PCRC rounds off the 2015/16 season with another win!

Well, that's the end of the Portsmouth & District shoulder-to-shoulder season.  PCRC's last match was at home this week against Wickham and we're pleased to say it was another win and a good score for our aggregate.  Here are the results:

Portsmouth City - 489 M. Nevatte (97) A. Nevatte (99) I. Cooper (99) G. Scruton (97) D. Reeves (90) P. Upchurch (94) L. Haskett (94) R. Ashman (97)

Wickham - 476 A. Peters (91) M. Ward (92) T. Caister (91) S. Dismore (99) M. Barnes (91) R. Heasell (96) T. Malleson (97) J. Willsher (92)

The team's average for this season was 486.7 (a whole point improvement on our average from last year, 485.7).  We have yet to find out where we stand in the overall ranking for the league (we'll have to wait to know the outcome of a few other matches from this week).

Special congratulations go to Richard Ashman of Portsmouth City, who managed to turn up just before we were about to turn off the lights and shot a perfectly respectable 97 with the range to himself.

Our final stats for the 2015/16 season are as follows:

14 matches (11 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses)
Total League Points: 23
Aggregate Score: 6814

Scoring Team Average (top 5 shooters of each match): 486.7

Top Shoulder-to-Shoulder Average: 97.25 (Gordon Scruton, 12 matches)

The competition for the best individual average was once again close this year, with 6 shooters all being within half a point of each other:

1st: Gordon Scruton (97.25, 12 matches)
2nd: Sarah Hart (97.08, 12 matches)

3rd: Ian Cooper (97.07, 14 matches)

4th: Richard Ashman (97.00, 10 matches)

5th: Marian Nevatte (96.93, 14 matches)
6th: Adam Nevatte (96.86, 14 matches)

Special thanks go to Marian Nevatte for her final season as captain of the team, and to the following shooters for attendance and participation at all 14 matches:

Ian Cooper

Marian Nevatte

Adam Nevatte

No shooters managed to get counted in for every match (going to show that we all have our bad shoots and that at the end of the day it's the team result that matters).  However, the most consistently counted in shooter this season was Marian Nevatte, who was counted in 12 out of the 14 matches she shot.

We'll update everyone once we find out our overall standing for the championship.  We were runners up last year, so we'll be hoping to match if not improve on that.  Fingers crossed.  To view the results and match reports for the rest of the season, click here.

PCRC is back on form! (2016 Matches, pt 2)

Following on from part 1 of the 2016 match update, here's how our three most recent matches have gone (Spoiler Alert!!! - it's better than part one).

Our away match against Chichester saw another solid yet unremarkable result from the Portsmouth City team (unfortunately pushing our average down every so slightly).

Chichester - 476 W. Williamson (90) K. Tulloch (96) J. Peart (91) C. Wade (94) S. Jenkins (94) N. Logan (97) S. Sadler (95) G. Hawker (81) Reserve N. Hayward (89)

Portsmouth City - 486 I. Cooper (94) S. Hart (97) L. Haskett (97) M. Nevatte (96) G. Scruton (98*) J. Rowe (96) A. Nevatte (98) P. Upchurch (93)

If you are wondering want the start next to G. Scruton's score means, it means that somebody (him) got a penalty point for being a right monkey and shooting twice on one target (see below).

The next match was against West Meon at home:

Portsmouth City - 487 M. Nevatte (99) A. Nevatte (97) I. Cooper (98) P. Upchurch (96) S. Hart (96) J. Rowe (95) R. Ashman (97)

West Meon - 475 G. Stone (92) P. Hannington (96) J. Dalton (99) R. King (92) A. Smith (92) D. Corbett (96) R. Amor (88)

So another convincing solid win and a positive score for our overall average.  From this, we moved on to our penultimate match...

Our most recent match was against Portsmouth Railway Rifle Club.  In this case it was just 7 of us and those that shot well, shot well, those that didn't, didn't.

Portsmouth Railway - 482 M. Carter (95) C. Richards (95) C. Coles (94) N. Perman (93) N. Toms (95) K. Hardyman (98) J. Ring (99) J. Stockham (95)

Portsmouth City - 488 I. Cooper (94) M. Nevatte (94) G. Scruton (98) A. Nevatte (99) S. Hart (98) J. Rowe (89) R. Ashman (99)

So we have one match still to go this season - Wickham at home, who came third last season so it will be important for us to get a convincing win next Thursday.  These are our current stats:

10 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses

Team Average: 486.5
See all the results here.

A win, a loss, and a draw (2016 Matches, pt 1)

We've had a few matches since our last post at the beginning of the month.

Unfortunately our success at West Meon at the end of last year has not been followed by the string of success we had hoped for but PCRC is by no means out of contention.  Here's how the matches went:

Havant A - 482 A. Morley (96) A. Perry (94) D. Cotton (99) J. Allsop (94) L. Hanna (95) S. Lavin (95) T. Brown (97)

Portsmouth City - 481 I. Cooper (97) M. Nevatte (95) A. Nevatte (96) G. Scruton (97) S. Hart (94) P. Upchurch (95) J. Rowe (96)

So it was 7 vs 7 and neither side shot particularly well and we were beaten by virtue of Havant shooting just that little bit less badly than we did.

