BCF STAGE MATCHES

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updated 8.7.02
COUNTY MATCHES
BCF STAGE 2002

Preliminary Round 20th April
Quarter-finals 11th May
Semi-finals 15th June
Finals 6th July at Rushey Mead School, Leicester

OVERVIEW OF RESULTS
The competition is complete. We have all the results, often as bare match scores only. Matches in red are given in full further down (click on the section headings). Matches in blue are not. With one exception, they are matches without SCCU involvement. Some of the blue semi-finals appear in full on the BCF site.
Open
Quarter-finals Yorks (?N1) 8 8 *Essex (S3); Lancs (?N2) 7½ 8½ Warwicks (M2); Gtr Manchester (M1) 6½ 9½ Sussex (S2); Kent (S1) w/o scr Leics (M3) Leics were missing 4 of their top 5 players. That makes two years running they've defaulted their first match in the Open. Must be costing them a packet in £50 fines. Note 15.5.02: we hear it's not. The Controller doesn't impose the fine. He authorises opponents' expenses if they're out of pocket.
Semi-finals Essex (S3) 9 7 Sussex (S2); Warwicks (M2) 5½ 10½ Kent (S1)
Final Essex (S3) 9 7 Kent (S1)

Minor Counties
Quarter-finals Derbyshire (M1) 5½ 10½ Suffolk (E2); Herts (S1) 11 5 Glos (W2); Norfolk (E1) 15 1 Lincs (M2) (2 draws, no defaults, Lincs outgraded by 38 points per board); Wilts (W1) 8½ 7½ Oxon (S2)
Semi-finals Herts (S1) 8½ 7½ Wilts (W1); Suffolk (E2) 6 10 Norfolk (E1)
Final Norfolk (E1) 10 6 Herts (S1)

U175
Quarter-finals Yorks (N) 4½ 11½ Sussex (S2); Warwickshire (M) v bye; Cambs (E) 9½ 6½ Kent (S3); Essex (S1) 8½ 7½ Devon (W)
Semi-finals Sussex (S2) 9½ 6½ Cambs (E); Warwicks (M) 6½ 9½ Essex (S1)
Final Essex (S1)* 8 8 Sussex (S2)

U150
Preliminary Round (A) Norfolk (E2) 11 5 Notts (M3); (B) Yorks (N2) 9 7 Gtr Manchester (M2). Your Webmaster does not know why there was an N2. As far as he can see, NCCU did not have three teams completing their fixtures.
Quarter-finals Essex (S1) 8½ 7½ Yorks (N2); Lancs (N1) 11 5 Norfolk (E2); Devon (W) scr w/o Cambs (E1); Warwicks (M1) 9½ 6½ Sussex (S2)
Semi-finals Essex (S1) 7 9 Cambs (E1); Lancs (N1) 8½ 7½ Warwicks (M1)
Final Lancs (N1) 9½ 6½ Cambs (E1)

U125
Preliminary Round Norfolk (E2) 7½ 8½ Cheshire (N2)
Quarter-finals Cambs (E1) 7½ 8½ Staffs (M2); Warwicks (M1) 8½ 7½ Herts (S1); Lancs (N1) 9½ 6½ Middx (S2); Devon (W) 8½ 7½ Cheshire (N2)
Semi-finals Staffs (M2) 9½ 6½ Lancs (N1); Warwicks (M1) 11 5 Devon (W)
Final Warwicks (M1) 9 7 Staffs (M2)

U100
Preliminary Round Cambs (E2) 9 3 Leics (M3)
Quarter-finals Norfolk (E1) 4½ 7½ Kent (S2); Lancashire (N1) 8 4 Cambs (E2); Surrey (S1) 6½ 5½ Warwicks (M2); Staffs (M1) 5½ 6½ Merseyside (N2)
Semi-finals Kent (S2) 7 5 Surrey (S1); Lancs (N1) 4 8 Merseyside (N2)
Final Kent (S2) 8½ 3½ Merseyside (N2)

In each case the Semi-finals were A v C and B v D, where A, B, C and D are the Quarter-final winners reading from left to right.

