The Tollemache Cup is the prestigious inter-county teams of 8 competition for England & Wales which invariably involves many of the very strongest players in the UK. Merseyside & Cheshire last won this event  back in 1993 & the qualifying round for this season’s trophy took place on 9^th / 10^th Nov. Our team had mixed results on day 1 though still managed to win  5/8 matches & with a strong finish ended the day in equal 4th place. All pairs were +ve on X-IMPs with Paddy Murphy & Tracy Sherman near the top of the leader board.

Day 2 followed a similar pattern of mixed results but our team were still in contention for a place in the final going into the last round. Sadly, we only managed a draw in our last match against a strong London team and other results did not go our way so we missed out on going through to the final next year by the narrow margin of 3 VPs. Paddy & Tracy were again our best pair on X-IMPs.

Thanks to all for taking part and supporting our county & particularly to John Hampson for acting as team manager.

Save the date!

The annual county pairs championship for the Waterworth Cup will take place on BBO on Friday 10th January 2025 starting at 17.30. Full details and online entry forms will appear here in early December. Please keep the date clear and support us by taking part.

Both our teams scored well in the final round of this competition which was held on Saturday 19th October.  

Despite missing several regular pairs, the A team  finished first on the day winning 2 from 3 matches & only just losing to Lancashire.. The performance was anchored by Chris Pope & Andy Prothero who were in top position on X-imps for the entire session.  The C team also finished top winning every match with Bernard Kaye & Bob Mitchell top overall on x-imps. 

Over all four rounds, both teams finished in 2nd place behind Yorkshire. To check the detailed cummulative scores visit: http://www.manchesterbridge.org.uk/NBL/r2024.html

Congratulations and thanks to all for taking part and supporting our county teams. 

The Deva Bridge Club is pleased to announce that their teaching programme for 2024/25 will be starting this October.

STOP PRESS: This includes a new set of lessons on Tuesday evenings intended to attract people of working age.

All lessons take place at:

Deva Bridge Club,
WI Hall,
Village Road,
Christleton,
Chester
CH3 7AS

You do not need a partner so individual pupils are most welcome.

Lessons cost £5 per person (including refreshments) which is payable (cashless) on arrival. When planning your journey, please include sufficient time to park (if traveling by car), pay and take your seat before the lesson starts.

Beginners Lessons

NEW: Tuesday evenings                 First lesson on 1^st October at 7 pm

Thursday afternoons                      First lesson on 3^rd October at 1.15 pm

Improvers Lessons

Thursday mornings                          First lesson on 3^rd October at 10 am

Advanced Bridge Workshops

Friday evenings                                 Every Friday at 7 pm

For further information please email lessons@devabridgeclub.co.uk or call Simon Anderson on 07927 886704.

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