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updated 21.7.08
COUNTY MATCHES
ECF STAGE 2008

DATES

Prelim
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals

April 26
May 17
June 14
July 5 at Moat Community College, Leicester

Dates are the defaults as specified by the rules.

OVERVIEW OF RESULTS
Results shown in red are given in full below (click on the section headings). Results shown in blue are not. As it turns out (8.7.08) we have everything in full. In the detailed match results, an asterisk by the name of a County means our source is that County (or its website). In some cases we are indebted to the County match grader and the Home Director for results we haven't seen elsewhere.
OPEN
Quarter-finals (A) Lancs (N) 9½ 6½ Staffs (M3); (B) Surrey (S2) 10½ 5½ Warwickshire (M2); (C) Gtr Manchester (M1) scr w/o Middx (S3). Bye: Herts (S1)
Semi-finals Lancs (N) 9½ 6½ Surrey (S2); Herts (S1) 7½ 8½ Middx (S3)
Final Lancs 9 7 Middx
MINOR COUNTIES
Quarter-finals (A) Norfolk (E2) 9 7 Leics (M2). Byes: Hants (W), Salop (M1), Cambs (E1)
Semi-finals Norfolk (E2) 9 7 Hants (W); Salop (M1)* 8 8 Cambs (E1)
Final Norfolk 10 6 Salop
U175
Quarter-finals (A) Suffolk (E1) scr w/o Surrey (S2) (As far as we can make out, EACU nominated Suffolk without asking if they wanted to play; and they didn't); (B) Gtr Manchester (M) 5 11 Devon (W). Byes: Yorks (N), Essex (S1)
Semi-finals Yorks (N) 6 10 Surrey (S2); Devon (W) 7 9 Essex (S1)
Final Surrey 8½ 7½ Essex
U150
Quarter-finals (A) Warwicks (M1) 7 9 Herts (S2); (B) Lancs (N1) 4½ 11½ Cambs (E2); (C) Essex (S1) 5½ 10½ Notts (M2); (D) Norfolk (E1) 7 9 Yorks (N2)
Semi-finals Herts (S2) 9½ 6½ Cambs (E2); Yorks (N2) 9 7 Notts (M2)
Final Yorks 10 6 Herts
U125
Preliminary Lancs (N2) 5 11 Leics (M3)
Quarter-finals (A) Warwicks (M1) 8 8 *Sussex (S2); (B) Middx (S1) 8 8 *Hants (W); (C) Cleveland (N1) scr w/o Worcs (M2); (D) Norfolk (E) 9 7 Leics (M3)
Semi-finals Norfolk (E) 8½ 7½ Hants (W); Worcs (M2) 6 10 Sussex (S2)
Final Norfolk 9½ 6½ Sussex
U100
Quarter-finals (A) Warwicks (M1) 4½ 6½ Herts (S2); (B) Lancs (N) 4 8 Notts (M2); (C) Surrey (S1) 10½ 1½ Norfolk (E2); (D) Suffolk (E1) 7 5 Staffs (M3)
Semi-finals Herts (S2) 7½ 4½ Suffolk (E1); Surrey (S1) 5½ 6½ Notts (M2)
Final Herts 7 5 Notts

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OPEN

FINAL

	Lancs	5.7.08	Middx*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	G Morrison (B) 208 B Hague 209 C Kennaugh 207 B Lund 206 H Hughes 196 N Ivell 200 JE Littlewood 180 M Mitchell 173 P Jowett 184 Paul Timson M Peacock 177 J Sumner 176 LP Kay 164 DG Ellison 165 M Conroy 160 MA Whitehead 154	1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½	Colin Crouch 202 Mark Lyell 198 Simon Spivack 201 Colin Mackenzie 185 John Reid 182 Peter Ackley 172 Paul McKeown 169 George Dickson 181 Mike Tasker 171 Mark Davey 170 Martin Lee 164 Steve Coles 166 Zafer Djabri 167 D Ian Calvert 161 Anthony Fulton 160 Martin Crichton 152
(Leicester) [184]		9 7	[175]

SEMI-FINALS

	Lancs	14.6.08	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	G Morrison (W) 208 B Hague 209 C Kennaugh 207 B Lund 206 H Hughes 196 N Ivell 200 JE Littlewood 180 M Mitchell 173 Paul Timson P Jowett 184 M Peacock 177 J Sumner 176 LP Kay 164 DG Ellison 165 MA Whitehead 154 RK Taylor 159	½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½	Stephen H Berry 215 Graeme N Buckley 216 Ian Sharpe 208 Mike Basman 200 Chris Briscoe 186 Nigel Povah 198 Susan K Lalic 199 Yang-Fan Zhou 183 Russell G Granat 195 Michael Franklin 187 Keith Richardson 187 Marcus E Osborne 183 Robin W Haldane 183 James Coleman 181 David Rowson 184 Dan Rosen 174
(Syston)		9½ 6½

