Devon’s annual jamboree took place at the Isca Centre in Exeter, involving teams from three quarters of the county. The East comprised players from clubs in the Exeter & District League, though not all clubs were represented. Similarly, the South team was made up of players from clubs involved in the Torbay League, while the West team drew from a solitary club, Plymouth, and a population base probably greater than either of the other two areas.
The team grade limit of 1,650 made it an average of 137 per player, with no player being allowed to be lower than 100. The East succeeded in getting closest to that maximum, with the South & West both c.35 points lower.
As there were 3 teams, players were paired on the Hutton pairing formula, which ensures that each team has six Whites, upfloats and opponents from the other two teams.
Two charts are needed to make full sense of the outcome. The first shows exactly who played who, and the result.
The 2nd shows each team’s total.
| Bd | White | Black | ||||||
| 1 | Thynne, T. F. | 170 | S1 | ½ | ½ | O’Neill, P | 188 | E1 |
| 2 | Scott, C. J. | 160 | E2 | ½ | ½ | O’Brien, M | 159 | W1 |
| 3 | Schofield, J. | 156 | W1 | 0 | 1 | Wilson, M | 161 | S2 |
| 4 | Brusey. A. W. | 158 | S3 | ½ | ½ | Stinton- M | 154 | W3 |
| 5 | Butland, N | 150 | W4 | 1 | 0 | Hafstad, L | 159 | E3 |
| 6 | Ang, S. A. | 139 | E4 | ½ | ½ | Kinder, A | 147 | S4 |
| 7 | Quinn, M | 146 | W5 | 0 | 1 | Blackmore, J | 143 | S5 |
| 8 | Taylor, W | 136 | S6 | 0 | 1 | Dean, A | 140 | E5 |
| 9 | Southall, C | 135 | E6 | 1 | 0 | Wilby, R. G. | 140 | W6 |
| 10 | Hart-Davis, A | 135 | W7 | 1 | 0 | Marjoram, W | 128 | E7 |
| 11 | Jones, R. H. | 128 | E8 | 0 | 1 | Allen, J. E. | 134 | S7 |
| 12 | Cockerton, M | 125 | S8 | ½ | ½ | McConnell, P | 128 | W8 |
| 13 | Bacon, N | 124 | E9 | 1 | 0 | Tatam, T | 114 | W9 |
| 14 | Dean, J | 112 | W10 | 0 | 1 | Ariss, J | 115 | S9 |
| 15 | Sturt, B | 116 | S10 | 1 | 0 | Palmer, E | 129 | E10 |
| 16 | Scholes, R | 112 | E11 | 1 | 0 | Tidy, N. F. | 101 | S11 |
| 17 | Kennedy- I | 100 | S12 | ½ | ½ | Crickmore, A. E. | 108 | W11 |
| 18 | Proudfoot, A | 106 | W12 | 1 | 0 | Aldwin, B | 100 | E12 |
| East | South | West | |||||||||||
| 1 | P. O’Neill | 188 | ½ | T. F. Thynne | 170 | ½ | M. O’Brien | 159 | ½ | ||||
| 2 | C. J. Scott | 160 | ½ | M. Wilson | 161 | 1 | J. Schofield | 156 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | L. Hafstad | 159 | 0 | A. W. Brusey | 158 | ½ | M. Stinton- | 154 | ½ | ||||
| 4 | S-A. Ang | 139 | ½ | A. Kinder | 147 | ½ | N. J. Butland | 150 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | A. Dean | 140 | 1 | J. Blackmore | 143 | 1 | M. Quinn | 146 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | C. Southall | 135 | 1 | W. Taylor | 136 | 0 | R. G. Wilby | 140 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | W. Marjoram | 128 | 0 | J. E. Allen | 134 | 1 | A. Hart-Davis | 135 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | R. H. Jones | 128 | 0 | M. Cockerton | 125 | ½ | P. McConnell | 128 | ½ | ||||
| 9 | N. Bacon | 124 | 1 | J. Ariss | 115 | 1 | A. Tatam | 114 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | E. Palmer | 129 | 0 | B. Sturt | 116 | 1 | J. E. Dean | 112 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | R. Scholes | 112 | 1 | N. F. Tidy | 101 | 0 | E. A. Crickmore | 108 | ½ | ||||
| 12 | B. Aldwin | 100 | 0 | I. Kennedy | 100 | ½ | A. Proudfoot | 106 | 1 | ||||
| 1642 | 5½ | 1606 | 7½ | 1608 | 5 |
Most years, the result is a close one, a triple-tie being recorded more than once. This time, however, the South (Torbay) won by a clear 2 points, losing only 2 games in the process.
Listening to the opening remarks and welcome by the host, Dr. Tim Paulden.
The game on Board 1 featured Trefor Thynne (W) and Paul O'Neill - game drawn.
General view of the higher boards - nearest is Mike Stinton-Brownbridge making a move against Alan Brusey.
Another view of the higher boards - Sara-Ann Ang in play against the Torbay Captain, Andrew Kinder.
The victorious Torbay team, with team captain, Andrew Kinder, holding the trophy.