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YATELEY MANOR
NATIONAL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP
2009-10
sponsored by Yateley Manor School http://www.yateleymanor.com
The competition had an increased entry of 165 teams. The Zones and Last Chance Saloons (see further down) were complete by mid February, and the National stage quarter-finals were played on schedule by early May. The last four in Plate and Championship met after the exams, on Thursday 8th & Friday 9th July, at Uppingham School, our host for five consecutive years now. The only newcomer to the Finals this year was Homefield Prep School from Sutton, who are active at EPSCA and IAPS level but had never played in the Yateley Manor before.
The semi-finals took place on the Thursday evening. In the Championship Wilson's School, Plate Champions for the last two years and at Uppingham for the third time, met the very strong Haberdashers' team who deservedly won 4-2. (Haberdashers' are also serial attenders but, in this century, have always reserved it for the even-numbered years.) Manchester Grammar School, the most prolific of attenders over the years, have been building up their strength since they last appeared in 2007 and have been very strong this year. Unfortunately they were much below full strength at Uppingham. Nevertheless they made the Champions Wellington College work hard to secure the 4 points they needed.
The Plate, unusually, had two very young teams: Homefield and Aughton St Michaels, third-time attenders and still the only primary school to have got this far. They never met. In the semi-finals Aughton succumbed 5 - 1 to a strong Millfield School team, who just overcame the age handicap; while Homefield scored a winning 2 points - ½ more than they needed - against the much older King Edward Camp Hill playing without their number one.
The Finals and Third Place Play-offs began at 9 o'clock on Friday morning. In the Plate, Camp Hill scored 6 against Aughton to take third place (and "first place" out of all eight teams on game points, with a massive 10/12). Homefield, again requiring 1½ to win on age handicap, started well against Millfield by picking up an early point on board 4. When they later secured a big advantage on board 3 it was only a question of not doing anything silly. Some would have been tempted to settle for the draw which was there for the taking, but the Homefield player pressed home the win. Millfield took the remaining games, but of course it was not enough. Homefield at average age 11.1 are undoubtedly the youngest team to have taken the Plate title.
Manchester Grammar School were always struggling against Wilson's after the latter took an early 2 - 0 lead, converted after a while to 3 - 0. Winning the remaining three for a victory on age handicap was never a real possibility, and Wilson's took the match 5½ - ½. The Championship Final was sternly contested but went with the form book. Wellington's 4 - 2 win to retain their title, on level terms by age, was pretty much what the teams' relative grades predicted. There can rarely have been a stronger team than the current Wellington College one.
David Welch, ECF Chief Arbiter, officiated as always. The prizes were presented by Andrew Martin, representing the sponsors. He announced that the Yateley Manor sponsorship will continue next year.
NATIONAL STAGE
For full match results in the National stage, see Detailed match results. In the summary below, an asterisk indicates a win on age handicap (or board count, if there is no handicap). Failing an asterisk, the higher-scoring team is the winner.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Preliminary Round (by 12th March)
Fortismere School (16.2) 4½ 1½ Aylesbury GS (14.10)
Round 1 (by end of March)
Greenwood Academy (16.3) 0 6 Manchester Grammar School (14.7); Grammar School at Leeds (15.2) 1½ 4½ Nottingham High School A (16.5); Nottingham High School B (12.4) 1 5 Norwich School (16.11); Magdalen College School (15.7) 2½ 3½ K Edwards Birmingham (15.8); Haberdashers A (15.3) 4 2 Fortismere School (16.3); St Olave's GS (16.2) 3 3 *Wilson's School (14.8); Reading School (13.9) 2½ 3½ Winchester College A (14.9); Wellington College (16.4) 4½ 1½ Torquay GS (15.11)
Quarter-finals (by 7th May)
Nottingham High School (16.10) 3½ 2½ *Manchester Grammar School (14.10); K Edwards Birmingham (15.10) 1 5 Haberdashers A (15.5); Norwich School (16.9) 3½ 2½ *Wilson's School (14.9); Winchester College (16.3) 1 5 Wellington College (16.4)
Semi-finals
Wellington College (16.7) 4 2 Manchester Grammmar School (13.9); Wilson's School (14.11) 2 4 Haberdashers (15.7)
Third Place Play-off
Wilson's School (14.11) 5½ ½ Manchester Grammar School (13.9)
Final
Wellington College (16.6) 4 2 Haberdashers (15.7)
PLATE
Round 1
Aughton St Michaels (10.8) 5 1 Yarm School (12.4); Kings Chester (16.1) 4 2 Kings Grantham (17.7); Woodbridge School (16.1) 2½ 3½ K Edward Camp Hill Birmingham (17.5); St Albans School (15.3) 2 4 Haberdashers B (12.11); Barming School (9.8) 0 6 Homefield Prep School (10.6); Eton College (14.10) 6 0 Yateley Manor B (9.5); Winchester College B (15.8) ½ 5½ Millfield School (15.3); bye Westminster Under School
Quarter-finals
Aughton St Michaels (10.9) 1 5 Kings Chester (16.2): [the match was to be replayed following an appeal, but the replay proved impossible to arrange and the match was awarded to Aughton St Michaels]; Eton College (15.1) 2 4 K Edward Camp Hill (17.2) [venue reversed by agreement]; Millfield School w/o def Westminster Under School; Homefield Prep School (10.8) 5½ ½ Haberdashers B (13.1)
Semi-finals
Homefield Prep School (11.1)* 2 4 K Edward Camp Hill (16.8); Millfield School (15.2) 5 1 Aughton St Michaels (11.0)
Third Place Play-off
K Edward Camp Hill (16.8) 6 0 Aughton St Michaels (10.8)
Final
Homefield Prep School (11.1)* 2 4 Millfield School (15.2)
LOCAL ZONES
Zone 1: Three Nations
Group A
St Columbs College, Derry (A team) Zone runners-up
St Columbs College, Derry (B team)
Downpatrick Grammar School
Group B
Greenwood Academy, Irvine (A team) Zone Champions
Greenwood Academy, Irvine (B team)
Austin Friars School, Carlisle (A team)
Austin Friars School, Carlisle (B team)
The Group winners will play off for the Zone Championship.
