U150 County

Herts Under 150 County Team 2003 - 2004

20th March 2004

The U150 team narrowly lost their final SCCU match away to Middlesex 7-9, needing only a draw to progress to the national BCF knock-out stage. The team made a good start to the afternoon, and rapidly built a lead, that with four boards left, stood at 7-5.

However, the final point was to prove elusive, as one by one the last four games were lost, and Middlesex slipped past into second place.

Considering the poor record the U150 team had in recent seasons, this was a significant improvement, finishing third out of six teams. With 43 game points, Herts had more than any other county, but the away defeats at Kent and Middlesex were to prove costly in terms of match points.

A total of 23 players were used in the five matches, but since the New Year the team had grown in strength, the highlight being a comprehensive 11-5 win over the eventual champions, Surrey.

Dick House won the Tom Wright trophy for the most successful player, with four wins from five games. County ties were won by Dick House and Simon Morris.

Thank you to all who supported the U150 team this season.

Mike Price 25/03/04

Middlesex	Grade	Result	Herts	Grade
P.S. Morton	149	0.5 - 0.5	Ken Castle (B)	148
P Hawran	148	0 - 1	Paul Kenning	146
M Kamalvand	145	1 - 0	Antony Hall	145
G Hermes	137	0.5 - 0.5	David Edney	145
M Williams	137	1 - 0	Ian Mutton	145
P Lucas	136	0 - 1	Roger Gordonsmith	143
K Murphy	136	1 - 0	Simon Morris	140
C Hughes	135	0.5 - 0.5	Paul Lawrence	139
C Wallace	134	0.5 - 0.5	Bruce Toper	138
N Colter	132	0 - 1	Richard House	138
J Kay	132	1 - 0	Mark Topham	137
D McNish	132	1 - 0	Mir Wali	137
S Hart	132	0.5 - 0.5	Steve Weston	135
M.C. Price	132	0 - 1	Brian Judkins	135
N Doughty	128	1 - 0	Mike Price	135
C Fewtrell	124	0.5 - 0.5	Dane Young	133
		9 - 7

Match played on Saturday 28th March 2004 at Hemel Hempstead.

Herts	Grade	Result	Essex	Grade
Ken Castle (B)	148	1 - 0	Neville Twitchell	143
Paul Kenning	146	0.5 - 0.5	Terry Whitton	145
Antony Hall	145	0.5 - 0.5	Steve Collins	141
David Edney	145	0.5 - 0.5	Ken Clow	139
Ian Mutton	145	0 - 1	Mustapha Rahaman	138
Phillip Gardner	144	1 - 0	Ian Morgan	141
Roger Gordonsmith	143	0 - 1	Peter Laundy	134
Simon Morris	140	1 - 0	Clive Bellinger	136
Paul Lawrence	139	1 - 0	Ian Woodward	131
Bruce Toper	138	1 - 0	Rob Davies	137
Richard House	138	1 - 0	David Cannan	129
Mark Topham	137	1 - 0	Tom Winter	128
Mir Wali	137	0 - 1	David Bird	127
Steve Weston	135	1 - 0	Phil Zammitt	129
Dane Young	133	1 - 0	Default
Mark Thomas	133	0.5 - 0.5	Roger Sharman	126
		11 - 5

The team had a somewhat eventful match against Sussex where a children's' party at the expected venue led to a last minute hunt for alternative accommodation and a hefty time penalty for the Herts players. However, an 8-8 draw was secured despite defaulting the top two boards.

25th October 2003

Harpenden House Hotel (substitute venue)

Herts	Grade	Result	Sussex	Grade
Default (B)		0 - 1	P Watson	146
Default		0 - 1	A H Palmer	145
Ian Mutton	145	1 - 0	R T F Williams	147
Philip Gardner	144	0.5 - 0.5	l J Cannon	143
Simon Morris	140	1 - 0	D M Barraclough	138
Bruce Toper	138	0 - 1	A P Prescott	139
Dick House	138	1 - 0	J L A Stone	137
Mark Topham	137	0 - 1	P R Selby	132
Mir Wali	137	0.5 - 0.5	P N Kington	134
Brian Judkins	135	0.5 - 0.5	K Davies	134
Mike Price	135	1 - 0	M R Hickman	131
Mark Thomas	133	1 - 0	R D Hirsch	130
Dane Young	133	0.5 - 0.5	G W Bucher	124
Simon Charles	125	0 - 1	T J Woods	127
Austin McMahon	126	0.5 - 0.5	G J Cox	114
Terry Douse	125	0.5 - 0.5	M Plumb	109
		8 - 8

The team suffered a reverse against Kent.

15th November 2003

Swanscombe

Kent	Grade	Result	Herts	Grade
R Winterburn (W)	148	1 - 0	Ken Castle	148
P Rutland	148	0.5 - 0.5	Paul Kenning	146
A Waters	145	1 - 0	Antony Hall	145
R Lane	145	0.5 - 0.5	Simon Morris	140
M Finch	145	0.5 - 0.5	Paul Lawrence	139
R Cheeseman	145	0 - 1	Bruce Toper	138
A Sands	143	1 - 0	Dick House	138
T Godwin	143	1 - 0	Mark Topham	137
E Bromilow	142	0 - 1	Mir Wali	137
N Norman	137	0 - 1	Steve Weston	135
A Sherriff	133	0.5 - 0.5	Mike Price	135
G Steele	130	0.5 - 0.5	Dane Young	133
G Bishop	130	1 - 0	Laurie Mercer	131
D Davis	128	1 - 0	Simon Charles	125
D Sandham	124	0.5 - 0.5	Austin McMahon	126
P Childs	120	1 - 0	Mike Connock	121
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