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County Champions from the recent past:
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Champion |
Lady |
Veteran |
Junior |
Colt |
2017 | Peter Hoy | Cathy Curtis | Keith Williamson | No Entry | Ryan Dodd |
2016 | Oliver Wilde | June Speakman | Frank Haigh | Daniel Fenner | No entries |
2015 | Scott Greenfield | June Speakman | Jeff Bone | No entries | Ryan Dodd |
2014 | Scott Greenfield | June Speakman | J Henshaw | A Heyes | D Fenner |
2013 | |||||
2012 |
Stuart Clarke |
Tracey Riddington |
George Allen |
Nick Smith |
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2011 |
Stuart Clarke |
Tracey Riddington |
George Allen |
Jack Greenleaf |
Callan |
2010 |
Luke Riddington |
Tracey Riddington |
Frank Haigh |
Zach Palmer |
Daniel Wicker |
2009 |
Luke Riddington |
Tracey Riddington |
Dennis Webb |
David Bolton |
Daniel Wicker |
2008 |
Scott Greenfield |
Tracey Riddington |
Ken Chambers |
David Bolton |
Daniel Wicker |
2007 |
Stuart Clarke |
Ruth Naunton |
Jerry Bland |
David Bolton |
Daniel Wicker |
2006 |
Luke Riddington |
Tracey Dines |
Ken Chambers |
Joe Baker |
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2005 |
Stuart Clarke |
Tracey Dines |
George Allen |
Chris Orrin |
David Bolton |
For detailed results please click on the relevant year:
Essex Compak Sporting Championship 2018
On the 20th of October 2018 the High lodge shooting ground in Suffolk kindly hosted the Essex county Compak sporting championship . Running over 4, 25bird layouts Andy Coppen had put on a good variety of targets to suit all abilities. With not a cloud in the sky or a breath of wind the unseasonal weather saw most competitors shooting in shirt sleeves and basking in the glorious Autumn sunshine.
A good turnout of Essex shooters and competitors from other surrounding counties meant the competition was almost fully booked up with just a couple of spaces spare. High Lodge has installed a fully automated accoustic system for the Compak discipline which is a fantastic addition to an already world class ground. A very strong and positive performance saw Oliver Wilde retain the title for the second year running with a fantastic score of 98 which gave him the championship win, with Stuart Clarke winning veterans on a superb 96, John Price retaining his super veterans title with a good solid 90, and Nadine Gilder adding yet another county championship to her collection taking the ladies title. Sadly no juniors from Essex entered the competition but star of the show was young up and coming Ryan Dodds shooting an unbelievable 92 to take colts - fantastic shooting Ryan.
Well done to all the winners and thank you to all that participated. A big thank you once again to High lodge shooting ground for agreeing to host the event for us for the second successive year and thank you to Andy Coppen for putting on the event and setting the great targets.
2018 South Eastern Inter-Counties Sporting Tournament
Southdown gun club hosted the 2018 S.E. Intercounties sporting over the weekend of 6th and 7th of May. Essex fielded a full team comprising of Seniors Clive Scase, Adam Cocker, Phil Hayden, Alex Higgs, and Nigel Gilder, Veterans Frank Haigh, Ladies Nadine Gilder, Juniors Harry Willis and young Ryan Dodds as the Colt.
New cap Clive Scase put in the highest score for the team with a strong 85 round on what proved to be a testing course given that it was also an England selection shoot. The team came away in 7th place overall on with a total of 399 with Kent putting in a score of 442 to be crowned S.E. Champions. Well done to all team members who gave it their best shot and thank you for putting in the effort, the next shoot for the Team will be the National Inter-Counties on the 6th and 7th of october at Orston shooting ground.
2018 Sporting Selection Table
Highwayman shooting ground very kindly hosted our 3rd and final county sporting selection shoot on Sunday 29th of April - a bitterly cold day with bitting winds and rain which didn't make for pleasant shooting conditions. However, this didn't stop a keen few individuals venturing out to shoot the last selection shoot. A great variety of testing targets were presented to the competitors, with Essex veteran Fran Haigh posting a superb 86 to lead the Essex contingent. The Essex team for 2018 that will represent the county on the 6th and 7th of May at the S.E. Intercounties held at Southdown gun club are as follows.
