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The KCCA Summer Quickplay Handicap is split into three groups of teams. Rainham has been drawn in Group "A" of the competition, along with Maidstone, Medway, Tunbridge Wells and Weald of Kent. The winners of the three groups will qualify for the kinock-out stages of the competition. Of these three, the team with the highest net game points will automatically qualify for the final and the other two will play off in a semi-final.
Cross-table
Rainham v Tunbridge Wells
With Rob playing as a first round substitute for Sydney and winning round one, we then had to come from behind after losing round 2 by a margin of 3-1. After comprehensively winning round 4 we eventually won this close match by 9.5 - 6.5.
Martin Taylor scored 3.5/4, Andy Waters 2/4, Sydney Lunga 2/3, Paul Giddins 1/4 and Rob Springett 1/1
Medway v Rainham
Fortunes can swing wildly in these matches so it is important to get a good start. We settled our nerves by winning the first round 3-1 to establish an early lead. We then maintained our two point advantage by tying both the next two rounds. We pulled further away in the last round to run out 9.5-6.5 victors.
Individual performances were Martin Taylor 3.5/4, Tom Stonehouse 2/4, Andy Waters 4/4 and Paul Giddins 0/4.
Maidstone v Rainham
This looked to be a close match and that is exactly how it turned out. After the first round ending in a draw, Rainham took a one point advantage at the half way point with a successfully wining the second round of matches. That is how it stayed going into the final round with Maidstone having to win the round 3-1 to win the match. With the match delicately poised at 7.5-7.5 Rob Springett agreed a draw by perpetual with David Heath to draw the Match
Individual performances were Martin Taylor 3/4, Tom Stonehouse 2/4, Andy Waters 2/4, and Rob Springett 1/4.
Rainham v Weald of Kent
This was a game that we needed to win and Weald of Kent knowing that a draw would be sufficient for them to go through. Although the result looked like a comprehensive victory it was far from being that. The first two rounds finished with a point advantage in each of the first two rounds and after a hard fought third round draw it final looked like it was finally swinging into Rainham's favour. With the weald of Kent now needing to win 3-1 to draw the match the final outcome was to be a 4-0 whitewash, this was rather harsh compared to how the first 3 rounds had panned out.
Individual performances were Martin Taylor 4/4, Dave Barnes 3/4, Andy Waters 3/4, and Rob Springett 1/4.
Semi-Final
Rainham v Charlton
The semi-final was a rematch of last years fixture at this stage of the competition and was hoping of a similar result but this time around it wasn't to be. We were always behind on the match score after a poor first round losing heavily 3-1. This then followed of winning round 2 and drawing round 3 to find ourselves with an outside chance if we could overcome the deficit of a single point. The fourth round however was an overwhelming victory for Charlton winning 3.5-0.5, with this seemingly being a bit harsh as for most of the match was a lot closer then the final score suggested.
Individual performances were Martin Taylor 3/4, Dave Barnes 1.5/4, Andy Waters 1.5/4 and Rob Springett 0/4.
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