| WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRIDGE - XMAS PAIRS |
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The fourth Winter Pairs event was the Christmas Pairs evening with wine and nibbles and a prize for the winners.
There was recognition for the work done over many years by Joan & David Burgess. They received the EBU's Dimmie Fleming award for services to bridge, the first married couple to be so recognised. The NCBA chairman presented the awards on the evening.
The winners of the prize were Sue & Frank Ball who won in a field of 17 pairs.
Further events are scheduled for the second Wednesday each month. The scoring will be butler imps where numbers permit, or normal matchpoints. Winners on each night receive 4 points, runners up 2 and third scores 1. The best 4 drives for pairs and individuals determine best mixed pair for Black Cup (holders John & Irene Auld ), best similar pair for Farr Cup (holders Stan Kujawinski & Richard Kowalski) and overall Winter Champion for best individual - not to be won by a pair (holder Richard Kowalski ).
Leading scores after 4 events are:
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| Gordon Fullerton |
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| Toni Smith |
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| Anthony Pettengell |
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| Rob Sharpe |
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| William Crook |
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| Shirley Ashtari |
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| Ian Dovey |
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| Sue Ball |
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| Frank Ball |
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| GREEN POINT EVENTS JULY 2015 |
 The 2015 Notts Green Point weekend was on 18th/19th July at Spondon.
46 pairs played on the Saturday. Dan Crofts and Gary Hyett the 2012 winners took the trophy again. Best placed Notts pair in 5th place were Steve Raine and Ankush Khandelwal..
2015 Notts Swiss Pairs.txt
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| 2015 Swiss Teams |
 19 teams played on Sunday. Convincing winners were Roman Gembicki, Arthur Hughes, David Musson & Frank Littlewood with a score of 114 VPs some 27 clear of the field.
2015 Swiss Teams.txt
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| WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRIDGE |
After 7 events through to May 2015 the results are:
BLACK CUP for mixed pairs winners John and Irene Auld from Ian Dovey and Shirley Ashtari;
FARR CUP for similar pairs winners Richard Kowalski and Stan Kujinski from David Burgess and Gordon Fullerton.
Richard Kowalski recorded the best 4 scores by a single player and takes the prize as Winter Wednesday Champion.
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| COUNTY TEAMS OF FOUR |
In the final between the leading qualifiers:
1 William Crook, Rob Sharpe, David Hodge & Mark Goddard plus Sandy Fulton,
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2. John & Irene Auld, Bill Whalley & Tailor Pravin plus Keith Rodgers & Lloyd Eagling.
The winners were team Crook by 28imps.
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| Master Class 14 April |
The first class held last week was a great success so Willie Crook has agreed to do another class. This will take a similar format to the previous class and the boards from the county game due to take place on the 3rd April will be discussed. If there any other topics you would like Willie to discuss will you let me know and he will aim to include them if possible. The class is suitable for experienced bridge players particularly those who play for the county or aspire to play for the county.
The class will be held at Nottingham bridge club starting at 7pm on Thursday 14th April. The charge will be £2.50. Can you please email me if you are coming as the room can only accommodate a fixed number of people.
Clare Batten
NCBA secretary
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| JOURNAL CUP 2015 |
Congratulations to Mark Goddard & David Hodge winners of the Journal Cup and therefore NCBA pairs champions. They won from William & Daniel Crook with Mary Cook & Sue McIntosh. These pairs are eligible to represent Notts in the Corwen Trophy.
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| PORTLAND BOWL 2015 |
Congratulations to Kyle Lam who captained Cambridge B to victory in the Universities championship.
EBU web site
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| DERBYSHIRE V NOTTS 6th December 2015 |
In a match of big swings Notts lost the Dawes match 5-15, won the Porter 14-6 and lost the Markham 3-17.
Click for report.
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| NOTTS v OXON 1st November 2015 |
Notts did well in this match scoring a rare 20-0 in the Dawes and 12-8 in the Porter. Unfortunately the Markham was reduced to a team of four because of transport problems for the Oxforshire team.
