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 2004 / 2005

Opposition Date Venue A B C
Essex 09/05/2004 Thornwood Village Hall 0 - 20 3 - 17 12 - 8
Hertfordshire 04/07/2004 Welwyn Bridge Club 0 - 20 0 - 20 7 - 13
Norfolk 19/09/2004 Trumpington 11 - 9 6 - 14 3 - 17
Northants 10/10/2004 Trumpington 10 - 10 1 - 19 19 - 1
Bedfordshire 07/11/2004 Brickhill Community Centre 7 - 13 14 - 6 2 - 18
University 21/11/2004 Trumpington 0 - 20 12 - 8 18 - 2
Suffolk 30/01/2005 Trumpington 6 - 14 11 - 9 14 - 6

League tables

Details of individual match results are available here.

A Teams

# Team P VPs Ave
1 Essex 7 101 14.4
2 Hertfordshire 7 93 13.3
3 Norfolk 7 84 12.0
4 Northants 7 68 9.7
4 Suffolk 7 68 9.7
6 University 7 57 8.1
7 Bedfordshire 7 55 7.9
8 Cambs & Hunts 7 34 4.9
 

B Teams

# Team P VPs Ave
1 Hertfordshire 7 100 14.3
2 Northants 7 98 14.0
3 Bedfordshire 7 80 11.4
4 Norfolk 7 78 11.1
5 Essex 7 75 10.7
6 Suffolk 7 61 8.7
7 Cambs & Hunts 7 45 6.4
8 University 7 23 3.3
 

C Teams

# Team P VPs Ave
1 Norfolk 7 100 14.3
2 Hertfordshire 7 95 13.6
3 Northants 7 82 11.7
4 Cambs & Hunts 7 75 10.7
5 Suffolk 7 69 9.9
6 Essex 7 61 8.7
7 Bedfordshire 7 60 8.6
8 University 7 8 1.1

Cambs & Hunts vs Essex

"A" Team lost by 82 IMPS (0-20)
Victor Milman & Nadia Stelmashenko +20
John Constable & Chris Larlham -8
Rod Oakford & Sue Oakford -52
Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley -63
"B" Team lost by 48 IMPS (3-17)
Matt May & Niel Pimblett +17
Ian Aldridge & Anne Hamilton +4
Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard -27
Joanne Caldwell & Jenny Jacobsberg -46
"C" Team won by 14 IMPS (12-8)
Alex Green & Iain Watson +60
Robin Cambery & Roger Courtney +55
David Carmichael & Gladys Gittins -21
Margaret Chaplin & Roger Chaplin -60

Cambs & Hunts vs Herts

"A" Team lost by 117 IMPS (0-20)
Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty -28
Don McFarlane & Rod Oakford -32
John Constable & Chris Larlham -58
Victor Milman & Nadia Stelmashenko -69
"B" Team lost by 106 IMPS (0-20)
Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard -11
Ian Aldridge & Anne Hamilton -31
Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley -37
Vida Flawn & Matt May -56
"C" Team lost by 20 IMPS (7-13)
Dominic Clark & Wendy Pollard +7
David Carmichael & Gladys Gittins +4
Alex Green & Iain Watson +2
Robin Cambery & Roger Courtney -31

Cambs & Hunts vs Norfolk

"A" Team won by 7 IMPS (11-9)
Don McFarlane & Julian Wightwick +47
David Harrison & Chris Larlham +10
Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty +5
John Constable & Kit Orde-Powlett -48
"B" Team lost by 25 IMPS (6-14)
Ian Aldridge & Anne Hamilton +16
Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard +14
Matt May & Noel Mullan -5
Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley -42
"C" Team lost by 53 IMPS (3-17)
Alex Green & Iain Watson +6
Bryan Last & Peter Last -3
Dominic Clark & Wendy Pollard -29
Joanne Caldwell & Ian McDonald -37

Cambs & Hunts vs Northants

"A" Team drew by 0 IMPS (10-10)
Rod Oakford & Sue Oakford +67
David Kendrick & Chris Larlham +18
Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty 0
Victor Milman & Nadia Stelmashenko -68
"B" Team lost by 70 IMPS (1-19)
Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley +17
Ian Aldridge & Anne Hamilton +7
Joanne Caldwell & Jenny Jacobsberg -38
Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard -64
"C" Team won by 73 IMPS (19-1)
Peter Morgan & Mike Seaver +56
Robin Cambery & Roger Courtney +41
Bryan Last & Peter Last +17
David Carmichael & Gladys Gittins -19

Cambs & Hunts vs Bedfordshire

"A" Team lost by 20 IMPS (7-13)
Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley -3
Rod Oakford & Sue Oakford -5
Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty -5
John Constable & Chris Larlham -36
"B" Team won by 14 IMPS (12-8)
Alex Green & Iain Watson +40
Peter Morgan & Mike Seaver +27
Robin Cambery & Roger Courtney -14
Matt May & Noel Mullan -41
"C" Team lost by 57 IMPS (2-18)
David Carmichael & Gladys Gittins +4
Eryl Howard & Jenny Jacobsberg -1
Dominic Clark & Nigel Oakley -26
Bryan Last & Peter Last -46