Zone 2: Lancs & Greater Manchester
League Group A
St Aidans College of Technology, Poulton le Fylde
Highfield Priory School, Preston group winners
Unity College, Burnley
League Group B
Woodheys Primary School, Sale
Moor Allerton Prep School, Didsbury
Haydock Sports College, St Helens
Aughton St Michaels CE Primary School, Ormskirk: Zone runners-up
Radclyffe School, Oldham
Knockout Group
Cowley Language College, St Helens
Lancaster Royal Grammar School group finalists
Manchester Grammar School: Zone Champions
Palatine Community Sports College, Blackpool (A team)
Palatine Community Sports College, Blackpool (B team)
The winner of League Group B will proceed to the Zone Final. The other two winners will play off for the right to meet them.
Zone 3: The North East & Yorkshire
One-Day Group
Durham-Johnston Comprehensive, Durham (A team)
Durham-Johnston Comprehensive, Durham (B team)
Gosforth Central Middle School, Newcastle on Tyne (A team)
Gosforth Central Middle School, Newcastle on Tyne (B team)
The Oaks School, Spennymoor
Swainby & Potto CE Primary School (A team), Northallerton
Swainby & Potto CE Primary School (B team), Northallerton
Yarm School (A team): Zone runners-up
Yarm School (B team)
League Group
All Saints School, York
Grammar School at Leeds: Zone Champions
Sowerby Bridge High School
Heckmondwike Grammar School
The Group winners will play off for the Zone Championship.
Zone 4: Yorkshire, mostly
League Group
Ecclesall Junior School, Sheffield: Zone runners-up
Firth Park Community Arts College, Sheffield
High Storrs School, Sheffield
Silverdale School, Sheffield
Tapton School, Sheffield
Knockout Group
Abbey Grange, Leeds
Nottingham HS (A team): Zone Champions
Q Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield
Q Elizabeth Grammar School Junior School, Wakefield
The Group winners will play off for the Zone Championship.
Zone 5: Cheshire, the North Midlands & Points East
League Group A
Altrincham Grammar School
Childer Thornton Primary School, Ellesmere Port
Kings School, Chester: Zone runners-up
League Group B
S Anselms, Bakewell
St Edwards Junior HS, Leek group winners
St Wulstans Catholic Primary School, Newcastle under Lyme
League Group C
Heanor Gate Science College, Heanor, Derbys
Nottingham HS (B team): Zone Champions
Blessed Robert Sutton School, Burton on Trent
Knockout Group D
K Edward VI Grammar School, Louth group winners
Kings School, Grantham
(With apologies to Kings Grantham who would have preferred a league)
The Zone semi-finals will be Winner of A v Winner of B, Winner of C v Winner of D (venues to be decided).
Zone 6: Birmingham, Oxford & More
League Group
St Laurence Junior, Northfield, Birmingham
Camp Hill School, Birmingham: Zone runners-up
Sharmans Cross Junior, Solihull
Knockout Group A
K Edward's School, Birmingham group winners
Lutterworth HS, Lutterworth
Windsor HS, Halesowen
Knockout Group B
Abingdon School (A team)
Abingdon School (B team)
Magdalen College School (A team): Zone Champions
Magdalen College School (B team)
Woolvercote Primary School, Woolvercote, Oxford
The winner of Knockout Group B will proceed to the Zone Final. The other two winners will play off for the right to meet them.
Zone 7: East Anglia & More
Barnwell School, Stevenage (A team)
Barnwell School, Stevenage (B team)
Barnwell School, Stevenage (C team)
Bedford Modern School
Biddenham Upper School, Bedford
Elmsett Primary School, Elmsett, Ipswich
K Edward VII School, Kings Lynn
Norwich School: Zone Champions
Old Buckenham Hall School, Ipswich
Royal Hospital School, Ipswich
Woodbridge School: Zone runners-up
This is a Knockout Zone.