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| WORCS v NOTTS 4th October 2015 |
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| NOTTSv GLOUCESTERSHIRE 13th September 2015 |
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| WILLIE WINS AGAIN |
In the Northern Easter Festival in York Willie Crook with team mates Gary Hyett. John Holland and Alan Mould easily won the Swiss Teams event.
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| PORTLAND PAIRS 22nd March 2015 |
This multi centre event is the EBU national mixed pairs championship. John & Irene Auld won the Stamford heat and overall came 7th out of 397 pairs.
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| Teams of 8 League - 2014-2015 |
Nottingham Gambit are confirmed as top of the League in division one with Retford A confirmed as runners up.
In a very competitive division two, Retford B finished in the top position after beating Woodborough A in the decisive final match. Wollaton finished in the runners up place.
Nottingham A have secured division three - Keyworth B are runners up.
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| NATIONAL PAIRS MIDLANDS FINAL 15th March 2015 |
All the NCBA qualifiers for the National Pairs Regional final at Solihull finished above average but only William and Daniel Crook qualified for the National final. They were 9th in a field of 50 pairs.
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| LEICESTERSHIRE GREEN POINTS WEEKEND |
John & Irene Auld led throughout to win the Swiss Pairs on 7th March at Spondon in a field of 40 pairs.
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| Harrogate Congress |
Congratulations to Willie Crook who with team mates Richard Winter, Gary Hyett and Alan Mould cruised to victory in the Harrogate Congress Swiss Teams on 22nd February 2015.
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| NOTTS v DERBYSHIRE 8th February 2015 |
In the final match of the season Notts at last showed signs of improvement winning the Dawes match 12-8 and the Porter by a maximum 20-0. The Markham lost 6-14.
Click for report
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| COUNTY MIXED PAIRS 2015 |
18 pairs played in the NCBA Mixed Pairs championship on 11th January. Winners of the trophy were Wendy Walker and Lloyd Eagling . Second were Carol and Robin Fisher and third Retfords Mary Cook and Gerry Franklin. Congratulations to all the prize winners.
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| LEICS v NOTTS 4th January 2015 |
In the first match of 2015 Notts won the Dawes 11-9, drew 10-10 in the Porter and lost the Markham 2-18.
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| TOLLEMACHE 22nd/23rd November 2014 |
In their qualifying group of the Inter Counties Team of 8 competition Notts came 5th out of 9 teams. Winners of the group were Avon with London second. Notts were represented by William Crook, Rob Sharpe, Sandy Fulton, John Rolph, Irene and John Auld, Lloyd Eaging, Keith Rodgers, Mark Goddard, David Hodge, Graham Lee and Frank Ball. Our best player according to the EBU cross imping was Sandy Fulton.
Click to see two hands chosen by William Crook
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| NOTTS v STAFFS/SHROPS 9th November 2014 |
In a modestly improved performance Notts lost the Dawes match 7-13 VPs, drew the Porter 10-10 and won the Markham 13-7.
click for match report
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| SENIORS CONGRESS 31/10 14-3/11/14 |
In the Seniors Congress Swiss Teams Rob Sharpe and William Crook playing with Bill Gardner and Gary Hyett came joint second in a field of 56 teams just 1VP behind the winners.
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| GREAT NORTHERN PAIRS 4/5 October 2014 |
In a field of 99 pairs at Leeds William Crook partnering Richard Winter came second just behind Kath and Alan Nelson.
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| NOTTS v WORCS 5th October 2014 |
Another poor performance saw Notts lose all three matches: Dawes 2-18; Porter 6-14; and Markham 2-18.
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| MIXED PAIRS 2016 |
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Congratulations to Barbara Hatfield & Phil Ottewell county mixed pairs champions. They won comfortably from Mary Cook & Gerry Franklin with Jane Hall & Phil Dale third.
Full result
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| WARKS v NOTTS 14th September 2014 |
In Sundays match Notts lost the Dawes match 6-14 and the Markham 1-19 but won the Porter 16-4 after a late rally from a losing position.
