News
19-Dec-2011
Committee Meeting, 14-December
- VP fines for having played too few matches at the end of year: a suspended forfeit has been imposed on those teams with fewer than three matches played by 31-December. Two VPs will be deducted for each match unplayed (up to a maximum of three) but these will be restored if the team completes its league fixtures by the end of April.
- The much delayed plate semi-final: Young Chelsea have conceded so IBM should now arrange to play the final as soon as possible.
- Regrettably Young Chelsea has also withdrawn from the league as the captain is having difficulty raising a team. The YC hopes to return for 2012-13.
- Selfridges Pairs: this will be after the end of April and will be confirmed when the director has clarified his other commitments.
Masterpoints for 2010-11 League
I have sent a file to the EBU which has been acknowledged as acceptable (it's the first time we've made an electronic submission).
Please note, only those players for whom EBU Numbers were given or discoverable have been issued with MPs. I will write to captains when I can with the details of MPs awarded but this is slightly more involved and I was conscious of ensuring the MP submission was made in the 2011 MP-Year.
2-Dec-2011
Matches; played and unplayed
I am glad to say that all 'either-or' fixtures in the knock-outs have been resolved by playing bridge – which is well done by all concerned. So if you were waiting on a result, please check your draw in the Leslie Dodds Cup and the Gainsborough Plate.
Less good news may fall on teams who have not made progress in playing matches. Two years ago the AGM voted to administer penalties on those who had played fewer than three matches before year-end.
So, make sure you have submitted results for matches played and get playing or the committee will get tough!
14-Nov-2011
Draw for Leslie Dodds & Gainsborough Plate
The draw for both Cup and Plate are now live from the links to the left. You can also still inspect Round One though the detail is part of the both main pages.
Division Five – new team
'Habeas Corpus' has joined Division Five and the Gainsborough Plate. That is a temporary name but you can look up their details via that for the time being (use the click team-name facility on the league layout).
25-Oct-2011
SURDOC Trophy
Congratulations to Peter Cogliatti, Stuart Leigh, David Hull and Brian Kelly who captured the trophy in a very competitive entry.
| Team | Sto | LSE | For | Liv | NAO | But | IBM | GLC | RAC | ICL | You | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Exchange | X | -6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 8 | -1 | 39 |
| LSE-Imperial | 6 | X | -9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | -9 | -3 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 37 |
| Formtex | -5 | 9 | X | -5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Livesey | -1 | -9 | 5 | X | -6 | -17 | 10 | -5 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 20 |
| NAO | -4 | -3 | 0 | 6 | X | 0 | -14 | 19 | -5 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| Buttons | -3 | -7 | -12 | 17 | 0 | X | -3 | -2 | 15 | -6 | 5 | 4 |
| IBM | -8 | 9 | -5 | -10 | 14 | 3 | X | 6 | -11 | 5 | -9 | -6 |
| GLC | -3 | 3 | -4 | 5 | -19 | 2 | -6 | X | 6 | -6 | 10 | -12 |
| RAC | -14 | -10 | -11 | -14 | 5 | -15 | 11 | -6 | X | 20 | 22 | -12 |
| ICL | -8 | -2 | 0 | -12 | -3 | 6 | -5 | 6 | -20 | X | 2 | -36 |
| Young Chelsea | 1 | -21 | 0 | -17 | -10 | -5 | 9 | -10 | -22 | -2 | X | -77 |
29-Sep-2011
SURDOC Trophy
This year's SURDOC will be held on Tuesday, 25th October 2011 at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club – see full details. Captains have been emailed with the information.
23-Sep-2011
I have been fooling about behind the scenes (again). In an effort to remove the dependence on the 'contacts' sheet, I've added an automatic lookup for each team's details.
On the league layout the team name is now a link (although it looks the same) and clicking on it produces a dialog with telephone and email of both captain and vice-captain.
I'm hopeful that this means it's easier to arrange matches: spare five minutes? Rather than search for that dog-eared sheet, it's much easier to look up a number or email.
As before, all email addresses are held encrypted and cannot be seen by automatic scanners etc. I realise that the league omits the 'knock-out only' teams; my plan is to do the same for the KO draw.
14-Sep-2011
A blissfully short AGM. Only one change, a late petition by Temple Bar secured them a slot in division four and the starting positions have been amended. Likewise the [PDF].
There are outstanding decisions by potential new clubs who might join the league but this would affect only division five.
13-Sep-2011
AGM & Captains' Meeting, today, 6:30pm at Young Chelsea
The Young Chelsea Bridge Club is at 32 Barkston Gardens, Earl's, Court, SW5 0EN. Tel. 020 7373 1665. See the club website for more information including directions and a map.
