Author Archives: steve.abbott

Championship Here We Come!

Posted on April 30, 2022 by steve.abbott

What a weekend for the senior county first team as they made it through the Division 1 Play-Offs placing second behind Kent with two excellent 7-4 wins over Dorset and Lanarkshire. Having been on tenterhooks for a fortnight whilst waiting … Continue reading →

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U19 Silver Clean Sweep

Posted on April 10, 2022 by steve.abbott

There was a small but quality entry in the U19 Silver, the first time we have staged a BE Silver tournament in this age group, and there was to be much success for the locals. Tim Bodani won the singles … Continue reading →

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First Team on tenterhooks

Posted on April 7, 2022 by steve.abbott

With Staffordshire withdrawing from the final weekend of the SCC season, the final positions in Division 1 North are still to be resolved. The top two qualify for the play-offs with the top two from Division 1 South to determine … Continue reading →

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First win for seconds

Posted on April 3, 2022 by steve.abbott

The final weekend for the county senior second team was deprived of its’ final fixture when Staffordshire withdrew but that still left matches against Lancashire 4 and Notts 3 to contend with, the former were defeated 7-4 for their first … Continue reading →

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Sri Lankan Star excels

Posted on March 10, 2022 by steve.abbott

The Northumberland Senior Gold, part of the Badminton England Senior Gold Circuit, returned to the calendar for the first time since 2019. The first Gold event of 2022 attracted a bumper entry of 76, featuring many premiership players, particularly from … Continue reading →

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Local Success at Masters

Posted on November 14, 2021 by steve.abbott

After the hiatus caused by Covid last year, the Tyneside Badminton Centre hosted the 21st annual Northumberland Masters Tournament last weekend. Players came from counties as far afield as Somerset, Dorset, Avon, Kent and Essex and also from Scotland and … Continue reading →

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Muriel champions the Masters

Posted on November 10, 2021 by steve.abbott

Congratulations to Muriel Burgess who was presented with the Walter Arkley award for her exceptional, long-standing contribution to Masters badminton in Northumberland, at the Northumberland Masters tournament last weekend. The award is presented in memory of Walter Arkley, a long-standing volunteer … Continue reading →

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Garrylee & Philip at the double

Posted on November 10, 2021 by steve.abbott

The annual “Restricted” tournament, restricted in the sense that only those people qualified for Northumberland can enter, formed the ‘A’ grade of the opening graded tournament following lockdown and attracted some 65 entries in total across all the grades. It … Continue reading →

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McMullen at the Double!

Posted on November 19, 2019 by steve.abbott

The annual “Restricted” tournament, restricted in the sense that only those people qualified for Northumberland can enter, formed the ‘A’ grade of the opening graded tournament of the season with some 70 entries in total across all the grades. It … Continue reading →

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UNBEATEN FIRSTS PROMOTED

Posted on June 12, 2019 by steve.abbott

The first team entered the final weekend of the Senior County Championships proudly atop of Division 2 North but knowing they would have to play well to maintain their 3 point lead over Lanarkshire, especially as they had to play … Continue reading →

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