Chichester ladies get the better of Crablands hosts

A Crablands ladies' GS&M match at home to Chichester garnered just two points thanks to the great efforts of their winning rink. Chichester won 44-39.
Sheila Jones bowls for Crablands against Chichester / Picture by Kate ShemiltSheila Jones bowls for Crablands against Chichester / Picture by Kate Shemilt
Sheila Jones bowls for Crablands against Chichester / Picture by Kate Shemilt

Scores; Chris Lewendon, Joan Adams, Sheila Jones and Carol Bowles won 26-9; Melva Bateman, Val Foyle, Mollie Back and Sue Blyth lost; (friendly): Jo Green, Grace Humphreys, Maggie Brand and Carole Cornwell lost.

A men’s friendly at Norfolk Bowls Club saw Crablands win 88-59.

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Scores: Derrick Watson, Albert Humphreys, Nigel Reynolds and Mark Heasman won 25-9; Richard Green, Mike Smith, Lew Lewendon and Tony Dade won 27-13; Keith Palin, Ron Eastland, Cyril Pestle and Alan Blyth won 21-20; Dave White, Jack Freeborough, Richard Humphrey and Derek Clacey lost 15-27.

In a men’s WS League division-two match away to Bognor B, Crablands gained four points to Bognor’s six in a 69-81 loss.

Scores: Keith Palin, Lew Lewendon, Tony Dade and Ian Ford won 21-16; Nigel Crump, Albert Humphreys, Richard Humphrey and Derek Clacey won 20-16; Cyril Pestle, Peter Blackman, John Cornwell and Mark Heasman lost 17-19; Nigel Reynolds, Alan Blyth, Tony Hanlon and Alan Bateman lost 11-30.

CHICHESTER

Chichester A 102 Southbourne 66

Chichester A entertained Southbourne in a West Sussex League division-one match and collected eight points from a 36-shot victory.

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Scores: Peter Whale, Kevin Ball, Simon Tooley, Mick Page (skip) won 22-16; Peter Green, Derek Leach, Nick Anderson, Matt Bonnar (skip) lost 24-17; Mick Campbell, Stuart Meyer, Gary Miller, Jim Davis (skip) won 32-16; Les Etherington, Brian Butler, David Schofield, Tony Sayers (skip) won 31-10.

Middleton 77 Chichester B 74

In a very close West Sussex League division-three match at Middleton, Chichester B lost out by just three shots and returned with four points.

Scores: Tony Daines, Bernard Money, Peter Merritt, Chris Wade (skip) lost 23-16; Paul Chivers, Mike Davis, Les Shipp, Peter white (skip) won 27-16; Joe Dyke, Stuart Wilson, Duncan Gray, Jim Neilson (skip) lost 27-11; Glyn Ball, Peter Doust, Mike Lewis, Mike Bayfield (skip) won 20-11.

Chichester A 88 Tarring Priory A 48

With two good wins and two narrow defeats Chichester A picked up six points in their West Sussex League division-one game at home to Tarring Priory A.

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Scores: Les Etherington, Stuart Meyer, Brian Butler, Tony Sayers (skip) won 26-10; Peter Whale, Colin Spicer, Derek Leach, Mick Page (skip) lost 17-15; Kevin Ball, David Schofield, Gary Miller, Jim Davis (skip) won 33-6; Ian Linfield, Mick Campbell, Peter Green, Nick Anderson (skip) lost 15-14.

The West Sussex League division-three match between Chichester B and East Preston B was rained off with each side taking five points.

Chichester 159 Fishbourne 66

Chichester record a comfortable friendly win at home to Fishbourne.

Scores: Kevin Ball, Les Etherington, Peter Whale (skip) won 25-11; Mercedes Neilson, Stuart Wilson, Mike Lewis (skip) won 33-7; Frances Downing, Stephen Goddard, Peter White (skip) won 24-7; Maggie Maggs, Chas Campling, Guy Buckle (skip) won 23-19; Peter Hague, Steph Baverstock, Mike Bayfield (skip) won 28-13; Lis Campling, John Walters, Jim Neilson (skip) won 26-9.

WITTERINGS

East Preston 36 Witterings 33

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The Witterings ladies visited East Preston for GS&M League match played in a very friendly spirit and enjoyed by all.

Witterings gained two points in a very close game.

Scores: Sheila Currell, Chris Horsley, Val Hooker and Barbara Newman (Sk) lost 14-19; Marion Corbett, Margaret Bowell, Maureen Mulligan and Diane Leach (Sk) won 19-17.

Witterings 39 Storrington 25

Witterings had a 14-point win in the BM League.

Scores: Sue Dobson, Carole Tuffin, Gwilym Morgan (s) won 18-15; Glyn Dobson, Diane Leach, Ray Stephens (s) won 21-10.

WEST DEAN

West Dean 49 Fishbourne 44

West Dean were the overall winners by five shots in a return match with Fishbourne on an unusually wet evening at home on their rinks in West Dean Gardens. They were the winners on two rinks and drew on the third.

