HEREFORDSHIRE gain-ed three match victories in the English Counties Table Tennis League - two in the Junior Division 3 and one in the Veteran Division 4C.

Junior Division 3C: Herefordshire beat Devon 3rd 8-2 away and followed up with a 7-3 win over Devon 2nd.

Nikki Seagust, Joe Davies and his sister, Jessica Davies, won three each. Greg Price and Nick Wilson won a single each from two. Three games went to the fifth set, four to the fourth and nine to duce.

Scores against Devon 3rd: Alistair Dawson 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 and 21-19, 13-11, 11-3; Joe Davies 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 and 7-11, 6-11, 8-11; Jessica Davies 7-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-9 and 14-12, 11-6, 11-8; Nikki Seagust 11-1, 14-12, 6-11, 11-5 and 7-11, 6-11, 7-11; Nick Wilson 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 and 11-13, 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 6-11.

Scores against Devon 2nd: Alistair Dawson 13-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-5 and 11-8, 11-8, 4-11, 11-5; Nikki Seagust 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 and 11-9, 11-5, 11-5; Greg Price 11-2, 11-4, 11-4 and 6-11, 9-11, 10-12; Joe Davies 11-6, 11-3, 11-2 and 11-8, 10-12, 9-11, 3-11; Jessica Davies 11-4, 11-7, 11-8 and 9-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 6-11.

Veteran Division 4C: Herefordshire 1st beat Shropshire 6-3 away. The new 11-point game certainly produces more tension and each team member contributed towards an exciting match result.

Harry Jutle won both singles to gain a 75 per cent average. Gordon Stables and Norman Merchant won a singles each. A new addition to the county team, Helen Green, added strength to the side. She won her singles and the mixed doubles with Merchant. Two matches went to a fifth set, three to a fourth and nine to duce.

Scores: Harry Jutle 16-14, 11-7, 11-13, 11-8 and 7-11, 11-9, 11-3, 7-11, 11-2; Gordon Stables 15-13, 11-9, 15-17, 11-13, 11-8 and 10-12, 11-13, 9-11; Norman Merchant 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 14-12 and 5-11, 4-11, 8-11; Helen Green 12-10, 11-4, 3-11, 11-7; mixed doubles: Helen Green and Norman Merchant 11-4, 11-6, 11-8; men's doubles Harry Jutle and Gordon Stables 6-11, 1-11, 7-11.

In the same division Hereford 3rd lost 8-1 at home to Gloucester 2nd.