KENT COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
Affiliated to English Short Mat Bowling Association
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Date of
last Update: January 2009
Archive: 2007/08 Season
County
Summer League Fixtures 2007
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DATE |
VENUE |
OPPOSITION |
RESULT |
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Saturday
16 June 07 |
Burham
Village Hall |
LONDON |
WON. 13pts – 3pts (122 shots – 62 shots) |
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Sunday
17 June 07 |
Away |
LONDON |
WON. 10pts – 6pts (121 shots – 73 shots) |
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Match
total: Kent Won: 27pts – 9pts. (243 shots – 135 shots) |
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Saturday
23 June 07 |
Burham
Village Hall |
ESSEX |
LOST. 7pts – 9pts (92 shots – 97 shots) |
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Saturday
23 June 07 |
Away |
ESSEX |
DREW. 8pts – 8pts (94 shots – 89 shots) |
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Match
total: Kent Lost: 17pts – 19pts (186 shots – 186 shots) |
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Kent failed to qualify for
the knockout stage. One extra shot to Kent in their game against Essex would
have seen them progress through to the final which was eventually won by
Northamptonshire. |
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The summer league
format consists of counties playing 'home' and 'away' on the same day - 8
players at home and 8 players away.
Each set of eight players play three games: two games of Fours and one game of Pairs.
The schedule is as follows:
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Session 1 |
Pair 1 v Pair 1 |
Pair 2 v Pair 2 |
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Session 2 |
Four 1 v Four 1 |
Four 2 v Four 2 |
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Four 1 is made up of Pairs 1 & 2 and Fours 2 is made up of Pairs 3 & 4 |
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Session 3 |
Pair 3 v Pair 3 |
Pair 4 v Pair 4 |
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Session 4 |
Four 1 v Four 2 |
Four 2 v Four 1 |
Premier Team Fixtures 2007/08
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DATE |
VENUE |
OPPOSITION |
RESULT |
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Sat 29
September 07 |
Home |
LONDON |
WON. 28 – 8 (206 shots – 142 shots) |
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Sun 14
October 07 |
Away |
SURREY |
WON. 25 – 11 (203 shots – 148 shots) |
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Sat 27
October 07 |
Away |
EAST
SUSSEX |
WON. 21 – 15 (160 shots – 158 shots) |
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Sun 4
November 07 |
Away |
LONDON |
WON. 24 – 12 (202 shots – 163 shots) |
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Sat 1
December 07 |
Home |
SURREY |
WON. 26 – 10 (204 shots – 159 shots) |
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Sat 5
January 08 |
Home |
EAST
SUSSEX |
WON. 22 – 14 (178 shots – 155 shots) |
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Round Robin League results. 1st
Place. P6, W6. 1153 shots – 925 shots. 146pts. |
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Sat 19
January 08 |
Home |
KENT
“A” |
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17
February 08 |
Northampton |
Quarter Finals v Avon (Rup GP 2) |
WON. 27 – 9 (214 shots – 132 shots) |
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2 March
08 |
Northampton |
Semi Finals v Cheshire (RU Gp1) |
LOST. 16 – 20 (150 shots – 178 shots) |
All games commence at 10am.
Kent Premier squad for
season 2007/08
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Singles |
Mark
Wiedeholz (Tunbury SMBC). Jody Frampton (Hawkinge SMBC). |
Pairs |
Michelle Carpenter (Tunbury
SMBC), Tim Rycraft (Langley
SMBC). Chris England (Tovil SMBC),
Andrew Connors (Tovil SMBC) |
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Fours |
Sonia
Watson (Burham SMBC), Graham Nobbs
(Tunbury SMBC), Reg Wager
(Langley SMBC), Cliff Henry (Tunbury SMBC). Peter Blackman (Burham SMBC), Lee Freeman (Stone SMBC), Gary Best (Downswood SMBC), Thomas Coles (Langley SMBC) |
Triples |
Linda
Wynn (Kemsing SMBC), Derek Ford (Ditton SMBC), Gary Allard (Hawkinge SMBC). Tim Harwood (Borden SMBC), John Rycraft (Wye SMBC), Jeff Vanns (Downswood SMBC). |
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21st Players. Irene Benton (Burham SMBC),
Michelle Fitzgerald (Langley SMBC). |
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DATE |
VENUE |
OPPOSITION |
RESULT |
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Sun 23
September |
Away |
SURREY |
WON. 27 – 9 (217 shots – 140 shots. |
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Sat 29
September 07 |
Home |
EAST
SUSSEX |
WON. 31 – 5 (231 shots – 124 shots) |
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Sun 7
October 07 |
Away |
HAMPSHIRE |
WON. 27 – 9 (214 shots – 146 shots) |
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Sat 13
October 07 |
Home |
WEST
SUSSEX |
DREW. 18 – 18 (203 shots – 189 shots) |
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Sat 27
October 07 |
Away |
WEST
SUSSEX |
LOST. 10 – 26 (148 shots – 211 shots) |
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Sat 3
November 07 |
Away |
EAST
SUSSEX |
LOST. 13 – 23 (151 shots – 163 shots) |
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Sat 1
December 07 |
Home |
SURREY |
WON. 21 – 15 (180 shots – 163 shots) |
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Sat 5
January 08 |
Home |
HAMPSHIRE |
WON. 28 – 8 (189 shots – 165 shots) |
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Round Robin League results. 2nd
Place. P8, W5, D1, L2. 1153 shots – 1301 shots. 175pts. |
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Sat 19
January 08 |
Home |
KENT
Premier |
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27
January 08 |
Croyden |
Preliminary
Round v NORFOLK
(Rup Gp3) |
WON. 25 – 11 (181 shots – 161 shots) |
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3 February
08 |
Northampton |
Quarter
Finals v SOMERSET
(Wnr Gp4) |
WON. 22 – 14 (189 shots – 186 shots) |
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2 March
08 |
Northampton |
Semi
Finals v CORNWALL
(Rup Gp4) |
WON. 20 – 16 (174 shots – 156 shots) |
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9 March
08 |
Northampton |
Final v WEST
SUSSEX (Wnr Gp5) |
LOST. 11 – 25 (154 shots – 180 shots) |
All games commence at 10am.
Kent "A" squad
for season 2007/08
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Singles |
Cliff Lorkins (Hornhill SMBC). Alan Faulkner (Newington SMBC). |
Pairs |
Alan Harwood (Borden SMBC), Alan
Hadfield (Hornhill SMBC). Sue Smith (Tunbury SMBC), Ray Anns (Borden SMBC). |
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Fours |
Dick Stagg (Wye SMBC), Colin Watson
(Burham SMBC), Danny Cosgree (Borden SMBC), Derrick Groom (St Mary’s Platt
SMBC). Rita Horn (Culverstone SMBC), Keith Austen (Hamstreet SMBC), Allan Stroud (Downswood SMBC), Mick Spurgeon (Hamstreet SMBC). |
Triples |
Chris
Groom (St Mary’s Platt SMBC), Frank
Wiedeholz (Tunbury SMBC), Derek
Carpenter (Tunbury SMBC). Andrea Rycraft (Wye SMBC), Bryan Smith (Shorne SMBC), Jim Davey (Burham SMBC). |
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21st Player. Frank Davis (Chalk Village SMBC). |
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DATE |
VENUE |
OPPOSITION |
RESULT |
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Sun 23
September 07 |
Away |
SURREY |
WON. 22 – 14 (192 shots – 167 shots) |
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Sat 29
September 07 |
Home |
LONDON |
WON. 29 – 7 (232 shots – 138 shots) |
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Sat 27
October 07 |
Snodland |
ESSEX |
WON. 24 – 12 (183 shots – 154 shots) |
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Sun 4
November 07 |
Away |
LONDON |
WON. 21 – 15 (184 shots – 172 shots) |
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Sat 17 November
07 |
Snodland |
EAST
SUSSEX |
WON. 28 – 8 (256 shots – 122 shots) |
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Sat 1
December 07 |
Home |
SURREY |
WON. 23 – 13 (198 shots – 150 shots) |
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Sat 5
January 08 |
Home |
WEST
SUSSEX |
LOST. 12 – 24 (-18
shots) |
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Sat 12
January 08 |
Away |
ESSEX |
WON. 29 – 7 (208 shots – 154 shots) |
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Sat 2
February 08 |
Away |
WEST
SUSSEX |
WON. 30 – 6 (215 shots – 132 shots) |
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Sat 8
March 08 |
Away |
EAST
SUSSEX |
WON. 23 – 13 (186 shots – 175 shots) |
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Sat 15
March 08 |
Home |
WEST
SUSSEX (Shield) |
WON. 37 – 15 (254 shots – 227 shots) |
All games commence at 10am.
