Cambridge Surprise Major

1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major

 23456   M  W  H
 34256         2
 45236      2
 62534   -     -
(32456)  -  s   
round two blows after Wrong

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Yorkshire Surprise and Dereham Surprise.

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

23456   B  M  W  H
64523   3
35426      -     -
23456         -  3

Also true to Pudsey Surprise, Superlative Surprise, and Yorkshire

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1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

23456   H
42365   s
six part
s = 1456

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, London Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Superlative Surprise, Yorkshire Surprise, Ytterbium Surprise and Cooktown Orchid Delight.
True to all BDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTbcdefXYZ.

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

23456   B  M  W  H
52436         -
23645   2        -
42635         -
23456   -        3

Also true to Pudsey Surprise, Superlative Surprise, and Yorkshire

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1,376 Cambridge Surprise Major

23456   V  B  F  T  H
35264      -
42635   s     s
45362      x     x
23645   s     s
25463      x     x
34625   s     s
23456      x        z
x=1256. z=1456.

Contains 26 combination rollups, 19 65s at the back, and 12 combination rollups at the front.
Alternatively start with 56 lying still and replace the last call with a standard bob.

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2,016 Cambridge Surprise Major

23456   M  W  H
46352   -     s
23564   s  -  2
3 part.

Contains 42 combination rollups, 12 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 12 combination rollups, 4 56s at the front, with Tittums. Also true to Superlative Surprise Major, Havant Surprise Major.

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1,376 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

234567   V  B  I  M  W  F  H
352764         -
453627   -  -
237465                  -
246537         -  -
45236       -
23456                -     -

Contains 10 56s, 6 7568s at the back, with Queens.

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1,376 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton (arr)

234567   V  B  I  F  H
35264       -
237546   -           -
427365         -  -
234567         -  3

Contains 14 combination rollups, 6 56s, 6 7568s, 4 8765s.

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1,376 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

234567   V  I  B  M  W  F  H
32564          -           s
537246   -                 -
357624      -     s  -  -
563427      -
64523          -
23456             -  s     s

Contains Queens.

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1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

234567   V  B  W  F  H
32564       -        s
537246   -           -
476523            -
354267   s  -
23456          -     3

Contains 16 56s, 10 2468s, with Queens.

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1,312 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

234567   B  M  F  T  I  H
45236    -        ss -
34256    -        ss -  2
725364   s     s
234567      s     s     -

Contains 21 combination rollups, 16 56s, 1 65s, 4 8765s at the back, and 8 combination rollups, 2 65s at the front.

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

234567   V  B  W  F  I  H
352764               -
462357   2        s     -
35264    -     s  -     -
56342       -
23456    -        -

Contains 17 combination rollups, 12 56s, 14 four bell runs at the back, and 4 four bell runs at the front, with Queens, Tittums. Also true to Yorkshire Surprise Major, Lincolnshire Surprise Major, Stoke Surprise Major, Quedgeley Surprise Major.

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1,312 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

23456   V  B  F  T  I  H
45236      -     ss -
34256      -     ss -  2
62534   -     -
23456      2           -

Contains 21 combination rollups, 14 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 8 combination rollups, 2 65s at the front.

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

23456   V  M  W  F  H
65432      -  -     -
25346      -  2     -
42356         -
56342   -        -  -
23456   -        -

Contains 22 combination rollups, 14 56s.

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1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

23456   B  W  H
54236      -  s
32546      -  s
32465   -     -
64325      -  s
23645      -  s
32456   -     s

Contains 8 56s, 5 65s at the back, and 2 56s, 2 65s at the front.

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

23456   B  W  H
54236      -  s
32546      -  s
45326      -  s
32456      -  -
32564   -     -
23645   -     s
23456   -     -

Contains 28 combination rollups, 9 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 20 combination rollups, 4 56s, 2 65s at the front.

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

 234567   V  W  I  H
 42356             -
(425763)     -  -
 745263      -
 234567   2     2  -

Contains 16 combination rollups, 14 56s, 14 8765s, 8 four bell runs at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 3 four bell runs at the front.

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1,378 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

 234567   B  M  W  F  I  H
 23564    -              -
 36245    -
 357246      -     -
(523647)              -
 64523       2  -
 32456       -  s        -

Contains 28 combination rollups, 7 56s, 7 65s, 6 2468s, 10 four bell runs at the back, and 14 combination rollups, 4 56s, 6 four bell runs at the front, with Queens.

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1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

 234567   V  B  M  W  F  I  H
 43652          -
 34526       -              s
 357246         s  -  -
(653247)  -              -
 23456          -  -        3

Contains 21 combination rollups, 19 56s, 14 four bell runs at the back, and 8 combination rollups, 4 65s, 6 four bell runs at the front, with Queens.

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1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

23456   V  B  M  W  F  H
43652         -
34526      -           s
23564   s     s     s  -
23645      -           -
64235            -     -
32456         s  s     s

Contains 21 combination rollups, 9 56s, 1 65s, 9 four bell runs at the back, and 18 combination rollups, 4 56s, 4 65s, 4 four bell runs at the front, with Backrounds.