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| LONDON YEAR END CONGRESS |
Congratulations to Ankush Khandelwal who partnering Toby Nonnenmacher won the Open Pairs from a very strong field.
Full results on EBU website.
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| Gambit win Three counties 2014 |
Nottingham Gambit retained the three counties trophy with 122 VPs from Derby B on 115. On the final evening on September 11th they came second for a third successive time behind winners on the night West Bridgford.
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| GREEN POINT EVENTS JULY 2014 |
 NCBA/EBU Green Point Weekend at Spondon
Swiss Pairs 19th July 2014 : Notts pair William and Daniel Crook (pictured receiving trophy from NCBA Chairman ) were convincing winners in a field of 51 pairs with 111 VPs. Second were Angela Booth and Peter Bradley on 99 and third were Notts pair Mark Goddard and David Hodge on 96.
Green Point Pairs Results 19-07-2014.xlsx
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| NATIONAL SENIORS CONGRESS |
Congratulations to Sandy Fulton & Willie Crook whose team came 5th in the Senior Swiss Teams on 8th November.
Full results on EBU web site
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| Swiss Teams 2014 |
 Swiss Teams 20th July 2014: A low turnout of 15 teams but a win for Notts team Lloyd Eagling, Keith Rodgers, Irene and John Auld with 97 VPs from Ron and Lin Birch and Henry and Audrey Mc Bride with 92.
Green Point Teams Results 20-07-2014.xlsx
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| NOTTS v OXFORDSHIRE 29th June 2014 |
In the second match of the season Notts won the Dawes match 11-9 but lost the Porter 5-15 and the Markham 1-19.
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| Junior Teams |
Congratulations to Notts pair Simon Spencer and Kyle Lam who with Ankush Khandelwal and Basil Letts came 2nd in the Junior International teams at the Midsummer Bridge Tournament in Finland.
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| CROOK TEAM WINS COUNTY TEAMS OF 4 |
The County teams final between Crook ( William Crook, Rob Sharpe, Sandy Fulton, David Hodge and Mark Goddard) and Auld (John and Irene Auld, Lloyd Eagling and Keith Rodgers) was won by Crook by 13imps in a close match .
Winners represented Notts in the Pachabo Cup held this year at Park Inn Nottingham 7th and 8th June.
Result 2014.pdf
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| Gloucestershire v Notts 11th May 2014 |
In the first match of the 2014 season Notts managed to draw 10-10 in the Dawes match but lost the Porter and Markham matches 20-0.
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| Journal Cup 2014 |
The JOURNAL CUP the NCBA's principal Pairs Championship took place on Sunday 27th April at Nottingham Bridge Club.
Winners were Sandy Fulton and William Crook from Irene and John Auld with Kyle Lam and Simon Spencer third. These pairs are invited to represent Notts in the Corwen Cup.
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| NEW PRESIDENTS CUP CORRECTED |
Winners of the Presidents Cup are now Woodborough BC with a total of 172.57 combining Dick Milne and Alyson McClintocks scores with those of Jane Hall and Phil Dale.
Apologies to Bingham BC with a total score of 171.8 achieved by Ian Dovey and Graham Lee who were best pair.
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| DERBYSHIRE v NOTTS |
In the county match on 6th April 2014 at Spondon a depleted Notts team lost 8-12 in the Dawes match and 1-19 in the Porter. The Markham team saved the day for Notts with a 16-4 win.
Click for match report
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| Notts pair win National Pairs Regional Final |
Mark Goddard and David Hodge scored a big win in the National Pairs Regional final at Solihull. William and Daniel Crook also did well coming 9th of 51 pairs.
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| NCBA Mixed Pairs Championship 2014 |
Congratulations to Shirley Ashtari and Ian Dovey winners of the Mixed Pairs event.
Alyson McLyntock and John Ashworth were 2nd and Irene and John Auld came 3rd.These three pairs are invited to represent Nottinghamshire in the Midlands Mixed Pairs Event.
