UNDER 100
 

National Champions!

Congratulations to the team and to everyone who has played for the County U100 this season.
 
In virtually every aspect this season we could not have done better.   Today our top boards came good when we needed them most, with 4 1/2 points out of the first 5 !  (this would have given us a win on board count if need be)  It was especially good to win convincingly, and not have any worries about the last board or two!
 
The pleasure for me in running our team this year has been considerable.  Many of you have made a big effort to play and to play well.  It has been a great squad performance.  Thanks also to the Herts Association who have been supportive from the first.
 
Our Winners Cup has pride of place on the mantelpiece, and should be on show at the Herts AGM which takes place on Friday 11th July at The Free Church in Welwyn Garden City at about 7.30pm I think.   Drinks on me in the pub next door afterwards. ( now the accounts need doing! )
 
I believe that Barrie, Andrew, Neil and Graham are due County ties for 3 consecutive wins   -  if I have missed anyone else out please let me know.
 
Photos,  the chap who had difficulty with my camera actually took 20 photos  -  if one is good enough and we can add Roger and Terry Douse into it, I will circulate it later.
 
Best wishes to you all for the 'close' season,
 
Kidge.

 

Board Notts Grade   Herts  
1 Nigel Wright 97 0 Roger Kearns 1
2 Sally McIntosh 94 0.5 Terry Douse 0.5
3 Michael Zhang 90 0 Graham Williams 1
4 Pritesh Patel 90 0 Barrie Saunders 1
5 Ben Hobson 86 0 Gary Ruddick 1
6 Edwin Justice 86 1 Ray Butcher 0
7 Hamzah Ali 85 0 David Hobden 1
8 Stewart Swift 85 0 Ian Leighton 1
9 Len Morrell 83 1 Terry O'Sullivan 0
10 Ric Dawson 80 1 Ian Riddoch 0
11 Andrew Garside 74 0.5 John Harris 0.5
12 Alfred Ashton 73 1 Kidge Elder 0
Total     5   7

 

Kidge Elder reports:

Congratulations on an excellent win today, in a strong and convincing style.  You even ate all 16 of the doughnuts supplied.

The Final is on Saturday 5th July and I will enquire as to the possibility of playing this more locally if our opponents are Surrey,  who have a disputed game to resolve against Notts, before we know who we play. We went home happy men and look forward to July 5th

Writtle is a good venue and we were well looked after.  Everyone has paid up their board fees, and no such fee will be charged for the Final.

ECF County Championship Semi - Final

7th June 2008

Writtle Village Hall, Essex.

 

Board Suffolk Grade   Herts Grade  
1 Mike Spalding 98 1 Terry Douse 99 0
2 Kevin Abbott 95 0 Roger Kearns 99 1
3 Andrew Paige 95 0 Graham Williams 96 1
4 Barry Mitchell 96 0 Barrie Saunders 93 1
5 Ken Lunn 94 0 Gary Ruddick 93 1
6 Dick Myhill 94 0 Andrew Maclaren 86 1
7 Mike Coughtrey 90 0.5 Ian Leighton 93 0.5
8 Keith Woodcock 90 0 Neil Rashbrook 86 1
9 Phil Mortonson 94 1 Ian Riddoch 57 0
10 Arthur McCormick 91 1 Arthur Andrews 86 0
11 Joe Fitzsimons 79j 0 John Harris 78 1
12 Martin Fogg 74 1 Alan Brewis 70 0
Total     4.5     7.5

 

ECF County Championship Quarter Final

10th May 2008

Pottersbury Village Hall

Northamptonshire (?)
 

Board Warwickshire Grade   Herts Grade  
1 Kim Gilbert (W) 97 0.5 Roger Kearns 99 0.5
2 Malcolm Phipps 96 0 Terry Douse 99 1
3 Robert Statham 96 1 Graham Williams 96 0
4 Pauline Woodward 94 0 Barrie Saunders 93 1
5 John Green 94 0 Ian Leighton 93 1
6 Kegan Harrison 93 0 Andrew Maclaren 86 1
7 Dennis Horsley 93 0 Neil Rashbrook 86 1
8 Graham Gee 90 0.5 David Hobden   0.5
9 Steven Bowen 89 1 Ian Riddoch 57 0
10 John Pakenham 86 0 Terry O'Sullivan 81 1
11 David Rowe 81 1 Kidge Elder 77 0
12 Shakeel Choudhary 37 0.5 Corinne Mountford 73 0.5
Total     4.5     7.5


 

 
  Herts*
15.3.08
 Middx*
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  7
  8
  9
10
11
12
 Roger Kearns 99 (W)
Terry Douse 99
Graham Williams 96
Gary Ruddick 93
Andrew Maclaren 86
Neil Rashbrook 86
Arthur Andrews 86
   def
Alan Brewis 73
Kidge Elder 77
Mod Heylen 72
Anthony Brown 55
0     1
0     1
0     1
½     ½
1     0
1     0
0     1
0     0
1     0
1     0
½     ½
1     0
Paul Nicholas 99
Anthony Duncan 99
John Nelson 94
Garth Wayte 94
Faye Ainscow 92
Richard Westlake 87
Stephen Banks 87
   def
Graham Snow 68
David Walker 64
Mark Connor 50
   def
   (Welwyn Garden City)
6         5
  
