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President
Barney Wymer’s charity for 2023 is “Nelson’s Journey”
If you are
not aware Nelson’s Journey Nelson’s Journey is a
local charity that supports children and young people in Norfolk who’ve
experienced the death of a significant person.
They provide a range of resources and services, and accept referrals
from families and professionals for those who may need our support. Since 1997,
Nelson’s Journey has helped thousands of bereaved children and young people in
the county. It is thanks to the tremendous support of our local community that
our work is possible.
Over the course of the season, Barney has raised the fantastic sum
£2,213.22 which he has been delighted to pass on to Nelson’s Journey
Barney says:
“I would like to give a big thank
you all and really appreciate the support you have given me in the
last months and to those who donated prizes for
raffles, giving personal donations and the generous sum raided by our
County Tourists. This helped me raise £2.213.22 for the local charity Nelson's
Journey, which supports children who have suffered bereavement, and which
I have been able to pass on to them.
I feel very honoured to have been
your President over the last 12 months and thank you once again for your
wonderful support”
Clubs Meeting held on Sunday 24th September 2023
Synopsis
and Summary of matters raised and discussed
Attendance: County Officers & 24
representatives from Clubs
1. Report by Hon. Secretary
(John Ottaway)
Norfolk Bowls Association
The 2023
season ran smoothly with no major issues with all Competitions and League
completed on schedule. Our thoughts will now turn to the 2024 season with the
programme now being worked on.
There are
matters under consideration by the Management Committee, namely:
Jermy Cup
Entries
have greatly diminished over recent years and some Clubs who entered in 2023
were forced to concede matches due to problems raising teams.
This
competition has been reviewed by the Management Committee who believes it to be
no longer viable in its current format. Therefore, the Committee is proposing
that it be played as a 1 rink mixed fours competition of 2 men/2 ladies in line
with our other County Championships.
A
formal proposition will be submitted to the AGM in December for adoption for
the 2024 season including changes to the Jermy Cup rules
Dress Code
The
requirement to get County Approval to Club coloured clothing no longer applies.
Bowls England have issued detailed guidelines as to what is permitted so far as
coloured clothing is concerned and these guidelines will apply to our County
Championships that lead to the National finals and those competitions run
direct by Bowls England.
Guidance
has already been circulated to Clubs on what is and is not permitted
Our
Competition Regulations will need to be amended and the required changes will
be presented to the AGM in December.
Our
internal Competitions (Bales Cup, Fermoy Cup & Jermy Cup) are not subject
to Bowls England Competition Regulations and we determine our own rules so far
as dress is concerned and it seems logical and for consistency that the dress
for these and the County League should be the same as for the main County
Championships so again changes to the rules for these events will be presented
to the AGM.
Competition Prizes
The
prizes presented to individual Competition winners & runners- up include
tankards. This has been reviewed will change from 2024 and we will now present
the winners and runners up with a cash equivalent with the amounts still to be
determined. Winners will continue to receive individual medals along with the
bannerette for their club
2023 Annual General Meeting
Nominations
Nominations for the Officer positions have now
closed and there are vacancies for 3 key positions:-
Junior Vice President – No nomination has been received and the Management
Committee will seek someone to fill this position
Match Secretary – David Naunton has decided to stand down and so
this important position will become vacant and needs to be filled
Group Representatives
John Mason is standing down as Group 1
Representative and Ian Groves (County Arts) has been ‘nominated’ to take his.
Representatives for the other 3 groups is unlikely to change
Safeguarding Officer
I have taken the safeguarding training and have the
required DBS checks and I am covering this position in the short term but will
seek to fill this role on a permanent basis
Motions
Any Motions to the AGM must be received by 15th
October and to the League AGM by 5th November
Website
It is felt that our website is a bit tired, dated and not really
compatible with mobile devices. We are therefore undertaking a review as to a
possible upgrade which is in its early stages and I will report further in due
course
County
programme 2024
A draft is being produced but is subject to change
depending on entries made. This will be published as soon as possible.
Middleton
Cup
This continues as a Group format in 2024. Mark
Turner will continue as Manager and our home match will be played at County
Arts
Eastern
Counties League
This will continue in 2024 but Huntingdonshire
& Cambridgeshire have withdrawn leaving only 5 counties. The effect of the
withdrawals will be discussed at the ECBA AGM in November and we will have to
wait and see if changes to the League result.