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OPEN

FINAL

	Essex	6.7.02	Kent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Jonathan Rogers 224 (B) Odondoo Ganbold 204 Lawrence Trent 193 Gary Kenworthy 208 David Sands 200 Jon Manley 195 Neil Carr John Hodgson 186 Jeff Goldberg 182 Mark Rich 186 Ivan Myall 187 Robert Parker 180 Julian Winkworth 175 Larry Marden 177 Benjamin Spink 179 John Moore 176	½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½	John Richardson 207 Alan Hanreck 212 Ian Watson 207 Chris Cooley 206 John Naylor 199 Andy Mack 196 Martin Taylor 196 Peter Taylor 192 John Sugden 188 Rory O'Kelly 186 Stuart Williams 185 Ian Snape 181 Toby Stock 181 David Smith 180 David Tucker 179 Gordon Botley 176
(Leicester)		9 7
Kent were missing their top two from the semi-final. Three Essex players (plus one from the U175) broke down on the M1 and took a taxi to Leicester from Newport Pagnall. The Essex Treasurer's reaction is not recorded.

SEMI FINALS

	Warwicks	15.6.02	Kent*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	A Ghasi 223 D Mason 188? A Jaunooby - N Thomas 189 A Lloyd 195 C Shephard - (1) P Webster 176 A McCumiskey 180 SK Fishburne 183 P Davies 180 Li Wu 173 D Buckley 169 R Wildig 175 A Baruch 183 K Escott 172 C Searle 163	0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1	D Gormally 238 N McDonald 223 A Hanreck 212 I Watson 207 J Naylor 199 M Taylor 193 P Taylor 192 J Sugden 188 R O'Kelly 186 JS Williams 186 Ian Snape 185 D Smith 180 M Robertson 179 D Tucker 177 C Rice 177 J Wager 176
(Bedford Modern School)		5½ 10½
^{1 Bd 6. Alleged by players on both sides to be called Chris, around 200 strength. There is a Chris Shepherd (not Shephard) *192 listed as coming from Sheffield near Warwicks. Well, from down here it's near Warwicks. Just thought you'd like to know. Kevin Thurlow Kevin.Thurlow@lgc.co.uk adds 8.7.02: "There is a Chris Shephard in Warwicks (I believe) - I played him in 4NCL when he played for Warwicks Select. And he's a monstrously good postal player (2525!)." Kent mc: "The bare result of this match does not tell the story of this unusual day. To begin with, the nightmare scenario of England qualifying in second place from the Group of Death (so clashing with the Semi-Final that was heavily discussed on the SCCU Website Open Forum) actually happened. Warwickshire put in a request to delay the start of the semi-final till the end of normal time in the England-Denmark match. However when I asked if there would be a further delay if it went to the Golden Goal and penalties I was informed that any further delay would mean our match finishing too late. Therefore I had to ring up my contact, Paul Habershon, at Bedford Modern School who magnificently came to the rescue and arranged a TV for us so that if extra time had to be played the players could at least nip in and out between moves..."}

	Essex*	15.6.02	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Jonathan Rogers 224 Odondoo Ganbold 204 Richard Webb 218 Lawrence Trent 193 David Sands 200 Jon Manley 195 John Hodgson 186 David Sherman 188 Jeff Goldberg 182 Mark Rich 186 Russell White 180 Robert Parker 180 Ivan Myall 187 Julian Winkworth 175 Larry Marden 177 Benjamin Spink 179	1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0	M Broom 205 DB Graham 202 FJ Kwiatkowski 194 DR Oates 190 LEA Rutherford 201 B Cafferty 190 SJ Newman 189 KI Norman 187 GH James 181 JA Dodgson 184 MO Costley 172 CI Howell 178 BP Donnelly 177 JI Simpole 177 JC Mansson 176 CM Linford 132
(Ilford)		9 7

QUARTER FINALS

	Gtr Manchester	11.5.02	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	PL Macklin 200 (B) AA Smith 198 S Pickles - DI Hulmes 194 DA Shaw 186 RA Beach 189 H Lamb 177 A Tyton 169 DA Knox 150 IP Thompson 153 A Dekker 152 T Vout 149 D Pardoe 128 A Beresford 121 J Donaldson 84 M Swift -	1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½	M Broom 205 DB Graham 203 FJ Kwiatkowski 194 DR Oates "(190)" B Cafferty 190 SJ Newman 189 P Watson 155 (r) GH James 181 JA Dodgson 184 PG Farr 179 CI Howell 178 BP Donnelly 177 JIP Simpole 177 JC Mansson 176 CM Linford 132 IG Kelly 155
(Northampton)		6½ 9½
Bd 9: see the Games page.

