Results Jan 4th 2006

1 David Dowson Pru Dowson 69.52%
2 Sue Eckersley John Lockett 67.14%
3 John Perkins Joan Wright 56.19%
4 Enid Beddall Joe Ridyard 53.81%
5 Hazel Evans Tom Evans 52.50%
6 Joyce Blair Tony Farmer 51.25%
7 Brian Aspinall Joyce Timms 46.67%
8 George Morgan Pat Morgan 45.71%
9= Steve Geoghegan Frank Westwell 43.81%
9= Ken McDowall Ralph Proctor 43.81%
11 Peggy Hancock Mary Woodcock 43.33%
12 Bev Friar Doris Friar 40.00%
13 7 Maurice Norman Alfred Watts 39.17%

The first round of the Championship Pairs featured strong performances from 2 of the 3 leading pairs from 2005. David and Pru Dowson were the winners, continuing their good scores from last year. Sue Eckersley and John Lockett, in third place last year, again scored well. The surprise was, perhaps, the somewhat below par score from Tom and Hazel Evans, last year's winners. Some of this stemmed from a missed slam and a 'discussion' involving a jump-shift. See post to follow on the use and meaning of this bid!