ECF STAGE MATCHES

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updated 6.8.13
COUNTY MATCHES
ECF STAGE 2013

DATES

Prelim
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals

April 27
May 18
June 08
July 13 at the Trident Centre, Warwick CV34 6SW

These are the default dates, apart from the last which was announced only on 21st January. The Finals are at a new venue this year.

NOTES
For some notes on the draw, and other things, see foot of page.

OVERVIEW OF RESULTS
Matches shown in red are given in full further down (click on the section headings). Matches shown in blue are not. In the bare match scores of the Overview, an asterisk by a County name indicates a win on board count or elimination. Where a match is given in full, an asterisk by a County name means the result has come from that side (either direct or from the County's website).

OPEN
Preliminary S3 (Kent) v N2 (Lancs). Preliminary round now deleted: both teams transferred to QF
Quarter-finals (A) M1 (Staffs) 6 9 ~~winner of Prelim~~ S3 (Kent); (B) S1 (Middx) 14 1 M2 (Warwicks); (C) W (Somerset) 5½ 9½ ~~N1 (Yorks)~~ N2 (Lancs): details on ECF site, but you need a different page for an explanation of the penalty; (D) ~~E (Suffolk)~~ N1 (Yorks) 4 10 S2 (Surrey). E (Suffolk) declined nomination
Semi-finals Kent (S3) 7 8 Middx (S1); Lancs (N2) 6 10 Surrey (S2)
Final Surrey 8½ 7½ Middx
MINOR COUNTIES
Quarter-finals (A) E1 (Beds) 9 7 S2 (Sussex); (B) W1 (Hants) 9 7 M2 (Derbys): details on ECF site; (C) M1 (Lincs) 10½ 3½ W2 (Glos): details on ECF site; (D) S1 (Essex) 9½ 5½ E2 (Norfolk)
Semi-finals Beds (E1) 8½ 7½ Hants (W1): details on ECF site; Lincs (M1) 6½ 9½ Essex (S1)
Final Essex 10½ 5½ Beds
U180
Preliminary Notts (M2) 8½ 6½ Essex (S3)
Quarter-finals (A) Cambs (E) 8½ 7½ Notts (M2): details on ECF site; (B) W (Devon) 6 10 S2 (Middx); (C) M1 (Warwicks) 6 10 N1 (Lancs): details on ECF site; (D) S1 (Kent) w/o def N2 (Yorks)
Semi-finals Lancs (N1) 11½ 4½ Kent (S1); Cambs (E) 9½ 6½ Middx (S2)
Final Lancs 10½ 5½ Cambs: details on ECF site
U160
Quarter-finals (A) S1 (Kent) 7½ 8½ N2 (~~Cumbria~~ ~~Yorks~~ Lancs); (B) E1 (Cambs) 7½ 8½ M2 (Warwicks): details on ECF site; (C) N1 (~~Yorks~~ ~~Cumbria~~ Yorks) 6 10 S2 (Essex); (D) M1 (Notts)* 8 8 E2 (Suffolk): details on ECF site
Semi-finals Lancs (N2) 9½ 6½ Warwicks (M2): details on ECF site; Essex (S2) 8½ 7½ Notts (M1)
Final Essex 8½ 7½ Lancs
U140
Preliminary Salop (M3) 9½ 5½ Essex (S3)
Quarter-finals (A) N1 (~~Lancs~~ ~~Yorks~~ Lancs) ½ 12½ Salop (M3): details on ECF site; (B) W (Hants) w/o def M2 (Warwicks); (C) M1 (Staffs) 6½ 9½ S2 (Kent); (D) S1 (Middx) 7 9 N2 (~~Yorks~~ ~~Lancs~~ Yorks) Not sure if those original NCCU names were our mistake. Later: we've decided they weren't!
Semi-finals Salop (M3) 8½ 7½ Hants (W): details on ECF site; Kent (S2) 9½ 6½ Yorks (N2)
Final Salop 9 7 Kent
U120
Quarter-finals (A) S1 (Kent) 8½ 3½ M3 (Worcs); (B) M1 (Warwicks) v ~~N2 (Yorks)~~ Bye; (C) N1 (Lancs) 5 7 S3 (Essex); (D) M2 (Staffs) 6½ 4½ S2 (Herts)
SCCU applied for, and received, a third nomination to avoid the bye. (In the U100 there was no application for an extra place, so the bye remains.)
Semi-finals Kent (S1) 4 8 Warwicks (M1); Essex (S3) 5½ 6½ Staffs (M2)
Final Staffs 7½ 4½ Warwicks: details on ECF site
U100
Quarter-finals (A) S1 (Essex) v N2 (Yorks) [update: Yorks are declining nomination - official - so Essex have a bye]; (B) N1 (Lancs) w/o def M2 (Leics); (C) M1 (Notts) v Bye; (D) E (Cambs) def w/o S2 (Surrey)
Semi-finals Essex (S1) 9 3 Lancs (N1); Notts (M1) w/o def Surrey (S2)
Final Essex 7 5 Notts

