02 September 2010 at 09:00

DCBA Summer Pairs for the Smedley Salver

Don Smedley and John Griffin have won the 2010 Summer Pairs for Don's own Plate. Malcolm Caporn & Cedric Cockcroft were leaders on the night. Roger Mallinson & Ron McEwan had been leading for most of the summer, but Don & John had a much stronger finish to edge them out.

For full details,  click here(Touch the Round Number at the top of its column to see that evening's scores)

The Winners being presented with The Smedley Salver by DCBA President, Mary Marshall:

 

26 August 2010 at 08:29

Summer Swiss - Round 10

Winners of the 10th round of the Summer Swiss were Maggie Beale's team with 48 VPs out of a possible 60.

Mick Haytack's team were 2nd with 45 VPS, and RichardEdward's team were 3rd with 44 VPs.

With one round to go, Ron McEwan has sneaked into the lead with 365 VPs, 1 VP ahead of Andy Wells on 364.

With it being so close at the top, any one of 5 teams could win after the last round on 8th September.

For full details,  click here

24 August 2010 at 09:10

Vic Morris Competition

Richard Edwards' team has won the Vic Morris Plate for the 2010 season. Richard's team included Pym Berry, Mary & Dave Marshall.

In the Cup, the long delayed McEwan/Briggs semi-final match was won by McEwan. Hopefully, the 2010 final beteween McEwan/Elliott will be played before the 2011 final.

For full details, click here

19 August 2010 at 08:45

Smedley Salver 2010

The 4th Round of the Summer Pairs was won by  Judy Lomas & David Wright with 57.44%, fractionally ahead of Jim Tomlinson & Dave Briggs  on 57.14%.

The overall leaders are still Roger Mallinson & Ron McEwan, but they will have to have a very good last round to fend off their closest rivals.

For summary,  click here

To view the Details of each round, touch the blue round number in the summary.

10 August 2010 at 17:31

Brigden and Eric White 2010/2011

To enter the County's premier Green Point Knock-out event for the Brigden Cup, send your entry to Mary Marshall. Entry is free and two rounds are guaranteed.

For a Brigden Cup entry form, click here

To enter the County's premier Teams of Four Championship for the Eric White Cup, also send your entry to Mary.

For an Eric White Cup entry form, click here

Contact Mary at email:  mary@dcmarshall.freeserve.co.uk phone:  01335 360582 

 

07 August 2010 at 09:33

League Schedules

The dates for the new season's Teams of Eight League Matches have now been confirmed. Since there are now 6 Divisions, there is no need for Division 5 to play on extra dates.

The Handbook and Calendar documents have been slightly changed to reflect this. To print these off, touch the relevant button above, download/save on your own PC and then print off from Word.

Note that you may have to clear your Browser's 'history' of recently viewed pages via theTools - Clear - Recent History links, otherwise you may be presented with the early versions with the old dates.

22 July 2010 at 10:55

DCBA Ladies' Pairs

The Corry Cup for the DCBA's Ladies' Pairs has been won by Sheena Haytack & Mary Marshall. Runners up were Miranda Vinecombe & Margaret Pacey, only 1 MP behind. For all the scores,  click here

21 July 2010 at 10:49

DCBA Men's Pairs, 21st July, 2010.

The Dodson Shield for the DCBA's 2010 Men's Pairs has been won by John Griffin & Don Smedley. Runners up were Roger Mallinson & Ron McEwan. For all the scores,  click here

24 June 2010 at 15:19

Individual 2010

After a recount, John Griffin has won this season's Individual, just 3 Match Points ahead of Don Smedley and Malcolm Young in joint second place.

For full details,  click here

We all thought Mary Marshall had won. Here she is receiving the Gerry Fletcher Cup from last year's runner up, Richard Edwards.

Our Event Organiser, Adrian Pilling, looks on in relief after the complications of the last rounds were supposedly successfully resolved.

He now owes Mary a large red wine for the hiccup.

