My parents taught me to play when I was about eleven. I played with a school friend at our local club in the Nuclear bunker of the local Council. We won the schools pairs and I got to play with David Price in the Harry Scully. At university, I learned to play properly - Tom Townsend bought me a book on bidding and issued rollickings every time time I made a stupid opening lead until I stopped doing it.
Cambridge University had a strong team and we managed to win the silver medal in the 1994 European Universities Championships.
I played very little bridge between 94 and 2002, then started playing more events again. I have won Crockfords, the Spring Fours, Hubert Phillips, Pachabo, Nicko, Corwen and the Brighton Pairs all with different partners and have played for England in the Champions Cup and Camrose.
Last updated: October 2019
European Champions’ Cup: 2006
Camrose Trophy Selections: 2009 (EBU team), 2019 (EBU team) 2020 and 2021
Junior Camrose Selections: 1996
Crockfords Cup winner: 2006 and 2018
Spring Foursomes winner: 2015
Brighton Pairs, Harold Poster Cup winner: 2009
Hubert Phillips Bowl winner: 2006 2010 and 2022
Easter Congress Guardian Trophy winner: 2001
Player of the Year Championship: 2014/15 - 12th; 2017/18 - 16th=
Tollemache Cup Winner: 2019 (for Cambs & Hunts)