So a new season begins, but before we look at 2017 there is one very important match to be played in the 2016 season. Chichester A (Telfer, Burns, Campbell, Hegan, Lebrec, McLarens) are through to the final of the NICKO Plate, where they will play British Rail A from Derbyshire. We wish them the very best of luck.
In the NICKO, plenty of Sussex teams are in the draw but no matches have been played yet.
In Crockfords, there are five Sussex teams involved: Ford (Swanson, Dickson, Ould) plays Linfield (Linfield, Curtis, Morris), Mitchell (Clinch, Jepson, Clifton) plays Hobden (x2, Keeping, Benjamin) and Fedrick (Read, Lancaster, Southwell) plays the Fitzpatrick team from Surrey.
In the Gold Cup, Dickson (Ryder, Allen, Ould, Morton), Mitchell (Clinch, Jepson, Clifton), Nastaszcuk (Hunt, Watts, Roxburgh), Linfield (x2, Curtis, Morris) and Ford (Swanson, Chisnall, Hodgkiss, Short) are safely through to R2; entering the Silver Plate are Langston (x2, Bugden x2), Hobden (x2, Brigan, Denny) and Fedrick (Read, Lancaster, Southwell).
In the Gerald Faulkner, Franklin (Stanford, Pool Carrington) are through to the second round; Dickson (Ould, Callaghan, Morton, Hill) are in the repechage.
The Hubert Phillips has now reached the fourth round, with no further Sussex involvement; the most successful Sussex team was Mitchell (Clinch, Jepson, Clifton, Watts) who were knocked-out in r3. In the Plate, Hobden (x2, Caplin, Smallwood) are into the second round where they will play the Davidson team from Surrey.
Richard Fedrick
Oct 9, 2016
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Mixed news for Sussex teams.
In the NICKO, the last Sussex team standing Horsham (Carrington, Fedrick, Lancaster, Southwell) lost to Reading in Round 6 (the last 16). In the Plate, West Sussex (Hunt, Jepson, Lancaster, Urban, Watts) play Chichester (Telfer, Burns, Campbell, Lebrec, Hegan, Maclarens) for a place in the last 4.
In Crockfords, there were two Sussex teams through to Round 5 (the last 16), but sadly both lost - Fedrick (Read, Southwell, Lancaster) to Jagger and Mitchell (Clinch, Clifton, Jepson) to Senior. It was a similar story In the Plate, where the last Sussex representatives Linfield (Linfield, Curtis, Morris) and Murrell (George, Griffiths, Lucioni, Smallwood) both went out in Round 3.
And in the Silver Plate, Langston (x2, Bugden x2) bowed out to the Fithyan team from Hampshire in Round 4.
Better news in the EBU Online Knockout Plate, where Denny (Broccolino, Kennedy, Poulter, Smith) have done extremely well and are in the Final, where they will (virtually) meet the Norman team from Dorset.
And finally, saving the best to last, many congratulations to Stephen Kennedy who chalked up another very impressive Pairs success by winning the Swiss Pairs at the Riviera Congress, in partnership with Michael Alishaw of London.
Richard Fedrick
July 24, 2016
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As one bridge season draws to a close, a new one starts.
There are eight Sussex teams entered into the 2016-17 Gold Cup: the Surrey/Sussex combo Ford (Swanson, Chisnall, Hodgkiss) play the Ashcroft team from Kent; Fedrick (Read, Southwell, Lancaster) take on Nastaszczuk (Roxburgh, Hunt, Watts), Langston (x2, Bugden x2) are drawn against Dickson; Hobden play Peter Lee from Surrey; Linfield (x2, Curtis, Morris) play Crack from Kent; and Mitchell (Clinch, Jepson, Clifton) play Christine Dyer from Surrey. [Apologies to those teams for whom I don’t have knowledge of the lineups].
In the NICKO, Horsham (Carrington, Fedrick, Lancaster, Southwell) are the only Sussex team left, and will play Reading in Round 6 for a place in the last 8. In the Plate, West Sussex (Hunt, Jepson, Lancaster, Urban, Watts) have been drawn against Chichester (Telfer, Burns, Campbell, Lebrec, Hegan, Maclarens) in the quarter finals.
In Crockfords, where there were two Sussex teams through to Round 5 (the last 16), there is now only one as Fedrick (Read, Southwell, Lancaster) lost to Jagger; Mitchell (Clinch, Clifton, Jepson) will be in the Finals in September if they beat Senior. In the Plate, Linfield (Linfield, Curtis, Morris) and Murrell (George, Griffiths, Lucioni, Smallwood) are both through to Round 3.
In the Silver Plate, Langston (x2, Bugden x2) are through to round 4 after beating Nastaszczuk (Roxburgh, Watts, Hunt), and will play the Fithyan team from Hampshire next for a place in the last eight.
Richard Fedrick
June 15, 2016
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Congratulations again to Sussex junior Stephen Kennedy who (with partner Michael Alishaw of London) followed his top place in the National Pairs qualifier with a tremendous fourth place in the final.
