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 2005 / 2006

Opposition Date Venue A B C
Northamptonshire 03/07/2005 Peterborough Bridge Clubs 12 - 8 14 - 6 17 - 3
Norfolk 16/10/2005 Wymondham 9 - 11 2 - 18 17 - 3
Bedfordshire 13/11/2005 Trumpington 10 - 10 14 - 6 12 - 8
Suffolk 15/01/2006 Stoke by Nayland 11 - 9 18 - 2 6 - 14
University 29/01/2006 Adrian House 13 - 7 11 - 9 19 - 1
Hertfordshire 26/02/2006 Trumpington 13 - 7 4 - 16 16 - 4
Essex 05/03/2006 Trumpington 11 - 9 2 - 18 3 - 17

League tables

Details of individual match results are available here.

A Teams

# Team P VPs Ave
1 Norfolk 7 102 14.6
2 Bedfordshire 7 83 11.9
3 Hertfordshire 7 81 11.6
4 Cambs & Hunts 7 79 11.3
5 Suffolk 7 69 9.9
6 Northants 7 61 8.7
7 Essex 7 50 7.1
8 University 7 35 5.0
 

B Teams

# Team P VPs Ave
1 Norfolk 7 95 13.6
2 Hertfordshire 7 81 11.6
3 University 7 80 11.4
4 Suffolk 7 74 10.6
5 Cambs & Hunts 7 65 9.3
5 Essex 7 65 9.3
7 Bedfordshire 7 58 8.3
8 Northants 7 42 6.0
 

C Teams

# Team P VPs Ave
1 Cambs & Hunts 7 90 12.9
2 Hertfordshire 7 89 12.7
3 Northants 7 82 11.7
4 Norfolk 7 81 11.6
5 Suffolk 7 80 11.4
6 Essex 7 70 10.0
7 Bedfordshire 7 67 9.6
8 University 7 1 0.1

Cambs & Hunts vs Northants

"A" Team won by 10 IMPS (12-8)
John Liebeschuetz & Sheila Parker +49
Chris Larlham & Kit Orde-Powlett +20
Peter Burrows & Myra Burrows +9
Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty -39
"B" Team won by 22 IMPS (14-6)
Vida Flawn & Matt May +36
Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley +16
Ian Aldridge & Anne Hamilton +9
Alex Green & Iain Watson -3
"C" Team won by 51 IMPS (17-3)
Dominic Clark & Wendy Pollard +70
David Carmichael & Gladys Gittins +20
Margaret Chaplin & Roger Chaplin +4
David Allen & Eryl Howard -38

Cambs & Hunts vs Norfolk

"A" Team lost by 6 IMPS (9-11)
Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty +18
John Liebeschuetz & Sheila Parker +7
David Kendrick & Chris Larlham -11
Victor Milman & Nadia Stelmashenko -15
"B" Team lost by 62 IMPS (2-18)
Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley +44
Matt May & Niel Pimblett -31
Alex Green & Iain Watson -39
Ian Aldridge & Anne Hamilton -59
"C" Team won by 50 IMPS (17-3)
Joanne Caldwell & Jenny Jacobsberg +44
Bryan Last & Peter Last +26
Peter Morgan & Mike Seaver +19
David Carmichael & Gladys Gittins +6

Cambs & Hunts vs Bedfordshire

"A" Team lost by 1 IMPS (10-10)
Roger Gibbons & Julian Wightwick +41
Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty +25
Victor Milman & Nadia Stelmashenko -13
David Kendrick & Chris Larlham -32
"B" Team won by 23 IMPS (14-6)
Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard +35
Ross Midgley & Chris Waites +34
Alex Green & Iain Watson -8
Vida Flawn & Matt May -51
"C" Team won by 14 IMPS (12-8)
Joanne Caldwell & Jenny Jacobsberg +24
Peter Bhagat & Mike Seaver +4
Kiki Allen & David Allen -6
Dominic Clark & Wendy Pollard -16

Cambs & Hunts vs Suffolk

"A" Team won by 6 IMPS (11-9)
David Kendrick & Chris Larlham +28
Rod Oakford & Sue Oakford +23
John Liebeschuetz & Sheila Parker +12
Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty -35
"B" Team won by 56 IMPS (18-2)
Matt May & Niel Pimblett +68
Ian Aldridge & Anne Hamilton +22
Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard -8
Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley -14
"C" Team lost by 28 IMPS (6-14)
David Carmichael & Gladys Gittins +13
Ken Riley & Penny Riley -14
Dominic Clark & Mike Seaver -17
Joanne Caldwell & Jenny Jacobsberg -20

