BCF STAGE MATCHES

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updated 14.7.99
COUNTY MATCHES
BCF STAGE

We have tried, with less than 100% success, to give results in full for matches involving SCCU teams. Plus bare results for all other matches. SCCU matches in red are in full further down the page; the ones in blue are the ones we haven't had. There's even an "other" match in red, for the Finals. The Finals are all there.
"This is final, as far as we can tell." Said that on the 27th June, but the corrections have kept dribbling in. Latest amendment 14th July is not so much a correction as an addition: a complete semi-final match from the 6th June. Better late than never, Herts.
Some comment about the Minor Counties rules appears in the Comment page.

OPEN
Quarter-finals (8th May)
Manchester 7½ 8½ Kent; Dorset 9 7 Warwickshire; Cambridge w/o scr Hants (Hants to be fined for late withdrawal: twice in three years now); Yorkshire 7½ 8½ Essex
Semi-Finals: Essex 5½ 10½ Cambs; Kent 13 3 Dorset . Rude remarks about the Kent match captain withdrawn.
Final Cambs 11 5 Kent
MINOR
Quarter-finals (8th May)
Norfolk 10½ 5½ Derbyshire; Worcestershire 4½ 11½ Herts; Cornwall 4 12 Bucks 17.4.99; Surrey 7 9 Suffolk
Semi-Finals: Suffolk 5½ 10½ Bucks; Norfolk 8 8 *Herts
Final Herts 8½ 7½ Bucks
U175
Quarter-finals (8th May)
Essex 9 7 Lancashire; Warwickshire 11 5 Middlesex; Bedfordshire 10-6 Yorks; Devon 9½ 6½ Nottinghamshire
Semi-Finals Essex 9½ 6½ Warwickshire; Devon 10 6 Bedfordshire
Final Essex 8½ 7½ Devon
U150
Preliminary (17th April)
Norfolk 10½ 5½ Staffordshire; Yorkshire 10½ 5½ Dorset; Nottinghamshire 6 10 Kent 17.4.99
Quarter-Finals (8th May)
Sussex 9 7 Yorks; Warwickshire 10 6 Devon; Cambridge 8 8 *Kent; Lancashire v Norfolk not in yet
Semi-Finals Sussex 8 8 *Warwickshire; Lancs* 8 8 Kent
Final Warwicks* 8 8 Lancs
U125
Preliminary (17th April)
Cambridge 8½ 7½ Yorks; Herts* 8 8 Staffordshire S 17.4.99: C: Warwickshire 9 7 Middlesex 17.4.99
Quarter-finals (8th May)
Lancashire 3 13 Herts 9.5.99: Suffolk* 8 8 Essex: Nottinghamshire 6 10 Cambs; Hants 8 8 *Warwicks
Semi-Finals Herts 12 4 Suffolk; Warwicks 7 9 Cambs
Final Cambs 8½ 7½ Herts
U100
Preliminary (17th April)
A Essex 8½ 1½ Shropshire 17.4.99 after penalties for Shropshire's ineligible players: see below
Quarter-finals (8th May)
Surrey 7½ 4½ Leicestershire; Hants 2 10 Essex; Lancashire 6½ 5½ Staffordshire South; Suffolk defaulted to Merseyside
Semi-Finals Surrey 7 5 Essex; Lancashire 10 2 Merseyside
Final Surrey 10 4 Lancs

Finals were 26th June at the Great Hall, Uppingham School, Uppingham, Rutland: results courtesy of Cyril Johnson's (chunky 386!) portable computer which kindly printed them out for us. (Your Webmaster went along for a day out. Lovely setting, nice little town, beautiful weather, pity about Kent's result.)