County Tour
The President’s Tour was reinstated in 2023 and
Derek Ryder is in the process of organising a tour in May 2024. Brian Howes has
stood down as Tour Manager and John Mason has taken on this role and if anyone
is interested in joining the tour party then please contact John Mason
Bowls
England
Working
parties
Bowls
England have set up various working parties involving all levels of the game
from players ,administrators, umpires to review a range of topics. These
working parties are on-going and will present recommendations for changes
Competitions
This
is a review of the Bowls England Competitions and any recommendations will
require County approval prior to implementation in 2025.
As
and when recommendations are received, the views of Clubs & Players will be
sought.
In
the meantime BE have issued a survey to get members views and this can be
accessed via the BE website and I would urge anyone interested to participate
Affiliations
This
is looking at the whole Affiliation process and I continue to press BE on the
issues we have in the County particularly for Clubs playing Federation bowls to
ensure these are fully considered by the working group.
A
reminder – the Bowls England affiliation fee will increase to £7.00 per player
next year and David Naunton will issue the relevant paperwork in early 2024
Disciplinary
Hopefully,
the working party will recommend a more simplified process
Governance
This
relates to BE internal governance processes and should have little direct
effect on County operations
Bowls Big weekend
Several
of our Clubs participated with I understand a varying degree of success. This
will take place again in May 2024 and I would urge Clubs to consider taking
part as it is a way to attract new members. If more Clubs do participate then
it may be possible to have some form our County wide publicity to promote the
event
Communications
Bowls England communicate direct with Clubs through
the Club Contact as shown on each Club’s page on the Bowls England website.
It is the Clubs responsibility to keep the contact
details up to date and this has to be done on-line via the website, via the
Club/County Profile Log in prompt.
Clubs have been notified direct of their unique
log-in details and Clubs are urged to ensure the contact details are up to date
so information sent is received by the correct person.
If Clubs have any issues to be raised with Bowls
England then these should be addressed to the BE Clubs Officer - Jas Batt (jasbir.batt@bowlsengland.com)
Staff
There
have been several staff changes at Bowls England and Helen Slimm will be
leaving in October
2023 Season
This
went smoothly will all Competitions completed on schedule
2024 Season
The
programme for 2024 is now being worked on and will be completed and published
once all entries are received (after the closing date of 1st
December) Clubs are urged to complete and submit entries by this date to enable
these to be checked prior to the relevant draws being made in early 2024
Assuming
the motion to change the Jermy Cup to a mixed fours competition is passed at
the AGM, the relevant entry form will then be issued
Consideration
will be given as to whether more than one round of the 2 bowl singles can be
played on a single evening (or possibly a weekend)
2023 season
The
Season went well with all league fixtures being completed within the dates as
per the league rules despite a few postponements due to the weather. My
congratulations go to all the zone winners and to Norfolk Bowling Club B and
West Winch for winning the W P Baker Cup and the Hansells Cup respectively.
2024 League structure
The
League format for 2024 and the draft League structure for 2024 is attached.
This is still in DRAFT as is dependent on Clubs submitting entries to the
League which do not close until 1st December. At this point, the
structure for 2024 will be determined and presented to the League AGM in
December.
There
are particular issues surrounding the South 1 & 2 and Central Zones with
currently an in sufficient number of teams to make these 3 zones viable. Hence,
once all team entries are received the structure of these 3 zones will be
reviewed and it is possible that these be amalgamated into 2 zones which may
result in each zone comprising 9 teams resulting in an additional 2 matches in
each zone. If this does arise then the additional dates will be incorporated into
the league programme, probably played on a Monday. However, it must be stressed
that this is dependent on the league entries made
2024 League AGM motions
League – number of ends
A
motion has been submitted for presentation to the League AGM that all League
Matches be played over 18 ends rather than 21 to bring this into line with
other 4’s events (County/Senior Fours, Bales Cup, Jermy Cup & Fermoy Cup).
It will be for Clubs to consider this and vote accordingly at the AGM
Postponed matches
The
rule whereby postponed matches have to played ‘one week prior to the last
scheduled league date’ to be changed to ‘prior to the last scheduled league
date’ so as to give Clubs more time to arrange postponed matches particularly
those postponed late in the season
Late Arrivers
The
rules are not particularly clear as to players arriving late for a league match
and if the start should be delayed or the match started with the players
present and the playing format that should be adopted.
