♠ ♥   WELL  DONE  ♥ ♠ 

Cathebridge raised £1,000 for Essex Community Foundation.

The winners were Jon Ward & Coral Fallon with runners up Alan Aylott & Robert Elliott.

Results

♠ ♥   Congratulations  ♥ ♠ 

Catriona Lovett & Maureen Vede

for winning the ECBA Gwen Herga Ladies' Pairs

Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner

for winning the ECBA Gwen Herga Men's Pairs

   ♥ ♥ ♥    PLEASE BOOK NOW    ♥ ♥ ♥ 

Cathé Charity Café Bridge on Tuesday 21 January - Register Here

Woodham Ferrers Congress on Sat/Sun 25/26 January - Entry Information

Bury St Edmunds Swiss Pairs on Sunday 26 January - Entry Form

Cornell Trophy on Sunday 16 February - Entry Form

Beds GP Swiss Teams on Saturday 7 March - Entry Form

SAVE THE DATE:

Essex/Herts Congress on Sat/Sun 18/19 July and 19/20 September 2020

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We are sad to announce the death of  ♥  Yvonne Dagwell  ♥ .  Our thoughts are with her family.

IN MEMORIAM from Val Mollison  

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Congratulations !

Chris Megahey & Alaric Cundy

for winning the ECBA Swiss Pairs

Results

 ♥  ! Congratulations !  ♥ 

to some decent results for the ECBA players in London

Swiss Pairs (130): 

31st - Ray Clarke & Robert Elliott

Mixed Pairs (81): 

12th - Robert Elliott & Tanya Genthe

Swiss Teams (86): 

22nd - Sandy Riach, Jacek Lapszys, Paul Spencer, Marc Chawner

Congratulations to 

Marc Chawner 

for 48th (70.45%) out of 16,147 players

in the Biggest Online Tournament (as advertised by EBU)

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     Fourth Game of the Season      

Essex played Beds away as follows:

A Team won 16-4      B Team won 16-4      C Team won 11-9

Results

Congratulations to:

Chris Taylor & Sandy Riach, Pat Johnson & Steve Cade-Bowyer

and

Mike Graham & Ian Moss, Tanya Genthe & Robert Elliott

for jointly winning the Sue Taylor Memorial Trophy Competition

Team Taylor will win the Trophy on a split tie

Results

    apologies from the webmaster for her oversight of the joint win   

Well done for  6th place in the EBU Premier League, 3rd Division

Ray Clarke & Bernie Hunt, Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner

   CONGRATULATIONS

TO

BERNIE  HUNT 

FOR RECEIVING THE

DIMMIE  FLEMING  AWARD

In recognition of a valued contribution to the game of Bridge and voluntary services in Essex and to the English Bridge Union

Fletcher Trophy

Mid Essex

Richard Register & Robert Elliott,  Simon Moorman & Paul Mollison, Anne & Andrew Smith, Jacek Lapszys & Sandy Riach

Cup for Clubs

Hutton

Linda Fleet & Coral Fallon, John Cosgrove & Carol McCue

Congratulations to the Winners

and a big  ♥ Thank you ♥  to the Organisers, Directors and all the Players.

     Congratulations to

Peter Richardson & Peter Rogers

for winning the ECBA Autumn Daytime

     Fourth Game of the Season      

Essex played Northants at home as follows:

A Team lost 4-16      B Team drew 10-10      C Team lost 4-16

Results

    NEWS   FROM   SICILY   

More than 30 Essex Players are having a fabulous time in Sicily with some decent results.

