EBU Grades |
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Premier Grand Master
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David Jones
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Martin Jones
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1* Grand Master
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Lyn Dempster
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Premier Life Master
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Diana Thorne
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Marilyn Jones
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Peter Randall
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Life Master
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Alan Patel
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Andy Baruch
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Chris Evans
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Graham Cope
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Martin Pope
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Mary Homer
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Peter Styles
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Rob Evans
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Roger Harris
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Susan Ryles
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Premier National Master
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Anne Bryant
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John Osmond
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National Master
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Alan Boyes
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Dominic Connolly
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Jane Rowley
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Robbie Kingston
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4* Premier Regional Master
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Brian Lawless
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David Stead
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Dennis Greaves
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Premier Regional Master
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Sarah Jones
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6* + Regional Master
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David Cook
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5* Regional Master
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Tricia Cooley
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4* Regional Master
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Mary Lee
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2* Regional Master
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Tony Hudson
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1* Regional Master
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Sandy Hudson
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Regional Master
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Adam Hickman
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Megan Jones
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1* Premier Tournament Master
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Hugh Simmonds
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Premier Tournament Master
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Anne Lawless
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Ivor Francis
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Peta Birchall
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5* Premier Master
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Alf Manders
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Dorrie Manders
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Maki Sutton
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Martin Winn
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Mike Gammon
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4* Premier Master
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Mike Parle
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2* Premier Master
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Ruth Parle
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1* Premier Master
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Sue Debling
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Premier Master
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Paul Debling
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4* Tournament Master
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Gordon Fox
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1* Tournament Master
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Robert Moore
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Tournament Master
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Lis Raynor
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5* Master
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Judy Aiton
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Roz Bachelor
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4* Master
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Gay Fox
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John Grant
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Martha Sisley
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Richard West
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Rita Leefe
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Trish West
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3* Master
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Janet Bishop
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Jean Hughes
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Keith Irons
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Stephen Blunt
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Tom Pilling
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2* Master
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Barbara Whitehouse
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Christine Cooper
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John Peace
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Mariam Gilbert
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Ron Thomas
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Steve Pearce
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Sue Pearce
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1* Master
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Abbe Sturman
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Anthea Robinson
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Brian Minto
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Geoff Cooper
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Jane Harris
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Jayne Lawson
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Mary Johnson
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Mick Woolley
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Norma O'Meara
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Paul Downes
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Steve Clarkson
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Sue Roberts
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Tzvetomira Haigh
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Advanced Master
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Clive Hood
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Dave Allardyce
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Diana Baylis
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Doreen Shenton
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Geoffrey Lewis
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Margaret Caley
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Philip Gray
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Richard Caley
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Roger Blackwell
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Sandra Webb
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Master
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David Martin
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Diana Evans
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Gillian Caldwell
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Graeme Ramsay
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Jane Lee
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John Winter
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Judith Horton
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Karen Johnson
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Ken Richardson
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Lynda Organ
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Maggie Bullingham
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Mary Cox
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Mary Taylor
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Melanie Clarkson
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Mike Pick
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Oliver Winters
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Rex Greenway
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Sandra Jones
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Sheila Anning
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County Master
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Alan Talbot
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Alison Rigg
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Anne Pepper
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Bob Ewens
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Brian Taylor
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Christopher Pepper
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Cynthia Waters
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Dave Rigg
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David Nicholls
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David Thoms
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Diana Fitzgibbon
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Findlay Caldwell
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Gill Hocking
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Gordon Dennis
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Harry Scott
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Jennifer Colman
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Kaye Lovelock
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Linda Dearnley
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Louise Cunliffe
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Marilyn Rees
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Marion Cockburn
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Mary Sylvester
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Mavis Bostock
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Mike Caldwell
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Myra Grazier
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Pamela Ewens
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Peter Mansion
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Richard Roberts
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Richard Shimmin
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Ronald Thomas
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Tricia Mostyn
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District Master
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Ann Denby
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Ann Harris
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Barbara Jones
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Brad Plimmer
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Cathy Caulkin
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Claire Flaxman
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Jeneffer Gregg
