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HIGSON CUP and PLATE

Roy Higson Cup

The Roy Higson Cup





Roy Higson Plate


The Roy Higson Plate

Higson Cup/Plate Finals
The Higson Cup and Plate finals were held at Manchester Bridge Club on Sunday April 6th.
Michelle Brunner's Isolated menaces Team won the Cup for the umpteenth time with a huge score.
In the plate congratulations to Hindsight Convention - Don Fitzpatrick, Alan Tranter, Harry Ingham and Colin Humphrey who won by a smaller margin.
Click here for Boris' report on the Higson Cup final (best viewed with Internet Explorer)
Click here for Alan Tranter's report on the Higson Plate final (best viewed with Internet Explorer)

Cup Final
1st Isolated Menaces -1.......Goldenfields, B Ewart & M Brunner          116 VPs
2nd Inverted Minors...........Blakeys, D Barton & J Smith                 99 VPs
3rd  Tempo......................C Bloch & D Daji, P Lang & D Pennington   79 VPs


Plate Final

   1    8  HINDSIGHT CONVENTION                                   86
          H Ingham,D Fitzpatrick,C Humphrey,A  Tranter
  2    3  BEAR CLUBBERS                                          79
          P Foster,N Thomas,D Keen,J  Keen
  3    6  HYDRANGEAS                                             72
          P Wosrwick,G Johnson,P Beckwith,A Marvin
  4    2  ENDPLAYED                                              69
          A Edwards,A Drysdale,B Silver,E Hyde
  5=   1  RUBY THURSDAY                                          68
          S  Kershaw,J Whitehead,A Murphy,I Southward
  5=   7  MILKMEN                                                68
          A Green,G Kasnicki,P Hytner,J Holmes
  7    4  AZ KINGS                                               65
          D Haydock,K Faulkner,B Moore,A Jeater
  8    5  WATCHUS                                                53
          G Hadfield,E Rose,C Cull,C Gray
Cup winners

Boris Ewart, Rhona Goldenfield, Michelle Brunner and Bernard Goldenfield
 Plate

Don FitzPatrick, Alan Tranter, Harry Ingham
Missing from the photo is Colin Humphrey




MANCHESTER CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION 28/02/08

 

HIGSON CUP SEMI-FINAL

 

 

 

PLAY BY APRIL 4th

No

HOME TEAM

H

V

A

AWAY TEAM

1

1--ISOLATED MENACES-1

 

 

 

3-ACOLYTES

2

2-PENNINE-PREDATORS 

 

 

 

1-CURRY EATERS

3

3-SEDGELEY                       

 

 

 

1-INVERTED MINORS         

4

2-TEMPO                

 

 

 

2-WHITEFIELD ALBATROSSES

5

4B-MONTON MISFITS

 

 

 

3-DAVENPORT A

6

1-IMPS R US 

 

 

 

1-AGAMEMN0N                            

7

2-SLEEPER

 

 

 

 3-MANCHESTER A

8

1-PROTEUS

 

 

 

1-DASH

 

Please note the finals are on Sunday April 6th at Manchester Bridge Club – 1:00 p.m.

 


MANCHESTER CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION 28/02/08

 

HIGSON PLATE SEMI-FINAL

 

 

 

PLAY BY APRIL 4th

No

HOME TEAM

H

V

A

AWAY TEAM

1

4B-ALTRINCHAM A

 

 

 

4B-WATCHUS

2

5A-RUBY THURSDAY

 

 

 

5A-MCOTCHA

3

4B-THE TRICKSTERS

 

 

 

4A-HINDSIGHT CONVENTION

4

3-ENDPLAYED

 

 

 

7A-SLAMS R US       

5

4A-THE FOUR PIPS

 

 

 

3-BEAR CLUBBERS

6

3-AZ KINGS

 

 

 

6B-HOPSCOTCH

7

5B-SCIENCE SAGAS

 

 

 

3-HYDRANGEAS

8

6B-SHINE

 

 

 

3-MILKMEN

9

4B-MANCHESTER ACES

 

 

 

4B-GROSVENORWEDNESDAY

 

 




MANCHESTER CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION 4/12/07

 

HIGSON PLATE ROUND 1

 

 

 

PLAY BY FEBRUARY 28th

No

HOME TEAM

H

V

A

AWAY TEAM

1

4A-PETERSFIELD

 

V

W

3-MILKMEN

2

4B-PRESTBURY CLUBBERS

 

V

W

6B-SHINE

3

6A-RADBROKE BANDITS

 

V

W

5A-RUBY THURSDAY

4

BYE

 

V

W

4B-TRICKSTERS

5

5B-SCIENCE SAGAS

W

V

 

BYE

6

4A-MIDLAND RAILWAY

 

V

W

4B-ALTRINCHAM A

7

4A-HINDSIGHT CONVENTION

W

V

 

5A-ICARUS

8

4B-WATCHUS

W

V

 

5B-BROOKDALE CLUB 

9

6B-GETTING BETTER

 

V

W

3-AZ KINGS

10

7A-SLAMS R US / BYE

W

V

 

4B-DOUBLE DIAMONDS 

11

6B-HOPSCOTCH

W

V

 

BYE                   

12

5A-KIDS

 

V

W

3-ENDPLAYED

13

3-THE BEAR CLUBBERS

W

V

 

BYE

14

5B-ASTRA ZENECA ACES

 

V

W

5A-McOTCHA

15

4A-THE 4 PIPS

W

V

 

BYE

16

3-HYDRANGEAS

W

V

 

4B-TRIO




MANCHESTER CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION 4/12/07

 

HIGSON CUP ROUND 2

 

 

 

PLAY BY FEBRUARY 28th

No

HOME TEAM

H

V

A

AWAY TEAM

1

1-AGAMEMN0N                        

W

V

 

2-MANCHESTER S             *

2

6B-EUREKA

 

V

W

3-ACOLYTES

3

3A-MANCHESTER A

W

V

 

6B-KINDER ACES

4

5A-BRIDGE BUILDERS

 

V

W

2-PENNINE PREDATORS  *                 

5

4B-GROSVENORWEDNESDAY

 

V

W

1-ISOLATED MENACES -1       *                     

6

3-STRIKER

 

V

W

2-SLEEPER                          *

7

4A-MARPLE D               

 

V

W

1-IMPS R US                         *

8

2-WHITEFIELD ALBATROSSES                     

W

V

 

3-THE P.R.s

9

1-SAINT TITUS                           *

 

V

W

1-PROTEUS                               *

10

2-MANCHESTER J                   *

 

V

W

3-SEDGELEY

11

4B-MANCHESTER ACES

 

V

W

2-TEMPO                             *

12

1-FINESSE                          *

 

V

W

1-INVERTED MINORS         *

13

3-DAVENPORT A