OPEN

QUARTER-FINAL

	Yorks	8.5.99	Essex*
1	AJ Dunnington 221	0 1	JW Rogers 223 (B)
2	SC Brown 222	0 1	MS Twyble 206
3	C Dunworth 209	1 0	JH Hodgson 197
4	AW Potts 197	0 1	LE Marden 179
5	PM Gayson 203	1 0	JA Goldberg 178
6	DM Adams 200	½ ½	PL Williamson 178
7	PM Townsend 198	1 0	AR Brett 178
8	SJ Barrett 205	1 0	R Parker 176
9	RJD Palliser 202	0 1	TD Whitton 177
10	AG Cooper 197	1 0	IBN Smith 173
11	PN Hughes 180	0 1	JC Moore 170
12	JG Cooper 185	0 1	Chris Fegan 175e
13	J Burnett 188	1 0	P Barclay 165
14	M White 172	1 0	SM Kalinsky 153
15	GCB Jones 156	0 1	C Ramage 153
16	I Lewyk 172	0 1	R Weeber 147
(Gaddesby Leics)		7½ 8½
mean grade 194			mean grade 175

SEMI-FINALS

	Essex*	5.6.99	Cambs
1	J Rogers 223 (W)	½ ½	B Kelly 234
2	T Wall 221	0 1	M Ferguson 229
3	MS Twyble 206	½ ½	H Hunt 226
4	AP Lewis 204	0 1	KCC Mah 221
5	D Sands 207	½ ½	J Vigus 210
6	JH Hodgson 197	½ ½	D Moskovic 206
7	J Manley 188	½ ½	A Cohen 213
8	M Rich 184	0 1	D Hassapis (so) 197
9	R White 182	0 1	N Regan 195
10	LE Marden 179	½ ½	P Crocker 194
11	JA Goldberg 178	1 0	M Thornton 181
12	PL Williamson 162	0 1	J Gooding 182
13	AR Brett 178	½ ½	K Sheffler -
14	TD Whitton 177	0 1	P McMahon 160
15	R Parker 176	1 0	M Campbell 158
16	JC Moore 170	0 1	S Essen 153
(Wanstead House)		5½ 10½

	Kent*	5.6.99	Dorset
1	Neil McDonald 239	1 0	MJ Simons 197
2	Ian R Watson 224	1 0	GA White 192
3	Alan E Hanreck 210	1 0	AS Pleasants 193
4	Andrew L Mack 204	1 0	SJ Shutler 189
5	John Naylor 200	1 0	JR Hopkins 186
6	John N Sugden 198	½ ½	KP Goater 183
7	David Farndon 198	½ ½	MJ Freeman 183
8	Peter P Taylor 191	½ ½	B Hirsch 181
9	Nigel P Donovan 190	1 0	J Tyrer 178
10	Lyndon R Gurr 190	1 0	GJ Willetts 177
11	Rory MR O'Kelly 190	1 0	D Keddie 177
12	John D Wager 187	1 0	IC Clark 172
13	Alexis M Harakis 184	0 1	CB Jenks 172
14	Gordon Botley 184	1 0	PR Kemp 163
15	J Stuart Williams 176	1 0	V Jenson 160
16	Chris B Rice 169	½ ½	SC Crisp 152
		13 3

FINAL

	Cambs	26.6.99	Kent
1	J Mestel 228 (W)	1 0	Neil McDonald 239
2	J Parker 237	1 0	Danny Gormally 227
3	M Turner 231	1 0	Ian Watson 224
4	M Ferguson 229	0 1	Neil Dickenson 213
5	K Mah 221	1 0	Alan Hanreck 210
6	E Dearing 215	1 0	Andrew Mack 204
7	J Vigus 211	1 0	John Naylor 200
8	D Moskovic 208	½ ½	John Sugden 198
9	A Harley 206	½ ½	David Farndon 198
10	A Hon 205	0 1	Peter Taylor 191
11	A Cohen 212	½ ½	Nigel Donovan 190
12	H Jakubovics 197	½ ½	Rory O'Kelly 190
13	D Hassabis 197	½ ½	Lyndon Gurr 190
14	N Alfred 193	1 0	John Wager 187
15	N Regan 194	1 0	Alexis Harakis 184
16	R Churm 185	½ ½	Chris Rice 169
		11 5
There was speculation that a vacation-hit Cambs might fall short of their usual strength. They didn't. They even came up with a 215 who hadn't so far played for them this season. Or at all, probably. Kent, outgraded by 10 points or so per board, must still have been disappointed not to improve on their Cambs result in the SCCU stage.

