Bude Bridge Club — monthly report

BUDE Bridge Club were one of 36 clubs throughout the country that took part in a national simultaneous pairs event on Tuesday, May 9.

Out of 630 pairs, Fiona Hargreaves and Brian Rogers excelled to finish 22nd.

Other Bude pairs in the top 10% of the field were Alan Biggs and Steve Clifton (43rd), Carole Reid and Linda Ashworth (49th) and Neil and Sarah Trenaman (56th).

The only other pair in the top third were James Sim and Mary Hicks who were 175th.

Chris Nichols and Jane Koldeway were part of the Cornwall C team that won their final Western Counties match of the season, beating Herefordshire 13-7. This clinched the title for Cornwall and the team now go forward to represent the Western Counties League in the ‘C’ Division Inter-County Final at Coventry on Sunday, July 9.

Bude’s Steve Clifton also played for the team during the season and contributed much to their success.

Multiple winners at evening bridge during May were Chris Nichols who came top with Jane Koldeway, Steve Clifton and Linda Ashworth. Clifton also won with Alan Biggs while Neil and Sarah Trenaman came top on two occasions.

Maureen Fallows won with Jenny Tregarthen and Brian Rogers came top with Andrew Gilbey, a visitor from Wales.

There were plenty of Wednesday afternoon winners, including Terry Abbott who won with both his wife Penny and Alan Pearce, Anne Dawson and Gillian Jolley, John and Julia Holder, John and Margaret Cottle, Deb Delvalle and Geoff Scutt and Alan Merchant-White and Ian Curtis.

Weekly results

Tuesday, May 23

Winners: N & S Trenaman — 66.15%; Runners-up: L Ashworth & M Fallows: 58.85%; 3rd: J Sim & M Hicks — 58.33%; 4th: N Heslop & M Hopgood — 55.21%

Wednesday, May 24

Winners: D Delvalle & G Scutt — 71.88%; Joint runners-up: J & A Pearce — 58.33%; Joint runner-up: N & S Trenaman — 58.33%

Friday, May 26

Winners: C Nichols & L Ashworth — 66.67%; Runners-up: M Hicks & J Sim — 59.38%; 3rd: B & A Bennett — 52.08%

Tuesday, May 30

North/South

Winners: N & S Trenaman — 65%; Runners-up: A Biggs & B Thomson — 54%; 3rd: M & S Smith — 53.5%

East/West

Winners: M Fallows & J Tregarthen — 62.5%; Runners-up: B & A Bennett — 55%; 3rd: N Heslop & M Hopgood — 51.5%

Wednesday, May 31

North/South

Winners: A Merchant-White & I Curtis — 67.5%; Runners-up: N & S Trenaman — 63.75%

East/West

Winners: A Pearce & T Abbott — 73.75%; Runners-up: D Delvalle & G Scutt — 59.38%

Friday, June 2

Winners: M Hicks & J Sim — 57.29%; Runners-up: A & B Bennett — 56.25%; 3rd: M Hopgood & N Heslop — 55.21%­­