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OPEN

FINAL

	Surrey*	13.7.13	Middx*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Steve Berry 223 (B) Gavin Wall 216 Roger Emerson 218 Marcus Osborne 202 Russell Granat 209 Chris Briscoe 201 Clive Frostick 200 Mark Josse 201 Daniel Rosen 189 Ian Sharpe 193 Robin Haldane 193 Angus French 180 Paul Shepherd 181 Matthew Lunn 178 Philip Stimpson 174 Akshaya Kalaiyalahan 152	0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0	Richard Bates 222 David Moskovic 222 Zehra Topel 225jan Robert Eames 211 Peter Batchelor 206 Daniel Lindner 202 David Guthrie 199 Simon Spivack 197 Carsten Pedersen 192 Ananth Balaji 182 Steven Coles 181 Colin Mackenzie 192 Mark Davey 192 Jochen Wittmann 185 Nevil Chan 181 Peter Ackley 183
(Warwick) [194]		8½ 7½	[197]
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise.

SEMI-FINALS

	Lancs	8.6.13	Surrey
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Graham Morrison 223 (W) Nicholas Ivell 210 Howard Hughes 210 D Brett Lund 200 Peter Jowett 195 Marek Mazek 201 Liam Rabbitte 188 Dominic Rabbitte 176 Paul Timson 179 Philip Almond 180 Martyn Hamer 177 Mike Conroy e173 John G Cooper 173 John Lyth 170 Andrew Clarkson 163 Colin Liddle 149	½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1	Bogdan Lalic 234 Stephen Berry 223 Gavin Wall 218 Marcus Osborne 202 Clive Frostick 200 Chris Briscoe 201 Gordon Meyer 195 Daniel Rosen 189 Zivile Sarakauskiene 196 Ian Sharpe 193 David Rowson 193 Robin Haldane 193 Geoffrey Marchant 191 Keith Richardson 176 Owen Phillips 166 Akshaya Kalaiyalahan 152
(Venue not known)		6 10
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise.

	Kent	8.6.13	Middx
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Martin Taylor 218 (B) Philip Morris 217 Andrew Mayhew 208 Ian Snape 208 Alan Hanreck 202 Paul Talsma 203 Ben Spink 194 John Sugden 184 Michael Prizant 187 Michael Wiltshire (r) 162 John Nicholas Briggs 177 James Scholes 186 Gordon Botley 180 J Stuart Williams 176 David Tucker 169 David Barnes 169	½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½	Richard Bates 222 Jochem Snuverink e228 Zehra Topel e225 John Carleton 209 Robert Eames 211 Pall Thorarinsson 205 Richard McMichael 204 Peter Batchelor 206 Andrew Stone 200 Simon Spivack 197 Carsten Pedersen 192 Philip Makepeace 192 Colin Mackenzie 192 Mark Davey 192 Peter Ackley 183 Guy Batchelor 174
(Dartford)		7 8
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise. *Bd 12: note 10.6.13. Kent player ruled ineligible because not an ECF Member at the time of the match. The game thus counts as a win for his opponent, and Kent are penalised 1 point. The totals at the bottom reflect these adjustments. We hear that Kent may appeal. Note 13.6.13. They did so yesterday, and we'll keep you posted. Note 15.6.13. Kent's appeal has been rejected.

QUARTER-FINALS

	Yorks	19.5.13	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Richard Palliser 237 (W) Andrew Ledger 222 Michael Townsend 206 Jonathan Nelson 194 Jean-Luc Weller 209 Peter Gayson 201 Chris Barry 197 David Plump 190 Jonathan Arnott, 197 David Adams 199 Peter Shaw 185 Kieran O'Driscoll 185 Denis Molofei 189jan Winston Williams 179 Mark Birkin 171 Ihor Lewyk 180	½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 * 1 ½ * ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½	Stephen Berry 223 Gavin Wall 218 Marcus Osborne 202 Nigel Povah 207 Roger Emerson 218 Chris Briscoe 201 Gordon Meyer 195 Daniel Rosen 189 Ian Sharpe 193 David Rowson 193 Angus French 180 Geoffrey Marchant 191 Alan Punnett 191 Owen Phillips 166 Keith Richardson 176 Akshaya Kalaiyalahan 152
(Syston)		4 10
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise. * bds 7, 8. The Yorkshire players were non-Members. Both games therefore count as wins for Surrey, and Yorks are penalised 2 points in addition. The totals at the bottom reflect these adjustments.

