The SCCU had another re-grouping of the Championship this season, with Sussex and Essex joining the SE section, and Surrey moving to a different section (metropolitan?). This meant Hampshire would meet Essex for the first time, but results wise Hampshire lost both OTB matches. Hampshire had better luck on the Correspondence front, beating Berkshire (22 … Read more
After a six year break due to the First World War Hampshire only had one over the board match in the 1919 / 1920 season, which was against Surrey in the KO stage of the SCCU Championship. The annual Wiltshire match which had been held most years since 1893 was the obvious missing fixture going … Read more
Hampshire joined with Dorset to play in the 4th Western Counties Online Championships. We also invited Wiltshire, but no-one came forward and therefore it was mainly Hampshire, with three Dorset players who took on Somerset in the preliminary round of the KO tournament.
Hampshire played two County matches this season, both in the SCCU as the friendly against Wiltshire was probably cancelled due to the start of the first world war. This obviously affected future county matches, with the next one not played until 1920. Hampshire won one and lost the other this season. Hampshire also played two … Read more