County Team

Channel League Standings after 04/09:

Place COUNTY PLAYED WON DRAWN LOST GAME PTS TOTAL PTS
1 Somerset 5 4 1 0 45.0 4.5
2 Devon 6 3 1 2 49.0 3.5
3 Cornwall 5 3 0 2 39.5 3.0
4 Wiltshire 6 2 0 4 39.5 2.0
5 Glamorgan 5 2 0 3 38.5 2.0
6 Gloucester 4 2 0 2 28.0 2.0
7 Gwent 5 1 0 4 30.5 1.0

Match v Wiltshire Royal Porthcawl 04/09

It was hoped that the improved performance against Gloucestershire would flow through into the wiltshire match and so it proved.

Wiltshire, having won South West week were stern opponents and although the foursomes were tied 2.5 to 2.5 a fine singles performance saw only one game lost, and two halved. The 8 - 2 win meant the final scoreline read 10.5 to 4.5 in our favour.

In the morning foursomes although the top game was tight, (Richard Hooper & Craig Melding finished all square) the other four games were somewhat one-sided but at the end of the morning a 2.5 / 2.5 scoreline was acceptable. Pleasing was the win of Delon Hau & County Champion Ryan Thomas (combined age younger than Ian Flower) 5&4 over strong opposition.

The foursomes gave little hint of what was to come with Captain Richard and Richard "twin" both returning wins. Soon to be followed by Mark Baird and Jack Bush to give four wins out of 4 - heady stuff after the last home match. Craig melding found his opponent too tough but the reversal was followed by Ian Flower winning 5&4, Delon Hau by 1hole and Ryan Thomas, completing a fine day for the youngsters with a 3&2 win. Luke Thomas and Richard "Dicky" Williams securinged halves to give a singles scoreline of 8 to 2 and an overall win of 10.5 to 4.5.

The win reversed the disappointment of the Cornwall result especially as Wiltshire have been our nemesis in recent years as wins have been the exception rather than the rule. But a great performance much appreciated by all.

Channel league GLAMORGAN  v Wiltshire 04/09/2011
           
Craig Melding & Richard Hooper A/S 0.5 0.5 A/S Stow & Smith
Luke Thomas & Jack Bush     1 3&2 J Loughrey & Phillips
Mark Baird & Richard Williams     1 5&4 B Loughrey & Burley
Ian Flower & Rich Neath Williams 4&2 1     Bauer & Beint
Delon hau & Ryan Thomas 5&4 1     Ruddle & Slade
Foursomes   2.5 2.5    
Hooper 1H 1     B. Loughrey
Richard Williams 2&1 1     Stow
Baird 3&2 1     Slade
Bush 2&1 1     Smith
Melding     1 5&4 J. Loughrey
Flower 5&4 1     Phillips
Hau 1H 1     Burley
Ryan Thomas 3&2 1     Ruddle
Luke Thomas A/S 0.5 0.5 A/S Bauer
Richard N Williams A/S 0.5 0.5 A/S Cruse
Singles   8 2    
Match          
Glamorgan   10.5 4.5   Wiltshire

Match v Gloucestershire Chipping Sodbury 28/08

A much improved performance nearly resulted in a much needed victory but Gloucestershire just held out.

Virtually every game was tight and the result was in doubt until very late on.

Twists in the tail saw matt Phythian's game slip away but at the same time Richard Williams' was going the other way. In the end Craig Melding's win was just not quite enough but an encouraging performanmce augiured well for the remaining matches.

 

 

Channel League GLAMORGAN  v Gloucestershire 28/08/2011
           
Chris O'Neill & Luke Thomas     1  1H Day & Workman
Brent O'Neill & Richard Hooper 5&4 1     Rudge & Johnson
Mark Lewis & Ian Flower     1 1H Wood & Hale
Richard Williams & Matt Phythian 1H 1     Hogarty & McLean
Craig melding & Ryan Thomas     1 2&1 Lake & Morgan
Foursomes   2 3    
Hooper     1 1H wood
Chris O'Neill     1 2&1 Hale
Luke Thomas     1 5&4 Day
Lewis 1H 1     Workman
Brent O'Neill 3&2 1     Rudge
Flower 3&2 1     Hogarty
Ryan Thomas     1 3&2 Morgan
Phythian A / S 0.5 0.5 A / S McLean
Williams A / S 0.5 0.5 A / S Johnson
Melding 1H 1   7 & 6 Lake
Singles   5 5    
Match          
Glamorgan   7.0 8.0   Gloucestershire

Table as at 22/08

Place COUNTY PLAYED WON DRAWN LOST GAME PTS TOTAL PTS
1 Somerset 5 4 1 0 45.0 4.5
3 Devon 5 3 1 1 42.0 3.5
2 Cornwall 5 3 0 2 39.5 3.0
4 Wiltshire 5 2 0 3 35.0 2.0
6 Glamorgan 3 1 0 2 21.0 1.0
5 Gloucester 3 1 0 2 20.0 1.0
7 Gwent 4 0 0 4 22.5 0.0
               

Match v Devon, Exeter August 20th

Late withdrawals and the non-availability of a couple of US college-based players meant a much changed side faced Devon.

However it was as Yogi Berra once said "Deja Vu all over again" - well nearly - as the team went down 4 games to 1 in the foursomes. The only successful pair being Mark Baird and Mark Lewis - both of whom were absent against Cornwall.

With Mark Baird, Brent O'Neill, and Ian Flower recording wins and Mark Lewis a half an unlikely revival was just on the cards when after 6 singles the gap had narrowed to 6.5 to 4.5. However winning all four of the remaining singles was atall order and so it proved when all went down giving Devon a 10.5 to 4.5 victory.