Pre Congress Pairs

2nd - Paul & Val Mollison, 3rd - Graham Foster & Colin Scott, 8th - Cath Fox & Anne Owen

Open Pairs

4th - Peter Scotting & Stephen Lally

Pivot Teams - Blue

1st - Team Mollison, 3rd - Team Scott, 6th - Team Scotting

Swiss Pairs

10th - Bernie Hunt & Ray Clarke, 15th - Graham Foster & Colin Scott

Mixed Pairs

6th - Ray Clarke & Petra Bromfield

Swiss Teams

8th - Marcia Levan-Harris, John McCoy & 2 others

  ♠     Well done to our Essex Players in Felixstowe     ♠ 

Swiss Pairs

3rd Chris Megahey & John Sutcliffe

Swiss Pairs Consolation - winner Graham Beeton & Rick Hanley

Swiss Pairs Qualifying - 3rd John Ward & Alan Aylott, 5th June Brown & Cath Fox

Swiss Teams 

3rd Jill & Roger Tattersfield, Chris Megahey & Alaric Cundy

5th= Team Elliott, 7th= Team Chorley, Team Davies, 9th Team Beeton, 10th Team Levan-Harris

X-IMPS Teams

TOP with +116.93 (!!!) - Robert Elliott & Sandy Riach

♠  ♠      Report by Ian Moss on Hands 5, 6 and 14     ♠  ♠ 

   ♠ ♠ ♠     Met Cup Results   ♠ ♠ ♠  

A good time was had by all the players.  All teams fought bravely against tough opposition.

Congratulations to Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer for 2nd Place in the A Team X-IMPs.

Results A Team

Results B Team

Results C Team I

Results C Team II

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF THE WARBOYS TROPHY:

Martin Smith (average 1.17 Imps per board)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE WARBOYS B-FLIGHT:

Alan Bryant and Geoff Webber (average 1.01 Imps per board)

     Third Game of the Season      

Essex played Suffolk at home as follows:

A Team won 12-8      B Team drew 10-10      C Team drew 10-10

Butler Scoring

♠  ♠      Report by Ian Moss on Hands 6, 7 and 18     ♠  ♠ 

     Second Game of the Season      

Essex played Herts away as follows:

A Team lost 6-14      B Team lost 4-16      C Team lost 6-14

Butler Scoring

              ESSEX   LEAGUES                     

Essex Contract Bridge Association run a League for Teams of Four each year.
The season runs from October to April and is normally five or six games.
If you would like to enter a team could you please contact Bernie Hunt by email
firstclassbridge@btconnect.com. If you want further details please ring on 07973-925315.

       News from Eastbourne     

♥   Well Done   ♥ 

Chris Megahey & John Sutcliffe - 10th (of 160) in Harold Poster Pairs

Chris Megahey & Gordon Bickley - 4th in Sunday evening Pairs

Tony Verran & 3 others - Four Stars Teams B Final

     Well Done to our Essex players in Scarborough   

Linda Fleet & Winnie Godber     2nd Pre-Congress Open Pairs

Chris Taylor & 3 others    3rd= Open Teams Final A

Paul & Val Mollison, Jill & Roger Tattersfield    3rd Open Teams Final B

Linda Fleet & Winnie Godber, two others    2nd Consolidation Open Teams Green

Chris Chorley & Paddy Murray    9th Swiss Pairs  (5.25 GP!!! )

  ♠    CONGRATULATIONS   ♠ 

Roy Button & Maria Budd for winning the Swiss Pairs

Bill Briscombe & Peter Oxley, Colin Campbell & Ross Midgley for winning the Swiss Teams

Essex Pairs in Top 20:

12th - Graham Olliffe & Keith Thompson

14th - Richard Register & Robert Elliott 

Essex Teams in Top 15:

