The ESMBA National Finals were held at Melton Mowbray between the 26th March and the 9th of April. A summary of the results of the county players who took part is set out below :

The ESMBA National Finals were held at Melton Mowbray between the 26th March and the 9th of April. A summary of the results of the county players who took part is set out below :

This year’s Presentation Night will be held at Chester Road Bowling Club, Chester Road, Kidderminster, DY10 1TE at 7.30pm on Thursday 6th April 2017. All bowlers and visitors will be made welcome.
The county Squad for 2017/2018 is shown below :

This match against Suffolk was the preliminary round of the end of season inter county knockout series. The County lost by 12 points to 28, scoring 160 shots overall compared with 203 for Suffolk.
Session 1
Both Singles players lost their opening matches, but there was a win for Dave Grove/Alan Walters in their Pairs match – by 12 shots to 8
Session 2
Both Triples teams lost their matches, but there were strong performances from both Fours teams. Winning eight of the eleven ends in the match, Rad Danks’ team romped home easily by 21 shots to 4. Terry Clifford’s team were 5-6 down after the 8th end but went on to win the last three ends to have a comfortable 10-6 win.
Session 3
Jim Tingle was in fine form for his second match of the day – only losing three ends of his 15 end match. Jim ended up winning very comfortably 19-7. Both Pairs teams lost by narrow margins.
Session 4
Both Triples teams lost. Terry Clifford’s Fours team claimed their second win of the day. The team was level with their opponents 5-5 after the 6th end, but with 11 shots taken off the next three ends they comfortably ran out 16-9 winners. The second Fours team narrowly lost 8-10.
A summary of the results is shown below.

The County Squad for this ESMBA inter county consolation cup knockout fixture against Suffolk is shown below. It is likely that this match will be played at Daventry.
NB – THE SQUAD SHEET SHOWS A 1030 START – PLEASE NOTE THAT THE START IS SCHEDULED FOR 10.00AM SO PLAYERS ARE ASKED TO BE AT DAVENTRY NO LATER THAN 09.30AM