KENT "A"
LOSE IN THE FINAL OF THE ENGLISH INTER COUNTY "A" CHAMPIONSHIP FOR
2007/2008
Congratulations
to the Kent "A" Team for their performances in this year’s English
Inter County "A" Championships. Having reached the final for the
third year running, they were unable to retain the title, eventually losing to
West Sussex “A”. The final was played on Sunday 9 March 2008 at Northampton.
The Kent
"A" team came second in their regional league against East Sussex,
West Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey to qualify for the national knockout stage.
In the preliminary round Norfolk were beaten 25-11 (181 shots – 161), in the
quarterfinals Somerset were defeated 22-14 (189 shots - 186) and Cornwall were
defeated 20-16 (174 shots - 156) in the semi-finals. In the final, Kent “A”
lost to West Sussex “A” 11-25 (154 shots - 180).
Kent
"A" has previously been English "A" County Champions in 2001/02,
2005/06 and 2006/07.
Cheshire
halted the Kent Premier team's campaign for this season, in the semi-finals.
The Premier team finished top of their regional league against East Sussex,
Surrey and London to qualify for the national knockout stage. In the
quarterfinals Avon were beaten 27-9 (214 shots - 132), before Kent finally lost
16 – 20 (150 shots – 178 shots), to Cheshire, in the semi-final.
Kent has
previously been English County Champions in 1994/95, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2000/01,
2001/02 and 2002/03.
Match
Report – Surrey “A” v Kent “A” – 23 Sept 07
The Kent
“A” team started their defence of the Inter County Championship, which they
have won for the last two years with a match against Surrey “A” at Bisley on 23
September 07.
The first
session of two singles and two fours games were shared, with Cliff Lorkins
winning convincingly 20-10 and Alan Faulkner, also in good form, winning 24-5.
The four of Dick Stagg, Colin Watson, Danny Cosgree and skip Derrick Groom lost
a close game by just one shot, whilst Rita Horn, Keith Austen, Allan Stroud and
skip Mick Spurgeon went down 5-10.
The
second session of pairs and triples saw Sue Smith and Ray Anns edge home 11-10,
picking up three shots on the last end. The pair of Alan Harwood and Alan
Hadfield had a splendid win 23-4. In the triples Andrea Rycraft, Bryan Smith
and Jim Davey drew 7-7, picking up two shots on the last end. The other triple
skippered by Derek Carpenter with Chris Groom and Frank Wiedeholz won well,
12-5. At the halfway stage Kent were 11 points to 5 up with plus 50 shots.
In the
third session Kent applied the pressure by winning all four games. Cliff
Lorkins won 19-8, Alan Faulkner won 20-12 and Derrick Groom’s four won 10-7
with Mick Spurgeon’s four winning 9-2.
The last
session was a shared session. Sue Smith and Ray Anns won 17-10, but the two
Alan’s, Harwood and Hatfield, lost a very tight game 14-15. Jim Davey’s triple
won 14-10, but the other triple lost 3-14.
The final
score was Kent 27 points to Surrey 9 points with Kent scoring 217 shots to
Surrey 140 shots. This was a good solid start to the season and Kent now look
forward to their next game at Strood Leisure Centre on 29 September against
East Sussex.
Match Report – Surrey “B” v Kent “B” – 23 Sept 07.
Another
pleasing win for Kent B.
Kent
“B”, on the 23rd September 2007, won their match against Surrey at
Bisley by 22pts to 14 (192 – 167 shots).
The
first session got of to a secure start with 4pts scored out of the available 8.
Percy Boozer played a solid, dependable match, drawing 13-13 all and this was
backed up by a narrow 8-6 win for the four of Chris Woods, Jan
In the
second session the pair of
At lunch
time it was 8 points all but Kent had a 2 shot advantage. After the break Kent
poured on the pressure with Tony Horn winning 19-8 and Percy Boozer winning
25-8. The four of Wayne Wellard, Allan Ellis, Garry Cook and Alan Avis won
10-7. This meant that Kent had scored a vital 6 points out of 8. Job done.
In the
last session Kent again scored the necessary 4 points out of 8 with wins for
Kent
were pleased to welcome the new badges Alan Ellis and Tony Drew to the squad
and Surrey presented them with their blazer badges and shirts.
We now look forward to our next match against London
on the 29th September 2007 at Strood.
Match Report – Kent “A” v East Sussex “A” – 29
Sept 07
The Kent
“A” teams’ first home game of the season against East Sussex was played at
Strood Leisure Centre on 29 September 07.
Unfortunately
East Sussex arrived with two players short due to last minute ill health. It
was agreed that to accommodate everybody the two East Sussex fours would play
with three players in accordance with the competition rules.
Kent
fielded an unchanged team from that which played against Surrey and started
well, winning three of the first four games. Cliff Lorkins was the only
casualty, going down 10-13. Alan Faulkner won a tight game 14-13. In the fours,
Derrick Groom’s team won 12-2 and Mick Spurgeon’s team of Rita Horn, Keith
Austen and Allan Stroud won convincingly 23-2, which included a “hot shot” on
the seventh end.
The
second session of pairs and triples saw both pairs win. Sue Smith and Ray Anns
won by one shot, 11-10 and Alan Harwood and Alan Hadfield won 17-10, picking up
nine shots in the last four ends. In the triples, Jin Davey’s team lost a very
tight game 6-7, but Derek Carpenter’s trio of Chris Groom and Frank Wiedeholz
won 11-8. At the half way stage Kent were 12 points to 4 up with plus 39 shots.
In the
afternoon Cliff Lorkins won well, 17-6, but Alan Faulkner had a very close
encounter, picking up three shots on the last end to draw 13-13. Mick
Spurgeon’s four scored 21 shots without reply and Derrick Groom’s four of Dick
Stagg, Colin Watson and Danny Cosgree won 11-9. The last four games were a
clean sweep for Kent. The triple skipped by Derek Carpenter won 13-7 and that
of Jim Davey with Andres Rycraft and Bryan Smith won 12-9. In the pairs the two
Alan’s (Harwood and Hadfield) won 18-8 and Sue Smith and Ray Anns won 22-7.
The
result left Kent clear winners 31 points to 5 with 231 shots to 124 for East
Sussex.
Kent’s
next match is away to Hampshire at Swanmore on Sunday 7 October.
Match Report – Kent Premier v
London– 29 Sept 07
Kent Premier win their first
game of the 2007/2008 season.
The Kent
The first session saw Kent Premier get off to a good start securing 5
points from the first 4 games. The wins coming from the Kent singles player
Jody Frampton, winning 15-7 and the Kent four of Sonia Watson, Graham Nobbs,
The second session saw Kent take a clean sweep of the points winning all
4 games. The best of win came from the triple of Tim Harwood, John Rycraft and
Jeff Vanns, winning 14-2.
At the half way stage Kent were leading London by 13pts to
3pts and +28 shots.
The third session saw Kent and London share the points.
Kent’s 4 points came through convincing wins from both Mark Wiedeholz, winning
20-10, and the four of Peter Blackman, Lee Freeman, Gary Best and Thomas Coles,
winning 15-5.
The fourth and final session saw Kent Premier extend their lead by
winning 3 and drawing 1 of the 4 remaining games. The 7pts for Kent where won
by the pairs of
Kent ended the day with a good home victory by beating
London. The score finished – Kent Premier 28pts (206 shots) to London 8pts (142
shots).
Kent Premier looks forward to their next match away to Surrey on Sunday
14th October.
Match Report – Kent “B” v London “B” – 29 Sept 07
Another
pleasing win for Kent B.
Good
team spirit ensure win against London “B”.
The Kent
“B” Team beat London “B” by 29pts to 7 (232 shots to 138) in their home match
at Strood Leisure Centre on the 29th of September.
The
single players of Percy Boozer and Tony Horn scored the perfect 8 out of 8
winning;- Percy (22-5 & 13-6) and Tony (16-13 & 23-4). This was
supported by the fours taking 7 out of the 8 points. Gwen Wager, Ray Ryder, Roy
Palmer and Albert Walker won 8-4 and 14-5 whilst Marion Smith, John Hallett,
In the
pairs Gloria Hadfield and
The “B”
Team were extremely pleased to welcome new badge holder Ray Ryder and he was
wished many happy years of county bowling by London and presented with his
county badge.
Match Report – Hampshire “A” v Kent “A” – 7 Oct 07
The Kent “A” team travelled to Swanmore, near Southampton, to play their third game of the season against Hampshire.
The first session saw Cliff Lorkins beaten by 2 shots in a very close game, 11-13. However, Alan Faulkner had a comprehensive win 22-5 in the other singles match. Both fours teams, Dick Stagg, Colin Watson, Danny Cosgree and skip Derrick Groom and Rita Horn, Keith Austen, Allan Stroud and Skip Mick Spurgeon won well, 9-5 and 15-5 respectively. The second session of pairs and triples had Sue Smith and Ray Anns winning 15-11, but Alan Harwood and Bryan Smith went down 4-15 to a very strong pair. The two triples of Andrea Rycraft and Jan and Jim Davey and Chris Groom, Frank Wiedeholz and Derek Carpenter both had good wins, 16-7 and 11-7. At the half way stage Kent were on top 12pts to 4pts with plus 34 shots.
