Worcester Bishops team 2011-12

Runners up in the District League Championship

Captain Ray Collett reports. The team ended in second placed out of five, with a match score of won 3, drew 3, lost 2. By scoring 9 match points, the team matched its previous year's total, and its clear second place was a notable improvement on 5th out of 6 in 2010/11. The star performer was Peter Kitson, who scored 75%, mostly playing on top board. Matches were over 4 boards. Time control was 35 moves in 1¼ hours followed by an additional 15 min to complete the game. Detailed league results are available for the last three seasons (opens in new window) starting with the 2010-11 page.

Worcester Bishops Fixtures and Results 2011-12 Captain: Ray Collett
2011 Date	Venue	Opponents	Result 2011-12	Result 2010-11
Thursday 13 September	Home	Headless Cross	won 4 - 0	no match
Thursday 13 October	Home	Kidderminster Knights	lost 1½ - 2½	no match, defaulted
Thursday 20 October	Home	Malvern	lost 1 - 3	drew 2 - 2
Thursday 1 December	Home	Redditch I	won 3½ - ½	won 2½ - 1½
2012 Date
Friday 27 January	Away	Malvern	drew 2 - 2	lost 1- 3
Monday 6 February	Away	Headless Cross	won 2½ - 1½	no match
Wednesday 15 February	Away	Kidderminster Knights	drew 2 - 2	won ½ - 3½
Tuesday 28 February	Away	Redditch I	drew 2 - 2	lost 1½ - 2½