Archive | July, 2018

The squad for the friendly away fixture against Northamptonshire on the 29th July is set out below. The squad will need to bring their own lunch with them on this occasion.

VENUE  –  Daventry Indoor Bowls Club, Browns Road, Daventry, Northants, NN11 4NS   —   START  10.00am

SINGLES  1  –  Mats  1 & 3    –    JIM TINGLE

SINGLES  2  –  Mats  2 & 4    –    RICHARD PAYNE

PAIRS        1  –  Mats  3 & 1    –    SANDRA FELTON  & RICHARD ROSE

PAIRS        2  –  Mats  4 & 2   –    BELINDA GIBBS  &  DAVE GROVE

TRIPLES    1  –  Mats  1 & 3    –     RACHEL SKYE WESSON / CAROL ARNOLD / KEITH MILLS

TRIPLES    2  –  Mats  2 & 4    –    TRISH CLIFFORD / TONY CROWLEY / MAUREEN TINGLE

FOURS       1  –   Mats  3 & 1    –    ROBIN HOLMES / CHRIS ALLEN / GARY MARKHAM / ALAN WALTERS

FOURS       2  –  Mats  4 & 2    –    JENNY GIBBS / ROB FRANKLIN / ANNE HOUGH / TERRY CLIFFORD

RESERVES   –   ANNE ROSE  &  YVONNE PAYNE

Each year the ESMBA holds a Summer Championship ( this year held in Tamworth )  for affiliated short mat bowls clubs in England. The championship also doubles as a qualifying event for the ESMBA / TLH Top Club Championship finals held annually in Torquay, with the next event being held in May 2019. This year one club from Worcestershire competed  –  Churchill and Blakedown Short Mat Bowls Club  –  participating with a team of seven bowlers. These were  –  Terry Clifford  /  Richard Rose  /  Trish Clifford  /  Sandra Felton  /  Dave Grove  /  Garry Markham  and  Malcolm Saunders.

Churchill and Blakedown compete against Woolhope Club from Herefordshire, Old Stratford from Northamptonshire and Magic Circle from the West Midlands. The familiar format  of Singles/Fours  playing first, followed by Pairs/Triples took place resulting in five bowlers being involved in each session.

There was strong opposition, and Churchill and Blakedown in the group stage lost three of their four individual matches against Woolhope –  Richard Rose and Dave Grove, however, had a convincing 13/8 win in their Pairs match. The second club to play Churchill and Blakedown  –  Old Stratford  –   was very strong with Churchill and Blakedown losing their four individual matches. Churchill and Blakedown then went on to play  their third and final group match against Magic Circle from the West Midlands and won three of their individual matches in convincing form. Richard Rose won his Singles match  13/10,  Terry Clifford’s Fours team won 9/4 and Terry’s Triples team won 7/2.

After a very hot but enjoyable day, and in spite of early setbacks, but with an improved performance at the end of the day, Churchill and Blakedown were pleased that they had qualified for the Top Club Finals which will take place in Torquay in May next year.