The afternoon session began with a good win for Cliff Lorkins, 19-12 and a draw for Alan Faulkner, 13-13, in a quality game of drawing skills. Once again both fours teams had good wins, Derrick Groom’s four by 10-2 and Mick Spurgeon’s four by 10-3. The last session was shared points wise. Jim Davey’s trio had an excellent win, 22-5, while Derek Carpenter’s team had a poor start, being 2-9 down after 7 ends, but fought back to lose by only one shot, 8-9. In the pairs it was mixed fortunes. Sue Smith and Ray Anns were 10-5 up, but could not extend their score and lost 10-20, whilst Alan Harwood and Bryan Smith turned a 3-11 score after 6 ends around, to win impressively 19-13.
The final score was Kent 214 shots and 27pts to Hampshire 146 shots and 9pts.
Kent now turn their attention to the next match against West Sussex on 13 October at Strood Leisure Centre.
Match Report
– Kent “A” v West Sussex “A” – 13 Oct 07
At Strood Leisure Centre the Kent “A” team entertained a West Sussex team determined to upset Kent’s progress in the Inter County Championship. This was always going to be a needle match and so it turned out to be.
Kent got of to a slow start, only winning one of the first four games. The win was achieved by Mick Spurgeon’s team of Rita Horn, Keith Austen and Allan Stroud, winning comfortably 22-5. The other four of Dick Stagg, Colin Watson, Danny Cosgree and Derrick Groom went down 7-18. In a rare lapse both singles, Cliff Lorkins and Alan Faulkner, lost 12-20 and 7-18 respectively, leaving Kent2pts to 6 down and -13 shots.
The second session of pairs and triples saw Kent trying to recover the situation. Both pairs produced good wins, Sue Smith and Ray Anns by 18 shots to 8 and Alan Harwood and Frank Davis by 16-3. The first triple led by Jim Davey won convincingly 16-3, but the other triple of Evelyn Nobbs, Frank Wiedeholz and Derek Carpenter went down 7-10. At the half way stage the points were now shared 8-8 with Kent +6 shots.
Kent were now looking for a surge, but it was not to be. Only Alan Faulkner won, 16-11, with Cliff Lorkins going down for the second time 10-17. Mick Spurgeon’s team could not recover their morning dominance and lost by one shot, 8-9, whilst the other four led by Derrick Groom also lost by one shot 9-10. It was now West Sussex in the ascendancy leading by 4pts but down by 2 shots. All eyes now turned to the last session with Kent needing a fighting finish. Derek Carpenter’s trio were unable to turn things round and went down 11-13, however, Andres Rycraft, Bryan Smith and skip Jim Davey had another good win 14-6. In the pairs, Alan Harwood and Frank Davis lost by just one shot 11-12, but Sue Smith and Ray Anns had another good win, 16-9.
This left Kent trailing 14pts to 18pts with +14
shots and with 4pts on offer for aggregate shots, Kent finished up scrapping a
draw 18-18. This match demonstrated the need to keep shot differences tight.
Kent’s next match is the return fixture against West Sussex at Hailsham on 27
October and Kent will need to refocus and pick up their performance.
Match Report – Surrey v Kent
Premier – 14 Oct 07
Kent Premier Win Their Second
Game of the 2007/2008 Season.
The Kent
Despite an enforced shuffle of the team, the first session saw Kent
Premier get off to a good start securing 5 points from the first 4 games. The
wins coming from the Kent singles player; Andrew Connors, winning 13-8 and the
Kent four of Sonia Watson, Graham Nobbs, Reg Wager and Cliff Henry, winning
9-6. The final point came through the four of Peter Blackman, Lee Freeman, Gary
Best and Thomas Coles, with a draw 9-9.
The second session saw Kent and Surrey share the points. Kent’s points
came from both triples teams; Irene Benton, Tim Harwood and John Rycraft,
winning 14-8 and Linda Wynn, Derek Ford and Gary Allard, winning 9-8.
At the half way stage Kent were leading Surrey by 9pts to
7pts but Surrey had a +6 shots lead.
Kent needed to get a good start after lunch to put some
pressure back on the home side and that they did. The third session saw Kent
win 3 of the 4 games. Kent missed out on all 4 games as
The fourth and final session saw Kent again finish strongly and extend
their lead by winning 3 of the 4 remaining games. The 6pts for Kent where won
by the pair of Clare Vanns and Tim Rycraft, winning 19-7, and both the triples;
Irene Benton, Tim Harwood and John Rycraft, winning 15-9 and Linda Wynn, Derek
Ford and Gary Allard, winning 22-6.
Kent ended the day with a good away victory by beating
Surrey, the score finished – Kent Premier 25pts (203 shots) to Surrey 11pts
(148 shots).
Kent Premier looks forward to their next match away to East Sussex on
Saturday 27th October.
Match Report –West Sussex “A” v Kent “A” – 27 Oct 07
The Kent “A” team travelled to Westergate to play their return match against West Sussex looking to improve on their performance of two weeks ago.
As with the last game Kent got off to a bad start, picking up only one point in the first session and that was achieved by Alan Faulkner picking up three shots on the last end to draw 12-12. The other single, played by Frank Davis, resulted in defeat by 5 shots to 16. Both fours teams lost, Derrick Groom’s four of Dick Stagg, Colin Watson and Danny Cosgree by 6-10 and Mick Spurgeon’s four by just one shot, 8-9.
Kent now looked to the pairs and triples to recover the situation. The pairing of Sue Smith and Ray Anns went into the last end all square, but the West Sussex skip produced a timely shot to take the jack into the ditch to secure one shot, thereby winning 11-12. The other pair of Alan Harwood and Chris Groom could not quite hold on to their opponents and lost narrowly 14-16. The triple skippered by Jim Davey with Andrea Rycraft and Jan Davey won well, by 17 shots to 9. This was Kent’s only success in the session as the other triple of Evelyn Nobbs, Frank Wiedeholz and Derek Carpenter lost 7-12. At the half way stage Kent were losing heavily 3pts – 13pts and minus 16 shots.
The afternoon session needed to be strong to salvage any self respect, but things did not improve with Derrick Groom’s four losing again, this time 2-11.The other four of Rita Horn, Keith Austen, Allan Stroud and skip Mick Spurgeon picked up 4 shots on the last two ends to snatch a draw, 8-8. Frank Davis in his singles game was 6-10 down after eleven ends but maintained his composure picking up 5 shots in the last four ends to win 11-10. Frank Faulkner however could not hold onto his opponent and went down 7-18.
It now needed a massif effort if Kent were to recover anything from the game. It was not to be. Jim Davey’s trio went down heavily 2-25 and Derek Carpenter’s triple lost 3-19. This left the pairs to salvage a few points which they did with two wins. Sue Smith and Ray Anns picking up 5 shots in the last three ends to win 15-13, whilst Alan Harwood and Chris Groom had the best win of the day 20-11.
This was not a good day for Kent. They finished up losing 10pts to 26pts and minus 63 shots. One of the heaviest ever loses suffered by Kent. They will have to drastically improve in the next match against East Sussex at Hailsham on 3 November if they are to progress to the Knock out stages of the Inter County Competition.
Match Report – East Sussex v Kent
Premier – 27 Oct 07
Kent Premier wins a close
game away to East Sussex.
The Kent
Kent again got off to a solid start by winning 3 of the 4 games on
offer. The wins came through both the Kent singles; Mark Wiedeholz, winning 13-12
and Tim Rycraft, winning 20-10, with the four of Peter Blackman, Alan Hadfield,
Tim Harwood and Thomas Coles, winning 9-6.
The second session went a similar way with Kent dominating and taking 5
points. These were won as follows; the pair of
At the half way stage Kent were leading East Sussex by 11pts
to 5pts and +10 shots.
The third session saw the points shared. The 4pts for Kent
were won through the single of Mark Wiedeholz, winning 10-9 and an emphatic win
from the four of Peter Blackman, Alan Hadfield, Tim Harwood and Thomas Coles, winning
15-1.
The fourth and final session saw Kent come out strongly but finish
poorly by only talking 2 of the 8 points available. This came through the
triple of Gloria Hadfield, John Rycraft and Jeff Vanns, winning 8-6.
Despite a poor final session Kent ended the day with their
third win of the round robin group by beating East Sussex by 21pts (160 shots)
to 15pts (158 shots).
Kent Premier looks forward to their next
match away to London on Sunday 4th November 2007.
Match Report – East Sussex “A” v Kent “A” – 3 Nov 07
The Kent “A” team travelled to Hailsham to play East Sussex needing to
boost their fortunes after their loss last week to West Sussex.
