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| 1 | Wick | 8 | 48 |
| 2 | Miller | 8 | 41 |
| 3 | Dunnet | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Castletown | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Latheron | 8 | 10 |
| ended 31 March 10 | |||
Orkney Inter-County - Season 2007-2008
Orkney too strong this time around in both sections - 09/02/08 (Away)
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| Some CBA players (more pictures below) |
It was always going to be a tough task for the Caithness contingent, when they travelled across the Pentland Firth to try and pull back the deficits from the first round of the Orkney Inter-County match. The task was made even harder with the selectors scouring the county for players to fit into positions, at the last minute.
Orkney led the 'A' match by 8 games to 4 and 'B', 9 to 3 but larger scorelines have been overturned in the past - giving the Caithness side a glimmer of hope.
The 'A' match started well with a fantastic performance from Stephen Hill and Abdul Mkith who made a tough match look easy versus experienced players, Stuart Slater and Trevor Kinghorn - securing a valuable point, which lifted the hopes of the travelling side.
The regular partnership of Carole Mowat and Casey Sangster at 1st Ladies, continued their strong hold of this match-up to secure the second point for the Caithness 'A' team.
Abdul and Casey added to their Level Doubles' wins by pairing each other to triumph in their Mixed Doubles event. This was very much a 'teacher and student' partnership where Abdul is learning fast from the strict ground rules and guidelines of his educator and mentor, Casey. It must be working as they are winning on various occasions, comprehensively...!!!
The final point was gathered by John Durrand and Carole Mowat in the last match of the event. Going on recent performances, this pairing have stepped up a gear, complement each other on the court and are a force to be reckoned with - in the Highlands and Islands.
Orkney won the 'A' match by 8 games to 4 and a final score of 16-8.
Parental Guidance was required for Top Ranking player, Mark Mackay who hobbled in unknown territory, within the 'B' side. Having recently suffered an Achilles injury which stopped his International career, performing in this event was unnecessary, could've caused problems in the recuperation period and knocked back the redevelopment cycle of his limb. Nevertheless, after being 'carried' by his partners, he went onto win his Mens and Mixed Doubles to secure 2 valuable points for the team.
Debutant traveller, Andrew Falconer joined the squad for the first time across the water and never let his initial nervousness affect his game. Partnered by Lindsay Coghill, the two players played an excellent match by constantly piling the pressure on their opponents and picked up the only other point the Caithness 'B' side managed to pull together.
Other debut appearances came from juniors, Ryan Jones, Andrew Cummings, Bronwyn Ross and Lauren Gunn. Now that they have 'tasted the water', I'm sure it has come up sweet enough for them to develop their skills and continue further into the squads.
Orkney went onto win the 'B' match by 9 games to 3 and a final score of 18-6.
Although the scorelines in both matches seem to reflect a trouncing, this is very much a transitional period within the Caithness county team, one that was very much needed and, as yer faither used to tell ye', "you'll have to learn how to walk, before you can run, laddie.....!!!!!".
Thank you to Orkney for their excellent hospitality, 'Thom-Ass' for taking 'e mouthie' and look forward to seeing you all again in December.
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| L to R:- Michelle Cowie, Caithness 'A' captain, Stuart Slater, Orkney 'A' captain - (Sponsor) - Robbie Norquoy, Orkney 'B' captain and Pauline Gunn, Caithness 'B' captain |
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| Fox passes on his thanks to everyone after matches... |
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| Caithness 'A' and 'B' teams |
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| Orkney 'A' and 'B' teams |
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| Rear - Father & Son, Mark & Ryan Jones Front - Mother & Daughter, Pauline & Lauren Gunn | Sam is delighted to get his picture taken with Marnie as you can see by the thumbs up..... |
Scoresheets
'A' Team RESULT - CAITHNESS 4 (8) - (16) 8 ORKNEY
| Caithness | Orkney | Score | ||
| 1st Ladies | C Sangster & C Mowat | beat | C West & E McLennan | 2-0 |
| 2nd Ladies | P Bain & J Grant | lost to | M Nicolson & E Gray | 0-2 |
| 3rd Ladies | S Taylor & M Cowie | lost to | L Cursiter & C Bremner | 0-2 |
| 1st Mens | J Durrand & S Campbell | lost to | R Groundwater & E Ballantine | 1-2 |
| 2nd Mens | T Sutherland & M Cook | lost to | C Reid & R Bailey | 0-2 |
