Inter-County Championships (2013/2014)
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No. 84 June 2014 www.surreysra.co.uk INTER-COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (2013/2014) Surrey U-17: NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Aidan O’Brien, Surrey U-19: NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Jonathan Camfield, Ben Windle, Matthew Broadberry, Charlie Lee Katie Wilson, Alison Thomson, Jodie Koep ESR U-11 Festival Our youngsters WON (out of 12 teams) !!! Women’s Senior Team: Runners-up: Isabelle Women’s Over 50: Runners-up: Claire Baker, Julia Tweedle, Alison Thomson, Nada El Kalaawy, Ledger, Tammy Bennett, Kim Ricks and Kim Harriet Ingham and Emma Mathews Lascelles Women’s Over 40: Third Place: Sandra Dunn, Claire Baker, Cate Surrey Over 65: Runners-up: Graham Whitehead, Geoff Howes, Mullins, Maggie North, Mandy Begg, Julia Ledger, Julia Whitehead, Bob Gray and Patrick Fleming Isabelle Tweedle, Sue Gotham, Tammy Bennett C.R.Y. Cardiac Risk in the Young www.neildesai.org give Frankland the match and Surrey the tie. Mark Baker beat Stuart Summers 3-0 in the dead rubber 2nd string match. Neil Frankland bt Matt Holland 11/7 7/11 10/12 11/8 11/9 Mark Baker bt Stuart Summers 12/10 11/6 11/1 Jason Fletcher bt Ben Thornton 11/1 11/6 11/6 James Greenhead bt Adam Dominey retired in knock up Michael Hennings bt Jason Vigiers 12/10 11/7 10/12 2/11 12/10 SURREY 3 HAMPSHIRE 2 WOMEN’S O-50, Runners-up, Kent v Surrey MEN’S O-60, Third Place, Surrey v Yorkshire It is said that the best is left to last and so it proved in Surrey’s chances of winning the over 60’s squash a most dramatic and exciting final, between these were dealt a severe blow when Steve Jackson suf- county neighbours. Sue Giles (Kent) and Kim Ricks fered some cracked ribs in a bizarre accident at a club (Surrey) got things underway at 3rd string and Giles training session just a few days before the finals week- stormed into an 8/0 lead against a tense Ricks. With end. Allan Davison was in America on business, so the game seemingly lost Ricks relaxed saved match David Lyscom stepped up to play at 3 in the team. ball at 8/0 and drew back to 4/8 before losing 9/7. In the first semi final Surrey took on the defending Giles went 6/2 up, but Ricks clawed back to 6 all champions, Yorkshire. David Lyscom playing 3 was despite Giles having game ball, she was the one who first on court for Surrey and quickly won the first game tensed up and this time it was the Kent player who 9-1, but his opponent gradually took control and eased tensed up and Ricks squared things up taking it 10-8. However it was clear in the next game that effort to a 3-1 win. Paul Garbutt, playing 1 was next on expended so far had taken its toll on Giles, and she court and he lost a close first game 9-6. He battled struggled in the 3rd losing it 9/3, to take Ricks one hard in the second game to take the lead only to lose game away from victory. Nip and tuck until the midway it 10-8. A long 3rd game again went to 8-8, but this point of the 4th Ricks pulled away at 6/5 and took it time Paul came out on top. The 4th was again closely 9/6. So Mandy Akin had to win at first string against fought, but it was the Yorkshireman, who looked very Tammy Bennett to prevent Surrey becoming fit, who eventually took the match 3-1 and put Champions, and she did just that, completely out Yorkshire through to the final. Alasdair Niven raced to classing Bennett 9/3 9/1 9/3 in just 15 minutes. The a 3-0 win in the dead rubber. For the 3rd / 4th play off outcome would now be decided by the number 2’s, Lancashire had only 2 players, so with Alasdair Niven Karen Hume and Julie Ledger. Leger’s fine form in winning his match Surrey took 3rd place with a 2-1 vic- these championships continued as she comfortably tory. Thanks to Surrey’s reserve, Graham Whitehead, took the 1st in just 8 minutes. Hume is a fierce com- for playing a friendly match against a borrowed player petitor and came flying back in the 2nd going 6/3 up, in a dead rubber at 3. but Ledger hung in to get to 6 all. Hume pulled away Cumbria were worthy winners of the over 60’s without once more and levelled things up at 1 all winning 9/6. losing a rubber all weekend. The 3rd was very similar to the 1st, but this