In a day of mixed fortunes, a 24 strong team of mixed ages came fourth in a friendly match at Sutton. The team was made up of 8 under14’s, 8 under 11’s and 8 under 9’s, playing against the strongest teams in the London area, Richmond, Barnet and Wey Valley. The first round was a great success, where Sussex beat Wey Valley by 15½ to 8½. The second round was one we would probably rather forget, as we lost 21½ – 2½ to Richmond. The two wins against significantly stronger opposition from Tom Poulson and James Asquith deserve commendation. In the last round against Barnet, we needed to score at least 8 points to avoid coming bottom, but unfortunately failed by ½. Congratulations especially to Tom who had the distinction of scoring 3 out of 3.
However, the day was thoroughly enjoyed by all taking part, and we must thank the organiser David Heaton for his efforts.
24th October 1999
| Board | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total | |
| Opponents | Wey Valley | Richmond | Barnet | ||
| 1 | Nick Campion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Charlie Linford | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ |
| 3 | David Barraclough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Zak Nathan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Hamilton | ½(def) | ½ | |||
| 5 | Matthew Linnett | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1½ |
| 6 | James Asquith | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2½ |
| 7 | Stephanie Barraclough | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1½ |
| 8 | Tom Poulson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Scott Lympany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Danny Glebocki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Adam Prescott | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1½ |
| 12 | Steven Stracey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Harry Mayhew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Andrew Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Kajtek Skowronski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Guy Willis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Trevelyan Harper | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ |
| 18 | Hannah Adam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Eleanor Hayden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Christopher Linnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Holly Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Kyle Levon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Rosie Arscott | 1(def) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Sarah Linnett | 0 | |||
| 24 | Louise Adam | 1 | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 15½ | 2½ | 7½ | 25½ |
Final Results
| 1 | Richmond | 56 |
| 2 | Barnet | 36 |
| 3 | Wey Valley | 26½ |
| 4 | Sussex | 25½ |