	Yorks	11.5.02	Essex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	P Townsend 202 (B) D Adams 207 I Gourlay 190 A Salea P Hempson 184 J Burnett 196 A Walton 186 K Thurlow 184 CL Lim 170 M Walker 178 M Whitee 174 R Van Kemenade 174 P Cumbers 169 P Shaw 170 J Arnott 166 R Velasco 159	0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0	J Rogers 224 O Ganbold 204 R Webb 218 L Trent 193 D Sands 200 J Manley 195 J Hodgson 186 J Goldberg 182 M Rich 186 R Parker 180 J Winkworth 175 B Spink 179 W Saunders 178 L Marden 177 W Stirling 177 J Moore 176
(Queniborough Leics)		8 8
Essex won on board count. (Well, it was a very convincing win on board count. Its symmetry was something else. That must be very rare.)

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MINOR COUNTIES

FINAL

	Norfolk	6.7.02	Herts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Mike Gough 209 (B) Mike Harris 203 Zulfikar Sal 201 Roderick Calindas 197 David LeMoir 192 Ken McEwan 176 Stephen Pull 171 Roy Hughes 164 David Hall 162 John Allison 161 Richard McMasters 160 Mervyn Hughes 160 Nick Gorvin 153 Paul Badger 151 James Heppell 149 Steven Moore 148	½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½	Simon JB Knott 220 Lorin A D'Costa 202 Steve Swanson 203 Pail V Byway 185 Jerry F Rudge 184 Kevin R Clark 179 Howard L Tebbs 178 Philip J Gregory 172 Steve J Tovey 173 John R Denton 175 Caius Turner 165 Bill P Somerset 163 JN Fraser-Mitchell 167 Barry Morris 155 Steven Weston 154 David E Bower 154
(Leicester)		10 6

SEMI FINAL

	Herts*	22.6.02	Wilts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Simon JB Knott 220 (B) Lorin AR D'Costa 200 Steve Swanson 203 Jerry F Rudge 184 Howard L Tebbs 178 Kevin R Clark 179 Philip J Gregory 172 Steve J Tovey 173 John R Denton 175 Caius Turner 165 JN Fraser-Mitchell 167 Bill P Somerset 163 Philip J Borman 165 Barry Morris 155 Steven Weston 154 David E Bower 152	½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0	C Cobb 211 S Zeidler 207 AP Law 202 P Richmond 203 R Haydon 192 T Headlong 192 AC Cooper 177 J Bourne 176 N Wingfield 159 G Chapman e160 (1) C Phoutsady 148 D Tomboline 144 F Headlong 132 A Champion 136 J Le Quesne 136 J Newcombe 128
(Long Hanboro) (175)		8½ 7½	(169)
^{1 Bd 10. He'll have counted as having a grade equal to the average of everyone else's, but it doesn't seem to make a lot of difference.}

QUARTER FINALS

	Herts*	11.5.02	Glos
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Simon JB Knott 220 Jerry F Rudge 184 Simon J Roe 180 JN Fraser-Mitchell 167 Philip J Borman 165 Barry Morris 155 Anthony Hall 148 Ken Castle 139 Howard L Tebbs 178 Kevin R Clark 179 def Caius Turner 165 Bill P Somerset 163 Steven Weston 154 Mohammed M Wali 145 Philip J Gregory 172	1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	David Buchanan 179 (B) Phil Dodwell 181 Nigel Hosken 171 Graham Bolt 168 Jim Boyce 168 Tim Bonser 157 Geoff Taylor 151 Graham Brown 158 Phil Meade 156 def Simon Roderick 127 Ray Francis 139 Alan Bentley 128 Stephen Herbert 126 David Morse 111 John Jones 79
(Long Hanboro) (167.6)		11 5	(146.6)
"The unusual board order of the Herts team is explained by the fact that half of them (incl. the captain) were delayed by up to 90 minutes by an accident which closed the M40 near Oxford; those that had arrived at the venue by other routes agreed to start the match on the top boards using the equipment provided by Glos; the delayed players then occupied the remaining boards when they & the Herts equipment arrived." (We've a feeling crossed wires and motorway lag came into it somewhere as well.)

