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20 August 2010 at 14:20
Two Counties Challenge - Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire
This Season's Two Counties Challenge had its 2nd round at Spondon on Thursday, 19th August, 2010.
There was another excellent turnout, each county fielding 12 teams of four representing various Clubs in three divisions.
Matlock from Derbyshire won the 1st Division, Woodborough from Nottinghamshire won the 2nd Division and Nottinghamshire's Mechanics the 3rd Division.
Nottinghamshire have overcome their previous uncomfortable position to lead overall by 74 IMPs, after this second of three matches.
For all the scores, click here
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12 July 2010 at 17:17
Derbyshire 3rd Team collects two Trophies!
Derbyshire's 3rd Team are Division 3 League Champions for the 2009/2010 Season.
After collecting the Markham Trophy as Midland's League Champions, they were up against winners of the other regional leagues and overcame Merseyside & Cheshire, Cornwall, Essex and Berks & Bucks to claim the overall Trophy.
For full details, click here
Derbyshire were represented by Jeff Calladine, Alan Kenny, John Sowter, Amanda Sowter, Randy Curzon, Doreen Curzon, Derek George, and Malcolm Young (left to right below).
The successful finalists:
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29 June 2010 at 08:09
Merseyside & Cheshire v Derbyshire
On Sunday, 27th June 2010, Derbyshire 3rd team were away to Merseyside & Cheshire in Birkenhead. Derbyshire had a comfortable win.
Full details can be viewed by touching the County Matches button on the top right of the screen.
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21 June 2010 at 17:45
Derbyshire v Staffordshire
Another good result for Derbyshire in the 2nd match of the 2010/2011 season.
At home to Staffordshire, the 1st team won 17-3, the 2nd team won 15-5, the 3rd team losing 7-13.
The actual scores and analysis will be updated over the next week or so. Touch the County Matches button on the top right of your window to view the details as they are posted.
For the Midlands League Final scores, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
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24 May 2010 at 15:26
Derbyshire v South Yorkshire 'friendly'
Derbyshire comfortably won their Friendly Match against South Yorks at Spondon on Sunday by 206-154 v.ps.
All 6 Derbyshire Pairs had plus Butler Scores.
Butler scores: Derek-Malcolm +29, David-Liz +26, Steve-Natasha +23, Mo-John +17, Wendy-John +7, Mike-Paul +4.
Chuck scores: Mike-Paul 0, Derek-Malcolm -9, Mo-John -18, Wendy-John -38,
David-Liz -42, Steve-Natasha -43.
For details, touch the County Matches button at the top right of the screen.
Then select 'Derbyshire v South Yorkshire' from the drop down list. Touching the 'Totals' button will give you an overall summary.
Touch the Notes button for any board to view Don's Chuck Scores.
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17 May 2010 at 19:02
Gloucestershire v Derbyshire
We had a pretty good start to the new season, away to Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. The 1st team won 15-5 and the 2nd team won 13-7. Unfortunately the 3rd team slipped up, losing 8-12.
The actual scores and analysis will be updated over the next week or so. Touch the County Matches button on the top right of your window to view the details as they are posted.
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28 March 2010 at 20:51
Derbyshire v Warwickshire
On Sunday, 28th March, 2010, Derbyshire were at home to Warwickshire:
The 1st team had an ignominious 0-20 loss but the 2nd and 3rd teams both won 20-0.
As a result of their convincing score, the 3rd team have won the Markham Trophy for winning the 3rd Division overall.
For the Midlands League Final scores, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
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09 February 2010 at 17:04
Oxfordshire v Derbyshire
All 3 Derbyshire teams lost to Oxfordshire on Sunday, 7th February, 2010.
The 1st team needed a 20-0 win to have a chance of winning the Dawes, but lost 7-13 after throwing away a good start.
The 2nd team recovered strongly in the last set to lose 0-20.
The 3rd team disappointingly lost 5-15, but still have a chance of winning the Porter.
For Don's Chuck Analysis, click here
To view a summary of card results for any of the DCBA County Matches, click here, or touch the County Matches button on the top menu.
