2019 Presidents & Francis Cup Winners
The Presidents and Francis cups concluded at the end over November. These are the prestigious yearlong Individual & Pairs competitions. Again, this year Peter Jackson has managed the double, winner both competitions.
Presidents Cup
Peter Jackson - 56.77%
Mike Perkins - 55.87%
James Bond - 55.01%
Francis Cup
Mike Perkins & Peter Jackson - 58.85%
Mike O'Neill & Roger Donato - 53.98%
Jim Chapman and roger Burkeman - 50.13%
Congratulation to Peter and to Mike. Next Year the competitions rules for the Francis will change slightly, reducing the required games with a single partner from 8 to 6.
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Proposed move to Caversham Heath Golf Club
Following the recent vote on the possible move to CHGC all the votes have now been counted and the results are as follows:
Members voting 107
YES - 61
NO - 46
% in favour - 57%
It had been agreed that for the move to go ahead at least 60% of those members casting their vote would need to support it.
As the 60% in favour was not achieved, the proposed move will not go ahead.
Regards
RBC Committee
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Keith Goswell 1951-2019
Keith was a popular and loyal member of Reading Bridge Club for over 20 years. He played most weeks with a wide range of partners and also captained club teams,in both the county and Chiltern leagues, mainly playing with Dale Thomas. He won the Bilbey Trophy in 2000, the Laycock Cup in 2005, 2011 and 2018, and the Founders Trophy in 2013 and 2015.
Keith played at other clubs around Reading and at SBBC day time sessions. He also had some success in the Oxfordshire Seniors (played over the year at Wallingford) which he won (with Dale) in 2012/3 and 2013/4.
He played regularly in county and EBU events. He was always willing to partner anyone who wanted to have an outing in one of the county friendly competitions and had some success at these, winning the Tony Boothroyd Plate in 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2015/6, and the Pat Husband Trophy in 2009/10 and 2013/4.
Keith’s life took a major upturn when he formed a relationship with Elaine, a bridge player, in 2009. This made the last 10 years of his life very happy.
As well as being a good player, Keith enjoyed the social aspects of the game. He organised several RBC dinners at Calcot Golf Club and enjoyed several EBU overseas congresses, initially with Dale and later with Elaine.
Keith was born and raised in Reading and lived here all his life. He was employed as a buyer with Sigmund Pulsometer Pumps and later Radyne.
He was a keen sportsman although he had to give up active participation in later years because of his health/mobility. He played cricket for Theale and then Redingensians as an opening batsman from more than two decades before becoming a local umpire with an excellent reputation for his knowledge of the Laws, his camaraderie with players and his decision making ability. At one time he was a football referee on the local Reading Leagues but rarely ventured outside the centre circle!! He also played golf at Calcot Golf Club.
Keith's funeral will be on Thursday 21st November. There will be a service at the crematorium at Henley Road (West Chapel) at 9.45 am followed by a Thanksgiving service for Keith's life at Grace Church Peppard Road Caversham at 11am. All are welcome to either or both.There will be refreshments at the church after the service. If people could let Elaine know if they are planning to come either by email or on 0118 9479994 or 07711578844.
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Summer Competition Winners - March 2019 to August 2019
The winners of the 2019 summer cup competitions are below:
Tuesday Competitions
Brown Cup
1. Mike Perkins 60.47%
2. Peter Jackson 60.45%
3. Tony Parkinson 58.68%
Laycock Cup (Handicap)
1. Joyce Baldock 50.01%%
2. Pat Dowdeswell 48.39%
3. John Greenhalgh 48.14%
Thursday Competitions
Boucher Cup
1. Oliver Dillon 59.20%
2. Ann Ellis 57.03%
3. Martyn Jordan 56.32%
Bilbey Cup (Handicap)
1. Oliver Dillon 56.89%
2. Avril Catto 55.37%
3. Monique Illingworth 55.01%
Congratulations to the winners and to Oliver on doing the Thursday Double
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Founders & Cocktail Pairs
On Thursday 21st June the clubs Open and Mixed Pair competitions were held. 15 pairs competed for the Founders (Mixed) and Cocktail (Open) Trophies.
Mel Thomas and Martina Zwieflhofer (Right) won the Founders Trophy with a score of 58.56%. They were 2nd behind Mike Perkins and Peter Jackson (Left) who won the Cocktail Pairs.
Congratulations to both pairs.
 
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Perkins, Greenhalgh Rees and Cooper Win the Bridge Plus Cup
The Bridge Plus Cup was held on Tuesday 12th June with 4 teams taking part. The winner were Mike, John Tim and Chris with a winning score of +34 imps from the team of Mike Wenble, Jim Chapman, James Bond and Peter Jackson on +4 imps.
This was the 7th time Mike has won the Bridge plus cup moving him into =2nd on the winners list behind T. Rees (9) (S.Johnston is also on 7 wins).
Congratulation to the winning team.
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Richardson Team Wins the Reading Spirit Teams of 4
5 teams contested the Reading Spirit Teams of 4 event on the 8th May. The Handicap teams of 4 event is an "all play all" teams event where your team is given a handicap based on the grading of the players in your team. An A team player will receive no handicap, a B team player will receive a handicap of +5, a regular Tuesday player will receive a handicap of +8 and all other players will receive +10. (i.e. if you had 4 B team players in your team you would start on +20 imps).
After playing 6 boards against each team the winners by 6 impd were the team of Mark Richardson, Jennie Griffiths, Iain Mackenzie & Roger Burkeman with a score of +31 (-4 on the night and a handicap of +35).
The team of Jim Chapman, Jonny Richards & Pat Dowdeswell & Chris Hall were second on +25 (+15 on the night and a handicap of +10).
Congratulations to the winning team!
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Annual Berks vs Bucks Match
Bucks retained the Philip Thornton Shield in the annual Berks v Bucks match played on 20th March - winning 2 out of the 3 matches. The Bucks A-team won their match by 70v33 IMPs; the Bucks B-team won by 54v37 IMPs and the Berks C-team won by 56v43 IMPs.
The RBC representatives were:
A Team
Mike Perkins & Peter Jackson
Jonny Richards & Mike Ribbins
David & Janet Barnes
Ian Reissmann & John Howard
James Chapman & John Greenhalgh
B team
Mick Green & Gordon Maxwell
George Jeronimidis & Cyril Berkeley
Ilan Sirkis
C Team
Sam Botfield & Martyn Jordan
Roger Burkeman & Clair Sirkis
Carey & Dianne Sayer
Mike Nunn & Gary Stevens
John Tattersall & Doug Baker
Congratulations to all those who took part.
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RBC Pair Win County Pairs Championship Final
The County pairs final took place on the 3rd February. Roger Donato & Peter Hawkes were the winners of the Rex Avery Trophy with 59.52%, 4% clear of 2nd place. Congratulations to both Roger and Peter.
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Winter Competition Winners - September 2018 to February 2019
The winners of the 2018 Winter cup competitions are below.
Tuesday Competitions
Brown Cup
1. Peter Jackson 62.16%
2. Tony Parkinson 59.58%
3. David Barnes 58.97%
Laycock Cup (Handicap)
1. David Barnes 54.38%
2. Janet Barnes 52.53%
3. Roger Burkerman 51.35%
Thursday Competitions
Boucher Cup
1. Roger Burkeman 60.44%
2. Sam Botfield 60.16%
3. Christine Sanders 59.63%
Bilbey Cup (Handicap)
1. Roger Burkeman 57.14%
2. Jackie Paxford 56.61%
3. Linsey Joyce 56.23%
If you want to see how you did in these competitions then head over to the Competition Archive Section of the website.
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