Leicestershire Contract Bridge Association
Ford [Janine Ford, Brian and Stockdale, Bill Whalley] beat Gibson [Ben and Joan Gibson, Chris Heames, Michael Osborne] by 58 IMPS and thus have won the Butterworth Trophy. (13 May 2009)
The history of the 2008-09 knockout is tabulated here and team membership is also recorded. Some teams reached the Quarter Finals following their elimination from the Josephs Bowl (Round of 16). Other teams joined the Butterworth competition directly from the Josephs Bowl Preliminary Round. These teams played a Round One match to reach the Quarter Finals.
In Round One: Thakrar proceeded by default Gibson beat Lightfoot by 17 IMPs Bee beat Beasley by 1 IMP Ford beat Arnold by 17 IMPs
Quarter Finals
11 Feb 2009
at Blaby Bridge Club
or homeplay previouslySemi Finals
homeplay
by 26 March 2009
The Final
homeplay
by 7 May 2009
Thakrar
lost by 30 IMPs vs
Bee
Bee
lost by 12 IMPs vs
Gibson
Gibson
vs
Ford
Sollofe
lost by 10 IMPs vs
Gibson
Nuttall
won by 64 IMPs vs
Anderson
Nuttall
lost by 26 IMPs vs
Ford
Ford
won by 12 IMPs vs
Pollard
Roger Westerman, Lawrence Thirlaway, Jenny Hand, Phil Dalloway Ben Gibson, Joan Gibson, Chris Heames, Christina Brewster, Michael Osborne John Bee, David Pettit, Linda Stone, Anne Wright John Arnold, Doreen Arnold, Chris Saunders, John Parry Janine Ford, Brian Stockdale, Sheila Stockdale, Bill Whalley Neil Beasley, Pat Beasley, George Brown, Mary Brown Graham Lightfoot, Richard Smith, Chris Malthouse, Marion Dixon Bharat Thakrar, Jenny Grant, Bob Parker, Gerry Bucciero, David Potter, David Twells Dave Pollard, Chris Bancroft, Anne Blackwell, Roger Cook Peter Nuttall, Stan Williams, Sylvia Horn, Terry Hyde Graham Anderson, Paul Webb, John Hardman, Gill Hardman Malcolm Sollofe, Angela Sollofe, Ian Leaver, Steve Clark, Peter Riley
Robert Northage