 

07 June 2010 at 12:30

Midlands Teams Challenge Bowl

This year the two teams representing Derbyshire were the Don Smedley, Alex Hogg, Mary and David Marshall and the Matlock team of Pat Cardy, David Sewell, Peter Bell and Alan Martin.  Before tea,  both teams had large negative scores.  However, Smedley and co raised their game to score 73 imps in the second half and took second place.  Ironically, their worst match was against their colleagues from Matlock.  Warwickshire won the trophy.

28 May 2010 at 21:55

Summer Competitions Starting Soon

Dates for your diary:

Wednesday June 9th Summer Pairs for the Smedley Salver.  No need to enter in advance, just turn up 6:50 at Spondon.

Wednesday June 23rd The DCBA Individual Competition for the Gerry Fletcher Cup.  You must enter in advance for this by June 16th.  You can enter by emailing mary@dcmarshall.freeserve.co.uk or by signing up on the noticeboard at EMBA, Spondon.

25 May 2010 at 18:30

Bill Pratt Trophy

The 2010 Mixed Pairs Competition for the Bill Pratt Trophy has been won by John  & Amanda Sowter.

For full details,  click here

Audrey Pratt presents the trophy to John and Amanda:

22 May 2010 at 18:31

Charity Competitions at Pentrich and Ringwood

Two dates for your diary:

On Wednesday June 9th, there us a Spring Charity Event at Ringwood Bridge Club at 6:30.  Tickets cost £7 and include bridge, a buffet and tea or coffee.  All proceeds to Pathways and Ashgate Hospice.

Pentrich Bridge Club is holding a special event in aid of the Air Ambulance on Saturday June 12th starting at 10:00a.m.  Tickets are £12 and include bridge, morning coffee and biscuits, lunch, afternoon tea and scones.

Further details and tickets are available from Mick Gavigan (Tel:01246 850660) or from Iris White (Tel: 01246 855535)

 

21 May 2010 at 09:27

Smedley's Team win Brigden Trophy

This  hand helped seal the victory. You hold:

S Kxxxxx

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D Q10xxxx

CQ

Everybody was vulnerable. You are in fourth seat, after 1C P P. Your opponents are playing a five card major system, so that 1 of a minor can be 3+. Your bid?

Despite the webmaster's attempt to talk up last year's winners (Elliott, Sowter, Hall & Mallinson), Smedley's Team (Griffin & Marshalls) won by 44 IMPs.

The winning action on the hand above is pass. North scrambled home+1 For +90, despite the clubs breaking 6-1. But 4 hearts was cold for +620 and when Don could open the North hand (AQx, Jxxx, AK, AJxx) 1H, South with xx, K109xxx,xxx, xx  was worth a bid.

For full details,  click here

07 May 2010 at 13:37

DCBA AGM, 6th May, 2010.

Mary Marshall was nominated by British Rail Bridge Club and installed as the DCBA President for the 2010 / 2011 Season.

Randy Curzon, Steve Cave and David Briggs have all been awarded County Ties this year.

Mary presented the DCBA's trophies to the 2009/1010 Season's winners.

For Photos of the Presentations,  click here - Please note this is a large word document, so Wait For It!

02 May 2010 at 10:30

You don't have to look glamorous to have a good time at Derby!

Scroll down to see photo of the winning team of the Winter Plate (Mike Clayton, Amanda Sowter, Judy Lomas and David Wright) receiving their trophy from President Wendy Watson. A good night had by all - Bridge CAN be fun!! Wendy

30 April 2010 at 10:13

Vic Morris Cup and Plate, 2010.

The 1st round of the new season's Vic Morris resulted in wins for Elliott, Briggs, George, Watson & McEwan with the Floutier/Young match being postponed.

The draw for the second round was made by Wendy Watson.

For full details, click here

29 April 2010 at 11:46

Summer Swiss - Round 1

The 1st Round of the Summer Swiss resulted in an excellent win for Mick Haytack's team with 54 VPs out  of a possible 60. David Taylor's team were 2nd with 45 VPs.