In the NICKO, Horsham (Carrington, Fedrick, Lancaster, Southwell) are the sole Sussex team left, and will play Chislehurst in Round 5 for a place in the last 16. In the Plate, three Sussex teams are into Round 4 - West Sussex (Hunt, Jepson, Lancaster, Urban, Watts) who have been drawn against Eastbourne (Hobden, Hobden, Boydell, Poulter), and Chichester (Telfer, Burns, Campbell, Lebrec, Hegan, Maclarens) who play the Allendale club from Dorset.
In Crockfords, there are two Sussex teams through to Round 5 (the last 16): Fedrick (Read, Southwell, Lancaster) had a comfortable passage against the Soper team from Kent, while Mitchell (Clinch, Clifton, Jepson) had an excellent win against the strong Hinden team from Surrey. Both teams are one win away from a place in the finals in September – Fedrick needs to get past Jagger, while Mitchell face Senior. In the Plate, Linfield (Linfield, Curtis, Morris) and Murrell (George, Griffiths, Lucioni, Smallwood) are both safely through to Round 3.
In the Silver Plate, Nastasczuk (Roxburgh, Watts, Hunt) and Langston (Langston, Bugden, Bugden) have been drawn against each other in Round 3.
Richard Fedrick
May 6, 2016
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Many congratulations to Sussex junior Stephen Kennedy who (with Michael Alishaw of London) came top nationally in the National Pairs qualifier at Patcham.
In the NICKO, Horsham A (Carrington, Fedrick, Lancaster, Southwell) are through to Round 5 after beating a strong Tunbridge Wells team, and will be joined by Horsham B (Curtis, Morris, Nastaszczuk, Roxburgh) and Eastbourne A (Keeping, Benjamin, Pennant, H-Houston, Read) if they can successfully negotiate their ways past Canterbury and Chislehurst respectively. In the Plate, teams from West Sussex, Patcham, Chichester, Eastbourne and KIB are all successfully through to round 3.
In Crockfords, there are two Sussex teams through to round 4 (the last 32): Fedrick (Read, Southwell, Lancaster) face a Kent team again, while Mitchell (Clinch, Clifton, Jepson) are up against the Hinden team from Surrey. In the Plate, Linfield (Linfield, Curtis, Morris) are through to Round 3 where they will be joined by Murrell (George, Griffiths, Lucioni, Smallwood) if they win their next match.
In round 4 of the Gold Cup, Fedrick (Read, Southwell, Lancaster) and Mitchell (Clinch, Clifton, Jepson) both lost to strong Kent teams, ending Sussex involvement. Better news in the Silver Plate however, where Nastasczuk (Roxburgh, Watts, Hunt) and Langston team (Langston, Bugden, Bugden) are both safely into Round 3.
In the Hubert Phillips, Mitchell (Clinch, Clifton, Jepson) face the Senior team for a place in the final.
Finally in the Gerard Faulkner Salver (the seniors’ knock-out), Sussex are represented in the last 16 by Franklin (Carrington, Pool, Gritt, Stanford) who face familiar opposition in the form of Ken Ford’ s Surrey outfit.
Richard Fedrick
April 3, 2016
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Congratulations to Horsham who have all three of their teams through to the 4th round of the NICKO, where they are joined by Eastbourne A (Benjamin, Keeping, Pennant, Howard-Houston). In the Plate, teams from West Sussex, the Avenue, Patcham, Chichester, Eastbourne and KIB are all successfully through to round 2.
In Crockfords, there are two Sussex teams through to last 32: Fedrick (Read, Southwell, Lancaster) who beat Derek Patterson’s Kent team, and Mitchell (Clinch, Clifton, Jepson) who defeated Ken Ford. In the Plate, Linfield (Linfield, Curtis, Morris) and Murrell (George, Griffiths, Lucioni, Smallwood) both won their matches to advance to round 2.
In the Gold Cup, Sussex have the same two teams in the fourth round: Mitchell (Clinch, Clifton, Jepson) face familiar opposition in the form of Jeremy Willans’ Kent team; and Fedrick (Read, Southwell, Lancaster) have a re-match against Derek Patterson’s team of professionals. In the Silver Plate, Langston (Langston, Bugden, Bugden) and Nastaszczuk (Roxburgh, Watts, Hunt) are into the second round.
Congratulations to the Mitchell (Clinch, Clifton, Jepson) team in the Hubert Phillips who are into the semi-finals for the second consecutive year, where they will face Brian Senior. In the Plate, Poulter (Boydell, Benjamin, Lampert, Pennant) did very well to reach the quarter-finals.
In the EBU’s Online Knockout, both Dickson (Ould, Allen, Ryder, Jepson, Clinch) and Musk (Armstrong, Armstrong, Schiff) are into the third round.
Finally in the Gerard Faulkner Salver (the seniors’ knock-out), Sussex are represented in the last 16 by Franklin (Carrington, Pool, Gritt, Stanford).
Richard Fedrick,
March 1, 2016
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