SENIORS POINTS
Adam Cocker 4
Phil Hayden 7
Clive Scase 7
Alex Higgs 10
Nigel Gilder 12
LADIES
Nadine Gilder
JUNIORS
Harry Willis
COLTS
Ryan Dodds
VETS
Frank Haigh
Well done to all who made the team and good luck for the Intercounties.
Following the first 2018 Sporting Selection shoot at Barrow Sporting Clays, the table looks as follows:
Name | Class | Category | Hit |
Adam Cocker | AA | Senior | 95 |
Alex Higgs | AA | Senior | 94 |
Philip Hayden | AA | Senior | 94 |
Clive Scase | AA | Senior | 92 |
Robert Humphreys | AA | Senior | 91 |
Joshua Arbon | A | Senior | 89 |
Stuart Lodge | AA | Senior | 89 |
Christopher Orrin | AA | Senior | 86 |
Robert Nash | AA | Senior | 86 |
Clint Brumbley | A | Senior | 86 |
Nadine Gilder | B | Ladies,Senior | 86 |
Harrison Willis | C | Junior | 85 |
Jack Bonnett | C | Senior | 84 |
Laurence Greenleaf | AA | Senior | 84 |
Kevin Norfolk | AA | Senior | 84 |
Andrew Crockford | AA | Senior | 84 |
Nigel Gilder | A | Senior | 83 |
Tim Butcher | A | Veteran | 83 |
Edward Chumbley | A | Senior | 83 |
Kathy Lankshear | C | Ladies,Senior | 82 |
Trevor Hearn | A | Senior | 82 |
Todd Bridge | A | Senior | 81 |
Phil Dyer | A | Senior | 81 |
Richard Baker | A | Senior | 81 |
Gary Hume | B | Senior | 81 |
Geoffrey Garrod | A | Senior | 80 |
Michael Lankshear | B | Veteran | 77 |
David Gale | B | Veteran | 75 |
Brodie Gutteridge | Senior | 75 | |
Shilton | C | Veteran | 74 |
Bradley Faulkner | A | Senior | 74 |
Austin Bonnett | B | Senior | 73 |
John Cutmore | B | Veteran | 73 |
Craig Colton | C | Senior | 71 |
Catherine Curtis | C | Ladies,Senior | 67 |
Steve Davis | B | Veteran | 67 |
Steven Wright | A | Senior | 64 |
Christopher Barton | C | Veteran | 63 |
Sean Ferries | C | Senior | 59 |
Daniel Amner | C | Senior | 58 |
Terry Harris | C | Veteran | 57 |
Jonathan Willis | C | Senior | 49 |
2017 Essex Compak Championship
On the 23rd Oct High Lodge shooting ground in Suffolk hosted the first Essex county Compak championship. Bright skies and gusting winds made for some testing and tricky targets set by Andy Copen. Oliver Wilde yet again set off at blistering pace with a rabbit target bouncing just as the shot was fired on his third layout denying him a 75 straight ,posting a 21 on the 4th layout finishing with a total score of 95x100 to secure him high gun and the championship title. John Price, a well known Essex shot and seasoned Compak competitor both at home and abroad, posted a fantastic score of 90 to give him the Veterans title. Many thanks to John Bidwell and his team at High Lodge for agreeing to host this event.
Essex Compak Champion Oliver Wilde
Veteran John Price
Lady Amanda Foster
Junior Mason Terry
The photo below shows Oliver Wilde being presented with his trophy by John Bidwell.
2017 National Sporting Inter-Counties Tournament
The National Intercounties english sporting was held at Eriswell shooting ground in Suffolk on the 14th and 15th of October. Very unseasonable warm weather conditions, with temperatures getting up into the 20s, greeted competitors from all over the country who were testing their skills against targets set by Phil Moss who had set a wide variety of targets from floppy floaters to fast 1/4ing away simultaneous pairs off a tower which caught quite a few people out. Held over 14 stands, there was something there for all abilities.
Despite their best efforts Essex couldn’t quite get the team scores together to get a placing in the top 3, finishing in 7th place overall with Yorkshire taking top spot in the seniors. The Essex team consisted of:
Seniors Stuart Clarke
Oliver wilde
Adam Cocker (New Cap)
Chris Orrin
Keith Williamson
Lewis Steed
Ladies Nadine Gilder
Amanda Foster
Kathy Curtis (New Cap)
Juniors Ryan Dodds
Harvey Willis
Many thanks to all those who put the effort in to shoot for the team and a special mention to Stuart Clarke who shot a fantastic 94 which was the highest scoring team member and also took 3rd place overall.
