Leicestershire Contract Bridge Association

 

Josephs Bowl


Brief History

On 28 January 1948 it was decided there should also be a competition for teams of four. Sydney Josephs offered to donate a silver cup. The first competition was held in the autumn, and thus the Josephs Bowl was first presented in 1948.

The Josephs Bowl competition has remained the County Teams of Four Championship ever since although the only consistent format feature is just 'teams of four'. It has variously been almost every combination of multiple teams or knock-out or league pool qualifying for multiple teams or knock-out or league pool finals, with or without seeding or exemptions.

The scoring was originally aggregate, later it was variously aggregate converted to VPs, pure IMPs, IMPs converted to VPs.

The original Josephs Bowl was stolen in 1948. Sydney Josephs gave the association a replacement.


Josephs Bowl



Josephs Bowl

(Teams of Four)
Season Captain Team
1948-49 H Ford G Franklin, P de R Pearse, H L Rivlin
1949-50 S Josephs E F Bayden, G H F Broad, J Mackay
1950-51 S Josephs E F Bayden, G H F Broad, J Mackay
1951-52 N Alton W Burnstone, H Crammer, H L Rivlin
1952-53 N Alton W Burnstone, G Franklin, H L Rivlin, M A Wacks
1953-54 N Alton W Burnstone, G Franklin, H L Rivlin, M A Wacks
1954-55 N Alton W Burnstone, H Crammer, G Franklin, H L Rivlin, M A Wacks
1955-56 S Josephs E F Bayden, G H F Broad, R Ette, P de R Pearse
1956-57 S Josephs E F Bayden, G H F Broad, R Ette, P de R Pearse
1957-58 N Alton W Burnstone, H Crammer, G Franklin, M A Wacks
1958-59 Mrs M Hathaway L G Cayless, Mrs L G Cayless, F Mercer
1959-60 S Josephs N Alton, G H F Broad, W Burnstone, H Crammar. H Saxlund
1960-61 Mrs M E Cole A Crammar, O Elias, Mrs E Elias, Mrs K Woodier
1961-62 J R Taylor E F Bayden, J Milton, P de R Pearse
1962-63 M A Wacks A E Bowyer, E R Crane, J C Norton, G Taylor
1963-64 N Alton W Burnstone, L G Cayless, C Gimson, S Josephs
1964-65 G H F Broad E T Gadd, D Griffiths, P A Harvey, J Williamson
1965-66 D B Smith K A L Ford, P de R Pearse, A N Wilson
1966-67 N Alton W Burnstone, L G Cayless, S Josephs
1967-68 O Elias Mrs E Elias, P Roberts, B E Seabrook
1968-69 G H F Broad D Griffiths, P A Harvey, J Williamson
1969-70 G Chalkley Mrs M Buckby, Mrs M Hathaway, A C Partridge
1970-71 W Burnstone N Alton, G H F Broad, R Ette, D Griffiths, P A Harvey
1971-72 W Burnstone N Alton, G H F Broad, R Ette, D Griffiths, P A Harvey
1972-73 A H Bloxham J D Beattie, M D Carmichael, A N Odams, B E Seabrook, N S Wilde
1973-74 D Davis C S Gore, R D Green, D J Harper, P Orszak, C M West
1974-75 G Taylor D B Deane, E A B Eaves, L A J Eaves
1975-76 B E Seabrook J D Beattie, D Griffiths, P A Harvey, A N Odams
1976-77 B E Seabrook J D Beattie, D Griffiths, P A Harvey, A N Odams
1977-78 B E Seabrook J D Beattie, D Griffiths, P A Harvey, A N Odams, E N Wilde
1978-79 N S Wilde N S Butterworth, R Fox, J G Milne
1979-80 B E Seabrook J D Beattie. D Griffiths. P A Harvey. A N Odams
1980-81 N S Wilde N S Butterworth, R Fox, R Whitehead
1981-82 A N Odams J D Beattie, P A Bowyer, D Griffiths, P A Harvey, B E Seabrook
1982-83 A Langley G Anderson, N Novakovic, S Stokes, L Woolverton
1983-84 A N Odams J D Beattie, P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason, B E Seabrook
1984-85 T J Gaunt Mrs G Gaunt, J Parts, Mrs J Parts
1985-86 J D Beattie P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason, AN Odams, E N Wilde
1986-87 A N Odams J D Beattie, P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason
1987-88 H D Stevens Mrs P Leeson, B Owens, Mrs A Robson
1988-89 A N Odams P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason
1989-90 A N Odams P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason
1990-91 A N Odams P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason
1991-92 A N Odams P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason
1992-93 A N Odams P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason
1993-94 D M Starkings H Gordon, Mrs M Starkings, B Stockdale
1994-95 H Gordon D M Starkings, J Starkings, Mrs M Starkings, B Stockdale
1995-96 A N Odams P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason, E N Wilde
1996-97 R H Northage S J Byrne, C Potter, B Tarlow
1997-98 A N Odams R Bentley, P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason
1998-99 A N Odams P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason
1999-00 R Samani D B Deane, W Hood,  Mrs P Watson
2000-01 A N Odams P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason, Mr M Starkings, Mrs M Starkings
2001-02 A N Odams P A Bowyer, P A Harvey, J M Mason, Mr M Starkings, Mrs M Starkings
2002-03 Tony Odams Paul Bowyer, Peter Harvey, Jim Mason, Mel & Megan Starkings
2003-04 Alan Langley Ben Green, Duncan Happer, Tony Kitson, Dick Pathan, Nick Stevens
2004-05 Tony Odams Paul Bowyer, Peter Harvey, Jim Mason, Mel & Megan Starkings
2005-06 Robert Northage David Fletcher, Brian Chamberlain, Antony Marshall
2006-07 Ben Gibson Mike Osborne, Chris Heames, Christina Brewster, Joan Gibson
2007-08 Ben Gibson Mike Osborne, Chris Heames, Christina Brewster
2008-09 Simon Stokes Yasser Haider, Tim Glover, Peter Neville
2009-10 Tony Odams Paul Bowyer, Duncan Happer, Peter Harvey, Jim Mason, Susan Stockdale
2010-11 Tony Odams Paul Bowyer, Nick Stevens, Duncan Happer, Jim Mason
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Information supplied by Robert Northage   Photographer - Steve Wright