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Yorkshire win 2007 President’s Cup
Sandy Davies writes:- Eleven counties participated in this major annual event which was hosted by Merseyside and
Cheshire County Bridge Association in Birkenhead on the 4th and 5th of August. Yorkshire finished first for the second
successive year having gradually overtaken Manchester, the early leaders.
The team selected represented a mixture of experience and youth. Congratulations go to all the eight players who
all performed excellently with the younger members of the team doing particularly well. Their enthusiasm and contribution
to the team was most commendable. The team was Sandy Davies (captain), Tom Gisborne, Mike Ingham, David Lewis,
Adam Dickinson, Dominic Pinto, Steve Raine and Robert Myers. This result augurs well for the future.
National Pairs
(Apologies to Mike & Dave that this didn't get posted earlier.)
Mike Ingham and David Lewis of Scarborough achieved 6th place
in the final of the National Pairs with a score of 54.18%
Tom Dessain, playing with Dominic Maloney, was 13th with 53.03%
Click on the heading to see the overall ranking list
Click here to see more about the finals
Click here to see more about the regional heats
Pachabo Cup
9-10th June 2007
Yorkshire managed 4th in the Pachabo this year, with 166 points, only just behind Surrey on 167
and Kent on 167.5 However, Nottinghamshire were the clear winners with 174.
Yorkshire were represented by the Sheffield team of David Musson, Graham Jepson, Frank Littlewood,
David Robinson and Richard Pike.
Yorkshire - Derbyshire friendly
The annual C-team friendly between (South) Yorkshire & Derbyshire was held at Sheffield Bridge Club
on 27th May. Yorkshire won by 224-136 vps. The team was Alex Gembicki & Jakob Gembicki (juniors),
Rob Turner & Roman Gembicki, Ian Johns & Barrie Partridge, Barbara Boaler & Julia Staniforth,
Rod Hose & Mary Whyms, Stuart Coggrave & Pam Coggrave.
Best scorers (on butler analysis) were Rod Hose & Mary Whyms, with 77 imps.
The match was enjoyed by all and we look forward to continuing the series.
Garden Cities Regional Final
19th May 2007
Congratulations to Yorkshire's representatives York Bridge Club on winning the Garden Cities Regional Final at
Bradford Bridge Club at the weekend. Mark Bratley, Danny Davies, Liz Reese, Sandra Penfold, Keith Sowerbutts,
Phil Godfrey, Frank Dixon and Paul Brereton won all their matches to win by 26 VPs from 2nd place Manchester.
They now go through to the national final in Kettering next month.
Platinum celebration at Wakefield
The YCBA, represented by the Vice-Chairman, added its congratulations to those of the Wakefield B.C. members,
on a champagne bridge evening held at Wakefield B.C.on Monday 21 May to celebrate Fred and Bunty Dunham"s
platinum [70th]wedding anniversary.A metallic -framed photograph of the pair playing bridge was presented to them.
A lovely evening was had by all,and best wishes given to them by all present.Both had been past presidents of the club.
EBU Seniors K/O
Bill Townsend's team (Tony McNiff, Giles Foster, Bob Ross, Richard Edwards) has reached the final.
They beat Blakey in the semi-final and will play either Hackett or Silverstone in the final.
We wish them all good luck.
Blackpool Easter Festival
6-8th April 2007
Sarah Teshome, with Ollie Burgess, was 4th in the Championship Pairs.
Mike & Annette Jackson were 6th in the swiss pairs with 93 vps. Liz Reese & Phil Godfrey were 9th,
Adrian Goulding & Janet Easter were 10th and Angela Booth & Peter Radley were 11th.
52 pairs competed.
Judith Biles & Stephen Pollard, with Malcolm Mitchell & Brian Nicholls, won the swiss teams with 103 vps;
Rod Hose, John Gibson, Mary Whyms & Rob Turner were 2nd.
32 teams competed.
Click on the heading to go to the EBU website for more details.
Bill's Book now a bargain at £6
Bill Townsend, bridge columnist for English Bridge and the Yorkshire Post, has had an unusual bridge book published,
a bridge novel. The plot revolves loosely around the secondment of four teachers to a project aimed at introducing
bridge into the school curriculum. Clark, the hero of the book and a bridge expert, unwittingly gets drawn into an
underhand scheme by the headmaster, whose real intention is to get rid of these four bolshy teachers. This involvement
threatens Clark's new found relationship with Susan, and the plot thickens when something else in his past appears.
