BLANDFORD BOWLING CLUB
CLUB COMPETITIONS 2022 and 2023.
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THURSDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 2023 - PHIL COLLIER CUP
Phil Collier was a stalwart member of the club. He was head greenkeeper for a number of years and was Club Captain in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2006. The Cup was presented by his wife, Joan, in 2011.
The Phil Collier Cup was played on Thursday 7th September on one of the hottest days of the year. Having reminded everyone to keep hydrated and to take advantage of the air conditioning in the club house, everyone stayed well and enjoyed the competition.
The Phil Collier Cup is a drawn pair competition where an experienced player is drawn with a less experienced one. This is an all day event with each pair playing against the other pairs in their group over a number of rounds, finishing with Semi finals and Final.
Joan Collier was a spectator for most of the day and she presented the Cups at the end of play. Winners were Barbara Fry and Keith Anthony and runners-up were Anita Evans and John Greening.
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FRIDAY NIGHT MIXED TRIPLES (FNMT)
The FNMT league competition was completed on 1st September 2023. The final positions and points for the four teams after the 12 matches were:
- Hawks 42. 2. Buzzards. 41. Kestrels 32. Eagles 31. The league was programmed for 15 matches but 3 were cancelled due to bad weather.
Friday nights have become a most enjoyable social evening. On the final night, the organiser, Cliff Walters, thanked a number of people for their contribution to the organising of the event. First, were the Captains of the teams Colin Pickering, Bill Hussey, Kevin Donaldson, and Tim Bryning. Second, Terri Lake and her bar staff who provided sustenance throughout the season. Third, Pete and Jan Cornick for providing the meat draw, which is the star of the evening. Finally, Dave Burge and the green team for providing excellent rinks throughout the season.
Jan and Pete Cornick presented over £300 draw profit to Pat Griffin for club funds.
Finally, our club Captain Carl Budd, presented bottles of wine to the winning team, Hawks.
In all, this has been another season of enjoyable FNMT which has become the highlight of the social week.
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TUESDAY 22nd AUGUST 2023 - BERT PLUTHERO SHIELD
The shield was contested by the four Percy Baker triples teams, E1, E2, E3 and E5, in the form of a knockout competition. The final was contested by E1 and E3. The 3rd and 4th positions were contested by E2 and E5.
THE FINAL
The winners were E1: Bill Hussey, Ian Thorne, Tim Bryning, Keith Anthony, John Greening and Ian Wood.
The runners up were E3: Carl Budd, Tony Ives, Terry Elson, Peter Preen, Sid Steele and Dave Sherwin.
The result was very close with one game each but the overall score was 36-34.
3rd AND 4th POSITION
3rd Position were E5: Peter Cornick, Barry Larby, John Harding, David Miles, Terry Cottle and Alan Dickens.
4th Position were E2; Dennis West, Ted Aston, Phil Griffiths, Dave Edmunds, Colin Pickering and Kevin Church.
E5 won on both rinks with a total lead of 13 points.
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SUNDAY 20th AUGUST 2023 - THE JACK CUMMINGS CUP and THE BERYL LAWES SHIELD
These two competitions were held on the same day. The 17 competitors and the spectators enjoyed a good standard of bowling. Pat Griffin, our competition organiser, once again provided an excellent day of bowling which was assisted by the good weather.
THE JACK CUMMINGS CUP - MEN'S SINGLES KNOCK OUT.
The Jack Cummings Cup was presented by Jenny Andrews in memory of her father. It has been contested since 2017. Its predecessor, the Lignum Trophy, was contested from 1998 to 2016.
On this occasion there were 9 players divided into two round robin leagues each of 6 ends. The two winners of the leagues who played in the final were Steve Clayton and Jack Knight. Jack, a new bowler with us this year, is to be commended for his excellent performance. Unfortunately for him, he caught Steve on his best form and the score was 13 - 0.
THE BERYL LAWES SHIELD - LADIES' SINGLES KNOCK OUT
A new shield was introduced for this competition in 2017. Previously, from 1985, the Beryl Lawes Cup and Diamond Cup (runner up) were contested.
On this occasion there were 8 players divided into two round robin leagues. The two winners who contested the final were Del Way and Terri Lake. The winner was decided on the last bowl of the last end - Del Way 7-6.
