Ken Wheeler Shield results
by year:

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Venue Saturday 18 July at Colchester
The Ken Wheeler Shield
Manager
Entry fees tba
Team captains
Beds: (Leighton-Linslade)
Cambridge: (Peterborough)
Essex: (Colchester)
Herts: (Watford)
Norfolk: (Hunstanton)
Suffolk: (Unity)
Previous winners Suffolk
Format

[Subject to entry]

Three players in a team. Combined handicap to be 5 or higher.
Players to play in order of handicap.

Match Doubles Singles
Round 1
A v B 1 & 2 3
C v D 1 & 2 3
E v F 1 & 2 3
Round 2
B v C 1 & 3 2
D v E 1 & 3 2
F v A 1 & 3 2
Round 3
C v E 2 & 3 1
D v A 2 & 3 1
B v F 2 & 3 1
Round 4
A v E 1 & 2 3
D v B 1 & 2 3
C v F 1 & 2 3
Round 5
B v E 1 & 3 2
F v D 1 & 3 2
A v C 1 & 3 2
Round 6
1st v 2nd 2 & 3 1
3rd v 4th 2 & 3 1
5th v 6th 2 & 3 1
Eligibility To qualify for a county the team member must either be born, reside or be registered with a club within that county. (For this tournament the county of Bedfordshire includes the clubs of Northampton and Stony Stratford).

If you are eligible and want to play, please contact the relevant team captain!
Regulations tba

 

Block phase results

match
result vs:

 Beds Norfolk Suffolk Cambs Herts Essex GAME
WINS
Bedfordshire   1 1 2 2 2 8
Norfolk 1   1 2 2 2 8
Suffolk 1 1   1 1 1 5
Cambridgeshire 0 0 1   1 1 3
Hertfordshire 0 0 1 1   1 3
Essex 0 0 1 1 1   3

Round 6: play-off results

1st: Bedfordshire 3

0
2nd: Norfolk
3rd=: Suffolk 1

1
3rd=: Cambridgeshire
5th=: Hertfordshire 1

1
6th=: Essex

After the five rounds of all play all (two games in each match), two teams were on 8 wins - so they in effect played a final of three singles matches. Bedfordshire won all three to win the Shield.

Report by Brian Havill
Teams
Bedfordshire: David Ball, Glynis Davies, John Watson
Cambridgeshire: Alex Lake, Peter Ross, Robert Skeen
Essex: Simon Bird, Alex Wood, Marilyn Wood
Hertfordshire: Stuart Haggett, Brian Havill, John Noble
Norfolk: Simon Draper, Adrian Seabrook, Trevor Whittaker
Suffolk: Ken Andrews, Simon Ironside, Colin Whyles

See also:

AC the national AC Inter-Counties Tournament
GC the national GC Inter-Counties Tournament