A fitting end to this year’s netball league tonight with Division 2 wrapping up in exciting fashion as Castlewood managed to climb from fourth to second in the table to qualify for the play-off final, and then went on to beat favourites North Heath A in that match.
Castlewood’s group wins came confidently against Nuthurst and Shelley but they still had to rely on Leechpool C tripping up in their last match against bottom team North Heath B. Nobody told North Heath about what was expected and they duly ripped up the script by winning at a canter, 4-0; their first victory of Phase 2.
Leechpool C had to settle for a third place play-off game versus Nuthurst which they lost by the odd goal in thirteen. Shelley brought North Heath B back to earth with an 8-1 bashing in the fifth place play-off.
Thanks to Diane Edwards and her team of young umpires for their marshalling of the league this season.
RESULTS
MEET 2 27th March | COURT 1 | COURT 2 | COURT 3 |
4.07-4.31 | Leechpool C 8 v 7 Shelley | Nuthurst 5 v 8 Castlewood | North Heath A 11 v 2 North Heath B |
4.34-4.58 | Nuthurst 1 v 17 North Heath A | Shelley 2 v 11 Castlewood | Leechpool C 0 v 4 North Heath B |
| PLAY-OFFS | ||
5.03-5.27 | 1st v 2nd North Heath 4 v 7 Castlewood | 3rd v 4th Leechpool C 6 v 7 Nuthurst | 5th v 6th Shelley 8 v 1 North Heath B |
TABLE
TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | DRAWN | GOALS FOR | GOALS AGAINST | POINTS |
North Heath A | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 12 | 25 |
Castlewood | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 22 | 19 |
Leechpool C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 16 |
Nuthurst | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 15 |
Shelley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 11 |
North Heath B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 10 |