Racketball/ Squash57 Inter-County Championships 2019
Nottingham Squash Club - 8th/ 9th June
The first ever racketball/squash57 inter-county finals took place this weekend at Nottingham SRC, which saw 19 teams travel from 12 different counties to compete for what is sure to be the first of many competitive weekends. The event was played over 2 days, with a total of 29 fixtures throughout the weekend, with the teams and spectators being treated to some top class racketball/squash57 with the likes of Tim Vail, Mike Harris and Zoe Fennell all competing for their respective counties.
The Open event saw some thrilling ties and numerous upsets throughout. Group A, saw Yorkshire upset the 1 seeds, Sussex with a 3-2 win. However, with Yorkshire unable to convert their earlier match against Oxfordshire, it saw them, the eventual losers of Group A. A noteable match in this tie was with Ben Hedger and Fiona Moverley who had a grueling 5 setter, Hedger was the eventual winner with 2 tins from Moverley at 10-10. The 'group of death', Group B, saw some great battles, in particular between Buckinghamshire and Dorset. However it was Warwickshire who proved too strong and too consistent for their opponents who qualified with Dorset into the semi-finals. Group C again saw a hugely strong Devon side take their group by storm, followed by Essex and then Wiltshire.
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The Open event saw some thrilling ties and numerous upsets throughout. Group A, saw Yorkshire upset the 1 seeds, Sussex with a 3-2 win. However, with Yorkshire unable to convert their earlier match against Oxfordshire, it saw them, the eventual losers of Group A. A noteable match in this tie was with Ben Hedger and Fiona Moverley who had a grueling 5 setter, Hedger was the eventual winner with 2 tins from Moverley at 10-10. The 'group of death', Group B, saw some great battles, in particular between Buckinghamshire and Dorset. However it was Warwickshire who proved too strong and too consistent for their opponents who qualified with Dorset into the semi-finals. Group C again saw a hugely strong Devon side take their group by storm, followed by Essex and then Wiltshire.
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The Women's event was a simple round robin between Essex, Devon and Yorkshire and took place on the Saturday. Despite the size of the event being smaller, the racketball/squash57 on display was of great quality and played in great spirit. Zoe Fennell was an exceptional performer on the day as expected, however the Essex side were still unable to breakdown their slightly more experienced opponents from Yorkshire and Devon. The tie between Devon and Yorkshire saw a thrilling first tie battle between Rosie Connell and Jo Perriam, with Connell having the expertise to close the match out in 5. She was followed by her team match Paula Arrowsmith, who herself managed to fend off a fierce competitor from Devon in Caroline Wright, which ultimately secured Yorkshire the first ever inter-county racketball title. Elspeth Edwards cemented Yorkshire's dominance in another great encounter with Karen Bealey of Devon, Edwards was too strong on the day and secured the victory 3-0 for her county.
The Over 50's event has arguably been one of our most exciting events this year with 6 counties competing in a format that has 3 singles matches and 1 doubles match. Group A consisted of the 1 seeds, Essex, who did prove too strong for their competitors Norfolk and Kent, and were able to bypass the quarter finals stage to go straight through to the semi-finals. A notebale result here was an upset caused by Rob Hanbrook of Norfolk, who performed out his skin to overcome Essex's Fred Cooke in 3 games. Group B was much more fiercely contested, which saw the 3/4 seeds Buckingahmshire overcome the 2 seeds, Devon to automatically qualify for the semi-finals. Yorkshire and Devon battled it out and were the first fixture to draw their match and triggered the games countback rule, which thanks to Adrian Henley and Pete Doman taking the first game 11/6 in the doubles, they became eventual overall winners of the tie, 7-6 on games count back.