Agenda
- Opening by Chairman
- Apologies for absence
- Approval of the minutes of the 2010 AGM
- Matters Arising from the 2010 AGM
- Chairman's Report
- Treasurer's Report
- Election of Officers
- Current position with the EBU
- Location of association events
- Substitute players in matches
A committee proposal that:
A player (not a pair) may play ONLY once for another team in a higher, lower or in the same division.
Team members should be named prior to the start of the season with recommendation of no more than eight players per team.
- Any other Business
- Presentation of Trophies
12-Sep-2012
All captains have now been sent copies of the contacts sheet for the new season. Inevitably this smokes out changes in details and this year is no exception. I will be issuing a new document shortly.
Captains carefully reading the contact list will realise that leaks the new division layouts which you can now all see from the new links to the left. Those teams in the knock-out will have to wait until the AGM to discover their draw as we try to preserve some sense of anticipation.
The very latest (22:17) [PDF] for all clubs in all competitions.
9-Sep-2012
Civil Service win Leslie Dodds
…and do the double. The team of Graham Horscroft, Mike Fletcher, Richard Creamer and Mike Bull defeated London Underground 57-28 in the final.
22-Aug-2012
The mails to captains went out today (Monday).
Apologies for not doing this on Friday. It was all ready and waiting to go but interference overwhelmed my wireless network and I had no time to fix it (switch channels) before setting off for Brighton.
Submitting entry for next season online
Each team has a web-page with their details. To access this the captain, or responsible teammate, will need the character-string sent via email. This team-id is written after the '=' in http://www.lbhcba.org/LeagueEntry?team=. In the email to captains there is a link directly to the team's page.
If you know your captain is away or indisposed, get in touch for your team-id. Likewise if you are a captain and haven't received an email.
The closing date for entries is Wednesday 7th September.
18-Aug-2012
Annual General Meeting – Tuesday 13th September 2011
The AGM and Captains' Meeting will be held at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club on Tuesday 13-September 2011 at 6:30pm prompt.
This year entry for next season will be online only. Details will be with team captains later today or tomorrow.
You can download a copy of the 2010 AGM Minutes [PDF] and this year's agenda [PDF].
5-Jul-2011
Selfridge's Pairs – Result
Congratulations to Mark Nichols and David Reuben who won the delayed Selfridges Pairs. Despite the postponement the entry was up on last year's.
| 1. | Mark Nichols & David Reuben | 61.35% |
| 2. | Lyn Fry & Mike Clack | 60.43% |
| 3. | John Clarke & David Hull | 57.42% |
23 Pairs took part, see the full results.
27-May-2011
The Selfridge's Trophy for Pairs
The Selfridge's Pairs, due to the refurbishment of our usual venue at IBM, has now been re-arranged. The details of the event are:
| Date: | Tuesday, 5th July 2011 |
| Venue: | Young Chelsea Bridge Club |
| 32, Barkston Gardens | |
| Earl's Court | |
| London | |
| SW5 0EN | |
| Tel: | 020 73731665 |
| Start Time: | 6:30pm – sandwiches & tea/coffee, play begins 7:00pm |
| Entry Fee: | £5 per player payable on the night |
| Finish: | Approximately 10:00pm |
There will be pre-duplicated boards with a copy of the hand records at the end of the event, which is scheduled to be scored via 'BridgeMates'.
Entries to by email by Friday, 1st July please, so that the necessary arrangements for catering and accommodation can be made. All entries will be acknowledged.
An email announcement will shortly be sent to captains.
22-Apr-2011
I've 'jazzed up' (note use of technical terms) the match details that appear when you click on a league score.
Go on, give it a try. Any problems… I guess you ought to tell me about them.
12-Apr-2011
Where have my team-mates gone?
I've updated the list of players in each team, removing those who haven't played this season. So the drop-down of names in the 'submit results' web-form now only shows those who have played a match in 2010-11. This doesn't mean that you can't add new ones – just select '-- New Player --' at the bottom and type their name into the box to the right.
I've done this as I have made a start on something I've been putting off for some time: finding the EBU numbers of all the League's players.
This year we will make our submission for Master-Points electronically and, to be honest, they'll only be of use for current EBU members for whom I can find EBU Numbers. I will follow up with captains but I am keen to avoid extra work tracking down names of those who haven't actually played.
23-Mar-2011
Well done Division Four!
