Worcester City Team 2010-2011
Introducing the team
The City team played in Division 1 of the Worcester County League and participated in the Wheatley Memorial Handicap Team Knock Out Competition. Team captain was Ray Collett and other regular members of the team were Steve Mellor, Peter Kitson and Andrew Farthing. Worcester City's new player Ed Osbourn was graded at 157 and played board 3. Previous season's results are on the 2009-10 page.
County League
In Division 1, Worcester City faced Hagley, Halesowen 1, Kidderminster 1, and Malvern. Worcester City gained three decisive victories in the league before Christmas. A very welcome turn-around in form compared with the last few seasons. January also began well with a decisive win against Malvern, but then went on to lose to Hagley, and Halesowen away and Kidderminster at home. In the final match of the season, an emphatic win against Kidderminster won the county league title for Worcester City for the first time since 1988. For the Worcestershire League Division One table, click here.
| Worcester City County League Fixtures and Results 2010-11
Captain: Ray Collett |
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| Date | Venue | Opponents | Result in 2010-11 |
Result in 2009-10 |
| Thu 21 Oct | home | Halesowen 1 | won 5 - 1 | drew 3 - 3 |
| Thu 18 Nov | home | Hagley | won 4½ - 1½ | no match |
| Thu 9 Dec | home | Malvern | won 5 - 1 | lost 1½ - 4½ |
| Fri 14 Jan | away | Malvern | won 5½ - ½ | lost 2 - 4 |
| Fri 4 Feb | away | Hagley | lost 2½ - 3½ | no match |
| Thu 10 Mar | home | KIdderminster I | lost 2½ - 3½ | lost 2½ - 3½ |
| Tue 15 Mar | away | Halesowen 1 | lost 2½ - 3½ | drew 3 - 3 |
| Wed 28 Mar* | away | Kidderminster I | won 5 - 1 | lost 1½ - 4½ |
Analysis of team performance
The City team called upon nine players during the season: Steve Mellor, Peter Kitson, Nick Harris, Ed Osbourn, Ray Collett, Jim Keene, Andrew farthing, Phil Smith and Roger Yates. Only the captain, Ray, played in all the matches; Steve, Peter and Ed played in all except one match; Jim played in 6; Andrew in 5; and Phil and Roger one match each. Four members of the team went through the season without losing: Peter Kitson, Nick Harris, Ed Osbourn and Andrew Farthing. Performance honours were shared between Nick Harris and Ed Osbourn, both of whom had 86% score.
Wheatley Memorial Cup
Worcester City has already won this competition on four occasions, including last year when Worcester triumphed in an exciting finals match played at Greenlands. Teams had five players and games are not graded and were completed in 1½ hours with quickplay finish rules.
7 Apr. The Quarter Final match was against Hagley at home.
3 Feb. In the first match in the 2010-11 season, Worcester beat local rivals Malvern.