CLUB NEWS
Newcastle advance in Withnal Cup
17/03/10
Wins for Nic and Pete on top two boards enabled Newcastle to advance to the final of the Withnal Cup, beating fenton 3 - 2.
Newcastle out of open Cup
17/03/10
Despite Alex' win Newcastle's open cup team lost 3 - 5 to Cheddleton in the semi-final of the competition in a close match that threatened to go to board count.
Point for E
15/03/10
Pete and Steve got the wins that enabled the E team to draw at Meir C tonight.
Date nudged
14/03/10
The B team's visit to Stafford B has been put back one day from Wed 24th to Thu 25th March.
C on form
10/03/10
Alan, Francis, Sam and Watson all won as the C team beat Knights 4½ - ½ tonight.
Another double dose of Fenton
10/03/10
The B team beat Fenton A with wins from Martyn, Nic and Pete, whilst the D team held Fenton C to a draw, with paul getting a full point.
New Dates
07/03/10
Alan has arranged new dates with Cheddleton for a couple of postponed matches: Open Cup semi-final (8 board cup) Wed 17th March, home. Div 1 home v Cheddleton A Wed 12th May.
C win, E draw
03/03/10
Two matches at the Bridge Club tonight, with Alan, John, Francis and Watson turning on the style for the C team in their win over Fenton A and Paul for the E team in their draw with Fenton D.
More points for D
01/03/10
Pete and Paul both won as the D team beat Meir B 3 - 1 tonight.
Into the final
26/02/10
Wins for Nic and Pete saw the intermediate cup team reach their final against Holmes Chapel at the expense of Fenton tonight.
Kidsgrove too strong ...
18/02/10
... for their own good. Paul's win was enough to help the D team to victory at Kidsgrove B last night; an overgraded team penalty turning a match draw into a Newcastle win.
Francis can't save C team
18/02/10
The C team went down at Stafford B last night despite Francis' win.
C win game of confusion
13/02/10
With travel difficulties leading to less than prompt arrivals and only two boards starting roughly on time in Thursday's C team visit to Alsager A, it was a while before it became apparent that both teams would be fielding only four boards. Wins for Geoff and Alan helped Newcastle to a narrow 2½ - 1½ victory.
Bad night for Newcastle
10/02/10
Nic was the only Newcastle winner as both the B and D teams went down at home tonight.
E edge past Hassell
07/02/10
Wins for Richard and Derrick helped the E team to a 2½ - 1½ victory at Hassell on Friday.
Weather again
04/02/10
Bad weather struck again yesterday, causing the postponement of the A team's match against Cheddleton A.
B win at Alsager
28/01/10
Wins for Alex and Nic helped the B team to victory at Alsager tonight.
Newcastle make Perry final
26/01/10
Newcastle reached the final of the Minor Cup for the Perry Trophy with the help of wins by Pete, Paul and Derrick.
C fall short
20/01/10
The C team could muster only three draws in their home match against Stafford B tonight.
B get out of jail
20/01/10
The B team were very lucky to get both points at Rooks, with Alex and rather fortuitously Martyn getting wins.
B win drawn match
13/01/10
In the B v C match wins for Martyn for the B team and Francis for the C did not result in a draw as the C team also defaulted a board.
D go close
11/01/10
The D team went down by the narrow margin of 1½ - 2½ at Meir B tonight despite Steve's win.
E postponed
10/01/10
Dangerous conditions underfoot led to the postponement of the Friday's E team match against Cheddleton F.
New Date
08/01/10
The B team's visit to Holmes Chapel Rooks will now take place on 20th Jan.
Weather victim
07/01/10
Yesterday's B team match at Holmes Chapel Rooks fell victim to the weather.
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OTHER NEWS
| Rapidplay entries at 3 Mar 2010
Open: Cheddleton (prov), Fenton, Stafford
U130: Cheddleton (prov), Fenton, Stafford |
Pawns finish first
16/03/10
Holmes Chapel Pawns became the first team to complete their fixtures last night, using just five players during the season.
How near can you get?
15/03/10
The Staffs Terriers completed their inter-counties U120 campaign with a 5½ - 6½ defeat at the hands of Warwickshire, their third defeat by this narrowest of margins this season. Their other results were a 6 - 6 draw and a whopping 5 - 7 loss!
More performances
07/03/10
Have made a belated update to the performances page.
Teasing the Opposition
06/03/10
The county U160 team won the last 6 boards to finish to win their match against Notts by the narrowest possible margin last weekend.
Rapidlplay leagues
03/03/10
I'm starting to collect entries for this year's rapidplay league. Two divisions - open and U130. Currently planning to arrange fixtures backwards from the start of the football world cup, though there may be too many to do this. Obviously teams are free to rearrange matches into this international football season. If you want to play and your club does not appear in the box at the top of this column - nag your club heirarchy. Entries close at Easter.
Terriers close again
21/02/10
The Terriers lost again by the narrow margin of 5½ - 6½, this time at home to Nottinghamshire. Needless to say there were plenty of 'if only' stories.
Holmes Chapel into Open Final
20/02/10
Fenton have defaulted their Open Cup semi-final against Holmes Chapel due to be played next Wednesday as they were unable to raise a team or agree an alternative date.
Performances now include Leek
07/02/10
Thanks to information kindly passed on by Roger Edwards I have been able to include results at the Leek Congress in September in my latest update to performances.
County Open team win Midlands title
31/01/10
The county open team beat Manchester 8½ - 7½ yesterday to secure the Midlands title. My informant tells me that this is the first time since 1993 that Staffordshire have won this title.
Big win for U160s
29/01/10
The county U160 team had a convincing 11½ - 4½ win over Warwickshire last weekend.
Barnett Upgraded
29/01/10
Following his good start to the season Alsager's Doug barnett has had his estimated grade increased to 140.
New date
20/01/10
The Holmes Chapel Rooks v Fenton A match which was a victim of the weather last week will now be played on Wed 24th March.
Terriers lose at Leics
19/01/10
The Staffs Terriers went down 5 - 7 in their counties U120 match at Leicestershire over the weekend, being outgraded by about 10 points a board.
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