29 Fixtures in total and 145 matches
Results
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| e4_inter_counties_2019_results_over_50s_draw.pdf |
| e4_inter_counties_2019_results_womens_draw.pdf |
Day 1 - Saturday
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The Open Yorkshire 1-4 Oxfordshire Paul Norton 1-3 Joe Brooke 12/14 11/7 15/13 11/9 Fiona Moverley 2-3 Ben Hedger 11/9 6/11 11/9 7/11 10/12 Mike Reid 0-3 Nick Harbour 6/11 10/12 1/11 Glynn Saunders 3-2 Jason Varrie 7/11 11/6 5/11 11/5 11/6 Billy Hawkes 1-3 Darren Rix 8/11 11/8 7/11 4/11 Dorset 0-5 Warwickshire Gus Bell 0-2 Chris Hall 5/11 2/11 Neil Chambers 0-2 Miles Jenkins 7/11 4/11 Marc James 0-2 Lewis Anderson 4/11 8/11 Andy Metcalfe 0-2 Howard Lancashire 6/11 8/11 David Lobo 0-2 Haroon 8/11 5/11 Devon 5-0 Wiltshire Mike Harris 3-0 Adam Giles 11/2 11/4 11/2 Luke Bishop 3-0 Calli Smith 11/2 11/5 11/8 Mike Gregory 3-0 Rory Birtwhistle 11/5 11/9 11/5 Christian Turner 3-0 Daniel Burns 11/5 11/5 11/9 Ash Knight 3-0 Nev Buckle 11/4 11/5 11/3 Buckinghamshire 4-1 Lincolnshire Harry Wylde 2-0 Pete Dickinson 13/11 14/12 Justin Monson 2-0 Neil Carlin 11/5 11/4 Craig Bartlett 2-0 Dan Carlile 11/2 11/3 David Herron 2-1 Russ Watkins 5/11 11/6 11/7 Tom Ash 0-2 Nigel Truman 8/11 6/11 Sussex 4-1 Oxfordshire Tim Vail 3-0 Joe Brooke 11/1 11/6 11/7 Chris Dineill 3-1 Ben Hedger 11/8 6/11 11/4 11/7 Pete Higgins 3-1 Nick Harbour 3/11 11/7 11/5 1/0 ret. Toby Dawson 3-1 Jason Varrie 11/6 5/11 13/11 11/6 Will Rowe 0-3 Darren Rix 4/11 3/11 0/11 Devon 5-0 Essex Mike Harris 3-0 Joe Blackmur 11/7 11/3 11/2 James Snell 3-0 Dan Weights 11/3 11/4 11/3 Luke Bishop 3-0 Adam Grilli 11/1 11/9 11/4 Christian Turner 3-0 Dave Mckenna 11/5 11/8 11/6 Ash Knight 3-1 Ryan Cochrane 11/7 5/11 3/11 3/11 Dorset 5-0 Lincolnshire Gus Bell 2-0 Pete Dickinson 3/11 3/11 Neil Chambers 2-0 Neil Carlin 11/5 11/5 Andy Metcalfe 2-0 Dan Carlisle 11/9 11/3 James Allingham 2-0 Russ Watkins 11/7 11/3 David Lobo 2-0 Nigel Truman 11/7 11/6 Warwickshire 5-0 Lincolnshire Chris Hall 2-0 Pete Dickinson 11/4 11/4 Miles Jenkins 2-0 Neil Carlin 11/9 11/7 Josh Owen 2-0 Dan Carlile 11/3 11/4 Lewis Anderson 2-0 Russ Watkins 14/12 11/9 Haroon 2-0 Nigel Truman 11/5 11/6 Buckinghamshire 2-3 Dorset Tom Phipps 2-0 Gus Bell 11/8 11/7 Harry Wylde 1-2 Neil Chambers 8/11 11/6 9/11 Justin Monson 1-2 Marc James 7/11 11/9 11/2 Craig Bartlett 0-2 James Allingham 5/11 12/10 David Herron 2-1 David Lobo 11/6 2/11 14/12 Sussex 2-3 Yorkshire Tim Vail 3-0 Paul Norton 11/1 11/1 11/3 Chris Dineill 1-3 Fiona Moverley 12/10 5/11 5/11 4/11 Pete Higgins 3-2 Mike Reid 14/12 11/5 1/11 12/14 11/9 Toby Dawson 0-3 Glynn Saunders 9/11 8/11 11/13 Will Rowe 0-3 Billy Hawkes 3/11 4/11 4/11 Warwickshire 5-0 Buckinghamshire Chris Hall 2-0 Tom Phipps 11/6 11/6 Miles Jenkins 2-1 Harry Wylde 11/3 7/11 12/10 Josh Owen 2-0 Jason Monson 11/9 11/6 Lewis Anderson 2-0 Craig Bartlett 11/8 12/10 Haroon 2-0 Tom Ash 11/7 11/7 Essex 4-1 Wiltshire Joe Blackmur 3-0 Adam Giles 11/8 11/1 11/5 Dan Weights 3-0 Calli Smith 11/4 11/7 11/6 Adam Grilli 1-3 Rory Birtwhistle 11/8 4/11 10/12 13/15 Ryan Cochrane 3-1 Daniel Burns 8/11 11/4 11/7 11/8 Pascual Dibattista 3-0 Nev Buckle 13/11 11/4 11/6 Over 50’s
