Richardson Cup 1958-1959
Main Tournament
On 25 January 1958, the SCA decide to
make SCA individual membership compulsory for players in teams in their
tournaments, effective with the 1958-59 season. The Richardson Cup is drawn as
normal but reverts to a pre-set draw with the seeded teams avoiding each other
in the second round, However most teams decline to participate due to the
compulsory membership rule. The SCA meet on 21 March 1959 and decide to proceed
as best they can with this year's Richardson. By the following season the rule
is rescinded.
Edinburgh CC fight their way through the
shambles to win the trophy on 6 June. There is no relegation tournament and no
Spens Cup.
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Semi Final | Final | ||||
| Central | scr | Glasgow (S) | 4 | Glasgow (S) | 3 | ||
| Bohemians | scr | ||||||
| Glasgow (S) | bye | ||||||
| Shettleston | scr | Civil Service (S) | 3 | ||||
| Dundee Circle (P) | scr | ||||||
| Civil Service (S) | bye | ||||||
| Wigtown County (P) | w/o | Wigtown County (P) | 2+ | Bon Accord (S) | 2½ | Edinburgh (H) | 4 |
| Ayr | scr | ||||||
| Bon Accord (S) | 3+ | ||||||
| Polytechnic | scr | Edinburgh (S) | 4½ | ||||
| Wardie Residents | scr | ||||||
| Edinburgh (H) | bye | ||||||
(P) - Promoted from the previous season's Spens Cup.
(H) - Holders
(S) - Other Seeeded teams
Edinburgh |
Glasgow |
||
| 1. R.W.M. Baxter | ½ |
½ |
W.A. Fairhurst
|
| 2. G. Weedon | 1 |
0 |
P.B. Anderson |
| 3. W.S. Smerdon | 1 |
0 |
M. Fallone |
| 4. D.S. Clunie | 0 |
1 |
C.W. Marshall |
| 5. W.A. Nowosielski | ½ |
½ |
T. Russell |
| 6. A.G. Laing | 0 |
1 |
C.M. Malcolm |
| 7. I. McRobbie | 1 |
0 |
D. Morning |
4 |
3 |
||
Relegation Tournament
There is no relegation
tournament, for the reasons given above.