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Jennifer Pope
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John Caulkin
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John Dearnley
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John Thomson
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Juanita Case
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Juanita Ochoa
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Julie Howard
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Lynne Ballinger
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Margaret Lamb
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Marie Paine
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Maureen Justice
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Michael McVeigh
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Muriel Mooney
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Polly Stephens
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Richard Parsons
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Rob Parsons
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Rosemary Farmer
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Sean O'Hara
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Susan Howe
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Ted Paine
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Tom McSporran
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Valerie Clark
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Wallace Macmillan
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Area Master
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Angela Rozwadowski
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Ann Brown
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Anne Duff
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Brian Cooper
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Christina Barrett
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David Buxton
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Debra Foggin
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Elizabeth Roome
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Felicity Smith
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Graham Pemberton
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Helen Saccaggi
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Jan Phillips
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Liz Payne
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Marie Hicks
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Mike Genge
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Pete Butler
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Raymond Drury
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Rosemary Banner
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Tony Rozwadowski
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Club Master
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Alexis Harriott
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Ann Wright
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Becky Penney
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Carole-Ann Shimmin
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Caroline Johnson
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Caroline Wade
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Christine Drake
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Dee Mail
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Denise Belchambers
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Di Shoreman
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Gillian Walker
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Helen Taverner
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Hilary Lord
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Jan Hornby
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Jane Thomson
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Jenny Cowgill
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Josephine Davies
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Judy Lambourne
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Mary Frazier
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Pam Young
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Richard Yendall
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Rosie Hammond
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Sarah Darnes
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Sonya Kimber
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Sue Yendall
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Tony Layton
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Verna Taylor
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Local Master
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Ann Longstreeth
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Barbara Newman
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Brian Hammond
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David Greenwell
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Deborah Cain
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Dugald Eadie
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Elizabeth Davey
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Helen Williams
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Keith Henesey
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Matt Penney
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Richard Bluck
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Robert Mail
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Ross Tanner
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Susie Gillespie
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Valerie Hobbs
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Vivien Long
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Vivien Walker
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Last updated : 16th Sep 2018 10:48 GMT |
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Warwickshire TD's |
Please click on the link for a list of Warwickshire TD's who have agreed to be
contacted to provide rulings in matches played privately or when a ruling
can’t be sought at the venue of the match.
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Last updated : 17th Sep 2021 09:32 BST |
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NGS Grades |
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March 2024 |
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Ace
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Adam Hickman
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Dominic Connolly
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Martin Jones
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Ace
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Alan Patel
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Martin Pope
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King
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Martin Winn
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Mary Homer
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Peter Randall
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Queen
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Alf Manders
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Andy Baruch
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John Grant
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John Osmond
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Ken Richardson
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Lyn Dempster
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Peta Birchall
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Peter Styles
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Rob Evans
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Robbie Kingston
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Robert Moore
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Tricia Cooley
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Tzvetomira Haigh
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Jack
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Anne Bryant
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Chris Evans
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David Cook
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David Nicholls
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Dennis Greaves
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Geoff Cooper
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Graham Cope
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Juanita Ochoa
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Maki Sutton
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Megan Jones
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Nick Perrin
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Roger Harris
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Ten
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Abbe Sturman
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Anthea Robinson
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Debra Foggin
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Gay Fox
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Gordon Fox
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Ivor Francis
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Keith Irons
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Marilyn Jones
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Martha Sisley
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Mick Woolley
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Mike Gammon
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Norma O'Meara
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Oliver Winters
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Paul Downes
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Sandy Hudson
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Sarah Jones
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Sue Roberts
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Tom Pilling
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Nine
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Alan Boyes
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Clive Hood
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Dave Allardyce
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David Jones
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David Stead
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Diana Evans
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Gordon Dennis
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Jane Lee
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Jane Rowley
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Janet Bishop
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Jayne Lawson
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Jean Hughes
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Jennifer Pope
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John Winter
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Lynda Organ
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Margaret Caley
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Mariam Gilbert
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Mary Johnson
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Paul Debling
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Richard Caley
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Rob Parsons
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Ronald Thomas
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Roz Bachelor
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Sean O'Hara
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Steve Clarkson
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Steve Pearce
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Sue Debling
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Sue Pearce
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Susan Dunnett
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Susan Ryles
