Since writing this update the match with Teddington has been cancelled 😥

 

The weather is set fair and we have a busy weekend of bowls with team matches on both Saturday and Sunday.
The internal competitions continue apace with various games scheduled for every day next week. Congratulations to Ann & Karen who are the first to qualify for the Finals – in the Women’s Pairs. If anyone needs me to help book rinks or help with anything please do get in touch .. Sunbury Bowls is pretty much my second home now!

Fri 13th 11am – Friday Triples .. it must be the last week as it just can’t rain again!

Sat 14th 2:30pm – Teddington v Sunbury

Sun 15th 10:30am – Di, Karen, AlanP & Eileen play at Staines in the John Gardner trophy

Sun 15th 2:30pm – Sunbury v Ashford

Mon 16th 6pm – Monday Evening league

Tues 17th 6pm – Club-night Roll-up

Wed 18th 2:30pm – Hayes v Sunbury .. CANCELLED!

This week we received some guidance on the maintenance of the green and grounds, courtesy of David winning a competition for a free independent consultation involving Dennis lawnmowers and sisis surface care. The advice was free so long as we agreed to be filmed for promotional purposes!

Overall, they said the green was good and well-maintained. We await the full report but one area of improvement is with the drainage and they have suggested a 2-3 year programme involving breaking up the underlying cinder base via vertical drilling, deeper scarifying and cutting back hedges to allow better airflow around the green. A greenskeepers’ job is never done .. even in winter!

 

NB: Links to the videos will be provided when available!

We will try and hold the Presidents Cup for a final time on Sun 22Aug .. apologies if this generates yet another wet weekend this summer! This is a knock-out competition from 10am with games played to 75 points and 4-3-2-1 scoring on each end. It will be played through to the semi-finals with the finalists playing on 4-5Sep.

Please let me know, by whatever means, if you want to enter. Entries are not carried over from previous dates even if you’ve paid, so you need to let me know you want to play on the new date.

There has been a flurry of matches played in the internal competitions this week – all the results have been updated and are available here on the website. Please contact me for any ones I’ve missed and further ones.

Mens 2021

Womens 2021

Junior Championship 2021

Open Handicap 2021

The midweek matches went off well – one in hot sunshine, the other in the cold and rain – such is the British weather! We enjoyed a narrow win at Walton and a moderate loss at Hounslow Cons. Sunday’s match against Addlestone has been cancelled due to lack of availability of the away team.

Unfortunately all our competitors are out of the Middlesex singles competitions after Ann and Nikki both lost in away matches. There is good encouragement for next season though with some great individual results.

 

Fri 6th 11am – Friday Triples .. the last of the season!

Sat 7th 10am – Presidents Cup – 7Aug .. rearranged from July .. I refuse to look at the weather forecast!

Mon 8th 6pm – Monday Evening league ..  the penultimate one?!

Tue 9th 6pm – Club Night Roll-up

Wed 11th 6pm – Roger, AlanP, Brian & Dennis compete at home in the Bunny Haynes trophy

 

Both friendly team matches planned for the weekend were cancelled by the opposing teams. With the weather set fair and the greens clear it’s a good time for internal competition bowls – don’t worry who’s named first, please get in touch with your opponent and setup a date!

This is a final call for the Presidents Cup on Sat 7th August. We currently have 14 entries so if you fancy playing please get in touch. It’s a knock-out with each game played to 75 points and 4-3-2-1 scoring on each end. The finalists will play on 4-5th September.

Congratulations to Nikki for winning her 4th round over-55 singles match this week. She and Ann are the last surviving Sunbury players in this season’s Middlesex competitions! Ann plays at Cambridge Park at 5:30pm tonight in her Women’s Champion of Champions match.

The greenkeepers continue their good work – rink 6, adjacent to the car park, has now been treated for dollar spot disease and is out of action for a few days.

Mon 2nd 6pm – Monday Evening league

Tue 3rd 6pm – Club Night Roll-up

Wed 4th 2:30pm – Walton v Sunbury friendly

Thur 5th 2pm – Nikki plays at Bishop Duppas in Middlesex Women’s over-55 5th round

Thur 5th 6pm – Hounslow Cons v Sunbury

Fri 6th 11am – Friday Triples league .. the last one after being postponed on 30Jul

Sat 7th 10am – Presidents Cup

Sun 8th 2:30pm – Sunbury v Addlestone

We said goodbye to a stifling hot week with a couple of team matches over the cooler weekend. Both were threatened with rain but in the end only Sunday’s match was impacted. We lost both but picked up valuable points in the South Middlesex League.

The internal Competitions pages on the website have been updated with results to date. Please let me know of any issues or if you need any help arranging matches or with markers. Bear in mind that all semi-finals need to be completed by the end of August in time for the finals weekend on 4-5Sep.

The Presidents Cup is the last of our day-long competitions. It’s scheduled for Sat 7th August from 10am so please sign-up or let me know, by whatever means, if you want to enter.

The week ahead ..