For full details,  click here

28 April 2010 at 13:37

DCBA Trophy Winners for the 2009/2010 Season

This year's Brigden final is between Smedley & Elliott - sorry for predicting the result in an earlier note.

To view all the other DCBA Trophy Winners touch the above DCBA Results button and select the 2009/2010 link under Trophy Winners.

or  click here 

28 April 2010 at 10:55

Winter Plate

David Taylor's team came out on top in the final round of the Winter Plate with an excellent +64 IMPs.

However, he would have had a score of +153 on the night to have caught Amanda Sowter whose team has won the Winter Plate with + 198 IMPs.

Amanda's team included Mike Clayton, David Wright, Judy Lomas, Mike Heaney and John Sowter.

For final details,  click here (to see details of a round, touch the round number at the top of its column in the summary).

 

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28 April 2010 at 10:49

Eric White Cup

After a  disappointing start, Paul Madden's team eventually won the 2009/2010 Eric White Cup. They will represent the County in the EBU's Teams of Four Championship for the Pachabo Cup,  to be played at Hinckley on 12th & 13th of June. Last season's winners, Peter Kelly's team, were runners up. For details,  click here

The rest of Paul's team were John Squibb, Derek Brooks, Steve Cave, Richard Edwards & Ron McEwan.

 

27 April 2010 at 17:33

EMBAL Mixed Pairs and Midland Flitch

On Sunday, 25th April, the Mixed Pairs Championship was won by DCBA President, Wendy Watson playing with John Squires. The Flitch was won yet again by Irene and John Auld who were 3rd overall.

For overall details click here Session 1: click here Session 2: click here Session 3: click here

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23 April 2010 at 12:03

Oxfordshire Beck Cup

Derbyshire were represented by Jim Parker, Ian Hall, Don Smedley and John Griffin last Sunday in the Beck Cup Competition.  In a strong field, they did well to come fifth.

23 April 2010 at 12:03

Vic Morris Competition

This is your last chance to enter the Vic Morris, our pivot teams knock-out event.  Please contact Mary asap if you wish to enter.

19 April 2010 at 17:03

Midlands Mixed Pairs and Flitch

Please see attached link for the entry form for the Midlands Mixed Pairs & Flitch, It takes place on Sunday 25th April 2010 at the East Midlands Bridge Academy, starting at 2pm. The closing date for entries in 18th April.

This competition is open to all members of EBU affiliated clubs in the Midland Counties.

The entry fee is £24 per pair which includes a two course meal at half time.

17 April 2010 at 15:28

Brigden Semi-final

In the second semi-final of the Brigden, Brian Elliott's team managed to turn a half-time deficit of two imps to an overall victory by 30imps over Wendy Watson's squad.  Elliott will meet undefeated Smedley in the final.

17 April 2010 at 15:28

Summer Swiss

The Summer Swiss competition for the British Rail Trophy starts on Wednesday April 21st.  This is a really popular and fun event.  It is a swiss teams format and is held fortnightly throughout the summer.  Teams which cannot play every time will be given an average score to carry forward.  Teams joining the event late during the summer will start with an average score.  Prizes are awarded on final finishing positions and to the highest scoring teams each evening.  svcoring will be by IMPs converted to victory points.  There is no entry fee, just the normal £3.50 table money.  You can have as many as you like in your team but usually just 4 play during each evening.

17 April 2010 at 15:28

Vic Morris Competition

Just a reminder that entries are now due for this event which starts on Wednesday April 28th.

16 April 2010 at 07:08

Winter League Final Results Division 5

Last night the final match of the season took place with Chesterfield B defeating East Midlands Orange 12 - 8.  After the final adjustments have been made, Matlock B win the trophy with a winning score of 205 and newcomers Ringwood are second with 164.  Congratulations to both teams on their promotion to Division 4 next season.

15 April 2010 at 16:58

Brigden Round 5 (Semi Finals)

Don Smedley's team defeated Malcolm young's team in the first semi-final of the Brigden Cup.

