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Surrey have won

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:39 pm
by Mike Gunn
...the County Championship for the first time in a very, very long time! (Surrey 9-7 Kent).

Congratulations to the winning team (and the winners of all the other sections, too.)

Re: Surrey have won

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:00 pm
by Alex Holowczak
Mike Gunn wrote:for the first time in a very, very long time!
54 years, to be precise. :)

Re: Surrey have won

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:13 pm
by Susan Lalic
After missing the finals due to being stuck in a traffic jam a few years ago, some of the team left at 9.15 a.m. just to play safe.

Re: Surrey have won

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:38 pm
by John Philpott
Alex Holowczak wrote
54 years, to be precise.
Rather imprecise. Since Surrey last won in 1954, I make it 57 years,

Re: Surrey have won

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:43 pm
by E Michael White
John Philpott wrote:Rather imprecise. Since Surrey last won in 1954, I make it 57 years
Is that measured from the date of the match or conclusion of the dispute ?

Re: Surrey have won

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:46 pm
by Paul Cooksey
E Michael White wrote:
John Philpott wrote:Rather imprecise. Since Surrey last won in 1954, I make it 57 years
Is that measured from the date of the match or conclusion of the dispute ?
:lol: we should not rule out Surrey lodging an appeal against their victory.

(Seriously, congratulations Mike, Susan)

Re: Surrey have won

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:46 pm
by Alex Holowczak
John Philpott wrote:Alex Holowczak wrote
54 years, to be precise.
Rather imprecise. Since Surrey last won in 1954, I make it 57 years,
Gulp. You're right, 1954. I knew it was 1954, but worked out 2011 - 1954 = 54. :oops:

Re: Surrey have won

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:02 pm
by Sean Hewitt
Alex Holowczak wrote:I knew it was 1954, but worked out 2011 - 1954 = 54. :oops:
What was your degree in? :D

Re: Surrey have won

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 12:52 am
by Andy McCulloch
Mathematicians are notoriously poor at arithmetic, it lacks variables. A. McCulloch B.Sc. (Physics & Maths)

Then again, even I might not count on that.

Re: Surrey have won

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:41 am
by E Michael White
Paul Cooksey wrote: should not rule out Surrey lodging an appeal against their victory
How long did the 1954 dipsute last; has it been concluded ?

Re: Surrey have won

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:32 am
by Kevin Thurlow
Good to see Surrey doing something right, but most of the problems have been nothing to do with chess!

Congratulations to the captains, Graeme Buckley and Owen Phillips.

I see the Redhill players scored 5 draws out of 5, including two playing each other, and I suspect they travelled in the same car.

Re: Surrey have won

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:29 pm
by Brian Valentine
I've played alongside 14 of the minor counties contestants in club teams this season. 9 in the Beds team and 5 in the Herts team.