Eastern Counties League
In the Eastern Counties League, Cambs & Hunts compete with
Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire,
Suffolk and Cambridge University. Each County fields three
separate teams (`A', `B' and `C') to play a 32-board team of 8
match. Scoring is by IMPs, converted to VPs on a 0 - 20
scale. The county captain is Chris Larlham. Butler scores are
calculated for each pair.
Fixtures 2008 / 2009
| Opposition |
Date |
Venue |
A |
B |
C |
| Bedfordshire |
18/5/2008 |
Away |
3 - 17 |
14 - 6 |
15 - 5 |
| Suffolk |
8/6/2008 |
Home |
0 - 20 |
17 - 3 |
13 - 7 |
| Essex |
21/9/2008 |
Away (1pm) |
20 - 0 |
8 - 12 |
|
| Hertfordshire |
12/10/2008 |
Away |
1 - 19 |
6 - 14 |
1 - 19 |
| University |
23/11/2008 |
Home |
|
|
|
| Northamptonshire |
1/2/2009 |
Home |
|
|
|
| Norfolk |
22/2/2008 |
Home |
|
|
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League tables
Details of individual match results are available here.
A Teams
| # |
|
Team |
P |
VPs |
Ave |
| 1 |
|
Norfolk |
3 |
45 |
15.0 |
| 2 |
|
Hertfordshire |
3 |
35 |
11.7 |
| 3 |
|
Suffolk |
2 |
27 |
13.5 |
| 4 |
|
Cambs & Hunts |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
| 5 |
|
Bedfordshire |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
| 5 |
|
Northants |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
| 7 |
|
Essex |
3 |
15 |
5.0 |
| 8 |
|
University |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
| B Teams
| # |
|
Team |
P |
VPs |
Ave |
| 1 |
|
Cambs & Hunts |
4 |
45 |
11.3 |
| 2 |
|
Hertfordshire |
3 |
40 |
13.3 |
| 3 |
|
Essex |
3 |
32 |
10.7 |
| 4 |
|
Northants |
2 |
31 |
15.5 |
| 5 |
|
Norfolk |
3 |
17 |
5.7 |
| 6 |
|
Suffolk |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
| 7 |
|
Bedfordshire |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
| 8 |
|
University |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
| C Teams
| # |
|
Team |
P |
VPs |
Ave |
| 1 |
|
Hertfordshire |
3 |
55 |
18.3 |
| 2 |
|
Cambs & Hunts |
3 |
29 |
9.7 |
| 3 |
|
Northants |
2 |
24 |
12.0 |
| 4 |
|
Essex |
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
| 5 |
|
Norfolk |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
| 6 |
|
Suffolk |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
| 7 |
|
Bedfordshire |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
| 8 |
|
University |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
| "A" Team lost by 52 IMPS (3-17) |
| Myra Burrows & Peter Burrows |
+24 |
| Chris Larlham & Victor Milman |
-4 |
| Rod Oakford & Sue Oakford |
-24 |
| Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty |
-68 |
| "B" Team won by 29 IMPS (14-6) |
| Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard |
+28 |
| Ian Aldridge & Anne Hamilton |
+25 |
| Matt May & Niel Pimblett |
+5 |
| Alex Green & Iain Watson |
-27 |
| "C" Team won by 30 IMPS (15-5) |
| Bryan Last & Peter Last |
+24 |
| Mary Knights & Terry Knights |
+24 |
| Joanne Caldwell & Jenny Jacobsberg |
+11 |
| Ken Riley & Penny Riley |
+2 |
| "A" Team lost by 95 IMPS (0-20) |
| Myra Burrows & Peter Burrows |
+6 |
| Alex Green & Iain Watson |
-10 |
| Chris Larlham & Ross Midgley |
-31 |
| Bob Vajda & Ken Hope-Jones |
-78 |
| "B" Team won by 54 IMPS (17-3) |
| Joanne Caldwell & Jenny Jacobsberg |
+43 |
| David Carmichael & Gladys Gittins |
+38 |
| Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard |
0 |
| Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley |
-18 |
| "C" Team won by 18 IMPS (13-7) |
| Ken Riley & Penny Riley |
+52 |
| Bryan Last & Peter Last |
+42 |
| Mary Knights & Terry Knights |
-5 |
| Bill Evans-Evans & Sheila Evans-Evans |
-63 |
| "A" Team won by 79 IMPS (20-0) |
| David Kendrick & Chris Larlham |
+66 |
| Myra Burrows & Peter Burrows |
+17 |
| Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty |
+13 |
| David Harrison & Julian Wightwick |
+8 |
| "B" Team lost by 14 IMPS (8-12) |
| Alex Green & Iain Watson |
+49 |
| Joanne Caldwell & Jenny Jacobsberg |
-13 |
| Bill Briscombe & Matt May |
-15 |
| Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard |
-52 |
| "A" Team lost by 75 IMPS (1-19) |
| Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley |
-6 |
| Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty |
-27 |
| Peter Bhagat & John Liebeschuetz |
-33 |
| Chris Larlham & Chris Waites |
-39 |
| "B" Team lost by 26 IMPS (6-14) |
| Matt May & Niel Pimblett |
+37 |
| Derek Oxbrow & Peter Somerfield |
-1 |
| Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard |
-22 |
| Trevor King & Marion King |
-62 |
| "C" Team lost by 67 IMPS (1-19) |
| Bill Evans-Evans & Sheila Evans-Evans |
-6 |
| Mike Bradley & Barry Ransley |
-17 |
| Nick Bull & Cynthia Bull |
-20 |
| Ken Riley & Penny Riley |
-51 |
The following tables give the Butler scores for each player in each
team. These results shouldn't be taken too seriously - there is a fair
slice of luck involved. David Stevenson has a page discussing
Butler
Scoring.