A romantic, humorous novel, but with a dark undertone, and 50 or so bridge hands, largely original, to keep you busy.
'Bridge out of School' is published by Vivisphere. ISBN 10: 1-58776-155-6 or ISBN 13:978-1-58776-155-3. If you have
any difficulty obtaining it, Bill still has some copies available at £6.00 (plus £1 p&p). He can be contacted on 0113 2674325
or by e-mail: billtoyp@btopenworld.com
Peggy Bayer & Junior Camrose trophies
17-18th February 2007
Shannon, Rep of Ireland
Rob Myers, Mark Dessain and Liam Jones of Harrogate were in the team that won the Peggy Bayer trophy (under 20's)
Alex Foley, (who still plays occasionally at Sheffield,) was a member of the successful Junior Camrose team (under 25's)
Full details on the EBU website (click on the heading)
National Newcomers Pairs
25th March 2007
At Doncaster BC, Alex and Jakub Gembicki were 5th overall with 64.15%
At Harrogate BC, Ann Scott & Chris Baxter were 6th overall with 63.77%
222 pairs competed. Full details on the ecats website (click the heading)
Portland Pairs
18th March 2007
Sandy Davies & Tom Gisborne won with an overall score of 63.49%
Liz Reese & Phil Godfrey were 10th with 60.58%
392 pairs competed. Full details on the EBU website (click the heading)
Young Bridge Challenge
17th March 2007
Alex and Jakub Gembicki were in the Chesterfield School team that won the Harry Scully event at Loughborough Grammar School.
James Thrower, Mark Dessain, Chris Knight and Liam Jones of St J Fisher School, Harrogate won the Schools Cup from 13 teams
of which all four players were from the same school.
It was a good day for Cedric Cockroft as both winning teams were under his wing, as it were.
The EBU Young Pair of the Year were announced as Tom Rainforth and James Thrower. They will receive
their award in London at Easter. This is the second year running that they have won this award.
Ranked Masters
3rd-4th March
Richard Winter & Graham Jepson were 3rd in the Premier Grand Masters
Sarah Teshome, with Cath Jagger, was 3rd in the Grand Masters, while Richard Pike & David Waxman were 5th
Martin Cantor & Bazil Caygill were 3rd in the Life Masters
Ian & Julie Grant (Sheffield) were 3rd= in the Masters
Full details on the EBU website
Harrogate Spring Congress
23rd-25th February
Roy Garthwaite & Heather Hobson won the Mixed Pairs trophy with 64.22%
Ted & Janet Latham were 3rd with 60.16%; Brian Senior was 6th and Cheryll & Dave Duddell were 9th.
64 pairs competed.
In the Swiss Pairs, Sarah Teshome, with Ollie Burgess, was 2nd with 133 vps, Brian Senior, with Fiona Hutchinson,
was 3rd with 129; Liz Reece, playing with Bill Frisby, was 8th with 122 and Graham Jepson, with Andrew Petrie was 14th=.
The highest-placed all-Yorkshire pair were Dave Robinson & Keith Cornish, 16th=.
162 pairs competed.
The Swiss Teams featured Cedric Cockcroft, playing with Alex Hogg, Clive Owen & Chris Owen, who were 2nd with 109 vps.
4th= were Peter Stocken, with Jack Stocken, Dom Goodwin & and Sarah Dunn, and Sarah Teshome & Richard Winter with
North-East team-mates Steve & Georgia Ray, on 97.
The leading all-Yorkshire team was Alan Martindale, Pauline Cooper, Richard Pike & Roger Taylor, 6th on 95 vps.
Close behind were Barrie Partridge & Mary Whyms, with juniors Tom Rainforth & James Thrower on 94, and
Bill Townsend's team of Nick Woolven, Giles Foster & Phil Godfrey on 93.
84 teams competed.
Click on the heading to go to the EBU website for more.
Bradford provides half the Lady Milne team
Bryony Youngs & Susan Stockdale have been selected to play for England in the Lady Milne trophy, against Wales, 13-15th April,
along with Sarah Teshome & Cath Jagger, Nicola Smith & Heather Dhondy. Michelle Brunner & Rhona Goldenfield are reserves.
Bryony & Susan won the trials, thereby guaranteeing their selection. Congratulations and good luck to all.
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