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6 TH NOVEMBER, 2016. BOWLS REPORT
1. COUNTY PLAYER WINS FIRST ROUND MATCH IN SCOTTISH MASTERS
The Co-op Funeralcare Scottish International Open for 2016, is being hosted at the Dewars Centre, Glover Street, Perth, Scotland, from the 5th to the 12th November, 2016, and one of the County’s finest young bowlers is there.
Connor Cinato, Kingsthorpe BC Indoor Section, a wildcard qualifier for this Masters Singles tournament, has scored a significant victory against one of the world’s stars in indoor bowling, Jason Greenslade of Wales, in the 1st Round of this competition on Saturday, 5th November, 2016.
Connor had qualified for this event through the Co-op Funeralcare’s own wildcard competition that they had run country wide, and his drawn opponent for these Finals is a prestigious performer, a former World Champion, and now ranked No. 11.
Cinato is no stranger to the WBT Circuit though having qualified before and he soon proved this with superb bowls against an equally superb Greenslade. It was Cinato though that dominated the 1st set, being 7-2 shots up after 6 ends with 3 ends to play, but Greenslade did not give up and matched Cinato over the last 3 ends, but Connor did not really look in danger of losing the set, and he won it 7-6 shots.
The second set was a much tighter affair, with firstly Connor taking a 2 shots lead after 2 ends, but then Jason fighting back well to draw and then go in front 4-2 shots, until Connor tied up the match at 4 shots each. Connor then took a 2 shots lead at 6-4 with just 1 end to play, and although Jason came close to getting the shots he needed to force a tie-break, Connor denied him that and 1 shot for Jason was not enough and Connor won it 6-5 shots.
Connor went through to the next round, where he will meet on Tuesday, 8 th November, 2016, the England International Robert Paxton, who beat Tony Webb in his first round match on a tie break.
For those of you with the facility, you may watch Connor and all the other participants, in all of the matches being played in this event, via YouTube - just visit tube.com/user/WorldBowlsTour and you will be able to pick up the links for each session.
Connor’s match versus Greenslade is on Session 2, which also has his next opponent’s match against Tony Webb, and Alex Marshall, MBE versus Martin Sandford of Canada.
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2. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MEN FRIENDLY versus BERKSHIRE IBA – RESULT
The men of Northamptonshire Indoor Bowling Association paid a visit to Whiteknights IBC, Reading, on Tuesday, 1st November, 2016, to play Berkshire IBA, and, with a much re-vamped team due to a last minute change of date, the County came home with a very good win indeed by 27 shots. The County only had 1 losing rink, and the highest scoring of the 5 that won, was skipped by Richard Somerton, and he posted an 11 shots win.
The final score was Northamptonshire 132 shots – Berkshire 105 shots.
Rink details, Berkshire skips only, as follows:
Rink 1. Jim Diver, Eddie Short, Malc Mattinson & Richard Somerton 26 shots – M White 15 shots
Rink 2. Trevor Tilley, Stuart Lowe, Roy Cave & Norman Gibb 20 shots – T Davies 14 shots
Rink 3. Bill Craig, Jim Brumwell, Peter Mellor & Geoff Hunt 17 shots – M Rhymer 27 shots
Rink 4. Keith Howlett, Don Scott, John Streather & Ron Chambers 20 shots – A Brown 14 shots
Rink 5. Roland Smith, Peter Kitchener, Steve Brown & John Haines 22 shots – G. Knapper 16 shots
Rink 6. Malcolm White, Chris Aitken, Alan Watts & Brian Diver 27 shots – G Bradley 19 shots
3. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE WOMEN FRIENDLY versus OXFORDSHIRE – RESULT
Oxfordshire Women’s Indoor Bowling Association visited Daventry IBC on Saturday, 29th October, 2016, to play Northamptonshire Women’s Indoor BA, but could only send 4 rinks, and the match was played over 18 ends, with 2 County rinks playing each other, as the County was able to provide 6 rinks.
Not counting the 2 home rinks playing each other, the County won the 4 rink match by a massive 56 shots, with 3 winning rinks and 1 drawn, and the highest scoring of the winning rinks was that skipped by Tina Broderick, which won by a huge margin of 29 shots, restricting their opponents to just 3 shots. The Final score of the 4 rink match was Northamptonshire 104 shots – Oxfordshire 48 shots. The two home rinks playing each other saw Joyce Porter’s rink winning by 25 shots. Details of rinks as follows, opposition skips first names only as no Oxon surnames supplied:
Rink 1. Joyce George, Elaine Urquhart, Vicki Rushall & Tina Broderick 32 shots – Jeannette 3 shots
Rink 2. Lynn Upton, Pat Starsmore, Yvonne McKee & Joan Watts 27 shots – Di 7 shots
Rink 3. Celia Morris, Heather Lack, Jeannie Flippance & Sharon Tansley 22 shots – Carole T 22 shots
Rink 4. Marlene Armitage, Chris Cooper, Wilma Walker & Audrey Height 23 shots – Carole G 16 shots
The scores of the home rinks playing each other were as follows:
Rink 5. Julie Spreadbury, Denise Carlin, Hilary Sharpe & Brenda Bishop 9 shots – Billie Swift, Linda Warren, Di Brumwell & Joyce Porter 34 shots.