	Herts	14.6.08	Middx*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Simon Knott 213 Stephen Swanson 202 Simon Roe 197 Martin Walker 186 Kevin Clark 193 Jerry Rudge 180 Paul Byway 172 Phillip Maguire 169 Howard Tebbs JN Fraser-Mitchell 178 Chris Majer 162 Geoff Hollis 174 Peter Rice 157 Stephen Law 157 Mike Boyce 158 Nigel Alldritt 158	½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1	Colin Crouch 202 David Okike 196 Simon Spivack 201 Rick McMichael 189 Colin Mackenzie 185 Alistair Compton 180 Carsten Pedersen 181 George Dickson 181 Peter Ackley 172 Paul McKeown 169 Mike Tasker 171 Dave Ebbett 170 Ralf Gruettner 173 Nevil Chan 163 Steve Coles 166 Amit Sharma
(Hemel Hempstead)		7½ 8½

QUARTER-FINALS

	Lancs	17.5.08	Staffs*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	G Morrison 208 B Hague 209 C Kennaugh 207 B Lund 206 H Hughes 196 N Ivell 200 JE Littlewood 180 M Mitchell 173 Paul Timson P Almond 178 P Jowett 184 M Peacock 177 J Sumner 176 G Morris 176 DG Ellison 165 J Cooper 155	½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0	Robert Bellin 222 Lawrence Cooper 206 David Anderton 190 Gerald Acey 180 Lee Grinsell 177 Alex Richardson 176 Malcolm Armstrong 174 Alan Crombleholme 174 Patrick Bennett 170 Nicholas Walker 168 John Keaveney 162 John Turner 160 David Pritchard 153 John Staniforth 144 Peter Leary 137 Diarmid Gibson 133
(Leyland Lancs)		9½ 6½

	Surrey*	10.5.08	Warwicks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Stephen Berry 215 (B) Graeme Buckley 216 Ian Sharpe 208 Richard F Holmes Chris Briscoe 186 Yang-Fan Zhou 183 Russell Granat 195 Keith Richardson 187 Sam Franklin 163 David Rowson 184 Marcus Osborne 183 Robin Haldane 183 James Coleman 181 Alan Punnett 175 Dan Rosen 174 Alain Dekker 174	½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0	Nicholas Thomas 208 Donald Mason 198 Tony M Hynes 188 Russell James 180 Tristan Cox 186 Iain Galloway 178 Mark Page 183 Stewart Fishburne 170 Andrew Baruch 173 Keith Escott 181 Alan Lloyd 166 Keith Ingram 160 Mike Donnelly 166 Robert Wildig 156 Colin Eckloff 148 Ed Goodwin 153
(Bicester)		10½ 5½

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MINOR COUNTIES

FINAL

	Norfolk	5.7.08	Salop
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Mike Harris 198 (W) Paul Talsma 194 Steve Orton 185 Ken McEwan 184 Zulfikar Sali 180 Christopher Russell 181 Roderick Calindas 177 Harry Duncanson 169 Steve Pullinger 170 Tom Robinson 168 Cor Dekker 165 Terry Turner 164 Roy Hughes 163 Jonathan Burrows 152 Steve Moore 151 Joe Bell 138	0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1	Simon Fowler 192 Nick Rutter 182 Nigel Ferrington 181 Jamie Hopkins 180 Philip Makepeace 167 Gavyn Cooper 167 John Footner 158 Colin Roberts 150 Gareth Edwards 141 Steve Tarr 135 Iain Wilson 134 Gerald Link 133 John Whittaker 128 Christopher Lewis 126 Peter Kitchen 125 Windsor Peck 115
(Leicester)		10 6

SEMI-FINALS

	Norfolk	8.6.08	Hants*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Mike Harris 198 Paul Talsma 194 Dave LeMoir 193 Steve Orton 185 Ken McEwan 184 Steve Pullinger 170 Jonathan Wells 169 Cor Dekker 165 Ben Collinson 164 Terry Turner 164 Roy Hughes 163 Jeff Dawson 166 Jonathan Burrows 152 Steve Moore 151 Graham Blowers 145 Joe Bell 138	½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0	Richard Webb 198 Mike Yeo 186 Ken Coats 186 Ieuan Ward Bruce Jenks 177 Dominic Tunks 173 Bill Purkiss 170 Fraser McLeod 169 Roger Marsh 166 Chris Bellers 165 Mike Krawczuk 164 John Wilkinson 156 Martin Buckley 154 Matt Ludbrook 148 Ilya Iyengar 137 John Watts 143
(venue not known)		9 7

