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Deal of the Week Peter Watson
Only the longest
standing members of the county will remember Peter Watson who died on
22nd June. Peter was one of the most talented players of his era
and a great mentor to the generation of Manchester University players
of the early seventies. As a player his best achievement was
winning the National Swiss Teams in 1992. Sadly, ill health meant
that he participated little in later years. He left the
Manchester area to live near London when his wife's job moved and they
returned to the Manchester area a few years ago when Frances
retired. He was always full of ideas and fun to associate
with. Our condolences to his wife and children.
Hubert Phillips Final
The final
of the EBU
Mixed Pivot Teams was held at Manchester Bridge Club on Sunday June
25th. Around 20 spectators turned up at one time or
another. Michael Byrne,
Ollie Burgess, Fiona Brown and Hugh McGann beat Jeff
Smith, Jackie Pye, Alan Mould, John Holland over 60 boards. Four
of the eight
finalists were Manchester players. Paul Hackett presented the
trophy.
Garden Cities Trophy The
final of the Garden Cities Trophy was held at Solihull Bridge Club on
Saturday 24th June. Due to holidays and other absences Manchester
Bridge Club had great difficulty in getting a team together.
Despite this Manchester Bridge Club managed to win this event for the
fifth time in thirty years scoring 110 Victory Points out of 140. They
won six and drew one of their seven matches. The fifth win now
equals the total of Coventry Bridge Club. Well done to:-
This is the third win in the event for Jeff, John, Bernard, Rhona and Michael. Edward Levy & Rob
Myers have only played together on half a dozen occasions while Newman
& Debbage last played a competitive game together exactly ten years
ago in June 2007.  John Hassett, Rhona and Bernard Goldenfield, Michael Newman Jeff Morris, Dave Debbage, Ed Levy, Rob Myers Selections The selection
committee has selected the teams below for the first two rounds of the
NBL this summer and the team for the match against Derbyshire.
European Open The European Open
Championships are being held at Montecatini, Italy from 10th-24th
June. Michael Byrne and John Holland from Manchester are playing
in some of the events. The event
web site is here.
 EBL inaugural Hall of Fame Benito Garozzo, Geir Helgemo, John Holland, Apolinary Kowalski, Nicola Smith and Sylvie Willard
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