OCs B’s bid to avoid relegation from the first division of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League was dealt a severe blow when they were well beaten 9-1 by Galleywood A.

Peter Radford and Lucy Wang were both undefeated for Galleywood, while OCs had to wait until the last game to get on the scoresheet when Kevin Worthington got the better of Reuben Okai in five games.

Relegated Hatfield Peverel A held Rawreth & Hullbridge to a 5-5 draw in division two despite being a player short.

Galleywood B also faced two-man opposition and they took full advantage to run out 9-1 winners. James Hicks and Gary Brignall both remained undefeated.

Chelmsford A - already crowned champions - slipped to their fourth defeat of the season against Hatfield Peverel B, for whom Gary Ward won his three .

Chelmsford B completed their fixtures in division three with a 8-2 win over Hatfield Peverel C and they will have to wait and see if their total of 111 points is good enough for second place.

Hatfield Peverel C fared better against Danbury F and ran out 6-4 winners, with Trevor Collin getting a hat-trick.

Danbury F bounced back with a 7-3 win over third-placed Chelmsford C. Dave Marsh was undefeated.

Danbury J secured the top spot in division four by beating Chelmsford E 7-3. Galleywood C’s 8-2 victory over Hatfield Peverel D saw them climb to second.

Highwood impressed in division five by beating the higher placed OCs H 9-1. Writtle have finished third and they finished their campaign by beating Galleywood D 6-4 Elmtree Excalibur E ran out 7-3 winners over Chelmsford G.