	Salop	31.5.08	Cambs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Nick Rutter 182 Nigel Ferrington 181 Brian G Whyte 175 Nick Graham 169 John Footner 158 Richard Bryant 156 Colin Roberts 150 Glyn Pugh 142 Gareth Edwards 141 Toby Neal 137 Gerald Link 133 Graham Shepherd 132 John Whittaker 128 def Christopher Lewis 126 Richard Thompson 125	1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1	Ben Morgan 193 Hans Richter Ola Winfridsson 180 Paul Kemp 176 Norman Hutchinson 172 Philip Fallon 162 Volker Thorne 162 Carl Watkins 157 Mark Szymanski 153 Ed Kernohan 154 Francis Bowers 145 Richard Donaghay 144 Chris Davison 131 Stephen Pride 140 Ashley Stewart 119 Patrick Ribbands 139
(venue not known)		8 8
Salop won on board count.

QUARTER-FINAL

	Norfolk	17.5.08	Leics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Ken B McEwan 184 Roderick Calindas 177 Steve J Pullinger 170 Jonathan Wells 169 Jeff R Dawson 166 Cor Dekker 166 Joseph A Bell 139 Roy Hughes 163 David E Hall 160 Mervyn J Hughes 156 Jonathan Burrows 152 Steve N Moore 151 Jim McAvoy 148 Trevor J Ansell 139 David J Twitchell 139 def	1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1	Andrew J Morley 169 Ray J Burgess 161 John R Mitchess 159 Philip J Horspool 158 Brandon GI Clarke 122 Sean D Hewitt 151 James T Bingham 152 Alan M Jex 141 David J Farrall 137 Paul J Colburn 135 John Pattinson 132 Steve Wylie 132 Karl H Potter 127 Otto H Hardy 131 Steven S Turvey 133 Graham M Booley 115
(Wisbech)		9 7

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UNDER 175

FINAL

	Surrey*	5.7.08	Essex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Caius Turner 170 (B) Dan Rosen 174 Dave Hill 170 David Sedgwick 173 Julien Shepley 169 Mike Smart 166 Kevin Thurlow 164 Paul Barasi e163 Phil Stimpson 160 David Malcolm 153 Geoff Marchant 149 Simon Wrigley 140 Chris Clegg 144 Paul Archer 139 Ian Deswarte 137 Graham Alcock 137	1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½	D Ian Reynolds 169 Tim Hebbes 164 Kevin White 171 Ian Hunnable 169 Robert Parker 169 Philip Gregory 172 Paul Williamson 173 David Spearman 166 John Moore 160 Larry Marden 164 Syd Kalinsky 161 Peter Doye 152 David Millward 158 John White 151 Colin Ramage 163 Terry Donnelly 149
(Leicester)		8½ 7½

SEMI-FINALS

	Yorks	15.6.08	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	M Carpenter 171 (B) P Hempson 171 T Braithwaite 168 P Blackman 173 Aref Vasli I Lewyk 167 W Williams 165 M Woodward 162 N Lowther 168 S Mann 163 X-Y Guo 148 P Kirby 161 J Hamm 160 L Keely 152 E Gardner 152 T Whitaker 141	½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0	Caius Turner 170 Dan Rosen 174 Alain Dekker 174 Tom Chivers 163 Dave Hill 170 David Sedgwick 173 Julien Shepley 169 Angus French 167 Christophe Roset 163 Phil Stimpson 160 David Malcolm 153 Geoff Marchant 149 Chris Clegg 144 Paul Archer 139 Ian Deswarte 137 def
(Syston)		6 10

	Devon	14.6.08	Essex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Brian WR Hewson 169 Ken W Derrick 169 Timothy P Seymour 164 Alan W Brusey 161 Mark Ozanne 162 John KF Stephens 158 Trefor F Thynne 158 Ewan TA Walton 158 Mark V Abbott 154 William H Ingham 153 Jonathan Underwood 150 Brian GE Gosling 150 M Stinton-Brownbridge 146 Charlie V Howard 144 John Gorodi 138 J Stephen Murray 136	½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½	Justin Baptie 174 (W) Kevin White 171 Robert Parker 169 Ian Hunnable 169 Philip Gregory 172 David Spearman 166 Larry Marden 164 Syd Kalinsky 161 Colin Ramage 163 Peter Doye 152 John A White 151 David Millward 158 Terry Whitton 151 Terry Donnelly 149 Ray Purse 153 Paul Barclay 143
(Stratford-Sub-Castle Wilts)		7 9

