Chichester lift title as league celebrates another successful season
The West Sussex Bowls League’s annual finale was played at Worthing Pavilion Bowls Club.
The PC Cup final was played on four rinks and the other eight rinks staged a match made up of the division one, two and three champions against a team composed of the ‘rest’ of the league.
Chichester, as division one champions provided three rinks.
Worthing Pavilion beat Tarring Priory in the PC Cup final.
The league have been holding their cup finals and celebration at Pavilion for more than 20 years and invite representatives from every club. This year the champions
lived up to their name and got the better of ‘the rest’.
Top rink of the day was Eddy Walmesley (Arundel), Stan Enticknap (Petworth), Chris Wade (Chichester) and Roger Ayling (WST).
WSBL Honours List for 2019 - Division 1 Winners Chichester (trophy presented by Andy Clarke to Kevin Ball); Division 1 runners-up Worthing Pavilion; Division 2 Winners Worthing; RU Goring Manor; Division 3 Winners Norfolk B; RU Chichester B (trophy presented by Lindsay Bangs to Chris Wade); PC Cup Winners Worthing Pavilion; RU Tarring Priory; Sportsmanship winners Pulborough.
There was a meal for all 100 players as a thank-you for the season. League sponsor Andrew Clarke, of Phoenix Frozen Foods, provided a raffle. MC Alan Messer said 600-plus bowlers from 24 teams and 19 clubs took part this year.
CRABLANDS
A Fullers-sponsored competition was almost washed out but the club has an indoor bowls hall, where players headed for an alternative.
Several players had never played the indoor game before, but, judging by the noise level, everyone had a good time.
After two games of ten ends, clear winners with four points and a 13 shot difference were Cheryl Brown, Tom Oliver, Lesley Duff and Alan Blyth.
Runners-up with four points and +3 were Susan and Bryan Jackson, Joan Adams and Peter Blackman.
Thanks went to competition secretary Maggie Brand on her swansong.
SELSEY
The Selsey carpet bowlers played Little Spain BC for the Chairman’s Cup in glorious sunshine.
Selsey won on one rink, 2120, thanks to Trevor Plaistow, Heather Clarke, Jim Joy and Jim Haskins.
Little Spain won 92-50.
INDOOR SCENE
The West Sussex Premier and A teams opened their campaigns in the inter-county championship when they entertained East Sussex.
The Premier team were missing several regulars but racked up a very satisfying 38-2 victory.
In the singles Infinity’s Chris Page won 21-5 and 19-9 while club-mate Jack Rollings won 13-11 and 16-11.
In the pairs Infinity’s Robin Armstrong with Lavant’s Peter Whale won 23-6 and 21-5 while The Martlets’ pairing of Ben Haulkham and Marc Lancaster won 19-13 and 18-5.
In the triples The Martlets’ Chris Blackman and Steve Adsett with Infinity’s Steve Jeffery won 13-5 and 26-4 while Southbourne’s Audrey Bull with Infinity’s Charlotte Rollings won 14-7 and 15-11.
In the fours Infinity’s Denise Kirby, Lavant’s Peter Winter and Southbourne’s Andy Smith and Dave Alner won 13-6 and 12-10.
The A team, also missing regulars, enjoyed a 28-12 win.
In the singles Bognor’s David Stansmore lost 15-10 and won 21-7 and in the pairs Fittleworth’s Gavin Jones and Bernard Adsett won 26-5 and lost 14-13. In the triples The Martlets David Luxford with Fittleworth’s Simon and Dave Herbert won 13-7 and 22-4.
In the fours Fittleworth’s Jane Adsett and Sonia Burden with The Martlets Monica Enticknap lost 10-7 and won 22-8 while Fittleworth’s Richard Burden, West Chiltington’s Pat Arculus and Bognor’s Betty Williams and Marlene Steel lost 14-7 and 11-10.