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1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton

234567   V  B  M  W  F  T  H
64352          -           -
56342             -
64523       -
357246   s        -  s
452367   -  -           s  s
32456             -        s

Contains 13 combination rollups, 9 56s, 21 four bell runs at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 2 four bell runs at the front, with Queens.

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1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Samuel M Austin

23456   V  B  W  F  H
34256   s  s  s  s
42356   s  s  s  s
24356   s  s  s  s  s
43256   s  s  s  s
32456   s  s  s  s
23564      -        s
32645      -        s
23456      -        s

Contains 12 56s, 10 8765s.

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1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Roger Bailey

234567   V  B  3rds I  M  W  F  H
324576   -  -       -  -  s  -  s
735264   -  s          -  -  -  -
234576   -  -   s   -  -  -  -  s
725364   -  s          -  -  -  -
324567   -  -   s   -  -  s  -  s
234567   -  -       -  -  -  -  s

a call at every lead also true to Lincolnshire, Superlative, and Yorkshire

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Roger Baldwin (arr)

234567   B  W  F  I  H
52436       -
23645    2           -
234756      -     -
372546   -
426357         -
23456    -

Contains 6 7568s, 6 8765s. Also true to Yorkshire Surprise Major.

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1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major

David W Beard

 23456   M  W
 52436   3  -
(32456)  3  s
round two blows after Wrong

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise and Yorkshire

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1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

David W Beard

23456   B  M  W F/I H
45362      s  s     -
56423   -
32564      -  s  x
32645   -           -
32456   -           -
round 130 changes later, at the snap after Wrong

contains Queens and 4 5678s off the front

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

David W Beard

 23456   B  M  W F/I H
 23564   -           -
 36245   -
(52364)     -    x
 34265      -        s
 64523   2           s
 23456      -  s     s

contains Queens and 4 5678s off the front

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Stephen J Bedford

23456   B  M  W  H
42356            -
35426         -  -
53264   -        s
42365      -     -
32564      -
23645   -        s
23456   -        -

Contains 32 combination rollups, 10 56s, 7 65s at the back, and 12 combination rollups, 4 56s at the front, with tittums.
Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Dereham Surprise.

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1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Vernon Bedford and Stephen J Bedford (arr)

23456  V  B  I  M  W  F  H
52436  s  -  -  -  -  -  s
34526  s  -  -  -  -  -
23546  s  -  -  -  -  -  s
two part

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1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

Daniel Brady (No 417)

 234567   B  M  W  F  I  H
 56342       -  s        s
 64523    -
 357246         -  -
(452637)     s  -     -
 63524       -  s        s
 32456    2              -

Contains Queens, Tittums.

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1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

Daniel Brady (No 400)

234567   B  M  W  F  I  H
45632       s  -        -
54326    -              s
537246      s  -  -
325647               -
32645    -              -
32456    -              -

Contains 6 2468s at the back, with Queens. Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise Major.

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2,015 Cambridge Surprise Major

Robert D S Brown

 234567     M   W   H
 42356              -
 34256      3       -
 53462      2   2   2
(325476)    s       x
x=3478 as the 30th change of the last lead.

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Steve Coleman

23456   B   H
24356   5   s
two part

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Superlative Surprise, and Yorkshire

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Mark B Davies

23456   B  M  W  H
42356            -
35264      s  s  -
53642   -        s
34265   2        -
34256            x
23456            -
x = 1256

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Mark B Davies

23456   B  W  H
42356         -
35426      -  -
25634   2     x
25346   -     -
23456      -  2
x = 123456

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1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

Mark B Davies

 23456   B  M  W  H
 42356            -
 53264      s  s  s
 23465      -
 36254   -
 26453      -
 62534   -        s
(32456)     -  s   
round two blows after the final single

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1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major

Mark B Davies

 23456   M  W  H
 34256         2
 52643   -  -
 34265   -  s  -
 62435      s  s
(32456)  s  s   
round two blows later

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Matthew Durham

23456  B   M   W   H
23564  -           -
23645  -           -
34256  -
65243      -   -   -
42356      -   -
65324      -   -   -
23456      -   -

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Superlative Surprise, and Yorkshire

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell

23456   V  B  W  F  H
35264      -
42356   -     s  s
25463      -
32456   -     s  s  s
2 part.

Contains 72 combinations of 5678 on the back including 8 56s, 4 65s, 8 8765s.

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell

23456   V  B  W  F  H
34625   s  s     -
42356      -
23645   s  s     -
32456      -        s
25364      -
43256   -     s  s
35462      -
23456   -     s  s  s

Contains 8 56s, 4 65s, 8 8765s.

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1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison

23456   B  H
23564   -  -
36245   -
34256   a  s
Repeat twice.
a = V,sM,F.

Contains 12 5678s off the front.

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1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison

 234567   V  B  M  W  H
 42356                -
 42563       -        -
 472356   -  -        -
 647523   -  -        s
 273456   -        - sF
 672534   -  -
 635742   -     -  -  F
(324567)  -     -  s   
Round at the treble's backstroke snap
two blow after the final single.

Contains 12 5678s off the front.