The first session singles saw Cliff Lorkins lose on the last end 11-12
whilst Alan Faulkner picked up five shots on the last three ends to earn a draw
14-14. Derrick Groom’s four of Dick Stagg, Colin Watson and Frank Davis won 8-4
and Rita Horn, Keith Austen, Allan Stroud and skip Mick Spurgeon returned to
winning form, edging home 6-5. Kent finished the first session 5 points to 3 up
with plus 4 shots.
In the second session the points were shared with both pairs of Sue
Smith and Ray Anns and Alan Harwood and Alan Hadfield losing, 6-14 and 14-15
respectively. However the triples of Andrea Rycraft, Bryan Smith and skip Jim
Davey and Chris Groom, Danny Cosgree and Derek Carpenter both won well, 12-4
and 9-4. At the half way stage it was 9 points to 7 to Kent with plus 8 shots.
The afternoon session could not however see Kent keep up the momentum
with Alan Faulkner going down 11-17 and Cliff Lorkins losing again on the last
end, this time 11-13. Mick Spurgeon’s four did keep their form to win 11-8 and
Derrick Groom’s team were unfortunate to lose by one shot on the last end 6-7.
This now gave the edge to East Sussex, now two points ahead with plus 2 shots.
The last session needed a big push from Kent, but it was not to be.
Once again both pairs lost, Ray Anns by 8-12 and Alan Hadfield 4-15. Jim
Davey’s triple fought back after being 5-12 down with three ends to play to
lose by just one shot, 12-13, but Derek Carpenter’s trio did salvage a couple
of points winning 8-6. This left Kent losing their second game in eight days,
this time by 13pts to 23pts and minus 12 shots.
Whilst Kent currently stand top of their round robin section, both East
Sussex and West Sussex have games in hand and can overtake them. Kent now have
time to regroup before playing their penultimate game at Strood leisure Centre
on 1 December against Surrey.
Match Report –London v Kent
Premier – 4 Nov 07
Kent Premier Continue their winning run away
to London.
The Kent
The first of the four sessions played during the day comprising 2
singles games and 2 fours games saw the Kent Premier Team get off to a flying
start winning 3 out of the 4 games. The first win came through Mark Wiedeholz,
winning 13-11. The second 2 wins were very impressive and saw the Kent fours
mass up a good shots tally. The four of Peter Blackman, Lee Freeman, Tim
Harwood and Thomas Coles, winning 15-4 and the four of Irene Benton, Sonia Watson,
Roy Palmer and Graham Nobbs, winning 14-6.
The second session saw the points shared. The 4 points for Kent where
won by the pair of
At the half way stage Kent were leading London by 10 points to 6 points,
but Kent held a +22 shot lead.
The third session again saw Kent win 3 out of 4 games. The wins this
time came through singles players of Mark Wiedeholz, winning 18-10 and
The fourth and final session saw Kent extend their lead. The Kent wins
coming through the triples of
Kent ended the day with a very good win by beating London and
continuing their 100% record. The score finished – Kent Premier 24 points (202
shots) to London 12pts (103 shots).
Kent Premier looks forward to their next group league match at home to
Surrey on Saturday 1st December 2007 at Strood Leisure Centre.
Match Report – London v
Kent “B” – 4 Nov 07
Kent “B”
Team chalk up an away win against London.
On the 4th November, at the Royal Russell School, the Kent B Team had a tight victory against a committed London team by 15 points to 21 points (172 shots -184). The first session got of to a solid start. Kent were 5-3 down but with +1 shot difference. However Kent forged ahead in the 2nd and 3rd sessions by winning 12 points out of the 16 and securing a shot advantage of +29. Now all Kent had to do was to hold their nerve.
In the last session Kent wobbled, gaining only 2 points but the matches were kept tight ensuring the 4 points for shot difference went to Kent. This was a good solid away win to keep the B team unbeaten record intact. Our next match is against East Sussex on the 17th November at Snodland.
Match Report – Kent “B” v East Sussex – 17 Nov 07
The Kent ‘B’ Team strolled to their 5th undefeated run this
year by beating East Sussex 28 points to 8 with 256 shots for and 122 against
on Saturday 17 November at Snodland.
The two singles players, Percy Boozer and Peter Fowler, got the bowl rolling with great wins, 26 – 4 and 21 – 4, with the fours winning one and losing one, 20 – 3 and 7 – 9.
In the second session Kent just stormed ahead winning all mats, 19-8, 27-6, 16-6 and 18-4.
The third session was all even with two wins each, Percy again won 22 – 6 and a fours won 17 – 2, with 2 losses of 5-16 and 6-14.
The fourth session saw Kent win 3 mats with just 1 triple losing on the last end, 7-9
So the ‘B’ team goes rolling on, let us hope it lasts all season, and we
can retain the shield for the sixth year running.
Match Report – Kent “A” v Surrey “A” – 1 Dec 07
The Kent “A” team resumed their quest to retain the Inter County title after a four week break needing to record a good win to consolidate their position in the round robin section.
Kent made a good start with Cliff Lorkins winning 15-11 and Alan Faulkner recording a draw 15-15. The four of Dick Stagg, Colin Watson, Frank Davis and skip Derrick Groom could not however hold the Surrey four and lost 3-8. The other four of Rita Horn, Keith Austen, Allan Stroud and Mick Spurgeon won 10-6 leaving Kent 5-3 up with plus 3 shots at the end of the first session.
The second of pairs and triples was however a disappointment. Sue Smith and Ray Anns lost on the last end 8-10, but Alan Harwood and Alan Hadfield had a very good win 15-8. The triple of Andrea Rycraft, Bryan Smith and Jim Davey suffered a heavy loss 1-14. The other triple of Chris Groom, Danny Cosgree and skip Derek Carpenter also struggled and lost 6-12. This meant that Surrey had moved into the lead 7-9 and were plus 11 shots.
The afternoon session needed a positive start and Cliff Lorkins did just that, winning convincingly 24-4 and Alan Faulkner pitched in with a good solid win 17-13. Derrick Groom’s four, this time with Frank Wiedeholz playing, were again unable to record a win and lost 6-9. Mick Spurgeon’s team, in the other four, killed the first end and then recorded a six to get off to a flying start, eventually going on to win 11-5. This session had turned the game back into Kent’s favour, now leading 13-11 with plus 16 shots.
It now needed the last session to push home the advantage. Derek Carpenter’s trio however lost 2-15, but Jim Davey’s team turned the morning’s disappointment around and had an excellent win 19-6. Ray Anns, in the pairs, had an opportunity to gain a point on the last end, holding three shots and drawing to make four, only to fail and thereby losing 11-12. The two Alan’s, Harwood and Hadfield, had another good win, with the last wood making the difference, coming out winners 17-15.
This left the match just in Kent’s favour, 180 shots to 163 and 21 points to 17. The win keeps Kent in second place in the round robin section with one game to go. This last game will be against Hampshire “A” at Strood Leisure Centre on Saturday 5 January 2008.
Match
Report – Kent Premier v Surrey – 1 Dec 07
Kent Premier continue their
winning streak.
The Kent
The first session played saw Kent take a good lead by winning 3 of the 4
games. Kent Premier’s wins coming through both the Kent singles players: Mark
Wiedeholz, winning a close game 16-15 and Gary Best, winning 20-12. The third
win was emphatic and saw the four of Irene Benton, Reg Wager,
The second session was split with the 8 points being shared. Kent’s wins
in this session coming through Chris England and Andrew Connors, winning 19-13
and the triple of
At the half way stage Kent were leading Surrey by 10pts (107
shots) to 6pts (89 shots). Kent held a +18 shot lead.
The third session saw the Kent singles hold onto their 100%
record with both
The fourth and final session saw Kent Premier increase their lead in the
match by winning 7 of the 8 points available, well done to the pairs and
triples.
Kent ended the day with another comprehensive home victory by
beating Surrey. The score finished – Kent Premier 26 pts (204 shots) to Surrey 10pts (159
shots).
The Kent Premier Team look forward to their last match of the round
robin group which is at Home to East Sussex on Saturday 5th January.
Match report – Kent “B” v Surrey “B” – 1 Dec 07
“B” Team still remain unbeaten.
The Kent “B” Team retained their unbeaten record for this season after their match with Surrey on the 1st December at Strood Leisure Centre. The singles and fours got the team of to a flying start gaining all 8 points. This trend continued in the second session with 6 points out of the 8 being scored. The half time score was Kent 14 points Surrey 2 points (119 shots – 61).
After lunch Kent allowed Surrey to fight back with only the singles of Percy Boozer and Tony Horn retaining their form and again winning, 18-8 and 20-5. In the last session the decline continue with only one point being obtained out of the 8. The final score was Kent 23 points Surrey 13 (198 shots to 150). Kent could and should have done better.
The Kent players were delighted to welcome new badge holder Steve Francis and he was presented with his badge by Surrey and wished many happy years bowling with the Kent Squad.
Kent “B” now look forward to their next match against West Sussex on the 5th January 08 at Strood Leisure Centre, this could prove to be our toughest match so far!