2017 Essex Sportrap Championship
On the 19th August glorious sunshine beamed down on Clacton gun club for the Essex county sportrap championship. A good variety of targets tested the guns with Oliver Wilde and Laurie Greenleaf tying for the title. Unfortunately Laurie was unavailable for a shoot off so the title went to Oliver.
Congratulations to the winners:
Essex sportrap champion Oliver Wilde
veteran Bill Goodchild
Lady Judy Lock
Many thanks to Andy Riva for hosting the event.
2017 Essex Allround Championship
Oliver Wilde shot a fantastic 96 to win the 2017 Essex Allround Championship held at Clacton GC on the 14th October 2017. Despite the time of year, the weather was good for the event.
The third squad saw Essex shooter Oliver Wilde set the pace shooting 24/24/24/24: this proved the score to beat on the day, and could only be equalled by Pauline Chapman of Suffolk who won the Bellinger trophy for her efforts. It was nice to see junior and colts at this championship so well done to them. The full list of champions was:
- County champion Oliver Wilde 96
- Lady champion Pam Dorrington 74
- Veteran Champion Keith Williamson 89
- Junior Champion Harry Willis 66
- Colt Champion Mason Terry 72
Many thanks to Andy Riva and all at Clacton Gun Club for hosting this event.
Pictures below show (l to r) Mason Terry, Pam Dorrington, and Keith Williamson being presented by Dave Bignell:
Essex Sporting Championship - 2017
The 2017 Essex Sporting Championship took place over the weekend of the 26th and 27th August at Hepworth Hall. The title was won by Peter Hoy on 94. Stuart Clarke also shot 94 but was not there at the end for a shoot off so Peter took the honours.
Veteran was Keith Williamson, there was no junior competitor but Ryan Dodd was Colt champion and Cathy Curtis was lady champion.
South East Inter-Counties Sporting - 2017
On Sunday 7th may the South East inter counties sporting was held at Southdown gun club. Ideal shooting conditions made for a very enjoyable round with overcast skies and a light breeze - not quite shirt sleeve weather but still pleasant to be out in the Sussex country side. As usual the Southdown team put on a fantastic array of targets with some needing a decent gap others just deceiving angles.
Credit to the Essex team putting in some fantastic scores across the board with Chris Orrin leading from the front posting a very strong 90, unfortunately one senior member had an off day which cost the team a placing. Sussex put together a very strong team resulting in them coming out on top with Essex taking fourth place overall with a score of 428.
Three people stood out on the day for Essex:
- Firstly young, up and coming colt, Ryan Dodds put in an superb 76 equaling one of the senior teams scores. Well done Ryan I’m sure you be seen many more times in the county team;
- Young junior shot, Harry Willis, posted a very respectable 73 upholding the junior side of the team. Fantastic score Harry and, like Ryan, I’m sure you will be making a lot more appearances for the county
- Last but not least regular team member Nadine Gilder posted a brilliant 85 for the ladies - very consistent as usual Ned well done.
Senior Team Scores:
- Chris Orrin 90
- Keith Williamson 89
- Stuart Clarke 87
- Lewis Steed 86
- Oliver Wilde 76
Also a mention to Ian Schwier who shot a fantastic 95 taking JNT1st in AA but unfortunately was not on the team
2017 Sporting Team Announced
The people who have qualified for the sporting team have all been contacted and and the team has been submitted the CPSA as follows - seniors: Stuart Clarke, Keith Williamson, Lewis Steed, Chris Orrin and Oliver Wilde; Ladies: Nadine Guilder. So far no vet, colt, or junior have been put forward although several have been contacted and are unavailable.
Badnocks Farm Selection Shoot
The second County sporting selection shoot was held by kind permission of Bradley Faulkner at Badnocks farm on the 26th of March. Very strong winds on the day made the targets extremely tricky which reflected on the scores.
Top Essex shooter and High Gun of the day was Chris Orrin on 86, with Ade English close on his tail just 2 targets behind on 84. Oliver Wilde and Stuart Clarke posted 82s with Stuart lodge and C.Caseon 80. Peter Humphreys put in a strong 76 for the vets and Nadine Gilder led the Ladies.