The Watson/Elliott match was postponed until 14th April, when Brian Elliott eliminated Wendy Watson.

For details,  click here

09 April 2010 at 15:37

Winter League Division 2

British Rail B had a comfortable 13-7 win against Chesterfield A  last night, but would it be enough to bag a top place in Divsion 2?  Unfortunately, for BR, it was not to be.  After all the adjustments have been made, Ripley A win the Malcolm Caporn Trophy with 124, Chesterfield B (122) will join Ripley in Division 1 next season and British Rail B have to settle for third place with 120.

09 April 2010 at 14:03

Winter League Division 5

Last night Ringwood beat East Midlands Orange 15 -5.  There is still one match to be played and adjustments to be made, but the position at the top looks unchangeable with Matlock Blue winning the competition with at least 201 vps and Ringwood taking the prestigious second spot with 164.  Both these teams will be promoted next season.

09 April 2010 at 03:46

Winter League Division 4

Congratulations to Allestree Club  and Markeaton Club.  Allestree Blue have won Division 4 with a massive score of 133, followed by Markeaton with 104.  These two teams will be promoted to Division 3 as Markeaton Club has now decided to affiliate to the EBU next year.

09 April 2010 at 03:03

Winter League Division 1

Division 1 has finally been completed.  Derby B beat Derby C 11-9 and these two teams will be in Division 2 next season.

08 April 2010 at 11:17

Winter League - Division 2

In their weather postponed match, British Rail B defeated Chesterfield A by 13-7.

However, this was 1 VP short of stopping Chesterfield gaining 2nd place in Division 2 at the end of the season.

So congratulations to Chesterfield who join league winners, Ripley A , in promotion to the 1st Division.

07 April 2010 at 16:55

Winter League Delayed Match

Matlock B had another win last week, this time against Allestree Green, beating them 12-8.  This extends Matlock's lead at the top of the table and they currently have a convincing score of 201.  However, there are still matches to be played and adjustments to be made.  The final match of Division 5 will be played on April 14th.

31 March 2010 at 11:31

Vic Morris Pivot Teams

26 March 2010 at 09:34

Brigden - Round 4 Matches

In the head to head match between Smedley and Young, Smedley took the honours.

In the threesome of Madden, Morton and Watson, all teams won a match.  Madden beat Watson by 4, Morton beat Madden by 9 but Watson beat Morton by a staggering 42 and so go through to the semi-final.

In the other threesome, Lemmings beat Briggs but Elliott beat both Lemmings and Briggs and so Elliott are through to the semi-final. 

In the final, Smedley has chosen to play Young.  (He also has the option of an extra 4 boards to be taken once if wished, either in the semi-final or the final.)  This leaves Elliott to play Watson. For details,  click here

25 March 2010 at 09:36

County Trial on 24th March, 2010.

For details,  click here

25 March 2010 at 09:29

Winter League Delayed Match Division 1

Last night Derby B beat a much weakened Derby A team 18-2.  There is just one match remaining in this division.

23 March 2010 at 10:24

Teams of 8 results Division 3

Derby D are unable to raise a team against Ripley B and so the latter have received an adjusted score of 15.  Their adjusted score against Associates remains unchanged at 10. The final results of the league are Allestree Red take first place with 129 VPs and Belper Yellow with 115 are second and will join them in Division 2 next season.

23 March 2010 at 10:23

County Trials

Don't forget to take part in the county trials on Wednesday (March 24th), 7pm at Spondon.

22 March 2010 at 15:38

Teams of 8 results Division 5

Following a resounding 20-0 victory last Wednesday, Matlock B have secured first place in Division 5.  The competition has not yet finished, but Matlock cannot be overtaken.

18 March 2010 at 12:09

Postponed Division 3 Match

Burton A beat Associates 11-9

18 March 2010 at 12:03

Last nights teams of 8 results Division 5

Last night the results were:

Belper Black beat  Ringwood 14 - 6.

