Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Trophy time for Canterbury!
The first full bowls fixtures week of the new season was busy as Canterbury ladies edged out three triples from Deal BC 46-42, despite losing on two rinks.
Later on the same day, they had the chairman of the Forest of Blean Bowling League, Alan Jordan, come from Herne Bay to present the club with the trophy for winning that league in 2023.
Having received the trophy, Canterbury faced Whitstable in the first Forest of Blean match this season and enjoyed a comfortable victory, winning on five of the six rinks and taking seven points out of eight. A friendly with Kent Police saw a reversal of fortunes and Canterbury failed to win on any of the five rinks, losing 102-47. Matters improved when, in a six-triple friendly, they came out 136-101 victors against New Romney.
There was also a ladies’ fun afternoon on Friday, which saw a large turnout of bowlers. Canterbury BC are to hold an all-comers coffee morning and mini-fair between 10am and midday on Saturday.
HERNE BAY BC
Herne Bay commenced their Forest of Blean League season with an eight-shot defeat at Birchington. Bay won two and drew one of the six triples played.
In the first leg of the annual trophy game at Deal, Bay won all six triples played and have a commanding 48-shot lead for the second leg in August. The ladies had a one-shot win over Aylesham & Snowdown. Bay won both the mixed matches played against Manor House and Cobham.
Birchington 88 Herne Bay 80
Rinks: Len Brown, Tony Rowson, Brian Dennis 14-11; Chris Twyman, Tony Knibbs, Bill Robb 14-13; Colin Hadlow, Stuart Emert, Bob Day 15-15; Ged Higgins, Eliot Jones, Ian Robb 12-13; Dave Knight, Russell Cooper, Brian Bridges 13-18; Bob Baldwin, Paul Evans, Jim Watson 12-18.
Deal 69 Herne Bay 117
Rinks: Ray Chipperfield, Dennis Plunkett, Bill Robb 24-6;
Peter Hogston, Eliot Jones, Jim Watson 27-10; Derek Allen, Derek Judd, Alan Day 19-14; Shaun Green, Derek Hewitt, John Offer 15-11; Richie Callanan, Stuart Emert, Dave Harris 16-14; Ged Higgins, Paul Evans, Tony Knibbs 16-14.
Mixed match: Herne Bay 129 Manor House 110 Rinks: Derek Hewett, Jill Tipper, Tony Rowson 2113; Shaun Green, Ellen Foster, Bill Castle 16-9; Ray Chipperfield, Lyn Phillips, Bill Robb 21-16; Christine Stuart, Roger Markwick, Dawn Harris 13-11; Cath Watson, John Holland, Jim Watson 13-11; Jane Chubb, Stuart Emert, Mo Tipper 16-16; Julia Elsden, John Toms, Tony Knibbs 17-19; John Dryland, Marianne Offer, John Offer 12-15.
Pat Knight, Mike Head, Brian Bridges 28-11; Derek Allen, Sheila Mcdowell, Jim Covill 25-15; Christine Stuart, Steve Lee, John Offer 18-13; Edie Nicholls, Derek Judd, Shaun Green 14-15; Jane Lee, Paul Evans, Roger Markwick 11-14; Dave Stuart, Gill Baker, Stuart Emert 625.
Herne Bay ladies 48 Aylesham & Snowdown ladies 47
Rinks: Maureen Tobutt, Dawn Harris, Linda Charlesworth 22-7; Lin Riches, Moira Austin, Anita Harding 16-13; Jean White, Pam Head, Gill Baker 10-27.
Mixed match: Herne Bay 102 Cobham 93 Rinks:
Boughton-under-blean lost 10888 at Faversham in the Forest of Blean League.
Both sides found the going heavy and this was made worse by the rain which persisted throughout most of the match. Brian May, Charles Marsh and Peter Shead (20-9) and Brian Whittaker, Dave Waters
and Mike Best (21-17) were Boughton-under-blean’s winning rinks.
Three days later, Lyminge visited for a friendly, which the away team won 90-73.
Jan Weatherly, Roy Tamplin and Bill Beacon (16-11) and Gwen Brown, Dave Chapman and Mick Cousins (19-12) were victorious.
In a friendly, Boughtonunder-blean were beaten 90-88 at home against Canterbury. Each side won three rinks apiece, Paul Mellet, Linda Prior and Charles Marsh (22-6), Liz Chapman, Neil Webber and Bob Holliday (16-10) and Gwen Brown, Dave Chapman and Phil Philpot (18-13) were victorious for the hosts.