2010/11 ICC 1st Team Fixtures & Results

FIRST TEAM. PREMIER 'B'. ICC
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DATE
TIME
VENUE
OPPONENTS
RES
Pts
REP
13-Nov-10 11:30 Medway Park, Gillingham, Kent CHESHIRE 7 - 3 7 CLICK
13-Nov-10 14:30 YORKSHIRE 2 5 - 5 12
14-Nov-10 10:00 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 7 - 3 19
15-JAN-11 11:00 National Badminton Centre,
Milton Keynes		 HAMPSHIRE 7 - 3 26
15-JAN-11 14:30 SURREY 2 9 - 1 35
16-JAN-11 10:00 LEINSTER 6 - 4 41
09-APR-11 11:30 York Railway Institute WORCESTERSHIRE 6 - 4 47
09-APR-11 14:30 KENT 3 - 7 54
10-APR-11 10:00 LANCASHIRE 8 - 2 56

POSITION
 TEAM

TIES FOR

 TIES DRAWN TIES AGAINST MATCHES FOR MATCHES AGAINST POINTS
1
 Avon   1
7.5
1
1.5
56
34
56
2
 Cheshire  1
7.5
1
1.5
55
35
55
3
 Hampshire  1
6
2
3
52
38
52
4
 Yorkshire  2
6
2
3
52
38
52
5
 Leinster County  1
5
0
4
50
40
50
6
 Lancashire  1
4.5
3
4.5
45
45
45
7
 Surrey  2
3
0
6
43
47
43
8
 Buckinghamshire  1
3
2
6
41
49
41
9
 Worcestershire  1
2.5
3
6.5
36
54
36
10
 Kent  1
0
0
9
20
70
20
           
           

For those of you who don’t know about Premier league badminton these are the differences to the divisional county matches.

 


FIRST WEEKEND
The first Premier B weekend of the 2010/11 season started with bad news, Chris Coles had to withdraw with an injury at the last minute.  This left a squad of nine players to travel the long distance to Gillingham in Kent.  Two of the nine , Hannah Littlecote and Stuart Rowlands, making their debut for Avon senior ICC teams.

All the squad performed well over the weekend, and importantly played as a team.  Avon finished the weekend in 4 th position in the table, only two points away from 2 nd place.

Squad:
Ladies – Hannah Littlecote, Nicole Webb, Ali Marr, Sarah Boyce & Emily Hollis
Men- Josh Green, Stuart Rowlands, Adam Smith & Geoff Ball
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 SECOND WEEKEND
The 2 nd Premier B weekend of the 2010/11 season always looked to be the toughest of the three Premier weekends.  Avon played the top three placed top division after the first weekend: Hampshire, Surrey 2 and Leinster.  Starting in 4 th position out of 10 teams it was the intention to try and stay in touch with the top teams. This would give us a good chance of getting promotion after the last weekend, when we are due to play teams further down the league.

The first match of the weekend was against Hampshire, and a good start from our singles players was essential.  The commitment of the players was demonstrated by Hannah Littlecott, who came back from 16-20 down to win the deciding set in her game 22-20. This encouraged all the players and Avon went on to win 3 of the 4 singles games

Avon then went on to win 3 of the 4 level double games and 1 of the 2 mixed games to win the match 7-3.

Over the weekend Avon won 3 of the 4 singles games in each matches. This shows a strong and flexible singles line up.  The men’s doubles was stronger, Avon winning all six games.  With a current England international available in the ladies doubles and mixed the Avon team proved to be too strong for all the opposition over the weekend.

Avon beat Surrey 2 nd 9-1 and Leinster 6-4 to finish the league in top spot, above Leinster and Cheshire, who are tied, 4 points behind.  This leaves the Avon 1 st team in a strong position to win Premier B at the final weekend in York during April.

The Squad:
Men: Geoff Ball, Chris Coles, Josh Green, James Phillips, Adam Porter and Adam Smith
Woman: Mariana Agathangelou, Sarah Boyce, Emily Hollis, Hannah Littlecott and Alison Marr
Supported by Brenda and Steve Bird, Jenny Buckley and Adrian Cantwell

Report from Steve Bird
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THIRD WEEKEND

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