Who is the worst County Tart?
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Who is the worst County Tart?
Dear all,
I was wondering if anyone can beat me? ... I have played for 6 counties in my days:
Worcs, GM, Middlesex, Herts, Bucks and Beds
Phil Makepeace runs me close with 5 and has youth on his side:
Bucks, Berks, Norfolk, Shropshire and Middlesex
Has anyone played for more?
Regards, John
I was wondering if anyone can beat me? ... I have played for 6 counties in my days:
Worcs, GM, Middlesex, Herts, Bucks and Beds
Phil Makepeace runs me close with 5 and has youth on his side:
Bucks, Berks, Norfolk, Shropshire and Middlesex
Has anyone played for more?
Regards, John
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Re: Who is the worst County Tart?
You may get people who have played for more, or maybe who are eligible for more but never played. Six and five is pretty good. Records for longevity, such as playing for the same county for a span of 50 years or more, would be good as well, as there are almost certainly examples out there. I've played for Cambridgeshire in both Open and a graded section, and for Middlesex in a graded section and once or twice in the Open when they were short of players (that tends not to happen so much nowadays). I may have played for Surrey in a junior event when that sort of event was more common, but not sure if that counts.
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Re: Who is the worst County Tart?
John, if I’d known you had that sort of reputation I would never have asked you to play yesterdayJohn Sharp wrote:Dear all,
I was wondering if anyone can beat me? ... I have played for 6 counties in my days:
Worcs, GM, Middlesex, Herts, Bucks and Beds
Phil Makepeace runs me close with 5 and has youth on his side:
Bucks, Berks, Norfolk, Shropshire and Middlesex
Has anyone played for more?
Regards, John
PS - the early part of that list helps me to place your accent!
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Re: Who is the worst County Tart?
Kevin,
We were just fortunate that I remembered to take along my 'lucky' chess set yesterday
Regards, John
We were just fortunate that I remembered to take along my 'lucky' chess set yesterday
Regards, John
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Re: Who is the worst County Tart?
I have only played for three but they are in order
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Greater Manchester
What a trio!
What an interesting collection of county loyalties!!
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Greater Manchester
What a trio!
What an interesting collection of county loyalties!!
No taxation without representation
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Re: Who is the worst County Tart?
Hi Harry, gosh ... all three ... you are a brave man!harrylamb wrote:I have only played for three but they are in order
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Greater Manchester
What a trio!
What an interesting collection of county loyalties!!
Are you the Harry Lamb I played a few times while I was at Uni in Manchester in the 1980's or his son?
Regards, John
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Re: Who is the worst County Tart?
I could be the Harry Lamb you played. Or I may be his father! My eldest son's full name is Harry Michael Lamb. He was originally known as Harry but must not have liked it so he changed it to Michael when he was about 11. In the early 1980's he was still Harry. It could have been either of us but I guess it was most likely me. Michael is still playing chess. He captains one of Ealing's teams. When I was captain of Bolton's first team I got a bit grumpy because the lure of the capital was so great that he was putting out a stronger team of Bolton players than I was!John Sharp wrote: Are you the Harry Lamb I played a few times while I was at Uni in Manchester in the 1980's or his son?
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Re: Who is the worst County Tart?
Harry, these are the games 'we' played:harrylamb wrote:I could be the Harry Lamb you played. Or I may be his father! My eldest son's full name is Harry Michael Lamb. He was originally known as Harry but must not have liked it so he changed it to Michael when he was about 11. In the early 1980's he was still Harry. It could have been either of us but I guess it was most likely me. Michael is still playing chess. He captains one of Ealing's teams. When I was captain of Bolton's first team I got a bit grumpy because the lure of the capital was so great that he was putting out a stronger team of Bolton players than I was!
24 H. Lamb Scandanavian 9-Feb-1982 0.5 Univ Bolton
46 H. Lamb Pirc 31-Jan-1984 0 Univ Bolton
57 H. Lamb Scandanavian 12-Mar-1984 0.5 Univ Bolton