Changes
are being considered to clarify what should occur and these will be presented
to the League AGM
County
income is primarily from Affiliation Fees & Competition entries, amounting
to approx. £3,000 per annum. Costs are increasing but the County Affiliation
Fee will remain at £2.00 per playing member in 2024, which has been unchanged
for many years. However, with increasing costs this will need reviewing and may
have to increase in future years
The
2023 County Friendly Match programme was successfully completed and the 2024
programme is being worked upon.
There
will be changes in 2024. For away matches, Counties travelling to Norfolk and
Norfolk travelling to away matches present a problem with players reluctant to
travel long distance and it’s likely that the number of matches will reduce to
only 6. More details will be provided at the AGM.
Having
held the Match Secretary position for several years, David has decided to stand
down at the AGM. This is an important position that needs to be filled. If
there is anyone interested in taking on this important position then please let
David know who will be able to provide more details
John Ottaway –
Hon. Men’s Secretary
27th September 2023
Circulation:
Norfolk
Bowls Association – Men’s Club Secretaries
Norfolk
Bowls Association – Men’s Management Committee
Norfolk
Bowls Association – Christine Rednall (Ladies Section Secretary)
Norfolk
Bowls Association – Peter Cottee (Executive Officer)
Norfolk
Bowls Association website
County Championships History & Statistics SEPT 2023>
28 August 2023
West Winch win the
Hansells Cup
The last silverware of the County season was decided on Saturday when
West Winch lifted the Hansells Cup League playoff title at Wymondham Dell.
In the semi-final, they came from behind to beat Scole & District by
a single shot. The other semi-final was not so close as Bradwell, always ahead
against Hunstanton, won by 8 shots
The final saw West Winch open an early lead, which they never
relinquished and ran out comfortable winners by 13 shots.
Results:-
Semi-finals
West Winch 55
Scole & District 54 (4-1)
Bradwell 58
Hunstanton ‘A’ 50 (4-1)
Final
West Winch 67
Bradwell 54 (4-1)
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Link below
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County
Championship Finals RESULTS
Men’s
County Championship Finals 2023
RESULTS
SINGLES
Jack Wells (Downham Market
BC) 20
John Ottaway (Wymondham Dell BC) 21
PAIRS
Richie Bly & Chris Rowe (Downham
Market) 21 Aaron Johnson & Ian Catchpole (Norfolk BC) 11
TRIPLES
Josh Finch, Rhys Morgan & Dan
Cawthorne (Wootton Park BC) 19
Dan Seabourne, Matthew Carter &
David Smith (Freethorpe BC) 18
FOURS
Ian Groves, Mick Brown, Mike Seppings
& Jack Larter (County Arts BC) 18
John Tufts, Richard Summers, Ian
Catchpole & Wayne Willgress (Norfolk BC) 16
TWO BOWL SINGLES
Matt Warnes (Downham
Market BC) 16
Justin Hudson (Wootton Park BC) 11
JUNIOR SINGLES
Aaron Johnson (Norfolk BC) 21 Harry
Cater (Downham Market BC) 20
JUNIOR PAIRS Semi-finals
Rhys Morgan
& Bradley George (Wootton Park BC) 8
Harry Cater
& Jack Larter (Downham Market BC/County Arts BC) 18
Tom Cooper
& Aaron Johnson (Freethorpe BC/Norfolk BC) 13
Josh Finch
& Dean Rudling (Wootton Park BC/Shipdham BC) 14
JUNIOR PAIRS FINAL
Harry Cater
& Jack Larter (Downham Market BC/County Arts BC) 18
Josh Finch
& Dean Rudling (Wootton Park BC/Shipdham BC) 19
SENIOR FOURS
Gary Mallett, Clive Derry, Mick Brown
& Brian Taylor (County Arts BC) 12
Barry Flatt, Peter Harlow, Richard Haydon & Gary Goodrum (Wymondham Dell) 16
19 August 2023
Norfolk
BC ‘B’ lift the WP Baker Cup
The County
League Zone play offs for the WP Baker Cup were played at Thorpe Rec BC on
Sunday 13th August with Norfolk BC ‘B’ being successful and will join
their ‘A’ team in the Premier League
next season.
