Author: Alan Pilkington

Seeing out June

Rain won again this last week forcing postponements to both the Friday and Monday leagues .. in between we held the Presidents Plate with, thankfully, just light showers. Let’s hope the start of Wimbledon brings back the sunny weather!?

Fri 25th 11am – Friday Triples league  .. weather-permitting !?!

Sat 26th 10am – AlanP and Roger play in Middlesex Mens Two Wood Singles qualifying rounds at Sunbury

Sun 27th 10am – DavidC & Cassie play 4th round Middlesex Mixed Pairs at Ashford

Sun 27th 2:30pm – Ashford v Sunbury in South Middlesex league

Mon 28th 6pm – Monday Evening league

Mon 28th 6pm – Roger, AlanP, Dennis & Mark play in the 5th round Middlesex Mens Fours at Ashford

Tues 29th 6pm – Club Night Roll-up

Tues 29th 6pm – Dennis plays in 6th round Middlesex Mens Unbadged Singles at Strawberry Hill

Wed 30th 2:30pm – Staines v Sunbury in South Middlesex league

Wed 30th 5:30pm – Anita, Cassie, Eileen & Ann play in quarter-final of Middlesex Womens Senior Fours at home

Thurs 1st July 6pm – NW Surrey league Fours (probably away)

Fri 2nd July 11am – Friday Triples league

Fri 2nd July 2pm – Ann & Eileen play 3rd round Middlesex Ladies over-55 Pairs at home

Sun 4th July 10am – Presidents Cup .. knock-out Singles playing to 75pts each round

A day of bowls

Father’s Day was celebrated with a day of bowls in the Presidents Plate on Sunday 20th June. Slight drizzle at the start and then after lunch only whetted the appetite for a competitive set of 5 rounds of games of 7 ends each. One team managed to win all their games followed by another that won 3. Both qualify for the Finals weekend on 4-5th Sept.

AlanP + Cassie + Liam   10 pts

DavidC + John + Karen    6 pts

The heatwave ends

The recent hot weather came to an end during the week, culminating in a postponement to the Friday Triples this week. Bindley and AlanP’s run in the Middlesex Unbadged Singles competitions came to an end but there was a better result for Dennis who progressed into the 6th round, to be played on 30th June. We lost at Bishop Duppas (losing 3 rinks to 1) on Thursday evening – although wet it could have been so much worse. The Fours team of DaivdC, Brian, Lynda & Mark lost in the NW Surrey league at West End, also in the rain.

Please sign-up for matches and competitions – the sheets are in the club house on the noticeboards in the corridor. The deadline for entry to competitions is 21st June.

Upcoming fixtures/calendar ..

Sat 19th 10:30am – Coaching of new members – any helpers appreciated

Sat 19th 2:30pm – Sunbury v Fordbridge Park in South Middlesex league

Sun 20th 10am – Presidents Plate – 6 teams of triples playing round-robin Presidents Plate

Mon 21st 6pm – DavidC and team play in Middlesex Senior Fours at Masonians

Mon 21st 6pm – Monday Evening league

Tue 22nd 6pm – Club Night Roll-up

Thur 24th 6pm – NW Surrey league Fours (probably at home)

Fri 23rd 11am – Friday Triples league

Sat 26th 10am – Sunbury host the qualifying rounds of the Middx Mens Two Wood Singles – AlanP & Roger are competing

Sat 26th 2:30pm – Hounslow Cons v Sunbury in South Middlesex league

Sun 27th 2:30pm – Sunbury v Ashford in South Middlesex league

A sweltering weekend

Lots of bowls were rolled over the hot weekend.

We played team matches on both Saturday and Sunday, losing at a fast-running Cambridge Park and winning back on relatively slower home turf against Strawberry Hill.

Unfortunately Ann lost in the quarter-finals of the Middlesex Women’s Two Woods at Hayes. Bob & Anita also lost their 3rd round match in the Middlesex Mixed Pairs on the last end at Hurlingham.

The week ahead ..

Mon 14th 2pm – Bindley plays at home in the quarter-finals of the Middlesex Women’s Unbadged Singles against a player from Staines

Mon 14th 6pm – DavidC, Brian & Richard play at Ashford in the 4th round of the Middlesex Mens Triples

Mon 14th 6pm – Monday Evening league

Tues 15th 6pm – Tuesday Night Roll-up

Wed 16th 6pm – AlanP and Dennis both play at home in 5th round matches in the Middlesex Mens Unbadged Singles against opponents from Strawberry Hill and Ashford, respectively

Thurs 17th 6pm – Bishop Duppas v Sunbury

Fri 18th 11am – Friday Triples league

Sat 19th 10:30 – DavidC (and any helpers) continues coaching of new members

Sat 19th 2:30pm – Sunbury v Fordbridge Park

Sun 20th 10am – Presidents Plate

What a week!