QUARTER-FINAL

	Gtr Manchester	17.5.08	Devon
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Adam Tyton 159 Mick Norris 159 Marcial Flores 154 John Wordsworth 145 Tom Vout 138 Jon Lonsdale 136 Alan Beresford 130 Mitchell Burke 118 Andrew Sainsbury Julian Clissold 125 David Kierman 130 Jim Nicolson 122 Chris Chadwick 111 David Connolly 107 Ian Lamb 91 Heather Gaskell	0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1	Graham Bolt 174 Brian Hewson 169 Ken Derrick 169 Dave Regis 167 Alan Brusey 161 Mark Ozanne 162 Simon Waters 159 Trefor Thynne 158 Ewan Walton 158 John Stephens 158 Mark Abbott 154 William Ingham 153 Brian Gosling 150 M Stinton-Brownbridge 146 Charlie Howard 144 Robert Thompson 121
(Worcester)		5 11

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UNDER 150

FINAL

	Yorks	5.7.08	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	James Carpenter 145 Youra Taroyan Robert Murray 145 Clive Davies 147 Andrew Bak 146 Thomas Whitaker 141 Jonathan Swallow 142 George Bak 140 Tom Pitcher 106 def Paul Howden 135 Robin Browne 134 Rupert Jones 134 Martin Simmonds 132 Rob Letton 130 Nick Mahoney 128	0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0	Adam Batson 147 (W) David Cox 111r David Bower 145 Antony Hall 145 Anthony Burrows 144 Roger Gordonsmith 143 Richard House 142 Mace Carnochan 142 Mark Topham 141 Brian Judkins 138 James Aldred 137 Simon Charles 137 Mark Harris 136 Ian Mutton 132 Paul Kenning 130 Mike Price 127
(Leicester)		10 6
Note 8.7.08. The ECF website has a named Yorkshire player on board 10. This is wrong.

SEMI-FINALS

	Yorks	15.6.08	Notts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	James Carpenter 145 Clive Davies 147 Andrew Bak 146 Mark Birkin 145 David Patrick 142 Jonathan Swallow 142 George Bak 140 Bien Cuaresma 138 Randolph Donahue 136 Tom Pitcher 106 Paul Howden 135 Robin Browne 134 Rupert Jones 134 Paul Clarke 133 Martin Simmonds 132 Nick Mahoney 128	½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½	Mike McBeth 149 Alex Combie 148 Will Place 147 Tim A Lane 145 Brian Thompson 141 Steve Hunter 141 Drag Sudar 138 Brian M Hayward 136 David Toms 138 Stan Cranmer 132 Keith Walters 130 Neil Graham 129 Jonathan Day 127 Bob Taylor 128 Oliver Exton 126 John Tassi 128
(Alwoodley)		9 7

	Herts*	7.6.08	Cambs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Dominic Robinson 149 Steve Rawlings 146 David Bower 145 Antony Hall 145 Anthony Burrows 144 Roger Gordonsmith 143 Mace Carnochan 142 Mark Topham 141 Brian Judkins 138 James Aldred 137 Simon Charles 137 Mark Harris 136 Ian Mutton 132 Paul Kenning 130 Mike Price 127 Mir Wali 117	1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0	Ray Ilett 147 (B) Marcus Misson 149 Francis Bowers 145 Richard Donaghay 143 John Daugman 142 Chris Davison 131 Stephen Pride 140 Bernard Duff 141 Ashley Stewart 119 Colin Byrne 140 Patrick Ribbands 139 Richard Newman 138 Phil Turp 136 Marcus Connolly 135 Mike Bradley 132 Peter Barkas 131
(Stevenage)		9½ 6½

QUARTER-FINALS

	Warwicks	17.5.08	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Colin Eckloff 148 (W) Robert Reynolds 144 Robert Wallman 148 Mike Doran 146 Rob Hearne 145 Thomas Robinson 144 Robert Walker 143 Richard C Reynolds 142 Gary Hope 140 Darren Lee 140 Simon Williams 140 John Fahy 135 Phil Bull 135 Adam Draper 135 Alan Burnet 127 Aled Walker 127	1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1	Adam Batson 147 David Cox 149 David Bower 145 Antony Hall 145 Anthony Burrows 144 Roger Gordonsmith 143 Richard House 142 Mace Carnochan 142 Mark Topham 141 Brian Judkins 138 James Aldred 137 Simon Charles 137 Ian Mutton 132 Paul Kenning 130 Simon Morris 130 Mike Price 127
(Birmingham)		7 9