Results:-
Semi Finals
Final
County Finals Programme for 5th/6thAugust
Men’s County Championship Finals 2023
Venue: Thorpe Recreation BC
Saturday 5th August at 1.30pm
JUNIOR PAIRS Semi-finals
Rhys Morgan
& Ryan Hudson (Wootton Park BC) -v-
Harry Cater
& Jack Larter (Downham Market BC/County Arts BC)
Tom Cooper
& Aaron Johnson (Freethorpe BC/Norfolk BC) -v-
Josh Finch
& Dean Rudling (Wootton Park BC/Shipdham BC)
(JUNIOR PAIRS Final to follow - at 4.00pm)
SENIOR FOURS
Gary Mallett, Clive Derry, Mick Brown
& Brian Taylor (County Arts BC) -v-
Barry Flatt, Peter Harlow, Garry
Oakley & Gary Goodrum (Wymondham Dell)
Sunday 6th August at 10.30am
SINGLES
Jack Wells (Downham Market
BC) -v- John Ottaway (Wymondham Dell BC)
PAIRS
Richie Bly & Chris Rowe (Downham
Market) -v- Aaron Johnson & Ian Catchpole (Norfolk BC)
Sunday 6th August at 1.30pm
JUNIOR SINGLES
Aaron Johnson (Norfolk BC) -v- Harry
Cater (Downham Market BC)
TWO BOWL SINGLES
Matt Warnes (Downham Market
BC) -v- Justin Hudson (Wootton Park BC)
FOURS
Ian Groves, Mick Brown, Mike Seppings
& Jack Larter (County Arts BC) -v-
John Tufts, Richard Summers, Ian
Catchpole & Wayne Willgress (Norfolk BC)
TRIPLES
Josh Finch, Rhys Morgan & Dan
Cawthorne (Wootton Park BC) -v-
Dan Seabourne, Matthew Carter &
David Smith (Freethorpe BC)
Bales Cup winners – Norfolk BC
Congratulations
to Norfolk BC who have won the Bales Cup for 2023 and now have won the title on
the last 4 occasions
Final Result
NORFOLK BC 62 FREETHORPE 39
24 July 2023
Jermy Cup Winners – Norfolk BC
Jermy Cup
Congratulations
to Norfolk BC who have won the Jermy Cup for 2023 and now having won the title
on the last 4 occasions
Results
Semi-finals
County Arts BC 56 Aldiss Park BC 52
Martham BC 35 Norfolk BC 52
Final
County Arts 15 Norfolk BC 47
County Pairs Semi Finals Results
County
Championships 2023
Semi-final
Results
Results of the County
Championship semi-finals are below. The County finals will be played over the
weekend of 5th/6th August at Thorpe Rec. BC and the
programme will be published shortly
Fours
Paul King, Mark Wright, Richie Bly
& Chris Rowe (Downham Market) 12
Ian Groves, Mick Brown, Mike Seppings
& Jack Larter (County Arts) 22
Max Harrison, Matt Warnes, Jack Wells
& Peter Boldero (Downham Market) 14
John Tufts, Richard Summers, Ian
Catchpole & Wayne Willgress (Norfolk BC) 15
The winners progress to the County
final to be played on 5th or 6th August at Thorpe Rec BC
and will also represent Norfolk in the Bowls England National Championships at
Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa on 19th/22nd August
Triples
Barry Moody, Ken Jenkins & Michael
Tufts (Hingham Rectory) 20
Josh Finch, Rhys Morgan & Dan
Cawthorne (Wootton Park) 21
Lewis Garner, Richard Scott &
Keith Brand (Shouldham) 12
Dan Seabourne, Matthew Carter &
David Smith (Freethorpe) 19
The winners progress to the County
final to be played on 5th or 6th August at Thorpe Rec BC
and will also represent Norfolk in the Bowls England National Championships at
Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa on 16th/19th August
Pairs
Chris Burr & Keith Edgar (Norwich
Union) 18
Richie Bly & Chris Rowe (Downham
Market) 19
Dan Seabourne & Tom Cooper
(Freethorpe) 3
Aaron Johnson & Ian Catchpole
(Norfolk BC) 20
The winners progress to the County
final to be played on 5th or 6th August at Thorpe Rec BC
and will also represent Norfolk in the Bowls England National Championships at
Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa on 13th/15th August
Singles
The Singles Quarter Finals, shown
below, due to be played on 14th July were postponed due to inclement
weather were played on Friday 21st July at GW Staniforth BC
(Thetford) with the results as shown below. The semi-finals will be played on
Thursday 27th July at Aldiss Park BC.
