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MATCH REPORT CAMBRIDGE VS ESSEX SEPT 11th

As this was my first match as Team Manager, it was a great day to be part of the Essex County Team in our match against Cambridge. An early start ,as we left home at 7.00am with a 90 minute drive ahead of us and greeted with fog for about 90% of the journey to Jolly Archers club in Huntingdon.


On arrival, I was greeted by John Gorman, who had organised everything for us, so my job was made much easier.


The Essex team was made up with the following archers.
Wilko van Kleef Bolton, Mark Turner, Tony Gedalovitch , Dermot Burns( debut) , Harry Cossey, Bob Attalia, Tony Mayer, Eric Mallet , Jason Pretlove, Brian Lock, Andrew Lock, Allan Horne, Zep Birdsall , Chris Higgins and Wendie King.

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The rounds we were shooting were York/ Hereford/ Bristol (juniors)and Essex had entered teams for Barebow/ Longbow/Recurve & Compound, unfortunately no juniors.


The weather was dry and overcast to start but the sun did start to break through mid-morning with a slight breeze which helped as it was quite warm at times.


There was lots of banter amongst the archers which went on all day. This included how we had managed to get 3 Tonys on the Essex team, a big coincidence!?? So it was decided to make things easier. It would be Tony G, Big T, and Tony!!!

As with any Archery competition, some archers shot better than expected and others not what they had hoped for.

The result of the match was as follows.
CAMBRIDGE JUNIORS 2PTS ESSEX 0PTS
CAMBRIDGE BAREBOW 0PTS ESSEX 2PTS
CAMBRIDGE COMPOUND 2PTS ESSEX 0PTS
CAMBRIDGE LONGBOW 0PTS ESSEX 2PTS
CAMBRIDGE RECURVE 0PTS ESSEX 2PTS

Overall score Cambridge 4pts - Essex 6pts

A special mention for 3 Essex Archers who claimed Rose Awards , Wilko, Harry and Dermot (who was only a handful of points off Master Bowman score after only starting Archery a few months ago,) so well done to you all..

Also a big Thank you to Jolly Archers for hosting the shoot, Philip Watson / John Gorman for making my life very easy and to Jack, the Cambridge Team Manager for his guidance too.

Let’s hope we can have a return match next year, in Essex as Cambridge are very keen for a re-match .

Tony King( Assistant Team Manager)

Results Summary.xlsx

Cambs vs Essex Suffolk Match Results.docx

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The County selection committee is pleased to announce the following scores were received for the forthcoming Essex vs Cambridge match on 11th September. The archers selected on this occasion are highlighted in green.

Scores and Team selection for Essex vs Cambridgeshire – 11th September 2023

Scores submitted @ 1st Sept for Essex vs Cambs
11th Sept 2023
 123456 
Allan Horne1169593606582602 3552
Zep Birdsall1163605604574588 3534
Chris Higgins11741150588572  3484
Andrew Lock6015415785545945363404
Chris Jordan11181101559601  3379
Paul West10651065592572  3294
 
Wendie King51651011091125  3260
Grace Tedore788758651   2197
 
Tony G858935885   2678
Dermot Burns716686    1402
 
Jason Pretlove131913111295   3925
Brian Lock12736686471283  3871
 
Harry Cossey596567662   1825
Bob Attalia587538477   1602
Eric Mallet509505538   1552
Tony Maher426401369   1196

Good luck to the team!

Our next match is likely to be the 4-way indoor match in early 2023, so please keep submitting your scores.

Additionally, the County Executive has, unfortunately, had to decide that Essex & Suffolk will not be sending a representative team to the National Team Championships at Lilleshall at the end of September. Due to the limited number of scores received we would not be competitive throughout the shoot due to the format selected by Archery GB, and thus the associated costs for archers have been deemed unviable in light of this.

We understand the disappointment this may cause some archers but are hopeful of being able to send teams in 2023.

Alex Purser

Chair – Essex & Suffolk county Archery Association