Match
Report – Kent Premier v East Sussex – 5 Jan 08
Kent Premier Beat East Sussex to continue their
100% winning streak and top the group.
The Kent
The first of the four sessions played during the day comprising of 2
singles games and 2 fours games saw the Kent Premier Team get off to a solid start
winning 2 and drawing 1 out of the 4 games. The wins coming from both the Kent
singles players: Mark Wiedeholz, winning 14-10 and Gary Best, winning 15-12.
The draw came from the four of Peter Blackman, Lee Freeman, Tim Harwood and
Thomas Coles, who battled back and got a 3 on the last end to take the draw,
7-7.
The second session was not good for Kent, 1 win; Linda Wynn, Derek Ford
and Gary Allard, winning 11-4 and 1 draw;
At the half way stage Kent and East Sussex were all square on
points (8 each) but Kent held a very small +2 shot lead.
The third session again saw Kent come out strong winning 3 of
the 4 games. Good wins again through the single of Gary Best, just winning
14-13 and both the Kent fours of Peter Blackman, Lee Freeman, Tim Harwood and
Thomas Coles, winning 8-7 and Irene Benton, Reg Wager, Jody Frampton and Cliff
Henry, winning 11-5
The fourth and final session saw East Sussex battle hard, but Kent
battled to share the points. The two games won, were won well by both triples
of Linda Wynn, Derek Ford and Gary Allard, winning their second game of the day
14-6. The win of the day came through the triple of Michelle Carpenter, John
Rycraft and Jeff Vanns, winning impressively 20-5.
Kent ended the day with a very good win by beating East
Sussex and continuing their 100% record. The score finished – Kent Premier
22pts (178 shots) to East Sussex 14pts (155 shots).
Kent Premier look forward to their Qtr final on 17th February
at the Caroline Chisholm School, Northampton.
Match Report – Kent
“A” v Hampshire “A” – 5 Jan 08
The Kent “A” team played their last game in the round robin section of
the Inter County Championships at Strood Leisure Centre on 5 January 08.
Realistically Kent were playing to consolidate their second place and so
proceed to the knock out stages of the competition.
A good start was made in the first session despite Cliff Lorkins losing
a very closely fought game 13-14. However, Alan Faulkner recorded a good win
13-7 and the four of Dick Stagg, Colin Watson, Derrick Groom and skip Bryan
Smith won 13-9, picking up a full house of eight shots on the fifth end. Mick
Spurgeon’s four won their game on the last end 7-6. So at the end of the first
session the score was, Kent 6 points to Hampshire 2 points with Kent plus 10
shots.
The second session saw both pairs playing well in keenly fought games.
Frank Davis and Chris Groom won 15-12 and Alan Harwood and Alan Hadfield won
13-11. The triple of Andrea Rycraft, Frank Wiedeholz and Jim Davey struggled
and went down heavily 5-23. The other triple of Danny Cosgree, Sue Smith and
Derek Carpenter won 12-7. At the half way stage Kent were now 12pts to 4 up but
with only plus 2 shots.
The afternoon session saw Cliff Lorkins put in a very strong
performance to win 23-6, but Alan Faulkner could not reproduce his morning form
and went down 5-18. Both fours performed well again with Bryan Smith’s four
winning 18-7 and the other four of Rita Horn, Keith Austen, Allan Stroud and
Mick Spurgeon winning 12-7. Kent were now 18pts–6 up with plus 22 shots.
The last session saw Chris Groom and Frank Davis going down 5-17, but
the two Alan’s, Harwood and Hadfield, won another tight game on the last end
11-10. Both triples consolidated the overall win with Jim Davey’s trio turning
around their morning performance to win 14-5 and Derek Carpenter’s triple won
10-6.
Overall this was a much better performance by the Kent team winning by
28pts to 8 with plus 24 shots.
Kent now wait to hear who they will play in the first round of the
knock out competition over the weekend of 26/27 January 2008.
Match Report – Kent “B” v West Sussex – 5 Jan 08
Kent B Team lose unbeaten record.
The new year started badly for the Kent B team as they were beaten by West Sussex at home on the 5/1/2008 by 12 points to 24 points. The shot difference was a narrow 18 shot margin and many of the games were extremely close with the games being decided on the last ends.
The first session started unusually poorly. Percy Boozer won his singles match 13 – 9 but these were the only 2 points scored. However the 2nd session Kent gained 5 out of the 8 points with the pairs of John Hallett and Roy Palmer and Gloria Hadfield with Alan Ellis both winning comprehensively. This was backed up by the triple of Ray Ryder, Pat Boozer and Terry Desmond drawing 7-7 all. Kent were only 2 points behind but had +9 shot difference.
A good 3rd session was vital but it was not to be. Tony Horn and Percy Boozer both lost and the four of Gwen Wager, John Bown, Tony Mulcuck and Barry Baker were unlucky to lose 6-7, whilst the four of Steve Francis, Garry Cook, Albert Walker and Dave Kruse salvaged a point. It was now 16 – 8 to West Sussex but Kent could still do it. John Hallett and Roy Palmer again won their match with Ray Ryder, Pat Boozer and Terry Desmond backing them up by winning 13 – 9. Marion Smith, Brian Porter, Alan Avis and the pairing of Gloria Hadfield with Alan Ellis kept it tight but West Sussex were the more determined and gained the 4 points.
This was a good away win for West Sussex so Kent now look forward to the return fixture on the 2nd February hoping to revenge this defeat.
Match Report – Essex
“B” v Kent “B” – 12 Jan 08.
B Team win once again at Essex
On the 12th January the “B” Team travelled to Essex and recorded a wonderful win by 29 points to 7 (208 shots to 154). Maximum points were scored by the single players of Percy Boozer and Tony Horn winning their matches (16-10, 14-13) and (14-9, 16-12) respectively. The fours of Clare Vanns, John Bown, Barry Baker and Sue Smith won 8-6 whilst Gwen Wager, Garry Cook, Albert Walker and Brian Porter drew 10-10. In the fourth session the fours could not sustain this and both teams lost.
The pairings of John Hallett with Roy Palmer and Terry Desmond and Jim Carlow also played extremely well gaining the 8 points out of 8. They were well supported by the triples of Gloria Hadfield, Alan Ellis with Steve Francis and Ray Ryder, Pat Boozer and Alan Avis who scored a good 5 points between them. An extremely good solid away win.
Match
Report – Kent “A” v Norfolk “A” – 27 Jan 08
The Kent “A” team took on Norfolk “A” in the preliminary knockout round
of the Inter County Championships at the Royal Russell School, Croydon on 27th
January 08 knowing a win would take them to the Quarter Finals of the
competition.
The opening session saw Kent make a good start with Cliff Lorkins
winning 15-10 and Alan Faulkner winning convincingly 20-8.The four of Dick
Stagg, Colin Watson, Derrick Groom and skip Bryan Smith won well 7-3. However,
Mick Spurgeon’s four had the misfortune to drop 7 shots on the second end and
could not recover the dropped shots and lost 7-15. At the end of the first
session, first blow to Kent, 6 points to 2 with plus 13 shots.
In the second session of pairs and triples the new pairing of Sue Smith
and Frank Davis recovered well from being 2-8 down after eight ends to win the
last seven ends to win 13-8. Alan Harwood and Alan Hadfield also had a fine win
15-5, winning seven of the last eight ends. In the triples Andrea Rycraft,
Frank Wiedeholz and Jim Davey produced a fine win 12-8, but Derek Carpenter’s
trio could not hold on and lost 7-13. At the half way stage Kent were now 12-4
up with plus 26 shots.
The third session saw a dramatic change in fortunes in the singles.
Alan Faulkner was well beaten 7-22 and Cliff Lorkins lost 8-14. These two
losses made a big hole in the shot difference total. It needed the fours to
pick up the points to share the session. Mick Spurgeon’s four of Chris Groom,
Keith Austen and Allan Stroud were not to be denied a second time and won 12-10
and Bryan Smith’s team won 12-9 despite dropping a five on the seventh end.
This left Kent up 16-8 with plus 10 shots.
The pressure was now on Norfolk to win all games in the last session
and they made a spirited attempt. However, Kent were determined to get to the
quarter finals and Jim Davey’s trio won well, 9-5 and Danny Cosgree, Jan Davey
and Derek Carpenter drew 10-10. The two Alan’s, Harwood and Hadfield, went into
the last end 9-9, but this time were unable to produce a win and lost 9-10.
However Sue Smith and Frank Davis had another good win, 18-11, despite dropping
two fours in the middle of the game.
The final score was therefore, Kent 25 points, Norfolk 11 points with
Kent plus 20 shots.
Kent now prepare for the quarter finals against Somerset on 3 February
at the Caroline Chisholm School, Northampton.
Match Report –
West Sussex “B” v Kent “B” – 2 Feb 08.
