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All items of substance are noted here, except for updates to pages (eg League Tables) which always track changes to pages elsewhere. The Ragbag gets added to any old how, but last changed 12.8.14.

17 Aug 2014
  • updated: the Links page
12 Aug 2014
  • National Schools Championship 2014-15: online entry will be possible in September on the Championships' dedicated website. If you prefer (U19 only) you can use the paper entry form which is available now.
06 Aug 2014
28 Jul 2014
  • The new ECF grading list is out, as you'll know. We publish a report and some stats.
15 Jul 2014
  • One more, received from Herts: U120 12.7.14 Notts 7 5 Herts
14 Jul 2014
  • U100 12.7.14 Kent 8½ 3½ Warwicks: result confirmed. The ECF site (see two days ago) did have it wrong.
13 Jul 2014
  • One more, received from Middx: Open 12.7.14 Yorks 11½ 4½ Middx
12 Jul 2014
  • SCCU AGM 28.6.14: a report, with apologies for delay
  • Counties Finals 12.7.14. Congratulations to Kent U100, our only winners, on an otherwise black day for SCCU teams. The detailed results are on the ECF website, and we'll catch up with them as soon as may be. Later: we've made a start with
  • U100 12.7.14 Kent 8½ 3½ Warwicks (revised score). ECF site reports 7½ 4½ but appears to be wrong.
  • updated: SCCU Calendar
04 Jul 2014
  • National Schools U19 Finals at Uppingham 3-4 July 2014. That is a link to the Detailed Results page, but the Summary page is also available. For the first time in 26 years, in a competition dominated by independent schools, we have an English state school as National Champion. Another is Plate Champion.
23 Jun 2014
16 Jun 2014
  • U100 SF: the remaining foreign result
15 Jun 2014
  • Open SF 14.6.14 Middx 11 5 Surrey; Yorks 9 7 Kent
  • U180 SF 15.6.14 Essex 8½ 7½ Surrey
  • U140 SF 14.6.14 Kent 7 9 Notts. Also (bare match score) Hants 8½ 7½ Lancs
  • U120 SF 14.6.14 Norfolk 5 7 Herts. Also (bare match score) Staffs 4½ 7½ Notts
  • U100 SF 14.6.14 Lancs 4 8 Kent
14 Jun 2014
  • Open SF 14.6.14 (bare match scores) Middx 11 5 Surrey; Yorks 9 7 Kent
  • Minor SF 14.6.14 Essex 5½ 10½ Suffolk
  • U160 SF 14.6.14 Herts 7 9 Middx. Also (bare match score) Yorks 9 7 Cambs
06 Jun 2014
30 May 2014
  • We've added to our notes on the County quarter-finals.
25 May 2014
  • County Match QFs. The Controller has published some revised scores after applying penalties. No match result is affected, though we can't help wondering why in one case. We have added some detail below the matches, and some notes at the bottom of the page.
20 May 2014
  • U120 QF 11.5.14 Staffs 6 5 Essex: final result after Essex appeal fails
19 May 2014
  • U160 QF 18.5.14 Middx 10½ 5½ Lancs
  • U140 QF 18.5.14 Lancs 8½ 7½ Middx
  • U120 QF 17.5.14 Herts 8½ 3½ Warwicks
  • U100 QF 17.5.14 Norfolk 7 5 Surrey
  • We think we now have all the weekend's results. (Are you there, ECF?) We're sorry if our footnotes have dwelt excessively on a certain eligibility rule.
18 May 2014
  • Open QF 17.5.14 Staffs 5½ 10½ Kent
  • Minor QF 17.5.14 Sussex 7½ 8½ Leics; 18.5 14 Cambs 5 11 Essex; and some foreign results.
  • U180 SF(!): a foreign result
  • U160 QF 17.5.14 Yorks 8½ 7½ Essex; and a foreign result.
  • U140 QF 17.5.14 Kent 10½ 5½ Staffs
17 May 2014
  • Open QF 17.5.14 Lancs 6 10 Surrey
  • Minor QF 17.5.14 (bare match score) Sussex 7½ 8½ Leics
  • U180 QF Yorks def w/o Essex. Isn't this the second year running that Yorks have defaulted an U180 quarter-final?
  • U160 QF 17.5.14 (bare match score) Yorks 8½ 7½ Essex. Also one foreign result
  • U120 QF 11.5.14 Staffs (6 5) Essex, with a dispute which we now have some details of. Also one foreign result.
