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Friday August 15, 2008 11:26
County Championships 2007/8
Once again the cream of the County teams gathered at Moat College, Leicester.
This increasingly popular venue, with its ease of access and spacious playing
hall is ideally suited to this event and we are very grateful for the continuing
support of the school which is gaining an excellent reputation as a science
college.
Lancashire thought they were lucky to defeat Surrey in the semis, and faced
Middlesex with trepidation. The closeness of the match was reflected in the
number of times that controllers were asked as to the status of the board count.
Eventually, the holders triumphed over Middlesex by 9-7.
The Minor Counties final saw Norfolk trying to go one better than their runners-up
spot last year against the Midlands Minor Champions, Shropshire. Here the result
was never in doubt after Norfolk gained an early lead eventually winning 10-6.
Essex’s match against Surrey saw the swansong as a county captain after
102 matches of John Philpott. This match was always very close with Surrey ending
John’s dream of a winning exit by 8½ - 7½. An Essex player
allowing a mate in one did not help.
Yorkshire, regular visitors to this event played Hertfordshire in the U150s
in another match which was not as easy as it looked with Yorkshire running out
10-6.
Norfolk had had two close matches on their way to the final, winning one by
a mobile phone gambit, but Sussex ran them very close until the last three boards
resulted in a 9½ - 6½ wins for Norfolk giving them an usual double.
The U100s between Nottinghamshire and Hertfordshire looked like being a runaway
win for the latter but late wins for Nottinghamshire could not quite prevent
a 7-5 win for Hertfordshire.
Applause for the venue was also shared with the appreciation for the controllers,
headed by John Shaw assisted by Adrian Elwin. Dave Welch and Cyril Johnson with
administrative assistance from Liz Gist and Tarek Rahman.
Click above to view the photographs
from the 2008 County Championships