“B” Team gain revenge over West Sussex
The Kent “B” team went to West Sussex on the 2nd February still smarting at their only defeat of the season at the hands of West Sussex. They were determined to make amends but no one dreamt of the size of the victory. The final score was 30 points to 6 with a shot difference of 215 to 132 to Kent. Once again the single players led the way, Percy Boozer winning 18-5 and 19-8 and Tony Horn scoring 12-11 and 18-12. The four of Jack Faulkner, Tony Mulcuck, Albert Walker, and John Bassett had two excellent wins 15-2 and 10-6, whilst the other four of Clare Vanns, John Bown, Brian Porter and Tony Drew narrowly lost their matches.
John Hallett and Roy Palmer again had good games, winning 22-10 and 11-8 and Gloria Hadfield and Jim Carlow lost their first match 15-9 but made amends winning their second 16-10. The triple teams were both undefeated with Ray Ryder, Pat Boozer and Alan Avis winning 10-9, 16-10 and Garry Cook, Alan Ellis and Dave Kruse winning 12-9, 12-6 enjoying good team spirit and banter.
West Sussex could not believe the score and how comprehensive their defeat was, but they vowed that the challenge shield match at Strood on the 15th March would be their day once more. It should be an interesting match.
Match Report – Kent “A” v
Somerset “A” – 3 Feb 08
Kent travelled to the Caroline Chisholm School, Northampton to play high
flying Somerset in the quarter finals of the Inter County Championships on 3rd
February. Somerset had won all their round robin group games convincingly and
were an unknown force and the two counties had not met at this level before.
Kent needed a good start and this was provided by the two singles
players. Cliff Lorkins drew a very tight game 10-10 and Alan Faulkner edged
home 14-11. However, both fours were unable to deliver. The four of Dick Stagg,
Colin Watson, Derrick Groom and skip Bryan Smith lost 6-10. Mick Spurgeon’s
four were unable to get on the scoreboard until the seventh end and lost 3-9. So
after the first session Kent were 3pts – 5 down and minus 7 shots.
The second session needed to redress the situation. Sue Smith and Frank
Davis however were under the cosh from the start and lost heavily 5-22. The
other pair of Alan Harwood and Alan Hadfield produced a good comeback, after
being 3-8 down, to win 12-11. The trio of Andrea Rycraft, Frank Wiedeholz and
Jim Davey produced an excellent 17-11 win. The other trio of Danny Cosgree,
Chris Groom and Derek Carpenter, in a topsy turvey game, won the last two ends
to earn a draw 12-12. At the half way stage the score was Kent 8pts Somerset
8pts with Kent minus 17 shots.
The return singles games saw Cliff Lorkins produce an excellent 23-17
win, but Alan Faulkner could not quite hold on and lost 11-14. Bryan Smith’s
four turned up the pressure and produced some excellent bowls to win 17-4. The
other four of Rita Horn, Keith Austen, Allan Stroud and skip Mick Spurgeon
picked up two fives to record a good win 13-7. The match was now in Kent’s
favour, 14pts to 10 with plus 5 shots. To be certain of progressing in the
competition Kent needed to win two of the last four remaining games. Derek
Carpenter’s triple were unable to hold the opposition and lost 4-20, but Jin
Davey’s team produced another excellent win, losing only two ends, to win 11-3.
It was now getting very close and when the two Alan’s, Harwood and Hadfield,
lost another close game 12-15, it was all down to the last pairing and they did
not disappoint, winning the last three ends to win 19-10. An excellent result,
with all the pressure on Sue Smith and Frank Davis.
The final result was Kent 18 game points Somerset 14 and with the bonus
points for shot advantage (3 shots!!!) the final result was Kent 22pts Somerset
14pts, Kent 189 shots Somerset 186 shots.
Kent will return to the Caroline Chisholm School on 2nd
March to play Cornwall “A” in the semi final of the competition.
Match report – Kent Premier v Avon – 17 Feb 08
Kent Premier win convincingly against Avon in the Qtr-Final.
The Kent
Kent got off to a solid start, winning 3 of the first 4 games and should
have won all 4, but an unlucky end saw
The second session was a closer affair with points being split 4 each.
Unfortunately Kent could not get any points in the pairs. The two wins came
through both the Kent triples; Linda Wynn, Mick Spurgeon and Derek Ford,
winning 9-8 and Robert Berry, John Rycraft and Jeff Vanns, winning 11-7.
At the half way stage Kent were leading Avon by 10pts to
6pts, but Kent held a +12 shot lead.
In the third session, Kent, as in the first session, won 3 of the 4
games. Wins again came through Mark Wiedeholz, in the singles, winning
convincingly 18-10. Both the Kent Fours had emphatic wins; Peter Blackman, Lee
Freeman, Tim Harwood and Thomas Coles, winning 12-2 and Irene Benton, Reg
Wager, Graham Nobbs and Cliff Henry, winning 13-2.
Kent went into the fourth and final session knowing they only needed to
win 1 of the last 4 games and this showed, as Kent impressively won the session
by 7 pts to Avon’s 1 pt.
The results of the day came in this session from the pair of Chris
England and Andrew Connors, winning 23-4 and the triple of Robert Berry, John
Rycraft and Jeff Vanns, winning 22-5.
Kent ended the day with an impressive victory. The score
finished – Kent Premier 27 pts (214 shots) to Avon 9pts (132 shots).
Match Report – Kent “A” v
Cornwall “A” –2 March 08
Kent returned to the Caroline Chisholm School at Northampton to play
Cornwall in the semi-final of the Inter County Championship on 2 March aiming
to get to the final for the third year running and to retain the trophy.
Cornwall started well with Kent very much in the doldrums after the
first session. In the singles, Cliff Lorkins lost 10-19 and Alan Faulkner lost
on the last end 10-11. The fours also lost. Dick Stagg, Colin Watson, Derrick
Groom and skip Bryan Smith went down 4-7, as did Rita Horn, Keith Austen, Allan
Stroud and skip Mick Spurgeon by the same score. This was the worst start Kent
could have had. Cornwall were leading 8-0 with plus 16 shots.
It needed a quick response from the pairs and triples and they had a
good try. Sue Smith and Frank Davis won well, 18-8, as did Alan Harwood and
Alan Hadfield, winning 16-10. The triple of Andrea Rycraft, Frank Wiedeholz and
Jin Davey lost 4-9, but Ray Anns, Danny Cosgree and skip Derek Carpenter won
13-5. At the halfway stage the score was Kent 6pts – Cornwall 10pts, but Kent
had a shots advantage of 3 shots.
The afternoon session saw a spirited performance from Alan Faulkner,
winning 14-8 and Cliff Lorkins drawing his game 15-15, having been in control
with two ends to go. Sadly the fours could not contribute to the points score.
Bryan Smith’s four went down 4-9and Mick Spurgeon’s four lost 2-10. With one
session to go Kent were almost down and out, the score being Kent 9pts –
Cornwall 15pts with plus 4 shots.
Cornwall only needed three points in the last session to go through to
the final. Kent however were not going down without a fight. In the pairs, Sue
Smith and Frank Davis fought hard to gain a point, picking up three shots in
the last two ends, to draw 12-12. Alan Harwood and Alan Hadfield had an
excellent win, 19-9 and the triples, not to be out done, continued to hold
Cornwall at bay. Jim Davey’s trio had a good win, 15-6 and Derek Carpenter’s
team won 14-11, picking up a hot shot on the way.
Kent had picked up 7 points out of the eight available and had booked
their place in the final. The final score being Kent 20pts – Cornwall 16pts,
with Kent plus 18 shots.
Kent will now travel back to Northampton on Sunday 9 March to play
arch-rivals West Sussex in the final, this being a repeat of last years final.
Match report – Kent Premier v
Cheshire – 2 March 08
Kent Premier lose against Cheshire in the Semi-Final.
The Kent
Kent got off to a solid start winning 3 of the first 4 games. 2 games
were won by 1 shot,
The second session saw Kent struggle, only managing a win and a draw.
The win was through the pair of Robert Berry (Hawkinge SMBC) and Tim Rycraft
(Langley SMBC), winning 15-13 and the triple of Chris Groom (St Mary’s Platt
SMBC), John Rycraft (Wye SMBC) and Jeff Vanns (Downswood SMBC) drew 11-11.
At the half way stage Kent were leading Cheshire by 9pts to
7pts, but Cheshire held a +6 shot lead.
Kent and Cheshire shared the spoils in the third session, 4
points each. Wins again came through the single of Mark Wiedeholz, winning
14-11, followed by a good win from the four of Irene Benton (Burham SMBC), Reg
Wager (Langley SMBC),
Kent went into the fourth and final session needing to win 3 out
of the last 4 games, unless they could pull back the 9 shot deficit.