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2,017 (2,015) Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison

32546  M  W  H
25346        2
24653  2  -  -
62453     3  -
23456  -     2
Start at backstroke with a 1678 single.

Reduce to 2,015 by replacing any one lead by a lead of Semiquincentenary Alliance.
Also true to Yorkshire Surprise, which may be reduced to 2,015 by replacing any one lead by a lead of Yorkshire Alliance.

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2,017 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison

32546  M  W  H
53246        -
45236  3  -  3
23456  3  -  -
Start at backstroke with a 1678 single.

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Rutland Surprise, Superlative Surprise, Yorkshire Surprise, Cassiobury Surprise, Lessness Surprise and Uxbridge Surprise.
True to all BDEGHLNabcdefXYZ.

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2,018 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison

 23456   M  W  H
 34625   a  -
 34256   2  2  -
 45236      2
 62534   -     -
(32456)  -  s   
Rounds at the treble’s backstroke
snap two blows after the single.
a = F,In.

Also true to Yorkshire Surprise.

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2,019 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison

32546   B  M  W  H
43265   -        2
32564      s     2
32645   -        -
24356   -
65342      -  -  -
43256      -  -
34562   -        s
43625   -        s
32456   -         
Start at backstroke with a 1678 single.
Round at the backstroke snap six leads
after the final bob Before.

Contains 14 each 56s and 65s and 8 5678s off the front.

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison

(32456)  B  M  W  H
 43625            x
 24635         -
 56324   3
 62354         2
(32456)     -      
Start and end at the treble's
backstroke snap.
x = 16.

For handbells: 3-4 course throughout.
Also true, with 3-4 coursing throughout, to Yorkshire Surprise.
True with the same property to all BCDEFGHIKNOTabcdefXYZ that start with place notation x4.

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2,048 (2,024) Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison

23456  B  M  W  H
65432     -  -  -
56324  -        s
23465     -  -  3
Repeat.

For 2,024 call any twelve leads as Semiquincentenary Alliance instead of Cambridge.

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1,376 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison

23456  B  M  W  T  H
54326        s     s
23465     s  s     s
54362     s        s
46532  -           z
45236           z  s
32645        s  z  s
23456  -           s
z = 1256.

Especially suitable for handbells: the 3-4 are always in their plain course relationship, with the tenors always coursing.
True to all CESbdeXYZ.

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1,376 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison

23456  B   M   T   H
35246  -           z
35264          zz  z
45632  z   s       z
42635          z
23456  -           zz
z = 1256.

Especially suitable for handbells: the 3-4 are always in their plain course relationship, with the tenors always coursing.
True to all BCEISTbdeXYZ.

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1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Mark Norris

234567   V  B  M  W  H
42356                -
63254          -     -
523764      s  s  s  s
234567   -        2  2

Contains 32 combination rollups, 18 56s at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 2 65s at the front.

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2,018 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard B Pullin

 23456   V  B  M  W  F  H
 42356                  -
 42563      -           -
 35264         -        -
 42635   -           -  3
 62534         -  3
(32456)        -  s

Contains 24 combination rollups, 7 56s, 2 65s, 12 four bell runs at the back, and 12 combination rollups, 6 56s, 4 four bell runs at the front, with Tittums.

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Simon Read

23456   B  M  W  H
56423   3        -
62453         2
23456      -     2

Contains 10 56s.
Also true to Yorkshire Surprise, Lincolnshire Surprise, Pudsey Surprise and Superlative Surprise.

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1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major

Philip A B Saddleton

 23456   M  W  H
 34256         2
 52643   s  -  s
 34265   -  s  -
 62435      s  s
(32456)  s  s   
round two blows after the last single Wrong

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

SMC32 (gen)

23456   B  M  W  H
42356            -
54326         -
42563   -
23564      -     2
23645   -        -
23456   -        -

Contains 10 56s, 34 four bell runs at the back, and 6 56s, 18 four bell runs at the front, with tittums.

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1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

James Smith

 23456   B  M  H
 52364   -     2
 23465      s  2
 62354   -     2
(32456)     -   
round two blows after Wrong

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1,290 Cambridge Surprise Major

Matthew Sorell

 1234567   V  B  M  W  H
  45236             -  -
  32654          -  -  3
  25346       -
  376524   -     -
(5346127)  s            
round 10 blows after single V
s = 34

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Glenn A A Taylor

23456   V   B   In  M   W   H
52364       -               2
357246  -                   -
236457          -   s   s   2
23456       -               -

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise and Yorkshire

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1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Glenn A A Taylor

23456   V   B   M   W   In  H
42356                       -
325746          -   -   -
623457  -   -
34625               -       -
23456       -               2

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2,016 Cambridge Surprise Major

Andrew N Tyler (arr)

23456   M  W  H
63254   2  3
23456   -  3  3

Contains 35 combination rollups, 18 56s, 1 65s at the back, and 12 combination rollups, 4 65s at the front. Also true to London Surprise Major, Yorkshire Surprise Major, Rutland Surprise Major, Pudsey Surprise Major, Lincolnshire Surprise Major, Superlative Surprise Major.

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