	Staffs	18.5.13	Kent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Lawrence Cooper 214 (W) Darren Wheeler 210 Paul Wallace 202 Lee Grinsell 182 Alex Richardson 192 Gerald Acey 184 David Anderton 194 Alan Crombleholme 181 Nicholas Walker 177 Malcolm Armstrong 188 Patrick Bennett 171 Simon Edwards 167 John Turner 174 Ian Jamieson 166 John Staniforth 158 David Wightman 157	1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 * 0 0 1 ½ ½	Neil McDonald 231 Martin Taylor 218 Philip Morris 217 Andrew Mayhew 208 Ian Snape 208 Tony Stebbings 204 Alan Hanreck 202 Paul Talsma 203 Ben Spink 194 John Sugden 184 Michael Prizant 187 Laurence Ball 187 John Nicholas Briggs 177 David Morris 178 David JR Barnes 169 Reenen Du Toit 149
(Syston)		6 9
Grades are August 2012. * Bd 12: note 13.6.13. Kent player ruled ineligible on 10th June because not an ECF Member at the time of the match. Kent are penalised 1 point. The totals at the bottom reflect this adjustment.

	Middx*	18.5.13	Warwicks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Jochem Snuverink e228 (B) Zehra Topel e225 Robert Eames 211 Colin Crouch 216 Richard McMichael 204 Tomer Eden 200 Andrew Stone 200 Simon Spivack 197 Carsten Pedersen 192 Ananth Balaji 182 Steven Coles 181 Colin Mackenzie 192 Mark Davey 192 Jochen Wittmann 185 Nevil Chan 181 Ti Chen 180	1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	Don Mason 209 Nick Thomas 205 Anthony Hynes 202 Alan Agnew 196 Martin Smyth 178 Keith Escott 178 Mark Page 175 Mark Cundy 165 Robert Wallman 162 Amrik Singh 157 Simon Smith 156 Rob Walker 148 Chris Evans 138 Ian Brodie 137 Matthew Fergusson 134 def
(Cowley) [193]		14 1	[169]
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise. * Bd 12. Warwicks player not an ECF Member. He lost the game anyway, but a 1-point penalty is deducted. This is reflected in the total scores.

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MINOR COUNTIES

FINAL

	Essex	13.7.13	Beds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Neil Carr 215 (B) Jonathan Rogers 211 David Sands 207 John Hodgson 195 Jeff Goldberg 191 Tim Hebbes 188 Kevin White 187 Ian Hunnable 184 Adam Taylor 181 Larry Marden 182 D Ian Reynolds 177 Jim Howson 164 David Millward 170 John White 169 Philip Staniland 151 Daniel Gallagher 68	0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0	Dave Ledger 209 Gary Kenworthy e212 Chris Ross 196 Stephen Ledger 196 Graham Borrowdale 184 Graham Smith 177 Alan Brown 179 Paul Habershon 179 Ravi Arulnandhy 176 Paul Kendall 172 Adrian Elwin 172 Branko Pribanich 172 Peter Hunt 165 Kevin Williamson 163 Peter Rawcliffe 146 Colin Solloway 124
(Coventry)		10½ 5½
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise. Average grades not known, but you can work them out if you like.

SEMI-FINAL

	Lincs	8.6.13	Essex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Paul Cumbers 196 (B) Claudio Mangione 193 Nick Stead 189 David Coates 183 Jason Dilley 183 Joe Kilshaw 182 Stephen Prior 186 Nick Payne 181 Harry Russell 179 Nigel Birtwistle 178 Keith Palmer 170 Ivan David 167 Kevin McCarthy 166 Stuart MacDonald 155 Ian McDonald 146 Chris Holt 148	½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1	Lawrence Trent 221 Neil Carr 215 John Hodgson 195 Jeff Goldberg 191 Tim Hebbes 188 Kevin White 187 Ian Hunnable 184 Ivan Myall 180 Larry Marden 182 D Ian Reynolds 177 John White 169 Steven Rix 166jan Jim Howson 164 Colin Ramage 164 Mark Murrell 143 Philip Staniland 151
(Sawtry Cambs)		6½ 9½
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise. Average grades not known, but you can work them out if you like.

