eastwood 2, Debbie Moon and John Kindred scoring maximum points for Eastwood, and they also went down 8-1 to the Fitzwimarc 2 mixed team.

Eastwood 2 team also went to Westcliff and lost 8-1.

Division Three Mixed results included St Aidans-Leigh 4 winning 8-1 at home to Greensward 2 and Westcliff 4 beating Belle Vue 2 by the same result maximums from Hazel Keeble with Lee Price and Brenda Emptage with Robert Perry.

The Veterans league Premier division matched Eastwood 1 against Greensward 1 the home side recording a 5-1 win, Greensward 1 also met Westcliff 1 this time the match was closer with Westcliff winning 4-2, whilst St Aidans-Leigh 2 also went away to Westcliff 1 wining 5-1.

In the Mens league pick of the Premier Division fixtures was the narrow 5-4 win by Eastwood 1 when they entertained Leighway 1, while Leighway 1 beat St Aidans-Leigh 9-0, in the other premier divison match Westcliff 1 won 7-2 away to FitzWimarc 2.

The only Mens Divison One match was again a 5-4 thriller with St Aidans-Leigh 3 edging it against Fitzwimarc 2.

In Mens Division Two Hawkwell 1 lost 9-0 to Hawkwell 2 a closely fought match with many games going to three rubbers but the mostly younger team winning out, and their other match was also a big loss 8-1 to Greensward 2 the pairs of Mick Blee with Alan Maynard and Chris Gates with Terry Maylin scoring maximum points.

Results – Ladies Premier – FitzWimarc 1, 2-4, Westcliff 1; Ladies 1, FitzWimarc 2, 0-6, St Aidans-Leigh 2; Mixed 2 – FitzWimarc 3, 4-5, Eastwood 2; Mixed 2 – FitzWimarc 3, 1-8, FitzWimarc 2; Mixed 2 – Westcliff 3, 8-1, Eastwood 2; Mixed 3 – St Aidans-Leigh 4, 8-1, Greensward 2; Mixed 3 – Westcliff 4, 8-1, Belle Vue 2; Veterans Premier – Eastwood 1, 5-1, Greensward 1; Veterans Premier – Westcliff 1, 1-5, St Aidans-Leigh 2; Veterans Premier – Westcliff 1, 4-2, Greensward 1; Veterans 1 – Belle Vue 2, 0-6, Belle Vue 1; Mens Premier – FitzWimarc 1, 2-7, Westcliff 1; Mens Premier – Leighway 1, 9-0, St Aidans-Leigh 2; Mens Premier – Eastwood 1, 5-4, Leighway 1; Mens 1 – FitzWimarc 2, 4-5, St Aidans-Leigh 3; Mens 2 – Hawkwell 2, 9-0, Hawkwell 1; Mens 2 – Hawkwell 1, 1-8, Greensward 2.