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Tony Hudson
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Trish West
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Eight
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Christine Cooper
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Findlay Caldwell
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Hugh Simmonds
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Janet Wheeler
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Judith Horton
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Judy Aiton
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Linda Dearnley
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Mary Lee
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Melanie Clarkson
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Mike Pick
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Philip Onions
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Sandra Webb
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Sheila Moore
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Sue Yendall
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Seven
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Alan Talbot
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Alison Rigg
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Angela Rozwadowski
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Bob Ewens
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Brad Plimmer
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Brian Minto
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Brian Taylor
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Diana Thorne
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Gillian Caldwell
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Jane Harris
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Jennifer Colman
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Lis Raynor
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Lynne Ballinger
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Mary Taylor
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Matt Penney
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Maureen Justice
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Mike Parle
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Pamela Ewens
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Pete Butler
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Philip Gray
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Richard West
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Rita Leefe
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Roger Blackwell
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Ross Tanner
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Ruth Parle
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Tom McSporran
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Tony Rozwadowski
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Valerie Clark
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Six
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Ann Wright
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Anne Pepper
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Christopher Pepper
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Dave Rigg
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David Greenwell
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David Thoms
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Geoff Insley
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Gillian Walker
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Heather Fairbairn
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John Dearnley
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John Peace
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Julie Howard
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Kaye Lovelock
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Louise Cunliffe
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Marie Paine
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Marilyn Rees
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Marion Cockburn
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Mary Cox
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Mary Sylvester
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Mavis Bostock
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Peter Mansion
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Richard Bluck
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Richard Roberts
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Rosemary Farmer
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Sandra Jones
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Ted Paine
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Valerie Hobbs
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Wallace Macmillan
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Five
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Barbara Whitehouse
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Becky Penney
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Caroline Johnson
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Cathy Caulkin
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Christine Drake
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David Buxton
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Di Shoreman
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Dugald Eadie
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Felicity Smith
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Jan Hornby
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Jan Hurst
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John Caulkin
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Maggie Bullingham
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Marie Hicks
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Michael McVeigh
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Mike Caldwell
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Mike Genge
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Raymond Drury
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Richard Hobbs
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Richard Shimmin
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Sarah Darnes
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Sonya Kimber
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Susan Howe
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Tricia Mostyn
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Four
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Ann Harris
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Barbara Jones
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Brian Cooper
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Carole-Ann Shimmin
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Christina Barrett
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Claire Flaxman
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David Martin
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David Sawyer
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Dee Mail
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Denise Belchambers
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Elizabeth Roome
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Gill Hocking
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Graham Pemberton
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John Thomson
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Judy Lambourne
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Judy Thomas
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Myra Grazier
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Polly Stephens
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Ron Thomas
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Tony Layton
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Vivien Walker
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Three
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Alexis Harriott
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Caroline Aspden
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Cynthia Waters
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Deborah Cain
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Diana Baylis
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Diana Fitzgibbon
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Dorrie Manders
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Helen Williams
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Juanita Case
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Karen Johnson
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Margaret Lamb
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Mary Frazier
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Vivien Long
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Two
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Angela Brooks
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Angela Powell
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Ann Brown
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Ann Denby
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Anne Duff
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Barbara Abrey
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Barbara Newman
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Brian Thackeray
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Byron Clarke
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Carole Cox
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Elizabeth Davey
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Guy Belchambers
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Helen Saccaggi
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Jan Phillips
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Jane Thomson
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Janet McGowan
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Janine Clarke
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Jenny Cowgill
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John Young
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Judith Hammond
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Keith Henesey
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Laura Wilcox
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Liz Payne
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Lyn Lewis
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Mark Nixon
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Muriel Mooney
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Pam Young
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Patsy Squires
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Penny Gray
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Robert Mail
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Rosemary Banner
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Rosemary Slaughter
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Susie Gillespie
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Tania White
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Wendy Brown
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Updated 29th March 2024 |
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Last updated : 2nd Dec 2021 09:21 GMT |
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Announcing Rules - 2023 |
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The English Bridge Union has made significant changes to the scheme of announcements effective September 1st 2022. This only applies to the EBU. So, if you play in any clubs or competitions playing to the EBU rules, you will be expected to use the Alerting and Announcing rules as explained below.
For the latest EBU 2022 Announcement click EBU Announcing and Alerting Rules
ANNOUNCING AND ALERTING SUMMARY |
Opening Bid |
Description |
Announce |
Alert |
N/A |
1
and
1 |
Non-forcing.