	Lancs*	11.5.08	Cambs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	RA Collins 149 D Owen 148 E Dobson 140 D Gaston 140 D Horton 139 P Jackson 135 John Whitfield 131 W O'Rourke 131 R Tokeley 131 SM Fanning 128 J Tennant-Smith 128 R Ashcroft 128 S Brogan 121 def GM Jones 122 D Teague 112	0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1	R Ilett 147 R Donaghay 143 M Mission 149 J Daugman 142 C Davison 131 B Duff 141 S Pride 140 A Stewart 119 C Byrne 140 P Ribbands 139 R Newman 138 P Turp 136 M Connolly 135 def P Barkas 130 M Lim 129
(Lockington Derbys)		4½ 11½

	Essex*	10.5.08	Notts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Nayeem Syed 149 (W) Ken Clow 147 Neville Twitchell 144 Rod Johnson 144 Paul Barclay 143 John Philpott 145 Mark Murrell 139 Gavin Strachan 139 David Brock 133 Charlton Siddo 137 Malcolm Kingsley 137 David Smith 134 Alan Riddoch 135 Ian Morgan 124 Tom Winter 123 Jeff MacWain 117	0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0	Alex Combie 148 Will Place 147 Tim A Lane 145 Kevin Harvey 143 Steve Hunter 141 Brian Thompson 141 Drag Sudar 138 Brian Hayward 136 Bill Ray 137 David Toms 138 Stan Cranmer 132 Neil Graham 129 Jonathan Day 127 John Tassi 128 Bob Taylor 129 Keith Roper 126
(Sawtry Cambs)		5½ 10½

	Norfolk	10.5.08	Yorks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	J McAvoy 148 T Glover 148 D Twitchell 139 T Ansell 139 J Bell 138 D Guttridge 135 C Tuffin 124 D Owen 124 A Donnelly 123 L Gladwell 123 R Rickard 122 M Le-Vine 114 P Fallas 113 M Morter 112 R Ward 75 R Copeland 126	½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0	C Davies 147 R Murray 145 M Birkin 145 S Jones 143 J Swallow 142 G Bak 140 B Cuaresma 138 M Khakimova 135 R Browne 134 R Jones 134 M Simmons 132 R Letton 130 N Mahoney 128 N Shaklevich 128 I Strickland 98 def
(Syston)		7 9

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UNDER 125

FINAL

	Norfolk	5.7.08	Sussex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	David Owen 124 (W) Andrew Donnelly 123 Gordon Scott 87j Robert Rickard 122 John Wickham 122 Mark Le-Vine 114 Johnny Danger 114 Nick Slater 103 Matthew Morter 112 Keith Osborne 111 Roy Neil 105 Crumpton Clarke 107 Bodo Rissman 103 Gerry Clayton 101 Paul Cox 99 Carl Morter 75	0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1	Marc Bryant 123 Gary McCulloch 123 Nathan Goldberg 121 W John Marshall 118 Adam Squibbs 113 David Curtis 113 Ben Silverstein 108 Julie Denning 116 Mick Plumb 113 Dave Wallis 107 Roger Waddingham 97 Ray Hunt 103 Shyam Mohan 103 Ram Mohan 101 Chris Yates 86 Tom Fitzgerald 84
(Leicester)		9½ 6½

SEMI-FINALS

	Worcs	14.6.08	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Giles Stanton 120 (W) John Varilone 119 Antony Boyle 119 Ian Ellis 115 Rob Kumiskey Don Curry 111 WW Watson 110 John Loynes 106 Arnold Kirkland 103 Ian Clack 104 David Richardson 104 T Francis O’Gorman 102 John Clark 98 Terrance Pountney 93 Richard Collett 90 Derek Abraham 85	0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1	Marc Bryant 123 Gary McCulloch 123 Adam Squibbs 113 David Curtis 113 Ben Silverstein 108 Julie Denning 116 Mick Plumb 113 Dave Wallis 107 Andrew Mayer 107 Roger Waddingham 97 Ray Hunt 103 Shyam Mohan 103 Ram Mohan 101 Stefan Lewins 100 Chris Yates 86 Tom Fitzgerald 84
(Bourne End)		6 10
“It could have been 11-5 had it not been for the fact that the phone belonging to one of my players, which I saw him switch off, switched itself on again during the match.” - Sussex match captain

	Norfolk	8.6.08	Hants*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Andrew Donnelly 123 Robert Rickard 122 John Wickham 122 Gregory Tebble 121 Gordon Scott 87j Oliver Whitehead 114j Johnny Danger 114 Pascal Fallas 113 Matthew Morter 112 Keith Osborne 111 Roy Neil 105 Nick Slater 103 Ben Slater 91j Bodo Rissman 103 Paul Cox 99 Carl Morter 75	1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1	Bob Cleave 124 Doug Butcher Peter Dallas 119 Peter Eales 118 John Symons 114 Philip Gething 114 Tim Chapman 113 Edward Davies 113 Charlie Goddard 113 Brian Grant 110 Rick Smith 109 Ashraf Syed 108 Jon Young 107 Sam Murphy 105 Davie Field 103 Barry Diaper 100
(venue not known)		8½ 7½
Note 6.7.08. Norfolk's overgraded bd 11, on whom we commented earlier, turns out to have been someone else entirely. We have substituted the correct name.

