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1893: Sheffield v Derbyshire

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Clarence Hotel

High Street, Sheffield

Monday, 09/12/1893

starting c. 4.30 p.m.

over 11 boards

Sheffield had played a match against Derbyshire in 1892 and lost.  This match was reported in the Sheffield & Rotherham Independent of Monday 11/12/1893.

Two games were played on three boards.  The method of reporting excluded the order of results where two games were played.

	Sheffield	8½‑5½		Derbyshire
1	T C Chapman	1-0	½-½	F E Phillips
2	T E Vickers	½-½		J Brearley
3	G H Harrison	½@½		E Toon
4	T E Shuttleworth	½-½	0-1	J R Wright
5	W H Camm	0-1		W H Clarke
6	A E Harrison	0-1		G W Whyman
7	D H Smith	1-0	1-0	J Sayers
8	A E Godley	½@½		E Dale
9	A E Mercer	1-0		W Bonnett
10	F W Pearson	1-0		W N Toft
11	J Reoch	1-0		J Sargeant

@ denotes result of adjudication of unfinished game

 (names as given in the Independent)

Sheffield Athenaeum was clearly still Sheffield’s strongest club, though Arundel, when its Athenaeum dual-membership members were added, looked likely to win the league.

Created 04/10/2013

Copyright © 2013 Stephen John Mann

Last Updated 04/10/2013