They are the first division to be 100% complete. Congratulations to USA-A Diamondbacks (Jim Bochsler, Bryan Peers, Sheila Peers, Byron Crittenden, Mahmood Sadek, Mike Lunn, Robin Burns) who emerged a division champions.
| Division Four | USA | RAC | CHU | FOR | NAT | VPs | IMPs |
| USA-A Diamondbacks | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 178 | |
| RAC Rolls Royce | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 109 | |
| Church Commissioners | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 48 | -3 | |
| Formtex | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 36 | -129 | |
| National Audit Office | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 33 | -155 |
26-Jan-2011
There has been a change on the server-side the repercussions of which are that the arguments passed to the league scorer have changed.
What difference does that make?
None at all if you ensure you load this page freshly and use the link to the left.
02-Dec-2010
Knock-out Round Two
The draw for the second round of the knock-out is now out. And, I'm very pleased to say, without a single forfeit. There is an 'either or', the result of a sad and unavoidable postponement but that match is arranged for a few days' time.
Leslie Dodds
| Civil Service v Livesey or Formtex |
| LSE 'A' v Wanderers |
| GLC v Church Commissioners |
| Buttons 'B' v RAC Morgan |
| London Underground v Buttons 'C' |
| Home Office v Smith & Williamson |
| Stock Exchange 'A' v Buttons 'A' |
| CMS Cameron McKenna v Bye |
Gainsborough Plate
| Livesey or Formtex v Stock Exchange 'B' |
| Temple Bar v Young Chelsea |
| National Audit Office v IBM 'A' |
| Bye v Athenaeum |
| LSE-Imperial Alumni v ICL |
| IBM 'B' v Stock Exchange 'C' |
| RAC Rolls Royce v USA-A Diamondbacks |
| Bye v LSE 'B' |
Full links from the left. The first round is still available for inspection.
10-Nov-2010
After no claims that the old version of the leagues was preferable, I've changed all this year's links to the new format.
3-Nov-2010
I've made some 'improvements' to the site. I realise that 'new improved' are two of the most disappointing words to stumble across in a familiar location but I hope I haven't done too much damage.
The menu has been spruced up and is, I hope, easier to use and the league display has been streamlined and now leaves the left-hand navigation visible. That's available from the 'All Divisions' link on the left (see the 2009-2010 tables for comparison. That complete list and the individual divisions can be accessed from the 'year page'.
One thing, does anyone still look at the divisions separately? That is, say you're in division five, do you just click on that link rather than list the whole league?
Update: since writing that I've thought of a mechanism that allows display of a division on its own: Premier, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six.
1-Nov-2010
I've re-created the Captains' Contact details.
In the past there has been a problem with posting these on the website due to the vulnerability of the document to email harvesting by spammers. However I have created an encrypted link from the 'year page' and I will endeavour to keep this up to date.
15-Oct-2010
SURDOC Trophy
Congratulations to Carmel Wood, Ashwin Patel, Stuart Nelson and Stephen Popham who made up the winning Young Chelsea team.
| Team | YCB | But | Sto | Liv | Total |
| YCBC | - | 15 | -7 | 25 | 33 |
| Buttons | -15 | - | -2 | 34 | 17 |
| Stock Exchange | 7 | 2 | - | -25 | -16 |
| Livesey | -25 | -34 | 25 | - | -34 |
14-Oct-2010
The first results are in: Church Commissioners v Formtex was the first, a win for the away team, closely followed by RAC Jaguar v LSE 'A', again an away win.
There is now a corrected draw for the first round of the Knock-Out (link at left). The reflects the late entry/change of mind at the AGM. There are no changes to arrangements made at the AGM.
The AGM Minutes are now available. We welcome Marina Chaning Pearce and Audrey Hartley to the committee and thank Carol Regulski who has stepped down for her assiduous work as treasurer. It is undeniably true that Carol single-handedly sorted out the Association's finances in the last few years having inherited an unfortunate tangle.
Contact details for the committee are always available from the left-hand menu
27-Sep-2010
AGM & Captains' Meeting, Tuesday 28th September, 6:15pm at IBM South Bank
AGM Tomorrow!
For location, see: http://www-5.ibm.com/uk/locations/sbnk.html.
AGM Agenda
- Opening by Chairman
- Apologies for absence
- Approval of the minutes of the 2009 AGM
- Matters Arising from the 2009 AGM
- Chairman's Report
- Results Secretary Report
- Treasurer's Report
- Election of Officers
- LBHCBA Affiliation to EBU
- Table money for events
- Substitute player in league matches and Cup/Plate matches
- Any other Business
- Presentation of Trophies