On behalf of the Committee, I would like to welcome you as a member of the MCC Bridge Club, where we play competitive bridge in a spirit of friendship and generosity.
Our club was formed in 2008 as a Special Interest Group within the Melbourne Cricket Club, and we now have more than 140 members. Full details of our activities may be obtained from our Club website (www.bridgewebs.com/mccbridge).
Membership
The Club is affiliated with both the Australian Bridge Federation (ABF) and Victorian Bridge Association (VBA). All members are required to have an ABF number, which is entered into our electronic scoring system before each of our Thursday duplicate sessions. If you have not previously received an ABF number via another club, this will be organised as soon as you become a member.
The annual subscription fee for members for whom MCC is their home club is currently $65, which includes payments levied by ABF/VBA. For members for whom MCC is not their home club, the annual subscription fee is currently $40.
Duplicate Sessions
Duplicate bridge sessions are held each Thursday between late January and mid December. Unless otherwise advised, they are held at 12.30 for 1pm in the Hans Ebeling Room on Level 2 of the Ponsford Stand at the MCG (finishing around 4pm). Table fees for each session are currently $10 for members and $15 for guests. Sue Kelso is our Director, and results/hand records are posted on the Club website shortly after completion of play. The first Thursday of each month is generally a Red Point event. Lunch can be purchased at the Hugh Trumble Cafe on Level 1.
It is an expectation of the Club that each player maintains “a courteous attitude at all times and carefully avoids any remark or action that might cause annoyance or embarrassment to another player or might interfere with the enjoyment of the game” (from Law 74 of the 2007 Laws of Duplicate Bridge). Details of the Club’s Table Rules and Etiquette are attached for your reference.
You are welcome to bring a guest as your playing partner, on the understanding that you are responsible for their conduct and that you will accompany them at all times within the MCG.
Registration for our Thursday sessions is required by 5pm on the previous Tuesday. This is to provide an accurate list of names to MCC Security, and also to help organise the appropriate number of tables. If you subsequently need to make a change, this can be undertaken by contacting MCC staff member Anna Fowler (email: specialinterestgroups@mcc.org.au).
The dress code for our Thursday bridge sessions is neat casual. By way of example, this includes neat designer jeans but excludes shorts, unpresentable “tatty” jeans, thongs and sport shoes. You will note that this is a higher standard than currently prescribed by the MCC for entry to the Members Reserve.
A nametag will be obtained for you and retained on a magnetic board for you to collect before each Thursday session. The MCC makes parking available on the basis of one parking space for every two players, so please make arrangements to come with your partner and/or other participants.
Interclub Events
In addition to Thursday duplicate sessions, we also play about eight teams matches each year against other clubs, with scheduled events being referenced in the website calendar. For home matches, bridge is either followed by lunch or preceded by dinner at the MCG, with dress code being jacket and tie.
Committee
The Committee of the MCC Bridge Club is:
Greg Critchley – Chairman
Cally Marks
Andy Lee
Greg Critchley is the primary contact for new members and will normally be ready to greet you when you arrive to play. Please contact him (gregcritchley51@gmail.com or 0421 011376) if you require any additional information.
Greg Critchley, Chairman, MCC Bridge Club
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