MINOR COUNTIES

QUARTER-FINALS

	Cornwall	17.4.99	Bucks*
1	Andrew N Greet 201	1 0	Andrew P Smith 201 (W)
2	Jeremy FS Menadue 173	½ ½	Aiden Leech 192
3	Ian M George 172	½ ½	Alex Tucker 189
4	D Saqui 172	0 1	Robert J Richmond 189
5	JM Mantle 162	0 1	Gerald Moore 189
6	Roger J Grime 156	½ ½	Jonathan E Beedle 182
7	S Addicott 152	½ ½	Bill Hughes 166
8	G Trudeau 152	0 1	Richard O'Brien 167
9	S Bartlett 140	0 1	Roger de Coverly 161
10	R Woods -	0 1	Malcolm Armstrong 172
11	D Boulden 128	½ ½	Andrew George 166
12	C Sellwood 127	0 1	Stephen Law 160
13	Timothy Manton 119 j	½ ½	Majid Mashayekh 158
14	P Manton 115	0 1	Steve James 143
15	K Brewer 114	0 1	Andrew Hughes 149 j
16	Anton Barkhuysen 104	0 1	Syringa Turvey 121
(Exminster)		4 12
mean grade 146			mean grade 169

	Surrey*	8.5.99	Suffolk
1	PJ Sowray 210 (B)	0 1	K Bowden 202
2	SH Berry 202	1 0	E Player 189
3	RA Allicock 204	1 0	MP Cook 189
4	PD Kemp 100	½ ½	S Gregory 187
5	DB Rosen 195	½ ½	CP Botham 180
6	KD Richardson 186	1 0	M Taylor 120141E 176
7	DR Sedgwick 177	1 0	T Lunn 168
8	CRA Clegg 168	½ ½	SW Ruthen 166
9	MC Page 159	½ ½	RR Sanders 165
10	AJ French 153	0 1	A Charity 165
11	M Smith 171658L 150	0 1	T Rubin 164
12	J Nyman 147	0 1	JR Feavyour 162
13	RE Cutting 134	0 1	L Pott 156
14	STK Wilkinson 137	½ ½	K Greenacre 153
15	DA Varley 120	0 1	DR Harris 146
16	FC Manning 132	½ ½	A Atkinson 151959B 141
		7 9

	Worcs	9.5.99	Herts*
1	GM Boyce 190 (W)	0 1	SJB Knott 219
2	M Burrows 177	0 1	S Swanson 204
3	P Kitson 172	1 0	G Kenworthy 206
4	R Thomas 171	0 1	PV Byway 197
5	D Joshi 170	½ ½	Costas Harris 174
6	E Myers 162	0 1	JF Rudge 189
7	M Bissell 160	½ ½	HL Tebbs 179
8	A Taylor 159	0 1	LAR D'Costa 172
9	G Dyett 156	0 1	JN Fraser-Mitchell 177
10	J Wrench 152	½ ½	Kevin R Clark 179
11	E Horwill 151	½ ½	JR Denton 173
12	M Bethel 149	0 1	D Ross Brennan 170
13	J Wilson 136	½ ½	PJ Gregory 163
14	I Howarth 135	½ ½	Barry Morris 158
15	G Hobert 134	½ ½	BD Judkins 157
16	M Riley 129	0 1	Steven Weston 151
(Long Hanborough)		4½ 11½
mean grade 156			mean grade 179

SEMI-FINALS

	Suffolk	5.6.99	Bucks*
1	Karl Bowden 202 (W)	0 1	Andrew P Smith 201
2	Mike Cook 189	½ ½	John R Sharp 187
3	Steve Gregory 187	½ ½	Alex Tucker 189
4	Paul Botham 180	0 1	Robert J Richmond 189
5	Ian Wallis 179	0 1	Mike Lambshire 185
6	Shaun Munson 172	½ ½	Gerald Moore 189
7	Tim Lunn 168	0 1	Jonathan E Beedle 182
8	Stephen Ruthen 166	0 1	Hans Hansen 176
9	Alex Charity 165	0 1	Ray Edwards 183
10	Robert Sanders 165	1 0	Phil Bonafont 185
11	John Feavyour 162	1 0	Richard O'Brien 167
12	Gordon Maton 161	1 0	Andy Robbings 161
13	Laurie Pott 156	0 1	Roger de Coverly 161
14	Kevin Greenacre 153	0 1	Malcolm Armstrong 172
15	Scott Taylor 147	1 0	Majid Mashayekh 158
16	Y Peter Keffler 137	0 1	Stephen Law 160
(Royston)		5½ 10½
mean grade 168			mean grade 178

