The first match of the U140 resulted in a successful outcome. 2 weeks before the match I had a list of 8 players and a longer list of players that couldn't make it for one reason or another. With the help of Alan Brewis and Wali I was able to field a full team of 16 - ironically the opposition had a late withdrawal so we started the match 1 up. This became 3-1 as Brian Kirby won on his U140 debut and Alan Gore also added a good victory. After that the draws came thick and fast, but Simon Charles survived a 4-connected passed pawns vs rook endgame to come out on top and give us an extra edge. Martin Clode also won on his debut to seal a 9-7 win.
| 1 | Peter Nickals | 139 | 0-1 | Simon Charles | 138 |
| 2 | Ian Woodward | 136 | 0.5-0.5 | Michael Price | 138 |
| 3 | Trevor Dickerson | 133 | 0.5-0.5 | Andrew Maclaren | 138 |
| 4 | Charlton Siddo | 132 | 0.5-0.5 | Cecil Sloan | 138 |
| 5 | Mark Rivlin | 130 | 1-0 | Mir Wali | 137 |
| 6 | Simon Moth | 129 | 0.5-0.5 | Corinne Mountford | 134 |
| 7 | Geoff Cooper | 124 | 0-1 | Alan Gore | 129 |
| 8 | Keith Cook | 127 | 0.5-0.5 | Richard Pearson | 129 |
| 9 | Mark Ashley | 120 | 1-0 | John Peate | 125 |
| 10 | Howard Berlin | 118 | 0.5-0.5 | Austin McMahon | 122 |
| 11 | Richard Joyce | 116 | 0.5-0.5 | Tim Sampson | 118 |
| 12 | Tony Loh | 106 | 0.5-0.5 | Terry O'Sullivan | 114 |
| 13 | Bryan Gaze | 100 | 0-1 | Martin Clode | 106 |
| 14 | David Watkins | 97 | 0-1 | Brian Kirby | 89 |
| 15 | David D'Cruz | 93 | 1-0 | Jeff Hardcastle | 61 |
| 16 | def | 106 | 0-1 | ||
| Totals | 7-9 |