4. NATIONAL COMPETITIONS – OF INTEREST COUNTY WIDE
LADIES LADIES LADIES
YETTON TROPHY – Inter Club competition for 4 rinks, with 2 playing at home and 2 away.
2 nd Round – played on the morning of Saturday, 5 th November, 2016.
1. Kettering Lodge BC beat Kingsthorpe BC 75-69 shots. Rink details as follows, Kettering names first
At Kettering: Rink 1. Delia Panther, Linda Simms, Margaret Cooper & Margaret Silsby 20 shots – Maggie Edwards, Megan Rolfe, Sandy Hayter & Di Brumwell 17 shots
Rink 2. Janice Hamilton, Barbara Murkitt, Maggie Lewis & Margaret Haig 26 shots – Celia Morris, Jane Maloy, Debbie Watkins & Hilary Sharpe 10 shots
At Kingsthorpe: Rink 3. Cathy Spencer, Sheila Rigby, C Bird & Heather Lack 13 shots – Marilyn Oram, Trudi Beard, Glenys Emery & Yvonne McKee 24 shots
Rink 4. Pat Starsmore, Sian Hughes-Jones, Marie Goodwin & Audrey Height 16 shots – Sally Row, M Hanwell, Pat Bodily & Brenda Bishop 18 shots
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2. Desborough IBC beat Daventry IBC 88 – 68 shots Regret I am unable to provide details of the play as none have been received from either the winning Club or the losing Club.
3. Wellingborough beat Bedford Borough IBC 72 – 61 shots Rink details, Bedford skips only, as follows:
At Wellingborough: Rink 1. Abbi Johnson-Young, Sylvia Downer, Janey Leggate & Maureen McDonald 16 shots – Sharon Potts 21 shots
Rink 2. Jean Burgess, Marlene Armitage, Sue Collins, Tina Broderick 23 shots – Rita Toner 6 shots
At Bedford: Rink 3. Joyce George, Marilyn Dunkley, Chris Cooper & Pam Reynolds 17 shots – P Dobson 18 shots
Rink 4. Jan Hunt, Helena Norman, Alison Dring & Viv Gaudyn 16 shots – C Buck 16 shots
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS SINGLES
3 rd Round: June Smith, Northampton & District IBC beat Rebecca Wigfield, Desborough IBC 21-19 shots.
This was a match which initially went the way of June, as she went into a 7-1 shots lead after 6 ends, but Rebecca then picked up 4 shots to reduce the deficit to just 2 shots, before June then claimed the next 4 ends for a 14-5 shots lead after 10 ends of play. Junior England International Rebecca is a fighter, however, and over the next 10 ends she reduced June’s lead to just 4 shots at 19-15, and with the next 2 ends going the way of the Desborough star, the scores were levelled on 19 shots each to set up a ‘grandstand’ finish. June held her nerve and her game together to collect 2 singles, and a very good win indeed.
June Smith now has another very tough match in the Zone Final, for she will face another England International player, Amy Stanton, Welford-on-Avon IBC, at Daventry IBC on Monday, 14 th November, 2016, commencing at 7.0 p.m.
3 rd Round: Tina Broderick, Wellingborough BC given walkover by Ivy Woods, Kempston Park IBC
PAIRS
2 ND Round: Jeannie Flippance & Rebecca Wigfield, Desborough IBC beat Sue Lane & Louise Haladij, Northampton & District IBC 18-13 shots.
A match in which the Northampton pair scored first and held their own against the very experienced Desborough duo throughout the match, and when at 14 ends played they were just 2 shots adrift at 11-13, a tense finish was expected. Unfortunately for Sue & Louise, Jeannie & Rebecca collected 3 shots on the next end to increase their lead to a more comfortable position, and although dropping 2 shots on the 16th end, two singles to Desborough on the last 2 ends were enough for the victory..
MIXED MIXED MIXED
EGHAM TROPHY – Inter Club 4 rinks competition, 2 playing at home & 2 playing away.
3 rd Round – to be played on Sunday, 13 th November, 2016, with the following County Clubs involved:
1. Kingsthorpe BC versus Northampton & District IBC
2. Wellingborough BC versus St Neots & District IBC – the following have been selected to represent Wellingborough BC in this match (in alphabetical order by surname):
Paul Broderick, Tina Broderick, Emily Carr, Darren Childs, Dennis Collins, Sue Collins, Chris Cooper, Alison Dring, Viv Gaudyn, Joyce George, Abbi Johnson-Young, Curtis Johnson, Dave Love, Matt Pownall, Martin Walker & Walt Winsor
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PAIRS
1 st Round: Alison Dring & Walt Winsor, Wellingborough BC beat Viv Gaudyn & Steve Norman, Wellingborough BC 15-14 shots.