	Norfolk	6.6.99	Herts*
1	M Gough 202 (W)	0 1	Simon JB Knott 219
2	M Harris 201	½ ½	Steve Swanson 204
3	B Wolkowski 194	0 1	Paul V Byway 197
4	G Heide 191	1 0	Jeremy F Rudge 189
5	S Orton 187	0 1	Howard L Tebbs 177
6	D Lemoir 186	1 0	Lorin AR D'Costa 172
7	B Collinson 183	1 0	Keith Woodhouse (r) 105
8	J Wells 178	0 1	Jeremy N Fraser-Mitchell 177
9	M Woolnough 176	½ ½	Kevin R Clark 179
10	P Smith 170	1 0	Chris E Majer 177
11	D Hall 168	½ ½	Steve J Tovey 174
12	J Dawson 156	0 1	John R Denton 173
13	R Wood 153	0 1	D Ross Brennan 170
14	T Mantripp 148	½ ½	Philip J Gregory 163
15	S Moore 147	1 0	Barry Morris 158
16	P Badger 140	1 0	Steven Weston 151
(Gt Shelford Cambs)		8 8
mean grade 174			mean grade 174
Herts won on board count.

FINAL

	Herts	26.6.99	Bucks
1	Simon JB Knott 219	1 0	Andrew Smith 201
2	Steve Swanson 204	1 0	John Sharp 187
3	Gary Kenworthy 206	½ ½	Alex Tucker 189
4	Paul V Byway 197	1 0	Robert Richmond 189
5	C Harris 174	0 1	Gerald Moore 189
6	Howard L Tebbs 177	1 0	Jonathan Beedle 182
7	Lorin AR D'Costa 172	0 1	Hans Hansen 176
8	JN Fraser-Mitchell 177	0 1	Phil Bonafont 185
9	Kevin R Clark 179	1 0	Richard O'Brien 167
10	Chris E Majer 177	½ ½	Andy Robbings 161
11	Steve J Tovey 174	½ ½	Roger de Coverly 161
12	John R Denton 173	0 1	Malcolm Armstrong 172
13	D Ross Brennan 170	1 0	Koichi Nicholas 151
14	Philip J Gregory 163	½ ½	Steve Law 160
15	Barry Morris 158	0 1	Majid Mashayekh 158
16	Steven Weston 151	½ ½	Steve James 143
		8½ 7½
mean grade 179			mean grade 173
Bucks have been a revelation this year. But Herts (just) reversed the SCCU-stage result when it mattered. There was never more than one point in it. At 7½-7½ the Bucks bd 2, with less than five minutes on both clocks, had a perpetual. But Bucks needed a win...

UNDER 175

QUARTER-FINAL

	Essex*	8.5.99	Lancs
1	Tim Hebbes 174	½ ½	Craig A Hanley 174 (W)
2	Trevor D Coote 172	½ ½	John D Lyth 174
3	William L Saunders 171	1 0	RK Taylor 171
4	George E McNally 172	½ ½	F Mulleady 172
5	David J Millward 169	1 0	Paul Isherwood 171
6	Tom O'Brien 168	½ ½	S Riley 167
7	Ian D Hunnable 166	½ ½	S Foulkes 166
8	Peter C Doye 166	½ ½	S Appleby 166
9	Lawrence Trent 151	0 1	S Woodcock 158
10	Ivan J Myall 164	½ ½	P Taylor 158
11	Martin McCall 164	0 1	A Catz 161
12	Dave G Pearse 163	1 0	Jim Tennant-Smith 144
13	Roy Heppinstall 162	½ ½	FS Rushworth 144
14	Neville H Twitchell 162	1 0	M Lythgoe 143
15	John White 161	0 1	AT Dunkerley 141
16	Mark Weighell 151	1 0	EDG Dobson 140
(Syston)		9 7