For Midlands League Positions, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
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26 January 2010 at 11:02
Worcestershire v Derbyshire
On Sunday 17th January 2010, Derbyshire were away to Worcestershire.
The 1st team lost 5 -15, the 2nd team won 14-6 and the 3rd team won 15-5.
For Don's Chuck Analysis, click here
To view a summary of card results for any of the DCBA County Matches, click here, or touch the County Matches button on the top menu.
For Midlands League Positions, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
The League positions are a bit confusing with some teams having 1, 2 or 3 matches to play. The 1st team are leading but with each of their nearest rivals having an extra match they are likely to be overtaken. The 2nd team are the holders of the Porter Cup, but are unlikley to repeat their success. However, the 3rd team are in a very good position to win the Markham Trophy.
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18 December 2009 at 12:10
Derbyshire v Lincolnshire
On Sunday 13th December Derbyshire were at home to Lincolnshire.
The 1st team won 15-5, the 2nd team lost 2-18 and the 3rd team won 15-5.
For Don's Chuck Analysis, click here
To view a summary of card results for any of the DCBA County Matches, click here, or touch the County Matches button on the top menu.
For Midlands League Positions, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
(Derbyshire 1st team lying second in the 1st Division, 3rd team lying 1st in the 3rd Division)
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05 December 2009 at 20:28
Tollemache Qualifier at Hinkley
Good luck this weekend to our Derbyshire team. Representing the county this year are Peter Kelly (Captain), Alex Hogg, John Squibb, Paul Madden, Don Smedley, John Griffin Richard Edwards and Bob Ross.
Derbyshire just failed to qualify for the Final, finishing 4th with 2 to qualify in their Section C.
For EBU details, Click here
For all the card details with par analysis, click on County Matches above.
A Match Summary from Richard follows:
Saturday started with a good draw, the two seeds in our section were Berks & Bucks and Gloucestershire, and there were no really strong un-seeded teams. The format in our section was six half matches on Saturday afternoon, two full matches Saturday evening, then finishing the half matches between 11am and 4pm on Sunday.
The first two half matches were good on Saturday, we were +109 against Herefordshire and +68 against Mid Wales. Reality fought back when we ended -25 against Notts and -4 against Gloucestershire. The finish was a bit better with +37 in the Berks & Bucks match and +4 against Leicestershire. At the finish of Session 1 we were in first place with a bunch of teams close behind and two teams trailing.
In the evening we weren’t so good, losing 8-12 (-16 imps) to Hertfordshire and 2-18 (-81) to Staffs & Shrops. On Board 12 in the Hertfordshire match partner had a 50-50 guess to find the lady and went wrong when a 3rd and 5th lead didn’t let him place the missing length, that cost 31 imps and 4 VPs. Board 29 in the other match cost 40imps when neither of our North-South pairs bid a close 4H and both of theirs did. The cross-imp scoring where both North-South pairs score with both East-West pairs produces 4 imp scores which can add up quickly on a poor board. At midnight when we retired to the bar we had dropped to fourth, with six teams still in contention for the two qualifying places.
On Sunday we again started well, -12 against Hereford still gave us a 19-1 win and adding 53 against Mid Wales converted that score to a 20-0 win. We now had four tough matches where we needed to gain points in at least two, and not lose any in the others. This proved to be too difficult a target as we lost a further 17 against Notts while picking up 23 against Gloucstershire. The 12-8 win against the latter was an improvement, but the feeble 5-15 loss to the neighbours looked to have scuppered us. At our table against Berks & Bucks the match looked fairly flat, six routine games where the opponents had not bid their close one, not what we wanted. However on scoring up we had gained 112 imps without reply to close the match out 20-0. A 10-10 draw with Leicestershire would be enough. Sadly it wasn’t to be as one of their Norths found the lead to beat 3NT on Board 13 and then we lost 50 imps on 17 where both their North-South pairs played Six Hearts making, while one of our pairs was in Five Hearts + 1 and the other in 6NT -1. When the smoke cleared we had lost the match 3-17, losing 68 on the set, and with it the seven points we needed to qualify.
