The first County Championship and National Qualifier was held on Saturday 20 July 2019 with 15 Over 55 Pairs. Eleven of the teams were playing to go through to the Finals on 8 March 2020 at Solihull. The Group Winners were:-
Group 1 - Geoff Ward and Barry Fox Runners-Up - Kevin Stanford and Roly Fincham
Group 2 - Colin Buck and Gerry Russell Runners-Up - Lynn Parker and Dave Bignall
Group 3 - Jane Stanford and Dawn Fincham Runners-Up - Janet Russell and Dave Wilcox
After playing the Semi-finals the two teams through to the Final were Kevin and Roly who played Geoff and Barry. There was a play off with Colin and Gerry against Jane and Dawn for third and fourth places.
Final results: Winners Geoff Ward and Barry Fox
Second Kevin Stanford and Roly Fincham
Third Colin Buck and Gerry Russell
Fourth Jane Stanford and Dawn Fincham
Four results have to be submitted to the ESMBA and as Jane and Dawn do not want to play at the Nationals Janet Russell and Dave Wilcox will be added as they were fifth in the competition.
Other results were as follows:-
Patrick Bretagne and Margaret Rea - 5 points +7 shots, John and Janet Goff - 3 points -12 shots, Jean and Derek Retchless - 0 points -23 shots, Rob Bonello and Jayne Thorpe - 2 points -6 shots, Sandra Smith and Liz Mitchell - 4 points -15 shots, Bill Harrison and Joe Peters - 2 points -15 shots, Lynn Parker and Dave Bignall - 5 points +11 shots, Linda White and Rosemary Cooper - 4 points -5 shots, Wayne Locke and Rex Courtman - 2 points -8 shots, Phyllis Balls and Mary Fox - 2 points -7 shots.