Date

19th May 2008

Event

Garden Cities Trophy

Partner

Peter Neville

Team-mates

Robert Northage, David Fletcher, Bharat Thakrar, Jenny Grant, John Glover, Nick Daniels

Number of Competitors

9

Position

7th

Green Points

0.75

                                   

Group B: Midlands (at Kettering C. Centre)

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

VPs

Posn

Q

Suffolk

X

3

11

2

2

1

15

12

2

48

9

 

Leicestershire

17

X

2

8

16

2

1

13

2

61

7

 

Warwickshire

9

18

X

2

14

19

18

16

20

116

1

Q

Hertfordshire

18

12

18

X

11

0

18

14

10

101

3

 

Bedfordshire

18

4

6

9

X

5

9

16

19

86

4

 

Cambs. & Hunts.

19

18

1

20

15

X

10

16

16

115

2

Q

Norfolk

5

19

2

2

11

10

X

11

11

71

6

 

Worcestershire

8

7

4

6

4

4

9

X

12

54

8

 

Northamptonshire

18

18

0

10

1

4

9

8

X

68

5

 

Players Names

SuffolkColchester

John & Kate Standley, Rosemarie Mascall, Norman Denny, Rick Hanley, Mike Sherer, Geoff Orton, Graham Beeton

LeicestershireGlenfield

Robert Northage, David Fletcher, Nick Daniels, John Glover, Peter Neville, Tim Glover, Jenny Grant, Bharat Thakrar

WarwickshireCoventry

Martin Jones, M Northwood, G Watson, David Jones, S Green, G Link, R Bryant, I Handley

HertfordshireWelwyn G.C.

Francis Eddlestone, Bill Thurl, Harry Sille, Bill Gordon, Martin & Bobbie Rodney, Alan Kay, Dave Walker

BedfordshireBedford

Alan Cooke, Maris Sheppard, Brian & Maureen Stairs, Les Carver, Terry Pearce, Monica Lucy, Liz Talbot

Cambs. & Hunts.Cambridge

Chris Jagger, Jonaathan Mestel, Rod Oakford, Don McFarlane,Victor Milman, Julian Wightwick, Paul Fegarty, Catherine Curtis

NorfolkKings Head

Mike Walsh, Matt Milson, Steve Dannell, Paul Darby, Mike Bolster, Mike Hill, Mike Dignen, G Bowden

WorcestershireStourbridge

Michael Heard, David Philpott, Nigel Waters, Gerald Hill, Ian & Georgina Lineker, Brian Nightingale, David Banks

NorthamptonshirePeterborough

Mark Tilley, Mike Trask, Karl Farquhar, Kieron Tilley, Terry & Mary Knights, Bob Vajda, Brian Hope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We began with boards 4-6 against Welwyn Garden City.

1N-2 by W

200

0

 

3S-1 by N

-100

2

 

2H-1 by N

-50

-4

 

 

 

We then played boards 7-9 against Cambridge

4S+2 by W

-680

0

 

4S by W

-420

1

 

3S-2 by E

200

2

 

 

 

We then played boards 10-12 against Stourbridge.

5D* by S

750

0

 

3N+2 by N

460

0

 

2H+1 by E

-140

1

 

 

 

We then played boards 13-15 against Colchester

4S by N

620

0

 

3D-1 by N

-50

2

 

5H*-1 by W

100

11

 

 

 

We then played boards 16-18 against Warwickshire

2D-3 by S

-150

-2

 

2S+2 by N

170

1

 

2S-1 by N

-100

-4

 

 

 

We then played boards 19-21 against Bedford

2H by N 110

4

 

3N by N

600

0

 

2H by E

-110

-5

 

 

 

We then played boards 22-24 against Kings Head

4H by W

-620

1

 

3N-1 by S

-100

0

 

4H+1 by N

450

0

 

 

We then played boards 25-27 against Peterborough

3N+2 by N

460

0

 

1N by W

-90

-5

 

3N-2 by S

-100

-4

 

 

 

We began the second session with boards 4-6 against Welwyn Garden City.

3H-1 by E

100

-1

 

4D-1 by S

-100

-4

 

3N by W

-600

1

 

 

 

We then played boards 7-9 against Cambridge

4S+2 by S

680

0

 

4H by N

420

0

 

2H+1 by N

140

-7

 

 

 

We then played boards 10-12 against Stourbridge.

3H+1 by S

170

-1

 

4S+1 by S

450

1

 

4S by N

620

12

 

 

 

We then played boards 13-15 against Colchester

3N-2 by E

200

8

 

4H+1 by W

-450

-11

 

3N+1 by N

630

10

 

 

 

We then played boards 16-18 against Warwickshire

5D+1 by E

-620

1

 

4S+1 by S

450

0

 

4S*-2 by W

300

-8

 

 

 

We then played boards 19-21 against Bedford

2H-1 by N

-50

0

 

3N by N

600

7

 

4S by N

620

0

 

 

 

We then played boards 22-24 against Kings Head

2D+1 by E

-110

-1

 

2D+2 by S

130

-2

 

4H by S

420

-2

 

 

 

We then played boards 25-27 against Peterborough

4H by N

420

-1

 

5D*-3 by N

-800

-5

 

3N-3 by E

150

3

 

 

 

 

Statistics

Hands

Imps

Imps/Bd

Tot Pld

Tot Imps/Bd

Grand Slam Against

1

1

1.00

6

-4.33

Opening Lead from Tim

8

8

1.00

335

-0.12

Played by Peter

20

17

0.85

250

0.53

Doubled contracts played by Tim

1

0

0.00

24

1.08

Small Slam Against

1

0

0.00

30

1.90

Played by Tim

11

-12

-1.09

370

0.61

Opening Lead from Peter

9

-10

-1.11

233

0.64

Doubled contracts played by Peter

1

-5

-5.00

11

-4.45

 

           

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