Introduction |
The TGR Super League is a relatively new initiative hosted by one of London's premier Bridge Clubs. ECBA has entered a team under the name of Saxons. The formation of the team was designed to give Essex County A and B squad members experience of playing against different and higher standard opposition. All A and B Squad members were invited to indicate an interest in taking part. An attempt is made to give as many as possible the experience of playing in the Super League.
After a brief showing in Division 1, Saxons have returned to Division 2 (which is now a single division).
Because of insufficient availability of players, Saxons will not be entering the TGRs Super League for the Spring 2017 season.
The results of Saxons can be found below, following the links where necessary.
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2016 - Autumn |
Link to TGR's Super-League Page
Link to Saxons Autumn 2016 Schedule & Results
After an excellent start to the season, Saxons lost their last five matches and finished 6th of 10 in the TGR's Super League Division 2.
Round |
Date / Table |
Team |
Result |
IMPs |
VPs |
Total VPs |
Position |
Butlers |
1 |
06/09/16 |
Alaric Cundy & John Sutcliffe; Peter Scotting & Pat Johnson |
Won |
27-17 |
17-13 |
17 |
3 |
Butlers |
2 |
20/09/16 |
Ian Moss & Audrey Hartley; John C. Williams & Brian Davies |
Won |
46-40 |
16-14 |
33 |
3 |
Butlers |
3 |
04/10/16 |
N/A - Walk Over |
Won |
N/A |
18-12 |
51 |
3 |
Butlers |
4 |
18/10/16 |
Ian Moss & Audrey Hartley; Alaric Cundy & Margaret Curtis |
Won |
51-40 |
17-13 |
68 |
5 |
Butlers |
5 |
01/11/16 |
Martin & Sandy Smith; Peter Scotting & Pat Johnson |
Lost |
39-69 |
9-21 |
77 |
5 |
Butlers |
6 |
15/11/16 |
Alaric Cundy & Margaret Curtis; Dennis Valtisiaris & John Sutcliffe |
Lost |
58-71 |
13-17 |
90 |
6 |
Butlers |
7 |
29/11/16 |
Alaric Cundy & Margaret Curtis; Dennis Valtisiaris & John Sutcliffe |
Lost |
32-63 |
9-21 |
99 |
6 |
Butlers |
8 |
13/12/16 |
Peter Scotting & Pat Johnson; John C. Williams & Brian Davies |
Lost |
21-37 |
12-18 |
111 |
5= |
Butlers |
9 |
03/01/17 |
Dennis Valtisiaris & John Sutcliffe; John C. Williams & Brian Davies |
Lost |
43-64 |
11-19 |
122 |
5= |
Butlers |
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2016 - Spring |
Link to TGR's Super-League Page
Link to Saxons Spring 2016 Schedule & Results
Saxons had a good season winning six matches, drawing one (a moral victory by 1 IMP) and losing only two. While this left them a comfortable third, of ten, it was not sufficient to earn one of the two promotion places, so they will play in the second division again next term.
Round |
Date / Table |
Team |
Result |
IMPs |
VPs |
Total VPs |
Position |
Butlers |
1 |
12/01/16 |
Alaric Cundy & Margaret Curtis; Martin & Sandy Smith |
Won |
53-21 |
21-9 |
21 |
3 |
Butlers |
2 |
26/01/16 |
Ian Moss & Audrey Hartley; Dennis Valtisiaris & John Sutcliffe |
Lost |
43-67 |
11-19 |
32 |
5 |
Butlers |
3 |
09/02/16 |
John C. Williams & Brian Davies; Alaric Cundy & John Sutcliffe |
Won |
92-15 |
125-2 |
57 |
3 |
Butlers |
4 |
04/05/16 |
Ian Moss & Audrey Hartley; Alaric Cundy & John Sutcliffe |
Drew |
53-52 |
15-15 |
72 |
3 |
None |
5 |
08/03/16 |
Ian Moss & Audrey Hartley; Alaric Cundy & Margaret Curtis |
Won |
70-47 |
19-11 |
91 |
3 |
Butlers |
6 |
22/03/16 |
Pat Johnson & Peter Scotting; John Sutcliffe & Alaric Cundy |
Won |
66-54 |
17-13 |
108 |
3 |
Butlers |
7 |
05/04/16 |
Margaret Curtis & Alaric Cundy; Sandy Smith & Martin Smith |
Won |
92-42 |
24-6 |
132 |
3 |
Butlers |
8 |
19/04/16 |
John Williams & Brian Davies; Dennis Valtisiaris & John Sutcliffe |
Won |
68-32 |
22-8 |
154 |
3 |
Butlers |
9 |
04/05/16 |
Bye (See R4) |
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Butlers |
10 |
17/05/16 |
Ian Moss & Audrey Hartley; Alaric Cundy & Margaret Curtis |
Lost |
34-76 |
7-23 |
161 |
3 |
Butlers |
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2015 - Autumn |
Link to TGR's Super-League Page
Link to Saxons Autumn 2015 Schedule & Results
After a good start, the team has struggled against the stronger teams. Their last match was effectively a knock-out round against the team one place above them. They needed to win 17-13 or better but - despite leading by 19 IMPs at half time - a succession of poor results in the second half resulted in a 23-7 VP loss and relegation back to Division 2. "Someone" will write an account of life in the fast lane. Ian Moss is to be commended for a fine Butler average of +0.63 / board, sharing 11th place with a distinguished pair.