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SUNDAY 30th JULY 2023 - PHOENIX SHIELD (TARGET TRIPLES).
The Phoenix Shield is a target bowls competition that has been contested since 1993. This year it was held in inclement weather with a constant fall of rain throughout. For this reason only one round of the competition was completed.
There were 22 competitors who were arranged, by Pat Griffin, into 7 triples teams. It was decided to end the competition before lunch and 7 rather wet teams retired to the club house for an enjoyable lunch provided by our sponsors McCarthy Stone and a well appreciated open drinks bar provided by Jan Cornick.
Pat Griffin determined the result from the scores in the only round that was completed and Kate Patton, representing our sponsors, presented the shield to the winning triples team.
Winners -Team B - 860 points - Daphne West, Jay Allen and Emily Thomas.
Runners up - Team E - 770 points - Colin Pickering, Ted Aston and John Harding.
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SUNDAY 18th JUNE 2023 - FRANKIE LANE SHIELD
The Frankie Lane Shield was held on Sunday 18th June with warm muggy weather, although rather cloudy. Unfortunately as it was Father's Day we only had 12 players taking part.
The Frankie Lane Shield is a three wood triple triathlon, where four teams of three split themselves into a singles player and pairs players and play a round of each. The third round is a triples round and all rounds are played against other teams. The Shield was presented by Councillor Frankie Lane in 1995.
A packed lunch is taken before the Triples round. This competition is open to all members and new members are particularly welcome at this and other Sunday Competitions.
Winners - Team A - Steve Clayton, Daphne West and Ian Wood
Runners-up - Team C - Terry Elston, Alan Dickens and Margaret Thorne.
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SUNDAY 30th APRIL 2023 - HARRY LANE TROPHY
The competition for the trophy was organised by Pat Griffin assisted by Colin Pickering. This fun day was enjoyed by 27 players despite the very cloudy weather. The players were divided into 6 teams in which each player was playing as an individual. They had to match their skills against targets that were set at different lengths on each of the 6 rinks. The targets scored 100, 50, 25 or 10. In all, 12 ends (48 woods) were played.
Trophies were presented to the top lady (of 11 players) Anita Evans (540 points} and top man (of 16 players) John Greening (950 points). Runners up were Sally Burton (535) and Barry Larby (845).
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TUESDAY 13th SEPTEMBER 2022 - PHIL COLLIER CUP
The Phil Collier Cup was played on Tuesday 13th September and 28 Players took part. This was a great turn out.
Phil Collier was a stalwart member of the club. He was head greenkeeper for a number of years and was Club Captain in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2006. The Cup was presented by his wife, Joan, in 2011.
The Phil Collier Cup is a full day competition and is a pairs competition where an experienced player is drawn to play with an inexperienced player. It is a knockout competition, eventually culminating in a semi-finals and then a Finals.
Although the weather forecast stated that there would be showers all day, we were fortunate that it didn't rain until the afternoon but not surprisingly it did start drizzling during the semi-finals and Final. It was great to see so many of the participants who stayed to support those players in the Final and for the presentations. The Cups were presented by Joan Collier.
Semi-Finals:
Laurieve Jenkins and Barry Males beat John Greening and Connor Joyce.
Terri Lake and Barry Larby beat Sally Burton and Kevin Donaldson.
Final:
Laurieve Jenkins and Barry Males beat Terri Lake and Barry Larby.
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THE HARRY LANE TROPHY - SUNDAY 7th AUGUST 2022.
The Harry Lane Trophy was run by Pat Griffin and played on Sunday 7th August This was a fun day, with great atmosphere, despite having to reduce the competition from five rounds to three, due to the extreme heat. Twenty five players, with five new members, were split into five teams, although each person was playing as an individual. They had to match their skills against the targets which were spread out over the six rinks. Each target was set out at a different length from the mat. They played two rounds in the morning with a further one after lunch.
Some of the scores were excellent. Trophies were presented to the top lady and gentleman.
The results were:
Ladies winner - Margaret Thorne with score of 1260. Ladies Runner-up - Sylvia Pink with score of 1055.
Men's winner - Barry Larby with score of 1610. Men's Runner-up - Colin Pickering with score of 1470.
(See photograph).
