An agenda and proposals for rule changes will be posted here in advance of the meeting.

Hope to see you there.

Regards

Marc

The full draw for the 2011/12 Riley Cup is attached.

Just to remind you, matches are 5-a-side, with each string playing three games to 15 point-a-rally (PAR) scoring. At 14-all, there is no setting i.e. the first to 15 wins. Teams should play in merit order, although the usual league rules on playing up do not apply to the Riley Cup (within reason!).

In what proved to be an excellent match, with both players showing great commitment and skill, it was Ray, pushing forward and taking the ball early, who took the opening game after Paul had raced into a 3-0 lead. The second game saw a change in fortunes as it was now Paul who was keeping Ray on the back foot.

He continued this form to go 5-0 ahead in the third before Ray again began to claw back the points, but the early deficit proved to be just too much as Paul closed out the game, 9-7.

The fourth proved to be the longest game of the match, 17 mins, again Paul took the early lead, 4-0, only for Ray to level at 5-5. There then followed several exchanges of points as both players made errors. However, Paul kept his concentration to squeeze home 10-8 in a match lasting a testing 53 minutes.

Many thanks to Rod Erridge for organising.

In the Plate final, Marc Thomas beat Dan Adams 3-1 (9/0, 9/6, 7/9, 9/5).

Click the links to see the complete draw for the Open and the Plate.

I’d be grateful if you could check these for clashes. You are able to move fixtures before the end of August with the approval of the other Club. If want to do this, please contact your opposition (let me know if you need a contact) and then inform Rod Erridge (rod.erridge@networkrail.co.uk) so he can update resultszone.

Note that the York Open will run from 29th January to 4th February 2012, and the York Veterans from 4th to 10th March 2012.

The minutes of the meeting, along with the new minutes and constitution can be found by clicking this link.

Stillington are a perfect blend of youth and experience, and it was the older element which got them off to the best possible start with Mark Brogan winning a tight tussle with Alastair Rainier. The higher-ranked Selby team evened things up with a victory from Luke Murphy, but their fortunes didn’t improve from then on. Phil Theobold, Tom Howell and Callum Andrew were all able to take a game off their more illustrious opponents.

Selby finished 30 ahead, but that was well below the handicap of 65. Triumphant captain Duncan Cook is shown with his team below.

The individual scores were:

1. Simon O’Neill v Phil Theobold 15/11 15/10 11/15
2. Mal Holmes v Tom Howell 15/11 9/15 15/7
3. Mark Love v Callum Andrew 15/6 11/15 15/13
4. Luke Murphy v Duncan Cook 15/5 15/12 15/8
5. Alastair Rainier v Mark Brogan 11/15 12/15 14/5

The final draw sheet can be found by clicking this link.

See the York Squash Club web site for more details.