Yorkshire 3-1 Devon Paul Dodds 3-0 Bruce Macdonald 11/7 11/8 12/10 Steve Scott 0-3 Tim Gillingham 12/14 8/11 6/11 Paul Manley 0-3 Martin Glover 6/11 7/11 7/11. Paul Halstead & Yac Latif 3-1 Adrian Henley & Pete Doman 6/11 11/4 11/5 12/10 Essex 3-0 Kent Patrick Osborn 3-0 Mark Banfield 11/5 11/5 12/10 Fred Cooke 3-0 David Worrell 11/7 11/4 11/6 Pascual Dibattista 3-1 Andy Blackman 8/11 12/10 11/9 11/7 Mark Thornley & Paul Fennell 3-2 Andy Blackman & David Worrell 11/6 6/11 11/6 6/11 11/6 Kent 0-3 Norfolk Mark Banfield 0-3 John Cordeaux 5/11 6/11 7/11 David Worrell 0-3 Rob Hambrook 8/11 5/11 7/11 Andy Blackman 0-3 Robin Chiperfield 7/11 5/11 0/11 David Worrell & Andy Blackman 3-0 Mike Campbell & James Murphy 11/7 11/6 11/7 Devon 1-3 Buckinghamshire Bruce MacDonald 0-3 Dan Fernandez 6/11 3/11 5/11 Tim Gillingham 1-3 Dave Evans 5/11 7/11 11/5 5/11 Martin Glover 3-0 Kevin Mears 12/10 11/8 11/8 Adrian Henley 1-3 Pete Doman vs Andy MacDonald & S Townsend 5/11 11/9 9/11 5/11 Norfolk 1-3 Essex John Cordeaux 1-3 Patrick Osborn Rob Hanbrook 3-0 Fred Cooke 11/8 11/9 11/9 Robin Chiperfield 1-3 Pascual Dibattista 9/11 13/11 6/11 9/11 Mike Campbell & James Murphy 0-3 Mark Thornley & Paul Fennell 6/11 3/11 10/12 Yorkshire 0-4 Buckinghamshire Paul Dodds 0-3 Simon Martin Steve Stott 2-3 Dave Evans 9/11 11/5 11/8 6/11 8/11 Yac Latif 0-3 Andy MacDonald 5/11 8/11 6/11 Paul Halstead & Paul Manley 0-3 Dan Fernandez & S Townsend 10/12 3/11 6/11 Women’s
Devon 2-1 Essex Karen Bealey 0-3 Zoe Fennell 6/11 1/11 2/11 Caroline Wright 3-0 Stefania Sidoli 11/5 11/5 11/2 Jo Perriam 3-0 Mel Doughty 11/6 11/2 11/5 Yorkshire 3-0 Devon Elspeth Edwards 3-0 Karen Bealey 11/1 11/3 11/5 Paula Arrowsmith 3-1 Caroline Wright 11/6 11/4 5/11 11/3 Rosie Connell 3-2 Jo Perriam 12/14 11/4 11/8 9/11 11/4 Essex 1-2 Yorkshire Zoe Fennell 3-0 Elspeth Edwards 11/2 11/4 11/3 Stefania Sidoli 0-3 Paula Arrowsmith 2/11 2/11 1/11 Mel Doughty 0-3 Rosie Connell 6/11 7/11 5/11 |
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Day 2 - Sunday
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The Open Wiltshire 3-2 Lincolnshire Calli Smith 2-3 Nigel Truman 11/13 11/9 12/14 11/1 8/11 Dan Burns 3-1 Tim Woodford 12/10 7/11 11/4 12/10 Nev Buckle 3-1 Louie Truman 8/11 11/4 11/8 11/9 (Lincolnshire only had 3 players for the Sunday) Essex 0-5 Yorkshire Joe Blackmur 3-0 Paul Norton 11/3 11/3 11/4 Dan Weights 0-3 Fiona Moverley 4/11 1/11 7/11 Adam Grilli 0-3 Mike Reid 10/12 15/17 6/11 Ryan Cochrane 0-3 Glynn Saunders 6/11 14/16 11/13 Pascual Debattista 0-3 Billy Hawkes walkover Yorkshire 5-0 Buckinghamshire Paul Norton 3-2 Harry Wylde 11/9 12/10 6/11 5/11 11/9 Fiona Moverley 3-0 Justin Monson 11/7 11/5 11/3 Mike Reid 3-0 Craig Bartlett 11/5 11/4 11/3 Glynn Saunders 