A total of 55 Essex shooters competed and many thanks to you all for supporting the selection shoot, Thanks to Badnocks shooting ground for hosting the event very much appreciated.
First Sporting Selection Shoot and Other Sporting Acheivements
The first of three county sporting selection shoots was kindly hosted by Southdown Gun Club on the 12th of March which provided good shooting conditions of fine weather in the morning but with slight drizzle in the afternoon. The Southdown team put on a great variety of quality targets as expected and there was some exceptional shooting by several people hoping to make the team. In total 21 shooters from Essex made the journey to the rolling countryside of the Southdowns.
Well done to all who made the journey and competed in the event.
The current lead position is shared by no less than four competitors all on 92:
- A. Cocker
- S.M. Clarke
- O. Wilde
- L. Steed
The leading Lady was C. Curtis on 73 and the highest Vet was K. Hannah with 58.
For a full listing of the results, see sporting-selection-table.
Many thanks to Southdown gun club for hosting the selection shoot great targets as usual.
Several of the shooters listed shot other events over the same weekend with some notable scores,
Young shooting star Lewis Steed shooting a brace of 92s, recording one at Southdown and then travelling across country to Horne to record his 2nd 92 on their sporting. Superb shooting by Lewis.
Adam Cocker shot a very respectable 94 at clacton gun club SPT on the Saturday, Sunday shooting a 92 on the ESP and a 96 on the SPT at Southdown and winning A Class, then on to Horne to post a strong 90 again on the sporting - great shooting from Adam.
Philip Hayden shot 89 on Southdown ESP and 90 on the SPT and a creditable 89 at Horne so well done to Philip - very consistent
Oliver Wilde shot Clacton GC on the Saturday taking High Gun with a 97 on the SPT, Then down to Southdown on the Sunday posting 92 on the sporting and 96 on the SPT coming joint second in AA. He also took HG the same day at Badnocks shooting ground in Southminster on their sporting layout with a respectable 97, 7 shots clear of his nearest rival (photo below).
Also a special mention to Ian Schwier 1st in AA on 89 and Clint Brumbley taking 2nd in his Class.
2014 Sporting Championship
Hepworth Hall again hosted this year's Sporting Championship over the weekend of the 16th/17th August. Scott Greenfield won the overall championship title on a superb 96 ex 100. The ladies' title was taken by June Speakman (88) with J Henshaw (89) taking the Veterans', A Heyes (79) the Juniors' and D Fenner (72) the colts' titles.
Dave Bignell presenting the Ladies' trophy to June Speakman
Scott Greenfield with the Championship trophies
2014 Sporting Team Selection
On a glorious early spring day on the 16th March at the Barrow Heath Shooting Ground over forty Essex guns turned out for this year's sporting team selection. Scott Greenfield led the way for the seniors with a fine 91, closely followed by G Garrod on 89 and Luke Riddington on 86. PR Brewster was next with 84 and Paul Burrows shot 83.
Dave Bignell led the vets on 79 and Tracy Riddington was the highest scoring lady with 76. J Garrod was the best colt with 71 with J Hayday the best junior.
ESP County Selection 1 of 4 - Barrow Heath 17th Feb 2013
Stand 8 - Steve Miller tackles a fast looping pair
A very stiff test awaited Essex hopefuls at Barrow heath on a fine sunny day with little wind. A few guns managed to reach the 80s including our own Luke Riddington with many famous names trailing behind in the 70s.
For selection table please click here.
For full event result please click here.
Malcolm Clarke
High Gun Winner of the very popular and prestigious Essex event
2012 Paglesham Annual Charity Clay Shoot
Essex Club & Team Shoot - Arnold's Farm 5th June 2012.
Simultaneous Teal with R/L Crow over water and sheep!
Twenty-twelve saw another bumper entry to this very popular event. There are in fact two competitions running simultaneously one for Clubs and the other for Teams - this enables Essex guns who do not belong to a local club to form a team and enter that way.
The targets were a bit stiffer this year but offered an excellent challenge which Dennis Webb took face-on to set the pace with 93 ex100 and so gaining the individual title. Dennis was closely followed by none other than Scott Greenfield, just 1 shot behind on 92 and Stuart Lodge a further shot adrift on 91.
A big thank you to Glen de Freitas, Dave Billington and all those involved in making this annual event such a great success.
