Date

22nd April 2009

Event

Joseph’s Bowl Final

Partner

Peter Neville

Team Mates

Simon Stokes & Yasser Haider

Opponents

Mick Mahoney & David Fletcher

John Milne & Brian Marlow

 Result

Win by 6 imps

 

 

Board

Result

Imps

Running Score

6H-1 by E

0

0

4H by S –620

0

0

4S by W 620

11

11

3N by S –600

-11

0

5C-1 by E –50

-10

-10

3D by N –110

-5

-15

Pass

-4

-19

6S by W 980

11

-8

 

 

-8

-8

 

Board

Result

Imps

Running Score

4S by S –420

1

-7

4S-2 by S 200

-3

-10

3C-1 by E –50

0

-10

3S-1 by S 100

4

-6

4S*-1 by W -200

0

-6

3S+1 by S –170

-1

-7

3H-2 by E –100

0

-7

2S+1 by W 140

1

-6

 

 

2

-6

 

Board

Result

Imps

Running Score

3N-1 by E –50

-10

-16

2N by S –120

-6

-22

3S by E 140

0

-22

4H-3 by E –300

5

-17

2S by N –110

1

-16

5H by W 650

0

-16

2H by W 140

0

-16

4H by N –420

0

-16

 

 

-10

-16

 

 

Board

Result

Imps

Running Score

4S-3 by W –300

-9

-25

4H by E 620

12

-13

2H+2 by W 140

3

-10

2S by E 110

1

-9

3N by E 600

10

1

4S+1 by W 450

1

2

2D+1 by W 110

-5

-3

2D by N –90

9

6

 

 

22

6

 

 

 

Statistics

Hands

Imps

Imps/Bd

Tot Pld

Tot Imps/Bd

Small slam for

2

11

5.50

84

1.32

Played by Peter

10

15

1.50

560

0.53

Played by Tim

10

8

0.80

806

0.67

Doubled contracts played by Peter

1

0

0.00

27

-3.74

Opening Lead from Tim

3

-5

-1.67

721

-0.13

Opening Lead from Peter

6

-15

-2.50

532

0.62

Passed Out

1

-4

-4.00

22

0.41

 

 

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