	Wilts	11.5.02	Oxon*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	C Cobb 211 (B) A Law 202 P Richmond 203 T Headlong 192 R Haydon 192 AC Cooper 177 G Chapman e160 C Phoutsady 148 D Tomboline 144 F Headlong 132 D Ward 131 A Champion 136 D Brown 126 M Jost e120 R Carver 106 M Walters 95	½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0	Matt Rose 204 Harvey Meyer e203 Tim R Dickinson 193 Kieran D Smallbone 182 Peter Lipman 173 Dave G Hackett 172 Jim N Stayt 163 Stephen Willetts 165 Will Burt 159 A Phil Neatherway 157 Peter B Hastings 152 James Buchanan e140 Simon E King 126 John Vickers 132 George Spalding 115 Priscilla Morris 70
(Swindon)		8½ 7½
"At least we can now book holidays in Japan for June!" - TRD

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UNDER 175

FINAL

	Essex	6.7.02	Sussex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Tim Hebbes 171 (B) Ivor BN Smith 170 Paul Williamson 174 J Ezra Lutton 169j Robert Payne 161j Ian Hunnable 166 Peter Doye 166 D Ian Reynolds 166 Sid Kalinsky 165 John White 162 Ken Clow 160 David Millward 160 George McNally 165 Neville Twitchell 160 E Josiah Lutton 133j Dave Pearse 152	0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½	Richard Almond 170 Martin O Costley 172 Paul A Batchelor 169 John L Bryant 158 Ian G Kelly 155 Richard J Johnson 166 Stephen Hawes 171 Charles M Linford 132 David Hall 160 Michael Reddie 160 Adrian Pickersgill 156 Stephen Blewitt 155 Paul Watson 155 Alan H Palmer 152 Tim R Spanton 151 Paul R Selby 149
(Leicester)		8 8
Essex won on board count.

SEMI FINALS

	Warwicks	16.6.02	Essex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Li Wu 174 (B) Ian Henderson 174 Keith Escott 172 Martym Smyth 170 Colin Green 168 Sumeet Ghasi 166 Malcolm Hunt 164 Colin Searle 163 Nick Roberts 162 Bob Walker 161 David Cooper 160 Andrew Price 154 Sabrina Chevannes 153 Ed Goodwin 152 Karl Forman 151 Peter McConnell 132	½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1	Tim Hebbes 171 Ivor BN Smith 170 Paul Williamson 174 J Ezra Lutton 169 Peter Doye 166 Ian Hunnable 166 Robert Payne 161 D Ian Reynolds 166 John White 162 David Millward 160 Ken Clow 160 George McNally 165 Neville Twitchell 160 Dominic Allen 158 Dave Pearse 152 E Josiah Lutton 133
(Bedford Modern School)		6½ 9½
Essex mc: "A very much tighter match than the scoreline suggests."

	Sussex*	15.6.02	Cambs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Richard J Almond 170 Paul A Batchelor 169 Stephen ON Hawes 171 Michael R Stott 169 Ian G Kelly 155 Richard J Johnson 166 Michael J Reddie 160 Adrian Pickersgill 156 Stephen Blewitt 155 Alan H Palmer 152 Tim R Spanton 151 Paul R Selby 149 WH Partridge 145 David Cork 140 L John Cannon 135 Keith Davies 135	1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1	Patrick Scott 174 Lloyd Retallick 174 Oliver Cooley 172 Brian Panter 172 Craig Young 171 Moses Kanduho 167 Richard Lamont 165 Martin Pinner 164 Colin Byrne 158 Ray Ilett 157 Mark Campbell 156 Carl Watkins 156 Alan Downham 155 Nick Pyper 152 Mark Szymanski 151 Sam Caraway e139
(Swanscombe Kent)		9½ 6½