QUARTER-FINALS

	Essex	18.5.13	Norfolk
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Neil Carr 215 (W) Jonathan Rogers 211 David Sands 207 Robin Slade 198 Jeff Goldberg 191 Kevin White 187 Ian Hunnable 184 Adam Taylor 181 Ivan Myall 180 Larry Marden 182 John Moore 175 Bryan Lee 169 John White 169 Mark Murrell 143 Philip Staniland 151 Daniel Gallagher 68	½ ½ 1 * 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0	Michael Harris 214 David leMoir 183 Gerald Moore e176 Benjamin Collinson 179 Roy Hughes 176 Ken McEwan 172 Terry Turner 165 Dave Dempster e172 Antony Hall 172 Robert Wood 169 Kevin Shaw 164 Steve Moore 160 David Twitchell 159 Jonathan Burrows 155 Trevor Ansell 153 def
Venue not known		9½ 5½
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise. Average grades not known, but you can work them out if you like. * Bd 2: note 13.6.13. Essex player ruled ineligible on 10th June because not an ECF Member at the time of the match. The game thus counts as a win for his opponent, and Essex are penalised 1 point. The totals at the bottom reflect these adjustments.

	Beds	18.5.13	Sussex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Dave Ledger 209 (W) Chris Ross 196 Stephen Ledger 196 Charles Tippleston 186 Graham Borrowdale 184 John Sharp 183 Richard Freeman 181 Alan Brown 179 Branko Pribanich 172 Adrian Elwin 172 Paul Kendall 172 David Martinez-Villena 170jan Adrian Matthews 162 Peter Taylor 154 Peter Rawcliffe 146 Colin Solloway 124	1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0	Feliks Kwiatkowski 204 James Mansson 196 Jaimie Wilson 185 Martin Costley 184 Paul Batchelor 175 Anthony Higgs 164 Paul Taylor 176 Adrian Pickersgill 187 David Roberts 173 Jeffrey Boardman 171 Alan Palmer 166 Michael Reddie 153 L John Cannon 148 Timothy Woods 141 Julie Denning 121 def
Venue not known		9 7
Grades are August 2012. Average grades not known, but you can work them out if you like.

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UNDER 180

SEMI-FINALS

	Lancs	15.6.13	Kent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Paul Timson 179 (W) Martyn Hamer 177 Roy Ellames 174 John Lyth 170 Mike Conroy e173 Robert Taylor 172 Phillip Taylor 177 Michael Parker 169 Oleg Cukovs 174 Scott Riley 169 Simon Woodcock 166 Brendan Brown 166 Cliff Rutlidge 164 Ray Ashcroft 161 Paul Jackson 162 Jordan Lewis 155	1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0	J Nicholas Briggs 177 J Stuart Williams 176 Ian McAllan 175 David Tucker 169 Trefor Owens 171 Alan Sands 171 David Barnes 169 Conrad Allison 165 Robert Everson 165 Sydney Jacob 164 Paul Rutland 161 Krystof Jamroz e164 Andrew Waters 161 Michael Wiltshire 162 John Cook 158 David Eden e159
(Venue not known)		11½ 4½
Grades are August 2012.

	Cambs	8.6.13	Middx*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Robert McCorry 177 (W) Akito Oyama 174 Chris Davison 165 David Redman 171 Mark Szymanski 154 Marcus Misson 166 Bernard Duff 167 John Beck 169 John Daugman 166 Alan Norman 150 Paul McMahon 153 Samuel Caraway 152 Philip Turp 152 Patrick Ribbands 152 Marcus Connolly 147 Mike Dunkley 145	½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0	Michael Tasker 179 George Dickson 179 D Ian Calvert 179 Jonathan White 170 Kayode Disu 170 John Tobisch 167 David White 166 Robert Kane 157 Andrew McGuinness 164 William Phillips 161 Leon Fincham 158 Rajinder Jhooti 154 Michael Price 152 John Woolley 151 Roger Scowen 144 Peter Hawran 134
(Whittlesford DA) [160]		9½ 6½	[161]
Grades are August 2012.

QUARTER-FINAL

	Devon	18.5.13	Middx*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Dave Regis 179 (B) Tim Paulden 177 Jonathan Underwood 177 Kevin Hurst 176 Alan Brusey 174 Jeff Leung 169 Brian Hewson 174 Mark Abbott 167 Trefor Thynne 158 Andrew Kinder 162 William Ingham 157 Paul Brooks 157 John Fraser 153 Ivor Annetts 152 Brian Gosling 164 def	0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1	Michael Tasker 179 George Dickson 179 D Ian Calvert 179 Anthony Fulton 167 Christopher Kreuzer 170 David White 166 Jonathan Kay 166 Leon Fincham 158 Guy Batchelor 174 Robert Kane 157 Andrew McGuinness 164 Russell Campbell 157 William Phillips 161 John Woolley 151 Roger Scowen 143 Peter Hawran 134
(Stratford-sub-Castle Wilts)		6 10
Grades are August 2012. The spreadsheet on which we received this had made a valiant attempt to calculate the average of the Membership numbers, but we have missed those out.