S/E Intercounties – Southdown 6th & 7th May 2012
The poor conditions continued as wind, rain and cold weather persisted over the weekend – on a brighter theme, there were some 300 entrants for this competition which was also an England Team Selection shoot.
Of special note was the performance of Dennis Webb who took Vets with a commanding 95, just one shot off the winning Intercounties score. Dennis goes from strength to strength and has now won the Vets category at all 3 England Selection shoots held so far this year (Southdown, Coniston & Westfield).
In the Selection/Registered competition Stuart Clarke also put in an excellent 95 but it was Cheryl Hall who took top honours with an astounding 97!
On the team front Essex were placed 6th out of 9 counties, scores listed below.
Essex Team |
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Robert Humphreys |
80 |
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Oliver Wilde |
92 |
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Luke Riddington |
83 |
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Phil Dyer |
84 |
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Peter Humphreys |
84 |
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Total: |
423 |
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Lady:Tracey Riddington |
75 |
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Junior: Nick Smith |
73 |
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Colt: Josh Hayday |
62 |
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Vet: Dennis Webb |
95 |
Tracey Riddington found herself just 1 shot off the Ladies’ title which was secured by Surrey’s Natasha Blockwell on 76.
Well done to all those who took part and a special mention must be made of youngsters Nick Smith and Josh Hayday who will have gained invaluable experience in shooting this event.
For full Intercounties results please click here.
For full Registered Competition results please click here.
Essex County Championship & Selection 3/3 - Hepworth Hall 25/27th April 2012
The County Championship and third Selection shoot took place at Hepworth Hall in wet and windy conditions; the day before the event began a tornado had devastated neighbouring farmland, uprooting trees, laying waste buildings and scattering livestock.
John Dyson had set a demanding course which, in combination with the weather conditions, made for a severe test of the best in the county.
The Championship was won, once again, by Stuart Clarke who overcame all others to become county Champion; Tracey Riddington took the Ladies' title, George Allen the Vets. and top Junior was Nick Smith.
Champion |
Lady |
Veteran |
Junior |
Stuart Clarke |
Tracey Riddington |
George Allen |
Nick Smith |
The final Selection shoot decided the team to represent Essex at the Intercounties to be held at Southdown the following weekend; Gerry Springham had qualified for the team but was unable to shoot the Intercounties event and so his place was taken by Peter Humphries, whose son Robert had dominated qualifying.
Seniors |
Lady |
Veteran |
Junior |
Colt |
Robert Humphries |
Tracey Riddington |
Dennis Webb |
Nick Smith |
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Oliver Wilde |
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Luke Riddington |
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Phil Dyer |
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Peter Humphries |
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For full selection results please click here.
Essex GUN Masters Result
This year's Masters was won by Mark Winser with an incredible 189 ex 200 as youth once again triumphed over experience to win this gruelling 200 bird-in-a-day event.
Mark was closely followed by last year's winner Phil Gray who defeated George Digweed in a shoot-off for second place.
Red Course Stand 1 - Simultaneous Orange and White Pair over Water
As usual the combination of targets by John Dyson, location at Hepworth Hall and sponsorship from Essex Gun drew in huge numbers of competitors from across the country; we thank all those who worked on this 5 day spectacular in order to produce such a highlight of the sporting calendar and especially for bringing a world-class event to our own doorstep, right here in Essex.
ESP Selection Shoot 2/3 - Southdown 1st April 2012
Stand 12 - Quartering away R/L with distant Midi Crosser L/R
Southdown presented Essex hopefuls with their usual combination of big targets over a bigger-still landscape.
This time it was Scott Greenfeld who stepped up to win the day on 94, a great score which dominated the Essex selection and also won the entire event.
Many competitors who had missed the first shoot at Barrow Heath came here to try their hand at qualification for a team place - notable among these were Luke Riddington, Phil Dyer and Steve Miller who all came home in the 80s to add to the competition for team places.
Selection Table please click here.
ESP Selection Shoot 1/3 - Barrow Heath 11th March 2012
Mike Frankham offered many a tricky stand for the first Sporting Selection Shoot of 2012 which was very well attended, some 130 guns taking part.
It was a dry sunny day with no wind and Dennis Webb took Essex High Gun with a superb 90 closely followed by Gerry Springham on 88, Robert Humphries with 87 and half a dozen others in the 80s.
Selection Table please click here.