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SS Helena and Mary

Saturday, 23 June 1984 in 3h 2 (14–0–4)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

(23m: 224 Christ's College, Churchill College, Clare College, Corpus Christi College, Downing College, Emmanuel College, Fitzwilliam College, Girton College, Gonville and Caius College, Homerton College, Jesus College, King's College, Magdalene College, New Hall, Newnham College, Pembroke College, Peterhouse, Queens' College, St Catharine's College, St John's College, Selwyn College, Sidney Sussex College, Trinity Hall; 160 com, atw and eld)

Composed by Philip A B Saddleton

1 Mark D Chilcott (Christ's)

2 David A Agg (King's)

3 Philip A B Saddleton (Trinity)

4 Susan E Tyrrell (Emmanuel)

5 David C Brown (Darwin)

6 John S Warboys (Sidney Sussex)

7 Paul S Seaman (Selwyn)

8 Patrick L H Brooke (Gonville & Caius) (C)

All the methods rung for the first time in a peal.

Christ's College Surprise Major: x3x6.5x2.36x4x3.56x34.7 l.e. 2

Churchill College Surprise Major: x36x4x5.2.36x4x5.6.34.56.1 l.e. 8

Clare College Surprise Major: x3.56.4x5x36x2x3.56.4x7 l.e. 2

Corpus Christi College Surprise Major: 5.34.56.4.56.2.5.6.34.2.34.5.4.36.4.5 l.e. 2

Downing College Surprise Major: 36.5x6.5x5.6.34x2.3.4.x34.5 l.e. 2

Emmanuel College Surprise Major: 34x36.4.5.2x6x2x5.34x4.3 l.e. 8

Fitzwilliam College Surprise Major: 36x36.4x2.56.3.4x4.5.36x34.5 l.e 2

Girton College Surprise Major: 56.3.56.4.5x5.6x34.2.3.56x6.5 l.e. 2

Gonville and Caius College Surprise Major: x5.36.4x2.56.3x34x3x56x5 l.e. 2

Homerton College Surprise Major: 3.56.34.6.5x2.36.4x4.5.6x4.5 l.e. 2

Jesus College Surprise Major: 3x5.6.5x2.36.4x2.3x36.4.3 l.e. 2

King's College Surprise Major: 3x3.4x2x3.4x2.5.36x6.7 l.e. 2

Magdalene College Surprise Major: 34.5.36.4.5x5.6x4x5x34x1 l.e. 2

New Hall Surprise Major: x34.5.4x5x6.34x34.5.34.56x3 l.e. 8

Newnham College Surprise Major: 34x5.6.5x5.6x34x3.56.4.36.5 l.e. 8

Pembroke College Surprise Major: x5x6x5.2.36.4x4.5.36.4.36.1 l.e. 8

Peterhouse Surprise Major: 36x3.4x5x36x2x5.4x36.5 l.e. 8

Queens College Surprise Major: 34.5.34.6x56x3x4x5x34.56.3 l.e 8

Saint Catharine's College Surprise Major: x36.5.4x5x6x2x5.6.34x7 l.e. 2

Saint John's College Surprise Major: 56x3.6x5x3.4x2.3.56x36.7 l.e. 2

Selwyn College Surprise Major: 5x5.4x5x6.34.2x5x6.34.5 l.e. 2

Sidney Sussex College Surprise Major: 5x36.4.5x5.6x34x3.56x4.5 l.e. 2

Trinity Hall Surprise Major: 5.34x6.5x5.6.34x4.3.4.56.34.7 l.e. 2

(External places made are omitted)

The methods all have different first and fourth sections, and no fourth section is the reverse of a first section, i.e., no two methods are the same over or under the treble

This peal named a new method or variation.