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♥ ♣ Alumni Bridge Cuppers Event ♦ ♠
The inaugural Teams of 4 Bridge Event took place at The Mitre (in The High) on Saturday 20th April. Seven teams represented rather more Colleges, and included guests from the fens. The match was played in two halves of 18 boards, either side of an excellent lunch. There was one appeal, of coffee-housing, which was appropriate since we were in a splendid coffee-house.
Congratulations to the winners, Eric Wood & Peter Finbow and Tony Whateley & Robert Bush.
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| Match against House of Lords |
This match was played at the House of Lords on Wednesday, 21stNovember, 2012 and resulted in a narrow win for OUABA by 25 Imps, revenge for defeat the previous year.
Our team consisted of Malcolm McIvor and Ewen Moir, Rex Goad and Phil Meats, Ian Budden and Janet Leach, and Nick McCarthy and Jon Wittmann. The game was preceded by an excellent tea (see picture) and was interrupted on three occasions by the division bell, but was played in a pleasant friendly atmosphere which all present very much enjoyed. We are grateful especially to Lady Henig who made all the arrangements.
Ewen Moir
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| Match v Cambridge Alumni 2012 |
The 16 aside 32 board match was played using a movement devised by Ivor Jones of Cambridge which allowed 'teams of four', ie two pairs, to play four x four-board matches in each half. The Oxford players were allowed to be stationary through the first half - as John Newman, the Cambridge director of the match, was 'not sure if Oxford travelled well'.
The first half was quite even with only three strong results - two to Cambridge and one to Oxford - so that at half-way Cambridge led by just 2 IMPs. However, after a splendid tea, courtesy of Oxford's previously long-standing Treasurer, RichardWhittington, and his wife Dorothy, it was all to play for! It continued neck and neck, apart from a few bad hands, and Cambridge wonby 57 IMPS.
The match was played in very good spirit. Both captains, Steve Burton for Cambridge and John Deech for Oxford, thanked the Oxford City Bridge Club for the use of their club and the good competition.
The Oxford team was:
Chris Cooper and SusanStockdale
David Ewart and Sarah Dunn
Roy Smith and Nick Smith
Karen Pryor and MalcolmPryor
Sandra Landy and Richard Newton
John Deech and JohnGreenhalgh
Rob Procter and Steven Noble
Diana Lintott and AndrewLintott
(Ewen Moir and Malcolm McIvor played the first two boards to cover for a late arrival.)
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This came up at Teams scoring. What would you bid as South?
Decide on your bid before revealing the other hands. For the outcome click here.
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This was the score sheet:
P-1 -P, and P-1-1 -2 -2 led to EW finding comfortable game, even slam, in the minors.
P-1 -1-2 -4 All Pass. EW are unsure, and pass out. One EW found 3N, which was unwise at Teams scoring.
It pays to bid your hand boldly, to your limit (5 with partner + your 5 cards =10 tricks), and do not bid again.
NS EW NS IMPs EW IMPs
3N W -1 100 10.9
4 N -1 50 8.8
4 W +2 170 6.8
3 E +4 190 6.4
5 W +1 620 1.8
5 W +1 620 1.8
5 E +1 620 1.8
5 E +2 620 2.3
6 W = 1370 12.4
6 E +1 1390 12.8
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| Who are we? — Our History |
 The Oxford University Alumni Bridge Association took root early in 1997, leading to an annual September weekend congress at Wadham College and the introduction of team matches during the year. As affiliates of the Oxford University Society (OUS) our events are publicised in Oxford Today. For more information about OUS visit www.alumni.ox.ac.uk.
At the weekend congress we hold duplicate pairs competitions, our major event being for the Alumni Cup, and also teams of four and Chicago. We also make time for a short and instructive bridge seminar, conducted by one of our leading players. All alumni and current students, whatever their experience or standard, are welcome, and we are happy to accommodate those who can participate in only part of the weekend.
During the year, we enjoy matches with teams of four or eight against the House of Lords, our Light Blue counterparts and the Oxford & Cambridge Club, and we are continually seeking to widen our scope in this direction. We welcome new ideas, new matches and new members.
If you would like to join OUABA there is a once-only Life Membership of £10 per person or £15 per married couple. New Members should send an e-mail to the Membership Secretary, Phil Meats at philip.meats@btinternet.com, giving their e-mail and postal address, who will give instructions as to how payment can be made.
For further details contact our Treasurer, Rex Goad at rexgoad@hotmail.com
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| Annual Weekend Congress |
The annual weekend congress in Oxford now regularly attracts over 45 alumni with new players joining each year, partly as a result of learning about our activities from this website. Participants range from club to international players; but whatever standard or ability, everyone is extremely welcome and the atmosphere is always friendly whilst at the same time competitive. The format of each congress often varies slightly from year to year. In 2013 we shall once again be meeting at Worcester College on 6-8 September. To see the accommodation, please take a look at the College website, which can be found through the Useful Links option on the left of this page.
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