ECF U2050 SF: Essex 6-10 ClevelandAt Newark (Notts) A first meeting between Essex and Cleveland. Exchange of team lists revealed that Essex had an advantage of an average 105 points a board. But Essex, with a hat-trick of Championships at this level, were in for a shock. There is a cogent theory that says that […]
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ECF U1450 QF: Greater Manchester 4½-7½ EssexAt Syston. From Acting skipper, Mark Murrell: Essex U1450 team is off to the semis after a battling against-the-odds performance, against the reigning National Champs and this season’s NCCU Champions. Essex came back from behind three times before powering home with two wins to finish. Our U11s doubling up […]
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Two Essex teams battled through to the ECF Finals, the same two teams which were successful in a double championships last year, U2050 and U1450. On this occasion, one title gained by default, the other lost by a margin, makes for a bittersweet experience. The U2050 FInal was conceded by Warwickshire the day before the […]
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Essex retain U2050 national Championship, by default Due to have been played Saturday, 1 July, against Warwickshire, at Staines, Warwicks have conceded the match as they were unable to raise a full team. So, a complete contrast to Essex’ come-from-behind victory in the 2022 Final against Surrey. Essex retain the U2020 national Championship, but to […]
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Essex U1850 having bowed out in their match against Yorkshire, on 13 May, the other three Essex teams each contested their Semi-Finals – a triple header against Yorks – in Syston on 10 June. ECF U2050 SF: Yorks 6½-9½ Essex – ESSEX TO THE FINAL!At Syston, Leics. 10 Jun 2023. From Mark Murrell. Outrated on […]
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With apologies for lateness, we catch up on the ECF County Championships. ECF QF U1850: Yorks 9-7 EssexPlayed 13 May 2023 At some stage in this year’s competition all the Essex teams face Yorkshire. For the U1850 team this was at the QF stage. Yorks had a slight edge on ratings of just 29 points […]
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ECF U2050 Final: Essex 8½-7½ SurreyAt Wanstead. At one stage, Essex were four points down at E 2½-6½ S and there were some glum Essex faces. Then Essex won two in a row before another Surrey win, so Surrey were still three up at E 4½-7½ S. Just four now left in play from which […]
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Finals day! Two Essex teams compete in the ECF County Championships Finals today: U2050 and U1450 and in each case the opposition is Surrey. For once the Finals are being played at other than a central venue, in the case of the U2050, U1650 (Surrey v Warks) and U1450, the venue is Wanstead House. There […]
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