As can be seen from the above table even 3 wins out of three in the remaining matches will not be enough to overhaul current leaders Somerset.

Match v Cornwall Neath Sunday July 31st

The morning foursomes proved key in the match. Home pair Richard Hooper and Craig melding went into the last 1 up but lost the hole and finished all square. This set the tone and at the end of the morning the foursomes had given the visitors a 4.5 to 0.5 advantage.

The hill to climb was bigger than the second at Neath, and so it proved, a better performance in the singles gave an advantage of 5.5 to 4.5 but the overall match was lost 9 - 6.

This represented a severe blow to our hopes of Channel League success. Considering only James Frazer was missing from what would be regarded as the "A-team" this was somewhat disappointing. Home defeats are not easy to take but it is fair to say this was a match that was approached with considerable optimism.

Match v Gwent Southerndown Sunday May 1st

Glamorgan 10.5 Gwent 4.5

For most of the morning the foursomes looked set for a one game advantage to either team. However at the death all games swung our way and to almost everyone's surprise the result was a 5 - 0 advantage. Jack Bush (on his birthday) and Gareth Phillips produced the biggest turn-around, 4 down at the turn they managed a very late burst to take the game 1 up.

The hill up the first must have seemed nothing to the Gwent players compared to the hill they had to climb to pull back the disadvantage. Although the first two matches went our way there was a hint of a possible revival but with Captain Richard Hooper getting the upper hand, local player Mike Hearne edging home and the ever-improving Craig Melding getting a fighting half against Joe Vickery the threat receded. Wins by Ian Flower and Gareth Phillips in tight matches and with Jack Bush celebrating his birthday in style with a 5.4 win meant the County ran out winners by 10.5 to 4.5.

 

CHANNEL LEAGUE GLAMORGAN v GWENT 01/05/2011  
FOURSOMES  
R. Hooper & C. Melding 6&4 1     J. Vickery & C. Dinsdale  
 
J. Holmes & M. Hearne 2&1 1     N. Oakley & A. Mason  
 
I. Flower & M. Lewis 2H 1     A. Williams & S. Westley  
 
B. O'Neill & C. O'Neill 2&1 1     J. Davidson & L. Pollard  
 
J. Bush & G. Phillips 1H 1     R. Barber & R. Taylor  
 
Total   5 0      
SINGLES  
R. Hooper 3&2 1     C. Dinsdale  
M. Hearne 2&1 1     N. Oakley  
C. Melding A/S 0.5 0.5 A/S J. Vickery  
J. Holmes     1 4&3 J. Davidson  
 M. Lewis     1 2&1 A. Williams  
I. Flower 1H 1     R. Taylor  
B. O'Neill     1 4&3 A Sansom  
C. O'Neill     1 1H A. Mason  
J. Bush 5&4 1     L. Pollard  
G. Phillips 2H 1     S. Westley  
Total   5.5 4.5      
             
Match Total   10.5 5.5      

 

 

CHANNEL LEAGUE TABLE  2011

Place COUNTY PLAYED WON DRAWN LOST GAME PTS TOTAL PTS
1 Devon 2 1 0 1 15.5 1.0
2 Cornwall 2 1 0 1 15.0 1.0
3 Glamorgan 1 1 0 0 10.5 1.0
4 Gloucester 1 1 0 0 9.5 1.0
5 Somerset 1 1 0 0 8.0 1.0
6 Gwent 2 0 0 2 11.5 0.0
7 Wiltshire 1 0 0 1 5.0 0.0

 

             
               
               
               
               
               
               
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  DATE COUNTY GAME PTS MATCH PTS VENUE    
  27-Mar Devon 10 1 East Devon    
    Cornwall 5      
  27-Mar Gwent 7   Peterstone Lakes    
    Somerset 8 1    
  17-Apr Cornwall 10 1 Newquay    
    Wiltshire 5      
  17-Apr Gloucester 9.5 1 Bristol + Clifton    
    Devon 5.5      
  1-May Glamorgan 10.5 1 Southerndown    
    Gwent 4.5      
  8-May Somerset     Wells    
    Cornwall        
  19-Jun Gloucester     Knowle    
    Wiltshire        
  26-Jun Devon     Royal North Devon    
    Somerset        
  3-Jul Cornwall     Truro    
    Gwent        
  17-Jul Wiltshire     Marlborough    
    Somerset        
  31-Jul Glamorgan     Neath    
    Cornwall        
  31-Jul Wiltshire     Cumberwell Park    
    Devon        
  7-Aug Somerset     The Mendip    
    Gloucester        
  7-Aug Wiltshire     Manor House    
    Gwent        
  21-Aug Devon     Exeter    
    Glamorgan        
  28-Aug Gloucester     Chipping Sodbury    
    Glamorgan        
  4-Sep Glamorgan     Royal Porthcawl    
    Wiltshire        
  4-Sep Gwent     Newport    
    Devon        
  11-Sep Cornwall     Perranporth    
    Gloucester        
  11-Sep Somerset     Minehead    
    Glamorgan        
  2-Oct Gwent     St Mellons    
    Gloucester        

 

Overall Player Results

 

Summary of Results 2011
  Foursomes Singles
Player Pl W 1/2 P W 1/2
Luke Thomas            
Craig Melding 1 1   1   1
Richard Hooper 1 1   1 1  
Jonathan Holmes 1 1   1    
Chris O'Neill 1 1   1    
Mark Lewis 1 1   1    
Ian Flower 1 1   1 1  
Gareth Phillips 1 1   1 1  
Mike Hearne 1 1   1 1  
Jack Bush 1 1   1 1  
Tom Rees            
Brent O'Neill 1 1   1    
Chris O'Neill            
James Frazer            
Mike Hearne            
David Phillips            
Matt. Phythian            
Richard Williams            

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