PRELIMINARY

	Notts	27.4.13	Essex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Steve Burke 166 (W) John Swain 167 Steve Hunter 169 Vincent Naan 175 Andrew Walker 163 Mark Kenyon 167 Matt Basey e172 Brian Thompson 163 Tim Lane 162 Brian Hayward 164 Tim Poole 158 Drag Sudar 160 John Tassi 151 Nick London 152 John Huthwaite 149 Mark Radford 140	½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1	Philip Gregory 161 Steve Rix 166 Martin McCall 165 David Millward 164 Chris Hampton 163 John White 162 Neville Twitchell 164 Reagan Pinto 160 Matthew Shaw 161 Mark Murrell 160 Philip Staniland 155 Syd Kalinsky 155 John Philpott 156 David Brock 153 Malcolm Kingsley 149 Peter Nickals 144
(Milton Keynes) [161]		8½ 6½	[159]
* Bd 2 (note 2.5.13). Essex player ruled ineligible, rather late in the day, because ungraded and not cleared with the Controller. (Yes, those are January grades.) The game thus counts as a win for Notts, and Essex are further penalised 1 point for the ineligibility. The match score at the bottom reflects these adjustments. You will recall that the match was originally a win for Notts anyway, on board count.

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UNDER 160

FINAL

	Essex	13.7.13	Lancs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Mark Murrell 143 (W) Paul Barclay 158 John Philpott 158 Malcolm Kingsley 156 Richard Weeber 156 Ken Clow 155 Ian Morgan 146 Roland Johnson 149 Peter Nickals 151 Roderick Johnson 149 Thomas Winter 143 Ian Woodward 143 Naomi Wei 143 Alan Riddoch 133 Charlton Siddo 133 Ken Groce 146	0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1	Mal French 159 Phillip Seery 158 Dennis Owen 156 Rob Tokeley 156 Jordan Lewis 155 Geoff Pennington 152 William O'Rourke 151 Stephen Fanning 150 Paul Bridge 149 def Colin Liddle 149 James Carrington 148 Colin Fisher 146 Kenny Quinn 144 John Whitfield 144 Philip Raynor 140
(Warwich)		8½ 7½
Grades are August 2012.

SEMI-FINAL

	Essex	15.6.13	Notts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Mark Murrell 143 (B) Paul Barclay 158 John Philpott 158 Malcolm Kingsley 156 Richard Weeber 156 Ken Clow 155 Philip Staniland 151 John Wright 151 Jeffrey MacWain 147 Peter Nickals 151 Roderick Johnson 149 Naomi Wei 143 Ian Woodward 143 Ken Groce 146 Robert Davies 134 Alan Riddoch 133	½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0	Sudar Dragoljub 151 Nick London 154 Keith Roper 150 John Tassi 154 Terence Nabbs 153jan Stephen Foster 158 Marcel Taylor 146 Hamzah Ali 143 Stanley Cranmer 150 Neil Graham 150 D Philip Morgan 145 John Huthwaite 144 Keith Walters 142 Mark Radford 148 Robert Taylor 136 James Thomson 140
(Sawtry Cambs)		8½ 7½
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise.

QUARTER-FINALS

	Yorks	18.5.13	Essex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Paul Johnson 149 (W) Richard Callis 159 Gabor Batonyi 153 Jonathan Swallow 156 Jonathan Mahony 107 Paul Clarke 154 Robin Browne 157 Alan McIntosh 157 Rupert Jones 153 Ken McIntosh 157 Peter Mason 149 Paul Anderson 150 Andy Ross 144 David Mills 146 Paul Salisbury 140 Ian Strickland 143	0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1	Mark Murrell 143 Paul Barclay 158 John Philpott 158 Malcolm Kingsley 156 Richard Weeber 156 Ken Clow 155 John Wright 151 Philip Staniland 151 Peter Nickals 151 Roland Johnson 149 Roderick Johnson 149 Ian Morgan 146 Ken Groce 146 Ian Woodward 143 Robert Davies 134 Alan Riddoch 133
(Sawtry Cambs)		6 10
Grades are August 2012.