Chesterfield  beat Allestree Green 17 - 3

Ripley D beat East Midlands Orange 16 -4

One result to come in. 

The postponed Division 5 matches will not be completed until the second week of April. Please be patient!

18 March 2010 at 11:18

Eric White

In the penultimate round on 17th March, 2010, the results were as follows:

Kelly 15 Wells 5

Madden 18 George 2

Elliott 20 Floutier 0 

For full details with 1 round to go,  click here

12 March 2010 at 10:39

Winter League Matches

At this time of the seaon, the results for Divisions 1 to 4 are all done and dusted.  However, this year, there are matches in every division that have been delayed mainly due to the bad weather in January.  The only certainty is that East Midlands White are the champions and will represent Derbyshire in the Garden Cities competition.

The standings at the moment are as follows but there are adjusted scores to be made in most divisions. 

Division 1 East Midlands White 167  British Rail A 133 (Derby A had the best result of the season against East Midlands White beating them 18 - 2).  They also have a match to play and are likely to overtake British Rail A.

Division 2 Ripley A 108 Chestrfield A 107

Division 3 Allestree Red 129 Belper Yellow 115

Division 4 Allestree Blue 117, Markeaton 104

Division 5 Matlock B 169, Belper Black 144, Ringwood 143

 

When the last few matches have been played, the adjusted scores will be made and published as soon as possible.

09 March 2010 at 10:45

Brigden Round 3 Delayed Match

In the final Round 3 match, Briggs beat Clayton.

In Round 4, the two undefeated teams Young and Smedley are destined to meet each other to determine the advantages that the last undefeated team will have in the semi-final.  The six once-defeated teams will play in two threesomes, with only one surviving team from each going through to the semi-final.  Round 4 of this competition will be held on Wednesday March 24th. 

For details of the 4th Round draw,  click here

04 March 2010 at 12:16

Teams of 8

Good news!  An early match!  Associates beat Ripley B 13 - 7.

04 March 2010 at 12:15

Eric White

Only one match was played last night, Wells versus Elliott resulting in a 13-7 win for Wells.

For full details with 2 rounds to go (and also 3 postponed matches),  click here

02 March 2010 at 14:38

Winter League Delayed Match

East Midlands Red had a resounding 20-0 victory over their clb-mates East Midlands Green last night.

02 March 2010 at 12:15

Teams of Eight Debacles

Several matches suffered disruptions, resulting in boards being removed last Wednesday. This has happened on several occasions during this last season. The following  simple check list for team captains could eliminate practically all the problems. 1. Make sure you speak to the players at least 24 hours before the day (not just an answer phone). 2. Make sure all players know exactly where the venue is, and meet them at a known collection point if any doubts exist. 3. Ensure everyone has a contact phone number in case of accidents or emergencies.

I realize for most, it is either preaching to the converted or shutting the door after the horse has bolted, but a reminder could save other such frustrating evenings for many. Wendy

 

25 February 2010 at 13:04

Last nights teams of 8 results

Congratulations to British Rail A and Rolls Royce A who both won 20-0.  A special mention is due to Derby C who took 3 vps from East Midlands White who have already won Division 1.

The current standings are:

Division 1 East Midlands White dominate with 165, followed by Briish Rail A on 114.  Derby A are lurking in 3rd place on 102 but they have a match in hand.

In Division 2, the situation is very close as only 4 vps separate the top 3 teams British Rail B (95), Ripley A (94) and Chesterfield A (91).  There are adjusted scores to be added to some of these totals, though.

Allestree Red lead Division 3 with 111 and Belper Yellow hold the second spot with 107.

In Division 4 Allestree Blue are lying in first place with 95, followed by Markeaton on 87.

It is still difficult to assess the situation in Division 5 owing to postponed matches, but the current leaders are Matlock B with 153 and Belper B with 130.

19 February 2010 at 11:06

Brigden Round 3

In the last delayed Round 3 Brigden match between undefeated teams Madden and Smedley, Smedley won by 30 imps.  Smedley will automatically meet Young in Round 4 and there will be a draw to decide the fate of the once-defeated teams.