  • U100 QF Kent 7 4 Notts
16 May 2014
13 May 2014
  • U180 QF 10.5.14 Surrey 9 7 Lancs
  • U140 QF 10.5.14 Notts 9 7 Herts
12 May 2014
  • U14/130 10.5.14 Kent 3½ 20½ Sussex. The Eastern Zone is completed.
  • Kent League 2013-14: Finals Day 11.5.14
10 May 2014
  • U180 10.5.14 (bare match score) Surrey 9 7 Lancs
  • U140 10.5.14 (bare match score) Notts 9 7 Herts
08 May 2014
04 May 2014
02 May 2014
01 May 2014
30 Apr 2014
27 Apr 2014
  • U160 Prelim 26.4.14 Cambs 9 7 Kent
  • We also have a foreign Prelim result. This concludes the Prelims.
20 Apr 2014
19 Apr 2014
07 Apr 2014
03 Apr 2014
02 Apr 2014
  • The National-Stage draw is now complete and official. No surprises, but we have filled in one or two nominees we weren't previously aware of. We have also taken the opportunity to add to our notes on the draw.
  • updated: National Schools U19
31 Mar 2014
  • updated: U14/130 league tables. We should have said yesterday that Surrey take the Eastern Zone.
30 Mar 2014
28 Mar 2014
27 Mar 2014
25 Mar 2014
23 Mar 2014
21 Mar 2014
20 Mar 2014
18 Mar 2014
  • Applications are invited from congresses wishing to host the SCCU Individual Championship 2014-15 or to offer a British Championship qualifying place 2015. The SCCU has four BCQ places in its gift, one of which goes to the congress that hosts the Union Championship. Applications to the SCCU Secretary Richard Haddrell rjh@sccu.ndo.co.uk, to reach him not later than the Executive Committee meeting of 4th April 2014. Earlier will be helpful.
  • updated: National Schools U19
17 Mar 2014
  • U14/130: Hants concede to Oxon. Oxon win Western zone.
16 Mar 2014
  • Open 15.3.14 Surrey 6½ 9½ Middx; Sussex 10 6 Essex
  • U160 15.3.14 Kent 9½ 6½ Sussex. Middx take title.
  • U100 15.3.14 Essex 7 5 Surrey
  • This completes the SCCU's season of (adult) county matches. Please feel free to check the site's League Tables!
  • updated: National-Stage draw
15 Mar 2014
  • Open 15.3.14 Herts 7½ 8½ Kent. Also (bare match scores) Surrey 6½ 9½ Middx; Sussex 10 6 Essex. Middx retain title.
  • U160 15.3.14 Middx 9 7 Essex
  • U100 15.3.14 (bare match score) Essex 7 5 Surrey. This completes the U100 table.
  • updated: National-Stage draw
14 Mar 2014
13 Mar 2014
12 Mar 2014
11 Mar 2014
10 Mar 2014
09 Mar 2014
  • U180 8.3.14 Surrey 9½ 6½ Kent; Sussex 7 9 Middx
  • U140 Sussex 4 12 Surrey
  • Which completes the U180 and U140 tables. The Controller has agreed the positions.
  • updated: National-Stage draw
08 Mar 2014
  • U180 8.3.14 (bare match score) Surrey 9½ 6½ Kent. Surrey take U180 title.
  • U140 8.3.14 Middx 9 7 Herts. Also (bare match score) Essex 5½ 10½ Kent. Kent take U140 title.
  • We think most of the places are determined in the U180 and U140, but you might care to check our (rather hurried) working in the League tables.
  • updated: National-Stage draw
07 Mar 2014
03 Mar 2014
02 Mar 2014
  • U120 1.3.14 Herts 8 4 Essex. Herts take U120 title
  • U14/130 1.3.14 (bare match score) Essex 9 15 Surrey
28 Feb 2014
  • updated: SCCU Junior Jamborees 9.3.14. Entries have grown, and the closing date is still four days off.
27 Feb 2014
26 Feb 2014
25 Feb 2014
24 Feb 2014
  • U140 22.2.14 Kent 12 4 Sussex. Also a footnote to a footnote to one of the weekend's other matches
  • U14/130 23.2.14 Oxon 19½ 4½ Berks
23 Feb 2014
22 Feb 2014
  • U180 22.2.14 Kent 8 8 Essex; Middx 5½ 10½ Surrey. The three National qualifiers are decided, but their order isn't.