	Kent*	18.5.13	Lancs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Robert Lane 159 (B) Cos Charles 155 John Cook 158 Trevor Baldwin 157 Andy Heard 153 Laurence Jones 145 David Helps 143 Simon Court 146 Peter Childs 156 James Everson 142 Barry Beavis 141 Mike Harrison 145 Peter Thomas 146 Mark Houghton 150 Roger Winterburn 148 Paul Challis 138	0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1	Phillip Seery 158 Dennis Owen 156 Rob Tokeley 156 Jordan Lewis 155 Robert Hanson 153 James Tennant-Smith 153 William O'Rourke 151 Stephen Fanning 150 Paul Bridge 149 Steve Murray 149 James Carrington 148 Ian Magee 146 Colin Fisher 146 John Whitfield 144 Kenny Quinn 144 Philip Raynor 140
(Syston)		7½ 8½
Grades are August 2012.

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UNDER 140

FINAL

	Salop	13.7.13	Kent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Richard Thompson 138 (B) Steve Tarr 138 Andrew Tunks 139 Peter Crean 139 Gary White 126 Richard Szwajkun 129 Christopher Lewis 135 Graham Shepherd 137 Ivor Salter 126 Jonathan Newey 110 Vincent Crean 130 Roger Brown 119 Stefan Tennant 126 Windsor Peck 131 George Viszokai 119 Ian Davies 118	1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½	David Fowler 132 Geoffrey Bishop 139 Alan Sherriff 139 Malcolm Mourant 137 Derek Davis 131 Robin East 134 Matthew Gazes 122 Robert Thompson 131 Chris Bernard 131 David Gilbert 130 Michael Jones 121 Mike Shahoud 128 Mike Wood 122 David Orr 125 Stephen Bond 122 Hugh Tassell 122
(Warwick)		9 7
Grades are August 2012.

SEMI-FINAL

	Kent	8.6.13	Yorks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	David Fowler 132 (W) Geoffrey Bishop 139 Alan Sherriff 139 Gary Sharp 136 Malcolm Mourant 137 Derek Davis 131 Robert Thompson 131 Robin East 134 Chris Bernard 131 Michael Jones 121 Mike Shahoud 128 Mike Wood 122 David Orr 125 Stephen Bond 122 Hugh Tassell 122 James Robertson 102	½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½	Craig Thompson 138 Colin Cartlidge 132 Jack Duckworth 131 Robert Moneagle 129 Ben Science e128 Chris Roche 127 Steve Spencer 120 Zana Aziz 117 Richard White 115 Ranyl Hughes 108 Dominic Gallagher 109 Stephen Jennings 105 William Pinder 104 Paul Masiak 102 Stephen Burton 101 Mick Beavers 100
(Venue not known)		9½ 6½
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise.

QUARTER-FINALS

	Middx	18.5.13	Yorks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Keith Jones 140 (B) Andrew Costeloe 139 Richard Dunn 136 Martin Leanse 134 Gerald Parfett 134 John Harvey 132 Elena Boote 132 Brian Foster 126 Mark Huba 125 Martijn Eefting 125 Ray Hamilton 123 Ronald Crooks 122 Alistair Morton 114 Andrew Davison 111 Des Byrne 107 Peter Grant-Ross 122	½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0	Ian Thackray 138 Craig Thompson 138 David Grobler 136 Neville Pearce 129 Norman Andrews 129 Colin Cartlidge 132 Jack Duckworth 131 Robert Moneagle 129 Chris Roche 127 Richard White 115 William Pinder 104 Stephen Burton 101 Mick Beavers 100 Alan Riddle 77 Scott Reichert 76 def
(Venue not known)		7 9
Grades are August 2012.

	Staffs	18.5.13	Kent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Kenneth McNulty 135 (B) Andrew Leadbetter 121 Brian Birchall 136 Gordon Sands 136 Robert taylor 136 John Day 137 Alex Cartlidge 130 Peter Broomhall 122 Doreen Anderton 122 David Molyneux 123 John HM Smith 122 Michael Page 124 Michael Matar 120jan Denis Nesbit 124 R Arthur Hall 108 Abigail Sergeant 20	½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1	David Fowler 132 Geoff Bishop 139 Alan Sherriff 139 Malcolm Mourant 137 Gary Sharp 136 Robin East 134 Robert Thompson 131 Eric Hazell 129 David Gilbert 130 Michael Jones 121 Alexander Selway 127 Matthew Gazes 122 David Orr 125 Mike Wood 122 Mike Shahoud 128 Stephen Bond 122
(Venue not known)		6½ 9½
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise.