Could be on fewer than 3 cards |
"May be X” where X is 0, 1 or 2. Extend to "May be X and may have an outside 5-card (Diamond) suit" as appropriate |
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Non-forcing, natural, 3 or more |
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Other (forcing, strong, artificial) |
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1NT |
Balanced |
“12 to 14” (or appropriate range) and, if relevant, “may contain a singleton” |
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2 |
Strong, Acol, (Benji Acol, etc) |
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Precision |
“Intermediate” |
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2 |
Weak with diamonds |
“Weak” |
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Strong with diamonds |
“Strong, forcing” * or
“Strong non-forcing” * |
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Other (Benji, Multi, etc) |
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2/ |
Weak with hearts/ spades |
“Weak” |
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Strong with hearts/ spades |
“Strong, forcing” * or
“Strong non-forcing” * |
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Other (Lucas, Flannery, etc) |
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2NT |
Strong, balanced |
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Other meaning, including two-suited or forcing, |
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N/A: No Action, do not alert/announce
*The practice of making strong bids with hands of limited high cards must be clearly disclosed
Responses to 1NT or 2NT openings |
Response |
Description |
Announce |
Alert |
N/A |
1NT - 2
2NT - 3 |
Stayman (asking for 4 card majors, promissory or not) |
"Stayman" |
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5-card Stayman |
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1NT - 2 - 2
2NT - 3 - 3 |
Denies 4 card major |
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1NT - 2
2NT - 3 |
Transfer, showing hearts |
“Hearts” |
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1NT - 2 - 2
2NT - 3 - 3 |
Completion of transfer |
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1NT - 2
2NT - 3 |
Transfer, showing spades |
“Spades” |
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1NT - 2 - 2
2NT - 3 - 3 |
Completion of transfer |
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1NT - 2/3
2NT - 3/3 |
Natural, non-forcing |
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Other Meaning |
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1NT - 2
New in 2022 |
Natural, non-forcing |
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Transfer, showing clubs |
"Clubs" |
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Other meaning, including where clubs is one option |
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1NT - 2NT
New in 2022 |
Natural, non-forcing |
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Transfer, showing diamonds |
"Diamonds" |
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Other meaning |
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Responses to non-forcing one of a suit – all new in 2022 |
Response |
Description |
Announce |
Alert |
N/A |
1 - 1 |
Natural |
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Shows Hearts |
"Hearts" |
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Other meaning |
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1 - 1 |
Natural |
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Shows Spades |
"Spades" |
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Other meaning |
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1 - 1 |
Natural |
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Shows Diamonds |
"Dianonds" |
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Denies 4+ cards in a Majo |
"No Major" |
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Other meaning |
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1 suit - 1 NT |
Non forcing, up to 10 HCP |
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Non-forcing, can be > 10 HCP |
"Up to n points”, or “Up to bad n points” |
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1 - 1 NT |
Forcing, shows clubs |
"Clubs" |
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Forcing, shows diamond |
"Diamonds" |
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1 suit - 1 NT |
Other meaning, forcing |
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1 - 2 |
Not forcing (with clubs) |
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Forcing, showing clubs |
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Showing diamonds |
"Diamonds" |
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Other meaning |
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1/1/1 - 2suit (not a jump, not a passed hand) |
Non-forcing |
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Natural, forcing, not game-force |
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Natural, game forcing |
"Game Forcing" |
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Not natural |
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ALERTING SUMMARY |
Bids |
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Alert |
N/A |
above 3NT |
Artificial suit bids on 1st round of the auction (for this purpose the first round of the bidding is the opening bid and three subsequent calls) |
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Other bids |
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Action over Opponents’ calls up to and including 3NT |
Opponents Call |
Meaning of their call … |
If your Double is … |
Alert |
N/A |
A suit at any level |
Natural |
Take-out |
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Anything else |
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Does not show the suit (i.e. conventional or not natural) |
Showing the suit doubled |
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Anything else |
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A suit opening |
Prepared, Phoney, Short or
Nebulous 1 or 1 opening |
Take-out |
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Anything else |
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No trumps at any level |
Natural or conventional |
Penalty |
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Anything else |
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Opponents Call |
Meaning of their call … |
If your redouble is … |
Alert |
N/A |
Double |
Any meaning |
for business, shows strength: partner is expected to pass |
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Partner is expected to remove, or some other specific meaning |
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Action over Opponents’ calls above 3NT |
Opponents Call |
Meaning of their … |
Other Actions … |
Alert |
N/A |
Above 3NT |
Any meaning |
Lead directing pass |
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Lead directing double for a different suit to the one doubled |
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Lightner double of, say 6NT, calling for a specific lead |
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Lead directing redouble for a different suit to the one redoubled |
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Any other pass, double or redouble |
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© The English Bridge Union 2013. Effective 1 September 2022
English Bridge Union, Broadfields, Bicester Rd, Aylesbury HP19 8AZ
01296 317200 Email postmaster@ebu.co.uk |
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Last updated : 8th Aug 2023 09:30 BST |
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