Cambs & Hunts vs University

"A" Team lost by 78 IMPS (0-20)
David Harrison & Rod Oakford +5
Ian Aldridge & Anne Hamilton -13
John Constable & Chris Larlham -33
Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley -65
"B" Team won by 9 IMPS (12-8)
David Carmichael & Gladys Gittins +23
Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard +16
Matt May & Noel Mullan +2
Alex Green & Iain Watson -30
"C" Team won by 64 IMPS (18-2)
Peter Burrows & Catherine Curtis +93
Kiki Allen & David Allen +44
Dominic Clark & Roger Courtney +6
Ken Riley & Penny Riley -1

Cambs & Hunts vs Suffolk

"A" Team lost by 24 IMPS (6-14)
Robin Cambery & Roger Courtney +48
Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty -9
Myra Burrows & Peter Burrows -25
John Constable & Chris Larlham -28
"B" Team won by 4 IMPS (11-9)
Ian Aldridge & Anne Hamilton +13
Matt May & Noel Mullan +9
Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard -3
Alex Green & Iain Watson -11
"C" Team won by 25 IMPS (14-6)
Kiki Allen & David Allen +46
Joanne Caldwell & Jenny Jacobsberg +7
Gladys Gittins & Bryan Last -4
Ken Riley & Penny Riley -25

Butler Statistics

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 Essex Herts Norfolk Northants Bedfordshire University Suffolk Average
Robin Cambery             48 +48.0
Roger Courtney             48 +48.0
Julian Wightwick     47         +47.0
David Kendrick       18       +18.0
Don McFarlane   -32 47         +7.5
David Harrison     10     5   +7.5
Sue Oakford -52     67 -5     +3.3
Rod Oakford -52 -32   67 -5 5   -3.4
Catherine Curtis   -28 5 0 -5   -9 -7.4
Paul Fegarty   -28 5 0 -5   -9 -7.4
Ian Aldridge           -13   -13.0
Anne Hamilton           -13   -13.0
Chris Larlham -8 -58 10 18 -36 -33 -28 -19.3
Myra Burrows             -25 -25.0
Peter Burrows             -25 -25.0
John Constable -8 -58 -48   -36 -33 -28 -35.2
Victor Milman 20 -69   -68       -39.0
Nadia Stelmashenko 20 -69   -68       -39.0
Bill Briscombe -63       -3 -65   -43.7
Peter Oxley -63       -3 -65   -43.7
Kit Orde-Powlett     -48         -48.0

B Team

Player Essex Herts Norfolk Northants Bedfordshire University Suffolk Average
Peter Morgan         27     +27.0
Mike Seaver         27     +27.0
David Carmichael           23   +23.0
Gladys Gittins           23   +23.0
Niel Pimblett 17             +17.0
Ian Aldridge 4 -31 16 7     13 +1.8
Anne Hamilton 4 -31 16 7     13 +1.8
Alex Green         40 -30 -11 -0.3
Iain Watson         40 -30 -11 -0.3
Noel Mullan     -5   -41 2 9 -8.8
Matt May 17 -56 -5   -41 2 9 -12.3
Eric Campbell -27 -11 14 -64   16 -3 -12.5
Eryl Howard -27 -11 14 -64   16 -3 -12.5
Robin Cambery         -14     -14.0
Roger Courtney         -14     -14.0
Bill Briscombe   -37 -42 17       -20.7
Peter Oxley   -37 -42 17       -20.7
Joanne Caldwell -46     -38       -42.0
Jenny Jacobsberg -46     -38       -42.0
Vida Flawn   -56           -56.0

C Team

Player Essex Herts Norfolk Northants Bedfordshire University Suffolk Average
Peter Burrows           93   +93.0
Catherine Curtis           93   +93.0
Peter Morgan       56       +56.0
Mike Seaver       56       +56.0
Kiki Allen           44 46 +45.0
David Allen           44 46 +45.0
Alex Green 60 2 6         +22.7
Iain Watson 60 2 6         +22.7
Robin Cambery 55 -31   41       +21.7
Roger Courtney 55 -31   41   6   +17.8
Jenny Jacobsberg         -1   7 +3.0
Eryl Howard         -1     -1.0
Gladys Gittins -21 4   -19 4   -4 -7.2
David Carmichael -21 4   -19 4     -8.0
Bryan Last     -3 17 -46   -4 -9.0
Dominic Clark   7 -29   -26 6   -10.5
Peter Last     -3 17 -46     -10.7
Wendy Pollard   7 -29         -11.0
Ken Riley           -1 -25 -13.0
Penny Riley           -1 -25 -13.0
Joanne Caldwell     -37       7 -15.0
Nigel Oakley         -26     -26.0
Ian McDonald     -37         -37.0
Margaret Chaplin -60             -60.0
Roger Chaplin -60             -60.0