Overall it was a sound team performance, with the Butler scores of Madden-Squibb being +0.50, Hogg-Kelly +0.48, Edwards-Ross +0.25 and Griffin-Smedley -0.07, nobody did really well but nobody did badly either. To compete at this level we need a little more luck and occasionally a bit more consistency. The team are discussing some of the more interesting hands, and hoping for improvement, particularly against the neighbouring counties.
To end here is Board 30 from the final session, Paul and John bid this badly and West ended in 6NT, but sometimes when you are given a chance you must go for it:
North
S 10765
H J74
D AJ
C 8743
West East
S 83 S AQJ2
H 8 H AQ10965
D KQ987 D 54
C AKQ95 C J
South
S K94
H K32
D 10632
C 1062
Paul Madden was West and got the lead of the Diamond Ace, on which South played the 10! This may have been intended as suit preference but it did not work as North continued with the Diamond Jack. (A heart switch would beat the contract.) Paul cashed his Diamond winners as North threw Spades, dummy Hearts and South excused a Spade. Now came Paul’s key play of a Spade to the Ace, North playing the 10, leaving South to guard both majors. The Jack of Clubs was overtaken and when the last of Clubs was played out, South was squeezed in this position:
North
S
H J74
D
C
West East
S 8 S
H 8 H AQ10
D D
C 5 C
South
S K
H K3
D
C
South discarded the Spade King and Paul made the last two tricks with the S8 and HA. A really well played hand!
RWE
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25 November 2009 at 10:49
Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Congratulations to all three Derbyshire teams who had wins in their Home matches on Sunday, 15th November, 2009.
1st Team won 16-4; 2nd Team 19-1; 3rd Team 14-6.
I've made some changes to the layout of the match analysis screens (click on County Matches in the top menu)
Let us know if you have problems using the County Match pages by emailing Ron
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27 August 2009 at 12:20
2009 Three Counties Challenge
After the final 3rd round Derbyshire were winners of the 3 counties challenge (with Nottinghamshire & Lecicestershire).
For details, Click here
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03 August 2009 at 09:32
President's Cup
Derbyshire finished fourth out of nine in the President's Cup at the weekend.
Winners were Manchester, followed by Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Others taking part were Staffs, Cumbria, North Wales and Herefordshire.
For details, click here
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03 July 2009 at 10:41
County Match Stuff
Please don't give up on giving Ron a tough time for his County Match Summary (touch the County Matches link above). The setting of a NSPar has caused a lot of very useful debate. Email the webmaster above with any suggestions for improvement, particularly in the determination a suitable Par. Anyone can join in, whether they played in the match or not.
Don's Chuck Analysis has been added to the comments for the NSPar (touch the Red NSPar box for the relevant board to see what he has to say in his unique style).
The performance is a little slow at present when you first select a match(about 15-20 seconds - just wait). Things will improve shortly, I hope.
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29 June 2009 at 12:18
Derbyshire v Gloucestershire
Derbyshire had a reasonable result in the first match of the 2009/2010 Midlands League Championships.
At home to Gloucestershire on Sunday, 28th June, 2009, the 1st team won 15-5, the 2nd team lost 6-14 and the 3rd team won 20-0.
To view a summary of card results for DCBA County Matches, click here, or touch County Matches from the top menu.
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27 June 2009 at 18:19
County Match Summaries
To view a summary of the card results for the previous two DCBA County Matches, click here
Select either the 5th April Oxford Match or the 21st June Mersyside Match. Then select the card of the pair you wish to view. The grid shows the board results in groups of eight. Touch the 'Next 8' ,etc. buttons to move around. Give me time to make this more instinctive and to include totals, help etc.
Touch the Red buttons in the As column to expand the notes for the relevant board. Touch the Hands button to view a scrollable panel of the hands for the relevant match.
The colours of the Net IMPs and Butler IMPs show whether the board was a poor result (Red), a neutral result (White) or a good result (Green or even Gold).
The Net IMPs results are based on an estimated absolute Par for the board, that Par determined by a local 'expert'. The B IMPs are the Butler IMPS as normally calculated against the Butler Datum. As you will note there are discrepancies on many of the boards. Some think that the Butler score is not a fair reflection of a Pair's real performance, since it depends on the score of the other players in the match, who, of course, may be less than expert themselves!
