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The Camrose Trophy is the highest award presented by the Home International Series which is competed for annually among the countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland under the auspices of the British Bridge League. The Camrose Trophy was first presented by Lord Camrose in 1936. During World War II the event was forced to be cancelled from 1940 until 1946. Following are the countries which have won this event. The trophy was introduced and first presented by Lord Camrose.
The Home Bridge Internationals for England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (then called the Irish Free State) was launched in 1937. Lord Camrose, at that time proprietor of the Daily Telegraph, donated the trophy in 1936. The original trophy has been lost, but a replacement is competed for annually.
The 1939 series was not completed due to war. The Camrose re-started in 1946, so the series ending in March 2003 was the sixtieth. This makes the Camrose the most-played international bridge series in the world, for the European Championships that began in 1936 has recently only been played in alternate years.
The South of Ireland dropped out in 1951 but rejoined as the Republic of Ireland in December 1998.
The current format is head-to-head matches played over five weekends, with a different country sitting out each weeekend, as in the former Five Nations Rugby. Each weekend is divided into three stanzas of 30 boards victory-pointed separately. Some of the head-to-head encounters have their own individual trophy. The Camrose Trophy is awarded to the country with the most victory points over the 12 stanzas played.
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1936 |
England | |
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1937 |
England | |
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1938 |
England | |
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1939 |
England | |
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1940 |
No Contest | |
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1941 |
No Contest | |
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1942 |
No Contest | |
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1943 |
No Contest | |
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1944 |
No Contest | |
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1945 |
No Contest | |
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1946 |
England | |
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1947 |
England | |
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1948 |
England | |
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1949 |
England | |
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1950 |
England | |
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1951 |
England | |
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1952 |
England | |
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1953 |
England | |
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1954 |
England | |
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1955 |
England | |
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1956 |
England | |
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1957 |
England | |
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1958 |
England | |
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1959 |
England | |
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1960 |
England | |
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1961 |
England | |
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1962 |
England | |
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1963 |
Scotland | |
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1964 |
Scotland | |
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1965 |
England | |
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1966 |
Scotland | |
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1967 |
Scotland | |
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1968 |
England | |
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1969 |
England | |
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1970 |
Scotland | |
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1971 |
Scotland | |
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1972 |
England and Scotland tied | |
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1973 |
England and Scotland tied | |
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1974 |
Scotland | |
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1975 |
England | |
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1976 |
Scotland | |
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1977 |
Scotland | |
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1978 |
England | |
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1979 |
Scotland | |
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1980 |
England | |
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1981 |
England | |
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1982 |
England | |
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1983 |
England | |
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1984 |
England | |
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1985 |
England | |
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1986 |
England | |
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1987 |
England | |
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1988 |
Scotland | |
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1989 |
England | |
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1990 |
England | |
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1991 |
England | |
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1992 |
England | |
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1993 |
England | |
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1994 |
England | |
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1995 |
Scotland | |
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1996 |
England | |
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1997 |
England | |
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1998 |
Scotland | |
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1999 |
England | |
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2000 |
Republic of Ireland | |
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2001 |
England | |
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2002 |
England | |
| 2003 | England | |
| 2004 | England | |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland |
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