ESSEX U175 TEAM - THE 1999/2000 SEASON
The Montague-Jones trophy was won for a record fourth successive year, with a clean sweep as in 1997/98. Although Bedfordshire were copmfortably beaten in the quarter-final, the team finally met its match against Yorkshire in the semi-final who played the much better chess on the day and ended a 29 match unbeaten run.
SCCU RESULTS
| 16/10/99 | Surrey | H | 10 | - | 6 |
| 6/11/99 | Sussex | A | 9 | - | 7 |
| 11/12/99 | Kent | A | 9 | - | 7 |
| 8/1/00 | Surrey | A | 9½ | - | 6½ |
| 5/2/00 | Sussex | H | 9 | - | 7 |
| 19/2/00 | Kent | H | 10 | - | 6 |
SCCU TABLE
| Position | County | Match points | Game points |
| 1 | Essex | 6 | 56½ |
| 2 | Sussex | 2½ | 49½ |
| 3 | Sussex | 2 | 46 |
| 4 | Surrey | 1½ | 40 |
NATIONAL STAGES
| 13/5/00 | Bedfordshire | H | 11 | - | 5 |
| 3/6/00 | Yorkshire | N | 6 | - | 10 |
PLAYER STATISTICS
Appearances (maximum 8)
8 - Colin Ramage and Neville Twitchell
7 - Ian Hunnable, Ivan Myall, Ivor Smith, John White and Paul Williamson
6 - David Millward, Dave Pearse and Bill Saunders
5 - Paul Barclay, Roy Heppinstall, Sid Kalinsky and Robert Parker
Points scored
6 - Colin Ramage and Neville Twitchell (each from 8 appearances)
4½ - Paul Barclay (5), Ivan Myall (7) and John White (7)
4 - Dave Pearse (6), Bill Saunders (6) and Paul Williamson (7)
3½ - Trevor Coote (4) and George McNally (4)