There were two teams founded by Nicole Cook in Division 2 wholly or partly constituted of Essex players:-
- The Cook team in Division 2 Blue narrowly missed out on promotion last season. Follow the link to TGRs for their results. Despite having led their division for more than half the season, they fell away at the end, finishing in 3rd place. However, Tony Verran was runner-up in the Butler rankings among those who had played four or more matches, with the excellent average of +1.34 / board.
- The Too Many Cooks team in Division 2 Red was Nicole's new team this season: see their results. Their results were similar to those of the other Cook team, though they held on to second place.
So, while at one time it looked as though we might have three Essex teams in division 1 next term, we are back down to none.
Round |
Date / Table |
Team |
Result |
IMPs |
VPs |
Total VPs |
Position |
Butlers |
1 |
09/09/15 |
John Williams & Ted Cockle; John Sutcliffe & Audrey Hartley |
Drew |
54-53 |
15-15 |
15 |
4= |
Butlers |
2 |
23/09/15 |
Audrey Hartley & Ian Moss; Martin Smith & Dennis Valtisiaris |
Won |
47-29 |
18-12 |
33 |
4 |
Butlers |
3 |
07/10/15 |
Audrey Hartley & Ian Moss; John Sutcliffe & Dennis Valtisiaris |
Lost |
31-42 |
13-17 |
46 |
4= |
Butlers |
4 |
21/10/15 |
John Williams & Ted Cockle; John Sutcliffe & Dennis Valtisiaris |
Lost |
8-87 |
2-25 |
48 |
6 |
Butlers |
5 |
04/11/15 |
Martin Smith & Sandy Smith; John Sutcliffe & Dennis Valtisiaris |
Lost |
28-59 |
9-21 |
57 |
6 |
Butlers |
6 |
18/11/15 |
Alan Green & Peter Oake; John Sutcliffe & Dennis Valtisiaris |
Lost |
38-93 |
5-25 |
62 |
7 |
Butlers |
7 |
02/12/15 |
Ian Moss & Peter Oake; Audrey Hartley & John Williams |
Lost |
35-77 |
7-23 |
69 |
7 |
Butlers |
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2015 - Spring |
Link to TGR's Super-League Page
Link to Saxons Spring 2015 Schedule & Results
Round |
Date |
Team |
Result |
IMPs |
VPs |
Total VPs |
Position |
Butlers |
1 |
13/01/15 |
John Sutcliffe & Alaric Cundy; Ian Moss & Audrey Hartley |
Lost |
73-78 |
14-16 |
14 |
5 |
Butlers |
2 |
27/01/15 |
John Sutcliffe & Dennis Valtisiaris; Alan Green & Ian Green |
Won |
81-37 |
23-7 |
37 |
3 |
Butlers |
3 |
10/02/15 |
Bye |
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15 |
52 |
2= |
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4 |
24/02/15 |
Ian Moss & Audrey Hartley; Alaric Cundy & Dennis Valtisiaris |
Lost |
42-87 |
7-23 |
59 |
4 |
Butlers |
5 |
10/03/15 |
John Sutcliffe & Dennis Valtisiaris; Audrey Hartley & John C Williams |
Lost |
38-43 |
14-16 |
73 |
4 |
Butlers |
6 |
24/03/15 |
John Sutcliffe & Alaric Cundy; Ted Cockle & John C Williams |
Won |
74-32 |
23-7 |
96 |
4 |
Butlers |
7 |
07/04/15 |
John Sutcliffe & Dennis Valtisiaris; Ian Moss & Peter Oake |
Won |
96-13 |
25-1 |
121 |
3 |
Butlers |
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2014 - Autumn |
Link to TGR's Super-League Page for Autumn 2014
Link to Saxons Autumn 2014 Schedule & Results
Round |
Date |
Team |