QUARTER FINALS

	Cambs	12.5.02	Kent*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	O Cooley 172 N Harmer 172 B Panter 172 T Paulden 161 B Holzhauer 159 C Byrne 158 R Ilett 157 M Campbell 156 A Downham 155 N Pyper 152 M Szymanski 151 P Turner 147 P Ribbands 144 P Barkas 144 R Newman 141 S Knight e130	1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½	Mark R Ruston 173 David J Horton 173 David JR Barnes 172 David H Powell 166 Nigel Harvey 166 Peter Keeley 161 Robert J Everson 158 John H Lewin 159 Mark D Brougham 156 Andrew B Mata 155 Paul C Rutland 154 Sydney J Jacob 163 Jerry Anstead 152 Mark Finch 146 Michael Harrison 145 David Heath 132
(Whittlesford)		9½ 6½

	Yorks	11.5.02	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Chris Williams 172 Geoff Frost 173 Gareth Mitchell 162 def I Lewyk 164 R Archer 160 R Keely 157 Jeremy Hamm 159 def Roger Jenning 153 def Chris Wright 151 D Holmes 140 M Webb 125 def def	1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1	Richard Almond 170 Martin Costley 172 Paul A Batchelor 169 Stephen Hawes 171 Michael Stott 169 Richard Johnson 166 Michael Reddie 160 John Bryant 158 Oliver Froom 159 Adrian Pickersgill 156 Andrew Fleming 155 Alan H Palmer 152 David Cork 140 Brian Izzard 147 L John Cannon 135 R Daniel Hirsch 140
(Northampton)		4½ 11½

	Essex*	11.5.02	Devon
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Tim Hebbes 171 (B) Paul Williamson 174 Ivor BN Smith 170 Peter Doye 166 Ian Hunnable 166 D Ian Reynolds 166 Robert Payne 161 Martin McCall 164 Sid Kalinsky 165 Chris Fegan 165 John White 162 George McNally 165 David Millward 160 Ken Clow 160 Neville Twitchell 160 Dave Pearse 152	½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0	Chris Bellers 170 Alan Brusey 162 P Langdon 161 Paul Brooks 160 Michael Sapiecha 159 BWR Hewson 158 Mark Abbott 157 Andrew Woodruff 151 William Ingham 148 Arthur Pinkerton 146 Sean Pope 144 Dave Regis 144 Simon Waters e144 John Gorodi 134 Ivor Annetts 132 Wally Sapiecha 127
(Hook, Wilts)		8½ 7½

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FINAL

	Lancs	6.7.02	Cambs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Stephen J Lamb 148 (W) Simon Woodcock 147 Steve Horrocks 146 EDG Dobson 144 Adam Wiseman 143 D Owen 142 Frank S Rushworth 141 Denis Hoeron 140 Andy Clarkson 138 James Tennant-Smith 138 P Roger Chapman 136 Dave Gaston 136 James L Hanley 135 William O'Rourke 135 Mark Haworth 129 H Praeger 124	1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½	Simon Ward 148 Marcus Connolly 148 Martin Cacheiro 147 Stephen Pride 145 Patrick Ribbands 144 Peter Barkas 144 John Daugman 143 Philip Turp 141 Richard Newman 141 Sam Caraway 139 Dave Cattermole 137 Glyn Ward 137 Bernard Duff 136 Marcus Misson 135 Steve Knight 130 Michael Mkpadi 107
(Leicester)		9½ 6½

SEMI FINAL

	Essex*	15.6.02	Cambs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Ray Purse 149 (W) Stan Harwood 148 Peter Walker 148 Colin Ramage 146 John A Philpott 142 Chris Hampton 141 Tony Drake 140 Ian P Morgan 137 Richard J Weeber 137 Philip Zammit 137 Thomas G Winter 134 Dave Cannan 134 Steve Collins 132 A Hung 129 David FC Bird 125 Ken Groce 126	1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1	R Donaghay 149 M Connolly 148 P Turner 147 C Bell 147 S Pride 145 P Ribbands 144 P Barkas 144 J Daugman 142 L Barham 142 P Turp 141 R Newman 141 D Cattermole 138 G Ward 137 B Duff 136 M Misson 135 S Knight 130
(Wimbish Essex) (138)		7 9	(142)

