Hereford played hosts to Glamorgan 2nd in the Senior Division B of the English Counties Table Tennis League and lost 8-2.

Mark Owen continued with his 100 per cent record achieved last season with the two wins of the day, one easily in three sets but the other in the fifth.

Mark Stubbs and Andy Castle pushed one each to the fourth..

Scores: Mark Owen 16-14, 3-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9 and 11-4, 11-6, 11-6; Mark Stubbs 2-11, 11-7, 4-11, 6-11 and -5,-9,-6; Andy Castle 10-12, 6-11, 9-11 and 7-11, 11-6, 10-12, 10-12; Carol Milnes 8-11, 3-11, 4-11 and 5-11, 5-11, 3-11; Jessica Davies 8-11, 3-11, 8-11 and 2-11, 11-7, 4-11, 6-11.

n Hereford lost 8-1 away to Gloucester 2nd in the Veteran Division 4C.

Harry Jutle started well with a victory in the fourth set, while Norman Merchant had done all the hard work to make it 2-0, but then crumbled under the onslaught of his opposition to lose in five.

It was all downhill after that, although seven sets went to the fourth games.

Scores: Harry Jutle 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 and 11-6, 2-11, 10-12, 4-11; Norman Merchant 11-8, 15-13, 10-12, 7-11, 7-11 and 11-7, 5-11, 3-11, 5-11; Gordon Stables 8-11, 11-6, 5-11, 7-11 and 9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 6-11; Sue Seagust 11-13, 5-11, 11-5, 9-11. Mixed doubles: Seagust and Stables 11-5, 8-11, 4-11, 7-11. Men's doubles: Jutle and Merchant 8-11, 15-17, 10-12.

n Also in Veteran Division 4C Hereford 3rd lost 7-2 at home to Devon 4th. Mike Wheatley and Mike Morgan secured a win each.

Scores: Mike Wheatley 11-6, 11-4, 8-11, 10-12, 11-1 and 11-8, 4-11, 1-11, 8-11; Mike Morgan 11-9, 9-11, 11-4, 9-11, 12-10 and 6-11, 9-11, 11-9, 13-11, 6-11; Mike Belfield 11-5, 7-11, 5-11, 2-11 and 10-12, 14-12, 3-11, 6-11; Margaret Shock 6-11, 6-11, 8-11. Mixed doubles: Shock and Belfield 4-11, 8-11, 11-8, 9-11. Men's doubles 9-11, 6-11, 7-11.

n Hereford recorded a 7-3 away win over Warwick 2nd in the Junior Division 3C.

Alistair Dawson, Greg Price and Joe Davies won two each and Jessica Davies won one.

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