KENT COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING
ASSOCIATION
Affiliated to English Short Mat Bowling
Association
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Date of last update: 8 May 2009
KCSMBA Anniversary Pairs Competition
In
celebration of the Kent County Short Mat Bowling Association reaching it’s 20th
anniversary a pairs competition was held at Strood Leisure Centre on Sunday 18th
May 08. A total of 44 teams entered the competition with an addition mat laid
out for Target Bowls. In a very tight finish, which was decided by ends won,
the winners of the competition were Sonia Watson and Thomas Coles with Frank
Davis winning the bottle of whiskey for the highest score on the Target Bowls
mat. The full results are below, click here.
To
commemorate the founding of the association the County Committee decided to
present the eight founder members of the Association with a memento. The founder
members were Des Butters, Ted Messer, Andrea and John Rycraft, Tony Mulcuck,
Glynne Hibbert, Ray Owen and Ted Pocklington.
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Five of the
Founder Members: Ted Messer, Tony Mulcuck, Glynne Hibbert and Andrea and John
Rycraft. |
Ted Messer being
presented with his memento by the County Vice Chairman Derek Carpenter. |
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Competition
winners Sonia Watson and Thomas Coles along side the runners up Mark Wiedeholz
and Michelle Carpenter with the County Vice Chairman Derek Carpenter. |
Target Bowls
winner Frank Davis shows off his bottle with runner up Michelle Carpenter. |
The results of the pairs competition are as
below:
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Played |
Won |
Points |
Shots |
Ends Won |
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Sonia
Watson & Thomas Coles |
6 |
6 |
12 |
+39 |
+35 |
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Michelle
Carpenter & Mark Wiedeholz |
6 |
6 |
12 |
+39 |
+34 |
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Sylvia
& Warwick Ball |
6 |
6 |
12 |
+38 |
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Roy Toms
& Tony Drew |
6 |
6 |
12 |
+33 |
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Andrea
Rycraft & Matt Dillon |
6 |
6 |
12 |
+20 |
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KENT SELECT v ENGLAND – 20/21 SEPTEMBER
08
A Kent and Southern
Counties Select side took on the England side at both senior and junior levels
over the weekend of 20th/21st September 2008. The match
was played at Swale Indoor Bowls Centre, Sittingbourne.
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England Squad game v Kent and the
Southern Counties. On
Saturday 20th September 2008 the England Short Mat Bowling squad arrived
in Swale Indoor Bowls Club to play Kent County Short Mat Bowling team &
some neighbouring representatives. They were complemented on the Sunday with
30 players from the England U21 squad. After
many closely fought games the England squad showed their superiority with a
decisive overall victory. There were of course some notable results for the
home team with a few games being won by the home side; the England Manager Mr
Barry Hedges commented that this was their hardest fought game that he had seen
in the past 2 years and that Kent had achieved the highest point tally in
individual games under his management. No greater compliment could be made to
the home team and players. |
Mark Wiedeholz shakes
hands with Trevor Brown, England & Oxfordshire SMBA before their singles
match. |
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Team talk |
It
was a superbly run weekend, with a highly competitive series of games. The
venue was well lit, spacious and suited for such an event. It is hoped that
the England squad will return again next year. This
was a great start to the indoor season for all concerned which we hope will
yield dividends later for our players. The
Kent Chairman wanted to thank all the players for attending, the England
players for travelling and a special thanks to the Committee members who
‘made it happen’ plus all the other miscellaneous individuals who helped make
it work. Tim
Rycraft Chairman
KCSMBA |
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Team talk part 2 |
Sue Smith leads the way |
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The venue |
All eyes on the outcome |
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Cliff Henry attacks the head |
Alan Harwood, Roy Palmer, Graham Nobbs
and Tim Harwood have a head to head. |
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Reg Wager drawing in |
Matt Dillon plays his part |
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