SEMI-FINAL

	Essex*	5.6.99	Warwicks
1	Tim Hebbes 174 (W)	½ ½	Alan Lloyd 174
2	Rod J Nixon 170	1 0	David Garner 174
3	Ivor BN Smith 173	1 0	Martin Smyth 172
4	William L Saunders 171	0 1	Colin Green 164
5	George E McNally 172	½ ½	Keith Thomas 162
6	David J Millward 169	0 1	David Kearney 161
7	Ian D Hunnable 166	½ ½	Ed Goodwin 161
8	Peter C Doye 166	½ ½	Andrew Price 160
9	Dave G Pearse 163	1 0	David Thomas 160
10	Lawrence Trent 151	1 0	Ron Drury -
11	Paul R Barclay 165	½ ½	Ian Fisher 160
12	Roy Heppinstall 162	½ ½	Ed Lee 159
13	Neville H Twitchell 162	0 1	Karl Forman 157
14	John White 161	1 0	def
15	Les J Crane 159	½ ½	Robert Wallman 153
16	Colin R Ramage 153	1 0	Lee Collier 152
(Wanstead House)		9½ 6½

FINAL

	Essex	26.6.99	Devon
1	Tim Hebbes 174 (W)	0 1	Nicholas S Lee 173
2	Ivor BN Smith 173	0 1	Alan W Brusey 171
3	William L Saunders 171	1 0	Nicholas A Frost 167
4	George E McNally 172	1 0	Ieuan C Ward 167
5	David J Millward 169	½ ½	Paul Brooks 163
6	Tom O'Brien 168	0 1	D Regis 163
7	Ian D Hunnable 166	½ ½	David Richardson 161
8	Peter C Doye 166	1 0	BWR Hewson 161
9	Dave G Pearse 163	½ ½	TF Thynne 160
10	Paul R Barclay 151	0 1	A Pinkerton 162
11	Lawrence Trent 151	1 0	A Roderick 157
12	Roy Heppinstall 162	0 1	M Cox 156
13	Neville H Twitchell 162	1 0	P Trussler 156
14	John White 161	½ ½	C Bellers 156¹
15	Colin Ramage 153	½ ½	P Marriott 149
16	Mark Weighell 151	1 0	IS Mason 87
		8½ 7½
Essex mc: "Last year, Devon gave us our toughest match. They've done it again." It was tough, with everything depending on the last (bd 4) game, the last game in the Finals and spectators falling over one another, and Essex needing a win. ¹ The Essex bd 14 says his opponent was C Bellers 156, not RC Towers 152 as originally published. No confirmation yet, but we've changed it. He ought to know.

UNDER 150

PRELIMINARY ROUND

	Notts	17.4.99	Kent*
1	J Tassi 149 (W)	0 1	M Wiltshire 149
2	T Lane 148	½ ½	V Southern -
3	W Selby 147	½ ½	Z Mehmet 147
4	A Wright 147	0 1	P Rutland 147
5	D Levens 145	0 1	O Cooley 146
6	P Kirby 144	½ ½	P Titmas 146
7	H Naan 144	½ ½	P Childs 143
8	B Hayward 144	1 0	A Sherriff 142
9	J Ozyer 143	½ ½	S Casement 141
10	J Wagenbach 131	0 1	E Bromilow 141
11	G Murfet 137	0 1	A Sands 140
12	M Nailard 133	½ ½	I Hames 140
13	I Hannam 128	½ ½	S Chick 139
14	M Taylor 124	½ ½	G Steele 137
15	R Taylor 124	½ ½	D Davis 131
16	R Sayer 120	½ ½	M Jones 124
(Gt Shelford)		6 10
Notts queried Kent's ungraded board 2, but he was eligible. The Kent captain had cleared him in advance with the BCF Controller.

QUARTER-FINALS

	Cambs	9.5.99	Kent*
1	Ray Ilett 148 (B)	½ ½	Mike Wiltshire 149
2	Colin Byrne 149	½ ½	Vic Southern -
3	Matthew Wells 144	0 1	Zia Mehmet 146
4	Neil Greenwood 136	½ ½	Paul Rutland 147
5	Peter Turner 149	½ ½	Oliver Cooley 146
6	Mark Szymanski 146	½ ½	Peter Titmas 146
7	John Daugman 139	1 0	Peter Childs 143
8	Peter Barkas 143	0 1	Alan Sherriff 142
9	Richard Donaghy 148	½ ½	Ed Bromilow 141
10	Patrick Ribbands 145	½ ½	Stephen Casement 141
11	Marcus Misson 146	0 1	Ian Hames 140
12	Chris Kreuzer 146	1 0	Steve Chick 139
13	William Bennet 113	0 1	Roy Parsons 138
14	Richard Newman 144	1 0	Geoff Steele 137
15	Stephen Pride 135	½ ½	Derek Davis 131
16	Tom Bramley 138	1 0	Mike Jones 124
(Great Shelford)		8 8
Kent won on board count.