QUARTER-FINALS

	Norfolk	18.5.08	Leics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Andrew J Donnelly 123 John R Wickham 122 Gregory H Tebble 121 Richard G Green 118 Matthew J Morter 112 Edward T King 115 Johnny Danger 97 Roy D Neil 105 Keith C Osborne 111 Crumpton Clarke 107 Nick J Slater 103 Ben L Slater 91 Bodo U Rissmann 103 Paul Cox 99 Carl M Morter 75 def	½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1	Phil K Watkinson 123 John A Daniel 120 Ben Pourmozafari 120 Howard W Phillips 119 Graham M Booley 117 Andy Johnson 116 Paul Gibson 115 Lawrence F Hayden 115 Gregory Adcock 113 Tom Dove Anthony D Robinson 107 Grant P Hammond 103 David Reynolds 103 Lea Adlard 102 John A Oliver 98 Ian Farquharson 99
(Wisbech)		9 7

	Warwicks	17.5.08	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Jon Asbury 124 (B) Christopher Evans 123 Derek Stockhall 124 def Adrian Hussain 114 Frank Jimenez 116 Louis Rawson 117 Andrew Cottom 111 Lennie Johnson 110 John Llewelyn 112 Michael Harrington 109 Fred Dickson 108 Dave Brelsforth 105 Malcolm Phipps 96 Kim Gilbert 95 Pauline Woodward 94	0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1	Marc Bryant 123 Gary McCulloch 123 Nathan Goldberg 121 John Marshall 118 Alex Von Der Becke 118 Julie Denning 116 David Curtis 113 Mick Plumb 113 Ben Silverstein 108 Dave Wallis 107 Andrew Mayer 107 David Langridge 107 Ray Hunt 103 Matthew Payne 94 Graham Salmon 92 Tom Fitzgerald 84
(Bourne End)		8 8
Sussex won on board count.

	Middx*	10.5.08	Hants
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	W Ransome 124 F Zurstiege 122 C Cooke 119 P Szabo 118 C Aniecko 117 P Grant-Ross 117 J Padam 116 G Parfett 116 AA Fraser 115 M Staneland 110 A Johnstone 108 JT Harvey 107 R Mumford 106 J Farrell 105 RP Hamilton 103 T Crouch 101	0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0	B Cleave 124 Doug Butcher P Eales 118 N Azman 118 K Bateman 117 J Wiseman 115 J Symons 114 P Gething 114 def D Culliford 110 R Smith 109 A Syed 108 J Young 107 S Murphy 105 D Fields 103 B Diaper 100
(venue not known)		8 8
Colours not known. Hants won on board count.

PRELIMINARY

	Lancs*	27.4.08	Leics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	L Socha 115 F Rushworth 123 GM Jones 122 Geoff Pennington 121 W Heyes 121 P O'Mara 120 M Horne 113 P Raynor 110 S Flaherty 111 J Wright 108 P Howarth 109 Graham Pennington 109 G Bokuchava R Hart 106 A Pritchard 97 P Horman 99	0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1	B Clarke 122 P Watkinson 123 B Pourmozafari 120 J Daniel 120 H Phillips 119 G Booley 115 A Johnson 117 L Hayden 115 R Wallace 115 G Adcock A Robinson 107 D Reynolds 103 L Adlard 102 I Farquharson 99 M Thornton 94 L Clarke 71
(Kidsgrove)		5 11

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UNDER 100

FINAL

	Herts*	5.7.08	Notts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Roger Kearns 99 (W) Terry Douse 99 Graham Williams 96 Barrie Saunders 93 Gary Ruddick 93 Ray Butcher 98 David Hobden 86 Ian Leighton 93 Terry O'Sullivan 81 Ian Riddoch 57 John Harris 78 Kidge Elder 77	1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1	Nigel Wright 97 Sally McIntosh 94 Michael Zhang 90 Pritesh Patel Ben Hobson 86 Edwin Justice 86 Hamzah Ali 85 Stewart Swift 85 Len Morrell 83 Ric Dawson 80 Andrew Garside 74 Ashton Alfred 73
(Leicester)		7 5

