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Weekly Bulletin 4th August

Published: Sunday, 04 August 2024 21:08
 
Congratulations and Well Done to the following.
 
Sharon Varndell, Helen Blackiston and Carol Broomfield who are the Bowls Hampshire Triples Champions, defeating the New Milton trio of Chris Cooke, Alison Bremner and Sandy Elder. They go on to play in the All England Triples Championship at Royal Leamington Spa, on the 17th August, where they will play Pam Icke, Carol Sorrell & Lesley Wood (Pershore, Worcestershire) in the Preliminary round.
 
Peter Ward and Dan Cookman are the Bowls Hampshire Pairs Champions defeating the Basingstoke Town pairing of Zac Miller & Adam White. They go on to play in the All England Pairs Championship at Royal Leamington Spa, on the 18th August, where they will face Jaxon McKenna and David Bolt (Silksworth, Durham) in the Preliminary round.
 
Eleven Ringwood Bowling Club members took place in the Bournemouth Open during the week. The member who progressed the furthest was Mark Brocklebank who, partnered with David Kerr, won their Open Pairs Section but sadly lost in the Semi Final to Mike Hutley and Ben Pauley.
 
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For the second week running, the 50/50 winner, this week, is Audrey Merrington with number 30. Well done Audrey.
 
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Click on the coloured Team Names below to see the latest results and League positions.

Tuesday 30th July. NFWBA Ladies Team at Home versus Braeside. The Ladies maintain their 4 point lead, at the top of the table, with another superb maximum points win. Rinks 2 - 0. Shots 35 - 11. Points 6 - 0.

Tuesday 30th July. NFBA Men's 1st Team at Home versus New Milton.The 1st Team cling on to 2nd place, by way of shots difference, despite a whitewash in this last game of the League season. Rinks 0 - 4. Shots 45 - 82. Points 0 - 8.

Thursday 1st August. B&DWBA Ladies Team Away versus Ferndown 2. This match, postponed from the 25th July, was an exciting close encounter but the Ladies lose by just one shot. Rinks 1 - 1. Shots 24 - 23. Points 4 - 2.

Thursday 1st August. NFBA Men's A Team Away versus Lymington A. Sadly, the A Team are relegated, coming bottom at the end of a poor season in which only 2 matches were won. The last game of the league season was also lost to a team who are also relegated. Rinks 2 - 2. Shots 68 - 46. Points 6 - 2.

Thursday 1st August. NFBA Men's B Team at Home versus Waterside B. The B team bounce back with a well needed, one shot, win in their last match of the league season, leaving them in 7th place. Rinks 1 - 1. Shots 37 - 36. Points 3 - 1.

Saturday 3rd August. B&DBA Mixed Teams No B&DBA Matches due to Bournemouth Open Week.

 

Coming Up Next Week

Monday 5th August. BE Mixed Pairs All England Round of 32 at Southboune. 12.0pm start. Featuring Sharon Varndell and Peter Ward versus Walter Hume & Penny Cresswell (Poole Park).

Monday 5th August. Autumn Triples. 5.00pm start.

Monday 5th August. BH Men's 2 Wood Triples West Area Semi Final. 6.00pm start. All Ringwood match Featuring Neil Richmond, Stephen Hill and John Sanderson versus Derrick Fulker, Derrick Faulkner and Steve Van Wyk.

Tuesday 6th August. BH Golden Girls Final at Banister Park. 10.00am start. Featuring Helen Blackiston and Chris Pentelow.

Tuesday 6th August. NFWBA Ladies Away versus New Milton 1. 2.00pm start.

Tuesday 6th August. NFBA Men's 1st Team Home & Away versus Waterside. 6.00pm start. (President's Trophy)

Wednesday 7th August. BH Women's Benevolent 2 Wood Triples West Area Quarter & Semi Finals at Ringwood. 10.00am Start. 

Thursday 8th August. B&DWBA Ladies Team BYE. No Match.

Thursday 8th August. NFBA Men's A Team Home & Away versus New Milton C. 6.00pm start. (Ringwood Shield)

Friday 9th August. Aussie Pairs August Series. 5.00pm start.

Saturday 10th August. B&DBA Mixed B Team at Home versus Richmond Park Panthers. 10.00am start.

Saturday 10th August. B&DBA Mixed 1st Team Away versus Braeside. 2.00pm start.

Saturday 10th August. B&DBA Mixed A Team at Home versus Boscombe Cliff B. 2.00pm start.

If you are not playing and have a bit of time on your hands, go along and support a match.