Cambridge Bridge Club

Players are requested to arrive at least 5 mins before the start of each evening and to assist in setting out the equipment. Please fill up tables in sequence from table 1, to help the Director to start promptly. Table money for members at Tuesday evenings is £2.00, and at Wednesday evenings £2.50. Student members pay £1.00 and student visitors pay £1.50 . For visitors on Tuesday evenings it is £3.00, and on Wednesday evening £3.50. To assist the person collecting table money, please try to have the correct change. Visitors are welcome at both venues. There is an additional fee for charity, simultaneous, County and National qualifying events.

The Club holds a number of regular competitions throughout the year.

• The Butler Pairs Championship for the Jacobs Shield Held on the second Tuesday of each month (except January, third Tuesday) from September to April. The Jacobs Shield is awarded to the pair with the best 4 scores.
• Club Individual Championship for the Roy Cradock Bowl One qualifying round is held each month on the first Tuesday from May to April. The Roy Cradock Bowl is awarded to the player with the best 6 percentage scores with 6 different partners.
• Club Teams of Four League for the Collis Plate One qualifying round will be held each month on the second or third Wednesday from September to April (see calendar). The Collis Plate is awarded to the team with the best 5 scores. Teams may have a maximum of 6 nominated players who may only play for one team during the year.
• Summer Pairs Ladder for the Abdelmoneim Trophy Duplicate pairs are held every Tuesday and Wednesday in May, June, July and August. The trophy is awarded to the pair with the best five scores with the same partner. (Cradock Trophy heats are excluded)
• Club Pairs Championship Played in two sessions Wednesday 7th and 14th March 2007.
• Club Mixed Pairs Championship for the Thomas Kirkby Trophy One session, Wednesday 14th February 2007.
• Club Teams of Four Championship for the Marie Johnson Trophy One session, Tuesday 20th February 2007.
• May Pamplin Handicap Teams One session, Tuesday 21st November 2006.
• Swiss Pairs for the Wraight Cup Played over two sessions on Wednesday 24th and Wednesday 31st Januaryr 2007. Places need to be booked.
• Equinox Handicap Plate This event takes place twice a year close to the spring and autumn Equinoxes. Pairs will be given combined handicaps based on the average of all their scores at duplicate pairs in the previous 6 months (Scaled if less than 6). Sessions will take place on Wednesday 20th September 2006 and Tuesday 20th March 2007.

  All players should note that only Club Members are eligible for trophies and/or prizes in the ten named Club events.

  All participants in the County Pairs and Individual Championship qualifying heats must be members of both the Cambs&Hunts CBA and the EBU. All players in the National Pairs qualifying heat must be members of the EBU.

  Members interested in playing in the Interclub teams events, i.e. the South Cambs League (teams of 4), NICKO (teams of 4, National) or the Garden Cities (teams of 8, County) should contact the Club Captain, Victor Milman.