Jack Wells (Downham Market) 21 Justin Hudson (Wootton Park) 11
Kevin Baker (Diss & District) 12 Jack Larter (County Arts) 21
Karl Staff (Norfolk BC) 18 John Ottaway (Wymondham Dell) 21
Peter Boldero (Downham Market) 14 Wayne Willgress (Norfolk BC) 2 (match
conceded)
Semi-final matches:-
Jack Wells (Downham Market) –v- Jack
Larter (County Arts)
John Ottaway (Wymondham Dell) –v-
Peter Boldero (Downham Market)
Senior
Fours
Gary Mallett, Clive Derry, Mick Brown
& Brian Taylor (County Arts) 19
Geoff Batley, Roger Guy, John Ottaway & Peter Roseblade (Wymondham Dell) 10
Barry Flatt, Peter Harlow, Garry
Oakley & Gary Goodrum (Wymondham Dell) 16
Chris Wright, Bob Allen, Andy Hailes
& Mervyn Chapman (St. Lawrence) 4
The final will be played over the
weekend of 5th & 6th August at Thorpe Rec BC. The
winners of the Final will represent Norfolk in the Bowls England National
Championships at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa on 21st/23rd
August
Junior
Singles
Aaron Johnson (Norfolk BC) 21 Jack Larter (County Arts) 14
Harry Cater (Downham Market) w/o Jack Naunton (Aldiss Park)
The winners progress to the County
final to be played on 5th or 6th August at Thorpe Rec BC
and will also represent Norfolk in the Bowls England National Championships at
Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa on 22nd /24th August
Junior
Pairs
The semi-finals below have still be
played
Ryan Hudson & Rhys Morgan (Wootton
Park) –v- Harry Cater & Jack Larter (Downham Market/County Arts)
Aaron Johnson & Tom Cooper
(Norfolk BC/Freethorpe) –v- Josh Finch & Dean Rudling (Wootton
Park/Shipdham)
The winners progress to the County
final to be played on 5th or 6th August at Thorpe Rec BC.
The winners of the Final will represent Norfolk in the Bowls England National
Championships at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa on 14th/16th
August
County Pairs Semi Finals Venue Change
Now being played at Wymondham Dell on Thursday 20th
July 6:30pm
County
Championship Final Results
Quarter
final results
Fours
played on 10th July 2023
Paul King, Mark Wright, Richie Bly
& Chris Rowe (Downham Market) 19
Simon Turner, Terry Frost, Steve Norman & Ben Goff (Dereham St. Nicholas) 17
Ian Groves, Mick Brown, Mike Seppings
& Jack Larter (County Arts) 20
Josh Finch, Rhys Morgan, Liam Leverett
& Dan Cawthorne (Wootton Park) 10
John High, Darren Rowsell, Mark Turner
& Andy Siely (Acle St Edmunds) 9
Max Harrison, Matthew Warnes, Jack
Wells & Peter Boldero (Downham Mkt) 19
Geoff Batley, Garry Oakley, John
Ottaway & Peter Roseblade (Wymondham Dell) 16
John Tufts,
Richard Summers, Ian Catchpole & Wayne Willgress (Norfolk BC) 18
Triples
played on 11th July 2023
Paul Chisp, Gary May & Jack Larter
(County Arts) 13
Barry Moody, Ken Jenkins & Michael
Tufts (Hingham Rectory) 19
John Colcombe, Aaron Stimson &
Karl Brooks (Norfolk BC) 19
Josh Finch, Rhys Morgan & Dan
Cawthorne (Wootton Park) 21
Lewis Garner, Richard Scott &
Keith Brand (Shouldham) 23
Peter Lunt, Roger Saxon & Chris
Jones (Shouldham) 7
Dan Seabourne, Matthew Carter & David
Smith (Freethorpe) 21
Simon Turner, Terry Frost & Ben
Goff (Dereham St. Nicholas) 18
Pairs
played on 13th July 2023
Barry Flatt & Gary Goodrum
(Wymondham Dell) 14
Chris Burr & Keith Edgar (Norwich
Union) 23
Richie Bly & Chris Rowe (Downham