 
   (Wanstead)
4         8
  
 
  Kent*
1.3.08
 Herts*
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  7
  8
  9
10
11
12
 Ivor C Smith 99 (W)
Dennis Halton 96
Brian Turner 96
Neil Lang 90
Ian Bryan 90
Keith Hendrikse 88
Nick Allen 87
Douglas Smith 86
Keith Thompson 84
Mark Stone 82
Don Creasey 82
Alex Woodland 80
½     ½
0     1
0     1
0     1
½     ½
½     ½
1     0
0     1
0     1
1     0
0     1
1     0
Roger Kearns 99
Graham Williams 96
Gary Ruddick 93
Barrie Saunders 93
Ian Leighton 93
Andrew Maclaren 86
Terry O’Sullivan 81
Neil Rashbrook 86
Ian Riddoch 57
John Harris 78
Kidge Elder 77
Steve Lightfoot 55
   (Dartford)
4½         7½
  
 
 
 
  Herts*
26.1.08
 Essex*
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  7
  8
  9
10
11
12
 Roger Kearns 99 (B)
Graham Williams 96
Ian Leighton 93
Barrie Saunders 93
Andrew Maclaren 86
Ian Riddoch 57
Terry O’Sullivan 80
John Harris 78
Alan Brewis 73
Corinne Mountford 73
Desmond Luscher 60
Steve Lightfoot 55
0     1
1     0
½     ½
½     ½
1     0
1     0
1     0
1     0
½     ½
0     1
0     1
1     0
P Brander 93
H Alley 99
B McMurdock 90
A Offord 97
C Phillips 95
S Burns 95
P Foley 94
Wim de Jong 89
M Crane 90
L Whittaker 88
D D’Cruz 85
G Gooding 81
   (Welwyn Garden City)
7½         4½
  
 
 
  Surrey*
5.1.08
 Herts*
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  7
  8
  9
10
11
12
 Julian Walker 98 (W)
Tom Middleton 98
Chris Dunne 93j
Kavitha Appulingam 94j
Stanley Morgan 94
Richard Jones 94
Harvey Murray-Smith 94
Jonathan Andrew 91j
Jasper Tambini 88j
Adam Taylor 89j
Stephen Welch 92
Colin Price 92
½     ½
1     0
1     0
1     0
½     ½
1     0
½     ½
½     ½
½     ½
½     ½
1     0
0     1
Roger Kearns 99
David Phillips 96
Ian Leighton 93
Barrie Saunders 99
Gary Ruddick 93
Arthur Andrews 86
Ian Riddoch 57
John Harris 78
Kidge Elder 77
Corinne Mountford 74
Modesto Heylen 73
Jonathan Phillips 69
   (Ashtead)
8         4
  
 
  Middx*
15.12.07
 Herts*
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  7
  8
  9
10
11
12
 Anthony Duncan 99
Garth Wayte 94
Stephen Banks 87
Nick Rutherford 86
Graham Snow 68
John McGann 57
Mark Connor e55
   def
   def
   def
   def
   def
1     0
0     1
½     ½
0     1
0     1
1     0
0     1
0     1
0     1
0     1
0     1
0     1
Roger Kearns 99 (B)
Barrie Saunders 93
John Harris 78
Ian Leighton 93
Andrew Maclaren 86
Neil Rashbrook 86
Gary Ruddick 93
Corinne Mountford 73
Kidge Elder 77
David Phillips 96
Jonathan Phillips 69
Desmond Luscher 62
   (Exmouth Arms)
2½         9½
  
We understand that Middx gave prior notice of three defaults.

 
 
  Herts*
24.11.07
 Kent*
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  7
  8
  9
10
11
12
 Roger Kearns 99 (B)
Barrie Saunders 93
Ian Leighton 93
Gary Ruddick 93
Azam Baig 92
Arthur Andrews 86
Terry O’Sullivan 81
Ian Riddoch 57
Kidge Elder 77
MOD Heylen 73
Alan Brewis 72
Steve Lightfoot 55
1     0
0     1
1     0
1     0
0     1
1     0
½     ½
1     0
½     ½
0     1
½     ½
1     0
Ivor C Smith 99
Bob Fenn 97
Brian Turner 96
Neil Lang 90
Ian Bryan 90
Douglas Smith 86
Nick Allen 87
Jim Robertson 89
A Paul Fabian 84
Don Creasey 82
Alex Woodland 80
Alan Evans 69
   (Welwyn Garden City)
7½         4½
  
 
 
 
  Essex*
27.10.07
 Herts*
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  7
  8
  9
10
11
12
 A Offord 97 (W)
C Phillips 95
S Burns 95
B McMurdock 90
M Crane 90
W de Jong 89
G Benger 88
L Whittaker 88
G Gooding 81
R Prickett 80
G Lane 79
P Campbell 80
0     1
1     0
1     0
1     0
1     0
½     ½
1     0
½     ½
1     0
0     1
½     ½
1     0
 
 Roger Kearns 99
Ian Leighton 93
Arthur Andrews 86
Terry O’Sullivan 81
John Harris 78
Kidge Elder 77
Corinne Mountford 73
Alan Brewis 72
Desmond Luscher 60
Ian Riddoch 57
Steve Lightfoot 55
Anthony Brown 53
   (Wanstead)
8½         3½
  
 
  Herts*
13.10.07
 Surrey*
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  7
  8
  9
10
11
12
 Terry Douse 99 (W)
Graham Williams 96
David Phillips 95
Gary Ruddick 93
Barrie Saunders 93
Ian Leighton 93
Andrew Maclaren 85
John Harris 78
MOD Heylen 73
Corinne Mountford 73
Alan Brewis 70
Jonathan Phillips 69
1     0
½     ½
0     1
0     1
1     0
½     ½
0     1
½     ½
½     ½
0     1
1     0
1     0
Julien Walker 98
Joshua Pineda 95j
Kavitha Appulingam 94j
Tom O’Neill 95
Jonathan Andrew 91j
Richard Jones 94
Jasper Tambini 88j
Robert Jurjevic 89
Balraj Gill 87j
Michael Bolan 86
Dominic Pozzo 81j
Richard Davey 72
   (Welwyn Garden City)
6         6