SEMI-FINALS

	Surrey*	7.6.08	Notts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Julian Walker 98 (B) Tom Middleton 98j Joshua Pineda 95j Jasper Tambini 88j Barnaby Paul 85j Harvey Murray-Smith 94 Richard Jones 94 Stephen Welch 92 Jonathan Andrew 91j Balraj Gill 87j Robert Jurjevic 89 Peter Armitage 87	½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 * 1	Nigel Wright 97 Derek Cronshaw 96 Sally McIntosh 94 Michael Zhang 90 Pritesh Patel Ben Hobson 86 Edwin Justice 86 Hamzah Ali 85 Len Morrell 83 Ric Dawson 80 Andrew Garside 74 Ken Heath 55
(Bicester)		5½ 6½
* Bd 12. Game won for Notts: ECF ruling following a dispute. Officially we don't know what it was about. No one has told us. But you could try the Nottinghamshire website. Later (16.6.08): we have just heard the details from the Surrey captain. They are consistent with those on the Notts site.

	Herts*	7.6.08	Suffolk
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Terry Douse 99 (W) Roger Kearns 99 Graham Williams 96 Barrie Saunders 93 Gary Ruddick 93 Andrew Maclaren 86 Ian Leighton 93 Neil Rashbrook 86 Ian Riddoch 57 Arthur Andrews 86 John Harris 78 Alan Brewis 70	0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1	Mike Spalding 98 Kevin Abbott 95 Andrew Paige 95 Mitchell Barry 96 Ken Lunn 94 Dick Myhill 94 Mike Coughtrey 90 Keith Woodcock 90 Phil Mortonson 94 Arthur McCormisk 91 Joe Fitzsimons 79 j Martin Fogg 74
(Writtle)		7½ 4½

QUARTER-FINALS

	Surrey*	17.5.08	Norfolk
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Julian Walker 98 Tom Middleton 98j Joshua Pineda 95j Kavitha Appulingam 94j Chris Dunne 93j Richard Davey 72 Jasper Tambini 88j Harvey Murray-Smith 94 Richard Jones 94 Stephen Welch 92 Jonathan Andrew 91j Balraj Gill 87j	½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	S Crane 96 M McCormick 94 J Schultz 95 V Morris 87 S Kassel 82 C Goodchild 88 C Murter 75 C Cubitt 77 M Burrage 76 R Barnes 63 R Ward 75 R Downie 67
(Writtle)		10½ 1½

	Lancs	17.5.08	Notts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Abigail Pritchard 97 Kenny Quinn 94 Dave Hartley 89 Danny Reeves 84 Lothian Innes Ian Mitchell 70 Mick Walsh 61 Frank Tanner 51 James Walsh 51 Matthew Walsh 49 Matthew Reeve def	½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1	Ray Sayer 97 Derek Cronshaw 96 Sally McIntosh 94 Michael Zhang 90 Pritesh Patel Ben Hobson 86 Stewart Swift Hamzah Ali 85 Len Morrell 83 Ric Dawson 80 Ashton Alfred 73 AN Onymous
(Newcastle-under-Lyme)		4 8

	Suffolk	17.5.08	Staffs*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	M Spalding 98 K Abbott 95 B Mitchell 96 K Lunn 94 D Myhill 94 D Wild 91 M Coughtrey 90 K Woodcock 90 A McCormick 91 J Fitzsimons 79 C Dickinson 73 M Fogg 74	0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0	G Lee 97 S Burndred 97 J Smith 97 D Tindley 96 M Andrews 95 D Nesbitt 94 J Gater 93 J Montague 93 P Clapham 90 R Dolan M Wyza 85 def
(Leicester)		7 5

	Warwicks	10.5.08	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Kim Gilbert 97 (W) Malcolm Phipps 96 Robert Statham 96 Pauline Woodward 94 John Green 94 Kegan Harrison 93 Dennis Horsley 93 Graham Gee 90 Steven Bowen 89 John Pakenham 86 David Rowe 81 Shakeel Choudhary 37	½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 * 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½	Roger Kearns 99 Terry Douse 99 Graham Williams 96 Barrie Saunders 93 Ian Leighton 93 Andrew Maclaren 86 Neil Rashbrook 86 David Hobden 86 Ian Riddoch 57 Terry O’Sullivan 81 Kidge Elder 77 Corinne Mountford 73
(Pottersbury Northants)		4½ 6½
* Bd 5. We understand that the Warwicks player played an illegal move, and the game was declared lost for him on a ruling by another Warwicks player. (Incorrectly of course, if that is really what happened, and we gather there is a possibility Warwicks may "appeal". But both sides seem to have accepted it at the time.) Note 14.6.08. We have just heard of an ECF decision, apparently recent, to the effect that the result stands. So presumably Warwicks did appeal. Note 21.7.08. The ECF Home Director has overturned the previous ruling and declared the game void.