Market) 20
Harry Cater & Peter Chestney
(Downham Market) 13
Liam Leverett & Josh Finch
(Wootton Park) 12
Dan Seabourne & Tom Cooper
(Freethorpe) 22
Garry Oakley & Peter Roseblade
(Wymondham Dell) 2
Aaron Johnson & Ian Catchpole
(Norfolk BC) 20
Singles
The matches shown below, due to be
played on 14th July 2023 were postponed due to inclement weather and
will now be played on Friday 21st July at GW Staniforth BC
(Thetford)
Jack Wells (Downham Market) -v- Justin Hudson (Wootton Park)
Kevin Baker (Diss & District) -v- Jack Larter (County Arts)
Karl Staff (Norfolk BC) -v- John Ottaway (Wymondham Dell)
Peter Boldero (Downham Market) -v- Wayne Willgress (Norfolk BC)
County
Championship Semi-Final Details
Fours
To be played on Monday 17th
July at Aldiss Park
Paul
King, Mark Wright, Richie Bly & Chris Rowe (Downham Market)
-v-
Ian
Groves, Mick Brown, Mike Seppings & Jack Larter (County Arts)
Max
Harrison, Matthew Warnes, Jack Wells & Peter Boldero (Downham Market)
-v-
John
Tufts, Richard Summers, Ian Catchpole & Wayne Willgress (Norfolk BC)
The winners progress to
the County final to be played on 5th or 6th August at
Thorpe Rec BC and will also represent Norfolk in the Bowls England National
Championships at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa on 19th/22nd
August
Triples
To be played on Tuesday 18th
July at Harling Rec BC
Barry
Moody, Ken Jenkins & Michael Tufts (Hingham Rectory)
-v-
Josh
Finch, Rhys Morgan & Dan Cawthorne (Wootton Park)
Lewis
Garner, Richard Scott & Keith Brand (Shouldham
-v-
Dan
Seabourne, Matthew Carter & David Smith (Freethorpe)
The winners progress to
the County final to be played on 5th or 6th August at
Thorpe Rec BC and will also represent Norfolk in the Bowls England National
Championships at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa on 16th/19th
August
Pairs
To be played on Thursday 20th
July at Hingham Rectory BC
Chris
Burr & Keith Edgar (Norwich Union)
-v-
Richie
Bly & Chris Rowe (Downham Market)
Dan
Seabourne & Tom Cooper (Freethorpe)
-v-
Aaron
Johnson & Ian Catchpole (Norfolk BC)
The winners progress to
the County final to be played on 5th or 6th August at
Thorpe Rec BC and will also represent Norfolk in the Bowls England National
Championships at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa on 13th/15th
August
Singles
The Singles Quarter Finals, shown
below, due to be played on 14th July were postponed due to inclement
weather and will now be played on Friday 21st July at GW Staniforth
BC (Thetford). Once played, the Semi-finals will then be arranged.
Jack
Wells (Downham Market) -v- Justin
Hudson (Wootton Park)
Kevin
Baker (Diss & District) -v- Jack
Larter (County Arts)
Karl
Staff (Norfolk BC) -v- John Ottaway
(Wymondham Dell)
Peter
Boldero (Downham Market) -v- Wayne
Willgress (Norfolk BC)
10
July 2023
County Championships
2023
The quarter finals of
the Singles will be played on Friday 14th July at Hingham Rectory BC
with the line ups as follows:
Jack Wells (Downham Market) -v- Justin Hudson (Wootton Park)
Kevin Baker (Diss & District) -v- Jack Larter (County Arts)
Karl Staff (Norfolk BC) -v- John Ottaway (Wymondham Dell)
Peter Boldero (Downham Market) -v- Wayne Willgress (Norfolk BC)
The winners progress to
the semi-finals to be played on Friday 21st July at GW Staniforth BC (Thetford).
