Suffolk Bridge

Tournament Focus11-May-2012

The EBU publishes an online magazine Tournament Focus which, while slanted towards tournament players (as you'd expect), contains articles on many different topics for all levels. Examples include 10 Things You Did Not Know About Bidding Boxes, Decimalised Green Points or IMP Pairs Scoring.

The most recent edition, Spring 2012, has just been released, its contents include:

• Changes to Brighton 2012
• Ranked Master Pairs by Michael Byrne
• Tournament Play by Julian Pottage
• IMP Pairs Scoring
• Updates from Laws & Ethics and Tournament committees
• Appeals Focus (review of individual appeal committee decisions)

Suffolk Annual General Meeting29-Apr-2012

The 2012 SCBA AGM will be held on Sunday 20th May 2012 at Ipswich & District Indoor Bowling Club (136 Rushmere Road, IPSWICH, IP4 4JU) starting 3:00pm. The meeting is followed by prize giving and the AGM Pairs.

You can download a printable copy of the agenda [PDF] (including nominations for officers and committee) and the minutes of the 2011 meeting [PDF].

Agenda

1. Adoption of Minutes of last year's AGM
2. Matters arising
3. Chairman's report
4. Competition Secretary's report
5. Membership Secretary's report
6. Treasurer's report
7. Adoption of accounts
8. Election of Officers & Executive Committee members
9. Appointment of Examiner
10. Election of EBU shareholder(s)
11. Election of County Club Representative
12. Ratification of 5p County P2P rate for 2012-13
13. AOB

Suffolk Pivot Teams22-Apr-2012

Basia Malinowska, Mike Malin, Rick Hanley and Anne Wilmer combined the best to win the 2012 Pivot teams.

See the full results including line-ups and Master Point awards.

Suffolk Championship Teams21-Apr-2012

The county Championship Teams was won by Jane Moore, Andrew Moore, Jenny Price and David Price who beat Bill Tweddell, Rick Hanley, Eric Newman and Mike Sherer 118-28 in the final.

The Moore team can represent Suffolk at the Pachbo Cup, the national teams 'Cup Winners' in June.

The championship teams started with a qualifier in December, this is a summary of the 2011-12 competition.

Suffolk Championship Pairs15-Apr-2012

Debby Sutcliffe and Maria Allnutt posted two high-scoring sessions to take the 2012 County Championship. The top three pairs can represent Suffolk at the Corwen Trophy, the national pairs 'Cup Winners' in late May.

See the full results (Now with Green Point awards and deals displayed).

Lady Milne – 13th-15th April 201213-Apr-2012

Jane Moore is playing this weekend in the Lady Milne in Llandrindod, Wales.

The Lady Milne is a six-way international competition between Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The sixth team is provide by the hosts and this year represents the Welsh Bridge Union (WBU)

The England team is:

• Gillian Fawcett & Jane Moore
• Frances Liew & Belinda Bridgen
• Nicole Cook & Christine Duckworth

Sally Brock is the non-playing captain.

You can see more about the event, including results, from the dedicated website which includes further links. Most notably you can watch online (without login) via Bridge Base Online.

Your Committee Needs You!11-Apr-2012

Several long-serving members of the Suffolk Committee are standing down at this year's AGM in May.

It is likely that there will be at least two vacancies of the SCBA Committee at the AGM, including that of General Secretary; the SCBA welcomes nominations for these positions. Ideally the make-up of the committee should reflect that of the general membership, particularly in terms of gender and playing ability.

This year's AGM is on Sunday 20th May 2012 at Ipswich Indoor Bowls Club. Nominations and motions for the AGM must be received in writing by the Secretary by Sunday 22nd April. As per the SCBA constitution, each must proposed by a Full Member of the SCBA, and seconded by two additional Full Members.

If you are interested, perhaps simply to talk over what serving on the committee entails, contact SCBA Chairman Andrew Moore () or Secretary Jeff Orton () – they would be delighted to hear from you.

Last month the committee met with club representatives; you can read the minutes of that meeting [PDF] and the supporting draft document on arrangements between clubs and county for running events [PDF].

Suffolk 'A' Team take ECL Title23-Mar-2012

February's maximum win by Suffolk's 'A' team against Cambridge University left them six behind leaders Hertfordshire with a match in hand. The outstanding fixture was postponed from the bad weather in January and has, unfortunately, proved impossible to re-schedule. The League secretary has invoked the rules for unplayable matches and that went Suffolk's way; their 'striking rate' is well above the seven they need to secure the division (and their opponent's defence rate below).

Therefore the Suffolk 'A' team have, for the first time in county history, won the top division of the ECL.

This underlines the advances made by Suffolk's top team, captained by David Price. They have added to their success in reaching the Tollemache final (National teams-of-eight) twice in the last three years. Where once Suffolk has 'strength in depth' they now have a strong 'A' team with 'B' and 'C' teams who have struggled this season.

The League standings, slightly less than official but correct in major aspects, can be seen on our usual 2011-12 ECL page.

Coincidentally dates for the 2012-13 season have just been agreed and are on the events page. is always on the lookout for new players for county.

Club Teams-of-Four11-Mar-2012

Eleven teams from seven clubs competed for the Thornaway Cup which was won by one of the two Clare teams, Sarah and Nick Farr, David and Jenny Price.

See the full results including line-ups and Master Point awards.

Sudbury & Colchester Swiss Teams4-Mar-2012

Peter Carlisle, Birte Ditchburn, Chris Kennedy and Victor Floriean won the Swiss Teams a match clear of second.

14 teams took part; see the complete results including full line-ups and MP awards.

Portland Pairs3-Mar-2012

The Portland Pairs is the National Mixed Pairs Championships and this year there is a new heat at Risbygate club.

The event is a two-session mixed pairs organised by the EBU and held simultaneously at various venues on Sunday 25th March 2012. The event will be match-pointed over the entire field via the Internet.

The starting times at all venues will be 12:00 noon and two sessions of 24 boards will be played, with a break between sessions.

The entry fee is £24 per player and the closing date for entries is 12th March 2012

Download a poster which contains details of how to make an entry.

Suffolk v Cambridge University26-Feb-2012

After a long layoff the first team won each quarter but the second team match oscillated and Suffolk were -1 with eight to play. The deals were quite tough and there were only a couple of youthful exuberances; mostly the university played good bridge and were a little unlucky.

The 'A' Team won 20-0 (+91 IMPs) and the 'B' team 12-8 (+13 IMPs).

See the full match details.

There is one match still to play in the 2011-12 ECL season, the postponed fixture against Cambs & Hunts, but unsurprisingly that is proving difficult to schedule.

See an updated 2011-12 ECL Divisions.