All of the Ashby fixtures for 2026/2027 have now been added to the Club Calendar.
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Thursday, 1 October 2026
ECF September Newsletter
Leicestershire v Derbyshire
Neil Roberts and Graham Bird both played for Leicestershire in their MCCU U1650 match against Derbyshire last weekend. Unfortunately the team lost by 10.5 - 5.5 and Neil and Graham both lost. Next up is an away match against Worcestershire on the 10th Ocober, with Steve and Graham both playing.
Monday, 21 September 2026
Club Championship Results
There were 4 matches played in the 5th round of the Club Championship on Thursday evening, with Chris Tipper beating Ollie Fordham, Paul Harrison beating Nick Wyld, Neil Roberts beating Ric Dawson and Dan Vernon beating Peter Anderton.
Thursday, 17 September 2026
LRCA 2026/2027 Fixture Lists
The 20262027 Fixture Lists have now been published on the LRCA website. I will transpose these onto the Club Calendar as soon as possible.
Ashby 2 Fall Short In Harrod Cup
Despite a guest appearance from GM Mick Brown, Ashby 1 were beaten 5-3 in their final Harrod Cup match at Latimer on Wednesday evening, a result that sent Latimer into joint first place, along with Anstey, Ashby 2 and Market Harborough, However, after applying the first tie break rule - Game Point Difference - Market Harborough and Latimer were eliminated. With both Anstey and Ashby having identical GPD the second tie break - least number of defaulted boards - came into play. Once again, this could not separate the two teams so the third tie break - highest number of individual wins - came into play. This did produce a result, with Anstey having 22 and Ashby 17, so Anstey are this season's winners. Many congratulations to them.
It was a disappointing ending for Ashby 1, finishing third from bottom, with one win and one draw from their five matches.
Thursday, 10 September 2026
Club Championship Results
There were 2 games played in the Club Championship this evening. Roy Evans beat Steve E., but the important top of the table game between Richard Vann and Tom Dove ended in a draw.
The Championship now hinges on the game beween Andrew Wilson and Tom Gerrard. If either of them win they will win the Championship by half a point. If they draw it will be a 3 way tie between Richard, Andrew and Tom G.
Harrod Cup In The Balance
A 4.5 - 3.5 defeat for Ashby 2 at the hands of Market Harborough 2 on Tuesday evening leaves the destination of the Harrod Cup in the balance. This result brings Market Harborough 2 level with us at the top of the table with 7 points, although we have a marginally better game point difference.
It now all hinges on the match between Syston and Anstey on Thursday evening. If Syston win they will leapfrog both Ashby 2 and Market Harborough 2 to take the Cup with 8 points. If that game is drawn then they will be level with us on 7 points for a 3 way tie. I'm unclear as to what the tie break rule is if 3 teams are level - I'm sure the LRCA will let us know soon enough.
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