BRONZE MATCH V
CUMBRIA 30 September |
The re-arranged Bronze match with Cumbria was
played at Barnard Castle. It was a beautiful day and the Durham team
took full advantage of the sunshine, wining by 7 games to
5. Well done the Bronze team |
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DURHAM |
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CUMBRIA |
| Marion Robinson (Barnard Castle) |
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1 up |
Joan Dent |
| Joyce Davidson (Bishop Auckland) |
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6&5 |
Jill Lockett |
| Janet Archer (Barnard Castle) |
3&2 |
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Janet Homer |
| Pam Stephenson (Eaglescliffe) |
4&3 |
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Emar Brown |
| Linda Ward (Barnard Castle) |
3&2 |
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Helena Earl |
| Betty Prest (Darlington) |
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7&6 |
Margaret Lewis |
| Liz Angel (Barnard Castle) |
3&2 |
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Eden Graham |
| Pam Bolton (Blackwell Grange) |
3&2 |
|
Jane Rainey Brown |
| Cheryl McOwan |
1up |
|
Pauline Last |
| Shirley Lind Jackson (Barnard
Castle) |
2&1 |
|
Margaret Cranston |
| Sue Haynes (Blackwell Grange) |
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5&4 |
Dorothy Crellen |
| Marion Goodyear (Brancepeth
Castle) |
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4&3 |
Claire Lyons |
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7 |
5 |
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HALF A POINT
SHORT! |
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Durham
won their final match against Lancashire at Castle Eden by 4 matches to
3 but failed by half a point to win the Richardson Trophy . The
top three players, Karen Lee, Ruth Lindley and Pat McIntosh got the team
off to a flying start but the next three matches all went to Lancashire
leaving Lesley Still to secure victory when she won on the 17th.
It was a frustrating end to one of Durham's best performances for years
as it left us tied with Cheshire on 8 points but with only 19.5 game
points against their 20. There has been an excellent turnout of
supporters, well wishers and trolley pullers for all the matches which
is much appreciated by the players so a big 'Thank You' to everyone for
the encouragement we received. We had a 'New Look' team this year who
have already set their sights on winning the Richardson Trophy in
2012. Watch this space! |
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VICTORY AT KENDAL |
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The
Silver team maintained their winning form by beating the Cumbrian Vets
at Kendal. Champion Karen Lee gave the
team a head start with a win over Alison Wood while Ruth Lindley was hot
on her heels winning her match against Isobel Wiliams. Wins by
Chris Pascall, Marianne Moore and Lesley Still made the final score
5-2.
With only the Lancashire
match remaining for Durham (28th July at Castle Eden), the overall
situation for the Richardson Trophy is as tight as it could possibly
be! Cheshire have played all their matches, losing only 1
for 8 points (20 game points). Yorkshire have not won any matches
this season and Cumbria have won only one but have one more to play -
against Northumberland who, like Lancashire and Durham have lost only
one match so far. Any of these three counties could finish with 8 points
to tie with Cheshire but would need at least 20.5 game points to
overtake them. Lancashire currently have 12 game points with two
matches in hand, while Northumberland have 11.5. Durham have 15.5
game points but with only 1 match to play so need to beat Lancashire by
at least 5-2. |
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| ANOTHER WIN
FOR DURHAM VETS |
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The
Vets team maintained their winning form against Cheshire on Friday,
winning by 4 matches to 3. Champion Karen Lee made a fighting
recovery from 1 down after 14 holes against Caroline Marron to win
on the 18th. Pat McIntosh was narrowly beaten by the very
experienced Sue Dye and former Durham player Barbara Laird (nee
Mansfield) won her match against Ruth Lindley. The Durham tail however
wagged strongly with wins from Marianne Moore, Lesley Still and Anne
Biggs. With two matches remaining against Cumbria at Kendal and
Lancashire at home and some topsy turvy results from other counties,
hopes are high that Durham will finish the season with two more
victories. |
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| VICTORY OVER
YORKSHIRE |
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The
Durham team had a very successful visit to Hessle on Monday
winning 4 matches and halving 1 for a 4 1/2 - 2 1/2
victory. New girls Karen Lee and Pat McIntosh both won their games
as did Marianne Moore and Barbara Cheetham. Ruth Lindley got the valuable
half.
On Friday (1st July), the
team will play its third match against Cheshire at Castle Eden.
Let's hope the winning form continues. The first game will tee off at
10.00am |
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| MATCHES V
NORTHUMBERLAND |
The
opening match in this year's Richardson Trophy competition was played at
Castle Eden on 9th June. Despite several very tight matches our team
lost to Northumberland by 5 games to 2. However, the following Monday
our Bronze team went to Whitley Bay, where Durham were victorious,
winning by 3 games to 2 with one match halved. |
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The only winner in the
Silver match was our new Champion Karen Lee with Chris Pascall and Anne
Biggs managing to halve their games. The Dinsdale pair of Kate
Brown and Margaret Corcoran got the Bronze team off to a good start by
winning the top match. Pam Bolton (Blackwell) and Mags Pearce (Seaton)
got a half while Pam Stephenson (Eaglescliffe) and Carol Blakeborough
(Dinsdale) won their match 6&5. Joyce Davidson (Bishop) and Marion
Goodyear (Brancepeth) won the fifth game to secure victory as
Northumberland's last pair just managed to beat Janet Archer (Barnard
Castle) and Sue Haynes (Blackwell). |
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The next outing for the
Silver team will be against Yorkshire at Hessle. There are two changes
in the team for this match; Lesley Still and Barbara Cheetham |
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RICHARDSON TROPHY
RESULTS 2011 |