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Scores: Pam Patterson, John Jones, Jim Sharrod [s] won 16-14; Diana Carver, John Butterworth, Phil Muggeridge [s] won 17-14;

Philip Rawcliffe, Ann Hiscock, Tony Boxall [s] drew 16-16.

MIDDLETON

It has been a long time since Middleton men beat Chichester but, in the West Sussex League, they did just that last week.

The next day, Middleton ladies, playing Worthing Pavilion in a Game Set & Match League fixture, also recorded a fine win.

There was no such luck for Middleton in their away fixture to Petworth in a Brooks Motors League mixed match, where Petworth reversed their loss against Middleton earlier in the month.

Middleton 77 Chichester B 74

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Scores: Jim Delaney, Peter Lush, John Graham, John Wilson won 23-16; Chopsie Chapman, John Green, Brian Brooks, Gary Steventon lost 16-27; Barry Denny, Jim Maher, Trevor Finch, Andrew Nurse won 27-11; Terry Bridge, Jeff Pickard, Keith Berkeley, Bob Colvin lost 11-20. Middleton 6pts, Chichester 4pts.

Middleton 47 Worthing Pavilion 31

Scores: Jane Nurse, Muriel Fox, Valerie Maher, Rosemary Gregory won 30-14; Irene Ormsby, Sonia Denny, Pat Eccles, Sheila Currall drew 17-17. Middleton 5pts Worthing Pavilion 1pt.

Middleton 24 Petworth 61

Scores: Valerie Maher, Rosemary Gregory, Bob Colvin lost 16-29; Pat Eccles, Peter Lush, Andrew Nurse lost 8-32. Petworth 6pts.

BOGNOR

Bognor men’s B team played away to East Preston A in West Sussex League division two. They won on two rinks but lost overall 80-87, scoring four league points.

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Scores: N Burchfell, S Webster, P Hasler, J Blacow 20-17; N Short, B Smith, K Graham, T Gaskin 17-21; B Stabler, M Bird, R Osment, B Hey 25-21; G Cook, D Wells, G Kendall, D Matkins 18-28.

Bognor ladies played Norfolk in the Game, Set & Match League. They won on one rink and overall by 42-37, scoring four league points.

Scores: L Saunders, B Charlesworth, A Parry, M Phillips 17-25; C Dunham, H Down, B Reardon, J Gibson 25-12.

PAGHAM

A men’s four-rink league game versus Goring Manor was won 80-76 by Pagham, who took six points.

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Scores: N Terry, T Hayes, G Cutts, R Dear lost 17-24; P Langridge, P Burrell, R Hilder, P Mayoss won 18-13; C Stone, M Adams, J Fox, T Tack lost 19-25; R Pearson, B Smith, D Vaughan, M English won 26-14.

A men’s league match against Pulborough was cancelled because of flooded greens at Pulborough.

MIDHURST

It was not a good fweek or either of the Midhurst BC Farnham and District League teams, both sufferin heavy defeats.

Cranleigh A 72 (4pts) Midhurst A 39 (1pt)

Scores: Malcolm Hutchings, Dot Berry & Terry Berry lost 10-24; Catherine Dixon, Bob Butterfield & Paul Chuter lost 10-30; Annie Chuter, Dave King & Gerald Dixon won 19-18.

Midhurst B 40 (1pt) Rowledge B 45 (4pts)

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Scores: Sue Ralph, Phil Kingswell & Phil Wells lost 13-17; Alan Ricketts, Richard Softly & Stuart Largan lost 9-11; Howard Seymour, Colin Downham & Roy Ralph won 18-17.

Midhurst 64 Arundel 59

In the week’s friendlies Midhurst had a narrow win by five shots against Arundel.

Scores: Stella Taite, Alan Ricketts & Malcolm Hutchings tied 15-15; Jack Jurado, Howard Seymour & Colin Downham won 19-16; Lilly Kingswell, Michael D J Smith & Phil Kingswell lost 12-17; Delphine Clark, Dot Berry & Richard Softly won 18-11.

Midhurst 76 Fishbourne 54

Midhurst entertained Fishbourne and won on three of the four rinks and by 22 shots overall.

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Scores: Delphine Clark, Malcolm Hutchings & Phil Wells won 23-11; Sue Ralph, Roy Ralph & Colin Downham won 21-8; Stella Taite, John Allen & Phil Kingswell lost 11-19; Dot Berry, Alan Ricketts & Terry Berry won 21-16.

Fittleworth 25 Midhurst 35

Midhurst visited Fittleworth and won by ten shots overall.

Scores: Sue Ralph, Roy Ralph & Terry Berry won 16-14; Dot Berry, Catherine Dixon & Annie Chuter won 19-11.

The annual club competition for the John Sadler Trophy was cancelled on Sunday in the heavy rain.

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