7th - Sandy Riach & Martin Smith, Sandy Smith & John Sutcliffe

     Well Done to our Essex players in Eastbourne   

Graham Beeton & Ray Clarke  - 4th Pair A Final

Pat Johnson & Peter Scotting - 5th Pair B Final

Margaret Curtis Trophy

Congratulations to 

 Ian Moss & Mike Graham, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer

♠  ♠      Report by Ian Moss on Hands 1, 8 and 14     ♠  ♠ 

♠  ♠      Report by Ian Moss on Hands 1, 8 and 14     ♠  ♠ 

ECBA Club Pairs

Congratulations to 

  Alan Aylott & John McCoy  

&

Mayflower Bridge CLub

     First Game of the Season      

Essex A Team won 17-3 against Cambridge University

Results

  the webmaster apologises for this late reporting  

     First Game of the Season      

Essex A Team won 17-3 against Cambridge University

Results

  the webmaster apologises for this late reporting  

   Congratulations to 

Chris Taylor & Joyce Skelton

for 5th place at the Oxford Congress

Team Essex

(Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner, Frank Morrison & D Sherman)

played a respectable 16th place (out of 29) in the Patchabo Cup

Well done to Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer

  for 7th place (out of 94!!) in the Corwen Trophy  

  being through to the last 16 teams in the country for the National Crockfords Cup 

for playing in Round 3 in the EBU Silver Plate competition 

Well done to Mountnessing A for playing in R4 (last 16) of the Nicko Plate.

  Good luck for the next round against Young Chelsea K  

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  02019 AGM Chairman
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  02019 AGM Club Pairs
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  02019 AGM Club Trophy
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  02019 AGM Committee
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  02019 AGM Consolation Pairs
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  02019 AGM Essex Pairs Championship
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  02019 AGM Eve Goblets Ladies
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  02019 AGM Eve Goblets Men
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  02019 AGM Fletcher Trophy
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  02019 AGM Flitch Trophy
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  02019 AGM George Curtis Memorial Trophy
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  02019 AGM Gwen Gerga ladies
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  02019 AGM Gwen Herga men
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  02019 AGM Mixed Pairs
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  02019 AGM Mixed Teams
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  02019 AGM National Pairs
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  02019 AGM Premier League
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  02019 AGM Ray Cornell Trophy
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  02019 AGM Seniors Cup
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  02019 AGM Sue Taylor Trophy
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  02019 AGM Swiss Pairs
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  02019 AGM Team of Four Trophy
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  02019 AGM Warboys Trophy

The ECBA Committee would like to thank everyone who attended the AGM.

       Scottish Bridge Union Overseas Congress        

Well done to our Essex Players in sunny Spain:

Colin Scott & Peter Oake - Pre-Congress EW Winners

Colin Scott & Peter Oake - Swiss Pairs Joint Winners

Linda Fleet & Cath Fox, I & I Hunter - Open Team Winners

Prizewinners

♠  ♠      Report by Ian Moss on Hands 15, 16,18     ♠  ♠ 

♠     ♥       CONGRATULATIONS     ♣     ♦   

to Peter Scotting for his Promotion to Grand Master

♠  ♠      Report by Ian Moss on Hands 5, 24 and 26     ♠  ♠ 

    Congratulations to

Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner 

for winning the ECBA Championship Pairs

Robert Elliott & Tanya Genthe, Andrew & Ann Smith, John Sutcliffe & Peter Franklin

for joining Paul & Marc to represent Essex in the Corwen Trophy

Dave Duffy & Bernie Harrison

for winning the ECBA Championship Pairs Consolidation Finals

Andrew & Anne Smith

for the only non county squad players in the finals and securing 3rd place

Richard Perryman & Mike Wren

for winning the ECBA Championship Pairs Qualifier Round

   Congratulations to 

Sandy Riach & Jacek Lapszys

for 9th place at the National Pairs Final

   Congratulations to 

Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner

for winning the Wednesday British Spring Sim Pairs

♠  ♠       Report by Ian Moss on Hands 5, 13, 16 and 24     ♠  ♠ 

   Congratulations to 

Robert Elliott & Tanya Genthe

for an amazing 3rd place (out of 246) at the Portland Pairs

Well done also to:

26th: Tony Verran & Naomi Cohen

33rd: Chris Taylor & Joyce Skelton

39th: Mary Homer & Peter Styles

   Congratulations to 

IAN MOSS

for winning the ECBA Seniors Cup

   Congratulations to 

Martin & Sandy Smith, Ted Cockle & Tony Philpott

for winning the Essex Switch Cup

   Congratulations to 

Alaric Cundy & Chris Megahey

for winning the ECBA Spring Seniors

♠  ♠      STOP   PRESS     ♠  ♠ 

ECL 2019/20 DATES & SELECTIONS

   Well Done to

Paul Spencer & Marc Chawner 

for a good 34th/158 in the National Pairs Regional Finals

and qualifying for the National Pairs Final in Warwick.

♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 

   Congratulations to

Graham Beeton & Rick Hanley

for 1st place in the EABW Swiss Pairs

Pat Johnson & Peter Scotting, Val & Paul Mollison

for 4th place in the EABW Swiss Teams

♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 

♠  ♠       Report by Ian Moss on Hands 2, 17 and 21     ♠  ♠ 

♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 

There were some decent results for Essex Players in heavy playing fields:

Grand Masters - 17/26: Albert Kitchin & Chris Taylor

Premier Life Masters - 3/17:Ray Clarke & Graham Beeton

Premier Life Masters - 8/17: Pat Johnson & Peter Scotting

Regional Masters - 9/12: Cath Fox and Ann Owen

Masters: 49/242: Colin Scott & Tony French

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     Seventh Game of the Season      

Essex played Norfolk away as follows:

A Team lost 9-11      B Team lost 3-17     C Team lost 4-16

Results

Winners Ray Cornell Trophy 

Team Mid Essex A 

Richard Register & Robert Elliott, Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer

Winners Ray Cornell Prize

Team Mountnessing

Frank Morrison & Peter Franklin, Graham Beeton & David Piper, Roger & Jill Tattersfield, John Sutcliffe & Alaric Cundy

Congratulations to Team Mountnessing for representing Essex in the Garden Cities Competition.

     Sixth Game of the Season      

Essex played Cambridge University away as follows:

A Team lost 8-12      B Team n/a      C Team n/a

Results

   Congratulations to

Bernie Harrison & Dave Duffy 

for 1st Place in the Thursday Bridge England SIMS

♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 

    NEWS FROM ATHENS    

Congratulations to our Essex Players in Greece:

Pre-Congress Pairs: 2nd Cath Fox & Ann Owen, 4th Paul & Val Mollison

Swiss Pairs: 6th Paul & Val Mollison

Pivot Teams: 1st Cath Fox & Anne Owen, Paul & Val Mollison

Ladies Pairs: 1st Cath Fox & Ann Owen

Mixed Pairs: 2nd Chris Taylor & Joyce Skelton

Swiss Team: 2nd Chris Taylor & Joyce Skelton (WOR), Kathy & Denis Talbot (OXF)

Swiss Teams: 4th Val & Paul Mollison, Cath Fox & Ann Owen

Congratulations to:

Chris Megahey & John Sutcliffe

for winning the Woodham Ferrers Congress Swiss Pairs

                  Results

Richard Register & Robert Elliott, Simon Moorman & Peter Oake

for winning the Woodham Ferrers Congress Swiss Teams

                  Results

Richard Register & Robert Elliott

for winning the Trophy for Best Combined Performance over the two days

Congratulations to:

Chris Megahey & Alaric Cundy

for winning the ECBA Gwen Herga Men's Pairs

Pers Gozubuyukoglu & Sue French

Pat Johnson & Fran ALexander

for jointly winning the ECBA Gwen Herga Ladies' Pairs

Congratulations to:

Marc Chawner & Paul Spencer

for winning the ECBA Swiss Pairs

Results

     Fifth Game of the Season      

Essex played Beds at home as follows:

A Team won 19-1      B Team won 13-7      C Team won 15-5

Results

Congratulations to:

Robert Elliott & Maureen Huntingford

for winning the ECBA Mixed Pairs

Laurie & Stephanie Burtt

for winning the ECBA Flitch Trophy

Results