SOUTHERN COUNTIES
SCRABBLE LEAGUE
NEWS
ISSUE 58
SEPTEMBER 2016
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We have now completed two thirds of the season so it
will be interesting to see which team makes it to first
place over the next three months.
Tim Charlton, Captain of the Guildford South team, is
to be away for several months on an overseas work
contract, Margaret Firmston has been appointed as his
replacement for the rest of the season. If you need to
contact Margaret her email is
[email protected].
If needed her address is:
12 Francis Court, Worplesdon Road,
Guildford GU2 9UR
IN THIS ISSUE
Tournament activity
Club venues
Scrabble news
League handbook
2016
2009 fixtures
fixtures -Team
Team directory
directory -Match
Match rules
rules --
Good luck all in the final segment.
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www.southerncountiesscrabbleleague.co.uk
is fully accessible. You can download copies of the SCSL
News on the site. I offer a discount on League entry fees for
those who do not require me to mail them the SCSL News
but will be willing to download.
Ruth Marsden
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Southern Counties Scrabble League Issue 28Southern
February Counties
2009
Scrabble League News Issue 58 September 2016
PUZZLES to stimulate the little grey cells!
A Puzzle from David Sutton
Match Wits With The Champions
Here are twenty bonuses that were actually played in the recent World Championships at
Lille. How well can you do to match the champions, given the considerable advantage of
having been told that a bonus play is there to be found? All have one solution only.
ADINNOPS
DELNOWY
AEGILOPT
ACEELNPT
AGIILORU
CEGINOOR
AEEMNORZ
DEEOPRUZ
ACEIRTTU
EEGILNRT
AEORRSTT
EEHNSTY
EGJLNOTU
DIILOPSY
AGORRTYY
BEIINST
HINOORST
EFILLTUY
AEFINORSU
EEIMNORTW
Answers on Page 6
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NOTABLE SCORING FEATS
Highest Word Score
Notified high scores: Brenda Margereson JINGLERS 185,VerityCross
ATOMISED 158, Gary Oliver UPRATING 149, Chris Downer TOPAZES 111.
PS I think 185 deserves the larger font!!
Highest Team Score (
Scores of 3750 or more: 4238 Saints v Guildford South, 4002 Saints against Salisbury,
3894 Saints against Magpies, 3797 Saints v East Berks, 3848 Brighton v Newport, 3842
Brighton against Salisbury, 3847 Magpies v Salisbury, 3781 Guildford North against
Newport.
High Game Scores
Players who have achieved 500 or more: Gary Oliver 523, 578, 537, 577, Brian Jones
518, Chris Finlay 529, 514, Ebi Sosseh 509, Sheila Jolliffe 502, Bob Lynn 557, 502,
David Lawton 542, 501, Julie Gilbert 500, Wanda De Poitiers 538, Tik Thespsuriya 518,
Tim Lawrence 525, 519, Elizabeth Jardine 583, Chris Downer 513,
Highest Win Ratios
For those who have played in more than one match and achieved better than 80% wins
Tim Lawrence of Brighton 92%
Gary Oliver Southampton 83%
Brian Jones of Southampton and Carol Stanley of Guildford North both had 78%, nearly there!