I hope to be expanding this to include how bidding/play/defence might/should have gone for each board.
Please email the Webmaster with any suggestions for improvement.
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04 June 2009 at 12:10
County Matches - 2009-2010 Schedule
County Matches for the 2009-2010 Season Amended Fixtures
for the Dawes, Porter and Markham Trophies unless stated
10th May 2009 We sit out
28th June 2009 Home v Gloucs
1st & 2nd Aug 2009 Presidents Cup (EMBAL, Spondon)
13th Sept 2009 Away v Staff
11th Oct 2009 Home v Notts
15th Nov 2009 Home v Leics
28th & 29th Nov 2009 Tollemache Qualifying at Hinckley (first team)
13th Dec 2009 Home v Lincs
17th Jan 2010 Away v Worcs Please note date change
7th Feb 2010 Away v Oxon
28th Mar 2010 Home v Warks Please note venue change; next year we will be the away team
There are also 3 third team friendly matches
24th May 2009 Away v Sheffield
June 21st 2009 Home v Merseyside and Cheshire Please note date change
6th Sept 2009 Away v Manchester
1. The starting time for the county league matches is 2:30 p.m., and is usually 2 p.m. for the third team friendlies.
2. The table fees for home matches will be set at the next DCBA committee meeting. For away matches, please share petrol costs.
3. Finally the selectors would like to say a very grateful thank you to Don Smedley who has done the match analyses.
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18 April 2009 at 13:13
County Trial II
A second County Trial was held on 8th April 2009. Stalwarts Derek George & Peter Dodson were top NS with a fine +57 IMPs. Alan & Pat Smith had the best EW score with + 40.
For full details, click here
Those who did well in this and Trial I will be offered a chance of playing for the County in the Midlands Championships.
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06 April 2009 at 12:25
Derbyshire take home the Porter Cup for the 3rd time in Four Years
At home to Oxfordshire on Sunday, Derbyshire had mixed fortunes.
The 2nd team won 13-7 to win the Second Division of the Midlands County Championships. Players who had represented Debyshire in the second team were, (with number of appearances in brackets): Pym Berry (7), Steve Cave (7), Jim Tomlinson (7), David Briggs (7), David Marshall(5), Mary Marshall (5), Ron McEwan (4), Amanda Grimsey (3), John Sowter (3), Stephen Lally (2), Mick Haytack (2) Sheena Haytack (2), Andy wells (2), Malcolm Caporn (2), Jim Parker (2), Ian Hall (2), Alex Hogg (1), Howard Melbourne (1).
After leading for most of the match, the first team slipped up over the last 8 boards to lose 8-12, finishing 2nd overall. Going into the match they had to win well and hope that Gloucester slipped up against Worcester. As it happens Gloucester won comfortably. The third team lost 4-16.
For full details, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
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28 March 2009 at 10:36
County Trial I
A County Trial was held on 24th March, for those not playing in Round Four of the Brigden. Maggie Beale and Jim Parker were top with +50 Butler IMPs, followed by Gitte Lee and Tony Haywood with +31 IMPs.
For full details, click here
The next trial is scheduled for Wednesday, 8th April. Any pair who are members of the DCBA may play. Just come along. Those who do well will be offered a chance of playing for the County in the Midlands Championships.
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15 March 2009 at 10:45
County Matches - Schedule for 2009/2010 Season
Dates for the Dawes, Porter and Markham Trophies unless otherwise stated:
10th May 2009 We sit out
28th June 2009 Home v Gloucs
1st & 2nd Aug 2009 Presidents Cup (EMBAL, Spondon)
13th Sept 2009 Away v Staff
11th Oct 2009 Home v Notts
15th Nov 2009 Home v Leics
28/29th Nov 2009 Tollemache Qualifying at Hinckley (first team)
13th Dec 2009 Home v Lincs
10th Jan 2009 Away v Worcs
7th Feb 2009 Away v Oxon
28th Mar 2009 Away v Warks
There are also 3 third team friendly matches
24th May 2009 Away v Sheffield
tba June 2009 Home v Merseyside and Cheshire
tba Sept 2009 Away v Manchester
1. The starting time for the county league matches is 2:30 p.m., and is usually 2 p.m. for the third team friendlies. However, please check your invitations to confirm the latter. But the match against Sheffield on 20th April will start at 1 p.m.