QUARTER FINALS

	Warwicks	11.5.02	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	K Jones 149 (B) P Lam 133 M Fox 149 R Reynolds 148 (1) K Thomas 148 S Smith 146 R Reynolds 144 (1) M Drugan 137 W Archibald 137 D Reeves 133 W Morgan 89 K Koasha 92 C Gordon 91 M Lam 91 def def	½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1	PR Selby 149 WH Partridge 140 RTF Williams 145 PN Kington 138 JLA Stone 137 K Davies 135 DL Roberts 131 TJ Woods 130 TW Penty 123 I Philipson 128 DM Barraclough 122 RK Hunt 125 SP Deere 125 D Glebocki 79 MA Bryant M Plumb
(Holmer Green Bucks)		9½ 6½
Bds 15 and 16 conceded in advance. ¹Bds 4, 7. Richard C and Robert, in that order. Same club. We looked them up, unsure whether it was an error. If the Warwicks captain really called them both R Reynolds he wants shooting.

	Essex*	11.5.02	Yorks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Ray Purse 149 Stan Harwood 148 Colin Ramage 146 Chris Hampton 141 Tony Drake 140 David Smith 139 Richard Weeber 137 Phil Zammit 137 Ian Morgan 137 Ian MacLachlan 141 Tom Winter 134 Dave Rawlings 134 Steve Collins 132 Alastair Hung 129 Dave Bird 125 Ken Groce 126	½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0	John M Morgan 146 Ian W Smith 146 Mike Bramson 148 Clive W Davies 139 Eddie Hurwitz 148 Geoff M Smith 140 Sam Nicholls 138 Robert A Dean 148 Dave R Parton 146 Steve Firth 141 Tony Pawson 133 George Bak 135 Rupert W Jones 133 Dave Patrick 132 Brian Foster 134 Paul G Day 125
(Queniborough Leics) (137)		8½ 7½	(140)

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FINAL

	Warwicks	6.7.02	Staffs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Ken Warren 124 (B) Gary Hope 122 Tom Robinson 122 John Asbury 121 Chris Evans 120 Nigel Malka 119 Wendell Rawlings 118 Adrian Fowkes 112 John Llewellyn 114 Kim Gilbert 112 Mike Walker 111 Jason Cole 109 Louis Rawson 108 Pauline Woodward 100 Chris Pitt 97 John Pakenham 89	0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1	Derek Perks 124 Robin Lewis 124 Frank Wood 121 Geoff Rosser 121 Jon Sadler 118 Dominic Carter 116 Phil Denner 116 John EW Blackburn 114 Robert Fell 113 Ray Gogerty 113 Richard Wilkinson 107 Peter Broomhall 108 Robert Brodie 109 Sandra Blackburn 104 Charlotte Wilcox 99 Darren Bell 99
(Leicester)		9 7

QUARTER FINAL

	Warwicks	11.5.02	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	K Warren 124 (W) G Hope 122 T Robinson 122 C Evans 120 N Malka 119 def P Boynton 118 D Stockmall 114 (1) D Morsley 114 J Llewellyn 114 K Gilbert 112 M Walker 111 L Rawson 108 J Cole 109 J Fahy 91 C Pitt 97	1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1	D Price 123 P Bunce 120 B Edwards 118 T O'Sullivan 117 T Douse 117 H Syed e115 K Woodhouse 116 T Sims 114 R Kearns 111 P Laskier 111 R Player 111 C Byrne 107 J Leake 108 J Lanaway 107 R Harrison 106 Q Latif 96
		8½ 7½
^{1 Bd 8. Our suspect is D Stockhall 115. Warwickshire's bottom two boards also played in the U100 Quarter-final next day.}