| 3rd Mens | A Mkith & S Hill | beat | S Slater & T Kinghorn | 2-0 |
| 1st Mixed | J Durrand & C Mowat | beat | E Ballantyne & C West | 2-0 |
| 2nd Mixed | S Campbell & P Bain | lost to | R Groundwater & E McLennan | 0-2 |
| 3rd Mixed | M Cook & M Cowie | lost to | C Reid & E Gray | 0-2 |
| 4th Mixed | S Hill & J Grant | lost to | T Kinghorn & M Nicolson | 0-2 |
| 5th Mixed | A Mkith & C Sangster | beat | S Slater & L Cursiter | 2-0 |
| 6th Mixed | T Sutherland & S Taylor | lost to | R Bailey & C Bremner | 0-2 |
'B' Team RESULT - CAITHNESS 3 (6) - (18) 9 ORKNEY
| Caithness | Orkney | Score | ||
| 1st Ladies | M Swanson & P Gunn | lost to | K MacKintosh & L Groundwater | 1-2 |
| 2nd Ladies | L Coghill & S Craigie | lost to | K Sclater & S Deans | 0-2 |
| 3rd Ladies | B Ross & L Gunn | lost to | J Pottinger & J Hill | 0-2 |
| 1st Mens | M Jones & A Falconer | lost to | G Nicolson & R Norquoy | 0-2 |
| 2nd Mens | D Swanson & M Mackay | beat | M Flett & G Beck | 2-0 |
| 3rd Mens | A Cumming & R Jones | lost to | E Gray & D Delday | 0-2 |
| 1st Mixed | D Swanson & M Swanson | lost to | G Nicolson & K MacKintosh | 0-2 |
| 2nd Mixed | M Jones & P Gunn | lost to | M Flett & K Sclater | 0-2 |
| 3rd Mixed | A Falconer & L Coghill | beat | R Norquoy & L Groundwater | 2-0 |
| 4th Mixed | S Craigie & M Mackay | beat | G Beck & S Deans | 2-0 |
| 5th Mixed | B Ross & E Cumming | lost to | E Gray & J Hill | 0-2 |
| 6th Mixed | R Jones & L Gunn | lost to | D Delday & J Pottinger | 1-2 |
Caithness 'A' and 'B' teams struggle in first round tie - 01/12/07 (Home)
'A' Match
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| Caithness 'A' |
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| Orkney 'A' |
At the end of play Orkney has produced a highly creditable victory by eight games to four, a tremendous achievement in an away 'A' County fixture.
'B' Match
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| Caithness 'B' |
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| Orkney 'B' |
The match finished with Orkney securing an incredible 9-3 victory. This type of victory isn't unheard of in home matches but for a team to win an away game so impressively deserves special mention. The catalyst for this victory was the impressive and mature performances by the junior players. This bodes well for the future and is testimony to the efforts by the youth development coaching. Well done to all the players for a fantastic effort.
With both teams having secured good leads before the home leg in February hopes are high of winning both matches overall but another strong performance will be wanted by the selectors if this is to achieved. Orkney Badminton would like to thank the coaches and team selectors for their efforts and also to Northlink for sponsoring the teams travel.
report from Calvin Reid, Orkney
Scoresheets
'A' Team RESULT - CAITHNESS 4 - 8 ORKNEY
| Caithness | Orkney | Score | ||
| 1st Ladies | C Sangster & C Mowat | beat | C West & E McLennan | 2-1 |
| 2nd Ladies | P Bain & J Gunn | lost to | M Nicolson & E Gray | 0-2 |
| 3rd Ladies | D Majilton & M Cowie | lost to | L Cursiter & C Bremner | 1-2 |
| 1st Mens | J Durrand & S Campbell | lost to | R Groundwater & E Ballantine | 0-2 |
| 2nd Mens | B Mackay & I Nicolson | beat | S Slater & T Kinghorn | 2-0 |
| 3rd Mens | M Cook & A Mkith | lost to | G Nicolson & C Reid | 0-2 |
| 1st Mixed | J Durrand & C Mowat | beat | E Ballantyne & C West | 2-1 |
| 2nd Mixed | S Campbell & C Sangster | lost to | R Groundwater & E McLennan | 0-2 |
| 3rd Mixed | B Mackay & P Bain | lost to | C Reid & E Gray | 1-2 |
| 4th Mixed | M Cook & J Gunn | lost to | T Kinghorn & M Nicolson | 1-2 |
| 5th Mixed | I Nicolson & M Cowie | beat | S Slater & L Cursiter | 2-1 |
| 6th Mixed | A Mkith & M Cowie | lost to | G Nicolson & K Bremner | 1-2 |
'B' Team RESULT - CAITHNESS 3 - 9 ORKNEY
| Caithness | Orkney | Score | ||
| 1st Ladies | J Grant & L Coghill | beat | K Sclater & S Deans | 2-0 |
| 2nd Ladies | M Swanson & P Gunn | lost to | J Hill & J Pottinger | 1-2 |
| 3rd Ladies | L Campbell & S Taylor | lost to | R Flett & R Reid | 1-2 |
| 1st Mens | D Swanson & T Sutherland | lost to | R Thompson & R Norquoy | 1-2 |
| 2nd Mens | M Jones & A Nicolson | lost to | M Flett & G Beck | 0-2 |
| 3rd Mens | Jamie Durrand & R Jones | lost to | D Delday & E Gray | 1-2 |
| 1st Mixed | D Swanson & J Grant | beat | R Norquoy & J Pottinger | 2-1 |
| 2nd Mixed | T Sutherland & M Swanson | lost to | R Thompson & K Sclater | 0-2 |
| 3rd Mixed | M Jones & P Gunn | beat | M Flett & J Hill | 2-1 |
| 4th Mixed | A Nicolson & L Coghill | lost to | G Beck & S Deans | 1-2 |
| 5th Mixed | J Durrand & L Campbell | lost to | E Gray & R Flett | 0-2 |
| 6th Mixed | R Jones & S Taylor | lost to | D Delday & RReid | 0-2 |
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