Zone 8: M25 North
League Group A
Temple Sutton Primary School, Southend group winners
Westborough Primary School, Westcliff
John Warner School, Hoddesdon
League Group B
Aylesbury Grammar School (A team): Zone Champions
Aylesbury Grammar School (B team)
Cunningham Hill Junior School, St Albans
Prae Wood Primary School (A team), St Albans
Prae Wood Primary School (B team), St Albans
Knockout Group
Brentwood School
Dame Alice Owens School, Potters Bar
St Albans School: Zone runners-up
Southend High School for Boys
The winner of League Group B will proceed to the Zone Final. The other two winners will play off for the right to meet them.
Zone 9: London North West
League Group
Haberdashers Askes Elstree (B team) Zone runners-up
Highgate School
North London Collegiate School, Edgware
University College School, Hampstead group finalists
Heathfield School, Pinner
Knockout Group
Dormers Wells Junior School
Haberdashers Askes Elstree (A team) Zone Champions
Hazelwood Junior School, London N13
Oakthorpe Primary School, London N13
Q Elizabeth Barnet
Yavneh College, Borehamwood
The Group winners will play off for the Zone Championship.
Zone 10: London North East
League Group
All Saints School, Dagenham
Forest School, Snaresbrook
St Mary & St Michael Catholic Primary School, London E1
Westminster Under School: Zone runners-up
Wetherby Prep School, London W1
Knockout Group
Fortismere School, London N10: Zone Champions
Holloway Secondary School, London N7
Latymer School, London N9
Oaks Park High School (A team), Ilford
Oaks Park High School (B team), Ilford
Stoke Newington School, London N16 group finalists
The Group winners will play off for the Zone Championship.
Zone 11: London South
League Group A
Twickenham Prep School
Kings House School, Richmond
Homefield Prep School, Sutton: Zone runers-up
League Group B
Whyteleafe Primary School group winners
St Marks Church of England Academy, Mitcham
Darrick Wood Senior School, Orpington
Knockout Group
Dulwich College group runners-up
Hampton School
Hawes Down Junior School, West Wickham
Sutton Grammar School for Boys
Whitgift School, Croydon
Wilson's School, Wallington: Zone Champions
The winner of the Knockout will proceed to the Zone Final. The other two winners will play off for the right to meet them.
Zone 12: Kent, Surrey & More
League Group A
Barming Primary School, Maidstone: Zone runners-up
Judd School, Tonbridge (A team)
Maidstone Boys Grammar School (B team)
League Group B
Reigate Priory Junior School (A team)
Reigate Priory Junior School (B team)
Judd School, Tonbridge (B team) group winners
Knockout Group
Christs Hospital, Horsham
Kings School, Canterbury (A team) group runners-up
Kings School, Canterbury (B team)
Maidstone Boys Grammar School (A team)
Reigate GS
St Olaves GS, Orpington: Zone Champions
The winner of the Knockout will proceed to the Zone Final. The other two winners will play off for the right to meet them.
Zone 13: Berks, Hants & Around
League Group A
Danesfield School, Marlow
Reading School
Yateley Manor School (B team): Zone runners-up
League Group B
Yateley Manor School (A team) Zone finalists
Wellington College (B team)
The Abbey School, Reading
Knockout Group
Eton College
Kempshott Junior School, Basingstoke
Langley Grammar School, Slough
Royal Grammar School, Guildford group runners-up
Wellington College (A team): Zone Champions
The winner of the Knockout will proceed to the Zone Final. The other two winners will play off for the right to meet them.
Zone 14: The South
League Group
Ash Primary School, Ash, Somerset
Preston School, Yeovil
St Andrews Primary School, Shaftesbury
Abbey Primary School, Shaftesbury group winners
Knockout Group
Bishop Wordsworths School, Salisbury
Cantell Maths & Computing College, Southampton
St Georges Primary School, Portsmouth
Trafalgar School, Salisbury
Western CE Primary School, Winchester
Winchester College (A team): Zone Champions
Winchester College (B team): Zone runners-up
The League winner will join the Knockout at the semi-final stage.
Zone 15: Wales & the West
League Group
Bristol Grammar School group winners
Westbury on Trym Primary School, Bristol
St Josephs Catholic College, Swindon
Knockout Group
Broadclyst Primary School
Devonport High School for Boys
Kings Monkton School, Cardiff
Millfield School: Zone runners-up
Monmouth School
Torquay Boys GS (A team): Zone Champions
Torquay Boys GS (B team)
The League winner will join the Knockout at the semi-final stage.
Last Chance Saloon North (Nottingham HS 6.2.10)
K Edward's Birmingham: Championship qualifiers
King's School Grantham: Plate qualifiers
(There have been withdrawals since this list was first published)
Last Chance Saloon South (Eton College 7.2.10)
Bancroft's School (Woodford Green): A team
Bancroft's B
Eton College: Plate qualifiers
King's School Canterbury
Langley GS Slough
Q Elizabeth GS Barnet
QE Barnet B
Reading School: Championship qualifiers
Reigate GS
Stoke Newington School
Previous years' results are in the Archive.
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