Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Bay reach last four in Cox Cup
Herne Bay
Herne Bay have reached the semi-final of the Kent County Cox Cup for the second year running and will play on finals day at Folkestone next month.
Bay played St Lawrence in the Divisional final on a neutral green at Ashford Rail and in a close match, came out on top with wins on both rinks played.
Terry Kelly, Shaun Woolford, Paul Woolford and Grant Allen won 20-15, while David Mason, Scott Whiting, Ian Robb and Joe Kelly truimphed 17-14.
Meanwhile, Bay secured second place in the Forest of Blean League with a 15-shot win in their final game at Whitstable. Whitstable 92 Herne Bay 107 Len Brown, Paul Evans, Brian Dennis lost 21-12; David Knight, Bob Day, Brian Gisby won 23-13; Richie Callanan, Roy Chillingworth, Bill Robb won 22-8; Bill Gibbon, Ray Chipperfield, Ian Robb lost 16-14; Bob Baldwin, Stuart Emert, Grant Allen drew 18-18; Colin Hadlow, Alf Collar, Jim Watson won 18-16.
Bay secured all eight league points in the East Kent Mixed Triples League fixture with Cliftonville, winning all six triples and by 87 shots. Herne Bay 150 Cliftonville 63 Sylvia Sweeting, David Knight, Sara Trotter won 23-6; Colin Hadlow, Joyce Whitlock, Colin Holder won 23-12; Edie Nicholls, Tony Rowson, Stuart Emert won 20-12; Mary Watson, Paul Evans, Brian Dennis won 30-13; Cath Watson, Eunice Holder, Jim Watson won 33-9; Lyn Phillips, Ray Chipperfield, Bill Robb won 21-11.
The club again scored an East Kent Mixed Triples League victory, this time at Canterbury, winning by six shots overall. Canterbury 93 Herne Bay 99 Ray Chipperfield, Ronnie Phillips, Paul Evans lost 21-11; Sylvia Sweeting, Diane Wiltshire, Brian Gisby won 22-16; Val Miller, John Phillips, Len Brown won 17-11; Mary Watson, Tony Ackland, Brian Dennis won 27-10; Edie Nicholls, Alan Day, Stuart Emert lost 20-7; Marianne Offer, David Knight, Sara Trotter drew 15-15.
Nine-year-old Logan Robb played his first game for Bay in the home match with Bexleyheath & Barnehurst as Bay won by 38 shots. Herne Bay 127 Bexleyheath and Barnehurst 89 Logan Robb, Dave Stuart, Lyn Phillips, Alan Kent lost 22-12; John Dryland, Steve Caruth, David Parker, Jeff Graham won 29-9; Paul Green, Cliff Norris, Paul Reddock, Jim Covill won 31-17; John Grogan, Al Burt, Vicky Lewis, Bill Robb won 18-10; Mike Head, Alan Jordan, John Toms lost 18-16; Ted Milton, Danny Keleghar, Derek Hewett won 21-13. Prosser and J Chase, ahead of runners-up P Evans, Steph Flower and N Gore.
Plate winners were B Meadows, Barbara Franklin and J Harris over Trish Guest, J Wimble-roberts and A Walker. Mcdonald, Sue Fisher, Ken Gillmore won 16-11; Peter Boeg, Sue Quilter, Rex Beard won 14-12; Brian Watson, Maggie Porter, Gerald Hender lost 15-14; Brian Reynolds, Margaret Morris, Shirley Whitehand lost 28-8; Garth Coates, Jim Westcott, Yvonne Gann lost 28-5.
Ashburton Park Bowling Club were beaten by six rinks to one and by 62 shots overall at Whitstable. Whitstable 170 Ashburton Park 108 Garth Coates, Nick Newman, Jean Harman, Brian Ball won 35-11; Brian Watson, Yvonne Gann, Norman Tilley, Tony Petts won 27-13; Ray Mcdonald, Brian Batchelor, Dennis Tritton, Rosemary Field won 28-17; Alan Reid, Reg Dowell, Irene Fairhall, Edna Hall won 26-18; Daphne Ellinor, Jim Taylor, Ken Gillmore, Stan Robinson won 21-16; Jim Hatton, Ronald Vaz, Kath Tilley, Derek Gann win 20-17; Brian Reynolds, Patricia Vaz, Rex Beard, Malcolm Scott lost 16-13.
New Addingtion were edged out by two shots at Whitstable. Whitstable 62 New Addington 60 Ray Mcdonald, Stan Robinson, Rita Hall won 24-14; Jim Hatton, Nelson Hamilton, June Ratcliffe, Joan Davey won 21-13; Brian Watson, Tracey Hamilton, Malcolm Scott lost 18-10; Brian Reynolds, Barbara Mcgillicuddy, Norman Tilley lost 15-7.
The previous day, Barham edged to a narrow win away to River in a friendly. River 83 Barham 86 Peter Rothwell, Mo Ballard, Ian Davidson won 17-14; Dee Williams, Selwyn Lewis, Neil Sladden won 24-5; Sian Grayson, Colin Smith, Phil Cross won 14-9; Pauline Bradburn, Rita Smith, Glyn Hicks lost 16-10; Mike Hurlock, Hazel Hatton, Ray Hatton lost 28-2; Linda Lewis, Gerry Ferrett, Richard Grayson won 19-11. Wendy Wright, Alan Burnap, Dick Mortley won 20-7; Madeline Mcconomy, Dave Swann, Ian Burton lost 17-11; Yvonne Gambrill, Brian Wheeler, Mike Talbot won 21-11; Sandra Swann, Colin Goldsack, Bernard Woodhams lost 27-10.
Canterbury won through by four shots after a tight game against Milton Regis. Canterbury 107 Milton Regis 103 Christiane De Weduwe, Bob Keen, Dick Mortley won 23-17; Maureen Aitkin, John Cananur, Mike Doyle lost 19-14; Liz Long, Brian Wheeler, Bernard Woodhams won 21-14; Duncan Ellis, June Strouts, Ian Burton won 22-7; Kay Lloyd, Russell Feast, Dave Swann lost 24-12; Sandra Swann, Don Parry, Maj Lloyd lost 22-15.