Calendar
September 2014 - May 2015
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Date |
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Event |
Time |
Place |
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Sept. |
1-5 |
BP Bridge holiday |
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Lancs. |
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5-7 |
Isle of Man Congress |
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8-12 |
EBU Autumn Sim Pairs |
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Clubs |
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12-21 |
Guernsey Congress |
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13-14 |
Bedford Congress |
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Milton Keynes |
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21 |
Fletcher Trophy |
13.00 |
Navestock |
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21 |
Essex Club Cup |
13.00 |
Navestock |
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25 |
Autumn Pairs League (1) |
13.00 |
Barleylands |
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27-28 |
Herts/Essex GP |
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Oct. |
4-5 |
Felixstowe Congress |
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6-10 |
British Sim Pairs |
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Clubs |
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8-14 |
Overseas Congress |
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Montenegro |
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12 |
E. C. L. v Norfolk |
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Wymondham |
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17-19 |
Autumn Congress |
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Peterborough |
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23 |
Autumn Pairs League (2) |
1300 |
Barleylands |
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24-26 |
Really Easy Congress |
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Wroxton |
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29 |
Autumn Seniors Pairs |
10.30 |
Thornwood |
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31-2 |
Seniors’ Congress |
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Birmingham |
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Nov. |
3-7 |
BP Bridge holiday |
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Northants |
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7 |
Children in Need - Sim. Pairs |
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Clubs (prov.) |
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9 |
Tony Kelvin Trophy |
13.00 |
Danbury |
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10-13 |
Children in Need - Sim. Pairs |
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Clubs (prov.) |
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16 |
E. C. L. v Cambs. & Hunts. |
13.00 |
Thornwood |
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17-20 |
Buffet Cup |
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Monaco |
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22-23 |
Tollemache - Qualifying round |
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Birmingham |
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27 |
Autumn Pairs League (3) |
13.00 |
Barleylands |
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29-30 |
Middlesex GP Congress |
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Dec. |
7 |
Mixed Pairs |
14.00 |
Romford |
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27-30 |
Year End Congress |
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London |
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Jan. |
5-9 |
British Winter Sim Pairs |
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Clubs |
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11 |
Swiss Pairs |
13.00 |
Danbury |
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17-18 |
National Teams Congress |
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Birmingham |
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24-25 |
Woodham Ferrers Congress |
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30 |
National Pairs - Heat |
19.30 |
Stock |
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Feb |
1 |
E. C. L. v Northants |
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tba |
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5-10 |
Overseas Congress |
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Lanzarote |
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13 |
Gwen Herga |
19.30 |
Stock |
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14-15 |
Tollemache Final |
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W. Bromwich |
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15 |
E. C. L. v Cambs Univ. |
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tba |
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22 |
The Ray Cornell Trophy |
14.00 |
Mountnessing |
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28-1 |
Ranked Masters |
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Birmingham |
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Mar. |
7-8 |
East Anglia & London GP W/d |
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Ipswich |
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8 |
Bedfordshire GP Teams |
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tba |
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8 |
Kent GP Pairs |
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tba |
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9-13 |
Stratified Sim. Pairs |
19.30 |
Clubs |
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11 |
Spring Senior Pairs |
10.30 |
Little Baddow |
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15 |
National Pairs Regional Final |
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tba |
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Mar. |
15 |
Play with an Expert |
13.00 |
Barleylands |
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22 |
Portland Pairs |
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26 |
Spring Pairs League (1) |
13.00 |
Barleylands |
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27-29 |
Norfolk Congress |
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Norwich |
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Apr. |
3-6 |
Easter Festival |
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London |
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7-10 |
British Sim. Pairs |
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Clubs |
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12 |
Championship Pairs |
14.00 |
Navestock |
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13 |
British Sim. Pairs |
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Clubs |
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18-19 |
National Pairs Final |
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W. Bromwich |
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23 |
Spring Pairs League (2) |
13.00 |
Barleylands |
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24-3 |
Lambourne Jersey Festival |
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Jersey |
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May |
1-5 |
Schapiro Spring Foursomes |
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Stratford |
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5-8 |
EBU Spring Sim. Pairs |
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Clubs |
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9 |
Garden Cities Regional Finals |
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10 |
Collier Row Swiss Teams |
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Romford |
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11 |
EBU Spring Sim. Pairs |
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Clubs |
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16 |
Annual General Meeting |
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tba |
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17 |
Kent Swiss Teams |
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20 |
Mixed Teams |
19.30 |
tba |
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23-25 |
Spring Bank Holiday Congress |
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Bournemouth |
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28 |
Spring Pairs League (3) |
13.00 |
Barleylands |
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30-31 |
Corwen Trophy |
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Birmingham |
Essex events, Inter-County events Green pointed events
Blue Pointed events EBU and other counties’ events
Competition entries to the Hon Tournament Secretary
Mr E Cockle, Aelfgar, Chelmerton Avenue, Chelmsford, CM2 9RE
Tel: 01245 471315 email: essexbridge@googlemail.com
or direct from our website: http://www.essexbridge.co.uk
Essex Competitions
Tony Kelvin Memorial Trophy
For the trophy presented by Mr and Mrs N Scott
Entry Fee: £36 per team Prizes: 1st:£80, 2nd:£60, (3rd: £30)
Date: Sun. 9 Nov. 2014 Venue: Danbury Start time: 13.00
Holders: Peter Richardson, Colin Elliot, Ben Hackenroch & John Stimson
This is a two-session Swiss Teams competition. If there are insufficient teams for a Swiss Competition a Multiple Teams event will be played.