The sun shone this week and so did Sunbury!

We followed up a friendly win at Esher on Sat 5th with a good win at home to Stanwell on Wed 9th. Having lost to them at the start of the season in the cold and rain it was nice to bask in the sun and a win!

In the Middlesex competitions, Ann’s success on Sunday 6th led the way for some others ..

Karen and Bindley had an epic battle in the 4th round of the Women’s Unbadged Singles, with Bindley coming from behind to win 21-20. Bindley plays in the 5th round on Mon 14th at home.

In the 4th round of the Mens Unbadged Singles there were wins for AlanP and Dennis and a defiant loss for Bob. Having been 0-10 down after 5 ends he came back gallantly to get 15 points on the board by the close. All their opponents were from Ashford Bowls Club. AlanP and Dennis are due to play in the next round at home on Wed 16th.

Brian & Lynda went down to a strong pair from Bishop Duppas in the 3rd round of the Mixed Pairs.

We had better success against Bishop Duppas in the Thursday NW Surrey Mixed Fours league beating a strong four by 2 shots. Well done John, Jim, DaveC & EileenL.

Next up are team matches against Cambridge Park away on Sat 12th and at home to Strawberry Hill on Sun 13th. The Monday Evening and Friday Morning leagues have survived the worst of the weather and we should get updates on positions soon. Tuesday roll-ups continue to pick up pace.

One final plea – the deadline for internal competitions draws close so please get your entries in asap.

 

Presidents Plate – 20June

Please get your entries in for the Presidents Plate on Sunday 20th June.

This is day-long competition with a fun format of triples who compete against each other in a series of short games played on a round-robin basis. Whichever team wins the most games is the winner, but with every point likely to count! The day will start at 10am with suitable breaks throughout the day and an expected finish around 4pm.

The sign-up sheets are in the club house on the noticeboard in the corridor. Or please drop me a line. Teams will be drawn nearer the day.

Congratulations Ann!

Apologies, I omitted Ann from the original list of players competing at the Women’s Two Wood Singles qualifying rounds at Ashford on Sunday 6th! Well, it certainly spurred her on as she qualified in style for the quarter/semis by winning both her games. Good luck on Sat 12th at Hayes.

The green was expertly cut today by DavidC & Brian and will be cut again on Wednesday by Dennis & AlanP. It’ll probably get another cut on Friday .. the week is looking very busy!

Mon 7th 6pm – Monday Evening league

Tues 8th 11am – AlanP in Middx Mens Unbadged Singles 4th round

Tues 8th 6pm – Tuesday Night Roll-up

Wed 9th 2:30pm – Sunbury v Stanwell

Thur 10th 10am – Bindley v Karen in Middx Women’s Unbadged Singles 4th round

Thur 10th 11am – Brian & Lynda v Bishop Duppas in Middx Mixed Pairs 3rd round

Thur 10th 6pm – Bob & Dennis both compete in Middx Mens Unbadged Singles 4th round

Thurs 10th 6pm – Sunbury v Bishop Duppas in NW Surrey league Fours

Fri 11th 11am – Friday Triples league

Sat 12th 2:30pm – Cambridge Park v Sunbury

Sun 13th 2:30pm – Sunbury v Strawberry Hill

It’s Sunbury vs Sunbury on 10th June!

A few of our members are taking part in Middlesex competitions this season trying to emulate Anita & Glenda’s success in the Women’s Two Wood Pairs two years ago, and others from further back!

Thursday 10th June will see some of their matches and everyone is welcome to lend support – all matches are at home at various times during the day/evening.

Karen vs Bindley – Karen won through to the 4th round of the Women’s Unbadged Singles beating two players from Bishop Duppas in previous rounds. Bindley is representing Sunbury for the first time and beat a player from Ashford to make it a Sunbury vs Sunbury affair to see who progresses into the quarter-finals.

Lynda & Brian compete in the Mixed Pairs against a pairing from Bishop Duppas from 11am.

Dennis, Bob and AlanP all open their campaigns in the Mens Unbadged Singles.

Also, good luck to Anita, Ann, Bindley, Cassie, Eileen, Karen and Lynda who compete in the Middlesex Two Wood Singles at Ashford on Sunday 6th June from 9:30am .

Bank holiday winners

We enjoyed a super bank holiday of bowls with some really good matches in the resumption of the Two Wood Mixed Pairs. Eileen & Bindley were involved in the two closest matches – winning one and losing one by a single point.

Congratulations to Alex & Tom and Karen & Lynda who won through to make it a Men vs Women affair in September’s final.