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County Newsletter August 2016

Please click on this box to see the August 2016 Northants County Bridge Association Newsletter. Some copies will be available in the club on 1st August.

Playing other clubs

INTERCLUB TEAMS OF EIGHT  The season started in May 2016.  The club did well in the three leagues last season  - well done to all players.

A Team - Richard Gibson

B Team - Kevin Fogarty

C Team - Kathy Dawe

Northants Inter Club League

Left click this box to see teams results and league tables.

Inter club league fixtures can be found on web site calendar, the club diary or in the county diary booklet (available from the club).

This link also shows county events results and the Eastern Counties League results.

BOARDS TO BE CENTRED?

Please keep the board in correct position to avoid misboarding.

East, West and South to make sure that North keeps the board centred during the play. 

COUNTY EVENTS

We include in our club calendar local county events.

NCBA has a NEW WEB SITE 

 

PROMPT START?

Please aim to be seated prior to 7.25pm.  The director can then set up the movement for a 7-30pm start.

Absent players at 7-25pm risk being turned away.  

If delayed please ring the club before 7-25pm on 01604 717019 as the movement will be laid out to match seated players.

 
Competitions

COMPETITIONS 2013– 2014

Events will be listed in Competitions list after the first few initial rounds have been played.

 

 

Club Championship Pairs, for the Spencer Cup.

7 rounds on 2nd Tuesdays, September to March. Best 5 positions to count.

Holders: Richard Gibson & Eifion Jones

 

Club Championship Pairs, for the Beard Cup. A subdivision of the above,

for eligible players. See (i) below. Best 5 positions to count.

 

Summer Championship Pairs, for the Davies Salver.

6 rounds on 4th Tuesdays, April to September. Best 4 positions to count.

Holders: Eifion Jones & Richard Gibson

 

Thorne Championship Pairs.

7 rounds on 3rd Mondays, September to March. Best 4 places to count.

For eligible players, see (i) below.

Holders: Chris Barnett & Paul Denton

 

Ladies Championship, for the Ward Cup.

7 rounds on 1st Mondays, August to February (exc October).

Best 4 places to count.

Holders: Pam Peacher & Celia Beaty

 

Mixed Pairs Championship. Tuesdays 19th and 26th November.

Combined percentages to count.

Holders: Pam Peacher & Chris Barnett

 

Club Championship Teams, for the Beeby Gold Trophy.

6 rounds on 1st Tuesdays, September to February.

VP scoring, all 6 rounds to count. See note (ii) below re substitutes.

Holders: Pam Peacher & David Smith, Andy Heslop & Richard Tickle

 

Monday Teams Championship, for the Corps Tankard.

8 rounds on 2nd Mondays, August to March.

VP scoring, best 6 scores to count. See note (ii) below re substitutes.

Holders: Margaret Bryant & Richard Gibson, Ross Stacey & Eifion Jones

 

Scott Teams Championship

for the highest placed team in the Monday Teams Championship,

that satisfy the eligibility criteria, see (i) below.

8 rounds on 2nd Mondays, August to March.

VP scoring, best 6 scores to count. See note (ii) below re substitutes.

Holders: David Wilkin & Barry Potter, Bob Braines & Alan Brown

 

Pivot Teams Championship, for the Rixon Bowl.

7 rounds on 4th Thursdays (3rd Thu in December), August to February.

Best 5 scores to count. See note (ii) below re substitutes.

This competition is open to Associate Members.

Holders: Malcolm Orr-Ewing & Trevor Wray, John Josephs & Ross Stacey

 

Individual Championship

For individuals. Monday 7th October.

Holder: Chris Barnett

 

Wednesday Championship, for the Banks Cup.

For the player with the best eight percentages on a Wednesday afternoon.

Excludes members with a NGS ranking of 7 or above.

 

(i)           Eligibility criteria for the Beard Cup, Thorne and Scott Championships.

These competitions are open for players who, at the 1st of May, meet the

following criteria (for Scott this applies to at least 3 out of the 4 team members):

·        Have an NGS rank of TEN or less

·        Do not play for the Northampton A team

·        Are not the holders of the Championship Pairs or Teams

·        Are not otherwise excluded by the Committee.

 

(ii)          Team membership and the use of Substitutes

A team shall consist of a nominated captain, and at least 3 other

registered members.

If a substitute is required, then any player not registered with another

team may be used.

An unregistered player may substitute for more than one team.

A team may “borrow” a spare player from another team, but only with

the express agreement of the captain of that team.

 

(iii)           Competition entry is open to full members only, with the exception

of the Pivot Teams Championship, where Associate Members are welcome.

 

(iv)            Rules. For all competition rules please see Menu under Competitions -  last item.

 

Beeby /Gold 2013/14

CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS for the BEEBY / GOLD

Rd 1

Rd 2

Rd 3

Rd 4

Rd 5

Rd 6

TOTAL

1=

M Orr-Ewing, J Josephs, T Wray, R Stacey, Leszek

109

94

203

1=

N Baldwin, J Bovai, E Jones, R Gibson

93

110

203

3

P Peacher, D Smith, A Heslop, R Tickle

95

63

158

4

P Dunn, G Baron, The Lucks

84

72

156

5

C Beaty, C Woods, C Barnett, Doris Moss

83

66

149

6

B Attwood, M Sawyer, B Bale, F Followell

96

44

140

7

K Fogarty, S Martin, C Paver, D Watts, P Hein

93

46

139

8

M Tinston, M O'Connell, B Braines, T Philpott, B Potter, J Wilkin, A Brown

64

48

112

9

A Smith, K Knight, A Jepsen, M Viljoen

34

61

95

10

M Simpson, M Evans, B Bussey, P Wilson

49

44

93

Played on First Tuesdays, September to February