Again it was not to be. Kent could only muster 1 win and 1 draw. The 3 points
came from the triple of Chris Groom, John Rycraft and Jeff Vanns, winning 9-7,
and the triple of
Kent ended the day distraught. The score finished – Kent Premier
16 pts (150 shots) to Cheshire 20pts (178 shots). Kent lost by 1 game.
Mark Wiedeholz
Kent County Team Manager
Match report – East
Sussex “B” v Kent “B” – 8 Mar 08
Kent “B” secure pleasing away win at East Sussex.
The Kent “B” Team adjusted well to the slow mats at East Sussex and won this match confidently and convincingly by 23 points to 13 (186 shots to 175). The team was led the way by the fours, skippered by Barry Baker and Albert Walker, scoring a maximum 8 points out of 8. This was backed up by the pairs of John Hallett and Roy Palmer, who were unbeaten and the pairing of Gloria Hadfield and Terry Desmond, who lost their first game, but then narrowly won the second, 15-14.
The triples of Garry Cook, Alan Ellis and Dave Kruse and Ray Ryder, Pat Boozer and Alan Avis managed to keep it tight, whilst the singles of Percy Boozer and Tony Horn found it difficult to adapt in their first matches, but then Percy had a fine 17-8 win in his second.
Overall team spirit and morale was very high with the Kent “B” Team remaining undefeated in their away matches.
Match Report – Kent “A” v
West Sussex “A” –9 March 08
A return to the Caroline Chisholm School in Northampton on 9th
March saw the Kent “A” team attempt to retain the Inter County Championship
title for the third year running. West Sussex “A” were the opponents, as indeed
they were last year.
The first session of singles and fours went the way of the opponents as
Cliff Lorkins, Hornhill SMBC, went down 7-10 and Alan Faulkner, Newington SMBC,
lost 12-13. In the fours, Dick Stagg, Wye SMBC, Colin Watson, Burham SMBC,
Derrick Groom, St Mary’s Platt SMBC and Bryan Smith, Shorne SMBC, won a close
game 8-6, but Mick Spurgeon’s team, Hamstreet SMBC, of Rita Horn, Culverstone
SMBC, Keith Austen, Hamstreet SMBC and Allan Stroud, Downswood SMBC, lost 5-7.
The second session saw the points shared. Sue Smith, Tunbury SMBC and
Frank Davis, Chalk Village SMBC, lost 11-13, but Alan Harwood, Borden SMBC and
Alan Hadfield, Hornhill SMBC, had a very good win, 20-12. The triple of Andrea
Rycraft, Wye SMBC, Frank Wiedeholz, Tunbury SMBC and Jim Davey, Burham SMBC,
only won two ends and went down 2-14. The other triple of Ray Anns and Danny Cosgree,
both of Borden SMBC and Derek Carpenter, Tunbury SMBC produced a good result,
winning 17-5.
At the half way stage it was Kent 6pts, West Sussex 10pts, with Kent
minus 3 shots.
A good third session was needed by Kent, but West Sussex had other
ideas and won all four games. Cliff Lorkins going down 11-13, Alan Faulkner
6-18, Bryan Smith’s four lost 5-8 and Mick Spurgeon’s team lost 6-12. West
Sussex had done enough at this stage to wrest the trophy from Kent’s grasp.
The last session saw Sue Smith and Frank Davis winning 14-10 and Alan
Harwood and Alan Hadfield put in a very creditable performance, to be the only
team to win both their games, with a score of 13-12. Jim Davey’s trio drew
10-10, but Derek Carpenter’s team lost 7-12.
The final result was Kent 154 shots and 11pts, West Sussex 180 shots
and 25pts. It has to be said that West Sussex deserved their win, playing
consistently all day.
The Kent players voted Alan Hadfield, playing in his first season in
the “A” team, as their Bowler of the Year. Well done Alan.
Match report – Kent
“B” v West Sussex “B” – 22 Mar 08
CHALLENGE SHIELD
2008.
On Saturday 22nd March 2008 Kent ‘B’ played their annual Challenge Shield match against West Sussex. This year it was Kent’s turn to host the match, so it was played at Strood Leisure Centre.
In the first of four sessions all of Kent’s triples started very brightly, winning four mats out of six, all by one shot. The second session also went to Kent, with them again winning four mats and West Sussex winning two mats. These results gave Kent a 18 points to 8 lead at the half way stage, but two shots behind.
In the third session Kent went to sleep, or had too much to eat and drink at lunch, as they only managed two wins and a draw making the fourth and last session very nerve wracking. Kent, however pulled out all the stops by winning five mats out of the six to give Kent “B” a 37 points and 254 shots to 15 points and 227 shots win. So Kent once again picked up the Challenge Shield for the sixth year running. This result gave their manager an undefeated run.
Thank you to all the ‘B’ team for their support and enthusiasm this year.
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OPPOSITION |
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Sunday
6 May 07 |
Northampton |
U18's
Woodbridge Trophy |
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Saturday 29
September 07 |
Strood |
St Marys Platt/Ryarsh
SMBC Select WON. 17 – 13
(172 shots – 136 shots) |
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Sunday 25
November 07 |
Grovelands
School Hailsham |
Burwash Open
Singles Under 18’s Competition |
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Saturday 1
December 07 |
Strood |
Boughton Monchelsea/Downswood/Hollingbourne
SMBC’s Select LOST. 13 – 15
(153 shots – 153 shots) |
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Saturday 5
January 08 |
Strood |
Hampshire WON. 18 – 10
(175 shots – 120 shots) |
|
Saturday 15
March 08 |
Strood |
Bert Allard
Trophy |
The Under 18's Woodbridge Trophy took place on the 6th May 07 at the Caroline Chisholm School, Northampton. A total of sixteen teams entered from twelve different counties. Kent entered two teams this year. Team 1 consisted of: Rosina Hall, Wayne Wellard, Christopher Wood and Christopher Philpott. Team 2 where: Stacey Carmichael, Peter Foster and two participants from the West Midlands. Both teams played six games of seven ends each, throughout the day. The results are as follows:
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Kent 1 |
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Kent 2 |
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Game 1 |
Drew 6 - 6 |
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Lost 2 - 13 |
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Game 2 |
Lost 3 - 8 |
|
Lost 2 - 14 |
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Game 3 |
Won 17 - 3 |
|
Lost 3 - 17 |
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Game 4 |
Won 9 - 2 |
|
Won 11 - 3 |
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Game 5 |
Lost 4 - 11 |
|
Lost 4 - 7 |
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Game 6 |
Lost 5 - 16 |
|
Won 5 - 3 |
The event was very
enjoyable and both teams played very well.
The runners-up this year were Devon and the winning team consisted of four players from different counties.
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Kent youth players with Mark Wiedeholz, Samantha Murphy and Chris England. |
Burwash
U18’s Singles Competition – Sun 25 Nov 07
Kent had three entrants into this
competition this year; Christopher Wood, Christopher Philpott and Edward
Selleck. There were a total of fourteen entrants from areas including Surrey,
Kent, West Sussex and East Sussex.
The entrants were drawn into three groups
and this year, the Kent players were drawn onto different mats.
Christopher Wood was in a group of 4; his
match scores were as follows;
Won
13 - 5
Won
22 - 2
Won
19 -5
This put him through to the quarter finals.
Christopher Philpott was in a group of
five; his match scores were as follows;
Won
8 - 7
Won
7 - 5
Lost
6 - 11
Won
10 – 8
This was also enough to put him through to
the quarterfinals.
Edward Selleck’s was also in a group of
five; his four match scores were;
Lost
7 - 13
Lost
2 - 16
Drew
7 - 7
Lost
6 – 9
The standard of bowling was exceptionally
high and Edward should be proud of the way he performed on the day, especially
as he has only been playing for approximately three months. He is a promising
young bowler who could do very well in the future; well done.
The quarter finals saw Christopher Wood up
against last year’s competition winner. After a very good game Christopher was
unfortunately beaten 7 shots to 10. This is the last year that both Christopher
Wood and his opponent will be able to play in the competition as they both turn
18 in the New Year.
Christopher Philpott was able to beat his
opponent in the quarter finals, another promising young bowler from Surrey. The
match score was 17 shots to 1. This put Chris into the semi-finals, but with
the opposing competition getting stronger each round could Chris go any
further?
Unfortunately, this year Chris was knocked
out in the semi-finals, but it was a very close game with some extremely good
bowling from both players. The score was 8 shots to 9.
The final saw last years and many other
previous years, winner take first place again, winning 13 shots to 4.
Well done to everyone who took part and
thank you to the organisers for making the day so enjoyable.
Next year will see a new face lift the
winner’s trophy; hopefully they will be wearing a Kent shirt!
Bert
Allard Trophy – Sat 15 Mar 08
A total
of 9 juniors entered the singles competition for the Bert Allard Trophy which
was held at Strood Leisure Centre on Saturday 15 March 2008. The winner of
Under25’s was G. Best. The winner Under18’s was Chris Philpot who beat Carol
Smith in the final 11 shots - 8 shots.
|
Kent Juniors |
Gary
Best – Winner U25’s Trophy |
Winner
U18’s Trophy |
KCSMBA Club Championships.