Cambs & Hunts vs University

"A" Team won by 18 IMPS (13-7)
David Kendrick & Chris Larlham +57
Paul Fegarty & Rod Oakford +19
John Constable & Ross Midgley -30
David Harrison & Jenny Jacobsberg -32
"B" Team won by 8 IMPS (11-9)
Iain Watson & Alex Green +44
Matt May & Niel Pimblett +44
Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard -8
Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley -37
"C" Team won by 70 IMPS (19-1)
Kiki Allen & David Allen +27
Ken Riley & Penny Riley +25
Dominic Clark & Wendy Pollard +23
Bryan Last & Gladys Gittins +13

Cambs & Hunts vs Hertfordshire

"A" Team won by 20 IMPS (13-7)
Victor Milman & Nadia Stelmashenko +40
Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty +12
Rod Oakford & Sue Oakford +3
David Kendrick & Chris Larlham -30
"B" Team lost by 46 IMPS (4-16)
Ian Aldridge & Anne Hamilton +18
Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard -16
Joanne Caldwell & Jenny Jacobsberg -32
Mike Seaver & Iain Watson -35
"C" Team won by 46 IMPS (16-4)
David Carmichael & Gladys Gittins +55
Kiki Allen & David Allen +15
Ken Riley & Penny Riley +6
Dominic Clark & Wendy Pollard +6

Cambs & Hunts vs Essex

"A" Team won by 4 IMPS (11-9)
Catherine Curtis & Paul Fegarty +52
Don McFarlane & Rod Oakford +21
John Liebeschuetz & Sheila Parker -27
David Kendrick & Chris Larlham -33
"B" Team lost by 59 IMPS (2-18)
Eric Campbell & Eryl Howard -1
Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley -5
Matt May & Niel Pimblett -26
Ian Aldridge & Anne Hamilton -31
"C" Team lost by 50 IMPS (3-17)
Kiki Allen & David Allen -7
Ken Riley & Penny Riley -12
David Carmichael & Gladys Gittins -14
Dominic Clark & Wendy Pollard -19

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 Northants Norfolk Bedfordshire Suffolk University Hertfordshire Essex Average
Roger Gibbons     41         +41.0
Julian Wightwick     41         +41.0
Don McFarlane             21 +21.0
Kit Orde-Powlett 20             +20.0
Rod Oakford       23 19 3 21 +16.5
Sue Oakford       23   3   +13.0
John Liebeschuetz 49 7   12     -27 +10.3
Sheila Parker 49 7   12     -27 +10.3
Peter Burrows 9             +9.0
Myra Burrows 9             +9.0
Paul Fegarty -39 18 25 -35 19 12 52 +7.4
Catherine Curtis -39 18 25 -35   12 52 +5.5
Victor Milman   -15 -13     40   +4.0
Nadia Stelmashenko   -15 -13     40   +4.0
Chris Larlham 20 -11 -32 28 57 -30 -33 -0.1
David Kendrick   -11 -32 28 57 -30 -33 -3.5
John Constable         -30     -30.0
Ross Midgley         -30     -30.0
David Harrison         -32     -32.0
Jenny Jacobsberg         -32     -32.0

B Team

Player Northants Norfolk Bedfordshire Suffolk University Hertfordshire Essex Average
Ross Midgley     34         +34.0
Chris Waites     34         +34.0
Niel Pimblett   -31   68 44   -26 +13.8
Matt May 36 -31 -51 68 44   -26 +6.7
Bill Briscombe 16 44   -14 -37   -5 +0.8
Peter Oxley 16 44   -14 -37   -5 +0.8
Eric Campbell     35 -8 -8 -16 -1 +0.4
Eryl Howard     35 -8 -8 -16 -1 +0.4
Alex Green -3 -39 -8   44     -1.5
Vida Flawn 36   -51         -7.5
Ian Aldridge 9 -59   22   18 -31 -8.2
Anne Hamilton 9 -59   22   18 -31 -8.2
Iain Watson -3 -39 -8   44 -35   -8.2
Joanne Caldwell           -32   -32.0
Jenny Jacobsberg           -32   -32.0
Mike Seaver           -35   -35.0

C Team

Player Northants Norfolk Bedfordshire Suffolk University Hertfordshire Essex Average
Peter Last   26           +26.0
Bryan Last   26     13     +19.5
Peter Morgan   19           +19.0
David Carmichael 20 6   13   55 -14 +16.0
Joanne Caldwell   44 24 -20       +16.0
Jenny Jacobsberg   44 24 -20       +16.0
Gladys Gittins 20 6   13 13 55 -14 +15.5
Wendy Pollard 70   -16   23 6 -19 +12.8
Dominic Clark 70   -16 -17 23 6 -19 +7.8
Kiki Allen     -6   27 15 -7 +7.3
Margaret Chaplin 4             +4.0
Roger Chaplin 4             +4.0
Peter Bhagat     4         +4.0
Mike Seaver   19 4 -17       +2.0
Ken Riley       -14 25 6 -12 +1.3
Penny Riley       -14 25 6 -12 +1.3
David Allen -38   -6   27 15 -7 -1.8
Eryl Howard -38             -38.0

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