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FINAL

	Kent	6.7.02	Merseyside
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Andrew Millborrow 97 Neil Lang 95 Terry Matthews 95 Sue Farrington 91 John Spink 91 Conor Cormican 95 Laurie Jones 88 Terry Bennett 78 Tom Probert 81 Alan Fraser 88 Alan Evans 79 Mike Hawkes 58	½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	Graham Moore 99 George Wilson 95 Graeme Solomon 97 Bobby Holmes 97 Bart McHugh 92 Martin Worrall 92 Kelvin Matchett 92 Ronnie Ellis 87 Jim McGuirk 79 Ian Lockhart 76 Frank Johnson 57 Paul Massey 76
(Leicester)		8½ 3½
"A grand team effort." - Kent mc

SEMI FINAL

	Kent*	15.6.02	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Andrew Millborrow 97 Terry Matthews 93 Elwyn Isted 95 Sue Farrington 91 John Spink 91 Conor Cormican 95 Neil Lang 95 Terry Bennett 78 Tom Probert 81 Alan Fraser 85 Alan Evans 79 Mike Hawkes 58	½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0	Gerald Howgate 99 Mirza Chagtai 99 Dave Morgan 99 John Silverton 98 Keith Foreman 96 Arthur Meaton 95 Qaiyum Khan 95 Khan Gause 94 Graham Hantman 89 Chantal Sirisena 86 Richard Davey 95 Mike Adams 91
(Charlton)		7 5

QUARTER FINALS

	Norfolk	12.5.02	Kent*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	S Crane 99 (B) O Green 98 C Clarke 97 D Debenham 96 H Fischl 95 C Heppell 95 M Collins 94 V Morris 92 M Poulton 90 D Allen 88 R Royall 83 G Turner 83	½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½	A Milborrow 97 AP Fabian 95 E Isted 95 S Farrington 91 J Spink 91 C Cormican 95 L Jones 88 T Bennett 78 Neil Lang 95 Tom Probert 81 A Evans 79 M Hawkes 58
("The Damsgate Rooms")		4½ 7½

	Surrey*	12.5.02	Warwicks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Gerald Howgate 99 Mirza Chagtai 99 John Silverton 98 Keith Foreman 96 Qaiyom Khan 95 Khan Gause 94 Bill Upton 94 Michael T Harris 90j Chantal Sirisena 86j Richard Davey 95 Mike Adams 91 Bernard Sweetman 90	0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0	J Fahy 91 G Stanton 97 C Pitt 97 S Killarney 95 G Jackson 90 R Turner 93 P Bull 81 D Dixon - J Pakenham 84 M Clack 75 D McCarthy 83 C Wilson -
(Ashtead)		6½ 5½

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Note 24.3.02: MCCU nominations
The MCCU Championship Final, between Warwicks and Gtr Manchester, is not played yet. It's scheduled for 6th April, after the nominations deadline. But the nominations are already made: 1 Gtr Manchester, 2 Warwicks (and 3 Leics, who lost one of the semi-finals).
     Warwicks, who had already won the Western group ahead of Gtr Manchester and beaten them in the process, may not be altogether happy about coming second. We did hear it was done by lot. However, the MCCU Controller has told us the rule. The Final doesn't count. M1 and M2 are the semi-final winners. In odd-numbered years, M1 comes from the semi-final between winner of Western group and runner-up of Eastern (and M2 from the other). Even years, other way round. If there is an M3, it is the semi-final loser with the better score. The system is not universally liked, and it will be proposed at the MCCU AGM that the BCF deadline be adjusted next year to fit the Midlands calendar.
     Sorry. There really is a proposal, to the effect that the MCCU Final be played before the deadline in future. Mind you it seems to have been proposed two years ago and defeated, and the MCCU Controller opposes it.
     We notice that the rule, or a similar one, has been applied in other divisions as well. It seems to be applied whether the Final has been played or not. The U100 Final has, and Warwicks beat Staffs 7½ 4½. The nominations are 1 Staffs, 2 Warwicks.
     Footnote 17.6.02. The AGM has changed the rule. In future the Final counts, if it's been played. If it hasn't, MCCU1 is the semi-final winner scoring more points (with tie-break on board count/elimination).