Gaol Breakers take nine; Sear makes sure it isn’t ten
Buckingham dominated Division Five, but one fifth-game victory ensured Merlins left with something.
Coverage: 26 October 2026 – 1 November 2026Published
Nine points is a good evening by any definition. Buckingham Gaol Breakers collected them against Mursley Merlins, but the tenth escaped through Peter Sear's fifth-game victory. Elsewhere, Newport Pagnell Vantage made eight and One Love took seven. There was no shortage of winning margins — or small pockets of resistance inside them.
Player of the Week
Abhishek Yadav
Buckingham Gaol Breakers
Three singles won in straight games, plus a doubles victory, in Buckingham's 9–1 success. Four points without dropping a singles game.
Supporting MKTTL scorecardLeighton Buzzard BuzzardsNewport Pagnell Vantage
At Leighton Buzzard Buzzards, Ian Wrigley won all three singles for Vantage, though Heather Wilcox pushed him to a 13–11 fifth. Wilcox still earned both Buzzards points. Anna Malahova and Ian Bell supplied two singles apiece for Vantage, and Malahova herself needed an 11–9 decider against Dave Bush. The visitors also won the doubles to complete their 8–2.
Official MKTTL scorecardWoburn Sands One LoveMursley Magpies
Woburn Sands One Love beat Mursley Magpies 7–3. Dean Sargent went unbeaten in singles, Raymond Kwan added two and Nick London one, with the doubles completing the seven. Kwan's 11–9 fifth against Rod Lock came after he trailed 1–2. Magpies had two singles from Nick Board and one from Lock; more resistance than the four-point gap might suggest.
Official MKTTL scorecardBuckingham Gaol BreakersMursley Merlins
Gaol Breakers' 9–1 against Merlins was built around three singles each for Abhishek Yadav and Vikas Koujalagi, plus two from Gaurav Singh. Yadav didn't drop a singles game and helped win the doubles. But Sear ensured the scorecard wouldn't read 10–0, beating Singh 11–6 in the fifth. A small entry in the results column; a rather welcome one for Merlins.
Official MKTTL scorecardThere was strength in depth at Buckingham and Newport Pagnell. Yadav's straight-games treble and doubles point stand out even in a week full of heavy wins.
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