Hampshire B v Dorset B - 4 October 2002
Hampshire managed to have a stronger side than their
opponents for the first time in a number of years. This was probably due to the
match only being the B team and being playing at home. Players in the B team now
have to be graded under 150 and Hampshire managed to have an average grade of
133.3 against Dorset's 127.8. This season, Hampshire are playing their B team
matches over 12 boards.
The top 5 boards were all drawn, some more hard fought than
others (mine was one of the games that did not last that many moves). Peter
Roberson on top board missed the win of a piece, but was still pushing for a win
before the game was eventually drawn. Peter is a great hope for the future,
being the 7th highest graded under 14 player in the country. Lets hope he plays
for Hampshire for a long time. Peter was also probably 25 years younger than any
of the other players in the match!
Hampshire picked up wins on board 6 and 7 with Richard Perrin
and David Kinsler winning respectively. Both these players are currently graded
under 140, but have been much higher in the past. Certainly two tough opponents
to meet this low down the board order. Steve LeFevre and Jon Young were the
other Hampshire winners, whilst Peter Marshall and Bob Cleave were the only
losers on the day.
Lets hope the rest of the season continues in this fashion.
Match
Results