PRELIMINARY

	Salop	27.4.13	Essex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Richard Thompson 138 Steve Tarr 138 Gary White 126 Richard Szwajkun 129 Christopher Lewis 135 Graham Shepherd 137 Ivor Salter 126 Jonathan Newby 110 Roger Brown 119 Christopher Paul 122 Ian Davies 118 Colin Mace 114 Alan Pickles 116 Andrew Lewis 110 Steve Szwajkun 100 Brian Malone	½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0	Edward Porter 133 Robert Davies 134 Mark Ashley 139 Vladimir Chtym 124 Valerio Falasca 131 Daniel Gallagher 68 Stephen Rosser 133 Bryan Gaze 127 Trevor Dickerson 127 Tony Loh 126 Devdoot Barman 123 Marco Falasca Richard Joyce 118 Chris Phillips 124 David D'Cruz 118 John Jestico 99
(Kettering)		9½ 5½
Colours not known. Grades are August 2012. * Bd 12. Essex player ruled ineligible because ungraded and not cleared with the Controller. The game thus counts as a win for Salop, and Essex are further penalised 1 point for the ineligibility. The match score at the bottom reflects these adjustments.

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UNDER 120

SEMI-FINALS

	Essex	15.6.13	Staffs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Daniel Gallagher 68 (W) Dan Ball 103 Malcolm Crane 109 Peter Brander 117 Nigel Nice 118 Frank Sealey 112 David D'Cruz 118 John Ellis 90 Nigel Cook 111 Russell Fisher 107 John Jestico 99 Ron Prickett 107	1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1	Stephen Emmerton 119 John Fenby 115 Peter Shaw 117 Robert Brodie 118 Peter Windows e117 George Scattergood 114 Jack Healings 104 Peter Evans 103 Jacob Cartlidge 107 Danny Torbica 104 Simon Jones 105 David Buckley 106
(Sawtry Cambs)		5½ 6½
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise.

	Kent	8.6.13	Warwicks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Paul Arnold 119 (B) Douglas Smith 119 Mike Peek 117 John Fowers 115 Howard Walden 116 Lee Brockwell 111 Neil Lang 111 Joe Neanor 111 Peter Blundell 111 Tyrone Jefferies 110 Ian Clark 110 Andrew Gillard 104	½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0	Kim Gilbert 117 Guy Greenland 112 Roy Hadfield 115 David Reeves 118 Ray Bettam 115 John Donovan 114 J Harvey Quail 114 John Pakenham 109 Pauline Woodward 111 Graham Gee 108 Steve Hodgkiss 100 Harvey Watkins 84
(Sundon Beds)		4 8
Grades are August 2012.

QUARTER-FINALS

	Staffs	18.5.13	Herts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Stephen Emmerton 119 (W) John Fenby 115 Nicholas Wright 117 Peter Shaw 117 Robert Brodie 118 George Scattergood 114 Jack Healings 104 Peter Evans 103 Jacob Cartlidge 107 Danny Torbica 104 Simon Jones 105 David Buckley 106	1 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1	Roger Kearns 117 Duncan marshall 116 Madhi Elango 119 Russell Bailey 118 Matthew Devan 119 Phil McConnell 118 Michael Whitworth 107 Graham Williams 118 Peter Hayward 109 Darko Butina 110 John Harris 104 John Peate 103
(Venue not known)		6½ 4½
Grades are August 2012. * bd 3. Herts player not an ECF Member. He lost the game anyway, but a 1-point penalty is deducted. This is reflected in the total scores.

	Lancs	18.5.13	Essex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Peter Edhouse 119 (B) Lee Baron 115 Colin Friar 115 Derek Brent 110 Nugith Jayawarna 110jan Bernard Dean 115 Gerry Whitehead 104 Phillip Shaughnessy 98 Grant Randall 95 T John Crompton 104 Lee Hazleton 79 Jason Chapman 98	½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0	Daniel Gallagher 68 Nigel Nice 118 Peter Brander 117 Frank Sealey 112 Malcolm Crane 109 Richard Joyce 118 David D'Cruz John Ellis 90 Russell Fisher 107 Ronald Prickett 107 Derek Reynolds 111 def
(Venue not known)		5 7
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise.

	Kent*	18.5.13	Worcs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Paul Arnold 119 (B) Douglas Smith 119 Mike Peek 117 Lee Brockwell 111jan Neil Lang 111 Joe Neanor 111 Peter Blundell 111 Ian Clark 110 James Robertson 102 Andrew Gillard 104 Peter Belka 100 Tyrone Jefferies 110	½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0	Peter Seeley 118 Kevin Day 119 Richard Collett 109 Maureen Clark 105 Paul Thomas 110 Michele Clack 115 Terry Pountney 107 David Smith e104 Tony Taylor 83 Joyce Evans 77 Frank cassidy 80 def
(Milton Keynes)		8½ 3½
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise.