Results of Mixed Pairs 2014.pdf
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| CHANNEL TROPHY 2013 |
Congratulations to Kyle Lam and Simon Spencer members of England`s winning under 25 team.
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| TOLLEMACHE 2013 |
The Notts team performed very creditably in the national county teams of 8 championship finishing a close 4th in their qualifying group-our best result for several years. The team was: William and Daniel Crook; Mark Goddard and David Hodge; Kyle Lam and Simon Spencer; Graham Lee and Frank Ball; Gerry Franklin and John Rolph.
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| DERBYSHIRE GP WEEKEND 28/29 SEPTEMBER |
68 pairs played in Saturdays Swiss Pairs. Best placed for Notts were Irene and John Auld who were 3rd behind joint winners Leicestershire`s Bill Hood and Bill Davis and Derbyshire`s Roman Gembicki and Janucz Adamowicz.
Click here for full results
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In Sunday`s Swiss Teams there was an entry of 29 and the Notts teams contended throughout. Eventual winners were Yorkshire`s Graham Jepson, David Fletcher, Glyn and Alex Foley just ahead of Mark Goddard, David Hodge, Andrew Scott and Geoff Topol.
John and Irene Auld, Keith Rodgers and Lloyd Eagling were 4th.
Click here for full results list
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| SUMMER EVENTS 2013 |
Congratulations to John and Irene Auld on winning the Black Cup for mixed pairs and to Lloyd Eagling and Keith Rodgers who won the Farr Cup for similar pairs.
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| NOTTS Teams WIN the 3 COUNTIES |
The 3 COUNTIES competition for 2013 was WON by
Nottingham Gambit
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Nottingham Alderclarke
SECOND. 18 club teams from the three counties competed.
Click for complete result list
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| NOTTS GREEN-POINT SWISS WEEKEND |
In the Notts green point pairs on July 20th William and Daniel Crook were Notts top pair finishing 2nd in a field of 58 pairs. Winners were Janusz Adamowski and Roman Gembicki.
Click here for full results list
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The teams event on July 21st was won convincingly by David Hodge and Mark Goddard with team mates Paul Russell and John Haslegrave. They won all seven matches to head a field of 26 teams with 102 VPs.
Click here for full results list
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| Team of 4 Championship 2013 |
Congratulations to the qualifiers. The Semi-Finals are
1st Team: William Crook, Sandy Fulton, David Hodge & Mark Goddard
v 4th Team: Lloyd Eagling, Keith Rodgers, John & Irene Auld.
(Result 19th February :1st Team won-match conceded after 24 boards)
2nd Team: Mike & Daphne Coggles, Gerry Franklin & John Rolph
v 3rd Team: David Burgess, Gordon Fullerton, Frank Ball & Graham Lee.
(Result 12th March: 3rd Team won)
The Final (20th April) was won by William Crook, Rob Sharpe, David Hodge & Mark Goddard.
Click for full ranking
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| JOURNAL CUP 2013 |
 Congratulations to the 2013 winners of the Journal Cup, Graham Lee and Frank Ball .
Second were Dick Milne and Alyson McLintock, and third were Ellen Overton and Stan Zygadlo.
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| EBU Swiss Teams Congress 19th/20th January 2013 |
47 teams struggled through the snow to play at Hinckley in the EBU annual Swiss Teams event. The Notts team of Mark Goddard, David Hodge, Irene and John Auld finished 3rd equal. Winners were Michael Byrne, Duncan Happer, Martin Jones and Neil Rosen.
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| NCBA Mixed Pairs Championship |
15 pairs competed in the event on Sunday 6th January. Congratulations to John and Irene Auld who retained the title, and also to Gordon and Angela Fullerton who were second, and to Mike and Daphne Coggles who were third.
Click for full results
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| PRESIDENTS CUP |
Congratulations to Keith Rodgers winner of the 2012 Presidents Cup. Lloyd Eagling was runner up.
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| NCBA INDIVIDUAL |
Frank Ball won the 2012 Individual competition in a field of 19 players with an incredible score of 80.94%.
