The groundskeepers and helpers did a superb job in preparing the green and facilities for the qualifying rounds of the Middlesex Mens Two Woods competition hosted at Sunbury on Saturday 26th. The grass was double cut, the edges trimmed and the catering facilities sorted with Surplus to Supper and Sports Association. The day went well with two county players from Ashford battling out a close fought final 15-14 after 21 ends. Earlier, AlanP progressed through to the quarter-finals before losing to the eventual runner-up.

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

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 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 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 .

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.

  

We left the best to last with a good win against Hersham on a glorious Sunday in our last match of the month 🙂

We had comfortable wins on two of the rinks, a draw on one and a narrow loss on the other.

 

We plan on holding a full complement of internal competitions this year – to enter please contact Alan Pilkington via Message/txt, WhatsApp, email or telephone. Sign-up sheets will start appearing around the chalet too. You can enter all, one, or as many as you like – there is an entry fee of £3 for each.

There are separate competitions for Men and Women and some Mixed ones – open to both men/women. All competitions are played on a knock-out basis apart from The Presidents Plate.

Once the competitions are drawn you are expected to arrange a date to play with your opponent. Where possible we will try and arrange the latter rounds to be played on specific dates to allow for spectators. All the finals will be played over the weekend of 4-5Sep so please only enter if you are available, sorry there are no exceptions!

MENS Singles – played with 4 woods by each player; first to reach 21points

MENS Two Woods – played with 2 woods each; played over 21 ends

MENS Pairs – 2 players on each team drawn at random, using 3 woods each and played over 18 ends

MENS Handicap – same as Singles but each player is handicapped according to past performances

WOMENS Singles – played with 4 woods by each player; first to reach 21points

WOMENS Two Woods – played with 2 woods each; played over 21 ends

WOMENS Pairs – 2 players on each team drawn at random, using 3 woods each and played over 18 ends

WOMENS Handicap – same as Singles but each player is handicapped according to past performances

OPEN Junior – played with 4 woods; first to reach 21points; entries limited to members who have never won a competition

OPEN Handicap – same as Singles but each player is handicapped according to past performances

Presidents Cup (4July) – singles played with nearest the jack scoring system played on one day

Presidents Plate (20June) – triples drawn at random; played over one day on a round-robin basis

Two Wood Singles (10July) – played with 2 woods each over one day

Two Wood Pairs (16/31May) – 2 players on each team drawn at random; played over one day

 

After rain curtailed the competition on 16th May, play will resume on bank holiday Monday 31st May from 11am. Let’s hope for some great weather and bowls to match!

2 Wood Mixed Pairs

We opened the season with two friendlies – losing both but with encouraging signs for the league season ahead, with most members getting a chance to play in at least one of the matches.

2May     Sunbury v Ember      40-64    lost on all 3 rinks

12May   Sunbury v Walton     62-76    won on 2 rinks; lost on 2