time the way of Hume as she dropped just 2 points winning it Surrey lost 2-1 to Yorkshire in the semi final as follows: 9/2. If the 3rd followed the pattern of the 1st, then the Paul Garbutt v Mark Thompson 6-9, 8-10, 10-8, 5-9 4th mirrored the 2nd, close throughout, and the ten- Alasdair Niven v Steve Williams 9-0, 9-0, 9-6 sion grew along with the lets! Ledger went 6/3 then 8/5 David Lyscom v Roy Robinson 9-1, 5-9, 2-9, 2-9 up. Hume saved 2 game balls before succumbing 9/6. Bob Gray The outcome of the final game games was anyone’s MEN OVER 35, Third Place, Surrey v Hampshire guess. Hume went 3/1 up, back came Ledger 5/3 up, This was a relatively one sided playoff tie. The 5th and Hume responded – 5/5. It was still 5 a piece after 5 the 1st string matches being the picks of the tie. The exchanges of serve. The tension on and off court was 5th string match between Michael Hennings (Surrey) palpable. And it was Ledger who tightened up making and Jason Vigiers (Hampshire) was close all the way some errors and Hume held her nerve to win 9/5 to the through. Hennings won the first 12/10 and then the jubilation of her watching team mates and supporters. 2nd 11/7. He could have closed it out 3-0 but Vigiers Mandy Akin bt Tammy Bennett 9/3 9/1 9/3 won a hard fought 3rd game 12/10, he then won the Karen Hume bt Julia Ledger 2/9 9/6 9/2 6/9 9/5 4th 11/2 and it seemed that he would complete the Sue Giles lost to Kim Ricks 9/7 8/10 3/9 6/9 comeback in the 5th, but Hennings stubbornly resisted KENT 2 SURREY 1 and took it 12/10 to put Surrey 1 up.Jason Fletcher also won comfortably at 3rd string for Surrey. The 4th 1 KENT string match was a walkover to Hampshire as James 2 SURREY Greenhead could not continue after damaging his 3 SOUTH EAST WALES hand in the knock up. Neil Frankland had to survive a 4 AVON tough 5 game battle with Matt Holland who went 2-1 5 LANCASHIRE up before running out of steam in the final 2 games to 6 HERTFORDSHIRE C.R.Y. Cardiac Risk in the Young www.neildesai.org MEN, Third Place, Kent v Surrey Neil Frankland ensured that he went through the Surrey Junior County teams weekend unbeaten securing a comfortable win over Final placings - 2013/14 Bradley Masters to put Surrey ahead. Bradleys broth- er Josh also made it 3 out of 3 with a fine 3-1 win against the experienced Phil Rushworth. A tight 3rd Boys’ U-19 - Second place in Stage 1 by two points. Did not qualify for Stage 2 Regional Group. between Chris Tomlinson and James Simpson, went the way of Surrey’s Simpson 3-2. A tight opening first Boys’ U-17 - NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. Defeated game between the 2nd strings Charles Sharpes and Hampshire 3-2 in the final and Sussex 5-0 in Steve London, went the way of London, and despite the semi’s after defeating Essex 5-0, and Hertfordshire and Suffolk, 4-1 each, in the losing the second, he came through to win 3-1 for Regional Group Kent. Ben Ford couldn’t live with his younger oppo- nent Joe Lee who won 3-0 to give Surrey 3rd place. Boys’ U-15 - Third place. Lost 1-4 to Sussex in the semi’s, and defeated Essex 4-1 in the quarters, after Kent Surrey defeating Suffolk and Hertfordshire, 5-0 each, Ben Ford Joe Lee 10/12 3/11 4/11 and Essex 4-1 in the Regional Group. Steve London Charles Sharpes 14/12 7/11 11/3 11/4 Chris Tomlinson James Simpson 12/10 10/12 11/7 6/11 4/11 Boys’ U-13 - Third Place in Stage 2 Regional Group. Josh Masters Phil Rushworth 12/10 8/11 11/1 14/12 Defeated Buckinghamshire 5-0 and lost to Brad Masters Neil Frankland 5/11 8/11 9/11 Middlesex 2-3 and to Essex 0-5 Surrey 3-2 Girls’ U-19 - NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. Defeated Gloucestershire 2-1 in the final and Kent 2-1 WOMEN, Runners-up, Cheshire v Surrey in the semi’s, after defeating Cumbria and Cheshire captain Kirsty West had started the weekend Northumberland, 3-0 each, and a loss to not as confident of Cheshire retaining their title due to North Wales in the Regional Group the unavailability of 2 key players, and she might have Girls’ U-17 - Lost to Gloucestershire and SE Wales, been more concerned as Surrey took the vital opening 0-5 each, in the Regional Group rubber 3-0 when Isabelle Tweedle beat Annie Openshaw-Blower 3-0 as well as the 3rd string game Girls’ U-15 - Fourth Place.