3-2 Tristan Vasey 10/12 8/11 11/3 11/4 11/3 Billy Hawkes 3-1 Tom Ash 11/3 11/6 11/13 11/5 Wiltshire 1-4 Oxfordshire Adam Giles 3-2 Nick Harbour 6/11 11/9 11/5 11/13 11/6 Calli Smith 0-3 Mike Edwards 3/11 5/11 3/11 Dan Burns 0-3 Jason Varrie 11/13 6/11 6/11 Neville Gladden 0-3 Darren Rix 10/12 7/11 9/11 Gary Prestons 0-3 Mark Webster 11/13 6/11 6/11 SEMI: Sussex 2-3 Dorset Tim Vail 3-0 Gus Bell 11/3 11/7 11/2 Brandon Hanley 0-3 Neil Chambers 6/11 1/11 ret. Chris O’Neill 0-2 Marc James 10/12 5/11 Pete Higgins 3-1 Andy Metcalfe 9/11 11/2 13/11 11/9 Julian Standish 2-3 David Lobo 11/6 11/8 7/11 4/11 9/11 SEMI: Warwickshire 2-3 Devon Chris Hall 0-3 Mike Harris 7/11 5/11 3/11 Miles Jenkins 2-1 James Snell 11/3 10/12 11/6 Josh Owen 3-2 Luke Bishop 11/9 8/11 11/8 5/11 11/7 Lewis Anderson 2-3 Mike Gregory 7/11 9/11 11/1 11/6 8/11 Haroon 0-3 Ash Knight 7/11 8/11 11/13 5th/6th Playoff: Yorkshire 2-3 Oxfordshire Paul Norton 0-2 Nick Harbour 10/12,8/11 Fiona Moverley 2-1 Mike Edwards 10/12,11/9,12/10 Mike Reid 0-2 Jason Varrie 8/11, 9/11 Glynn Saunders 2-1 Darren Rix 11/9, 9/11, 13/11 Billy Hawkes 1-2 Mark Webster 9/11 11/6 6/11 |
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Having come into the competition with very little expectations Paul Norton’s Yorkshire side almost took 5th place but in the end narrowly lost out to Oxfordshire. Two matches went all the way to deciding tie breaks with Fiona Moverley narrowly defeating Mike Edwards and Glynn Saunders beating Darren Rix 2-1, 13/11.
THE OPEN FINAL: Devon 5-0 Dorset
Mike Harris 3-1 Gus Bell 6/11 11/8 11/2 11/7
James Snell 3-0 Neil Chambers 11/5 11/5 11/3
Luke Bishop 3-0 Marc James 11/6, 11/3, 11/4
Mike Gregory 3-0 Andy Metcalfe 11/7, 11/3, 11/6
Christian Turner 3-1 David Lobo 11/6 12/10 9/11 11/5
The Open final was kicked off with Luke Bishop and Marc James, which despite some close rallies, Bishop came out on top with a 3-0 win to get the ball rolling for the favourites. The 1 seeds then followed on the show court, which saw current racketball National Champion, Mike Harris, take in Gus Bell. The underdog Bell played some accomplished rallies and his finished was lethal as he surprised Harris to take the first game 11/6. Harris was eventual able to break Bell own with superior length and width as he clawed his way back into the match and showed us why he is the current champ, 2-0 to Devon. Meanwhile Christian Turner on the back courts took a tight 3-1 against David Lobo, to secure Devon their first Racketball/Squash57 National Title. Convincing wins from James Snell and Mike Gregory cemented Devon’s status as the National Champions by making the tie an emphatic 5-0 victory. Mike Harris the Devon captain told us “We are very happy to be county champions and it’s been great to play everyone over the same weekend. The atmosphere has been good, then venue has been good and this is a great start for what will hopefully be a long standing event that will continue to grow”.
