Chi go out of fours... tight for Wittering

CHICHESTER Chichester 23 Hove & Kingsway 28

Chichester were edged out of the County Double Fours (Abergavenny Cup) at the quarterfinal stage.

Scores: Home: Paul Butler, Simon Tooley, Gary Miller, Tony Sayers (skip) lost 11-10; Away: Peter Whale, Stuart Meyer, Andy Smith, Clive Keedwell (skip) lost 17-13. Norfolk B 83 Chichester B 49 In a West Sussex League division two match Chichester took two points.

Chichester A 73

Worthing Pavilion Bulls 66 Chichester A survived a late fightback to take eight points from this victory in the West Sussex League division one.

WITTERINGS

Witterings 36 Pulborough 37 (BM League)

Scores: Stuart Hooker, Diane Leach, Glyn Dobson (s) lost 12-26; Colin Carter, Susan Hogarth, Eric Shoyer (s) won 24-11. Witterings 2pts.

Witterings 66 East Preston 65 (WSB League)

Scores: Fred Knotts, Alan Somerville, Derek Leach (s) won 17-11; Colin Carter, Bryan Smethurst, Glyn Dobson (s) won 17-12; Paul Chivers, David Gibbons, Gwilym Morgan (s) lost 17-26; Stuart Hooker, Eric Shoyer, Lindsay Bangs (s) lost 15-16. Witterings 6pts.

CRABLANDS

Crablands ladies Green team had a great week gaining six points in each of two home games in the GSM League Division 2.

Scores v Storrington (home) 54-29 (six points): Lesley Duff, Sheila Plaistow, Val Foyle and Sue Blyth won 28-12; Elaine Sadler, Gill Oliver, Joan Adams and Mollie Back won 26-17. v Maltravers (home) 52-26 (six points): Elaine Sadler, Gill Oliver, Joan Adams and Mollie Back won 25-10; Lesley Duff, Anita Colliety, Val Foyle and Sue Blyth won 27-16.

In the Ladies’ Double Rink Countycompetition,mixedfortunes against Norfolk Ladies meant Crablands progressed to the next round.

Scores, away: Elaine Sadler, Sarah Fewster, Cheryl Brown and Debs Hogg won 30-9; home: Chris Lewendon, Sheila Jones, Sue Blyth and Carol Bowles lost 12-21.

In the Midhurst Cup Crablands beat Witterings. Scores: Home - Chris Lewendon, Val Foyle and Ian Ford won 19-16; Elaine Sadler, Lew Lewendon, Carol Bowles lost 12-13; Away - Dave Evans, Nigel Crump, Jean Hole won 19-8; Richard Green, John Cornwell, Tony Dade lost 17-18.

In a friendly v Bognor, Crablands Ladies won 27-21 in a match cut short when high winds caused a Bognor bowler to be blown over.