Averages 2015-16 Season

Minimum of 22 nights played

                                                                                    No. Nights            

Played               Average

1 Greg Grant & Mike Smith                                               28                    60.39%     

2 Alan Borrow & David Brook                                             33                    58.31%      

3 Audrey Barlow & Estelle Fox                                          27                    54.03 

4 Audrey Bain & Errol Broomfield                                       34                    53.86 

5 Peter Bullock & Chris Smith                                           34                    53.80%    

6 Hilary Mason & Barbara Sewell                                      36                    52.41%    

7 Jennifer Foster & Ann Murray                                         26                    51.70%     

8 Gareth Jones & Sylvia Leigh                                          33                    51.13%    

9 Tony Evans & Liz Marshall                                             23                    50.98%    

10 Isam Hussein & Colin Parven                                       37                    50.89%    

11 Monica Ogden & Julia Rogers                                      37                    49.44%    

12 Amanda Mooney & Chris Robinson                              31                    49.15%    

13 Suzie Record & Lesley Hills                                        31                    48.92%    

14 Tony Mann & Ken White                                             32                    47.02%    

15 Edwina & Julian Symmons                                         31                    46.90%    

16 Anthony Van der Velde & Elaine Van der Velde            28                    46.03%    

17 Sue Clark & Werner Maier                                         23                    43.50% 

Club Special Event 21 June 2016

Warren Rose Cup

Awarded for best gross score on the night

  Pos   Pair                                                     MPs/Max       Score%              

   1       8   Alan Borrow & David Brook               230/ 360         63.89                          

   2       10  Brenda Davie & Val Douglass           224/ 360         62.22                          

   3       15   David Kennerley &                          215/ 360         59.72                          

      Mary Kennereley    

   4=     12   Greg Grant & Mike Smith              214/ 360         59.44                          

   4=     24   Audrey Barlow & Estelle Fox         214/ 360         59.44                           

   6       9   Jennifer Foster & Ann Murray          201/ 360         55.83                          

   7       11   Keith Reed & William Lothian        200/ 360         55.56                         

   8       19   Brian Algar & Harris Clarke           194/ 360         53.89                          

   9       5   Gareth Jones & Sylvia Leigh           193/ 360         53.61                          

  10      1   Ian Borthwick & Sue Gascoin         191/ 360         53.06                          

  11      20   Christine Turnbull &                      183/ 360         50.83                          

                 Sheila Harrison                         

  12      7   Barbara Sewell & Hilary Mason        181/ 360         50.28                          

  13      14   Isam Hussein & Carl Tetley            178/ 360         49.44                          

  14      16   Ken White & Tony Mann                175/ 360         48.61                          

  15      13   Julia Rogers & Monica Ogden        174/ 360         48.33                          

  16      22   Edwina & Julian Symmons            172/ 360         47.78                          

  17  23   Amanda Mooney & Chris Robinson    168/ 360         46.67                          

  18   3   Anthony Van der &                            159/ 360         44.17                          

             Elaine Van der Velde                                                

  19  21   Liz Marshall & Tony Evans                158/ 360         43.89                          

  20   4   Jennifer Robinson & Vicky Maier        154/ 360         42.78                          

  21   2   Chris Smith & Peter Bullock              150/ 360         41.67                          

  22  18   Sue Clark & Werner Maier                144/ 360         40.00                          

  23  17   Peter Baker & Gaby Ross                138/ 360         38.33                           

  24   6   Barbara Kirchin & Mary Armstrong     110/ 360         30.56                          

Pairs Tankards

Awarded for best score net of handicap on the night

 POS     Pair                                                                       Gross %       H'cap        Net %

Gosforth Bridge Club: Guide to Bridge Etiquette

Ethos:

The ethos of Gosforth Bridge Club is to play bridge in a relaxed and friendly manner. This does not preclude also playing competitively. Although we are not affiliated to the EBU, we do follow the principles of the EBU's "Best Behaviour at Bridge" which include the following:

*Greet others in a friendly manner prior to start of play on each round.

*Be a good "host" or "guest" at the table.

*Make bridge enjoyable for yourself, partner and opponents.

*Give credit when opponents make a good bid or play.

*Ensure that your mobile phone is turned off.

*Enjoy the company as well as the game.

To these we can add:

*Please help by trying to keep noise to a minimum at the end of each round and try to avoid discussing hands in a way that can be overheard at nearby tables. Players sitting out at a half-table should be particularly careful about this.

Bridge Etiquette:

We try to play our bridge in an informal way, but there are important rules of bridge etiquette which we should all adhere to:

Unauthorised information: The only legal means of communicating information about your hand to your partner is via your bidding system. Players should avoid gestures of pleasure or dismay (or astonishment!) at partner's bid and should only reach for the bidding box when they have firmly decided what to bid. You should not volunteer an explanation of one of partner's bids (apart from the case of prescribed announcements) unless asked by an opponent, or at the end of the auction. If you are the recipient of unauthorised information from partner, you must do your best to ignore it and must avoid taking advantage of it.

Review of bidding: It is good practice to leave the bidding cards on the table until the opening lead has been made. The opening lead should be made face down initially to allow partner to ask questions before it is faced (or to correct a lead from the wrong hand).

Role of Dummy: Dummy should follow the instructions of Declarer and should not offer guidance or play cards unasked. Dummy may point out incorrect recording of a quitted trick by any player or try to prevent a possible revoke by Declarer. Dummy should not look at Declarer's hand (or curtain card) during play.

Scoring a hand: Both sides should agree the number of tricks made before the hands are collapsed. North should then enter the score on the traveller and has a duty to show the scoresheet to E/W for confirmation. If this is not done, East or West should ask to see the scoresheet.

Finally, whilst we do have a Tournament Director, who can be called upon to sort out difficulties which arise, we prefer, whenever possible, for issues to be settled amicably at the table. The TD likes to enjoy his or her bridge too!