Mike Harris 3-1 Gus Bell 6/11 11/8 11/2 11/7
James Snell 3-0 Neil Chambers 11/5 11/5 11/3
Luke Bishop 3-0 Marc James 11/6, 11/3, 11/4
Mike Gregory 3-0 Andy Metcalfe 11/7, 11/3, 11/6
Christian Turner 3-1 David Lobo 11/6 12/10 9/11 11/5
The Open final was kicked off with Luke Bishop and Marc James, which despite some close rallies, Bishop came out on top with a 3-0 win to get the ball rolling for the favourites. The 1 seeds then followed on the show court, which saw current racketball National Champion, Mike Harris, take in Gus Bell. The underdog Bell played some accomplished rallies and his finished was lethal as he surprised Harris to take the first game 11/6. Harris was eventual able to break Bell own with superior length and width as he clawed his way back into the match and showed us why he is the current champ, 2-0 to Devon. Meanwhile Christian Turner on the back courts took a tight 3-1 against David Lobo, to secure Devon their first Racketball/Squash57 National Title. Convincing wins from James Snell and Mike Gregory cemented Devon’s status as the National Champions by making the tie an emphatic 5-0 victory. Mike Harris the Devon captain told us “We are very happy to be county champions and it’s been great to play everyone over the same weekend. The atmosphere has been good, then venue has been good and this is a great start for what will hopefully be a long standing event that will continue to grow”.
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Over 50’s
Quarter Finals Devon 2-1 Kent Bruce MacDonald 3-2 Mark Banfield 8/11 11/8 8/11 11/6 11/8 Tim Gillingham 2-3 David Worrell 9/11 11/9 18/16 8/11 5/11 Martin Glover 3-0 Andy Blackman 11/3 11/6 11/5 Adrian Henley & Pete Doman vs David Worrell & Andy Blackman (No result) Norfolk 3-1 Yorkshire John Cordeaux 3-0 Paul Dodds 11/3 12/10 11/6 Rob Hanbrook 3-0 Steve Stott 11/2 12/10 11/5 Robin Chipperfield 3-2 Neil Bowyer 12/14 11/8 12/10 8/11 11/6 Mark Campbell & James Murphy 0-3 Paul Halstead & Steve Stott 11/13 7/11 2/11 SEMI: Buckinghamshire 2-2 (9-6) Norfolk (Buckinghamshire win on games count back) Simon Martin 1-3 John Cordeaux 13/11 7/11 10/12 9/11 Dave Evans 2-3 Rob Hanbrook 11/6 4/11 11/9 5/11 9/11 Andy MacDonald 3-1 Robin Chipperfield 12/10 11/9 8/11 11/8 Dan Fernandez & S Townsend 3-0 Mark Campbell & James Murphy 11/7 11/4 11/8 |
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Simon Martin started well controlling the pace and putting his deception to good effect. John Cordeaux fought back with consistent length taking the second game 11/7 and just hanging onto the 3rd and 4th by the narrowest of margins.
The second string match really could have gone either way with Hanbrook’s persistence paying dividends in the end and securing a 3-2 victory. The power of Andy MacDonald gave him a sufficient advantage to defeat Robin Chipperfield 3-0 but again all games were tight affairs.
The doubles string was the most comfortable in the semi final with the experience that Fernandez and Townsend proving decisive in their 3-0 victory.