Oh well... our next match was at home against the current champions, Sarisbury, who we had a particularly high scoring loss against earlier this season.  This had to be a far better score than the previous week against Havant, and thankfully it was.  Here's how we did:

Portsmouth City - 491 M. Nevatte (97) A. Nevatte (96) I. Cooper (98) G. Scruton (98) S. Hart (100) J. Rowe (96) P. Upchurch (95) R. Ashman (98)

Sarisbury - 491 M. Guille (99) M. Frost (98) G. Barber (94) T. Gleed (99) M. Holdway (97) P. Pearce (98) P. Fitzsimmons (94)

So, a high scoring match for both teams but an eventual draw.  Congratulations to Sarah Hart for getting a ton.

Our next match was against Fareham on their range.  It had now been three matches since a win for PCRC in the shoulder-to-shoulder league, so we were hungry for another win if was stood any chance of not slipping too far down the league table.  Luckily, we managed quite nicely:

Fareham - 472 D. Shepperd (99) D. Blake (92) M. Cakewell (92) D. Fry (92) M. King (84) D. Accourt (80) D. Spendlove (97) M. Salisbury (82)

Portsmouth City - 486 I. Cooper (96) M. Nevatte (98) G. Scruton (96) S. Hart (97) A. Nevatte (95) P. Upchurch (93) J. Rowe (95) R. Ashman (99) Reserve L. Haskett (95)

So no particularly remarkable scores but a good solid addition to our aggregate.  At this point our stats were as follows:

7 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses
Team Average: 486.4

Click here to see how we've done more recently.

City's First Match of 2016!

Happy New Year!

Been a bit too busy recently to update this blog but hopefully that's made up for with a few different posts with news.  First of all, City got started with its first match for this season's Arthur Lee Cup - round 2 against West Meon Rifle Club.  If you are wondering how we did in round 1, we got a bye and automatic progression to the second round without needing shoot (bit of a pity, we always like reasons to shoot).

So how did we do?

West Meon - 1135 G. Stone (94, 93) A. Smith (94, 96) M. Atkins (93, 94) P. Hannington (94, 95) D. Corbett (92, 95) J. Dalton (97, 98)

Portsmouth City - 1169 I. Cooper (98, 99) A. Nevatte (97, 98) S. Hart (97, 97) M. Nevatte (98, 99) G. Scruton (98, 96) R. Ashman (97, 95)

So, we are through to the next round!  Congratulations to Ian and Marian for their excellent scores and commiserations to West Meon - better luck next year!

City vs Sarisbury: The Highest Scoring Match in Recent League History!

This evening was the away match at Sarisbury and it was a night of superlatives.

The last match of the year.

The first possible (100) from a City shooter this season.

The highest team score of the season so far.

The highest scoring match in the Portsmouth & District League for at least the last three seasons.

Unfortunately, it was also:

The first possibles scored against City this season, and...

The first City loss of the season.

Here were the scores:

Sarisbury - 495 T. Gleed (100) M. Guille (98) P. Pearce (98) M. Frost (94) M. Holdway (99) G. Barber (97) P. Fitzsimmons (100) D. Cleeve (96)

Portsmouth City - 492 I. Cooper (97) M. Nevatte (98) A. Nevatte (98) P. Upchurch (94) G. Scruton (100) L. Haskett (93) S. Hart (98) R. Ashman (98)

So this was a high scoring match that saw City rise to the occasion admirably.  Our team average is now 486.6 and the team score of 492 solidly bests our previous best this season of 489 and is the best team score we've had for at least the last three years!

However, Sarisbury ain't the reigning league champions for nothing, folks!  Many congratulations to them for also shooting their highest score of the season so far and their highest scores for the last three seasons as well!

Special congratulations to T. Gleed, P. Fitzsimmons and G. Scruton for their possibles.

Mid-Season Report

Portsmouth City has shot 7 of its 14 matches of the Portsmouth & District 2015/16 shoulder-to-shoulder season.  So far we've had 6 wins and 1 loss and our current team average is 486.6.

(483) Portsmouth City vs Havant (480)

Win (see results)
(481) Portsmouth City vs Fareham (473)
Win (see results)

(487) Portsmouth City vs Chichester (465)

Win (see results)

(481) West Meon vs Portsmouth City (487)
Win (see results)

(487) Portsmouth City vs Portsmouth Railway (482)

Win (see results)
(483) Wickham vs Portsmouth City (489)
Win (see results)
(495) Sarisbury vs Portsmouth City (492)
Loss (see results)

Best shoulder-to-shoulder averages so far are:

1st: Ian Cooper (97.57)

2nd: Marian Nevatte (97.29)

3rd: Sarah Hart & Gordon Scruton (97.17)

City adds another win to the season!