This was a match between club rivals, which was very keenly competed for, with very few shots between the two pairs at any stage, and it could easily have gone either way.
David Love & partner, Wellingborough BC beat Graeme Howard & partner, Bedford Borough IBC 22-9 shots
2 nd Round: Dena Bryan & Connor Cinato, Kingsthorpe BC beat Maisie & Jack Lee, Northampton & District IBC 31-7 shots
Elaine & David Cox, Northampton & District IBC beat Pat Starsmore & Adrian Harris, Kettering Lodge BC 18-17 shots
Billie Swift & Andy Smith, Northampton & District IBC beat Sharon & Roger Tansley, Kingsthorpe BC 26-6 shots
Katie Smith & Jamie Walker, Kingsthorpe BC beat Lorna Hughes & George Clifton, Kingsthorpe BC 20-18 shots
Linda Warren & Chris Bland, Northampton & District IBC beat Rebecca Wigfield & Richard Mann, Desborough IBC 20-2 shots.
This match, played at Northampton, was a rather surprisingly heavy defeat for the Desborough pair, clearly Linda & Chris were on top form, and their opponents called it a day after 14 ends of the scheduled 18 ends to play.
Debbie Watkins & partner, Kingsthorpe BC beat Jason Bryan & partner, Kingsthorpe BC 21-20 shots
TOP CLUB - Inter Club competition for all disciplines, played on the morning of the 6 th November, 2016, with 4 County Clubs involved as follows:
1. Desborough IBC beat Kettering Lodge BC 14-2 points. Details as follows, Desborough names first:
Women’s 2 Wood Singles: Jeannie Flippance 17 shots – Pat Starsmore 8 shots
Men’s 2 Wood Singles: Will Clelland 12 shots – Chris Gray 15 shots
Pairs: Rebecca Wigfield & Peter Ward 20 shots – A.N. Other & Mark Turner 10 shots
Triples: Abby Woodward, Richard Mann & John Haines 15 shots – Maggie Lewis, Allen Simms & Adrian Harris 9 shots
Fours: Eleanor Buchanan, Lois Woodward, Carl Wigfield & George Warren 22 shots – Margaret Cooper, Margaret Silsby, Brian Barnicoat & Steve Mason 15 shots
2. Kingsthorpe BC beat Daventry IBC 16-0 points. Details as follows, Kingsthorpe names first:
Women’s 2 Wood Singles: Marilyn Oramn 19 shots – Margaret Daynes 10 shots
Men’s 2 Wood Singles: Ben Sharpe 26 shots – Phil Daynes 3 shots
Pairs: Dena Bryan & Jamie Walker 26 shots – Joan Watts & Terry Fuller 7 shots
Triples: Yvonne McKee, Mick Sharpe & Andrew Manton 17 shots – Julie Spreadbury, Bernard Spreadbury & Michael Moulton 12 shots
Fours: Debbie Watkins, Hilary Sharpe, David Walker & Vernon Gearey 19 shots – Vicky Worthington, Sylvia Fuller, Tony Dicks & Mick Worthington 14 shots
GENTLEMEN GENTLEMEN GENTLEMEN
4 WOOD SINGLES
1 st Round: Jamie Walker, Kingsthorpe BC Indoor Section beat Richard Lemon, Northampton & District IBC 21-17 shots
Ben Sharpe, Kingsthorpe BC beat Dave Flippance, Desborough IBC 21-10 shots
Malc Chambers, Wellingborough BC given walkover by Don Savage, Bletchley IBC
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CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS SINGLES
3 rd Round: Connor Cinato, Kingsthorpe BC Indoor Section beat Tony Dicks, Daventry IBC 21-6 shots
Ron Morland, Brackley & District BC lost to Paul Maynard, Foxhill IBC 21-4 shots
PAIRS
1 st Round: Paul O’Beirne & Jim McKee, Kingsthorpe BC beat Peter Lee & Jack Lee, Northampton & District IBC 22-6 shots
Ollie Kirkwood & Roger Summers, Northampton & District IBC beat David Walker & Vernon Gearey, Kingsthorpe BC 19-14 shots
Andrew Manton & Neil McKee, Kingsthorpe BC beat Richard Mann & Dave Flippance, Desborough IBC 17-16 shots
Connor Rollings & Richard Lemon, Northampton & District IBA beat Iain Walker & Ray Castle, Kingsthorpe BC 17 – 12 shots.
2 nd Round: Dave Love & partner, Wellingborough BC beat Malc Chambers & partner, Wellingborough BC 19-10 shots
Tony Asher & partner, Wellingborough BC lost to Robbie Barker & partner, St Neots & District IBC 7-23 shots
TRIPLES
2 nd Round: David Walker, Ben Sharpe & Jamie Walker, Kingsthorpe BC beat Richard Leather, Dave Smith & George Clifton, Kingsthorpe 18-10 shots
DENNY CUP – Inter Club 4 rinks competition, 2 rinks away and 2 rinks at home.