The second string match really could have gone either way with Hanbrook’s persistence paying dividends in the end and securing a 3-2 victory. The power of Andy MacDonald gave him a sufficient advantage to defeat Robin Chipperfield 3-0 but again all games were tight affairs.
The doubles string was the most comfortable in the semi final with the experience that Fernandez and Townsend proving decisive in their 3-0 victory.
SEMI: Essex 3-1 Devon
Mark Thornley 3-0 Bruce MacDonald 11/3 11/6 11/6
Fred Cooke 3-0 Tim Gillingham 11/7 11/4 14/12
Pascual Dibattista 2-3 Martin Glover 11/8 11/8 5/11 8/11 10/12
Patrick Osborn & Paul Fennell 3-0 Andy Henley & Pete Doman 11/4 11/9 11/7
Pascual Dibattista cruised to 2-0 lead and looked in command but Martin fought back to win a thrilling fifth. Patrick Osborn and Paul Fennell are an experienced partnership and despite a tight second game managed to overcome Andy Henley and Pete Doman.
Fred Cooke was on a mission to avenge his loss from yesterday was extremely motivated with a great line and length he raced away with the first two. Tim Gillinggham managed to get stuck into the third but in the end it was Cooke who came away with the tiebreak.
This was Marc Thornley’s first singles game of the weekend. He was fresh and playing with extreme power and accuracy with numerous nicks proving too much for his opponent MacDonald. 3-1 to Essex and a place in the final.
Mark Thornley 3-0 Bruce MacDonald 11/3 11/6 11/6
Fred Cooke 3-0 Tim Gillingham 11/7 11/4 14/12
Pascual Dibattista 2-3 Martin Glover 11/8 11/8 5/11 8/11 10/12
Patrick Osborn & Paul Fennell 3-0 Andy Henley & Pete Doman 11/4 11/9 11/7
Pascual Dibattista cruised to 2-0 lead and looked in command but Martin fought back to win a thrilling fifth. Patrick Osborn and Paul Fennell are an experienced partnership and despite a tight second game managed to overcome Andy Henley and Pete Doman.
Fred Cooke was on a mission to avenge his loss from yesterday was extremely motivated with a great line and length he raced away with the first two. Tim Gillinggham managed to get stuck into the third but in the end it was Cooke who came away with the tiebreak.
This was Marc Thornley’s first singles game of the weekend. He was fresh and playing with extreme power and accuracy with numerous nicks proving too much for his opponent MacDonald. 3-1 to Essex and a place in the final.
OVER 50’s FINAL: Buckinghamshire 0-4 Essex
Dan Fernandez 1-2 Mark Thornley 11/8 1/11 7/11
Simon Martin 1-2 Fred Cooke 9/11 11/5 7/11
Dave Evans 0-2 Pascual Dibattista 8/11, 7/11
Andy MacDonald & S Townsend 1-2 Patrick Osborn & Paul Fennell 5/11 11/6 9/11
Fred Cooke continued his good run of form from Essex’s semi final victory over Devon defeating Simon Martin 2-1. Pascual Dibattista then extended Essex’s lead with a straight forward 2-0 over a tired looking Dave Evans who had yet to recover from his 11/9 in the 5th match in the semi final.
With Essex 2-0 up going into the final two it was still theoretically possible that Buckinghamshire could finish with a win. If the match score was 2-2 then it would go on count back. The number 1’s and doubles were on at the same time. After Fernandez went 1-0 up at 1 and MacDonald and Townsend after a touch start fought back level in the doubles it looked like the big comeback might just be on the cards. It was not to be however, Marc Thornley played a tremendous 2nd game winning it 11/1 and continued his form into the 3rd taking the game 11/7 and deciding the match. With the doubles teams unaware of what had already transpired on the other court it remained tremendously competitive right to the end with Osborn and Fennell finally closing off the weekends Racketball with an 11/9 victory in the decider.
Essex are champions in the first ever Racketball/Squash57 Over 50’s Inter-County Championships.
The Racketball/Squash57 Inter-County Championships was a fantastic weekend at Nottingham Squash Club. The response from the counties was better than we ever hoped for with 19 teams taking part. Hopefully this will be the first of many!