Norfolk
Bowls Association
County Championships
2023
The quarter finals &
semi-finals of the Senior Fours were played on Sunday 9th July with
the results as follows:-
Quarter Final results
Gary Mallett, Clive Derry, Mick Brown & Brian Taylor (County
Arts) 17
Steve Hollingworth, Copper Ramjeet, Peter Deeley &
Trevor Jermy (County Arts) 14
Geoff Batley, Roger Guy, John Ottaway & Peter
Roseblade (Wymondham Dell) 20
Paul Boulton, Iver Willgress, Patrick Grange & Gerry
Creed (Castle Acre Coronation) 11
Barry Flatt, Peter Harlow, Garry Oakley & Gary
Goodrum (Wymondham Dell) 18
John Sparrow, Phil Ellis, Mark Turner & Andy Siely
(Acle St Edmunds) 17
Chris Wright, Bob Allen, Andy Hailes & Mervyn Chapman (St. Lawrence) 16
Malcolm Shorting, Gordon Green, David Willgress &
Andrew Brooks (Upwell) 10
Semi-final results
Gary Mallett, Clive Derry, Mick Brown & Brian Taylor
(County Arts) 19
Geoff Batley, Roger Guy, John Ottaway & Peter Roseblade (Wymondham Dell) 10
Barry Flatt, Peter Harlow, Garry Oakley & Gary
Goodrum (Wymondham Dell) 16
Chris Wright, Bob Allen, Andy Hailes & Mervyn Chapman (St. Lawrence) 4
The final will be played
over the weekend of 5th & 6th August at Thorpe Rec BC
with the winners progressing to the Bowls England National Championships later
in August
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13 |
17 |
3 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
12 |
4 |
Edward Morris |
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James Segolo |
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8 |
11 |
11 |
15 |
6 |
15 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
Mark Nullmeyers |
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David Smith |
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9 |
12 |
15 |
23 |
1 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
10 |
8 |
Steve Mitchinson |
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22 |
47 |
70 |
82 |
103 |
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113 |
97 |
86 |
56 |
27 |
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17 |
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Lead |
4 |
Max
Harrison |
Lead |
3 |
John Colcombe |
Lead |
5 |
John
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Matt Fox |
2 |
Mark
Turner |
2 |
David
Lamb |
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3 |
Chris
Rowe |
3 |
Andy
Siely |
3 |
Ric
Summers |
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Peter
Boldero |
Skip |
Ian
Catchpole |
Skip |
Wayne
Willgress |
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Lead |
1 |
Dan
Seabourne |
Lead |
6 |
Tom Baker |
Lead |
2 |
Aaron
Johnson |
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2 |
Ina Wones |
2 |
Karl
Brooks |
2 |
Aaron
Stimson |
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3 |
Matthew
Carter |
3 |
John
Ottaway |
3 |
Jack
Wells |
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David
Smith |
Skip |
James
Segolo |
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Sam King |
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4 July 2023
County Championship Quarter Final details
Apart from
the Singles, the 2023 County Championships have now reached the quarter final
stage.
The quarter finals of the FOURS will
be played on Monday 10th July at RG Carter Group BC starting at
6.30pm with the line ups:
Paul King, Mark Wright, Richie Bly
& Chris Rowe (Downham Market)
-v-
Simon Turner, Terry Frost, Steve Norman
& Ben Goff (Dereham St. Nicholas)
Ian Groves, Mick Brown, Mike Seppings
& Jack Larter (County Arts)
-v-
Josh Finch, Rhys Morgan, Liam Leverett
& Dan Cawthorne (Wootton Park)
John High, Darren Rowsell, Mark Turner
& Andy Siely (Acle St Edmunds)
-v-
Max Harrison, Matthew Warnes, Jack
Wells & Peter Boldero (Downham Market)
Geoff Batley, Garry Oakley, John
Ottaway & Peter Roseblade (Wymondham Dell)
-v-
John Tufts, Richard Summers, Ian
Catchpole & Wayne Willgress (Norfolk BC)
The winners progress to the semi-finals
to be played on Monday 17th July at Aldiss Park BC
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The quarter finals of the TRIPLES will
be played on Tuesday 11th July at Aldiss Park BC starting at 6.30pm
with the line ups:
Paul Chisp, Gary May & Jack Larter
(County Arts)
-v-
Barry Moody, Ken Jenkins & Michael
Tufts (Hingham Rectory)
John Colcombe, Aaron Stimson &
Karl Brooks (Norfolk BC)
-v-
Josh Finch, Rhys Morgan & Dan
Cawthorne (Wootton Park)
Lewis Garner, Richard Scott &
