BNH Women Battle of the Bridge

The selectors (John, Gail, Ian and Graham) met again this morning to finalise the squads to play in the Battle of the Bridge Sunday 1^st December 2019.

As discussed previously, there are 3 rounds in the event. 

Each player to play Fours, Pairs and Singles

(Unavailable for selection: Anne Dorreen)

We are fortunate to have such depth at this level, but to coin a well-known phrase, it is not possible to place 19 players into 16 positions.

Those named as reserves are not out of the selectors thinking – we simply need to see those who were unavailable for the quadrangular event, play at this level. 

Current form in Centre, Invitational, National events will clearly have an impact on consideration for the final squad selected.

The selectors have given a lot of thought to a players position within a discipline  i.e either a front end or back end player, in deciding the combinations for the Battle of Bridge.

However, there are a few players who we want to see playing at both front and back ends depending on the discipline.

Our long term goal is to pick the best squad for the InterCentre in March and our combined view is to give everybody the best possible opportunity to be the best they can be.

Training:

The Centre has designated Sunday 17^th November as a rep trials day.  This will not be a trial for us, it will be a training session for both squads.

It is planned:

• to be at Takapuna (to be confirmed).
• Dress: Mufti
• Arrive: 10am
• Session 1: 10:15am – 12:15
• Lunch 12:15 (byo)
• Session 2: 12:45 – 2:45
• Debrief at the conclusion of Session 2 (allow 15mins)

Teams:

Premier 1			Premier 2
Squad Captain: Lisa Parlane			Squad Captain: Elizabeth Ring
Fours – Team Blue			Fours – Team Blue
Skip	Lisa Parlane		Skip	Elizabeth Ring
Three	Selina Goddard		Three	Jan Harrison
Two	Elaine McClintock		Two	Trish Hardy
Lead	Trish Croot		Lead	Connie Mathieson
Fours – Team Red			Fours – Team Red
Skip	Ruth Lynch		Skip	Christeen Dalzell
Three	Lauren Mills		Three	Robyne Walker
Two	Deb Presland		Two	Adele Ineson
Lead	Wendy Jensen		Lead	Millie Nathan
Pairs – Team Yellow			Pairs – Team Yellow
Skip	Lisa Parlane		Skip	Elizabeth Ring
Lead	Wendy Jensen		Lead	Millie Nathan
Pairs – Team Green			Pairs – Team Green
Skip	Ruth Lynch		Skip	Christeen Dalzell
Lead	Elaine McClintock		Lead	Connie Mathieson
Pairs – Team Black			Pairs – Team Black
Skip	Lauren Mills		Skip	Jan Harrison
Lead	Selina Goddard		Lead	Trish Hardy
Pairs – Team Orange			Pairs – Team Orange
Skip	Deb Presland		Skip	Robyne Walker
Lead	Trish Croot		Lead	Adele Ineson
Reserve			Reserves
Kerin Roberts			Colleen Rice
			Theresa Rogers