Click for event report
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| ANNIVERSARY TEAMS 2012 |
Congratulations to the winning Leicestershire team of John Milne & Brian Marlow, Michael Mahoney & Trevor Barrett, and the Nottinghamshire runners-up Gordon Fullerton & Frank Ball, Ellen Overton & Keith Rodgers.
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| Derbyshire Green Point Event 29th/30th September |
Geoff Topol, Andrew Scott, David Hodge and Mark Goddard came first of 32 teams in Sunday`s green point teams event beating erstwhile leaders Keith Rodgers, Lloyd Eagling, Irene Auld and John Auld in the last round.
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David and Mark were also the best Notts pair in Saturday`s pairs coming 4th in a field of 76 behind winners John Sansom and Pam Pearce.
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| 2012 TWO COUNTIES |
The summers Two Counties evenings ended on 13th September. Over the three evenings of the competition Retford A won division 1 (with frequent winners Gambit a disastrous 8th) and Wollaton won division 3 but overall Derbyshire won by a convincing 151 IMPs.
Two Counties Results 2012
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| WEDNESDAY EVENTS |
The Summer events have now ended - the Black Cup for mixed pairs was won by Irene and John Auld and the Farr Cup for similar pairs was won by Daniel and William Crook.
The 2012 Presidents Cup starts on 3rd October.
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In Sundays Swiss team event the Notts team of Irene Auld, John Auld, Keith Rodgers and Lloyd Eagling were winners in a field of 32 teams with a big score of 111 VPs from 7 matches.
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| Alec Salisbury Award 2012 |
 Graham Jepson, for the EBU, presents Mary Mills with the Alec Salisbury Award 2012 for her work in teaching Bridge at Nottingham High School over some 20 years.
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| Notts v Derbyshire - 13th May 2012 |
In the County match against Derbyshire on 13th May the Dawes team lost 1-19, the Porter lost 2-18 and the Markham lost 0-20.
click here for match report
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| Staffs v Notts 15TH April 2012 |
In the last county match of the season a depleted Notts team won 13-7 in the Dawes match and 14-6 in the Porter but lost 1-19 in the Markham.
click here for match report
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| NCBA INTER-CLUB PAIRS 2012 |
 The Final was won by Brian & Barbara Pilbin, representing Keyworth BC, with Sally Axford & Doreen Ratcliffe, also of Keyworth, second.
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| Notts Teams of 4 Champions 2012 |
At the Pachabo Cup - the inter counties teams of 4 championship - Notts will be represented by Lloyd Eagling, Keith Rodgers, Irene Auld and John Auld. In the county final they defeated William Crook, Sandy Fulton, Rob Sharpe and Graham Kirby by 51 imps.
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| National Pairs 2012 |
In the National Pairs final at Hinckley on 14th/15th April William and Daniel Crook finished a creditable 12th while John and Irene Auld were a disappointing 30th. Winners by a huge margin were Bob Rowlands and Peter Lee.
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| Midland Mixed Pairs Championship 2012 |
Mike and Daphne Coggles were 2nd in the Midland Mixed Pairs Championship at Spondon on 6th May. Gordon and Angela Fullerton were 5th out of the field of 28 pairs.
Midland Flitch 2012
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| THE JOURNAL CUP 2012 |
Winners with an impressive 66.71% were Gordon Fullerton & David Burgess, followed by Simon Spencer & Ankush Khandelwal with 64.34%, and Ray Furlonger & Phil Dale on 57.18%.
Leading pairs invited to represent Notts in the Corwen trophy on 26th/27th May.
Click here for the full results.
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| NATIONAL PAIRS 2012 |
In the regional finals on 18th March two Notts pairs qualified for the National Pairs final on April 14th/15th: Irene and John Auld were 5th and Daniel and William Crook were 9th having led at half time.
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| GREEN POINT EVENTS 21/22 July 2012 |
Saturdays Swiss pairs attracted 60 entries the winners being Dan Crofts and Gary Hyett.
