Leicestershire Contract Bridge Association

 

The Cole Cup

 

Brief History

In June 1948 the committee decided there should be an Individual Championship and this was played for the first time in 1949. Mrs OJB (Molly) Cole subsequently became the third of the original thirteen players whose names became linked with a competition when she presented a silver cup for the annual winners.

In the early days this was a highly popular competition rivalling the Gimson Trophy and the Josephs Bowl, indeed at one time attracting more players than played in the Josephs Bowl. Subsequently interest in individual events waned and the competition has only been played twice since 1985.

In 1985 the competition was abandoned for 7 years due to lack of support. It was revived experimentally at the request of members in 1992, but support was again limited and it was finally abandoned two years later.



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Cole Cup
Individual County Championship
1948 - 1949 P Pearse & GHF Broad (jointly)
1949 - 1950 GHF Broad
1950 - 1951 Sydney Josephs
1951 - 1952 Mrs Dorothy Coker
1952 - 1953 G Franklin
1953 - 1954 G Whitehouse
1954 - 1955 Mrs AW Staines
1955 - 1956 HK Cooke
1956 - 1957 LG Cayliss
1957 - 1958 F Sankey
1958 - 1959 ME Webb
1959 - 1960 Mrs DG Boon
1960 - 1961 O Elias
1961 - 1962 F Mercer
1962 - 1963 AB Hammersley
1963 - 1964 Mrs A E Woodier
1964 - 1965 D Holman
1965 - 1966 GHF Broad
1966 - 1967 Mrs M L Buckby
1967 - 1968 D Griffiths
1968 - 1969 O Elias
1969 - 1970 A H Bloxham
1970 - 1971 D B Deane
1971 - 1972 B Roe
1972 - 1973 KA Forsyth
1973 - 1974 P H N Matthews
1974 - 1975 EN Wilde
1975 - 1976 P Orszak
1976 - 1977 LAJ Eaves
1977 - 1978 P Orszak
1978 - 1979 Mrs AE Long
1979 - 1980 Mrs M Gilbertson
1980 - 1981 DK Russell & D Davis (jointly)
1981 - 1982 KAL Ford
1982 - 1983 Mrs A Forsyth
1983 - 1984 JM Mason
1984 - 1985 Mrs A Forsyth
Not played for 7 years
1992 - 1993 Mrs J Williams
1993 - 1994 Mrs LE Chadwick
Competition abandoned due to lack of support
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