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The match played at home this Monday the 16th of November against Netherton 1 was the equivalent of a local soccer derby. Although we were outgraded on the top four boards and only equally graded on the bottom two boards, the passion involved in a derby match told for Wakefield with victories for Mark Shelmerdine, Dean Hepworth and Ian Johnson resulting in a drawn match in which there were no game draws.
This is a fine team achievement against a team who has won the Watkinson Trophy on numerous occasions in the not too distant past.
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16th of November 2009 - Wakefield v Netherton 1
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1. S. Skinner
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0
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1
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P. Shaw
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2. A. Holloway
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0
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1
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N. J. Edwards
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3. Mark Shelmerdine
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1
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0
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R. A. Atkinson
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4. D. Hepworth
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1
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0
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W. F. Lumley
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5. I. Johnson
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1
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0
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J. Eagers
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6. M. Wilford
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0
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1
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J. R. Morton
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Result
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3
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3
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Our third match in the Watkinson this season took place at Honley Liberal Club, the home venue of David Browns. We had a good team, which played well on the first 5 boards, scoring 2.5 each, but defaulted on the bottom board, which gave the last point along with victory to our opponents.
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4th of November 2009 - David Browns v Wakefield
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1. D. Gray
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1
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0
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A. Holloway
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2. J. Hill
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0.5
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0.5
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M. Shelmerdine
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3. K. Stanczyk
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0
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1
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I. Johnson
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4. G. Martin
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1
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0
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Amol Vani
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5.R. Caulfield
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0
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1
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Mike Wilford
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6. A. N. Other
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1
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0
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Default
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Result
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3.5
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2.5
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Other results for club members this week included wins for Barry Marshall, Dave Toulson and Barry Brian along with draws for Bienvenido Cuaresma playing for West Bretton against the Huddersfield Bishops and a draw on top board for Peter Shaw playing for Netherton 1 with veteran Tony Pogson playing for the Huddersfield Knights
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Wakefield played Holme Valley at the Club on Monday evening. This must have been a bad day of the week for Holme Valley as some of their top players did not turn out and the bottom board was defaulted by them. With Wakefield still being outgraded on the top three boards, however, a close match was still on the cards.
Wins for Wakefield on boards 4 and 5 by Mike Wilford and Jim Whittaker, respectively plus the defaulted bottom board meant that Wakefield needed one half point from one of the top three boards to win the match. In the end it was top board for Wakefield, Craig Thompson who managed this with a fine result by drawing with Holme Valley top board Roger Keely. The match details are shown below.
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12th of October 2009 - Wakefield v Holme Valley
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1. C. Thompson
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0.5
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0.5
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R. Keely
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2. A. Holloway
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0
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1
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J. Harrison
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3. D. Hepworth
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0
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1
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S. Thompson
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4. M. Wilford
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1
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0
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N. Battye
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5. J. L. Whittaker
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1
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0
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C. Beardshall
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6. D. Pallagrass
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1
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0
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Default
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Result
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3.5
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2.5
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Wakefield members who also gained good results this week playing for other teams in the Evening League were Barry Marshall who won on Top board for West Bretton against Tony Pogson of the Huddersfield Knights, Chris Tinker and Barry Brian who gained draws against Chris Booth and Richard Boylan respectively, also for West Bretton in the same match.
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The result of our first match of the season at the Club on Monday evening ended in a draw against Netherton 2. This was a good result as our Captain was not available to play on this occasion. As you can see from the match details shown below, Wakefield Junior member Amol Vani made a very useful victorious debut for the Watkinson Evening League team against, wiley, experienced Netherton member John Eagers and looks an exciting prospect for the future.
Acting Captain Alan Holloway also scored a notable victory over Paul Jackson.
Along with a draw from Ian against Bill Lumley on board 3 and a fine top board performance from Craig Thompson holding his own against higher graded Ron Atkinson our points total came to 3 and the match was drawn
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21st of September 2009 - Wakefield v Netherton 2
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1. C. Thompson
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0.5
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0.5
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R. A. Atkinson
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2. A. Holloway
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1
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0
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P. H. Jackson
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3. I. Johnson
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0.5
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0.5
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W. F. Lumley
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4. Amol Vani
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1
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0
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J. Eagers
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5. J. L. Whittaker
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0
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1
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J. R. Morton
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6. D. Pallagrass
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0
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1
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G. Bailey
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Result
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3
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3
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The photos below show the two winning team members: Alan on the left and Amol on the right
 
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The HDCA website has all this week’s results on it apart from Wakefield v Netherton 2 which states the result has not been received. I have heard a rumour that the match was drawn but nothing official. I will endeavour to publish details as soon as I learn them.
Meanwhile Club members were in action in the HDCA Watkinson League in other teams.
Peter Shaw won for Netherton 1 on top board in the match against West Bretton, whilst Bienvenido Cuaresma won on board 2 for West Bretton in the same match! against the highly rated James Lawson. Barry Brian also won for West Bretton in the same match on board 6. A victory by ex-member Granville Boot on board 3 for West Bretton over Netherton 1 Captain Nick Edwards also helped West Bretton emerge from this local derby as victors.
Also Huddersfield Knights and Holme Valley won their respective matches. It seems important in view of our next match for, Wakefield to note the form of James Grist of Holme Valley who not only won on board 3 for Holme Valley this week but also drew with Nick Edwards in the Examiner last week.
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