For details of the current position,  click here

For hand records for the Friday, 19th February, match go to the Friday IMPs session by  clicking here

15 February 2010 at 10:40

County Pairs Championship

Paul Madden & John Squibb have won the DCBA County Pairs Championship for the second year in a row with an unbelievable 69.32%. Relative newcomers to Derbyshire, Roman & Jakub Gembicki, were runners up. For details, click here

John Sowter &  Brian Elliott  were winners of the Consolation Pairs for the Hazel Whinfrey Plate. Howard & Annice Morton were in second place. For details, click here

Thanks to Ken Smith, Mary Marshall & Richard Edwards for directing so efficiently.

14 February 2010 at 10:32

Adjusted Scores for Teams of Eight Matches

This is just to clarify how these adjustments are made.  If, for example, a match is called off at late notice because a player does not arrive within the time limits, that team is awarded zero victory points.  When all the results are in at the end of the season, the 'non-offending'  team receives either its own average or the reciprocal of their opponents' average,  whichever is the higher score.  In the meantime, I've put in a notional score of 10, but in most cases, this score goes up at the end of the season.

Mary

12 February 2010 at 23:47

Delayed Matches

Matlock B beat Chesterfield B 14-6 last night to consolidate their lead to 139 in Division 5.  However, contenders Ringwood have a match in hand.

The match between Rolls Royce B and Allestree Blue has been postpomed.

11 February 2010 at 13:13

County Pairs February 13th and 14th

The start time on Saturday is 2p.m. and players should be seated at 1:50 p.m.  We will start a little earlier at 12:30 on Sunday, but  again please be seated ten minutes before the start time.

Remember that your tea will be provided.

11 February 2010 at 13:10

Last nights teams of 8 results

There are still a lot of postponed matches and captains have been trying hard to reschedule them.  The current scores do not give a true picture of each team's position in the league.  There are also several adjusted scores to be entered at the end of the season.  In this situation, the non-offending team will have been given a notional score of 10 for now.

The stars of the night were Burton A who won 20-0.

In Division 1, East Midlands White are now leading on 148, British Rail A have 94 but Derby A has a postponed match.

It's close at the top of Division 2; Chesterfield A have 87, British Rail B are one VP behind and Ripley A  are in contention with 83.

Belper Yellow are leading Division3 with an impressive 104, followed by Allestree Red on 97.

In Division 4, there is still one result to come in, but at the moment Markeaton lead with 87 and Allestree Blue are in second place on 82.

Matlock B lead Division 5 (125), followed by Belper Black on 117.

 

04 February 2010 at 16:32

Eric White

On 3rd February 2010, Madden beat the leaders Wells  14-6 and Elliott overwhelmed George 20-0. The Kelly/Floutier match has been postponed.

For full details with 4 rounds to go,  click here

04 February 2010 at 10:42

County Pairs February 13th and 14th

If you would like to play but haven't yet entered, please contact Mary as soon as possible. Also, if you haven't got a partner, I may be able to find one for you.

04 February 2010 at 10:32

Delayed Matches

The postponed match between Ripley D and Belper B resulted in an 11-9 win to Ripley.

03 February 2010 at 16:33

Delayed Matches

In a Round 3 Brigden match, Lemmings beat Beale by 17 imps. There are only 2 3rd round matches left to be played.

For details of the current position,  click here

Matlock A beat Derby C 13-7 in the Winter League.

28 January 2010 at 00:21

Last Night's Inter-Club Results

The stars yesterday were Derby A who won their match 20-0 and now have a total of 69 with a match in hand.  EM White continue to lead the whole competition from the top with 132, pursued forlornly by British Rail on 91.

In Division 2, a superb 20-0 win has shot Ripley A into the lead alonside British Rail B with 76.  Chesterfield A lie closely behind on 74. 

Belper Yellow (87) and Allestree Red (82) lead Division 3, but the other four teams have a match in hand.

