2011 Master Point Lists27-Jan-2012

Club Champions

Aldeburgh Bridge ClubSusan Cook652
Bury St. Edmunds Bridge ClubNorma Shannahan1025
Clare Duplicate Bridge ClubDavid Price1596
Colchester Duplicate Bridge ClubJulian Lang1011
Deben Bridge ClubPeter Killen680
Felixstowe Bridge ClubTony Shearman922
Framlingham Bridge ClubOra Watson498
Frinton Bridge ClubDavid Haig-Thomas727
Heritage CoastPhyllis Spratt734
Ipswich & Kesgrave Bridge ClubGraham Beeton1262
Ipswich Hospitals Bridge ClubJohn Garbutt447
Newmarket Bridge ClubRoger Timmins588
Risbygate Bridge ClubKevin Fletcher1143
Stowmarket Bridge ClubDavid Willson1236
Stratford St. Mary Bridge ClubAnn Grant695
Sudbury Contract Bridge ClubMike Malin450
Woodbridge Bridge ClubKeith Manley940

Unfortunately none of the county's club champions was lucky in the EBU prize draw.

Prize Winners

Leader Board Level 4
(Star Masters, Tournament Masters, Premier Masters)
1.Capt RI Waters52613 Star Premier Master
2.Ms FKP Waters52404 Star Premier Master
3.Dr H Lacey35684 Star Premier Master
4.Mr B Knight33521 Star Master
Leader Board Level 5
(County Masters, Masters, Advanced Masters)
1.Mr PT Brown4462Advanced Master
2.Mr R Evans3745Master
3.Mrs M Evans3141County Master
4.Mr P Whetton2785County Master
Leader Board Level 6
(Unranked, Club Masters, District Masters)
1.Mr Kevin Fletcher5064District Master
2.Mr D Willson3814District Master
3.Mr S Riley2369Local Master
4.Mr David Walker2314Unranked Suffolk

Suffolk's full lists are available from the dedicated EBU page.

Suffolk Players Called Up16-Jan-2012

Jane Moore wins national trials

Jane Moore

Congratulations to Suffolk's Jane Moore playing with Gillian Fawcett for winning the Lady Milne Trials. That selection competition forms the English Women's team in the home internationals. Jane and Gillian will represent England in Wales on 13th-15th April with Frances Liew, Belinda Bridgen, Nicole Cook and Christine Duckworth.

Full details of the trials are on the EBU site as are the Trials' results.

David Price selected for Europeans

David Price

David Price was part of the team who won the play-off to represent England at the European Championships in Dublin in June. David plays with Colin Simpson the rest of the team is Paul Hackett, Tony Waterlow, Gunnar Hallberg and John Holland.

Suffolk Mid-Anglia Pairs15-Jan-2012

The first event of the new year is the Suffolk IMP pairs (teams scoring). This was won in fine style by Neil Bresler and David Cooper.

1.Neil Bresler & David Cooper+112
2.Bogdan Talaga & Chris Hinchliff+74
3.Helen Mason & David Mathews+68

See the full results including Master-Point awards and also the separate sessions, 1, 2 and 3.

Winter Table Talk31-Dec-2011

Table Talk Winter 2011

Table Talk now in shops clubs. At this time of year regular contacts may be away so distribution is a touch irregular but make sure you listen out for announcements in early 2012.

There are articles by:

  • David Price
  • Zeb Stocken
  • Celia Jeal
  • Claude Stokes
  • Jeff Orton
  • Chris Chambers
  • John Heath
  • Elaine Green
  • Norman Less
  • Paul Whetton
  • Andrew Moore

…plus a cooking column, a crossword, news, results and photos

Make sure you get a copy – a Happy New Year to all readers.

Winter League22-Dec-2011

Yes, the Winter League is alive and well.

A small technical hitch and a lot of forgetting hampered the normal results service – apologies. You can now see an up-to-date state of the divisions (links also from the right and the 'results' pages etc.).