Match Report - Sunday 16 March 2008.
Newington
SMBC represented by P Richards, M Richards and B Dillon won the Club
Championships played at Strood Leisure Centre on Sunday 16 March 2008. The
runners up were Langley SMBC represented by B Whiting, S Town and M Dillon. A
total of 32 teams entered the competition. Full results were as below:
|
Club |
Team Skip |
P |
W |
Points |
Shots |
Ends |
Position |
|
NEWINGTON SMBC |
P Richards |
6 |
6 |
12 |
+62 |
|
1st |
|
LANGLEY SMBC |
B Whiting |
6 |
6 |
12 |
+44 |
|
2nd |
|
EASTLINGS SMBC |
R Piles |
6 |
5 |
10 |
+39 |
|
3rd |
|
DITTON SMBC |
L Broad |
6 |
5 |
10 |
+25 |
+29 |
4th |
|
BORDEN SMBC |
P Gardiner |
6 |
5 |
10 |
+25 |
+26 |
5th |
|
BALFOUR SMBC |
C Philpott |
6 |
5 |
10 |
+15 |
|
6th |
Mark Wiedeholz, Tunbury SMBC, won the County Singles title at Strood Leisure Centre on Sunday 20 April 2008. In his semi-final he was up against Gary Best, Downswood SMBC, and the expected close game was played out. Having gone 4-0 up after 2 ends M Wiedeholz was 5-7 down after six ends. M Wiedeholz then pulled away eventually winning 10-7.
In the second semi-final Percy Boozer, Burham SMBC, outplayed Alan Ellis, Tunbury SMBC, and won 14-1.
In the final M Wiedeholz never looked like losing the title he has held for the previous two years and won 9-3.
The pair of Michelle Fitzgerald and Tim Rycraft won the County Pairs title at Strood Leisure Centre on Sunday 30 March 2008. In their semi-final they played T Harwood and A Harwood, Borden SMBC, in a game that after 5 ends was equal at 3 shots each. From that point onwards the Harwood pair were unable to win another end, eventually losing 3-11.
The second semi-final was between P Ramsden and A Avis and C England and T Coles. The Coles-England pairing lead throughout the game to win 10-2.
In the final, a close game was promised and it lived up to that expectation. Leading 5-1 after four ends the Coles-England pair lost a three on the 5th end, but held on to lead 8-7 after 8 ends. By winning the last end by 1 shot T Rycraft and M Fitzgerald took the final into an extra end. With the jack given away, C England drew a front toucher that stayed the winning shot until the last wood. The last wood delivered by T Rycraft nudged the shot wood to push the jack to his partner’s wood lying just behind the jack. By winning the extra end T Rycraft and M Fitzgerald won the final 9-8.
The triple
from Tovil SMBC of C England, L Smith and A Connors won the County Triples
title at Strood Leisure Centre on Sunday 13 April 2008. In a closely fought
semi-final against the Snodland SMBC triple of R Sedge, R Offord and R
Champion, the Tovil trio came out on top winning 10-9. The Snodland triple won
the second end with 5 shots and after 3 ends were leading 7-3. After 7 ends the
Snodland team were still in the lead, 9-6, but dropped 2 shots on each of the
last two ends.
In the
second semi-final the Hawkinge SMBC triple skipped by G Allard with C Bull and
E Pudney beat the Eastling SMBC triple of C Smith, M Heath and R Piles, 14-4.
In the
final, the Tovil triple were leading 4-3 after 4 ends and went on to eventually
win 13-4.
The four of M Fitzgerald, C England, A Connors and T Rycraft won the fours title for season 2007/08 at Strood Leisure Centre on Sunday 2 December 2007. In their semi final they were up against a four skipped by M Spurgeon with A Rycraft, K Austen and R Wager. After 5 ends the score was 6-4 to T Rycraft’s four and with M Spurgeon’s team holding three shots on the 7th end the match could swing into M Spurgeon’s favour. However the jack was knocked off the mat for the third time which resulted in the score after 7 ends being 10-4 to T Rycraft. There was no way back from then on and T Rycraft’s four won 11-4.
In the second semi final a Burham four of P Blackman, J Davey, B Frost and J Davey played a four from Ryarsh of M Marshall, O Allen, D Allen and K Pinder. The Ryarsh four were 0-7 down after two ends but by the 7th end had got back to 5-8. However the deficit was too much and the Burham four won the match 15-5.
In the final T Rycraft’s four were winning 7-2 after the 4th end and never relinquished their lead eventually winning 12-5.
ESMBA National
Qualifiers - April 2008
|
QUALIFIER |
DATE |
VENUE |
QUALIFIERS |
|
Singles |
Sunday 6
January 08 |
TBA |
G Best |
|
Pairs |
Sunday 6
January 08 |
TBA |
G Best & Linda
Wynn Click here for a personnel view of the National Finals and
a report. |
|
Triples |
Not run this
year |
TBA |
|
|
Fours |
Not run this
year |
TBA |
|
|
Mixed
Fours |
Not run this
year |
TBA |
|
|
Under
18's |
TBA |
TBA |
Carol Smith,
Chiddingstone SMBC |
The England Championship Finals are
to be played on:
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|
DATE |
VENUE |
|
Mixed
Fours |
Saturday 15
March 08 |
TBA |
|
Under
18's |
Sunday 16
March 08 |
TBA |
|
Singles |
Thursday 3
April 08 |
Kettering
Leisure Village, Kettering |
|
Pairs |
Friday 4
April 08 |
Kettering
Leisure Village, Kettering |
|
Fours |
Saturday 5
April 08 |
Kettering
Leisure Village, Kettering |
|
Triples |
Sunday 6
April 08 |
Kettering
Leisure Village, Kettering |
English National Pairs – April 2008
Having won the Kent County Pairs Qualifiers, played at Burham Village Hall, Linda Wynn and partner Gary Best, had progressed through to the National Finals which were played at Kettering on 4th April 2008.
Below is a personnel view from Linda of that day.
My day at Kettering turned out to be one of those experiences you never forget.
The excitement was all around the moment I stepped on the mat. Smile Gary kept saying, I thought I was but obviously not enough until…
We had reached our first knock out round and were losing. Gary had managed to save the 9th end by drawing in for a measure. A drawn end was given which gave us needing 3 shots to win on the last end. We were holding 2 and Gary having the last wood, skilfully played a drawing shot that gave us 3, it was pure poetry. The faces of the opposition turned to despair while I jumped and cheered, I couldn’t stop smiling!
We continued to win until we reached the semi final where we finally lost to a better team. It was a long, mentally tiring day but a great experience, thanks Gary.
Linda Wynn.
The following is
an extract from the report posted on the ESMBA website at www.esmba.org.uk
The English National Short Mat Bowls Championship 2008
Held
at Kettering Leisure Village on 3rd–6th April 2008.
Pairs.
Last 32.
Gary Best and Linda Wynn, Kent, found themselves 1-4 down against James Smith and Phil Atkins, Devon, but rallied to go 6-4 in front. However Devon took the lead 8-6. The Kent pair then dug deep and scored a three on the last end to win 9-8.
Last 16.
Gary Best and Linda Wynn, Kent, had a battle against Jon Pitcher and David Haywood, Warwickshire. It was level at 2-2 and 4-4, but then Kent took a 6-4 lead. A single each set up a final end with Warwickshire needing at least a two but they could only score a single and Kent won 7-6.
Quarter - Finals
Alan Jones, Dave Wooller, Essex v Gary Best, Linda Wynn, Kent.
Kent appeared to take control with Gary drawing well as they scored five shots in four ends to lead 5-2 after being 0-2 down, but Essex held on. At 8-4 with one end left Alan and Dave could only score a two, so Gary Best and Linda Wynn won 8-6.
Semi - Finals
Keith Alders, Matt Smith, West Midlands v Gary Best, Linda Wynn, Kent.
West Midlands took a 4-0 lead on the first end and then 5-1 with Matt drawing well. Kent scored a three with both Linda and Gary bowling at their best. It was 5-4 to the Midlanders. Linda counted with two woods round the jack on the next end but Keith Alders drew in and counted a single which he held. Keith ditched the jack on the sixth end and Matt drew to the line but Gary played a brilliant bowl to win the end, only one shot in it at 6-5 to the West Midlands pairing. Matt Smith wicked to the jack and held two but Gary fired the jack into the ditch and scored one to level the match 6-6.
Linda, leading well lay two on but Keith took one out and then Matt with controlled weight took the jack into the ditch and counted one. Gary hit Linda toucher into the ditch area but just lost the measure and so West Midlands now led 7-6 with two ends left. Three down Gary was forced to fire, he missed and ended up going four down as Keith Alders and Matt Smith won 11-6.
Keith Alders and Matt Smith went onto win the final.
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