Keith Brand (Shouldham)
-v-
Peter Lunt, Roger Saxon & Chris
Jones (Shouldham)
Dan Seabourne, Matthew Carter &
David Smith (Freethorpe)
-v-
Simon Turner, Terry Frost & Ben
Goff (Dereham St. Nicholas)
The winners progress to the
semi-finals to be played on Tuesday 18th July at Harling Recreation
BC
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The quarter finals of the PAIRS will
be played on Thursday 13th July at GW Staniforth BC (Thetford)
starting at 6.30pm with the line ups:
Barry Flatt & Gary Goodrum
(Wymondham Dell)
-v-
Chris Burr & Keith Edgar (Norwich
Union)
Richie Bly & Chris Rowe (Downham
Market)
-v-
Harry Cater & Peter Chestney (Downham
Market)
Liam Leverett & Josh Finch
(Wootton Park)
-v-
Dan Seabourne & Tom Cooper
(Freethorpe)
Garry Oakley & Peter Roseblade
(Wymondham Dell)
-v-
Aaron Johnson & Ian Catchpole
(Norfolk BC)
The winners progress to the
semi-finals to be played on Thursday 20th July at Hingham Rectory BC
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The quarter finals of the SINGLES will
be played on Friday 14th July at Hingham Rectory BC starting at
6.30pm and the line-ups will be finalised after the last 16 ties are played on
Friday 7th July. The winners progress to the semi-finals to be
played on Friday 21st July at GW Staniforth BC (Thetford)
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THE COUNTY FINALS WILL BE
PLAYED AT THORPE RECREATION BC OVER THE WEEKEND OF 5th/6th
AUGUST WITH THE PROGRAMME FINALISED & PUBLISHED ONCE ALL SEMI FINALISTS ARE
KNOWN
2 Bowl singles & Senior Fours Quarter Finals results
Results of the matches played on 27th June at Hingham
Rectory BC
Quarter
finals
Wayne Willgress (Norfolk BC) 3 Charles West
(Norfolk BC) 15
Matthew Warnes (Downham Market BC) 16 Steve
Schofield (Watton) 11
Chris Willgress (Norfolk BC) 11 Josh Finch
(Wootton Park) 15
Kevin Baker (Diss & District) 13 Justin
Hudson (Wootton Park) 14
Semi-finals
Charles West (Norfolk BC) 9 Matthew Warnes
(Downham Market) 16
Josh Finch (Wootton Park) 8 Justin Hudson
(Wootton Park) 16
Congratulations to Matt & Justin who will
contest the final on the weekend of 5th/6th August and
who will go on to represent Norfolk in the Bowls England National Championships
on 24th/25th August.
27 June 2023
2 Bowl singles & Senior Fours Quarter Finals.
The
2023 County Championships are now reaching the quarter final stage.
The quarter finals &
semi-finals of the 2 bowl Singles will be played on Tuesday 27th
June at Hingham Rectory BC. The quarter finals start at 6.30pm and are then
followed by the semi-finals. The line ups are:-
Wayne Willgress (Norfolk
BC) –v- Charles West (Norfolk BC)
Matthew Warnes (Downham
Market BC) –v- Steve Schofield
(Watton)
Chris Willgress (Norfolk
BC) –v- Josh Finch (Wootton Park)
Kevin Baker (Diss &
District) –v- Justin Hudson (Wootton
Park)
The quarter finals and
semi-finals of the Senior Fours will be played on Sunday 9th July at
Swaffham Town BC The quarter finals start at 10.00am and are then followed by
the semi-finals at 2.00pm approx. The line ups are:-
Gary Mallett, Clive Derry,
Mick Brown & Brian Taylor (County Arts)
–v-
Steve Hollingworth, Copper
Ramjeet, Peter Deeley & Trevor Jermy (County Arts)
Geoff Batley, Roger Guy,
John Ottaway & Peter Roseblade (Wymondham Dell)
–v-
Paul Boulton, Iver
Willgress, Patrick Grange & Gerry Creed (Castle Acre Coronation)
Barry Flatt, Peter Harlow,
Garry Oakley & Gary Goodrum (Wymondham Dell)
–v-
John Sparrow, Phil Ellis,
Mark Turner & Andy Siely (Acle St Edmunds)
Chris Wright, Bob Allen,
Andy Hailes & Mervyn Chapman (St.
Lawrence)
–v-
Malcolm Shorting, Gordon
Green, David Willgress & Andrew Brooks (Upwell)
The finals of both the 2
Bowl singles & Senior Fours will be played over the weekend of Saturday 5th
& Sunday 6th August at Thorpe Recreation BC
Balcomb Trophy
Match result
details |
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Balcomb
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Wellingborough |
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Willgress |
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12 |
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Boldero |
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9 |
11 |
13 |
5 |
18 |
15 |
14 |
9 |
4 |
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33 |
36 |
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32 |
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21 |
14 |
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