In Division 4, Allestree Blue lead with 82, followed by Markeaton on 72.  Allestree Blue also have a match to play, so are currently the favourites to win the league.

In Division 5, there are still several postponed matches, but Matlock B are leading with 115 and Ringwood are second with 107.

25 January 2010 at 12:00

Delayed Matches

Last night, Malcolm Young's team beat Wendy Watson's foursome in The Brigden Cup.

Derby A beat Derby B 15-5 in the Winter League.

22 January 2010 at 09:20

National Pairs

Don Smedley & John Griffin once again proved their excellence at Pairs, winning the DCBA heat of the National Pairs held on Wednesday, 20th January. The top five in the heat qualify to play in the Regional Pairs at Solihull in March.

 For heat details,  click here

16 January 2010 at 15:16

BRIGDEN CUP - Round 3 Draw

Because of the weather, Round 3 of the Brigden Cup, scheduled to be played on Wednesday, 6th January was abandoned.

Since all the Wednesdays have been taken up with other events, will Captains please try to arrange their matches privately before the 4th round on 24th March.

The Morton/George match was played on Friday, 15th January, in favour of Morton (by 12 IMPs).

The postponed 2nd round match between Smedley & Floutier has been won by Smedley.

Brigden Round 3 - ?????? 2010
Young (U)	Young (U) ; Watson (D1)
Watson (U)
Smedley (U)
Madden (U)
Morton (D1)	Morton (D1)
George (D1)
Floutier (D1)	Elliott (D1)
Elliott (D1)
Lemmings (D1)	Lemmings (D1)
Beale (D1)
Briggs (D1)
Clayton (D1)

For details of the previous rounds,  click here

14 January 2010 at 10:26

Last Night's Teams of Eight

Another disaster last night when 11 matches were postponed due to the weather.  I am leaving it to captains to decide for themselves whether it is fit for them or their opponents to travel.

In Division 1, East Midlands White had their worst result this season by beating British Rail A 16 -4, but they continue to dominate the competition and have dropped only 5 vps.  The real battle is for second place.

Rolls Royce should be congratuated for being prepared to field 3 teams last night.  Only 2 of their matches were played, however,with disappointing results.  Their B team were held to an 11-9 win by the less experienced Derby E team, and Allestree Green had a resounding 15-5 win against their C team.

A possible date for rearranged matches is next Wednesday January 20th.  This is the date for the National Pairs Qualifying heat at Spondon which must take precedence if players wish to compete in this event.  If your own premises are not available, matches can be accommodated at Spondon.

 

07 January 2010 at 11:09

Matches Postponed

Due to the poor weather conditions, no Division 5 matches were played last night.  Would captains please do their best to rearrange these matches when the weather improves.  If you have venue problems, it is likely that you could play at Spondon if you wish.

Equally, all the Brigden Round 3 matches are delayed.  There are no free Wednesdays before March 24th.

10 December 2009 at 09:28

Winter League Delayed Match in Division 3

Last night's delayed match between Belper Yellow and Ripley B resulted in a 17-3 win for Belper.  This has improved their position to second place (59), closing the gap on Allestree Red (62).

10 December 2009 at 09:25

Eric White Cup

Wells had another fine win, this time overcoming George 20 - 0 to consolodate their lead in the County Teams of Four Competition. Madden overcame Floutier 18-2 with Elliott giving Kelly a 2nd defeat in a row, winning 11-9.

For full details at the half-way stage,  click here

10 December 2009 at 09:17

Winter Plate 2009/2010

In an unusually low scoring session, Mirand Vinecombe's team were winners of the 5th round of DCBA's Winter Plate with +19 IMPs.

David Taylor's team were 2nd with +15 IMPs. There will 10 Sessions over the winter, the best 7 scores to count.

Amanda Sowter's team are the current leaders on +150 IMPs, well ahead of  Wilson Howden on +32 IMPs.