“It’s been great to play everyone over the same weekend. The atmosphere has been good, then venue has been good and this is a great start for what will hopefully be a long standing event that will continue to grow”. Mike Harris, Squash57 National Champion
Draws and Schedules - 7th June
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| e4_inter_counties_2019_draws_and_schedule_7th_jun_over_50s_draw.pdf |
| e4_inter_counties_2019_draws_and_schedule_7th_jun_womens_draw.pdf |
| e4_inter_counties_2019_draws_and_schedule_7th_jun_schedule_day_1.pdf |
| e4_inter_counties_2019_draws_and_schedule_7th_jun_schedule_day_2.pdf |
Open Inter-Counties Racketball/Squash57 - Information
Saturday: There are 4 groups of 3. All group matches will be played on the Saturday so that’s 2 best of 5’s. The winner of each group will progress through to the semi finals the bottom 2 teams in each grade will be placed in the plate.
Each individual match won counts as a point in the league tally. There is one bonus point for an overall match being won. If your team wins 3/2 you will score 4 points and your opponent will score 2.
Plate matches are important as seeding for next years competition will be based on the finishing position in this years competition.
Sunday: The semi finals and final will both be best of 5. There will be no ¾ playoff. The plate is a straight knockout. Once you have lost you are done for the weekend. The first match will be best of 5 but the semi finals and final will be best of 3. The reason for this is that we feel 3 best of 5’s Racketball will be too much…
Each individual match won counts as a point in the league tally. There is one bonus point for an overall match being won. If your team wins 3/2 you will score 4 points and your opponent will score 2.
Plate matches are important as seeding for next years competition will be based on the finishing position in this years competition.
Sunday: The semi finals and final will both be best of 5. There will be no ¾ playoff. The plate is a straight knockout. Once you have lost you are done for the weekend. The first match will be best of 5 but the semi finals and final will be best of 3. The reason for this is that we feel 3 best of 5’s Racketball will be too much…
Women’s Inter-Counties Racketball/Squash57 - Information
This is a round robin group. 2 matches will be played on the Saturday and 1 on the Sunday.
Each individual match won counts as a point in the league tally. There is one bonus point for an overall match being won. If your team wins 3/2 you will score 4 points and your opponent will score 2.
Each individual match won counts as a point in the league tally. There is one bonus point for an overall match being won. If your team wins 3/2 you will score 4 points and your opponent will score 2.
Over 50’s Inter-Counties Racketball/Squash57 - Information
Saturday: At the moment we have one group of 4 teams and one group of 3 teams. The group of 3 will play 2 matches best of 5. The group of 4 will play 3 matches best of 3. This should mean that all the teams play a similar number of matches over the course of the day.
The top 2 in each group will progress to the semi finals on the Sunday.
Each fixture will consist of 3 singles and 1 doubles match. If the number of matches won are tied the victor is the side that has won the most games. If the number of games won is also tied the victor is the one who has won the most points.
Teams score a point for every match won as well as a bonus point for an overall fixture win. If a team wins 3/1 they will score 4 points and their opponents will score 1. If the score is 2/2 the winning team will score 3 points and their opponents 2.
Sunday: The semi final and final will be best of 5. There is not ¾ playoff for the teams that lose in the semi final.
The bottom 2 teams in group A and the bottom team in group B will enter the plate. The plate works as a 3 team round robin group. All matches will be best of 3.
The top 2 in each group will progress to the semi finals on the Sunday.
Each fixture will consist of 3 singles and 1 doubles match. If the number of matches won are tied the victor is the side that has won the most games. If the number of games won is also tied the victor is the one who has won the most points.
Teams score a point for every match won as well as a bonus point for an overall fixture win. If a team wins 3/1 they will score 4 points and their opponents will score 1. If the score is 2/2 the winning team will score 3 points and their opponents 2.
Sunday: The semi final and final will be best of 5. There is not ¾ playoff for the teams that lose in the semi final.
The bottom 2 teams in group A and the bottom team in group B will enter the plate. The plate works as a 3 team round robin group. All matches will be best of 3.
