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03 Feb 2026: Selkirk CHampionship results

Firstly, a correction:  last week, it was reported that Nick Dunne had beaten Steve Carter in the Selkirk Championship.  The game was in fact only a friendly and the table has been amended accordingly.

Four matches were played on Tuesday 03 Feb. John Moore beat Sam Cornwell, Mark Gardiner beat Kevin Poulton, Nick Dunne beat Harry Cornwell, and Ian Thompson and Chris Nathan drew their game.

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29 Jan 2026: Selkirk B v Kelso postponed; BICC Minor 3rd round

The League match between Selkirk B and Kelso - scheduled for 03 Feb - has now been postponed.  There is no further news about this fixture.

Also, the draw for the third round of the BICC Minor is now up. For details, see the BICC page...

27 Jan 2026: NHS v Selkirk "B" rescheduled; BICC results

NHS v Selkirk B has now been arranged for Tuesday 10 Mar, and will be played at the County Hotel, Selkirk.

BICC and Selkirk Championship

Several matches were played at the County last night. In the BICC Championship section, Gordon Christie beat Mark Gardiner, while in the Minor section Logan Symons beat Alex Brown.

In the Selkirk Championship, Tam Wylie beat Kevin Poulton, John Moore beat Ian Thompson, Sam Cornwell beat Steve Leckie, and Nick Dunne beat Steve Carter.

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