Horsham's journey north to play Darlington in their penultimate British League premier division match ended in a layby on the M1 near Nottingham.

Ritchie Venner's car suffered a problem with the fuel supply and after roadside repairs were completed it was too late to travel to Durham. Horsham conceded the match and the team returned to Sussex.

London Progress retained the premier trophy, winning 14-0 at Barnet. Darlington are second and Horsham should finish third, if as expected, they defeat Norwich on April 22.

The worldwide battle to change the scoring system from 21 points to 11 and the best best of five comes to a head in Japan at the annual meeting of the International Table Tennis Federation on April 26.

England are opting for compromise and will vote against the main motion of 11 points, which is supported by China and the elite players, and instead side with a counter-proposal from Finland.

The Finns are asking for support for their late motion which would allow event organisers to choose between 21 points and 11, a halfway house.

Meanwhile, should 11 points go through the ETTA will seek permission from the ITTF to allow their local leagues to continue with 21 points.

A number of young players support 11 points as it is said to increase the number of crisis points. But a larger number of older age groups players in England the want to maintain the status quo and keep 21 points.