A Team
| Player |
Bedfordshire |
Suffolk |
Essex |
Hertfordshire |
Average |
| David Kendrick |
|
|
66 |
|
+66.0 |
| Myra Burrows |
24 |
6 |
17 |
|
+15.7 |
| Peter Burrows |
24 |
6 |
17 |
|
+15.7 |
| David Harrison |
|
|
8 |
|
+8.0 |
| Julian Wightwick |
|
|
8 |
|
+8.0 |
| Chris Larlham |
-4 |
-31 |
66 |
-39 |
-2.0 |
| Victor Milman |
-4 |
|
|
|
-4.0 |
| Bill Briscombe |
|
|
|
-6 |
-6.0 |
| Peter Oxley |
|
|
|
-6 |
-6.0 |
| Alex Green |
|
-10 |
|
|
-10.0 |
| Iain Watson |
|
-10 |
|
|
-10.0 |
| Rod Oakford |
-24 |
|
|
|
-24.0 |
| Sue Oakford |
-24 |
|
|
|
-24.0 |
| Catherine Curtis |
-68 |
|
13 |
-27 |
-27.3 |
| Paul Fegarty |
-68 |
|
13 |
-27 |
-27.3 |
| Ross Midgley |
|
-31 |
|
|
-31.0 |
| Peter Bhagat |
|
|
|
-33 |
-33.0 |
| John Liebeschuetz |
|
|
|
-33 |
-33.0 |
| Chris Waites |
|
|
|
-39 |
-39.0 |
| Bob Vajda |
|
-78 |
|
|
-78.0 |
| Ken Hope-Jones |
|
-78 |
|
|
-78.0 |
B Team
| Player |
Bedfordshire |
Suffolk |
Essex |
Hertfordshire |
Average |
| David Carmichael |
|
38 |
|
|
+38.0 |
| Gladys Gittins |
|
38 |
|
|
+38.0 |
| Ian Aldridge |
25 |
|
|
|
+25.0 |
| Anne Hamilton |
25 |
|
|
|
+25.0 |
| Niel Pimblett |
5 |
|
|
37 |
+21.0 |
| Joanne Caldwell |
|
43 |
-13 |
|
+15.0 |
| Jenny Jacobsberg |
|
43 |
-13 |
|
+15.0 |
| Alex Green |
-27 |
|
49 |
|
+11.0 |
| Iain Watson |
-27 |
|
49 |
|
+11.0 |
| Matt May |
5 |
|
-15 |
37 |
+9.0 |
| Derek Oxbrow |
|
|
|
-1 |
-1.0 |
| Peter Somerfield |
|
|
|
-1 |
-1.0 |
| Eric Campbell |
28 |
0 |
-52 |
-22 |
-11.5 |
| Eryl Howard |
28 |
0 |
-52 |
-22 |
-11.5 |
| Bill Briscombe |
|
-18 |
-15 |
|
-16.5 |
| Peter Oxley |
|
-18 |
|
|
-18.0 |
| Trevor King |
|
|
|
-62 |
-62.0 |
| Marion King |
|
|
|
-62 |
-62.0 |
C Team
| Player |
Bedfordshire |
Suffolk |
Hertfordshire |
Average |
| Bryan Last |
24 |
42 |
|
+33.0 |
| Peter Last |
24 |
42 |
|
+33.0 |
| Joanne Caldwell |
11 |
|
|
+11.0 |
| Jenny Jacobsberg |
11 |
|
|
+11.0 |
| Mary Knights |
24 |
-5 |
|
+9.5 |
| Terry Knights |
24 |
-5 |
|
+9.5 |
| Ken Riley |
2 |
52 |
-51 |
+1.0 |
| Penny Riley |
2 |
52 |
-51 |
+1.0 |
| Mike Bradley |
|
|
-17 |
-17.0 |
| Barry Ransley |
|
|
-17 |
-17.0 |
| Nick Bull |
|
|
-20 |
-20.0 |
| Cynthia Bull |
|
|
-20 |
-20.0 |
| Bill Evans-Evans |
|
-63 |
-6 |
-34.5 |
| Sheila Evans-Evans |
|
-63 |
-6 |
-34.5 |
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