Worcestershire Chess League
Division II: 2009-10 season
Hagley win tightly contested league
A closely fought division with seven sides competing, only one of which did not lead the pack at some stage. The early Division 2 leadership was shared by Droitwich and Hagley between November and December and they were joined by Halesowen at the start of the new year and Headless Cross in February. Although Droitwich drew ahead in sole lead briefly at the end of February, Kidderminster came from behind and were in the lead at the start of April only to have their hopes confounded by Hagley who beat Greenlands. The crucial match Kidderminster 2 vs Halesowen saw the latter team emerge clear victors and they had to wait to see the result of the last match of the season: Hagley just pipped Halesowen by drawing the match with Redditch to take the Division 2 title. This was a fitting tribute to the vigorous leadership offered by Hagley's President, Andy Moore.
| Worcestershire League Division II table in the 2009-10 season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
| Hagley | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| Kidderminster 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| Halesowen 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 |
| Redditch | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14½ | 15½ | 5 |
| Droitwich | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 4 |
| Headless Cross | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11½ | 18½ | 3 |
| Greenlands | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 |
| Worcestershire League Division 2 Fixtures and Results 2009-10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result |
| 15 Sep | Redditch | Greenlands | 3½ - 1½ |
| 2 Oct | Hagley | Headless Cross | 3½ - 1½ |
| 19 Oct | Headless Cross | Redditch | 3 - 2 |
| 23 Oct | Hagley | Greenlands | 3 - 2 |
| 26 Oct | Droitwich | Headless Cross | 2½ - 2½ |
| 23 Nov | Droitwich | Hagley | 1 - 4 |
| 12 Jan | Redditch | Halesowen 2 | 2½ - 2½ |
| 19 Jan | Redditch | Kidderminster 2 | 1½ - 3½ |
| 26 Jan | Greenlands | Droitwich | 2 - 3 |
| 12 Feb | Hagley | Redditch | 3 - 2 |
| 23 Feb | Halesowen 2 | Droitwich | 4 - 1 |
| 3 Mar | Kidderminster 2 | Hagley | ½ - 4½ |
| 15 Mar | Headless Cross | Halesowen 2 | 2 - 3 |
| 23 Mar | Halesowen 2 | Hagley | 2 - 3 |
| 29 Mar | Droitwich | Redditch | 2 - 3 |
| 31 Mar (from 16 Dec) | Kidderminster 2 | Headless Cross | 3½ - 1½ |
| 6 Apr | Halesowen 2 | Kidderminster 2 | 1½ - 3½ |
| 13 Apr (from 5 Jan) | Greenlands | Halesowen 2 | 2 - 3 |
| 14 Apr (from 17 Feb) | Kidderminster 2 | Droitwich | 2½ - 2½ |
| 19 Apr (from 18 Jan) | Headless Cross | Greenlands | 1 - 4 |
| 27 Apr (from 30 Mar) | Greenlands | Kidderminster 2 | ½ - 4½ |
Team Captains and Secretaries
- Droitwich: Capt and Secy Arnold Kirkland
- Greenlands: Capt, Secy Richard Collett
- Hagley: Capt, Andy Moore, Secy MA (Tony) West
- Headless Cross: Capt, Secy Mark Hore
- Halesowen 2: Capt, Secy John Southcote
- Kidderminster 2: Capt, Ken Durnell, Secy Maurice Bissell
- Redditch: Capt, Giles Stanton, Secy Penny Wood