	Sussex*	8.5.99	Yorks
1	LJ Cannon 149 (B)	½ ½	RW Jennings 144
2	DL Roberts 148	0 1	K Trobridge 148
3	PA Greaves 147	1 0	J Morgan 148
4	PR Selby 146	½ ½	PG Day 147
5	K Davies 146	0 1	G Conroy 139
6	IK Edgson 146	1 0	D Patrick 141
7	WH Partridge 144	1 0	M Bramson 139
8	PN Kington 144	½ ½	CW Davies 138
9	JLA Stone 142	1 0	RA Dean 137
10	EJ Hillier 140	0 1	R Letton 137
11	TJ Woods 135	1 0	K Marshall 131
12	BJ Izzard 128	1 0	T Paulson 131
13	GJ Cox 130	0 1	GM Smith 133
14	DJ Cork 127	½ ½	DR Parton 131
15	PJ Helliwell 129	0 1	T Wheldon 132
16	JL Bryant 119	1 0	B Foster 125
(Gaddesby Leics)		9 7

SEMI-FINALS

	Lancs	5.6.99	Kent*
1	R Chapman 148 (B)	1 0	Mike Wiltshire 149
2	S Horrocks 146	½ ½	Vic Southern -
3	J Whitfield 144	½ ½	Paul Rutland 147
4	J Tennant-Smith 143	1 0	Andy Heard 147
5	J Hopkins 142	0 1	Oliver Cooley 146
6	F Rushworth 141	½ ½	Peter Titmas 146
7	M Hamer 141	0 1	Peter Childs 143
8	A Dunkerley 140	1 0	Alan Sherriff 142
9	E Dobson 140	1 0	def
10	R Tokeley 137	0 1	Dave Helsby 141
11	R Wild 136	0 1	Alan Sands 140
12	P Raynor 132	0 1	Ian Hames 140
13	D Jones 129	0 1	Steve Chick 139
14	D Gaston 129	1 0	Geoff Steele 137
15	J Grindrod 126	½ ½	Derek Davis 131
16	W O'Rourke 122	1 0	Mike Jones 124
(Syston)		8 8
Lancs won on board count.

	Sussex*	5.6.99	Warwicks
1	LJ Cannon 149 (W)	0 1	MB Fox 147
2	DL Roberts 148	0 1	CR Charman 144
3	PA Greaves 147	½ ½	R Reynolds 145
4	PR Selby 146	½ ½	KP Jones 143
5	K Davies 146	½ ½	AM Russell 142
6	IK Edgson 146	0 1	D Reeves 136
7	WH Partridge 144	1 0	P Tomkins 140
8	PN Kington 144	½ ½	W Archibald 131
9	JLA Stone 142	½ ½	CJ Lund-Yates 141
10	EJ Hillier 140	½ ½	M Soszynski 135
11	TJ Woods 135	½ ½	GF Windows 128
12	BJ Izzard 128	1 0	MJ Tarlow 139
13	GJ Cox 130	½ ½	F Jimenez 128
14	DJ Cork 127	1 0	B Briscoe 133
15	PJ Helliwell 129	0 1	A Cottom 128
16	JL Bryant 119	1 0	AJ Kent 136
(Holmer Green Bucks)		8 8
Warwicks won on board count.

FINAL

	Warwicks	26.6.99	Lancs
1	M Fox 147	½ ½	Roger Chapman 148
2	C Charman 144	½ ½	Steve Horrocks 146
3	R Reynolds 145	½ ½	John Whitfield 144
4	M Drugan 143	½ ½	Jim Tennant-Smith 143
5	D Reeves 131	1 0	John Hopkins 142
6	K Jones 143	1 0	Frank Rushworth 141
7	A Russell 142	1 0	Phil Hughes 141
8	C Lund-Yates 141	0 1	Allan Dunkerley 140
9	G Windows 128	1 0	Emlyn Dobson 140
10