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THE ORIGINAL DRAW
The Draw in its third, ultimately revised, form reached match captains late in the evening of Sunday 13th April, only a day or so later than promised. Inevitably it differed from the impossible second version posted 8th April on the ECF website. For the record we reproduce the first version published 15.2.08, together with comments we made in February and March. This draw was described as "provisional". We're not sure what this meant, but see the Notes below.

OPEN
Prelim (1) W2 M3; (2) E2 v Surrey (S2)
Quarter-finals (A) W1 v Herts (S1); (B) E1 v Warwickshire (M2); (C) Gtr Manchester (M1) v winner of (2); (D) Lancs (N) v winner of (1)
Semi-finals (B) v (A); (D) v (C)
A curiosity. S1 and S2 have no home matches between them. Not even if they go all the way and play each other in the Final.
MINOR COUNTIES
"Still awaiting all entries. Draw to be made in April 2008."
U175
Semi-finals Essex (S1) v Yorks (N); Gtr Manchester (M) v Surrey (S2)
U150
Quarter-finals (A) W1 v Herts (S2); (B) Lancs (N) v Cambs (E2); (C) Essex (S1) v Warwicks (M); (D) Norfolk (E1) v W2
Semi-finals (A) v (B); (D) v (C)
U125
Quarter-finals (A) M1 E2; (B) N M2; (C) Middx (S1) v Leicestershire (M3); (D) E1 v Sussex (S2)
Semi-finals (D) v (B); (C) v (A)
U100
Quarter-finals (A) Warwicks (M1) v Herts (S2); (B) Lancs (N) v Notts (M2); (C) Surrey (S1) v Norfolk (E2); (D) Suffolk (E1) v Staffs (M3)
Semi-finals (A) v (D); (C) v (B)

Notes
16.2.08, amended 17.2.08, 18.2.08, 23.2.08 (and see "The state of play" below)
Any opinions expressed here are your Webmaster's.
Open. Are MCCU entitled to three nominations? Surely not. They have eight teams in "open" competition, but in two groups of four: an Open group and a Minor group. Only four teams are competing for nomination in the Open.
     It is very unusual, perhaps unheard of, for EACU and WECU to make two nominations each. In fact the last time either of them nominated anyone was in 2004-5 when Somerset defaulted their only match. We can't help wondering about this year's entries.
U175. We hear that Devon, who always play, had expected a WECU presence in the draw. This information cannot have reached the Controller.
U150. If MCCU are over-represented in the Open, they are under-represented here. They have five teams in their U150 section. This is worth two nominations in anyone's book. Note 22.2.08. We hear from the MCCU that the Controller has accepted their claim to a second nomination (which we note will be Notts). The revised draw will appear when it appears (see "The state of play" below).
     Why have NCCU only got one nomination? Their three entries - Lancs, Yorks & Cumbria - would seem to entitle them to two. We wondered at first if Yorks really counted, considering that their only match was a fiasco against Lancs at which only three of their players turned up. But we hear they have since played Cumbria and beaten them.
U125 (late note 30.3.08). It appears the NCCU competition comprised four teams, so there ought to be an N2.

The State of Play
as notified by the Controller to the MCCU 22.2.08
"The next update for the draw on the website will be at the end of March with a final provisional (sic) draw being sent to all unions shortly before."
The new State of Play
as notified, not very prominently, on the ECF website 20.3.08
"The actual draw for 2008 will be made in early April, the provisional draw below is only a matter of indication and hence can be subject to significant changes."
     The provisional draw shown is the one published on 15th February.
The new State of Play confirmed
Gleaned 30.3.08 from the MCCU website: "It has come to my attention recently that many counties are starting to arrange matches for the National stages of the CC08 when the confirmed draw for CC08 has not been published. Provisional means that it is an indication and therefore subject to significant changes should it be necessary. Hence, please do not organise or play any matches until I have sent you details of the National stages and the confirmed draw." - Andrew Moore, Manager of Home Services.
     The culprits can't all be MCCU teams, but as far as we know this notice has not appeared elsewhere.
The new State of Play: fresh intelligence
From National Controller to SCCU Controller 5.4.08, in response to a query: "All clubs required to play a pre-lim match have already been contacted are the matches are already in progress. I am still awaiting just a couple of results playing this weekend, sanctioned by me and hence the draw wil be sent out very soon and all counties will be given ample notice to arrange matches."
The new State of Play: Postscript to fresh intelligence
From National Controller to SCCU Controller 6.4.08, in response to a further query: "The only Pre-lim match taking place is in the U125 section - Lancs at home against Leics. Tie to be played by Sunday 27th April."

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