A brief history of our competition trophies
When Gordon Thomson, a long time President, died his widow presented the club with the trophy that bears his name. It was our first! It was given at a time when the old guard was dyed in aggregate bridge. A progressive faction suggested that the trophy be used for Match Points to encourage that form of tournament. Progression extended to match points once per month. Since then the pendulum has swung and I have had to argue that some aggregate should be retained. Later the Granary Trophy was added for the aggregate competition. Quickly, after that the Fruin and Millig trophies were purchased for corresponding trophies when the second night had graduated from beginners and new members unable to play on Tuesdays with the limited accommodation of Room 4 in the Victoria Halls.
Originally the winner was determined on a number of best scores. It was based on position 1st = 1, 2nd = 2 etc. The scores were added up and lowest total won provided ⅔ of the events had been played. Unfortunately, as a result regular pairs were often split when one of the pair played with another partner and did better or worse. Equally, it was argued as inequitable that a member was disqualified just because his regular partner wasn’t regular enough. Andrew Bain was instrumental in effecting a change in the rules, that correctly put the emphasis on the performance of regular pairs. Problems with aggregate scoring were eliminated with the move to Butler scoring and then onto x-IMPS. The number of qualifying events has been reduced to half.
The competition trophies and past winners
The Gordon Thomson Trophy is for Tuesday match points competitions. It may be regarded as the premier trophy as it was introduced to encourage match point play. Past winners are:
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1983
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W. McLaughlin
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1984
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J. Traill - T. Wilson
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1985
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J. Traill - T. Wilson
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1986
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W. McLaughlin
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1987
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H. Freer - D. Harley
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1988
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H. Freer - D. Harley
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1989
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I. McCulloch - B. Ralph
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1990
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H. Freer - D. Harley : A. Stevens
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1991
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J. Traill
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1992
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A. Stevens - J. Traill
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1993
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G. & J. Arnott
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1994
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I. McCulloch - B. Ralph
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1995
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J. Traill
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1996
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A. Stevens
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1997
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H. Freer -
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1998
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K. & C. Grant
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1999
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A. Stevens - J. Traill
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2000
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J. Traill
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2001
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A. Stevens
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2002
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H. Freer - A. Adrian
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2003
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H. Freer - A. Adrian
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2004
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A. Adrian - H. Fotheringham
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2005
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A. Adrian
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2006
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J.Arnott - J. Traill
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2007
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A. Adrian - I. McCulloch
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2007
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A. Adrian - I. McCulloch
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2009
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M. Chisholm - I. McCulloch
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2010
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M. Chisholm - I. McCulloch
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2011
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M. Chisholm - I. McCulloch
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2012
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M. Chisholm - I. McCulloch
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2013
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J. Bryden - J. Traill
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2014
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A. Wolfenden - I. McCulloch
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2015
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J. Bryden - J. Traill
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2016
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M. Leaf - M Sargent
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2017
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S. Friedberg
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2018
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I. McCulloch - B. Angus
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| 2019 |
W. Read
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2020 None (Covid)
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The Granary Trophy is for Tuesday Cross-Imps. This was the original form of competition in the club and the Granary Restaurant was the original venue. Match point competitions were not introduced until about 1980. Past winners are:
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1991
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G. & J. Arnott
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1992
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A. Stevens
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1993
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G. Arnott
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1994
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I. McCulloch
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1995
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A. Stevens - J. Traill
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1996
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H. Freer
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1997
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A. Stevens - J. Traill
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1998
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I. McCulloch - B. Ralph
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1999
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A. Stevens - J. Traill
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2000
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A. Stevens
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2001
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M. Chisholm
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2002
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F. & A. Adrian
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2003
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A. Adrian
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2004
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M. Chisholm - J. Traill
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2005
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F. Brodie - M. Leaf
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2006
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A. Adrian - I. McCulloch
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2007
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A. Adrian - I. McCulloch
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2008
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A. Adrian - I. McCulloch
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2009
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J. Arnott - J. Traill
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2010.
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A. Adrian -T. Wilson
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2011
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M. Leaf
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2012
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J. Traill
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2013
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M. Chisholm - I. McCulloch
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2014
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J. Bryden - J. Traill
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2015
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N. Murie - I. Telford
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2016
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M. Chisholm - S. Friedberg
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2017
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A. Traill - A. J. Traill
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2018
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I. McCulloch - B. Angus
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2019
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W. Reid - H. Freer
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2020 None (Covid)
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The Millig Trophy for Thursday match points and is one of the trophies purchased when the Thursday evening came of age. Past winners are:
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1990
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J. & A. Alvey
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1991
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J. & A. Alvey : I. & M. Fane :
D. Harley
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1992
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D. Harley
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1993
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G. & J. Arnott
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1994
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I. McCulloch
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1995
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A. Stevens
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1996
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M. McInroy
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1997
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H. Freer
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1998
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H. Freer
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1999
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H. Freer
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2000
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M. Chisholm
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2001
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H. Freer
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2002
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M. Chisholm
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2003
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M. Chisholm - J. Traill
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2004
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H. Freer - A. Adrian
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2005
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H. Freer - A. Adrian
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2006
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H. Freer - A. Adrian
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2007
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H. Freer - A. Adrian
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2008
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H. Freer - A. Adrian
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2009
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H. Freer - M. Sargent
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2010
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M. Chisholm
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2011
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J. Arnott
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2012
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M. Chisholm - I. McCulloch
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2013
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H. Freer - M. Sargent
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2014
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H. Freer - M. Sargent
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2015
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K. & J. Jones
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2016
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S. Friedberg - M. Chisholm
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2017
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C. Calder
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2018
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A. Bain - M. Chisholm
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2019
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A. Bain - M. Chisholm
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2020 None (Covid)
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The Fruin Trophy is a quaich awarded for Thursday Cross-Imps. Past winners are:
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1991
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H. Carter
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1992
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J. & A. Alvey
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1993
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G. & J. Arnott
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1994
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J. Traill
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1995
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A. Brown - I. McCulloch
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1996
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H. Freer - A. Stevens
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1997
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A. Stevens
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1998
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C. Cornish - H. Carter
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1999
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H. Freer - I. McCulloch
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2000
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J. Traill
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2001
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H. Freer - A. Stevens
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2002
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H. Freer
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2003
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J. Traill
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2004
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A. Adrian - H. Fotheringham
- J. Traill
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2005
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H. Freer - A. Adrian
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2006
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H. Freer - A. Adrian
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2007
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H. Freer - A. Adrian
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2008
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H. Freer - A. Adrian
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2009
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C. Cornish
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2010
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B. Angus and J. Traill
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2011
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H. Freer - M. Sargent
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2012
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M. Chisholm - I. McCulloch
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2013
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M. Chisholm - I. McCulloch
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2014
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K. & J. Jones
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2015
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M. Sargent
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2016
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M. Chisholm - S. Friedberg
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2017
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S. Friedberg - S. Glover
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2018
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I. McCulloch - C. Findlay
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2019
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I. McCulloch - C. Findlay
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2020 None (Covid)
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