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	Essex	13.7.13	Lancs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	John Jestico 99 (W) John Ellis 90 John Porter 99 Ronnie Melhuish 92 Angelo Cassar 91 Jody Gorham 96 Mario Cassar 87 David Wilson 84 Niall Ali 86 Umar Yunis 57 John Chapman 72 Peter Hughes 85	½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0	Michael Swanwick 88 Annabel Stevens e97 Robert Abrahart (1) def Alberto Rodriguez 95 Steve Swanwick 96 Dorothy Blampied 91 def Steve Luland 74 Gregor McIntosh 73 Luke Rees 71 Travis Saperia e61
(Warwick)		7 5
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise. ¹ Bd 5. Robert Abrahart is ungraded and is not in the ECF's list of players cleared, so we must surmise ineligibility. But he has not been Holowczacked.

SEMI-FINAL

	Essex	8.6.13	Lancs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Daniel Gallagher 68 (B) John Jestico 99 John Ellis 90 John Porter 99 Ronnie Melhuish 92 Angelo Cassar 91 Jody Gorham 96 David Wilson 84 John Chapman 72 Mario Cassar 87 Umar Yunis 57 Peter Hughes 85	1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1	Shaun Underwood e98 Andrew Parry 98 Phillip Shaughnessy 98 Sachin Gupta 94 Jason Chapman 98 Louis Bathein 88 Geoffrey Robinson 84 Douglas McLellan 83 Thomas Rushton 81 John Cox 82 Barry Thompson (1) David Jinks 57
(Syston)		9 3
Grades are August 2012 unless marked otherwise. ¹ Bd 11. Barry Thompson is ungraded and is not in the ECF's list of players cleared, so we must surmise ineligibility. But he has not been Holowczacked.

NOTES

22.1.13
The draw was made 12.1.13 and announced 21.1.13, only two days late.
In all divisions the Semi-finals will be QF(A) v QF(B); QF(C) v QF(D).
     4.4.13. The official draw went on the ECF website yesterday, and wasn't quite what we were expecting in a few places. Firstly, the NCCU nominated their teams the wrong way round in the U160. It was done knowingly, as far as we can make out. They may or may not have broken their own rules, but they haven't broken any ECF ones. Secondly, the Open sustained some unexpected changes after a withdrawal: see foot of page. The Draw below incorporates all these amendments.
     6.4.13. More NCCU changes. The U160 draw is amended following the discovery that Cumbria did not wish nomination, and in the U140 the NCCU nominations are reversed, having been made the wrong way round by accident. (Lancashire won the Roses match.) These amendments already appear on the ECF website, so you know they're true, and they are reproduced below.

4.4.13
The Controller's treatment of the Open draw is interesting. After Suffolk dropped out, he was faced with two teams playing a Prelim match while another had a QF bye. So he moved the Prelim teams into the QF. One of them (S3) went where the Prelim winner would have gone, and the other (N2) replaced Suffolk. But this left N2 with a home venue, while their stablemate N1 was away. First nominees aren't supposed to be away if you can help it, in the QF. Indeed they wouldn't have been if Suffolk, also a first nominee, hadn't been there to start with. So, once again, two NCCU teams got swopped round; but by the Controller this time.
     Should this sort of thing happen? It wasn't slly, and the rules allow it. What is the case for publishing a draw in January or February?

2.4.13
The following item, which appeared yesterday, was of course less than serious. We thought we'd had a weird telepathic happening and got it right by accident when the identical message appeared on the ECF website a few hours later, but the explanation turned out to be more mundane.

Update 1.4.13 00:48. Plans have changed. We reproduce a message from the Home Director, just received by the Union Controllers.
     To all Unions
FINALS OF THE ECF COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS
Owing to unforeseen circumstances it will not now be possible for the Finals of the Counties Championships to take place in Warwick as previously announced. The Finals will still be held on Saturday 13th July, but at venues arranged by the competing teams. An independent ECF Arbiter shall be present at each final (cost to be shared by the teams).
     Venues must be approved by the ECF Controller. In order to equalise travelling distances for all teams, venues will only be sanctioned if they are at least 100 miles away from both counties (or 50 miles if a sea crossing is involved). Matches do not have to be played in England. This arrangement will level the playing field by removing the advantage that has always been enjoyed in the finals by MCCU teams, and if it proves popular it could be adopted permanently.
Alex Holowczak

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