SCA AC Interclub 2016
Balgreen won the 2016 AC interclub league, beating Glasgow in the final. Alastair Burn-Murdoch (Balgreen) beat Brian Durward (Glasgow) +24, and Joe Lennon (Glasgow) beat Roger Binks (Balgreen) +3. As the match was tied on one game all, Balgreen took the title on net points.
Rules
The 2016 AC interclub league consists of two all-play-all blocks. The winners of each block will play each other in a final.
A team consists of two players. Teams may be selected from a pool of players but no player may play for more than one team.
In the blocks below the team named in the row will have choice of venue if there is a * in the cell, otherwise the choice will belong to the team named in the column. For example for Edinburgh v Meadows 3 in Block A, Edinburgh has choice of venue,
Matches will consist of two games of handicap AC singles. Normally lower handicap players will play each other, but captains may agree otherwise. Time limits of 3 hours plus 3 minutes per bisque unless agreed otherwise. A match result will be either 1-0 or ½-½. Results to be reported to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Block winners are decided by:
- number of matches won;
- net points;
- who beat whom.
The winners of each block will play each other in a final at Meadows on Saturday September 24, or otherwise by mutual agreement. The final will be decided by (a) games won then (b) net points then (c) gross points. If still equal then the final will be decided by a single 14 point Alternate Stroke Handicap Doubles match, unless agreed otherwise.
All singles games count for the handicap card.
Block A
| Block A | E | M3 | A | G | Matches | Net points | Position |
| Edinburgh | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1½ | -20 | 3 | |
| Meadows 3 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | -34 | 4 | |
| Aberdeen | 1 | ½ | ½ | 2 | +26 | 2 | |
| Glasgow | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2 | +28 | 1 |
Teams
Edinburgh: Allan Hawke(C) and Rosemary Saunders Robertson
Meadows 3: Brian Cosford(C) and Lyn Gilpin
Aberdeen: Bill Strachan(C), Brian Clark and John Owen
Glasgow: Joe Lennon(C) and Brian Durward
Block B
| Block B | M2 | M1 | B | A | Matches | Net points | Position |
| Meadows 2 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | -43 | 4 | |
| Meadows 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1½ | -18 | 3 | |
| Balgreen | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2½ | +26 | 1 | |
| Auchincruive | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1½ | +35 | 2 |
Teams
Meadows 2: David Houston(C) and Rachel Frith
Meadows 1: Jola Jurasinska(C) and Jamieson Walker
Balgreen: Alastair Burn-Murdoch(C) and Roger Binks
Auchincruive: Dave Arnot(C), Kevin Wright, Michele Wright and Dave Farrow
Results
Block A
Edinburgh v Meadows 3
Allan Hawke beat Brian Cosford +13
Rosemary Saunders Robertson beat Lyn Gilpin +4T(25-21)
Aberdeen v Glasgow
John Owen beat Brian Durward +9T(23-14)
Brian Clark lost to Joe Lennon -20
Edinburgh v Glasgow
Allan Hawke lost to Brian Durward -22
Rosemary Saunders Robertson beat Joe Lennon +14
Glasgow v Meadows 3
Brian Durward beat Brian Cosford +6
Joe Lennon beat Lyn Gilpin +3
Meadows 3 v Aberdeen
Brian Cosford lost to Bill Strachan -18
Lyn Gilpin beat Brian Clark +10
Aberdeen v Edinburgh
John Owen beat Allan Hawke +24
Bill Strachan beat Rosemary Saunders Robertson +5T(25-20)
Block B
Meadows 1 v Balgreen
Jola Jurasinska lost to Roger Binks -6
Jamieson Walker beat Alastair Burn-Murdoch +16
Meadows 2 v Auchincruive
Rachel Frith lost to Dave Farrow -8
David Houston beat Kevin Wright +5T(17-12)
Balgreen v Auchincruive
Roger Binks beat Dave Farrow +14
Alastair Burn-Murdoch beat Kevin Wright +6
Balgreen v Meadows 2
Roger Binks beat Rachel Frith +9
Alastair Burn-Murdoch beat David Houston +7
Meadows 2 v Meadows 1
David Houston lost to Jamieson Walker -8
Rachel Frith lost to Jola Jurasinska -16
Auchincruive v Meadows 1
Auchincruive beat Meadows 1 (w/o: +26, +26)