For details after Round 5,  click here

03 December 2009 at 10:49

Last Nights Results in Inter Club Division 5 Matches

East Midlands Orange were the stars last night winning by 17-3,  their best result yet.  At the halfway stage in the competition, the leaders are Matlock B with 98 VPs.

27 November 2009 at 07:43

Winter League Matches on Wednesday November 25th

Belper Yellow and Matlock A were the stars this week both scoring 20-0 wins against their respective opponents.

In Division 1, Derby A succeeded where no other team has this season, taking a point from the steamrollering East Midlands White team.  EMW now have 99 points and are being chased by British Rail B on 72.

Unfortunately, Division 2 team East Midlands Green couldn't field a team and had to concede a walkover to Chesterfield A.  The latter lead the Division with 64, though this score will be adjusted at the end of the season.  British Rail B are lying second on 61.

There is a similar unfortunate situation in Division 3 when contenders Associates had a player significantly delayed in horrendous traffic jams.  As a result, Allestree Red are first with 62, Associates are on 51, pursued by Ripley B with 48 and an adjustment to come.

Allestree Blue lead Division 4 with a score of 74.  Rolls Royce B are behind them on 55.

In Division 5, Ringwood are currently first with 87, while Matlock B are close behind with 84.

26 November 2009 at 11:22

National Pairs Heats

There will be two National Pairs qualifying heats at Spondon in January, 2010:

Derby Bridge Club on 5th January at 7 p.m., entry fee £4 for Derby BC members, £5 for visitors.
Please let David Charteris-Whiting know if you plan to come (E Mail dc-w@mypostoffice.co.uk        Mobile 07880 794503)

DCBA on Wednesday, 20th January at 7 p.m. 

Both heats are open to all members of the EBU.

Membership of the DCBA or Derby Bridge Club is NOT REQUIRED for these special events.

26 November 2009 at 07:43

XMAS Swiss Pairs for the Atkins Cup is CANCELLED

Unfortunately, due to the low number of entries, the Christmas Swiss Pairs on December 6th has had to be cancelled.  However, it may be possible to rearrange it for a date next spring.

24 November 2009 at 09:42

XMAS Swiss Pairs for the Atkins Cup - Entries Needed NOW

 

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23 November 2009 at 07:31

Invitation Pairs

Congratulations to Amanda & John Sowter, winners of the 2009 DCBA InvitationPairs on Sunday, 22nd November. They were only just ahead of Liz Hall & David Taylor and Mary Marshall & Ron McEwan in joint 2nd place. Below, DCBA President, Wendy Watson, presents  the trophy to the winners.

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13 November 2009 at 09:53

This Week's Teams of Eight Results

In Division 1, East Midlands White have maintained their perfect score (now 80) and make British Rail A's respectable 54 look hopeless.  EMW still have to face the strong Derby A team who got all their bad luck out of the way last night against Matlock A who had a very good match to beat them 12 -8.

 There was a frustrating evening in Division 2, when contenders British Rail B fielded only 7 players and had to concede the match; Ripley A have been awarded 10 VPs for now but this will be adjusted at the end of the season.  This means that Chesterfield A are now leading with 54, followed by British Rail B and Rolls Royce A both on 43.

Allestree Red are leading Division 3 on 55, closely followed by Associates on 51.  Ripley B had an excellent match to win 20 -0.

In Division 4, Rolls Royce B are currently first with 47, closely pursued by Allestree Blue on 45.

Ringwood is dominating Division 5 with a healthy lead of 74 and Matlock B have 66.

05 November 2009 at 18:10

Eric White - Round 3

In the the 3rd round, there were wins for Kelly, Wells and Floutier. Peter Kelly's team already have a significant lead.

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05 November 2009 at 12:42

Winter League teams of Eight Delayed Match

Rolls Royce C beat Chesterfield B 14 -6 in the match postponed from October 14th.

29 October 2009 at 19:01

Last Night's Teams of 8 Matches

East Midlands White stormed away to yet another 20-0 win in Division 1 to give them a perfect score of 60.  British Rail A are trail