County Teams Entry List 14th May
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Team Sheets
About half of the teams have submitted their team sheets now. I will continue to update this as more come in.
| e4_inter_counties_team_sheets_25th_may_open.pdf |
| e4_inter_counties_team_sheets_25th_may_over_50s.pdf |
| e4_inter_counties_team_sheets_25th_may_womens.pdf |
Introduction
In 2019 UK-Racketball will be working alongside England Squash to deliver the Inter-County Championship (ICC) for Squash57/Racketball.
We are looking to build a new ICC. In one location and over one weekend all teams will compete to decide who is crowned champion. In the first year we will run an Open, Over 50's and Women's competition. We hope to increase the number of grades that are being run over the next few years as the sport continues to grow.
All of the events will run over the same weekend at Nottingham Squash Club on the 8th and 9th of June. This will make for a fantastic atmosphere and some great matches!
The number of matches and event format will be determined once we know our entry level. Matches will take place on Saturday and Sunday, there will be no matches on the Friday evening.
Refereeing/marking will be done by the teams that are competing, this should be split evenly between the teams.
All matches will be played with the Dunlop Black ball. This is the official England Squash ball that has been used all year for the Series and will be used at the Nationals in July.
Team sheets for each fixture must be submitted 15 minutes before the match starts.
Main Tournament Details
What: Racketball/Squash57 inter-counties
When: Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June
Where: Nottingham Squash Club
Postcode: NG7 1BX
Closing Date Entries: Friday 24th May
Cost: £50.00
More Information: Email Mark Fuller mark@starsportsdevelopment.com or call Mark on 07846 067505
When: Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June
Where: Nottingham Squash Club
Postcode: NG7 1BX
Closing Date Entries: Friday 24th May
Cost: £50.00
More Information: Email Mark Fuller mark@starsportsdevelopment.com or call Mark on 07846 067505
Open Grade
The Open section will run the same as it did in 2018. Teams of five players, any age or gender.
Women's
Women's Racketball / Squash57 did not take place in 2018 but we are looking to get this off the ground with teams of three. Gender is the only restriction players of any age can compete.
Over 50's
In the UK-Racketball Series the Over 50's attracts the largest number of participants.
We have decided to run teams of five players with three singles strings and one doubles string. Players participating in the same fixture cannot take part in both the singles and doubles. This can however be changed around before the next fixture.
In total teams will play four matches per fixture. If one team wins three or four of these matches they are victorious. If the score in matches is two all then the team that has won the most games will take the victory. If matches and games are both tied then the result will be determined by points count back.
Teams score a point for every match won as well as a bonus point for an overall fixture win. If a team wins 3/1 they will score 4 points and their opponents will score 1. If the score is 2/2 the winning team will score 3 points and their opponents 2.
We have decided to run teams of five players with three singles strings and one doubles string. Players participating in the same fixture cannot take part in both the singles and doubles. This can however be changed around before the next fixture.
In total teams will play four matches per fixture. If one team wins three or four of these matches they are victorious. If the score in matches is two all then the team that has won the most games will take the victory. If matches and games are both tied then the result will be determined by points count back.
Teams score a point for every match won as well as a bonus point for an overall fixture win. If a team wins 3/1 they will score 4 points and their opponents will score 1. If the score is 2/2 the winning team will score 3 points and their opponents 2.
Inter-Counties Racketball Eligibility Rules
You are eligible to play for a county team if you were born in the county or live in the county or represented the county in the past. The only exception to this rule is if you played for another county. You must have one year without playing for a team in order to play for a new team.
For example if you represented Norfolk in 2018 and then moved house to Yorkshire and wanted to move counties to Yorkshire you would need to not represent a team in 2019. In 2020 you would then be free to play for Yorkshire.
Players can play in multiple teams for the same county. For example if you represented Devon in the women’s competition you could also participate in the Devon’s team in the Open competition.
You are eligible to play for a county team if you were born in the county or live in the county or represented the county in the past. The only exception to this rule is if you played for another county. You must have one year without playing for a team in order to play for a new team.
For example if you represented Norfolk in 2018 and then moved house to Yorkshire and wanted to move counties to Yorkshire you would need to not represent a team in 2019. In 2020 you would then be free to play for Yorkshire.
Players can play in multiple teams for the same county. For example if you represented Devon in the women’s competition you could also participate in the Devon’s team in the Open competition.