New bridge club at Eye20-Dec-2011

The Eye Bridge Club opened last week on 14th December, at The Moors Public House, Eye Community Centre. It meets every Wednesday afternoon at 2:00pm and plays duplicate bridge. It's currently not affiliated to the EBU so not awarding Master-points.

If you would like a game at Eye, please bring a partner. For details and directions contact Mike Barr, (01379 870853) or Kate Walshe (01379 870580). Refreshments are available.

See our club pages for details on all clubs (link from top 'clubs' box too).

Suffolk Championship Teams11-Dec-2011

From Round One seven teams played in the championship Round Two and the remaining six contested the plate.

Plate

Butler won handily, congratulations to Eva and Michael Butler, Gill and Roy Newton.

TeamButHeaEdwWatMayBacIMPs
Butlerx73163-2126
Heath-7x113-2-23
Edwards-31-11x71222-1
Waters-6-3-7x14-5-7
Mayhew-32-12-14x17-10
Bacon212-225-17x-11

Championship Round Two

TeamNewMooOrtSheStoMasTalIMPs
Newmanx10811-252456
Moore-10x-21516616
Orton-82x-91017-48
Shearman-11-19x-7-1154
Stokes2-5-107x-1014-2
Mascall-5-16-17110x-11-38
Talaga-24-64-15-1411x-44

The top four teams go through to the knock-out semi-finals. As winners of the qualifier, Newman (Eric Newman & Mike Sherer, Rick Hanley & Bill Tweddell) have the right to choose their semi-final opponents.

See the full results with all team line-ups.

At the event someone accidentally took Andrew Moore's jacket, a "…fleece, dark blue with a 'Spray' logo". If anyone has it please contact Andrew Moore (details on committee page).

Suffolk Simultaneous Pairs1-Dec-2011

Held in the last week of November, 133 pairs from seven clubs took part. Clare featured prominently, providing first and third, sandwiching Stowmarket.

1.Elizabeth Tora & Jane Moore67.50%
2.Michael O'Reilly & Mick Spencer65.07%
3.Tony Aldous & Allyn Bignell64.26%

See the full results including Master-Point awards and club identification.

Tollemache – Suffolk Qualify!27-Nov-2011

Suffolk have again qualified for the Tollemache Cup Final in February 2012, the premier event in county bridge. After years in the wilderness, the county has qualified twice in the last three.

This year wasn't like 2009 when they won their group. After being overnight leaders on the projected scores, Suffolk saw themselves drop to third with two matches to complete. They improved their score in the last round just enough to nip back into the second qualifying position for the eight-team final.

The county were represented by David Price (Capt.), Peter Sutcliffe, Tommy Garvey, Jane Moore, Andrew Moore, Chris Chambers, Peter Gemmell, Rick Hanley and Jeff Orton.

CountyManSufGloMerHanStaWilLeiWorVPs
Manchesterx20161514181117102
Suffolk0x111931913161394
Gloucestershire199x11198711993
Merseyside & Cheshire1419x81018201090
Hants & IOW517112x75191581
Staffs & Shrops61121013x108969
Wiltshire271321510x41467
Leicestershire949011216x1566
Worcestershire37111051165x58

Full results are on the EBU site.

Suffolk Club Teams-of-Eight20-Nov-2011

Colchester were run-away winners of the Abbeygate Shield, the county Club Teams-of-Eight. Unbeaten, they avenged their set-back in the Summer League (below), seeing off their rivals by more than a complete match.

ClubColIpsHosWooBurStoClaFraStrVPs
Colchesterx1418131719101620127
Ipswich & Kesgrave6x1111519201318103
Ipswich Hospitals29x151516122011100
Woodbridge795x81519171393
Bury315512x218201590
Stowmarket114518x3131964
Clare10081217x131263
Framlingham4703077x1543
Stratford St Mary02975185x37

Colchester will represent Suffolk at the Garden Cities in the new year. See the results and line-ups.

Summer League 20118-Nov-2011

Congratulations to Felixstowe who won Division Two and Ipswich and Kesgrave, narrow winners of Division One. The last match of the summer was the decider between Colchester and Ipswich with the latter needing to win. This they did, overturning a first-half deficit and scoring just enough points to take the division.