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MATCH RESULTS FOR 2016 SEASON
Group one matches
Bournemouth Magpies
Guildford North
Salisbury
Guildford North
Newport Purple
Guildford North
East Berks Smarties
Salisbury
East Berks Smarties
Brighton and Hove Regents
Phoenix
Guildford South
Guildford South
1 March to 31 May
4
5
7
6
3
5
3
2
0
6
3.5
2
5
2
3
6
4
6
7
9
3
5.5
7
4
Group two matches
East Berks Smarties
Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix
Bournemouth Magpies
Bournemouth Magpies
Southampton Saints
Brighton and Hove Regents
Brighton and Hove Regents
Guildford South
Southampton Saints
Guildford South
1 June to 31 August
4
4
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
1
4.5
8
5
8
4
4.5
`1
4
1
5
Group three matches
Southampton Saints
Newport Purple
Salisbury
Newport Purple
Guildford North
Newport Purple
East Berks Smarties
Brighton and Hove Regents
Southampton Saints
Salisbury
Guildford South
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Southampton Saints
Bournemouth Magpies
Phoenix
Newport Purple
Bournemouth Magpies
East Berks Smarties
Southampton Saints
Southampton Saints
Brighton and Hove Regents
Salisbury
Brighton and Hove Regents
Guildford North
Newport Purple
Salisbury
Guildford North
Bournemouth Magpies
East Berks Smarties
East Berks Smarties
Salisbury
Newport Purple
Bournemouth Magpies
Newport Purple
Phoenix
Guildford South
Brighton and Hove Regents
1 September to 30 November
5
4
7
2
Phoenix
Phoenix
Guildford North
East Berks Smarties
Southampton Saints
Salisbury
Guildford South
Guildford North
Brighton and Hove Regents
Guildford South
Bournemouth Magpies
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LEAGUE POSITIONS 2016
Brighton and Hove Regents
Guildford North
Southampton Saints
Bournemouth Magpies
Salisbury
Guildford South
East Berks Smarties
Phoenix
Newport Purple
Solutions to puzzle on Page 3
DIPNOANS
DOWLNEY
PILOTAGE
PENTACLE
OLIGURIA
OROGENIC
ARMOZEEN
DOUZEPER
URTICATE
GREENLIT
ROSTRATE
ETHYNES
JELUTONG
YPSILOID
GYRATORY
STIBINE
HORNITOS
FUTILELY
NEFARIOUS
TIREWOMEN
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Played
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5
4
5
6
6
6
5
4
W
5
4
4
3
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1
1
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D
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0
1
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4
Games
38
27
26
27.5
23
19
26
18.5
11
Points
16
12
12
9
9
6
3
3
0
Southern Counties Scrabble League Issue 28Southern
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Margaret Staunton B'mth Magpies
Chris Downer
B'mth Magpies
Chas Best
B'mth Magpies
Ebi Sosseh
B'mth Magpies
Elisabeth Jardine
B'mth Magpies
Ruth Marsden
Dorset Phoenix
Angela Swain
Dorset Phoenix
David Dean
Dorset Phoenix
Val Wright
Dorset Phoenix
Ebi Sosseh
Dorset Phoenix
Chas Best
Dorset Phoenix
Wendy Tiley
N'port Purple
Evan Terret
N'port Purple
Peter Young
N'port Purple
Theresa Ellis
N'port Purple
Sheila Jolliffe
N'port Purple
Heather Roberts
Salisbury
Bob Lynn
Salisbury
David Holt
Salisbury
Alison Hall
Salisbury
Margaret Scamell
Salisbury
Gary Oliver
S'ton Saints
Chris Finlay
S'ton Saints
Brian Jones
S'ton Saints
Tanya Robson
S'ton Saints
Brenda Margererson S'ton Saints
Alan Bailey
S'ton Saints
Tim Lawrence
Brighton
George Newman
Brighton
Mary Siggers
Brighton
Verity Cross
Brighton
Tik Thepsuriya
Brighton
Anne Connolly
Guildford North
Malcolm Shaw
Guildford North
David Lawton
Guildford North
Carol Stanley
Guildford North
Margaret Firmiston Guildford South
Tim Charlton
Guildford South
Jonathon Young
Guildford South
Julie Gilbert
Guildford South
Lorna Foster
Guildford South
Maureen Barlow
E.Berks Smarties
Evelyn Wansbrough E.Berks Smarties
Hepzi Rodrigues
E.Berks Smarties
Sharon Hewitt
E.Berks Smarties
Wanda DePoitiers E.Berks Smarties
Richard Porter
E.Berks Smarties
Tricia Walker
E.Berks Smarties
Jan Bailey
E.Berks Smarties
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