Result |
IMPs |
VPs |
Total VPs |
Position |
Butlers |
1 |
09/09/14 |
Peter Oake & Ian Moss, John Sutcliffe & Dennis Valtisiaris |
Lost |
21-68 |
6-24 |
6 |
6 |
Butlers |
2 |
23/09/14 |
Alaric Cundy & John Sutcliffe, Margaret Curtis & Frank Morrison |
Won |
84-34 |
24-6 |
30 |
5 |
Butlers |
3 |
07/10/14 |
Bye |
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15 |
45 |
5 |
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4 |
21/10/14 |
Peter Oake & Robert Elliott, Ted Cockle & John Williams |
Won |
54-41 |
17-13 |
62 |
4 |
Butlers |
5 |
04/11/14 |
Audrey Hartley & Ian Moss, Alan Green & Ian Green |
Lost |
32-70 |
8 |
70 |
5 |
Butlers |
6 |
18/11/14 |
Peter Oake & Robert Elliott, Alaric Cundy & John Sutcliffe |
Lost |
42-90 |
6-24 |
76 |
6 |
Butlers |
7 |
02/12/14 |
Margaret Curtis & Frank Morrison, John Sutcliffe & Dennis Valtisiaris |
Won |
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25-5 |
101 |
5 |
Butlers |
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2014 - Spring |
Link to TGR's Super-League Page for Spring 2014
Link to Saxons Spring 2014 Schedule & Results
Saxons finished their TGRs Super League season in 3rd place after a 17-13vp win in the final match. Promotion was missed by a few VP but even a maximum win in the last match would not have helped. Nevertheless it was a very creditable performance over the season to finish third. Four members of the Saxons squad finished in the top ten in the overall Butler IMP ranking out of the 86 players in the 10 teams taking part in the Division.
Round |
Date |
Team |
Result |
IMPs |
VPs |
Total VPs |
Position |
Butlers |
1 |
14/01/14 |
Margaret Curtis & Frank Morrison, Alaric Cundy & John Sutcliffe |
Won |
76-26 |
24-6 |
24 |
3 |
Butlers |
2 |
28/01/14 |
Alan Green & Ian Green, Bernie Hunt & Ray Clarke |
Lost |
38-50 |
13-17 |
37 |
4= |
Butlers |
3 |
11/02/14 |
Audrey Hartley & Ian Moss, Alaric Cundy & John Sutcliffe |
Won |
123-10 |
25-5 |
62 |
2 |
Butlers |
4 |
25/02/14 |
Bye |
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15 |
77 |
3 |
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5 |
11/03/14 |
Peter Oake & Robert Elliott, Margaret Curtis & Frank Morrison |
Lost |
49-69 |
11-19 |
88 |
4 |
Butlers |
6 |
25/03/14 |
Peter Oake & Robert Elliott, Alaric Cundy & John Sutcliffe |
Won |
46-13 |
21-9 |
109 |
3 |
Butlers |
7 |
08/04/14 |
Ian Moss & Audrey Hartley, Alan Green & Ian Green |
Won |
97-18 |
25-5 |
134 |
3 |
Butlers |
8 |
22/04/14 |
Peter Oake & Robert Elliott, Bernie Hunt & Ray Clarke |
Lost |
56-106 |
6-24 |
140 |
3 |
Butlers |
9 |
06/05/14 |
Ian Moss & Audrey Hartley, Alaric Cundy & John Sutcliffe |
Won |
61-25 |
22-8 |
162 |
3 |
Butlers |
10 |
20/05/14 |
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Won |
74-26 |
24-6 |
186 |
2 |
Butlers |
11 |
03/06/14 |
Margaret Curtis & Frank Morrison, Alaric Cundy & John Sutcliffe |
Won |
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17-13 |
203 |
3 |
Butlers |
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