SUFFOLK V CAMBS and HUNTS. 17/10/21.
Captain’s report by Rick Hanley.
This was another excellent day for the B-team, defeating the 3RD placed team in the league table by 16-4 for a 4th straight victory. Helen and David led the way with a great card, but there were solid performances from all the Suffolk pairs. Crucially, Pauline and Con were able to defeat slams on boards 20 and 25, a feat not achieved by one of the A-team pairs! With matches to follow in the new year against bottom of the table Beds and top of the table Herts, there is all to play for.
Both the A and C-Teams fought hard against tough opposition but went down 4-16 and 7-13 respectively. All the C-team pairs were competitive, including debutants Caroline and Mark, and all gave respectable performances in defeat.
Perhaps the most interesting board of the day was 27. In the A-team, CROSS-IMP table-topping C&H pair Fegarty and Hazel had their worst score of the day when they bid aggressively to 4H and went 3 down. May and John, by contrast, played in 1H for +80. Over 1H or 2H, should S bid an unusual 2NT? N/S can actually make 5 clubs or diamonds due to the favourable lie of the cards, but only 2 pairs played in a minor.
Full results are available here:
http://www.cambridgebridgeclub.org/results
A-TEAM 47-101 IMPS 4-16 VPS
RICK HANLEY & NORBERT VOELKER
JEFF ORTON & MICHAEL SHERER
JOHN GAN & MAY LI
ERIC NEWMAN & DIANE WHITELY
B-TEAM 91-39 IMPS 16-4 VPS
DIN GUDKA & CATHY ROWLAND
PAULINE & CON HANSON
HELEN MASON & DAVID MATHEWS
BILL TWEDDELL & JOHN WILMOTT
C-TEAM 74-96 IMPS 7-13 VPS
CHRIS KENNEDY & ANDY HIGGINSON
CAROLINE GEMMELL & MARK HONESS
RICHARD EVANS & JOHN BLOOMFIELD
jO HARPUR & DENNIS VALTISIARIS
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