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County Teams Statistics 2008-09 |
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Teams Blog 2008-09 Most recent items at the top Grading bands changed Consequent on the recalculation of grades, which kick-in with the next Grading List, SCCU proposals to amend the grading limit bands for the Counties Championship, were approved at the recent ECF Council Meeting (18-Apr). Next season's events will be Open, U180, U160, U140 and U120. There will be a new ECF U100 event, 12 boards, equivalent to the new SCCU U75 event launched in 2008-09. Acknowledgements: David Smith Further details in Richard Haddrell's ECF Council report on the SCCU Website 14-Jun-2009 Essex U175 failed in their bid to reach the ECF final two years in a row, losing their semi-final to Lancs, at Gaddesby, Leics (match details awaited). In the other semi-final, Middlesex failed to get past Yorkshire, losing 8½-7½, so the final will be a "war of the Roses" - Lancs v Yorks. Strangely, the Open final will also be Lancs v Yorks, so both sides will have their resources tested that day. Lancs beat Middlesex 8½-7½, (playing alongside the Essex-Lancs U175 semi-final) while Yorks crushed Kent 10½-5½ in the other Open semi. A further Roses battle is scheduled for the U150 semi-final; they might be playing that at 'losing' chess as whoever gets through will have their hands full to raise three consecutive teams for finals day! U175s in Semi-Final The Essex U175 quarter-final against Notts, scheduled for 16th May was conceded by the opposition; they couldn't raise a team. The ½-final lineups are now known: Middx v Yorks U175 Quarter-Final Essex U175, the County's only qualifiers for the national stages, meet Notts in the ECF ¼-final, at Peterborough on 16th May. The ¼-final pairings are: (A) Cambs v
Yorks; (B) Leics v Middx; (C) Lancs v Sussex; Open - Rock bottom 14-Mar-2009 Essex finished bottom of the heap after losing their final match away to Surrey 9½-6½. Place: 6th of 6. U175 - Champions! 14-Apr-2009 Essex U175, SCCU
Champions, provided the only highlight in a gloomy season for the County. They
now meet Notts in ECF ¼-final (D). The other ¼-finals being: (A) Cambs v Yorks;
(B) Leics v Middx; (C) Lancs v Sussex. U150 - So close, but no cigar 14-Mar-2009 Essex lost by 8½-7½ to Surrey, but would still have qualified had
Kent beaten Herts the same day. U125 14-Apr-2009 SCCU Place: 5th of 6. U100 14-Apr-2009 SCCU Place: 4th of 5. U075 14-Apr-2009 SCCU Place: 3rd of 3 Open - Still no joy 14-Feb-2009 With an average grading deficit of 18 points, Essex went down 5½-10½ away to Middlesex. U175 - SCCU Champions! 07-Mar-2009 Sussex were welcoming hosts for the SCCU decider. Missing several of their regular players, Sussex found themselves no match for a determined Essex who took the SCCU title once more with an 11-5 victory. U125 - Essex 5th 21-Feb-2009 Essex found themselves outgunned in their closing match at home to Middlesex, the visitors winning 9½-6½. U100 - It's a struggle 07-Mar-2009 Essex go down 5-7 v Surrey. 07-Feb-2009 Drew 6-6 v Middlesex Away. U075 - First point! 21-Feb-2009 The rookie U075 team, steadily improving all the time, reaped its first reward for continued effort with a home draw, 5-5, against Surrey. Corrective stats for U175: one of John White's games had got entered against Jeff Goldberg (Kent Away). Now corrected. Acknowledgement: John Philpott Omitted results now included:
U125 v Surrey (15-Nov-2008) Acknowledgement Simon
Moth Open - No joy 10-Jan-2009 Essex woes continued with a home drubbing by Kent 5-11. U175 - Nearly there 03-Jan-2009 The New Year started with a drawn match against Surrey 8-8, but the result was coloured by a dispute arising from a DGT issue. More... 25-Jan-2009 Another dispute marred the away trip against Kent at Dartford. As a result, one board was declared void and the match drawn 7½-7½. More... 31-Jan-2009 The U175 team all but secured the SCCU Championship with 9½-6½ home win against Middlesex. Dispute-free. U150 - Shock defeat 10-Jan-2009 Only one win in an unexpected away defeat 11-5 to Kent. U125 - Balance restored 24-Jan-2009 A critical home win against Herts by 10-6 brought the U125 team back to 50% in a tight race for second spot. U100 - It's a struggle 10-Jan-2009 Drew 6-6 away to Herts 31-Jan-2009 Lost 5-7 at home to Kent U075 - Getting closer! 24-Jan-2009 The rookie U075 team nearly broke its duck, losing narrowly 4½-5½ away to Kent. Mixed fortunes 15-Nov-2008 The U175 team scored an impressive away victory against Middlesex, winning 9½-6½. Essex maintain a 100% record in this division. 22-Nov-2008 Essex woe continued in the U100 division, however, when they lost away to Surrey, by 8-4. 13-Dec-2008 The U175 team completed the first half of their double round programme with a home draw against Sussex. Essex had the edge on paper, but Sussex always fight hard. 14-Dec-2008 The Essex U125 team suffered a catastrophe away to Kent at Dartford. Four Essex players failed to make the venue by default time when the car in which they were travelling broke down. Kent shaded the contested boards by 6½-5½ for an overall home win by 10½-5½. One new team two new captains Already, 88 players have represented the County in matches this season. Fourteen of these have played in the fledgling U075 team and we are very grateful to Malcolm Crane for stepping forward to take on the captaincy. We also welcolme David Brock now running the U175 team. Results to date: 27-Sep Surrey 7½-8½ Essex
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