Division OneI&KColBurWooClaVPs
Ipswich & Kesgravex43425252189
Colchester37x394170187
Bury St. Edmunds3841x5142172
Woodbridge283929x53149
Clare28103827x103
Division TwoFelStoHosFraVPs
Felixstowex365066152
Stowmarket44x4360147
Ipswich Hospitals3037x59126
Framlingham142021x55

Novice Pairs6-Nov-2011

Lots of new faces at this year's Novice Pairs. Diane Whitley and Sheila Whittaker had a tremendous session to win the Intermediate section and the overall.

The event was played in three sections according to experience of duplicate bridge, scored separately.

Beginners – 1/2 Years
1.Doris Allen & David Green59.03%
2=Virginia Wright & Anthea Holden56.94%
2=Roland Marriott & Peter Allnutt56.94%
Improvers – 3/4 Years
1.Diane Whitley & Sheila Whittaker78.13%
2.John Bloomfield & Gillie Hamilton66.25%
3.Marcus Hopkins & Anglea Hudson-Evans53.75%
Advanced – 5+ Years
1.Joan & Keith Jaggard67.36%
2.Simon Riley & David Walker66.67%
3.Favell Perry & Katy Wigdahl52.78%

Then the results were merged for an overall winner – no surprise that Diane and Sheila's score was unbeatable.

1.Diane Whitley & Sheila Whittaker (I)74.54%
2.Simon Riley & David Walker (A)69.68%
3.Joan & Keith Jaggard (A)66.96%
4.Virginia Wright & Anthea Holden (B)61.75%
5.John Bloomfield & Gillie Hamilton (I)57.29%

See the full results, read the write-up from the East Anglian Daily Times.

Earlier entries…

 

Leagues

Forthcoming Events

  • Sun 5-Feb-2012 2:00pm ECL: Cambs & Hunts – Home
  • Sun 12-Feb-2012 2:00pm Bury Congress – Bury St. Edmunds
  • Sun 19-Feb-2012 2:00pm Jyl Marsh Individual – Stratford St Mary Club, Colchester
  • Fri 24-Feb-2012 7:00pm Suffolk Pairs Semi-Final – Kesgrave
  • Sun 26-Feb-2012 2:00pm ECL: Cambridge University – Away
  • Sun 11-Mar-2012 2:00pm Club Teams-of-Four – Ipswich Indoor Bowls Club
  • Sat 10-Mar-2012 1:00pm LMBA GP Event – Wandsworth, SW11 2UG
  • Sun 18-Mar-2012 2:00pm National Pairs Regional – Peterborough

Table Talk

2011 Winter front page

The Winter edition of Table Talk is now available – make sure you pick up a copy from your club. If you live outside the county, you'll be receiving yours in the post shortly.

Eastern Counties League

Forthcoming Matches

  • Sun 5-Feb-2012 2:00pm Cambs & Hunts – Home
  • Sun 26-Feb-2012 2:00pm Cambridge University – Away

Recent Results

League Cross-Table

Eastern Counties League 2011-2012
Updated 26-Jan-2012

Newsletters

We send out a monthly newsletter to every member on email. To receive a copy or update your details, email and we'll add you to the mailing-list.

There is an index of all newsletters and a separate page for all the Bridge in the Cupboard articles.

  • December 2011 – Highlights of 2011 – Bridge in the Cupboard
  • November 2011 – Tollemache – Suffolk Qualify! – Bridge in the Cupboard – Suffolk Championship Teams of Four – Suffolk Pairs Open Heat – Mid-Anglia Pairs – Suffolk Novice Pairs – Summer League 2011 – Suffolk Club Teams-of-Eight – Children in Need Simul – Suffolk v Essex
  • October 2011 – Felixstowe Congress – Bridge Teaching in Suffolk – Colchester – Bridge in the Cupboard – Suffolk Novice Pairs – Children in Need Simul – Stowmarket & Colchester – Suffolk Club Teams of Eight – Felixstowe Congress – Suffolk v Norfolk – Suffolk v Northants

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