Essex Mixed Pairs Championship
Incorporating
The Essex Flitch Trophy presented by Mr & Mrs Fletcher
Entry Fee: £21 per pair Prizes: 1st: £50, 2nd: £30, 3rd: £20.
Date: Sun. 7 Dec. 2014 Venue: Romford Start time: 14.00
Holders of Championship: Val Mollison & Paul Mollison
Holders of the Flitch: Bill & Angela West
This will be a one day event. It is a two session event. The Flitch Trophy is awarded to the highest placed married pair with the exception of the winners.
Swiss Pairs
Entry Fee: £25 per pair Prizes: 1st: £50, 2nd: £30, 3rd: £20
Date:Sun. 11 Jan. 2015 Venue: Danbury Start time: 13.00
Holders: Chris Chorley & Paddy Murray
This is a two-session event. It will be computer scored with results round by round.
National Pairs Championship (Essex Heat)
Entry Fee: £16 per pair
Date: Fri. 30 Jan. 2015 Venue: Stock Start time: 19.30
Holders: Richard Register & John Sutcliffe
This is the Essex open heat of the National Pairs Competition. The number of qualifiers for the Eastern Final depends on the entry in each heat, according to the scale laid down by the EBU. There are two national finals, one open to all and the other open to pairs with no more than one life master (and none higher). See your EBU diary for further details. Trophies awarded to the highest placed Essex pair qualifying through an Essex heat.
Gwen Herga Trophies
Ladies’ Pairs & Men’s Pairs
Entry Fee: £13 per pair Prizes: 1st: £24, 2nd: £12.
Date: Fri. 13 Feb. 2015 Venue: Stock Start time: 19.30
Ladies holders: June Brown & Angela Fenton Men’s holders: Geoff Wootton & Tony Verran
If there are sufficient entries there will be two single session events, for Ladies’ Pairs and Men’s Pairs. Otherwise the sessions will be combined.
Play with an Expert
Entry Fee: £10 Prizes: 1st: 24, 2nd: £12
Date: Sun. 15 Mar. 2015 Venue: Barleylands Start time: 13.00
Holder: Tom Ruttley & Alison Spencer
This is a very special event where established Essex players will pair up with less experienced players in our county for some light-hearted tournament bridge.
Essex County Pairs Championship
(A GREEN POINTED EVENT)
For the Burrows Trophies
Entry fee: £30 per pair Prizes for final:1st: £60, 2nd: £40, 3rd: £20
Prizes for Consolation: 1st: £20, 2nd: £10
Prizes for heat winners: £10
Date: Sun. 12 April 2015 Venue: Navestock Start time: 14.00
Holders: Gad Chadha & Theo Todman
Entry is only to those who have given allegiance to Essex for 2015-2016 This is a double session, one-day competition. Heats will be played in the afternoon and in the evening 14 pairs will qualify for the all-play-all final; the remainder will play in a Consolation Final. The first four pairs in the main final will have the opportunity of playing in the Inter-county Pairs Championship in May 2015 (Corwen Trophy).
Daytime Seniors’ Pairs and Essex Seniors’ Cup
for the trophy presented by Mr & Mrs A. J. Morley
Entry Fee: £26 per pair/session Prizes each event: 1st: £24, 2nd: £12
Prize for overall winners: 1st: £40, 2nd: £20
Date: Wed. 9 Jul. 2014 Venue: Thorpe Bay Start time: 10.30
Date: Wed. 29 Oct. 2014 Venue: Thornwood Start time: 10.30
Date: Wed. 11 Mar. 2015 Venue: Little Baddow Start time: 10.30
Cup Holder: Mike Wren Summer: Richard Perriman & Mike Wren
Autumn: Chris Chorley & Mike Wren Spring: Catriona Lovett & Mike Harbour
These competitions are open only to pairs whose combined ages total
at least 110 years on 1st October each year.
There are three daytime Senior Pairs competitions. The Seniors’ Cup will be awarded to the player or pair who achieve the most place points from the three sessions. (12 points for 1st, 11 points for 2nd, down to 1 point for 12th
The format will be a normal session of 24/26 boards with a refreshment break in the middle and hand records with discussion after play. The closing date for entries is 8th March 2015 Novice and county level players interested in taking part in this event should contact the Hon. Tournament Secretary. Closer to the day players will be told who their partner will be, to help them form their partnership for the day.
Pairs League
Autumn Winners: Mike Graham & Ian Moss Spring Winners: Mike Graham & Ian Moss
Entry fee: £20 each for 3 sessions Prizes: 1st: £60, 2nd: £40.