Portsmouth City goes from strength to strength as it adds another win to what is turning out to be a very successful season.  We were away at Wickham tonight and achieved the best score of the season so far (and equalling our last match against Wickham in the 2014/15 season).

Wickham A - 483 S. Dismore (94) R. Heasell (97) T. Caister (92) M. Barnes (98) M. Ward (92) I. Nichols (96) R. Long (96) E. Malleson (96) Reserve J. Willsher (92)

Portsmouth City - 489 I. Cooper (97) M. Nevatte (96) A. Nevatte (98) S. Hart (97) J. Rowe (96) P. Upchurch (99) G. Scruton (95) R. Ashman (98)

So we now have 6 wins, no losses or draws and that gives us 12 championship points and a team average that now equals our average from last season, 485.7.  Next Monday sees us face last season's champions, Sarisbury, in our last match of 2015 so we're all hoping to keep the momentum going.

City vs Railway

Last night, the main Portsmouth City team faced off against fellow Portsmouth team, Portsmouth Railway Rifle Club, and it looks like City's moment is far from slowing!

Portsmouth City - 487 M. Nevatte (98) S. Hart (99) L. Haskett (94) I. Cooper (98) A. Nevatte (97) P. Upchurch (95) J. Rowe (95) R. Ashman (95)

Portsmouth Railway - 482 J. Ring (96) M. Carter (94) K. Hardyman (99) C. Richards (96) N. Toms (95) N. Perman (96) C. Coles (95)

This home match saw City score its third successive 487 and now has a team average of 485.  Portsmouth City's championship points are now in double figures (10) with 5 wins, no losses and no draws.  Still no possibles (perfect 100s) but we'll all get another chance to do that at our away match at Wickham on Monday. :-)

Well done to Portsmouth Railway for their very respectable scores and providing a relatively close match.

West Meon vs Portsmouth City (Our 1st Away Match of the Season)

This evening saw the City team trek up to deepest, darkest West Meon!  It was our 4th match of the season and our 1st away match.  Thankfully, after a shaky start, City appears to have found its form.

West Meon - 481 G. Dalton (94) A. Smith (95) M. Atkins (98) G. Stone (95) P. Hannington (97) D. Corbett (96) R. Amor (91)

Portsmouth City - 487 M. Nevatte (98) I. Cooper (98) A. Nevatte (93) J. Rowe (94) G. Scruton (98) S Hart (99)

City equals its score from our last match against Chichester and our team average for the season now rests at 484.5.  Not bad but come on City, we can do better - there hasn't even been a ton yet!

So despite not having a full-strength team, we've managed to chalk up another win and look forward to meeting Portsmouth Railway next week!

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City wins during the Summer Season!

Now that all the scores are in from the various competitions that Portsmouth City shooters were taking part in over the summer, here is how we did!

Hampshire Indoor Summer Postal League

A Team

Winners Division 1

(Ian Cooper, Adam Nevatte, Marian Nevatte, Gordon Scruton) 

B Team

Runners Up Div 3

(Mike McCormick, Dave Reeves, Jonny Rowe, Phil Upchurch)

Portsmouth & District Indoor Summer Postal League

A lot of shooters also took part in individual competitions over the summer and for some of them it was their first competition experience.  In the P&D indoor postal league, special congratulations go to Ian for winning his division, and to Gordon, Jonny, and Mike for coming runner up in their respective divisions.

Gordon Scruton

Runner Up Div 1

Ian Cooper

Winner Div 2

Phil Upchurch

3rd Place Div 5

Lou Stafford

10th Place Div 5

Jonny Rowe

Runner Up Div 6

Adrian Fallows

7th Place Div 8

Mike McCormick

Runner Up Div 10

Dave Reeves

5th Place Div 10

Civil Service Indoor Summer Postal League

The Civil Service indoor postal leagues provided the first match experience for George, Mark, Paul, Mike Carpenter, Dave Allen, and Dan.  Well done to all of them for completing their first shooting competition.  Special congratulations go to Phil, Jonny, Mike Hellyer, Paul and David Owen for winning their divisions.

Gordon Scruton

3rd Place Div 1 

Phil Upchurch 

Winner Div 7 

Jonny Rowe 

Winner Div 10 

Stephanie Furness-Barr 

Runner Up Div 11 

4th Place Ladies’ Div 1 

Mike McCormick 

Runner Up Div 16 

Dave Reeves 

Runner Up Div 10 

Mike Hellyer 

Winner Div 19 

George Herron 

Runner Up Div 19 

Mark Lipsham 

4th Place Div 19 

Paul Scrivens 

Winner Div 20 

Adrian Fallows 

Runner Up Div 20 

Mike Carpenter 

3rd Place Div 20 

Dave Allen 

4th Place Div 20 

David Owen 

Winner Div 21 

Dan Carpenter 

Runner Up Div 21

Eastern Region Summer League

Gordon Scruton

Runner Up Div 2

Jonny Rowe

Winner Div 7

Dave Reeves

Runner Up Div 11