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About Me and My Approach
I had a set of six bridge lessons in Sydney in 1980 from the late Dick Cummings (one
of Australia’s all-time great players.) At that time there
was little follow up for beginners. I ventured
into rubber bridge at the Double Bay Bridge Club. They sold me my first bridge book (besides
my Ron Klinger text) - Watson’s “Play of the Hand”. I still have both. For a
whole year I played rubber bridge.
I discovered my capacity and love for teaching
bridge when conducting workshops in 1991-1992 in Brisbane with my then bridge partner Khokan Bagchi.
In 1997 I was invited by Tony Jackman, prolific bridge achiever, friend, bridge partner
and Courier Mail Bridge Columnist, to assist in the setting up of a Social Bridge club within The Queensland Irish
Association. Very quickly I realised there were a lot of people who simply
wanted to play a social game. Hence my logo, "Seriously
Social". Although I left the
Irish Bridge Club a few years ago, it continues to flourish under Tony’s
expert guidance.
I have represented Queensland several times in three categories:
Seniors, Open and Women’s. In partnership with Tony Jackman,
I was a member of the winning team at the Australian National Championships in
2000. I have represented Australia in the New Zealand zonal
play-offs. I occasionally play some “serious bridge”, however, my main
priority is teaching. Bridge is my passion and it is tremendously satisfying
to spread this joy to others.
During my Bridge career I’ve
had the opportunity to meet and observe several great players including Tim Seres, Dick Cummings, Paul Lavings,
Paul Marston, Larry Cohen, Eric Rodwell,
and Zia Mahmood. The
person from whom I learnt the most was Khokan Bagchi. He was a
hard taskmaster (ask any of his bridge partners!), a gifted player and
educator.
My mission is to teach people
the wonder of this game, keep mentally fit, meet new people and have some
fun!
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