2. The table fees for home matches will be set at the next DCBA committee meeting. For away matches, please share petrol costs.
3. Please do your best to play in the County Trials on March 25th and April 8th.
4. The selectors will assume that all pairs who represented the county in 2008-2009 will be available for this season too. Please let us know if this is not the case. We should also like to know of proposed changes to partnerships, or other partnerships who would like to be considered for county selection. Please speak to one of the selectors about this. If you wish to discuss any matters relating to county selection, now is a good time to do it
5. Finally the selectors would like to say a very grateful thank you to Don Smedley who has done the match analyses.
The current selectors are Roger Floutier 01335 390385, Mary Marshall 01335 360582 and Andy Wells 01773 742843
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08 February 2009 at 08:39
Winning all the way against Worcs
Derbyshire scored three wins against Worcestershire, the first team winning 15-5, the second 13-7 and the third 16-4.
Derbyshire now lead both the 1st and 2nd Divisions in the Midland Counties Leagues with one match to go. However, their nearest rivals in the 1st division, Gloucestershire, have a match in hand. In the second division they are joint first with Oxfordshire who they play in the last match of the season.
For full details, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
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05 January 2009 at 09:24
Derbyshire v Lincolnshire at Scunthorpe!
Derbyshire were away to Lincolnshire on Sunday, 4th January, 2009.
There were disappointing performances from the 1st & 2nd teams who lost 5-15 and 9-11.
The 3rd team had a convincing 18-2 win.
Derbyshire now lie 2nd in all three divisions with 2 matches to go. The 3rd team is too far behind to catch up, but the 1st and 2nd teams can both win their divisions with good performances, especially against Oxfordshire.
For full details, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
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15 December 2008 at 07:56
Midlands League - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
Derbyshire were away to Leicestershire on Sunday, 14th December, 2008.
Congratulations to the 1st team who won 19-1 and the 2nd team who won 17-3. Unfortunately, the 3rd team lost 7-13.
Derbyshire now lead the 1st Division, and are 2nd in the 2nd Division with 3 matches to go.
For full details, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
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30 November 2008 at 18:01
Tollemache Qualifier
Hard luck to the Derbyshire team who just failed to qualify for the final stages of the National teams of Eight Championship for the Tollemache Cup. They finished third in their group with two to qualify.
For full details (Derbyshire were in Group C), click here.
Well done, Alex & Peter, who had the best Butler score over the weekend in Group C.
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16 November 2008 at 08:38
Nottingham v Derbyshire County Matches
Derbyshire were away to Nottinghamshire on Sunday, 16th November, 2008.
Congratulations to all three winning Derbyshire teams: the 1st team 11-9, the 2nd team 16-4 and the 3rd team 11-9.
For up to date placings in the Midlands Leagues, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
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13 October 2008 at 08:00
Derbyshire continue their good form v Staffs & Shrops
Derbyshire were at home versus Staffs & Shrops on Sunday, 12th October, 2008.
The 1st team won 15-5, the 2nd team 20-0 and the 3rd team 13-7.
For up to date placings in the Midlands Leagues, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
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19 September 2008 at 17:26
2008 Three Counties Challenge
Derbyshire have beaten Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire after the 3rd and final round of this year's three counties challenge:
For details, Click here
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15 September 2008 at 19:13
Derbyshire win all three matches v Gloucestershire
On Sunday, 14th September, our three Derbyshire teams were away to Gloucestershire.
All three teams won comfortably; the 1st team 14-6 against last season's Dawes winners, the 2nd team 20-0 and the third team 15-5.
For up to date placings in the Midlands Leagues, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
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15 September 2008 at 06:29
Derbyshire friendly vs Manchester
With a storming second half performance, Derbyshire beat Manchester by 232 VPs to 128 VPs in the annual friendly match on 7th September.
