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2026 ECF County Team |
Published 18 May 2026
u1650 quarter final: Worcestershire - Kent
Played 16 May 2026 at Watlington House, 44 Watlington Street, Reading, Herts. Reported by ECF-LMS. Two Worcestershire players were unable to attend: one had a car breakdown and the other a family emergency leading to the two losses by default. Kent won on board count.
| Board | Rating | Worcestershire | Score | Kent | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1637 (1695) | default | 0 - 1 | Dinley, Max | 1557 (1626) |
| 2 | 1532 (1642) | Nicholls, Alex P | 1 - 0 | Allen, Nick | 1612 (1627) |
| 3 | 1637 (1648) | Flynn, Seamus | ½ - ½ | Brown, Chris D | 1588 (1667) |
| 4 | 1565 (1555) | Kirkland, Arnold G | 1 - 0 | Hawkes, Mike | 1590 (1601) |
| 5 | 1536 (1551) | default | 0 - 1 | Benson, Tom | 1584 (1623) |
| 6 | 1547 (1545) | Baker, Stephen | ½ - ½ | McKenna, James F | 1583 (1593) |
| 7 | 1447 (1529) | Sherwood, Tom | 0 - 1 | McKenna, John R | 1570 (1583) |
| 8 | 1521 (1548) | Stanton, T Giles | 1 - 0 | Newman, Martin E | 1643 (1589) |
| 9 | 1397 (1509) | Chan, Alex | 0 - 1 | Gilbertson, Cindy | 1568 (1587) |
| 10 | 1479 (1514) | Griffiths, Aiden | 0 - 1 | Eagle, Joe | 1641 (1680) |
| 11 | 1509 (1489) | Cleak, David | ½ - ½ | Panesar, Jagdev | 1620 (1599) |
| 12 | 1429 (1440) | Kemp, Graham | 1 - 0 | Marasinghe, Minula | 1542 (1543) |
| 13 | 1484 (1459) | Serafini, Paul | 0 - 1 | Clifford, Gary R | 1603 (1548) |
| 14 | 1456 (1447) | Alcock, Steve | 1 - 0 | Gillard, Andrew L | 1543 (1529) |
| 15 | 1454 (1464) | Berry, Simon | ½ - ½ | Hall, Conrad | 1464 (1477) |
| 16 | 1403 (1390) | Vernon, Colin G | 1 - 0 | Dhinsa, Nav | 1392 (1369) |
| Average | 1503 | 8 - 8 | 1569 |