Dates: Thursdays Venue: Barleylands Start time: 13.00
Autumn Pairs League: 25 Sep. 2014, 23 Oct. 2014, 27 Nov. 2014
Spring Pairs League: 26 Mar. 2015, 23 Apr. 2015, 28 May 2015
A “pair” can consist of 2 or 3 players. In divisions of approximately 10 pairs, players will play matches against all others in their division. At the end of each series 2 pairs will be promoted and 2 pairs demoted from each division, with some flexibility allowing for pairs dropping out and new pairs entering.
South-East Essex and West Essex Leagues
The league season is from September to April
Entry fee: £20 per team
In the Summer there are: the Premier League for the top four teams in each Division 1
The League KO Cup
Apply to the Hon. League Secretary: Mr B Hunt at
Suite 60, Barleylands Craft Village, Barleylands Road,Billericay CM11 2UD
Telephone: 01268 533961 Mobile: 07973 925315
Email: essexbridgeleagues@btconnect.com
Venues
Barleylands: Barleylands Craft Centre, Unit 60, Barleylands Road, Billericay, CM11 2UD
Danbury: Danbury Sports & Social Centre, Dawson Field, Main Road, Danbury, CM3 4NQ
Little Baddow: Little Baddow Village Hall, North Hill, CM3 4TA.
Navestock: Navestock Side Village Hall, Navestock Side, Brentwood, CM14 5SD
Romford: North Romford Community Centre, Clockhouse Road, Romford, RM5 3QL
Stock: Stock Village Hall, Common Road, Stock, CM4 9NF
Thornwood: Thornwood Common Village Hall, Weald Hall Lane, CM16 6NB
Mountnessing Village Hall, Main Road, Mountnessing, CM15 0UH.
Refreshments
Refreshments are provided at the club events, the Senior pairs and non-expert events. At all other competitions only tea, coffee or cold drinks and biscuits will be available.
Events for Clubs
(These competitions are arranged through your clubs.)
Fletcher Trophy for teams of Eight Saturday 25th October 2014
Essex Club Trophy for Teams of Four Saturday 25th October 2014
The Ray Cornell Trophy Sunday February 22nd 2015
(includes qualification for the Garden Cities Trophy
1.
Conditions of Entry for Essex Contests and Heats
1. Membership: All players must be EBU members and ECBA members for other than blue pointed events. This does not apply to the less experienced players in “Play with an Expert” and “PRO/AM”.
2. Entries: All entries should be sent either via the website or direct to the Hon. Tournament Secretary:
Mr. E. Cockle, Aelfgar, Chelmerton Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 9RE
Telephone: 01245 471315 Email: essexbridge@googlemail.com
3. Payment: Payment for each entry can be made by electronic transfer or by cheque made payable to “The Essex Contract Bridge Association”. Payment can be made on the day with an extra charge of £1 per person but it is preferred that it is made in advance. In the event of a withdrawal 24 hours or more before the competition the entrance fee will be refunded. If the withdrawal is within 24 hours refunding the entry fee is at the discretion of the Tournament Secretary.
4. EBU Portion: Entry fees for EBU events include the EBU portion.
5. Size of Venue: Entry for all Competitions is dependent on the size of the venue. Entries will be refused when an acceptable level is reached.
6. Withdrawing: Entries by email and the website will receive acknowledgements but any other entries will not. Reminder cards will not be sent for events. If you enter a competition and you are unable to attend, please notify the Hon. Tournament Secretary immediately as there may be a waiting list.
7. Late Entries: Late Entries at all events are at the Tournament Director’s discretion. Players entering on the actual day of the competition will be levied an additional £1 per player.
8. Refreshments: Refreshments will be tea and coffee only unless the event description says otherwise.
9. Rules of Competitions: The Laws of Duplicate Bridge apply to all events. Any dispute in private matches must be referred to the County Committee. In multi-table heats the decision of the Tournament Director must be accepted.
10. Private Systems: Private systems of bidding are not allowed.
11. Convention Cards: All players should have identical convention cards at all our competitions and these should be available to the opposition throughout.
12. Session Length: A session is approximately 24/26 boards, 3hours. Bidding boxes will be used in all events and most events will use bridgemates.
13. Master Points: Local Points are issued at Essex competitions in according to the EBU scales. The Pairs and the Teams of Four championships carry Green Points. The National Pairs heats, the Swiss Pairs and the George Curtis Swiss Teams, open to all EBU members, carry Blue Points.
14. Home Venues: All matches played in private homes should be played within the county boundaries.
15. Teams: In team events players must play at least a third of the boards to qualify for Local Points.
16. Match Results: In knockout events and league matches the result must be sent to the Hon. Tournament Secretary or Hon. League Secretary, by email with cc to the other captain, or on a postcard signed by both captains, immediately after the match giving full details of scores and teams.
17. Knockout Results: The result of a match sent to the Hon Tournament Secretary cannot be changed.
18. Prizes: Prizes will be, in general, in the form of Vouchers.
19. Correction Period: Where results are available at the end of play the correction period will be 24 hours after the results are made available. Where results are calculated later and published on the website the correction period will be 3 days from the date of publication.