Best placed Notts players were Graham Lee and Gordon Fullerton in joint 4th just ahead of William and Daniel Crook who led the event before slipping back in the final match against the winners.
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| Wednesday competitions |
The Spring Cup ended on 29th February ; John Auld won with 291.88 from best 5 scores played. Gordon Fullerton and David Burgess were joint second with 287.65.
The new event now running is the Priday Cup.
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| NOTTS v LINCS 25th March 2012 |
Notts secured good wins in the Dawes match (17-3) and the Porter (19-1) but narrowly lost the Markham (9-11).
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| Leicestershire Green Points event |
Congratulations to Notts pair Graham Brindley and Gordon Fullerton who came 6th in a field of 46 in the Leicestershire pairs event on 10th March. Bill Hood and Ron Davis were winners.
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| WORCS v NOTTS Sunday 15th January 2012 |
Another draw for the Dawes team 10-10 VPs but losses for the Porter 2-18 and the Markham 0-20.
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| 2012 MIXED PAIRS |
21 pairs competed in the first county event of 2012 on Sunday 8th January. John and Irene Auld were clear winners with 61.78% from Mo Logan and Alex Allen on 54.84 and Mike and Daphne Coggles on 53.32. The leading pairs are invited to represent Notts in the Midland Mixed Pairs and Flitch.
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| 2011 Competitions |
David Burgess won the Presidents Cup with a total of 356.94 for best 6 scores from 10 played. A fraction behind was regular partner Gordon Fullerton with 356.59 for 6 scores from 9. Gordon completed a good 2011 by winning the Christmas individual on 28th December.
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| NOTTS v WARKS 11th December 2011 |
This time it was the Dawes team's turn to snatch a (winning) draw from the jaws of victory - dropping from +23 IMPs at half-time to +2 IMPs at the end. The Porter team lost 5-15 and the Markham team 8-12.
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| OXON v NOTTS 13th November 2011 |
Another disappointing result saw Oxfordshire beat Notts by 17-3 VPs in the Dawes match and 15-5 in the Porter. The Markham match was drawn 10-10.
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| TOLLEMACHE TROPHY 2011-12 |
The qualifying round of the inter counties teams of 8 championship took place on 26th and 27th November. Notts had a disappointing weekend finishing 8th out of 9 teams in their group but had the consolation of winning two matches.
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| Anniversary Teams 30th October 2011 |
Congratulations to the Lincolnshire team of Dave Pettengell, Paul Wokes, Mike Grant and John Brocklehurst who were convincing winners of this event. The Notts team of David and Joan Burgess, Carol Fisher and Martin Mellor were second.
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| NOTTS v GLOUCESTERSHIRE 9th October 2011 |
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| GREAT NORTHERN SWISS PAIRS 2011 |
Congratulations to Frank Ball and Gordon Fullerton who came 6th in a field of 123 pairs in this event.
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| GREEN POINTS WEEKEND |
In the Derbyshire and Leicestershire Green Point event on 24th and 25th September Notts pair Gordon Fullerton and Graham Brindley came 3rd in the Pairs won by Mike Read and Nick Hodson. The teams was won by Derbyshire`s Mary and David Marshall playing with John Samson and Pam Pearce.
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| NOTTS GREEN POINT WEEKEND 23rd-24th July |
HF Holidays(hfholidays.co.uk) kindly sponsored the Notts Green Points weekend providing holidays for the winners and vouchers to participants.
Roman Gembicki and Alex Hogg won Saturday`s Swiss Pairs and in Sunday`s Swiss Teams Roman won again partnering Cedric Cockcroft together with usual suspects Don Smedley and John Griffin.
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| FARR CUP 2011 |
Winners this year with a total of 287.67% from their best 5 scores were David Burgess and Gordon Fullerton just ahead of Keith Rodgers and Lloyd Eagling with 285.10. Tim Anderson and Bernard Scanlon were 3rd with 275.24.