  • U140 22.2.14 Essex 9 7 Herts
  • SCCU Junior Jamborees 9.3.14: entries so far. You're not too late. Closing date is ten days off.
  • updated: National-Stage draw. One more qualifier named.
21 Feb 2014
20 Feb 2014
19 Feb 2014
16 Feb 2014
  • U120 15.2.14 Herts 7 5 Surrey; Kent 4 8 Essex
14 Feb 2014
  • updated: National Schools U19. All Zones are complete except for the one whose Final was sabotaged by tube strikes.
13 Feb 2014
12 Feb 2014
11 Feb 2014
10 Feb 2014
09 Feb 2014
  • Open 8.2.14 (bare match scores) Middx 15½ ½ Herts with 6 Herts defaults; Kent 10 6 Sussex
  • U160 8.2.14 (bare match score) Sussex 9½ 6½ Middx
  • Some detailed scores tomorrow, we hope. We've been at a Last Chance Saloon (National U19, what else?) which we also hope to report.
08 Feb 2014
  • Open 8.2.14 (bare match score) Essex 7½ 8½ Surrey
  • U160 8.2.14 (bare match score) Essex 9½ 6½ Surrey
  • U100 8.2.14 (bare match score) Kent 6 6 Essex
  • updated: National Schools U19
07 Feb 2014
06 Feb 2014
  • updated: National Schools U19. Only two Zone Champions so far, but we should have all of them in the next ten days.
05 Feb 2014
03 Feb 2014
02 Feb 2014
30 Jan 2014
28 Jan 2014
26 Jan 2014
  • U180 25.1.14 Essex 8 8 Surrey; Kent 10½ 5½ Sussex
  • U140 25.1.14 Middx 6½ 9½ Kent. Also (bare match score) Sussex 7 9 Essex
  • U100 25.1.14 Surrey 6 6 Kent: Kent take U100 title
  • updated: U14/130 fixtures
25 Jan 2014
  • U180 25.1.14 (bare match scores) Essex 8 8 Surrey; Kent 10½ 5½ Sussex with 5 Sussex defaults
  • U140 25.1.14 (bare match score) Herts 12 4 Surrey
  • U100 25.1.14 (bare match score) Surrey 6 6 Kent. Kent take U100 title, if our working is correct.
24 Jan 2014
22 Jan 2014
20 Jan 2014
19 Jan 2014
  • Open 18.1.14 Essex 7 9 Middx; Sussex 8½ 7½ Herts
  • U160 18.1.14 Middx 9 7 Kent
18 Jan 2014
  • Open 18.1.14 Surrey 7½ 8½ Kent. Also (bare match scores) Essex 7 9 Middx; Sussex 8½ 7½ Herts
  • U160 18.1.14 (bare match score) Surrey 8 8 Sussex
  • U14/130 18.1.14 (bare match scores) Sussex 16½ 7½ Surrey; Middx 14 10 Essex
  • updated: National Schools U19
16 Jan 2014
15 Jan 2014
14 Jan 2014
13 Jan 2014
11 Jan 2014
  • U120 11.1.14 Surrey 6½ 5½ Kent
10 Jan 2014
01 Jan 2013
  • SCCU Junior Champions: U18 Boys William Claridge-Hansen (Bucks); U18 Girls Svetlana Sucikova (Herts); U14 Boys (and joint tournament winner) Richard Zhu (Berks); U14 Girls (and joint tournament winner) Naomi Wei (Essex); U11 Boys (and outright U12 winner) Freddie Hand (Kent); U11 Girls Lucy Bennet-Stevens (Sussex), Elizaveta Sheremetyeva (Oxon); U9 Boys Harvey Zhang (Berks); U9 Girls Nilomi Desai (Surrey). See LJCC website
27 Dec 2013
22 Dec 2013
18 Dec 2013
15 Dec 2013
12 Dec 2013
10 Dec 2013
  • U14/130 8.12.13 Kent 12 12 Essex; Bucks 6 18 Oxon
09 Dec 2013
  • U14/130 8.12.13 Hants 8½ 15½ Berks. Also (bare match scores) Kent 12 12 Essex; Bucks 6 18 Oxon
08 Dec 2013
  • U120 7.12.13 Surrey 5½ 6½ Essex
  • U14/130 8.12.13 (bare match score) Hants 8½ 15½ Berks
  • The Website is fifteen. Thank you for your card, Michael.
