Frances Hinden is the youngest member of the Laws & Ethics Committee.

She learnt bridge from her parents, but only started playing seriously at Cambridge University where she won the Portland Bowl three times, the Junior Camrose once and gained a silver medal in the first
European Universities Championship. Far more importantly she also met Jeffrey Allerton, who first convinced her to play a strong NT, then to play attitude leads, and finally – a few years later – to marry him.

Since then she has won a number of titles, including the Gold Cup, the Hubert Phillips Bowl (twice) and the Brighton Swiss Pairs and Swiss Teams. Frances also chairs Appeals Committees regularly and is a
valued contributor to various internet bridge fora, as well as a BBO Vugraph commentator and occasional writer for English Bridge.

When not playing bridge, Frances works in corporate treasury for one of the UK’s largest companies.

She and Jeffrey enjoy skiing as often as work allows and if you meet them on a chairlift they are equally
likely to be discussing bidding theory, the Orange Book or recent changes to accounting standards.

Updated: January 2010