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| BLACK CUP 2011 |
Congratulations to Ellen Overton and Lloyd Eagling who convincingly won the Black Cup for mixed pairs scoring 297.83% from their best 5 sessions. Previous winners Irene and John Auld were a distant second with 264.19 just ahead of Joan and David Burgess with 263.54.
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| EUROPEAN BRIDGE |
England`s Youngsters including Simon Spencer and Ankush Khandelwal finished 4th in the European Youth Bridge Teams Championships just out of the medals but qualifying for the 2012 World Championships.
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| 2 Counties 2011 |
Congratulations to Alderclarke who won the prize for the best performances in the 2nd division at the third of the three sessions of the 2 Counties, and to Gambit and Aldeclarke who won the prizes for the best performances over the 3-session event for the 1st and 2nd divisions. Overall Notts won the event with +157 IMPs.
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| DERBYSHIRE v NOTTS 19th JUNE 2011 |
Notts lost comprehensively to Derbyshire 18-2 in the Dawes, 20-0 in the Porter and 11-9 in the Markham.
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| CORWEN TROPHY 2011 |
William Crook and Sandy Fulton finished 5th out of 106 pairs in the Corwen Trophy at Daventry. This competition is for EBU county pairs champions and runners up. Notts other representatives Irene and John Auld were 22nd.
First were Surrey`s perennial winners Bob Rowlands and Peter Lee.
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| Wednesday Night Competitions |
The Priday Cup has been won by John Auld with 292.93 from Lloyd Eagling on 291.33.
The Summer competitions commence on 25th May starting with the Black Cup for Mixed Pairs; the Farr Cup for similar pairs commences 1st June.
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| Leicestershire v Notts 15th May 2011 |
Notts performed well in the first event of the season triumphing 20-0 in the Dawes match and 15-5 in the Markham but lost 0-20 in the Porter match
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| RETFORD ARE 2011 TEAMS OF 8 CHAMPIONS |
Retford A won their final match 18-2 to take an unassailable lead over Gambit and so win division one of the teams of 8 league. Gambit have been champions for some 15 seasons but Retfords win was no accident: they lost just one match narrowly (to Gambit) but won all the rest including a 17-3 victory in the return match with Gambit.
In division two Woodborough A are confirmed as champions having won their final match by 11 VPs to 9 against the second placed team Alderclarke.
Wollaton Park have now won division three with 128 VPs from Newark Cavaliers with 104.
In division four East Bridgford are confirmed as champions with 168 VPs from Mansfield South with 155 VPs.
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| 2011 KO Team of 4 Winners |
 David Hodge, Frank Ball, Gordon Fullerton & David Burgess won the KO Team of 4 Championship, beating Graham Brindley, Richard Kowalski, Chris & Dorothy Close in the final.
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| NCBA INTER CLUB FINAL |
Congratulations to Terry Lynex and Marlene Mackie who won this event with 62.5% from joint seconds Mick Gauntley and Catherine Waldron and Steve Fordham and Toni Smith who scored 61.31%.
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| MIDLANDS MIXED PAIRS |
Irene and John Auld won the Midlands Mixed Pairs for Notts playing at the East Midlands Bridge Academy on Sunday 10th April 2011. In doing so they retained the Midlands Flitch trophy.
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| JOURNAL CUP 2011 |
 Winners of the Journal Cup, Willie Crook & Sandy Fulton, with the NCBA President Gordon Fullerton. 2nd were Simon Spencer & Ankush Khandelwal, and 3rd were John and Irene Auld.
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| DAWES TROPHY |
In the final matches of the season Notts at home beat Staffs 15-5, 14-6, and 15-5 for a rare clean sweep. Notts achieved mid-table respectability in the final rankings,
Warwickshire achieved a remarkable first place in all divisions.
for match report click here
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| NCBA Individual Championship |
The 2011 Individual event was won by Gordon Fullerton with 67.71% ahead of Mike Bleaney with 63% and Tim Anderson on 60%.
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| SPRING EVENT 2011 |
Joint winners of the Spring Event are Gordon Fullerton and David Burgess with a total of 297.16 from their best 5 scores. Third is Irene Auld with 288.79.