Congratulations go to John Sowter & Amanda Grimsey, Alan Kenny & Jeff Caladine, Randy & Doreen Curzon, Roger & Jennifer Floutier, Ian Hall & Jim Parker and Ray Jolland & Clive Warbrick.
Results and hand records can be found by going to http://www.dcba.org.uk/ and then clicking on "Spondon Results" and then "County Events".
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30 July 2008 at 17:44
President's Cup
Derbyshire finished a disappointing 5th out of 9 Counties in last week-end's President's Cup.
For details, Click here
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19 May 2008 at 18:29
Warwickshire v Derbyshire
On Sunday, 18th May, all three Derbyshire teams played their first matches of the 2008/2009 season.
Away to Warwickshire in Sutton Coldfield, the 1st team got off to a good start winning 17 - 3, the 2nd team also won 12-8, but 3rd team lost 5 - 15.
For up to date placings in the Midlands Leagues, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site, by clicking here.
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18 May 2008 at 09:31
Garden Cities
In the Peterborough Regional Final of the Garden Cities, Derbyshire avoided being bottom by a considerable margin. However, as usual they failed to qualify for the Final stages.
Full results will be posted on the EBU Web Site eventually.
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07 April 2008 at 08:10
Worcestershire v Derbyshire
Derbyshire have now played all of their 2007/2008 league matches. All three teams finished in the top halves of their divisions, but none were consistent enough to come out on top.
On Sunday, 7th April, 2008, the three teams were away to Worcestershire.
The 1st team lost 7 - 13, the 2nd team won 18 -2 and the 3rd team lost 0 -20.
For final (almost) league positions, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site click here.
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10 December 2007 at 08:24
Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
With 6 regular members of the 1st Team being unable to play, Derbyshire had a good result at the weekend.
On Sunday, 10th December, 2007, all three teams were at home to Nottinghamshire.
The 1st team won 15-5, the 2nd team won 19-1 and the 3rd team won 15-5.
For full league positions, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site click here.
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12 November 2007 at 12:37
County matches v Staffordshire
On Sunday, 11th November, 2007 the DCBA were away to Staffordsire.
The first team lost 8-12, the second team won 20-0 and the third team won 19-1.
For full league positions, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site click here.
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15 October 2007 at 18:33
Home Match v Gloucester
On Sunday, 14th October, 2007 the DCBA were at home versus Gloucestershire.
The first team drew 10-10, the second team won 12-8 and the third team won 17-3.
For full league positions, go to the Dawes link on the Worcester CBA site click here.
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06 August 2007 at 16:09
President's Cup
On Saturday & Sunday, 4th & 5th August, Derbyshire finished 4th out of eleven counties taking part in the President's Cup.
The President's Cup is teams of eight event run on the same lines as the Tollemache, with counties from the North and West of England taking part.
President's Cup - 4th & 5th August, 2007
| Position |
County |
VPs |
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| 1 |
Yorkshire |
149 |
| 2 |
Manchester |
144 |
| 3 |
Lancashire |
125 |
| 4 |
Derbyshire |
114 |
| 5 |
Merseyside & Cheshire |
103 |
| 6 |
Staffordshire |
100 |
| 7 |
Cumbria |
91 |
| 8 |
Mid Wales |
88 |
| 9 |
North Wales |
72 |
| 10 |
Isle of Man |
57 |
| 11 |
Herefordshire |
57 |
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02 July 2007 at 10:40
County Matches v Warwickshire
Derbyshire teams faired reasonably well in the County matches v Warwickshire on Sunday, 30th June.
The first and second teams both won 11-9 with the 3rd team losing 5-15.
There were a large number of very swingy boards. I will put notes on a couple of them in the hands section shortly.
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21 May 2007 at 09:44
County Match v Oxford
On Sunday, 20th May, Derbyshire played away to Oxford in the first match of the new season.
The first team got off to a good start, winning 12-8; but the second team lost 3-17 and the third team 1-19. Oxford are one of the strongest teams teams in the league so a 1st team win is particularly noteworthy.
Don Smedley, with some regret, presented the captain of Oxford's 2nd team with the Porter Cup for winning the 2nd Division Championship for 2006. Derbyshire had held it for the two previous years, 2004 and 2005.
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