02 Dec 2013
  • U140 30.11.13 Kent 12½ 3½ Surrey; Essex 7½ 8½ Middx
  • U14/130 Surrey 16 8 Kent
01 Dec 2013
  • U180 30.11.13 Middx 7 9 Kent
  • U140 23.11.13 (just received) Herts 9½ 6½ Sussex
  • U14/130 1.12.13 (bare match score) Surrey 16 8 Kent
  • updated: U14/130 fixtures
30 Nov 2013
  • Open 30.11.13 Herts 4½ 11½ Surrey
  • U180 30.11.13 (bare match score) Middx 7 9 Kent
  • U140 30.11.13 (bare match score) Essex 7½ 8½ Middx
  • U100 30.11.13 Surrey 10 2 Essex
25 Nov 2013
24 Nov 2013
  • U180 23.11.13 Sussex 5½ 10½ Essex
23 Nov 2013
21 Nov 2013
  • updated: Grading page (bringing the stats in line with the August 2013 revision)
19 Nov 2013
18 Nov 2013
  • U120 17.11.13 Essex 6 6 Herts
16 Nov 2013
  • U120 16.11.13 Kent 7 5 Surrey
15 Nov 2013
11 Nov 2013
10 Nov 2013
  • Open 9.11.13 Kent 9½ 6½ Essex; Sussex 9½ 6½ Middx
  • U160 9.11.13 Kent 10 6 Surrey; Sussex 8 8 Essex
  • U100 9.11.13 Essex 4½ 7½ Kent
09 Nov 2013
  • Open 9.11.13 (bare match scores) Kent 9½ 6½ Essex; Sussex 9½ 6½ Middx
  • U160 9.11.13 (bare match score) Kent 10 6 Surrey
  • U100 9.11.13 (bare match score) Essex 4½ 7½ Kent
08 Nov 2013
  • County Match Controller: further notice. David Smith is back online and can be emailed again.
  • updated: Players Cleared
05 Nov 2013
  • County Match Controller David Smith asks us to say his email is down. Until further notice, telephone him on 020 8530 2118 if it's urgent.
02 Nov 2013
31 Oct 2013
  • Open Forum. Tim Spanton and Roger de Coverly respond to the Home Director's suggestions
  • updated: U14/130 fixtures
30 Oct 2013
  • ECF News. The ECF Home Director has written to the Union Controllers suggesting possible changes to the National stage of this year's County Championships. We'd welcome comments.
  • SCCU U18 & U14 Jamborees will be on Sunday 9th March 2014. More details soon, we hope.
  • udated: ECF AGM Report. (Some corrected voting figures have emerged.)
26 Oct 2013
  • U100 26.10.13 Kent 7 5 Surrey
  • updated (or rather activated): the County League Tables. We won't normally mention the tables in What's New. Take it they're updated as results come in, and if they're not, say.
23 Oct 2013
22 Oct 2013
21 Oct 2013
20 Oct 2013
  • Open 19.10.13 Surrey 9 7 Sussex; Essex 12 4 Herts
19 Oct 2013
18 Oct 2013
16 Oct 2013
15 Oct 2013
  • U180 12.10.13 Surrey 10½ 5½ Sussex; Essex 12 4 Middx
  • U140 12.10.13 Surrey 10 6 Essex; Kent 7 9 Herts; Sussex 7½ 8½ Middx
  • U14/130 13.10.13 (bare match score) Berks 18½ 5½ Bucks: details to follow
13 Oct 2013
  • U180 12.10.13 (bare match score) Surrey 10½ 5½ Sussex
  • U140 12.10.13 (bare match score) Surrey 10 6 Essex
    Details of both matches to follow. We had a Meeting yesterday, and we're just off to another.
11 Oct 2013
10 Oct 2013
08 Oct 2013
07 Oct 2013
05 Oct 2013
  • U160 5.10.13 Essex 11 5 Kent; Surrey 4½ 11½ Middx
03 Oct 2013
02 Oct 2013
17 Sep 2013
16 Sep 2013
15 Sep 2013
13 Sep 2013
09 Sep 2013
02 Sep 2013
01 Sep 2013
  • It's September, so it must be 2013-14. 2012-13 is consigned to the Archive. Much of it is also retained temporarily on the main Site for ease of reference. The deactivated links on the front page will spring back to life when needed.
  • updated: the Fixtures page

Earlier material is in the Archive

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