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| NCBA Swiss Teams Championship |
 Keith Rodgers, Gordon Fullerton, Irene & John Auld, winners of the Swiss Teams Championship.
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| NOTTS V WORCS 6th February 2011 |
Notts drew the Dawes match 10-10 but lost the Porter 5-15 and the Markham 6-14.
click here for match report
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| COUNTY TEAM OF FOUR QUALIFIER |
David Burgess, Gordon Fullerton, Frank Ball and David Hodge won the County team of 4 qualifier on 16th January ahead of the Retford team of Mike and Daphne Coggles with Gerry Franklin and Mary Cook.
See "Results" "January 23" "NCBA Teams-of-4 KO Heat" for KO stages.
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| COUNTY MATCH Warks v Notts 16th January 2011 |
Warwickshire achieved a clean sweep of victories in this match: 16-4, 20-0 and 12-8.
click for match report
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| MIXED PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP 9th January 2011 |
Congratulations to Carol Fisher and Martin Mellor who won Sundays event with 65.88% ahead of previous winners Irene and John Auld who scored 63.24%.
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| PRESIDENTS CUP WINNERS |
 The Presidents Cup finally completed despite weather delays and resulted in a joint win for Gordon Fullerton and David Burgess. Lloyd Eagling played his sixth qualifying session on 22nd December to move into third place.
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| Notts v Oxon 12th December 2010 |
Notts recorded their first win of the season in the Dawes trophy against Oxfordshire winning 17-3 in VPs but lost the Porter by 6-14 and the Markham 0-20.
click here for match report
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| Tollemache Qualifier 20th-21st November 2010 |
Notts performed disastrously in their Tollemache qualifying group finishing last despite winning their final two matches. Cambs and Hunts won the group and Surrey also qualified.
All the established pairs were poor and the only bright spot was the performance of Graham Brindley and Graham Lee who stepped in on Sunday and did well.
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| Gloucestershire v Notts 14th November 2010 |
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| NCBA Anniversary Teams |
The Anniversary Teams was won by Graham Brindley, Richard Kowalski, Ellen Overton & Keith Rodgers on a split tie from the Warwickshire team of David Franks, Adam Wood, Adrian Knight & Leslie Reece.
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| Derbyshire Green Pointed Swiss Weekend |
 DERBYSHIRE CBA & EBU
Green Pointed Swiss Weekend
25th - 26th September 2010
The best Notts result at this event was by John and Irene Auld, who were 3rd out of a field of 75 pairs on Saturday, and, playing with Richard Edwards and Giles Foster, were 5th out of 30 teams on Sunday. David and Joan Burgess came 7th equal in the pairs.
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| Black Cup |
 The Black Cup 2010 for mixed pairs was won by John and Irene Auld, with Lloyd Eagling and Ellen Overton runners up.
Click here fo report.
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| Farr Cup |
 The Farr Cup 2010 for similar pairs was won by Daniel Crook and William Crook, with David Burgess and Gordon Fullerton runners up.
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| Notts Swiss Pairs 5th September 2010 |
 Keith Rodgers and John Auld retained the Swiss Pairs trophy ahead of Irene Auld and Lloyd Eagling.
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| Notts Green Pointed Swiss Weekend |
 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CBA & EBU
Green Pointed Swiss Weekend
17th – 18th July 2010
In a field of 80 pairs NCBA players John and Irene Auld won the Swiss Pairs with 114 VPs from John Sansom and Pam Pearce on 102 VPs. Another Notts pair Gordon Fullerton and David Burgess were third. John Sansom and Pam Pearce won Sundays Swiss Teams playing with Joyce Skelton and Sandy Davies.
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| NCBA Handbook 2011-12 |
The NCBA Handbook for 2011-12 is readable here. To print a copy click successively on the headings below:
Cover, Sheet 1, Reverse of Sheet 1, ..., Reverse of Sheet 4.
In each one click the printer symbol. Print Reverse of Sheet 1 on the back of Sheet 1, etc.
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