Mon 26th 6pm – Monday Evening league

Tues 27th 6pm – Club Night Roll-up

Thur 29th 4:30pm – Nikki plays at Cambridge Park in the Middlesex Women’s o-55 Singles 4th round

Fri 30th 11am – Friday Triples league

Sat 31st 2:30pm – Sunbury v Hayes in South Middlesex League

Sun 1st Aug 2:30pm – Sunbury v Weybridge

This week we have a few more entrants competing in the Middlesex competitions. Both Ann and Lynda qualified for the Women’s Champion of Champions this year by virtue of being Sunbury’s Women’s champions last year and 2019, respectively. The competition wasn’t held last year so both qualified. Although Ann gets a bye into the quarter-finals at the end of July after her 4th round opponent broke her wrist!

The Monday Evening league will now run until 16th August in order to catch up with postponed games. Similarly, the Friday Triples league will be extended to 30th July.

Here’s what’s in the diary for the coming week ..

Wed 14th 6pm – Nikki & Dennis play at home in the Middlesex Mixed Pairs 4th round

Thur 15th 6pm – Nikki, Karen, Tom & Dennis play at home in NW Surrey Mixed Fours 3rd round competition

Thurs 15th 6pm – Cassie, David, Lynda & Jim play away at Bishop Duppas in NW Surrey Mixed Fours league

Fri 16th 10:30am  – Lynda plays at Staines in the Middlesex Women’s Champion of Champions 3rd round

Sat 17th 2:30pm – Sunbury v Hounslow Cons in South Middlesex League

Sun 18th 2:30pm – Ember v Sunbury (friendly I think?!)

Mon 19th 6pm – Monday Evening league

Tues 20th 6pm – Club Night Roll-up

 

After last weekend’s aborted Presidents Cup, we were very lucky with the weather for the Mixed 2-wood Singles on Saturday, 10th July. Although it started raining just before the matches started it never poured down. The day was played in a good spirit and with a few folk new to marking .. thanks to all! The quarter-finals in particular saw some really close games – in the end, Bob Harvey and Alan Pilkington progressed to the final to be played 4-5Sep.

The weather has certainly been the winner over the last week or so with cancellations in the internal leagues, roll-ups and last weekend’s Presidents Cup. We did manage to plough through the rain on Monday’s Evening league though.

This Saturday, 10th, we have the Open 2-Wood Singles one-day knockout. It starts at 10am and the current weather forecast seems to indicate that we should at least get through the last-16 matches. The draw is available on the website. I’ve been asking around for markers but am still a little short so anyone who could spare 90mins from 10am would be a hero! Open 2-Wood Singles – 10th July

Also on Saturday, 10th, we have the current Mens Champion, Dennis, continuing his run in the Middlesex Mens Unbadged Singles, playing quarter/semi-finals at North London Bowling Club.

Ann & Eileen won their 3rd round Middlesex Ladies over-55 Pairs at home but lost in the 4th round in a competitive match at Bishop Duppas on Wednesday.

Thur 8th 6pm – NW Surrey Fours at Knaphill

Fri 9th 11am – Friday Triples league

Sat 10th 10am – Open 2-Wood Singles knockout competition

Sat 10th 10am – Dennis plays in quarter/semi finals of Middlesex Mens Unbadged Singles at N. London

Sun 11th 2:30pm – Sunbury v Bishop Duppas in South Middlesex league

Mon 12th 6pm – Monday Evening league

Mon 12th 6pm – AlanP plays in the 3rd round Middlesex Mens Singles at home

Tues 13th 6pm – Club Night roll-up

Wed 14th 6pm – Nikki & Dennis play 4th round Middlesex Mixed Pairs at home

Thur 15th 6pm – Nikki, Karen, AlanP & Dennis play in NW Surrey Mixed Fours at home

NB: please do arrange your competition matches for the next two weeks .. the sun will be shining!

 

 

 

The draws for this season’s internal competitions have been made with the exception of the Junior championship. We haven’t set any dates for the rounds to be completed (yet) but please don’t delay and arrange your matches today! We also want to setup some specific dates for the later rounds to be played and enjoyed by all.

Mens 2021

Womens 2021

Open/Mixed 2021

Singles – first player to 21 shots

Two-wood Singles – played over 21 ends or when a player is too far ahead to be caught

Pairs – 3 bowls each played over 18 ends or when a team is too far ahead to be caught

Handicap – played to 21 shots adjusted by the difference in handicaps, Eg. player A has a handicap of 4 and player B has 3 means that player A requires 22 shots to win and player B requires 21 shots.

The sheets are displayed on the noticeboards just inside the bowls entrance to the main clubhouse.

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This Sunday, 4th July, sees the next of our day-long competitions – the Presidents Cup. It starts at 10am and some of those not playing in the first set of matches are asked to help mark a game.

Presidents Cup – 4July

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We had a mixed bag of results this week. David & Cassie lost their 4th round Middlesex Mixed Pairs match at Ashford but then later in the day exacted some revenge as part of a victorious team match back at Ashford.

Still at Ashford, the Mens Fours of Dennis, Bob, Mark and AlanP went down to an enthusiastic team of youngsters in their Middlesex Fours 5th round match. The Women’s Fours of Anita, Ann, Cassie & Eileen also went down to a talented Cambridge Park team. Despite defeats some enjoyment was had.

Dennis served up the best result of the week with a win at Strawberry Hill in the Middlesex Unbadged Singles 6th round. He next goes to north London to play quarter & semi-finals on 10th July.

Lastly, we had a mid-week near miss against Staines, losing by 4 shots overall in the South Middlesex league. Here’s our current position ..